It’s Okay, As Long As It’s Not Love

There were two geniuses at Che Saintbre Academy.
Delilah Erica, loved by everyone, and Eric Briar, loved by no one.

One day, Eric inadvertently refused Delilah’s invitation to sit together.
After that, the contempt and ostracism directed at Eric only grew worse, and so, late at night, Delilah secretly visited Eric’s room…….

After that secret meeting, Delilah began visiting Eric’s room as if it were a habit.
And the more their clandestine encounters continued, the deeper they fell for each other.
But both of them knew very well that theirs was a relationship that could never truly be.
So they decided to share everything except ‘love’.
Only ‘love’ was off limits.

“You’ll regret this.”
“I won’t regret it.”

She might regret it, but she wouldn’t regret everything about Eric.

“……As long as it’s not love.”
“……Yeah, as long as it’s not love.”

Eric’s voice, making sure one last time, was a little cruel, but even so, it was gentle—as if he would give her anything, as long as she didn’t covet his heart.
Eric’s hand gently cupped Delilah’s chin and lifted it upward.
Delilah squeezed her eyes shut, and, as if it were the most natural thing, their lips met.
Still, she was glad. She could keep seeing him.
Delilah closed her eyes again. The kiss grew deeper.
Their contact intensified, until Delilah gasped as if she were about to cry, and Eric silenced her desperate moans with his lips.
As their night grew darker and deeper, only the sound of their mingled breaths filled the room.

《It’s Okay, As Long As It’s Not Love》