CH 8.2

He knew he was becoming increasingly attracted to her, but if he crossed that line himself…

Well…

Wouldn’t that make him want to burn his contract with her to the ground?

No…

‘Just a contract. Burn it and be done with it.’

The mint-colored eyes, which had been cloudy, sharpened. Lila found it hard to focus with her panicked mind and pounding heart.

It felt so loud, like her heart was inside her ears, that she couldn’t hear anything.

With her deafening ears, she felt like she was diving deep underwater. The hot breath at the nape of her neck was like a beam of intense light piercing through the water.

“…My lady.”

A low voice pierced her plugged ears.

Suddenly aware of the change in his gentle touch as he held her in his arms, Lila tensed and answered in a low voice.

“…Yes?”

“Please, just a little… Allow me a little… Would you please?”

She didn’t know what to do with the ‘just a little bit’ part of his request. Honestly, she wanted to hug him tightly.

Not in this awkward position.

But this was supposed to end, so what was she supposed to do when they were this close?

“…Wh…at?

Lucas whispered in Lila’s ear, unable to look away and barely able to form an answer.

“I want to touch you.”

He pressed his forehead against the nape of her neck, as if waiting for permission. His gesture sent Lila’s already distracted mind flying into the distance.

Intoxicated by the scent swirling in his head, Lucas pressed his lips to the nape of her neck.

Careful, slow strokes, like he was praying to something reverent.

It was enough to make Lila squirm and moan at the exhilarating, erotic sensations that shot through her body.

“Mmm…”

Just as the unfamiliar sensation of not being in control of her own body made her suddenly fearful, Lucas pressed down hard on her shoulder and pulled her up.

When her gaze met his as he stared down at her with a haunted expression, Lila was frozen.

With eyes like hot lava pooling in them, Lucas was fiercely demanding.

“For sure.. you, you gave me permission.”

The words came out in a stutter, as if he were trying to hold back the boiling heat, and he closed his eyes for a moment, then opened them.

Turning to Lila, who was blinded by the sight of long chocolate eyelashes slowly rising, Lucas grinned like a man who had everything.

“Hmmp!”

But Lila gulped as he began to nibble ferociously at the nape of her neck, like he hadn’t eaten at all.

As if her nape were the most precious candy in the world, he licked and nibbled, starting at the nape of her neck and working his way up.

His damp breath clung to her ear and then fell away, and each time he did, tears welled up in Lila’s eyes as she couldn’t control the shudder that raced through her body.

There were no words to describe the sensation.

It was both terrifying, like she was about to be eaten, and fulfilling, as if she’d been waiting a long time to be willingly consumed by him, to be a part of him.

“Mmm.”

She moaned involuntarily when he licked her eyelids. Lila reached out, the unfamiliar sensation almost too much to bear.

If she could hold on to something, it would take her mind off the sensations that were now assaulting her body.

Lucas let out a small moan as she grasped his solid forearm. Lila felt a very strange sensation as she watched him rub his nose against hers, letting out a long, uncontrollable breath at her touch.

Taking the flutter of her damp eyelashes as a sign, Lucas began to desire her even more intensely.

Easily tearing away the nightgown that covered her body, his eyes sparked at the sight of her immaculate nakedness.

When he met her cobalt eyes staring up at him in a dazed stare, he felt a rush of satisfaction from his toes.

But the thirst that followed biting at his tail, and he lowered his lips to devour the round, swollen breasts.

A large hand closed over the pure white flesh. A scent washed over him, a scent that didn’t compare to the nape of her neck.

The scent consumed him.

Frantically, he sucked on the fruit-sweet nub, unable to tear himself away from the flesh that clung to his palm.

“Ha, I’m going crazy.”

Lucas said in a tone of disbelief, and lifted his upper body. Frustrated, he tugged at his shirt, pulling down the pajamas on her legs along with.

Lila’s eyes widened at the sight of his exposed torso. It hadn’t been obvious when he was clothed, but his muscles were incredible.

She couldn’t help but reach out and gently press her fingers against them.

She saw a spark in his mint-colored eyes. Lucas slowly lowered his face, the corners of his mouth curling up in anticipation.

As their noses brushed, he slowly parted his lips.

“Can you open your mouth for me?”

“…Yes?”

Lucas said briefly, staring at her red lips like she was about to say something she hadn’t thought of.

“Thanks.”

By the time she felt his reply come down, her mouth had already been devoured by his hot lips.

The hot, burning flesh burrowed deep, probing and curling as if searching for her tongue.

Her toes curled as a sharp curl tickled the roof of her mouth. Their hot breaths and rich scents filled each other’s lungs.

Lucas wished he could breathe like this, and he busied himself with wetting his thirsty mouth.

He grew impatient as he realized that eating would only quench his thirst, not satisfy it.

He pressed down on her with his whole body, pinning her down so tightly she couldn’t escape. He was pleased to hear her heartbeat in his arms.

‘You feel me, too.’

He closed his eyes, pushing back the rush of emotions. Heat rose from their flesh against each other.

The soft skin, weighed down by a firm body, was stained with flower water. Laying her hands on his fiercely coveted shoulders, Lila closed her eyes with a strange sense of satisfaction.

As his breath entered her body, she felt like she’d found the place she was meant to be.

Their flesh pressed together without a gap, seemed to be one.

* * *

After a night of being bitten and sucked, Lila was fast asleep. Lucas held her in his arms and stared at her.

“So this is your true self.”

Her face, unmasked by makeup, was exactly as he’d seen when she was a child.

No, she was even more beautiful and mesmerizing than he’d imagined.

He didn’t even blink at the intense sunlight streaming through the window, and just stared at Lila.

“Strange.”

The heat that had simmered overnight had evaporated as quickly as it had come. He moved his eyelids slowly, smelling her scent, still sweet and spicy.

It was strange, to say the least. No, it was more like, bizarre.

Even after drinking the potion, the fever that usually kept him unable to move from his bed for three days had vanished in a single night.

The difference was unmistakable.

“Who the hell are you?”

Lucas curled the corner of his mouth, pressing a firm finger to Lila’s brow, which wrinkled as if she’d heard his question.

“Well, it doesn’t matter now.”

Her identity and her secret would have no effect on him now.

On his decision to have her.

Lucas brought his nose to the nape of Lila’s neck and inhaled deeply.

The scent that had threatened to burn him to a crisp last night was subdued this morning. Instead, it had a languid effect on his mind and body.

Feeling sorry for her sleeping, Lucas touched Lila as if to wake her up. Even so, he was worried that she would wake up and run away from his arms, so his fingers had no strength at all.

While he was thinking about it, someone knocked on the door.

“Mmmm…”

Seeing the mauve eyelashes flutter at the noise, Lucas moved swiftly and reached the doorway.

Bang, bang!

Lucas yanked the door open at the echoing knock again.

“What…”