Chapter 42

“I can still vividly remember the time you teased me, Hazel.”  

As Kaiden recalled that memory, his arousal grew, stretching Hazel’s inner walls even tighter. He moved his hips leisurely, gradually loosening the narrow entrance. No matter how often it was stretched during such moments, it always returned to its original size, and every time he opened her up like this, tears welled up in Hazel’s eyes.  

“Hah! Haaah…!”  

Hazel, attempting to resist by clutching at her chest, only came across as adorably defiant.  

There had been times when she playfully teased him, slipping his arousal into her mouth while he slept and smiling sweetly at him afterward, completely unaware of how much restraint he was exercising.  

“Relax, Hazel.”  

Kaiden grabbed her small feet, which looked like doll’s feet, and placed them over his shoulders, moving his hips in a longer motion. His deeper thrusts made her walls tremble and clench tightly around him.  

“Haa… I-I can’t…”  

“Come on, Hazel.”  

“I-I can’t!”  

Her head shook side to side, her hair scattering across the sheets in erratic patterns. As he moved rhythmically back and forth in the tight, slick space, Hazel’s half-relaxed body flailed helplessly.  

Kaiden’s length delved deeper, exploring her insides, and as it stroked her most sensitive spots, she could only writhe in pleasure.  

“Ahh… Ahhh!”  

Her legs, propped over his shoulders, trembled, and the pooling arousal below began soaking the sheets.  

“We’ve only just started, and you’re already so wet. What are we going to do?”  

“Already… now?”  

In response to her questioning tone, Kaiden grabbed her round hips firmly, pulling her downward. The once-tight entrance, now slick with arousal, allowed him to sink even deeper.  

“Ahh! Ahhh!”  

The deep, intense pleasure of him hitting her cervix made her vision flicker in and out. Her entrance, overwhelmed, quivered as it continued to leak arousal uncontrollably.  

Feeling embarrassed by how exposed and vulnerable she was, Hazel weakly pounded her fists against Kaiden’s muscular arm beside her face, silently begging him to slow down. But her efforts seemed futile, as Kaiden merely exhaled heavily and thrust harder into the air.  

“You used to beg for it, and now you’re asking me to stop?”  

“Haa… That’s not what I—Ahhh!”  

Her voice, a mix of pain and pleasure, now leaned entirely toward the latter. Her entrance, spasming and slick, clung desperately to him, refusing to let go.  

“Hmm. Hazel, that’s not what you meant?”  

With a gentle gaze that seemed to urge her to finish her sentence, Kaiden began rolling the bead nestled at her perineum with his fingers.  

“Aahh! W-what is this…? It feels… strange!”  

His arousal filled her completely, moving like a piston, while the bead, pressed and rolled by his fingers, sent ripples of pleasure through her. Hazel felt her vision spin as the sensations overwhelmed her.  

“Haaah! Haa!”  

Her gasps turned desperate, and she struggled to catch her breath amidst the overwhelming pleasure. She writhed uncontrollably, but Kaiden easily restrained her movements with one hand.  

“W-we agreed not to do this—Ahhh!—Why are you suddenly… Haaah!”  

“I’m upset. It feels like I’m the only one desperate for this.”  

Kaiden whispered between his ragged breaths. Slowly, he withdrew his length before plunging back in, filling her to the brim once more.  

“Ahhh!”  

As her stretched entrance dripped with arousal, the friction of his movements grew slicker. Each thrust pushed deeper, creating frothy bubbles at the base of his shaft.  

“Ahh… Ahhh!”  

Her back and neck arched as cries of ecstasy escaped her lips. Kaiden pressed one hand against her lower abdomen, pinning her to the bed, while his other hand gently stroked her swollen cl*toris.  

“Haaah… Hnn…!”  

Hazel clung to the bedsheets, her body trembling uncontrollably. Her thighs, shaking violently, seemed ready to collapse onto the bed, but Kaiden caught her legs, wrapping them securely in his arms.  

“Ahhh! Ahhh!”  

“Where’s the Hazel who hated the idea of waiting until marriage? Hmm?”  

Kaiden’s arousal moved steadily between her trembling thighs, his sweat-drenched forehead glistening as his breathing grew heavier. He thrust deeply one final time, dragging against her inner walls as he withdrew.  

“Your Grace! Haaah, please, stop…!”  

The deep penetration, which felt like it was pushing her organs upward, sent waves of aching pleasure through her tailbone and curled her toes.  

“Ahhh! Ahhh!”  

The overwhelming sensations spread rapidly through her body, leaving her trembling uncontrollably. Her legs, wrapped around Kaiden’s arms, shook violently as he continued to thrust deeply.  

At one point, a particularly intense thrust sent her hips lifting off the bed before gently falling back down. 

“Haaah… Hnn!”  

“Mm.”  

Tears blurred Hazel’s vision as her body reached its peak, leaving her feeling empty, like a drained bathtub. She could feel Kaiden’s arousal throbbing inside her, ready to release.  

“Hazel.”  

“Hnn… Kaiden, Your Grace.”  

When she called his name through her sobs, Kaiden, drenched in sweat, embraced her. His arousal, still throbbing, released a milky fluid as he withdrew.  

As Hazel trembled from the storm of sensations, she buried her face in Kaiden’s chest, and he patted her back soothingly, as if it were second nature.  

“Hazel, are you alright?”  

“…Yes.”  

Hazel nodded as she burrowed into Kaiden’s firm chest. The mingling scent of their bodies and the warmth radiating between them provided a cozy sense of comfort.  

She wanted to let time drift by like this, but the hand patting her back slid down her spine and began softly caressing her hips. It was a signal that he wanted to go another round.  

“Ah, Your Grace! We just did it!”  

Hazel mustered her remaining strength to push away the hand that had ventured to her hips.  

“I just want to help you check off more items from your bucket list.”  

“This isn’t on there.”  

“Then, do you dislike it?”  

Sliding an arm behind her waist, Kaiden pulled her closer until her lips brushed against his broad chest.  

“It’s not that… It’s just tiring.”  

“See? I’m the only one who’s desperate here.”  

“Let’s rest for a bit, alright?”  

Hazel pushed against his shoulders with all her might, but he didn’t budge an inch.  

The chaste Duke she thought she knew seemed nowhere to be found. Or perhaps, their definitions of chastity had been different from the start.  

Kaiden, it seemed, had developed a taste for intimacy. Every day, without fail, he crossed Hazel’s threshold.  

At first, Hazel had been thrilled. She thought her dream of a passionate romance and married life had finally begun! She eagerly enjoyed their fiery nights and days together.  

But once they started, Kaiden would not let her go, even as moonlight streamed through the windows. His arousal would stiffen at even the lightest touch of her skin, standing tall and unyielding, as if it could never be defeated.  

“Hazel, your stamina seems to be declining. I think I’ll have to call a physician today.”  

Kaiden’s low voice, pressed against her back, drifted over her shoulder.  

Her stamina was perfectly normal—it was Kaiden’s that was abnormally high. And with him clinging to her every day, exhausting her until she could barely lift a finger, wasn’t it natural for her energy to run out?  

Looking back briefly, Hazel realized that even her offhanded remarks had played a part in encouraging him.  

“Today, I already crossed one off!”  

That day, she had deliberately worn an outfit matching Kaiden’s for their date.  

“Hazel, can’t we cross them off together?”  

“Yes. Once I finish everything on this list, I’ll write a new one with you, Your Grace. Then we can cross them off together.”  

“I suppose I should buy a diary soon.”  

After that, Kaiden must have read her diary from cover to cover. The way he shyly presented handcuffs or brought out a whip, fiddling with it before giving it a few experimental swings, was proof enough.  

Otherwise, how could he have acquired tools that matched her risqué desires so perfectly?  

– Try being restrained with handcuffs during intimacy.  

– Take turns using a whip with my partner.  

Hazel let out a series of sighs, regretting the words she had spoken so carelessly. But then she felt something hard and warm press against her hips.  

If she stayed in his arms any longer, she didn’t know when the second round might begin. Hazel quickly slipped out of bed.  

“Hazel, let’s lie down for just a little longer. Hmm?”  

“I have to go to the Imperial Palace at 4. It’s for Young Master Humohr’s testimony.”  

“Humohr, again.”  

Kaiden glanced at the now-empty spot beside him with a hint of regret before leaving the room.  

A short while later:  

“I’ll take you there.”  

Kaiden, now fully dressed and looking immaculate, sat in one corner of Hazel’s room, reading a book.