CH 60

Gareth wanted all of her and wanted to feel all of her. At the tip of his manhood, which had already expanded beyond measure, a dense liquid formed and trickled down onto Elena’s leg. Gareth’s desire that had become ignited by Elena during their first meeting seemed to be burning him now. He had initially planned to dampen his desires by sleeping with her once, and believed that once was enough. But now, he was constantly holding her in his arms,

‘How did I end up wanting someone so much…’ Gareth thought as he made his way down Elena’s legs, kissing her thighs and leaving multiple marks down to the ends of her toes. ‘She’s mine. She belongs to me. She should only stay by my side.’

Elena greeted Gareth with open lips when he kissed her again. She pushed her tongue into his mouth without hesitation, holding his face with her hands. Their bodies smoothly merged into one, and little by little, Elena could feel Gareth’s temperature inside her moving deeper and deeper. Her shoulders naturally dug into the bed as their kiss intensified.

Elena moaned without realizing it when Gareth began to move in and out slowly. She wrapped her arms tightly around his back as she felt his manhood scratch her walls which were swollen with excitement. His motions evoked a strange feeling within her; she could feel his pulse deep inside her as well as hers beating to his.

Elena let out a soft sigh. After shuddering multiple times from the strange feeling Gareth gave her, her heart began to tremble in anticipation. “Ah, ah!” Elena cried out, feeling every little movement made by Gareth. She could tell that Gareth was teaching her what pleasure was, and wrapped her legs around his hips, clinging on to him to amplify the thrill.

Gareth ended up closing his eyes due to the uncontrollable pleasure that overwhelmed him. He gradually moved faster and harder to push deeper inside to feel all of Elena. The ecstasy transmitted by the nerves from the part of his body inside her seemed to be shattering him into pieces. Gareth groaned as he desperately moved his body.

“Gareth… Gareth…” Elena mumbled in delirium. Gareth moved even more vigorously from her voice that strangely rang in his heart. He didn’t know if it was because Elena was clinging on to him or because she was calling his name. The two headed towards their climax as their breaths fused into one.

‘Elena… My Elena…’

* * *

Elena opened her eyes from the piercing sun. She had overslept, and the sunlight was shining through the window, waking her up. Realizing this, Elena jumped up from bed. The pleasure from what had happened with Gareth last night until dawn still lingered deep inside her and throughout her body. Elena was now alone in bed with Gareth nowhere to be seen. It seemed that he had already woken up.

The piercing sun filtering through the window woke Elena up, causing her to open her eyes. Realizing she had overslept, Elena jumped up from bed. The pleasure she experienced from what had happened with Gareth last night until dawn still lingered deep inside her and throughout her body. It seemed that he had already woken up, seeing how Elena was now alone in bed with Gareth nowhere to be seen.

Elena swept away the hair in her face, then noticed something at the foot of the bed. She wrapped a bed sheet around her body and used her knees to inch towards it, gently touching the clothes laid out for her. The fabric was thick, but smooth; she was sure it would keep her warm. Remembering that she had never worn such luxurious and elegant clothing back home, Elena brought the clothes close to her, then buried her face in it. The clothes were faintly warm, which reminded her of when she was held in Gareth’s arms.

Act 7.

Lydia sat in her chair as she quickly read through a report written on multiple pieces of parchment. Jamie had returned after retracing Gareth’s footsteps, and had succeeded in finding out that Gareth had encountered Logan. From the report, Lydia was able to grasp how Elena had ended up here—Gareth had taken Elena in return for protecting the Townsend estate.

“Ha, I knew it,” Lydia muttered to herself, then continued reading the rest of the report. Attached to the report was also a letter from her half-witted cousin Logan, who had written about Elena in great detail. He had concluded his letter by asking Lydia to return Elena to him once everything was over.

“You idiot,” Lydia spat out as she nervously punched the table. The important thing now wasn’t for Logan to get Elena back. They had carefully devised a plan for years, and it was the only thing that mattered at this point.

Logan was indecisive and gullible, which made him the perfect person for Lydia to manipulate. Lydia clicked her tongue in shame and read over Logan’s letter again. She could see that Logan fortunately hadn’t forgotten his duty to make the appropriate preparations for the past few years.

The king had neglected the territorial disputes for almost a decade. Some people thought this was because the capital didn’t have enough power to take control of the nobility, but that was not true. From the time he had decided to oust Ethan, the legitimate heir to the throne, Halbert had already shown that he was a greedy and cruel man down to his bones.

King Halbert had never stepped forward, but had secretly gathered his cousins to create a new force. He had then covertly prepared to strike the nobles who supported Ethan, the rightful heir to the throne. In the midst of carrying out his plan, Duke Garcia’s family, one of the most powerful families supporting Ethan, had unexpectedly become exterminated by Duke Blaim, the man wanted to join hands with the king to be informed of his furtive plans. Duke Blaim had exterminated the family of Duke Garcia at a dinner, despite their close relationship over the years. In return, the king granted him a larger estate.

It was none other than Lydia who had come up with the idea of using someone with close relations to Duke Garcia’s family to attack them, as there was no better way to stir up feelings of mistrust and doubt throughout the country. The king had followed Lydia’s plan and did as she saw fit. The incident had caused the whole country to boil over into anger, raising the curtains for the age of territorial disputes. The nobility questioned and declared war on each other, and gradually lost resources and power.

While the nobility fought amongst themselves, rebellion took place in the capital. Halbert accused Ethan, who had lost his powerful supporter, the Garcia family, of treason, and succeeded in usurping the throne using the force he had formed with his cousins. Ironically, it had taken Lydia four years to realize the king’s grand scheme and make proper preparations to protect herself.