Chapter 10

WARNING: NSFW

“Gah!”

Yujo’s eyes burst open and she frantically sat up.

Where was she? What happened?

She had woken up late the night. The pale moonlight shimmered from behind the layers of curtains. The room was large. The moon created patterns on the ivory floors as it shone through the designs of the lattice window.

This room didn’t even compare to her room at Princess Yeowa’s residence. The ceiling was high, and the furniture was dark and intricately carved. They didn’t seem feminine at all.

What happened? Just where was this place? Yujo looked around before quickly looking down at herself. Her body had been washed clean and now smelled faintly of perfume. Only a nightdress made of rich fabric covered her body right now.

As soon as she lowered a foot from the bed, she felt a faint ache from within her body. That’s when Yujo recalled how she had been embraced by a man underneath the sunlight.

What did I do?

How could she have given her first time to a man whose identity she didn’t know?

And she’d basically seduced him as well. She was naked in his arms and even pulled him down to her!

She was crazy. She’d gone insane! She needed to escape. She didn’t know where this was, but she needed to get out as soon as possible!

She quickly got to her feet and began to run when she saw a shadow at the window. She stopped in her tracks.

He was standing underneath the pale moonlight.

He wasn’t wearing anything on his head, and his long, black hair was flowing down his shoulders. He merely looked out at the view of the city of YeonSung underneath the black night sky.

Like ink, the moonlight poured over his head and traveled down the robe that was lightly draped over his body. He held a long sword in both hands.

His eyes lowered to the sword in his hands, and they were incredibly dark. The aura around him was heavy.

She forgot about escaping and merely stared at him.

She only needed to take one more step. She could still make her escape.

But for some reason, she couldn’t leave.

“What’s going on?”

She couldn’t help but ask.

Her voice startled him, and he turned around. She couldn’t believe that he hadn’t sensed her waking up. What was he so lost in thought about?

“Ah, you’re up?”

He grinned at her as if nothing was wrong.

But she felt that his smile was a lie. The face that had been illuminated by the moon just now… What was that?

“Where are we?”

“My house.”

“You have a lot of houses. Land in YeonSung is quite expensive.”

“I’m rich.”

After replying, he entered the room, placed the sword down, and closed the window.

“Why don’t you sleep a little longer?”

“…I slept a lot. And…”

She needed to return now. She left the princess’s residence with no explanation. Right about now, Princess Yeowa’s residence was probably in complete chaos.

But more importantly, she had lied to him. She needed to escape this man as soon as possible. Yujo bit her lip before speaking.

“I need to go back.”

When he heard her words, he gazed at her. His dark face carried no emotion.

“Go back? Where?”

Yujo laughed awkwardly.

“My house. How is Princess Muyeo? Is she safe?”

This time, he didn’t reply. Then he turned his head and spoke in an indifferent voice.

“She’s safe… for now.”

‘For now’? What did that mean? But he didn’t elaborate. Instead, he approached her and put his arms around her before pulling her against his chest. It was almost as if he wanted her to soothe him, so Yujo didn’t try to move out his arms. She didn’t know what his face looked like right now since he had buried it against her neck.

“I really need to go now.”

“Don’t go anywhere.”

“But……”

She really couldn’t stay any longer.

Yujo tried to take a step back, but he tightened his arms around her.

“I don’t want you to go. I won’t let you go.”

Yujo’s body stiffened slightly at his childish words.

Get yourself together, Yujo!

“No, I really need to…”

The rest of her words were buried inside his mouth.

Her head tilted backwards. His arm that was wrapped around her hips tightened its hold, and the soft cloth of her clothes wrinkled underneath his grasp. Yujo wasn’t wearing anything underneath her nightclothes. The same went for him.

His hot, hard staff was already erect. When Yujo felt it pressing against her, she moaned.

“Forget all of it, just for now.”

His lips whispered on top of hers. His eyes twinkled with mischief and a strange darkness. Yujo looked into his eyes and hesitated.

“Forget YeonSung.”

Then he smiled down at her and swallowed her lips once again.

Underneath the pale moonlight, the two of them held onto each other and shared each other’s lips as if they were dancing. Because of his tall height, Yujo’s head was tilted back to accommodate him, and his body was crouched over her as he plundered her lips. Yujo was also sucking on his lips.

Suddenly, they heard a loud bang as they bumped into something. It was large dresser. Thankfully, there were no decorations or ornaments on it. If it was holding any porcelain, it would have shattered on the floor by now.

However, the man lifted her up and sat her on top of the dresser. Yujo let out a cry of surprise, but he had already placed her on top of the dresser that came up to his hips.

“What are you doing?”

Despite her protests, he moved the skirts of her nightdress to one side and opened her legs. Yujo swallowed her groan. The moon was now at his back so she couldn’t see him very well. However, he was able to clearly see the sight between her legs.

“Stop……”

He ignored her and placed one of her feet on his shoulder.

“You’re lovely.”

He only said those words before he lowered his head between her legs.

This unfamiliar room became blurry. An incredible pleasure rocked through her body. Yujo covered her mouth to keep the moan from spilling out.

The man was a beast. He ruthlessly opened her legs and buried his lips between her thighs without mercy.

Yujo didn’t even know something like this existed in the world. She twisted her body in shock, but he was holding onto her hips, so she couldn’t move.

Before she understood what was happening, his tongue plunged into her. He parted her hidden lips and pushed through her entrance.

Yujo struggled to lift her two hands and tried to push his head away from between her legs, but it was all in vain.

“Agh!”

We shouldn’t be doing this. But she couldn’t reject the sweet, unimaginable pleasure rolling through her body.

On top of the dresser, her shoulders and a round breasts were exposed. Her nightdress was now bunched up at her waist.

Her hollow stomach and bellybutton. Her white thighs and slender calves. His eyes were filled with the glossy thatch of hair between her legs.

His thick, red tongue pierced through the thatch of hair and pumped into her. Yujo’s body initially stiffened, but with the continuous attack, it wasn’t able to calm down.

“No, please… Please…”

She didn’t know what she was begging for, but something took over her body once again. Her toes stiffened. She writhed and struggled on top of his shoulders. Her entrance clenched at some unknown hunger.

Yujo was afraid of this strange desire. Had she lost her mind? How could she tolerate such an act like this?

“Haagh, haa, please stop.”

“Why?”

“Enough, please.”

She couldn’t take it anymore. She couldn’t endure the embarrassment of enjoying something like this. Her whole body was flushed with confusion. Even as she pushed him away, she wanted more.

As if making fun of her contradictory desires, he laughed. He greedily pushed his tongue through her entrance and sucked. Yujo cried out and covered her face. Her face was covered, but she couldn’t stop the tremors from running through her body.

She stretched out her hand and tried to push him away again. However, he merely brushed her hand away. She could hear the sound of his slurps below.

When she heard those sounds, another wave of tremors rolled through her. She turned her head and tightly closed her eyes. Because the room was totally silent, these strange noises sounded even louder to her ears.

“Aaagh!”

Fireworks exploded in her eyes.

White pleasure spilled out of her. Within his tight grasp, Yujo lost herself to a climax brought on by his lips.

Suddenly, her fluids drenched her entrance as well as his lips. The man laughed in satisfaction and sucked on her sweet sap.

Yujo was completely limp and spread out on the dresser. The man stood up and looked down at her. Her fluids began to pool on the dark Japanese cedar wood of the dresser.

She was more beautiful than any ornament he could have put on the dresser. He wanted to keep her like this forever.

Her eyes glared at him with reproach. Garan ignored it and lowered his lips onto hers.

He began to suck on her cherry lips. His lips tasted fishy and thick. Their fragrances were mixed together.

He placed a kiss on her forehead before looking into her eyes. He grinned down at her before softly sucking on her lips once again. Then he whispered to her.

“Eat mine, too.”

“Eat?”

“Yeah.”

He dragged her off the dresser and lowered her to the floor. Her eyes widened in shock as he pressed his stiff erection against her lips. She now realized what he was asking for and shook her head.

“Ah……”

“Grab the root.”

He ignored her and brought her hand to the base of his cock before wrapping her fingers around it. After he put it between her lips, he began to slowly thrust in and out. He was being sucked into her soft, hot mouth.

“Hnng……Ugh……”

“Suck it like candy.”

When she heard his instruction, she gathered her lips together and began to use her tongue as if she were sucking on a piece of candy. A tingling zing of pleasure ran down from his spine to his hips.

The moonlight shone down on her lips sucking on his cock and traveled down her white body. Her black hair was twisted in his hand. Unable to withstand the approaching climax, Garan pulled out of her mouth. He grabbed her shoulders and brought her up.

“I have a better idea.”

“Stop it.”

He ignored her wary voice.

“You suit this room very well.”

Something didn’t feel right. Yujo struggled to stay on her feet, but her legs went limp. As she began to stagger, Garan took off her nightdress and threw it on the floor. Then he turned her around.

“What……?”

She wanted to ask him what he was doing. However, he bent her down and put both of her hands on the edge of the dresser. She was filled with a sense of dread.

She could feel him pressing down against her back. His hands grasped hers on the edge of the dresser. She felt a shiver run down her back.

His blunt, hot cock pressed against her bottom. Yujo straightened up in shock, but his hand bent her back down.

“Stop it. It’s scary.”

“It’s not scary.”

“But……”

“I’m only entering from behind. That’s all.”

As he said these words, his cock plunged into her.

“Aaagh!”

She felt as if she were being split in two.

“Aagh! No! It’s too big!”

Big. It was too big. It didn’t even compare to how it was when she first took him in. At her words, he slightly pulled out. However, it didn’t end there. One of his hands traveled around her hips and began to softly rub her clitoris.

“It’s okay. You can do it.”

No, she couldn’t.

She wanted to ask him to pull out. But he pulled out before plunging back in. Little by little, he thrust in deeper and deeper. Yujo moaned and did her best to relax.

“Slowly……”

In the end, she gave up and pleaded instead.

“Okay, slowly.”

His voice was low and raspy.

Garan did his best to restrain himself as he thrust into her in little increments. He knew she couldn’t take any more than this at the moment.

However, he couldn’t control himself. Her drank in the sight of her slender back underneath the moonlight. His eyes traveled down her back to her bottom. Then to his own cock being swallowed by her body. He had reached the limits of his self-control.

Go easy on her, Garan.

He told himself.

Slowly, please.

But the problem was that he couldn’t go ‘slowly, please’.

When she got a little more used to him, he was afraid of the beast that would be unleashed.

Her body now took him in to the hilt. Her slender hips tilted back. Her strained pants puffed out of her mouth. Her hands clenched the edge of the dresser.

Garan slowly pulled out once again. His cock glistened with their fluids. Her inner walls stuck to him as if they wanted to keep him inside.

Damn it.

I’m done for.

Garan lost himself.

WARNING: NSFW

The world was shaking.

Yujo bent forward as she cried out. She endured it with all her strength as the demon continued to plunge into her body.

He continued to pump into her as if he couldn’t get enough of her. She felt like he was going to pierce through her gut.

Every time he moved his hips, their skins slapped together. Their fluids continued to pour out of her entrance and drip down her legs.

He thrust in to the hilt. His scrotum buried itself between the cheeks of her bottom, and his dark, sturdy thighs brushed against hers.

He couldn’t endure it any longer. No, actually, he had endured it for far too long. As the pleasure caused the hairs on his body to stand on end, Garan lost the last of his reason.

With outrageous strength and speed, he plunged into her over and over again. Her lips opened. She felt that the dresser would shatter from the force.

The first climax was brutally intense. Everything went white and disappeared. Yujo went limp and slid down onto the floor. Garan followed her down as well. His cock was still lodged inside her.

Haa…… Haa…… Haa……

Yujo finally heard the sound of her own breaths. She was surprised that she was still alive. This round of sex had been explosive. Her whole body still felt numb, and her legs were spread out to their limits. Her entrance was still trembling from the aftermath.

She pressed her face against the cold floor. It felt good against her flushed body.

But were they finished?

He turned her body around and laid her down on top of the wrinkled nightdress. He lifted one of her legs and placed it on top of his shoulder.

Yujo saw the bandage that was wound around his back.

They shouldn’t be doing this. He was wounded.

“Enough.”

She murmured. She pushed him away just as he was about to thrust in and whispered.

“You’re hurt. We should stop now.”

He gazed down at her. He lifted one of her hands and pressed a kiss on her fingers.

“I’m fine.”

“Liar…”

Who in the world would be fine after being wounded like that?

“I’m serious. But I think I’ll go crazy if I don’t hold you right now.”

“Still…”

“Just a little more.”

“I said you’re hurt…”

“You’re warm.”

He rubbed his cheek against her hand as he whispered. For some reason, he looked so pitiful. He acted like he craved another person’s body heat. He touched her hand and placed kisses down her fingers.

Then he opened his eyes and stared deeply into hers.

His eyes looked desperate. As if he wanted to see everything hidden deep within the abyss of her eyes.

She needed to tell him no. But she wasn’t able to block him. She needed to push him away. But her hands wouldn’t move. He plunged into her once again. She grit her teeth as she arched her back. Everything was moving further away.

When she woke up, it was dawn. He was still fast asleep. It had already been three days since she’d last been home. Yujo carefully sat up. She really needed to go back now.

When her foot touched the cold floor, she felt some of her reason return. She looked around the room and groaned. The room was a total mess that reminded her of what she had done.

The wrinkled clothing strewn out across the floor, the pillows that had tumbled off the bed, various pieces of furniture and parts of the floor that were covered in stains. Yujo’s face paled before burning bright red.

The state of her body was also a sight to see. It was covered in spots of various colors, and she could see splotches of crusty fluids that hadn’t been wiped away after multiple rounds of sex. Her hair was also a disheveled mess. She hoped a bathroom was connected to this room……

She tried to stand up but immediately collapsed onto the floor. Her legs were completely limp. She silently cursed to herself.

No matter how much she begged him to stop, it didn’t matter. She grabbed onto his hair and tried to pull him away, but it was of no use. He was stubbornly persistent. Like a baby searching for its mother, he never let her go. He continuously plunged into her over and over again. As if he were trying to run away from the loneliness, he held onto her. He was more of a lecher than she thought.

I’ll escape this place even if I have to crawl out.

“Where do you think you’re going?”

Suddenly, a hand stretched out from behind her and grabbed onto her waist. Yujo swallowed a groan and closed her eyes.

If he was going to try doing it again, she was going to hit him. He was going to strangle him and throw his mangled body away. She wouldn’t do it again even if it killed her.

“I’m sore.”

She repeated these words three times last night. He merely laughed and rubbed his cheek against hers.

“All right. I won’t do it.”

And she heard this reply three times as well. She didn’t trust those words anymore.

“I want to bathe.”

Her voice was terribly hoarse.

“I’ll order the servants to fill the tub with water.”

As she thought, he was a nobleman of high stature. Why was someone like him trying to catch the Heukra?

She suddenly felt like she was missing something important and turned her head. What could this man’s name be? Could she tell him hers?

While she was struggling with these thoughts, the man brought her back into his embrace once again. Yujo helplessly found herself back underneath the covers. Within the warmth of the bed, their bodies tangled together without a gap in sight.

This was the first time she’d felt this way.

She found it fascinating how she accepted a total stranger without any hesitation.

“When I was young…”

The blankets were completely over their heads, and they made a space that contained just the two of them. He began to whisper to her. Yujo’s head was placed on top of his shoulder, and she was completely within his embrace.

“I used to hide underneath the blankets just like this with my younger sister and tell her all kinds of stories.”

She raised her head and looked into his eyes. Just like Brother Yuha, this man seemed to adore his younger sister.

“Of course, it was usually scary stories. That child would scream and cry as she stuck to me in fear.”

“You were quite a mischievous older brother.”

“I was. I enjoy teasing people I like.”

Is that why he always teased her?

Yujo recalled how he had run off with the bamboo slip. How he had hung her from the ceiling as he smiled at her accusingly. He definitely had a mischievous side. However, she also annoyed him back in turn.

“In the stories, there was always a bad guy. Whether it was a monster or a killer, there was always a villain. But no matter how scary they were, I was always the hero who came to save the day.”

He began to caress her cheek.

“But in reality, I was unable to be the hero and save her.”

A bitter smile stretched across his lips.

“I wasn’t as strong in reality as I was in the stories.”

They lost their mother to Father Emperor’s rage, the empress’s cold schemes, and the Crown Prince’s empty smiles. And he had been powerless to protect his sister. So he did everything he could to keep her far away.

At first, he was told that she was going to be sent as tribute to a neighboring barbaric tribe. Then he heard that she would be sent to a family without a prominent reputation. Back then, he was only seventeen years old. He had been full of pent-up anger, but he couldn’t do anything to stop it.

The bridal crown placed on top of the young girl’s head seemed too big and heavy. The groom was a young man he had never seen before. He couldn’t believe she was being married off at the age of thirteen. But what could he do?

This disgusting situation proceeded without a hitch, and it was done so brazenly by the imperial palace.

Many testimonies had come out claiming that his mother had many paramours. And one of the people who testified was his nanny, the one who had fed and clothed him.

A person he had trusted so much… Because these kinds of people knew all the intimate details of their lives, their testimonies held more weight.

Someone said she brought in a man disguised as a eunuch.

Another said someone disguised as a palace guard entered the inner rooms.

As a sharp young boy, he watched as the rumors spread throughout the imperial palace and YeonSung. Then it spread throughout the whole Silver Nation. His mother, who was the most beautiful and honorable woman in his eyes, had become a whore overnight.

But he still endured it.

Because he was strong. Like a hero in the stories, he didn’t let anything hurt him, and he wanted to protect those he loved.

However, reality wasn’t like the stories.

And he wasn’t a hero.

“You’re really a lot like my older brother.”

Yujo propped her hand underneath her cheek as she smiled at him.

“Why do you treat women as if we’re weak creatures?”

“What?”

“Of course, we are grateful for your protection. And I lost my parents when I was very young. My brother became my parent when I was ten years old. How ridiculous is that?”

Yuha began to do things that he had never done before. He told Yujo to put on her dress. He did all the cooking at home. She could hardly believe her eyes and ears. Yujo could ride horses by the age of five. At ten years old, she could even sleep on top of them.

Her cooking skills were poor. Her attempts at embroidery were terrible. She was good with the sword, and she was the best in Yeha when it came to the bow and arrow.

Of course, she was still physically weaker than the men, but she wasn’t someone who couldn’t protect herself.

“Even though I was young, my fate was my own burden. Only I could carry it on my shoulders. Keeping someone away from the dirtiness of the world and feeding them three meals a day… Would you call this protection? In my opinion, I think it’s a lot better to trust in your sister’s decisions as she uses her own strength to pull herself out of difficult situations and support her as she walks her own path.”

“Even if the situation is incredibly difficult?”

“I mean…”

Yujo grinned at him before lowering her head back onto his shoulder.

“I’m sure you’ll do you best to help her, but you can also encourage her so that she can do the best for herself. I believe everyone carries their own fate.”

Garan lied back and stared into her eyes.

He felt as if some of the weight on his shoulders had been taken away.

Using the Heukra as an excuse, Muyeo was now being detained. What did that mean?

The Crown Prince’s blade was now right before his nose. It was no longer a war of nerves brewing between them. This battle was just the beginning. This fight would only end with his death.

He needed an appropriate excuse. An excuse to get rid of the Crown Prince.

Just like how the Crown Prince needed an excuse to get rid of him.

Garan sat up.

A new morning was coming to YeonSung.

Garan gazed down at Yujo’s beautiful face and chose his words carefully. What should he say? Should he take her with him to the western provinces? But if she followed him to a place that was crawling with soldiers, she’d definitely want to wield a sword as well. What should he do? Should he ask her to wait for him here? But then he’d miss her so much.

He couldn’t leave her in YeonSung. If the Crown Prince found out about her, he didn’t know what would happen to her. Even if she was stronger than Muyeo, he didn’t want her existence to be exposed. He stroked her cheek as he asked.

“Will you watch the sunrise with me?”

Yujo nodded. With only the bedsheets draped around them, they walked over to the window. Over the black tiled roofs of YeonSung, the sunlight stretched across the sky like soft silk.

Yujo watched this scene before gazing up at Garan’s face. A tender smile stretched across his handsome face.

She really needed to ask him for his name. And she decided to tell him hers. He said that when they knew each other’s name, they’d begin dating. Therefore, with this, they would begin their inevitable fate.

While she was lost in thought, he lowered his head and pressed a kiss onto her lips.

“I have something to tell you.”

Of course he should tell her. Yujo grinned as she looked up at him.

“First things first, I realize that I never thanked you.”

He looked back at Yujo and grinned as well.

“For saving my younger sister.”

“What?”

Yujo didn’t know what he was talking about. Just as she raised her head, they heard a voice coming from outside the door.

“Your Highness, Red King. Someone from the imperial palace has arrived.”

In that moment, both of their eyes widened in shock. Yujo’s eyes were filled with astonishment, and Garan seemed to be flustered by the tactless voice that had just interrupted them.

It was probably an edict from the emperor ordering him to head to the western provinces for battle. Garan slightly frowned and gazed down at Yujo. Judging from her stiff, pale face, he knew she must be in shock, but he didn’t have any time to explain.

“I’ll talk to you when I get back.”

He stroked her cheek as he spoke. Her pale face was cold and stiff. Should he just explain everything right now?

“Your Highness!”

The hurried voice calling for him outside rejected that idea.

“I’m sorry. Wait here for a little bit. I’ll send in a few servants to take care of you.”

Garan secured the bedsheets around her body and grabbed his own nightclothes that were on the floor before leaving the room. She could see his magnificent appearance disappear into the outer rooms through the door. More than two dozen palace maids stood in a line with their heads lowered.

Yujo remained frozen in her spot. She silently watched everything unfold.