I'm A Sucker For Extras - Chapter 50

Chapter 50

The hairs on the back of Brody’s neck stood up, his face feeling hotter than usual from the return of the alcohol.

“….”

Is it okay to be this close?

Brody had tried to keep her distance from him, matching his demeanor.

No, it was from the moment she decided she couldn’t accept him.

She believed that refraining from physical contact was a matter of courtesy and decency.

So, the only one who held the key to approaching her first was Aidan.

Brody calmly organized her thoughts. No, she tried to stay calm.

‘This is okay, right? He approached me……. And, well, he said he needed to do some sort of confirmation or proof or something to finalize the marriage.’

It was obvious what a married couple should do on their first night.

It would involve an intimate union.

But how do they confirm that? How do they prove it?

‘If not… Does that mean the marriage vow is incomplete? ’

Brody couldn’t figure it out at all.

But his breathing gradually slowed down.

Lately, he hadn’t been sleeping well, and she wanted to let him rest deeply like this.

‘I don’t know the procedure for marriage; what the hell am I supposed to do’

Brody hesitated several times, pondering whether to gently wake him up.

She had no choice.

“Hey, Your Grace. Wake up for a moment.”

Brody shook Aidan awake.

Aidan turned his head slightly and looked at Brody with one eye half-open.

As if unsure what to do with the defiant gaze, Brody awkwardly smiled.

“Um, we’re in the middle of our wedding ceremony.”

Aidan, who had been blinking his eyes rapidly, finally opened his mouth.

“Oh, the wedding ceremony. Right, that…”

He mumbled, propping himself up halfway by grabbing his elbow.

Then he faced Brody as if he were covering her.

Brody, trapped in his gaze, looked at him anxiously.

In the soft light of the room, Aidan’s eyes reflected a deep blue color.

His low voice spread solemnly, as if filled with passion.

“I swear to love you as my wife for a lifetime.”

“….”

Brody stiffened and just stared at Aidan.

Unlike her still body, her heart began to thump loudly, as if it were beating against her skin.

‘That…’

It was undoubtedly the same oath they had taken during the previous wedding ceremony. Was he just repeating those words?

‘But why does it feel like this? It’s almost maddening.’

Shivers ran through her whole body, and her heartbeat roared.

Brody clenched her fist in an unbearable feeling.

His face dropped to the corner of Brody’s tense eyes.

Softly closing his eyes, a faint sound—like a touch—echoed in Brody’s eyelids.

‘Is he… Is he going to do it? Yeah, he probably should. It’s necessary.’

Even though she had no intention of approaching Aidan.

But tonight. It can’t be helped.

This is business. It’s a legally required action under the contract.

‘Just a necessary action for the contract, right? ‘

Brody asked him with her eyes.

‘But why are you looking at me like that? ‘

However, his passionate eyes seemed to convey a different answer.

Excitement. Anticipation. A heart-shaking gaze.

Aidan, who had separated his lips from Brody’s eyes, finally aligned his gaze with hers.

A strong gaze said he wanted her.

“Brody….”

Her breath felt close, making her heart race.

As Aidan lowered his face, their noses touched.

Their lips hesitated at a precarious distance, separated by a subtle warmth.

At that moment, deep wrinkles appeared on his forehead, visible at close range.

“Are you having a headache?”

“Ugh.”

Did he have a headache or not?

He groaned while pressing his forehead, making an inexplicable response.

After a meaningless answer, their lips finally touched.

It was a tickling kiss, almost touching.

Brody’s eyelids trembled as they brushed against Aidan’s gaze.

Can moonlight even tremble?

As their figures shook, the moment of hesitation between them diminished in an instant.

Aidan slid his hand through Brody’s hair this time, gently pulling her nape.

This time, their lips met more deeply.

The soft parts touched several times, creating a gentle sound that resonated in the air.

Brody’s fingers softly brushed against his neck as they passed behind, intertwining.

Aidan, with her head tilted back, eagerly explored Brody’s lips, which clung to hers.

His passionate hand gently swept across her shoulders.

Brody’s hair cascaded over the soft pillow.

Aidan was half-laid on top of Brody, looking into her face.

His gentle touch removed the strands of hair stuck to her face.

Brody looked up at Aidan, who now had a more relaxed expression, with her eyes.

As their hearts touched, a subtle resonance echoed between them.

Brody savored Aidan’s body temperature with her entire being.

Familiar yet unfamiliar warmth.

Warmth that would not be allowed to her in the future.

In her sorrow, Brody acknowledged that she missed this warmth.

She hugged Aidan’s shoulders with a heart full of sobs.

As she did, the warmth and familiar weight that pressed down on her reassured her.

In reality, she was anxious.

She pretended to be nonchalant, but entering the North was something.

She was confident that she could endure it, putting her body where it wasn’t welcome.

Fortunately, contrary to expectations, she received a tremendous welcome and, in return, faced enormous expectations.

It was the same when she was attacked by the princess recently.

In the sudden moment of falling, her body floated, and the sight was frighteningly shaken, as if floating.

Moreover, the fear felt like a sip of poison, experiencing the powerful dominance of the two spirits.

It was a moment that felt like her mind was breaking and her body was tearing apart, as if she would rather her heart stop beating.

Fortunately, meeting a priest allowed her body to recover, but she couldn’t dismiss the pain.

After waking up, she hastily covered it up, pretending everything was fine in the urgent situation.

Because being at the side of the Northern Duke meant something.

She felt the need to become a dignified presence befitting that responsibility.

For the North, for him, because she wanted to be of help.

“Yeah, I was anxious.”

The comforting feeling of being against him. Ironically, she felt anxiety when she felt that comfort.

“Please hug me tighter. Want me even more.”

Accepting his touch, Brody cast away her anxiety.

At this moment, she didn’t want to think about anything.

Not about the North. Not about three years later. About nothing…

She pulled the leg that wasn’t under Aidan, and their bodies pressed even closer.

“Your Grace…”

Brody’s soft voice poured out like a sigh.

“Ah…”

Aidan’s body trembled at her voice. He buried his face in Brody’s nape.

And the next moment…

He stiffened, abruptly stopping his movements.

“….?”

Brody rolled her eyes in confusion at the sudden change in temperature.

“Your Grace…?”

Suddenly, Aidan grabbed his elbow and pushed away from the bed, lifting his upper body as if bouncing.

“No.”

“….What?”

Aidan’s eyes widened in surprise as he quickly covered his face with his hands and began hitting himself.

“Are you crazy, Aidan? Are you insane… Ha…”

A dislocation… What does that mean in this situation?

Brody, lying dumbfounded, blinked and soon followed, lifting her upper body.

“Your Grace?”

“This is not allowed like this.”

Not allowed? Why? I don’t know about me, but why do you?

Brody looked at Aidan with a yearning gaze.

He approached first, shook her like this, and now she couldn’t understand.

“You… it’s because… you won’t…”

Due to the wind murmuring as Aidan’s face was covered, Brody couldn’t properly hear what he was saying.

“To complete the marriage… isn’t this necessary?”

Brody regained her composure and reached out to the panicking Aidan.

Then Aidan quickly moved, retreating to the edge of the bed as if escaping.

“….”

Brody’s just-restored emotions, shattered by Aidan’s intense rejection, rolled violently on the floor.

The previously rising body temperature quickly turned cold.

Watching Aidan suffer on the edge of the bed, Brody’s face alternated between turning pale and blushing.

After a while, Aidan stood up from the bed altogether.

He spoke with his back turned.

His voice had become unexpectedly cold and dry.

“No, this is just a formality. You just need to meet the priest in the morning.”

“Ah…”

Brody’s face twisted.

Was it like that? Just… waiting for the morning?

She bit her lips tightly.

She felt so stupid for freaking out all this time.

In the silence, a brief moment passed. She felt humiliated through no fault of her own and betrayed by the situation.

A few moments passed in silence.

Aidan seemed to be trying to gather his emotions, so he moved first.

He seemed to be heading towards the sofa.

“…Your Grace.”

Brody called out to Aidan.

He flinched but continued without turning back.

“Sorry, Brody.”

“Your Grace”

As Brody called him more assertively, Aidan hesitated and finally turned his head.

As expected.

Brody was looking at him with an icy expression, his temperature at absolute zero.

She slowly stood up and approached Aidan.

“Enough, lie down there.”

“Hmm?”

Brody pointed firmly to the edge of the bed.

When Aidan hesitated, she slightly impatiently pushed his shoulder.

Not the build to resist being pushed.

With Brody’s force, Aidan staggered backward and fell onto the bed.

However, Brody’s strength alone wasn’t enough to completely bring him down.

Aidan, holding onto the bed with his elbows, resisted falling completely.

Brody, looking down at him with a firm expression, realized that she wouldn’t be able to topple him completely with her strength alone.

Aidan, resisting with his elbows against the bed, avoided falling completely.

Brody looked at him with a stern expression.

Then suddenly, vines emerged from the bed, wrapping around the bewildered Aidan and pressing him firmly.

“Bro… Brody?”

Caught in the vines and unsure of what to do, Aidan was enveloped in confusion.

Ignoring his confusion, Brody slowly approached him.

Creak. She felt her weight being added to the bed.

Holding onto his shoulders, Brody slowly lowered her upper body.

Her tangled hair flowed like a curtain, covering his view.

And soon, their lips touched.

“Ugh.”

Separated once, then again, this time more deeply.

Their mouths met.

At the same time, the taste of fresh, crisp leaves entered his mouth.

“…!”

He swallowed instinctively at the skillful movements.

Then Brody chewed and passed a mesh leaf into his mouth.

Confirming the thick nectar flowing down his throat, Brody quickly stood up.

“Enough for today. Please sleep properly on the bed.”

Brody’s eyes were already cold, and her dry voice faintly brushed over Aidan in confusion.

Already exhausted, he soon fell into the darkness with a swoon.

***

The next day, when he woke up, he was alone on the bed.

His body and head felt refreshed, but, feeling bewildered, he quickly got up and looked around.

Then, on the makeshift sofa, Brody was lying down alone.

“Oh my, what is this?”

Aidan, turning pale, quickly got up and approached Brody.

He was about to awkwardly lift Brody, who was lying uncomfortably, and move her to the bed.

But at that moment, Brody suddenly opened her eyes and looked at him.

Aidan hesitated, freezing at her gaze.

Brody’s eyes seemed to ask, ‘What is this? ‘

Whether she was listening to his words or not, Brody slowly sat up at her own pace.

Aidan, unable to touch her due to the atmosphere, took a step back and looked at her with an awkward expression.

Aidan froze his mouth in an apologetic gesture.

“Look, I thought…… you looked uncomfortable, so I thought…….”

She slowly got up, as if Aidan were not there.

Aidan couldn’t bring himself to put his hands on her in that mood, so he took a step back and looked at her nervously.

She yawned leisurely, stretching.

Soon, her slow pupils met Aidan’s trembling ones.

Only then did Brody smile slightly and speak.

“Good morning, Your Grace. Shall we finish the marriage vows now?”

A cold sweat ran down Aidan’s back.