Chapter 5 (Part 1)

He hadn’t slept a wink all night. While Sienna dozed off, Eden found himself absentmindedly admiring her sleeping face. The soft, pleasant sound of her breathing made him chuckle, and as he gently caressed her warm, tender skin, dawn crept in without him noticing.  

As the sunlight grew brighter, the shadows of the large furniture in the room gradually faded, revealing their vivid colors. His feelings for Sienna seemed to grow clearer, just like the brightening view of the room. Watching her stir slightly as if she were about to wake up, Eden parted his lips and called her name.  

“Sienna.”  

Sienna, who had been murmuring small, sleepy complaints, slowly opened her eyes at the sound of his voice. Her eyelids fluttered open, revealing dark green eyes that still carried a drowsy haze. Eden’s lips curled softly as he leaned down and nipped lightly at her earlobe, whispering.  

“You’re awake?”  

His voice seemed to pull her into reality, and her eyes began to regain their clarity. The memory of the previous night must have surfaced because her cheeks turned crimson in an instant.  

Unlike the previous night, when she had been drunk and openly displayed her desires, her gaze now held a clear sense of reason. Not pleased with her prolonged thoughts, Eden lowered his head and bit gently at her neck. Her neck, already marked with reddish traces from the night before, gained another faint mark as a soft moan escaped her lips. He slowly raised his head, satisfied with the sound.  

“Hngh…”  

“What are you thinking about so early in the morning?”  

Sienna, who had been breathing shallowly, blankly met his gaze. Eden, who was staring at her dark green eyes filled only with the image of himself, urged her to answer by calling her name once more.  

“Sienna.”  

“…Your Grace.”  

It wasn’t even his name, just her voice, but it was enough to make the p*nis that had remained inside her all night swell even more. Sienna, who had been lying languidly without realizing he was still inside her, flinched as the foreign sensation finally registered.  

“Huh? W-Wait a moment. You’re still…?”  

Eden, smirking, leaned down and nipped at her ear. Pulling his hips back slightly, he thrust deeply into her, pressing so hard that the cleft of her b*ttocks sank.  

“Hngh!”

Sienna’s slender neck tilted backward. Along with her trembling thighs, the tightening movements of her inner walls caused Eden to let out a groan as he began to cup her ample br*asts and knead them gently.  

“No, ah! Wait, hngh, Your Grace!”  

Sienna, who had begun to shake, hurriedly shook her head and grabbed onto Eden’s firm forearm. However, as his hips pulled back slowly and then thrust in with a single, powerful motion, she couldn’t continue her sentence. She could only let out moans, further stimulating him.  

“Your, hngh, stop, ah! Haaah!”  

“How could I stop when you’re enjoying it so much, Sienna? I’m your slave, after all.”  

He whispered playfully, entwining his tongue with her reddened one and sucking on it. She looked adorable, flustered yet earnestly responding to his kiss.  

“Phew, and a slave’s duty is to please their master.”  

“What do you mean, slave! That’s, hngh, not it, it’s a slave mate!”  

“And so, do you dislike it?”  

“It’s not that I dislike it, but…!”  

Sienna hesitated, parting her lips as if to find the right words, and looked at Eden. However, before she could finish her sentence, she found herself unable to think any further. Eden, excited by her response that she didn’t dislike it, began thrusting his hips fiercely.  

The overwhelming pleasure that hit her without warning made her tremble as she reached her climax instantly, her eyes turning faintly red.  

“Haaah, ah!”  

“Down here, you’re sucking me in, begging for more. Stop pretending.”  

At his teasing whisper, Sienna’s cheeks turned a deep red. Eden, not missing the moment, took her hands and placed them on his broad chest.  

Just as he intended, Sienna’s small ears turned visibly red as her hands rested on his chest. Succumbing to his seduction, her body obediently leaned into his embrace. Eden’s crimson eyes narrowed lazily, pleased with her surrender.  

The soft yet firm sensation beneath her palms was probably the third thing Sienna liked most about his body. He hadn’t confirmed it directly with her, but he assumed the first was likely his face, and the second was the part of him currently inside her.  

The mysterious, dark green eyes that had looked somewhat dull and cloudy would occasionally flicker as they scanned him, and every time they did, something in his chest would stir strangely, a dull ache spreading through him. Perhaps it was because he had been overwhelmed by physical pleasure for the first time, like a teenager experiencing his first rush of hormones. But one thing was certain—he didn’t dislike this version of himself.  

It wasn’t enough that last night’s events had been brushed aside. He wouldn’t allow her to dismiss what happened as an accident caused by drunkenness or pretend it never occurred. After all, she had been the one to tempt him from the beginning with those perverse glances.  

Even if she tried to justify it, he had no intention of letting her off. Staring into her dark green eyes, his heart pounded pleasantly, swelling with emotion.  

Eden could finally define his feelings for Sienna with clarity.  

* * *  

Somehow, five days had passed since Eden and Sienna began staying at his villa. It was because she had given in to his soft whispers, which claimed there was still time left to test the effects of the magical potion.  

At this point, it was hard to tell whether Sienna was the pervert or if Eden was the true pervert. He clung to her constantly, to the extent that the passage of time became difficult to notice. He truly spent the entire day nibbling and sucking on her.  

She wasn’t even sure if she was eating proper meals. While Eden always made sure to feed her something, it seemed more like an excuse for him to taste her instead. He would bite her neck as though savoring her rather than the food.  

This morning was no different. Instead of breakfast, Eden had woken up and immediately started nibbling lightly on her neck. The ticklish yet stinging sensation made Sienna flinch and mutter under her breath.  

“If I think about it, Your Grace, you seem more like the pervert.”  

A soft chuckle came from behind her. It seemed he found it amusing to hear her call him a pervert.  

“And why do you think that?”  

“Because you, hngh, never leave me alone. You even said it was your first time, but how can you be so….”  

Her voice trailed off as she shivered from the tingling sensation of him nibbling on her ear. She had learned just a few days ago that this was also Eden’s first experience with intimacy, but she still couldn’t believe it. 

If it’s your first time, how can you be this good?  

As if sensing her suspicious gaze darting toward him, Eden leaned close to her ear and whispered in a low voice, 

“I told you. I’m good at anything I do with my body.”  

With a gentle whisper, his large hand slid up from her lower abdomen, carefully cupping the soft mound. Sienna, who let out a small moan from the tender touch as if he was about to start again, tried her best to regain her composure.  

“Hngh, stop, I really need to go back today.”  

Resolutely making up her mind, she pushed him away. Realizing how much time had passed, Eden finally relented this time, sitting up as he moved back.  

“That magical potion… can I try drinking it?”  

His voice was serious as he asked, though he didn’t release the arm wrapped around her waist. Blinking at the unexpected question, she turned to look at him.  

“Well, you can, but it’s still incomplete. Are you sure you’re okay with that?”  

“There’s a memory I’d like to revisit. I think I’d be the perfect test subject to see whether the potion works.”  

Does he have some kind of trauma? 

Sienna, who had never heard anything like this from him before, became serious as she sat up alongside him. Noticing the concern in her gaze, Eden gave a faint smile and began to share his story briefly.  

“You must have heard about the incident where the previous Duke and Duchess of Felice passed away.”  

“Yes, I know about it. I heard they died in a carriage accident….”  

“It wasn’t an accident. There were people secretly plotting rebellion at the time.”  

“What?”  

What happened to Eden’s parents wasn’t an accident but a conspiracy. Since young Gustav had only recently ascended to the throne at that time, the incident was covered up as an accident to prevent instability in the imperial authority.  

Back then, Marquis Mazar, a distant relative of the imperial family, took advantage of the fragile state of the imperial power under the young emperor and plotted rebellion. As the first step of his rebellion, he attempted to eliminate the Felice Duke and Duchess, who were the emperor’s strongest allies, along with their heir.  

And involved in that plan was none other than Eden’s nanny.