Chapter 7 (Part 1)

“Ugh.”

Reina lay face down on the bed, burying her face in a pillow from behind.

Her raised hips trembled slightly. She didn’t prefer this embarrassing position, akin to animal mating, but it was perfect for stifling sounds. By burying her face in the pillow, she could hide her moans within.

Even as she reached cl*max, Patrick, as if unsatisfied, lifted her hips even higher. Holding onto her hips tightly, he thrust his thick p*nis inside.

“Ugh!”

In an instant, he spread her inner flesh and entered deeply. The curved p*nis stimulated sensitive spots. Reina’s body squirmed. The sensation of being filled inside made her feel like she was going crazy.

She almost let out a small scream, but barely managed to hide it within the pillow.

As her moans disappeared, the room filled with the sounds of rough breathing, flesh slapping together, and lewd wet noises.

For a moment, Patrick seemed to gently stroke her sweat-drenched back, but then he roughly thrust his manhood inside again.

At that moment, a heavy weight pressed down on her body. Reina’s back was suddenly in contact with his solid chest.

Her body flinched as his hot breath touched the nape of her neck. She felt like her whole body was burning. Every time their sweat-soaked bodies rubbed together, a strange sensation arose.

Thump, thump.

Whenever Patrick thrust fiercely, she had to bite down on the pillow to the point of aching teeth. Because of this, Reina’s pillow was always in a tattered state by dawn.

Perhaps it was because of a competitive spirit that kicked in or the desire not to be taken away turned into an obsession. Since he came to her in the middle of the night last time and made love, Patrick visited her room whenever he had time.

He moved so nimbly and could sense others’ presence quickly, so even if he visited frequently, he was never caught.

The only downside was that she couldn’t moan freely. That’s why they mostly made love in the rear-entry position, like now.

The fortunate thing was that Reina’s room was at the very end of the hallway and Lilith, in the next room, rarely woke up once she fell asleep.

Sometimes a moan that couldn’t be suppressed would escape, but that was okay.

With nothing else to disturb them, the more their secret meetings continued, the more an unquenchable fire burned between them.

Every time the solid pillar spread her moist flesh and entered, sweet pl*asure dominated her entire body. She wished this moment could last forever.

The more they intertwined, the more it felt like their bodies were becoming one. It felt like not just their bodies, but their souls were deeply connected.

As a result, the more they intertwined, the more they desperately wanted each other. Their bodies were so entangled that she felt as if her insides were changing to his shape.

Or perhaps because she was so intoxicated by the intense, almost severe pl*asure.

Reina thought there could be no more intense lovemaking than this.

Since she was on birth control, Patrick ej*culated long and deep inside her. It seemed as if he wanted to fill her body with his essence.

Every time he took her with eyes brimming with deep desire, Reina felt like Patrick was a ravenous beast who had lost control, and she was a herbivore waiting to be devoured by him.

After such intense lovemaking, Patrick would leave the bedroom with his nimble body before dawn without anyone noticing. Whenever Reina opened her eyes, his presence was always gone.

He didn’t come every day. Being a very busy man, he visited at most three times a week. But even that drained all of Reina’s energy.

It might have been even more exhausting because she had to hold back so the sounds didn’t escape outside.

After such nights of pleasure, Reina had to endure muscle pain all over her body the next day.

However, Patrick was the opposite. Despite getting almost no sleep, he seemed even more vigorous than before, according to what she heard.

‘Are you taking some special stamina supplements these days? Share the good stuff with us!’

So much so that the surrounding knights were envious.

‘No wonder you’re qualified to be the Commander.’

She knew how outstanding and excellent Patrick was, but even his stamina was amazing, making her naturally admire him.

Of course he would be. He was her man, after all.

When she thought about the time spent with Patrick, her body was exhausted, but her heart felt enriched. Except for one problem.

That was the fact that Patrick was still engaged to Lady Berkshire.

* * *

“Did you see?”

“Of course I saw.”

“Oh my. She’s beautiful, isn’t she?”

“Her chest….”

“The Commander is a man, after all.”

After finishing early morning training and changing clothes at the lounge, the members’ voices were more excited than usual.

Normally, even when they talked, it wasn’t this noisy, so Reina couldn’t help but look at them with curious eyes.

“What’s going on?”

“Oh, Lady Reina. You know, she came to visit.”

Tom approached with eyes full of interest.

“Who do you mean?”

“The commander’s fiancée. You were curious, right? Want to see her face from a distance?”

The good mood Reina had until this morning sank in an instant. After declaring war on Reina, it seemed Lady Berkshire was now starting to act in earnest.

“Ah, no.”

Trying to hide her flustered state, Reina attempted to answer nonchalantly but ended up stuttering.

“Why are you so flustered? Did you perhaps overhear our conversation? Oh, don’t mind our talk. It’s just a man’s instinct.”

Tom misunderstood her demeanor in a different way. They must have found Lady Berkshire attractive too.

“I’ve washed up, so I’ll be going now.”

Not wanting to see Patrick and Lady Berkshire together, Reina hurriedly gathered her belongings.

“Alright then.”

Tom, who would normally find it odd for Reina not to go meet Patrick’s fiancée immediately, looked puzzled at her lack of interest.

Ignoring his gaze, she quickly entered the mansion.

After washing up, she was heading to the study room for her lessons when she saw Patrick walking down the opposite hallway.

As soon as he saw Reina, he approached her and whispered in her ear in a low voice.

“Did you hear?”

“Hear what?”

“Lady Berkshire came to the training ground today.”

“Oh, I heard. Why did she suddenly visit?”

Even though she knew the reason, Reina asked Patrick. She was curious about what excuse she had made to visit him.

“I sent her a letter yesterday, wanting to break off the engagement as soon as possible, and it seems she came to say it’s still difficult for her.”

“What reason did she give?”

“It’s a personal matter of Lady Berkshire, so it’s hard for me to speak freely about it.”

Being a man of few words, Patrick seemed to be sparing in his speech.

Normally, he didn’t openly express his thoughts, but he made an exception in front of Reina. So she had to ask questions first to understand what conversation they had.

What excuse did she come up with?

Reina pondered for a moment. Thinking back to her previous conversation with Lady Berkshire, it seemed more likely that she had set a trap to dig into Patrick’s heart rather than openly saying she wanted to marry him.

“Does it have anything to do with Sir Bill? Did they have a fight or something?”

“….”

Patrick gave an awkward smile as if he was troubled. It seemed her guess was correct. It looked like Lady Berkshire was trying to dig into Patrick’s heart by consulting him about her distancing relationship with Sir Bill.

“So when can the engagement be broken off? I mean, will it be broken off at all?”

“There’s no need to worry about that matter. The engagement will definitely be broken.”

When she asked with a worried look, Patrick answered firmly.

“Well, that’s a relief….”

Even though she knew Patrick had no interest in Lady Berkshire, she couldn’t help but feel uneasy.

Was it because fate was trying to separate us since they weren’t meant to be? 

Such ominous thoughts kept coming to her mind.

No, it can’t be.

Even if the surrounding circumstance didn’t flow in the desired direction, Reina had no intention of giving up on Patrick.

She was trying to resolve it as amicably as possible, but if that didn’t work, she was ready to reveal her relationship with Patrick, regardless of her reputation.

She didn’t want to comment on others’ private lives, but in this case, she had no choice but to expose Lady Berkshire’s past. She didn’t mind being labeled as someone who stole another woman’s man.

[Lady Berkshire and Sir Bill were lovers.]

Spreading such rumors would make it clear who the real loser was.

Reina had no loyalty to protect the private life of a woman who repaid kindness with shamelessness. However, she was still holding back from spreading rumors because she had to consider the possibility of other false rumors spreading related to Patrick.

If rumors like “He played with two women,” or “He abandoned his fiancée for money and power” spread, Patrick could end up suffering the consequences.

Reina clicked her tongue and then pushed Patrick against the wall. She grabbed his collar and kissed him first. She wanted to hide her uneasy feelings, even if only through a kiss.

Patrick willingly responded to her seduction, and their tongues intertwined. Their kiss, deep and intense enough to swallow the roots of their tongues, ended only when their tongues felt numb.

After smiling at each other, Patrick left the room quietly.

A few minutes later, Reina left the room and was heading to her own room when Nina approached her quickly from the opposite direction.

“Young lady, you were here.”

“Why? What’s going on?”

“The Duke wants to see you for a moment.”

“Really?”

It didn’t seem like a pleasant situation, but she couldn’t ignore it, so Reina walked towards the study reluctantly.