Chapter 43: Chapter 43

Cassian, who had been gazing at Elysia’s sleeping face, rose up to his feet at the presence approaching the room.

He put on his robe and quietly walked out of the room, fearing he would wake her up.

“Philip, don’t bring food until I call.”

“Eh! Yes, I understand. But, the aide has an urgent report.”

Hearing that, he raised an eyebrow.

As he glanced at him, Cassian turned his head and looked into the room, then closed the door. She has just slept, so he can go visit her after a while.

“What about Lloyd?”

“He’s waiting for you in the office.”

***

Lloyd looked at Cassian strangely as he entered the office in his gown.

His master had a full on beastly face.

“So, what’s the important report, Lloyd?”

Wouldn’t it be enough to stay in the bedroom for three days?

Lloyd swallowed the tears and took a sharp energy.

“Young Lady Blanche has made contact with the Crown Prince.”

“The reason is...?”

“She had a private conversation with the Crown Prince at the Ayre Palace. I couldn’t figure out what kind of conversation they had.”

Cassian fell in thought, supporting his face with the back of his hand. It’s been a while since Revos called a woman to the palace. He didn’t even intend to call her into the bedroom, but he met Lady Blanche.

“After meeting Lady Blanche, the Crown Prince’s visits to the central palace have become more frequent. They say he visits several times a day.”

“His Majesty? He hasn’t recovered yet.”

Lloyd nodded his head.

Few people knew that it had been a while since the emperor, who had recently deteriorated due to a chronic illness, had been locked up in his bedroom.

Cassian furrowed his brow at the thought.

He always thought that the Crown Prince would not give up on Elysia easily. Despite the fact that they have the Imperial approval, getting engaged to be married. However, there was nothing Revos could do about it, so he left her alone.

“Are you trying to interrupt the wedding...”

Then, why the Lady Blanche? The question followed.

Cassian remembered Lumiere’s eyes as she looked at him during the subjugation. He was not so foolish as to not notice such a clear mind. Seeing Lumiere, Elysia thought that she might be in love with him, but it was different.

It was possessiveness, a desire to have only him.

The problem was that those feelings were related to Elysia. Cassian knew that Lumiere often looked at her—

Jealousy, greed, hate, and all kinds of dirty emotions were contained.

‘Perhaps she wanted to take Elysia away.’

Cassian thought that it no longer mattered why Lumiere felt that way to Elysia, he just wished that she didn’t know about these things. He only hopes that she doesn’t suffer anymore and stays within his fence safely.

It was time to let Lumiere grasp the subject.

“Where does the poison come from?”

“I’m not sure yet, though I think I got the material from a business that seems to belong to the Marquisate of Blanche.”

Cassian laughed bitterly at the answer he had expected.

Even if she didn’t do anything anymore, it would be dangerous, but she must have wanted to gnaw at her.

“Put financial pressure on the Marquisate of Blanche. We should at least give them a warning.”

“Understood. What will we do with the Crown Prince?”

“I’ll have to give some strength to the second prince.”

Since Revos had a solid position as the Crown Prince, he could do nothing. Even if the Emperor dies right now, there will be no harm to him.

Then, if the Emperor was in danger, it would be enough to create a difficult situation.

***

Cassian returned to the bedroom and lay down next to Elysia again.

Slowly raising her eyelids, making a groaning sound as he moved.

“Uh...”

Elysia, who was raising her upper body, was pulled back into Cassian’s arms as he wrapped his arms around her waist.

He whispered low in her ear.

“Sleep more.”

“...I’m thirsty.”

“Just stay still. I’ll give it to you.”

Elysia caught Cassian as he went to get a glass of water.

She didn’t need water now. The thirst because of the deed, which lasted for three days without a break, was to suck blood. Though she hesitated because she thought it would be too difficult for her to drink Cassian’s blood again.

He still seems to be fine when she sees his hand squeezing her waist.

It was impossible to eat another meal in front of Cassian, and it was difficult in many ways.

“...Ugh. Don’t do it.”

“I’m thirsty.”

“What does that have to do with this...”

Cassian smiled low and placed his finger on Elysia’s lips.

As expected, he was too quick to notice.

“Aren’t you tired? I don’t know how many times it is already.”

“Yes. It’s harder for me to push you because I’m tired.”

Cassian gently rubbed Elysia’s lower lip with his finger.

Elysia couldn’t stand it and bit his finger. For a moment, she felt something become hard behind her back. Cassian must have been not human.

While she was thinking so, Cassian settled down and dug into her at once.

Unlike waiting for her lips to go as she sucked his blood, she bit his finger harder at the stimulation coming up.

“Uuphh...”

Elysia protested, biting Cassian’s finger.

She had been with him for about two days before the subjugation, but not this much.

Cassian, who rushed at her as if the appearance he had shown to her was only a taste, made Elysia hold up both her hands and feet and cried out for surrender.

As she lifted her lips from his finger, Elysia said discontentedly.

“Haa... you really—if I was just an ordinary noble lady... Uph.”

Cassian moved strongly as if blocking her words.

“You wouldn’t stand it. Is that what you want to say?”

He turned her body to face him then raised his hand and pulled her hair away from her face and kissed her lightly. Unlike his strong movement, Elysia smiled as she was stunned at the friendly touch.

Cassian smiled wildly as if he didn’t know anything.

“I just can’t stand... haa, it? Do you know...how many times I’ve fainted—Ahhkk.”

At the more intense stimulus, Elysia opened her mouth and was moved to tears. Cassian leaned over and licked the tears from her eyes.

“If you cry like that.”

The languid voice continued, “It’s hard to bear.

Elysia raised her hand as he pushed her down with an astonished look.

‘Don’t tell me you’ve been holding on until now...?’

As Cassian interlocked her hand, he pressed it down to the bedsheet.

“Hoo—Elysia...”

She flinched at the sound of a low voice calling her name. It was not intended, but the reaction was immediate.

“Ugh...”

Elysia raised the corners of her lips and raised her upper body. She supported her body with her elbows, giving the same stimulation as before. Then, Cassian leaned over her body and hugged her tightly. He let out a suppressed moan in Elysia’s ear.

“...Hoo. I’ve been holding myself because it was difficult, but I can’t do this.”

“Don’t do it... like that.”

Elysia nibbled on his shoulder as she finished her words.

Cassian, who had paused for a moment and did not move his body, began to move tenaciously, only looking for where Elysia reacted to him.

A heated moan escaped from between Elysia’s lips.

As if she had provoked him, the hand on his shoulder kept slipping.

Cassian supported Elysia’s back with his firm hand and hugged her. When he raised her upper body, the stimulation was stronger.

“...Stop. Stop.”

She hurriedly shook her head with tears in her eyes. Though he now knew what Elysia’s reactions meant.

That is a signal just before the peak is reached.

***

Elysia was lying face down on her bed with a sullen expression on her face as Cassian was loosening her shoulders and waist.

After what had happened, she vowed that she would never provoke him again.

She was tired of counting how many more times she had done it.

“...Don’t you think it’s really too much?”

“So, you shouldn’t have been provoked.”

Cassian leaned over and kissed Elysia’s neck deeply. She opened her mouth to say a word to him, though her lips parted softly.

...Yes, she shouldn’t have tried to do more.

Her expression loosened as the hand pressed against her waist.

“You like it there.”

“Ugh...”

‘Why are you doing that?’ Contrary to Elysia’s worries, his hands were rubbing the parts that she said were good, and Elysia was drooping. She thought she’d say it’s okay to stop, although Cassian’s hand had already slid down.

“....?”

As his hand rubbed her thigh, Elysia swallowed her moan at the strange sensation she felt and bit her lip.

“Stop... I can’t do it anymore.”

“No way.”

It was a confident tone. Cassian, who had measured Elysia’s physical strength, knew how far she could go.

***

Elysia was only freed from him until five days later.

The reason she was able to escape was that Cassian could no longer delay his visit to the Imperial Palace.

She leaned on the bed and gazed at Cassian, with the sheets wrapped around her body.

There were not one or two traces she left because of the stimulus he gave. The few marks that were left could be seen through the collar of the shirt.

“...You really aren’t going to wear it like that, are you?”

When she saw Cassian, who had just buttoned up his shirt, she thought that he should wear a different outfit.

“This is the most covering clothes. So, should I stay at home until it’s gone?”

“If you keep doing that, I will run back home.”

Cassian grinned and held Elysia’s hair. As he bowed his head and kissed her hair, there was still a lingering heat in the eyes as he looked at her.

Elysia crept her body back.

Seeing so, he let go of her hair and tilted his head at an angle.

“You’d better not do that because I don’t know what to do next if I catch back the bride who ran away.”

She only said that she would return to the Duchy of Lowell, but what the hell is this?

At that, Elysia put away the thought of seeing him off. Then, Cassian stood up from the bed, pulling on her hand.

“Can you really hide this? Should I put a bandage on it?”

What was left on his body were not just red marks, but teeth marks. Isn’t it natural that the tooth marks from fangs that dug in look strange?

She began unbuttoning his shirt at the thought of it.

“You don’t want me to go?”

“No. Stay still.”

“Do what you want to do then.”

Elysia bowed her head no matter what he said. Power entered Cassian’s body, as her lips pulled on where the marks were.

After a while, she finally removed her lips and smiled contentedly.

“This should be enough... At least, better than a tooth mark.”

“Unfortunately. They must have already seen it all.”

“...Did you show it to the outside?”

“Well...it happened somehow?”

Hearing that, Elysia somehow lost her confidence to see other people.