Chapter 14

The parlor was filled with silence. Lilia stood behind Damon, her eyes wide. Her heart began to race.

Eiran naturally expected Damon to deny it. Lilia seemed to have feelings for Damon, so if she heard him deny it directly, Eiran thought her feelings for Damon would fade. That was why he asked.

But something was off. He expected Damon to immediately refute it as nonsense, but Damon stood frozen like a statue. After a long moment, Damon finally spoke.

“…Yes.”

“What did you say?”

“I love Lilia.”

Eiran’s mouth dropped open. He thought Damon was lying, but now Damon’s ears were bright red. As Eiran stared in disbelief, Damon’s face blushed even more, and eventually his neck turned red too. Eiran, dumbfounded, asked again,

“Are you serious?”

“If I say I love my wife, is there a problem?”

Damon replied confidently, his face as red as an apple. Eiran turned his gaze to Lilia. At some point, she had come out from behind Damon and was holding his hand. But her head was bowed low.

Looking closely, Eiran saw that her ears, peeking through her hair, were also bright red. He rubbed his eyes, thinking he must be seeing things, but nothing changed. While he stood there dumbfounded, Damon’s eyes flashed coldly as he spoke.

“If you don’t want to die, get out.”

* * *

Eiran was nearly kicked out of the mansion, leaving the parlor in silence. Damon and Lilia held each other’s hands tightly, but neither faced the other. Noah, entering the parlor after seeing Eiran out, noticed their posture and quietly backed out, closing the door. He had worried their relationship might worsen, but it seemed there was no need for such concern.

‘What should I say?’

Lilia bit her lip nervously. Her heart had been pounding so hard she worried Damon might hear it. After hesitating for a long time, she finally spoke.

“Um, Damon.”

“Lilia.”

They say couples are of one mind, and even in calling each other’s names, they were in sync. The moment their eyes met, they quickly turned away again. Ironically, though, they didn’t let go of each other’s hands. Lilia began to think hard about whether what Damon had said to Eiran was true.

But the odds seemed low. Maybe he’d just said it to make Eiran leave. Thinking that, her racing heart began to calm.

“Um, Damon.”

“…What is it?”

“I know you only said those things in front of Marquis Levelox on purpose.”

“What do you mean?”

For some reason, Damon felt a bad premonition. He swallowed nervously, waiting for her next words.

“I like your body too.”

“…What?”

“You purposely left out the word ‘body’ in front of Marquis Levelox, right? It’s lucky he didn’t notice and just left.”

Lilia forced a bright smile. Damon, on the other hand, couldn’t believe his ears. He stammered,

“So… you’re saying I only like your body?”

“Uh… yes.”

She nodded, looking at Damon as if wondering what was wrong. His head throbbed. He hadn’t planned or prepared this confession, but he never imagined she’d interpret it this way. As he squeezed his eyes shut, Lilia misunderstood, thinking he was embarrassed, and hugged him tightly to comfort him.

“Don’t be embarrassed. I almost misunderstood and thought you liked me! Good thing I’m quick on the uptake.”

She said proudly. Damon clenched his teeth and hugged her back. Now that things had come to this, he resolved to confess his true feelings properly on Lilia’s birthday. He sighed, then suddenly spoke, a thought coming to him.

“So you only like my body?”

“Uh… yes. Isn’t that right?”

“…I see.”

Damon’s voice dropped. He was shocked she’d taken his words of love to mean only that, and just as shocked that she said she only liked his body. So he decided: if she liked his body so much, he would seduce her with it. And that would start now.

“Lilia.”

“Yes?”

“Can I kiss you?”

She was about to retort that he’d never asked before, but simply nodded. Damon cupped her face with his large hands, leaned down, and pressed his lips to hers. Her slightly dry lips quickly became moist. In the quiet parlor, only the wet sound of their tongues mingling could be heard.

“Ah… mm, hngh….”

Soon, just kissing Damon made Lilia’s body heat up. As she squirmed, Damon broke the kiss and slid his hand under her legs, lifting her up. Lilia gasped, eyes wide, and instinctively wrapped her arms around his neck.

His embrace was broad and firm, so there was no fear of falling, but she was still a little scared. Being held like this made her feel like a princess, and she was embarrassed.

“Damon, this is a little embarrassing….”

“Hm… Isn’t it less embarrassing than what you did in my study?”

“It’s just, with other people around… it’s embarrassing.”

But Damon had no intention of putting her down. She had mistakenly thought he would, since he cared about appearances.

“We’re married, what’s there to be embarrassed about? I’m not embarrassed.”

“…Your ears are red.”

“That’s your imagination.”

At her words, Damon cleared his throat and flung open the parlor door. Fortunately, Noah had warned the staff, so no one was around. They’d done much more than this before, so why did such a small gesture feel embarrassing?

Lilia buried her face in his chest, head bowed. As they walked to the marital bedroom, the servants they passed tactfully pretended not to see, bowing their heads and hurrying away. In the bedroom, Damon gently set her on the bed. Lilia, who had kept her eyes closed, slowly opened them and looked up at him. Damon, now above her, asked softly,

“Is there anything you want to do?”

“Something I want to do?”

“Yes. I’m curious if you have a position you want to try.”

“If I say I do, will you do it?”

“Yes.”

Damon nodded nonchalantly. He was used to it now and could accept whatever she said without much reaction. But that was another mistake. As soon as he said that, Lilia’s eyes sparkled and she spoke eagerly.

“I want to try… doing it for each other.”

“…?”

Hearing something new, Damon looked uneasy, while Lilia smiled sweetly.

* * *

“So… this is what you wanted to try?”

“Yes. You get embarrassed so easily, so I was wondering when to bring it up. I guess today’s the day.”

Lilia grinned and grabbed Damon’s member, giving it a couple of gentle shakes. It quickly hardened in her hand. Damon groaned, tensing his thighs.

Right now, Damon saw Lilia’s womanhood, slick with arousal, right before his eyes. He lay on the bed, with Lilia on top, turned the other way.

“Where did you even learn about this…?”

“Even if you’re embarrassed, it’s too late. You were the one who brought it up first, weren’t you?”

“Haa…….”

When he let out a small sigh, Lilia flinched. Soon, her love juices welled up and dripped onto her lips. Damon wore a troubled expression. It wasn’t that he disliked it, but the visual stimulation was simply too intense.

After hesitating, he carefully raised his hand and spread open her v*lva. The pink entrance was revealed, and, perhaps from nervousness, it kept twitching. Entranced, he gazed at her and then leaned in to gently lick.

“Ah, hng, suddenly doing that……!”

Startled by the sudden stimulation, Lilia couldn’t just lose and opened her mouth, taking his member in. Her cheeks puffed out like she was sucking on candy. She was careful not to scrape him with her teeth, slowly swirling her tongue. But the stimulation he gave was so strong she couldn’t properly lick.

“Hnnng, ah, mm, ahh……!”

“Come on, Lilia. You have to lick it properly.”

Damon’s playful voice came from below. Then, he stuck out his tongue and slid it inside her inner walls. With the sudden movement, Lilia’s back arched like a bow.

“Just a bit, hng, slowly, ah, mm…….”

His thick tongue wriggled inside her, moving around. Even as her body trembled, she opened her mouth again to take him in. His body flinched, soon growing harder. In the room, only the sound of licking and suppressed moans could be heard.

When Damon rubbed her cl*toris with his fingers, Lilia’s body shook violently, and soon her love juices flowed out in a stream. At the same time, Damon cl*maxed in her mouth, and Lilia swallowed it all without spitting it out. She slowly descended from above and collapsed beside him.

Damon drew closer, hugged Lilia tightly, and buried his face in her neck. He inhaled deeply, then let out a satisfied sigh. She quietly asked,

“Damon, there’s no smell at all, right?”

“No, it smells incredibly sweet.”

“Hmm……. I don’t smell anything……?”

Lilia murmured softly, raising her arm to sniff. But she couldn’t smell a thing. Seeing her cute gesture, he chuckled, then bared his teeth and bit her neck. Startled, Lilia wriggled, and Damon let out a low laugh, licking the mark he’d left.

As the faint mark became darker, he felt a sense of satisfaction. He wanted to brand her so it would never disappear. But if he did, she’d surely freak out, so he decided not to. Before long, her even breathing signaled she’d fallen asleep. Damon pulled Lilia even closer, murmuring inwardly.

‘Lilia, you can’t go anywhere. Forever.’