It was an opportunity for him to show her what pleasure felt like and he wondered if this body had ever been so happy. Sheâd initially been going crazy because sheâd said she was disgusted, but now he could feel that she was going crazy because it felt good.
âMy Queen,â Sidrain whispered as he held Irisâs slim neck. The tips of his fingers that stroked her soft skin, created an illusion of melting fingers as he touched the soft, supple flesh. âCan I do more?â
Irisâs body shook wildly, but Sidrain couldnât stop himself as his erection strained against his pants, wanting to burst out. He wanted to put himself inside of this woman and sow his seeds and he desperately wanted to see what face she should make when he slipped inside of her. Let me be the man who sends you to heaven. Let me be the only man to witness it when youâre in heaven.
Sidrain licked Irisâs lips, lowering his hand and lifting the hem of her dress with his fingertips. âFrom here, Iâm going to reach higher. Can I keep going?â He breathed in her ear. âCan I have you?â
It had been impossible for Iris to push him away with her slender arms and sheâd unexpectedly shouted something in an ancient language that he couldnât understand. At that precise moment, Sidrain was pushed back by some powerful, unseen force. As he tried to find his balance, he opened his eyes just in time to see her jump off of the balcony.
âRosemary!â Sidrain stopped himself in the nick of time from shouting out Irisâs name and he watched her body slowly falling towards the ground, too slow, she mustâve used magic to guide her fall. In one swift movement, he swung himself over the railing with one hand, falling much faster than Iris, who seemed to be in a magical free-fall.
Iris realized that she had acted impulsively as she drifted towards the ground with her eyes closed. But she couldnât stand it any longer and the unfamiliar sensations sheâd felt had terrified her. As sheâd expected, the King was a strange and scary man and sheâd begged him to stop but heâd refused to listen to her pleas. Perhaps it was the Queenâs face that caused his strange behavior, she wasnât sure. Instinctively, she wanted to get away from him, from this place, she wanted to run and never look back. But then what? She didnât have the answers.
Jolted out of her thoughts, someone caught her and her gut immediately told her it was the King. She closed her eyes tightly, fearing that he may be angry and slap her in the face like he had the first day sheâd met him. But no blow came, and she opened her eyes slowly, just wide enough to see that Sidrain was smiling at her.
âIâm sorry, my lady. I was in such a hurry. You were so pretty that I acted like an idiot for a moment. I apologize.â His lips touched Irisâs forehead lightly as he continued, âBut donât do this again. Unless you want to see my heart stop.â Iris thought his smile looked pathetic.
***
Elaine glared at the fourth balcony, but no one showed until the party was over. He wanted to go into his studentâs room at dawn and shake her slender neck, but the ivory bracelet did not answer. So he had to return to the tower with a boiling heart that day.
My best student, Iris, with the King?! Itâs preposterous! Elaine realized the gravity of the situation and things had moved so quickly that he hadnât had time to process the reality that they were now a couple. They could have a normal marital relationship and even develop feelings for each other. For Elaine, who was born in the aristocracy, he would rather have a marital relationship, and his only child, Iris, couldnât have had an emotional exchange with a king. He wouldnât mind if it was just about s*x. You play with him! Thatâs fine. But, dating! Not that!
A knock at the door distracted him from the chaos in his mind and he looked up to see a man in his early forties cautiously walk in.
âWell, Master, the Magic Towerâs ordinanceâ¦â
Iris was a student of his, but she had never actually done anything right as a student and she hadnât done anything official either. Still, everyone knew about her phobia, which she was famous for, and theyâd all grown up together, so they just accepted it and moved on. So, it was Usya who played the role of the disciple in official duty. Iris achieved a great magical status instead, and therefore, raised the pride of the tower.
âYes Usya,â Elaine unintentionally cut her off mid-sentence.
People thought that Elaine was a man without flaws, but for Usya, Elaine was a slightly strange teacher and master. In particular, when it came to his work with Iris, his only adopted daughter, people had become even stranger. Usya used to admire Elaine but concluded that heâd never understood his ways.
These days, things were even more bizarre, because Iris was dead. Usya was worried these days that her teacher would be deprived of his masterâs position. But, of course, his teacher was tough, so while the politics of the tower were like war, he was not the one to lose easily.
Iris was a great power for Elaine, her unabated magic and blind loyalty were Elaineâs most powerful sword. Iris Elaine was Elaineâs most powerful and terrifying knight.
It was true that Elaineâs position had weakened since Iris had disappeared and Usya had a lot of concerns these days, about whether she should continue to follow Elaine, or find another teacher. But the teacher didnât even seem to be aware of what she was thinking. Knowing how his mind worked, it was frustrating for Usya to spend each day in a manner that showed that her heart was not in it.