My Husband is Possessed by the Main Character

He turned to me at the sound of my voice. I wrapped my coat tighter and stepped out onto the terrace.

“Aren’t you cold?”

“I’m fine. Shall we go inside?”

“No, I wanted to feel the cool air for a bit.”

“…Then come here.”

He gently pulled me into his arms.

I could feel his sculpted body beneath his open shirt.

As expected, his body was much warmer than mine, like a furnace.

Wrapping his arms around my back, he spoke.

“I thought you’d already be asleep.”

“I couldn’t sleep. You gave me such wonderful gifts.”

“…If I’d known you’d like them this much, I would’ve given them sooner.”

“No, it’s perfect. But I wanted to ask—do you have anything you want?”

“Yes?”

“I want to give something in return.”

I looked up at him with a slight smile in my eyes.

He gazed into my eyes for a moment before speaking.

“…There is something.”

“What is it?”

“It requires your consent.”

“Tell me anything.”

With my agreeable response, his gaze on me deepened. The slightly chilly weather no longer registered.

As he began to gently stroke my back with one hand, warmth followed wherever his touch lingered, like an unhesitant temptation as he spoke.

“Actually, the more I hold you, the stronger I become.”

“…What?”

What could that possibly mean? Was he saying that the joy of physical intimacy gave him strength? I smiled as if I understood, feeling the same way.

“I feel more energized lately, too. You’re giving me strength.”

“…No. I mean literally. I gain power from you, Louise. And I need much more in the future.”

“…”

I didn’t take my eyes off him. His gaze was steady and clear.

As we looked into each other’s eyes, he swiftly lifted me and moved us back into the room in an instant.

A breeze blew lightly enough to stir my hair. The fact that my husband wasn’t ordinary sent shivers through me again.

In the next moment, my view changed once more as he carefully laid me on the bed.

“But there’s a problem.”

“…?”

“If I do it as much as I want, your body won’t be able to handle it.”

“…”

Suddenly, I recalled our first night together.

I had endured the long-awaited moment, not wanting to ruin it, but after the pleasure came an overwhelming ache throughout my body.

However, my body recovered more quickly than I expected, and from then on, I hardly felt any pain.

Even in the carriage, I briefly set aside my rational mind to feel him, and my body responded effortlessly as usual.

Suddenly, I remembered when Alec healed Marcel. Cautiously, I opened my mouth.

“Have you been healing me all this time?”

He seemed to affirm with silence before answering.

“It’s not harmful to you. I just thought you wouldn’t be pleased if you knew I was healing you without your permission.”

“…”

My eyes wavered with surprise.

Why hadn’t I suspected it? After a day or two, my body always felt lighter, and I just thought I recovered quickly.

I thought for a moment before raising a hand to gently touch his cheek.

“…I prefer comfort over pain.”

“…”

“I need you just as much as you need me.”

At my words, he lowered his head towards me with a deeper, more delicate gaze.

“Is it really alright?”

He asked as he undid one of the buttons on his shirt.

“…”

Nervous, I couldn’t even swallow.

So, like a healer in a game, he plans to keep healing me while staying up all night…

Just imagining the comfortable and ecstatic time we were about to have made me feel faint.

How much time passed, I wasn’t sure.

But I had been submerged in bliss, overwhelmed by the weight of his perfectly sculpted body for quite some time.

Still, I hadn’t yet reached the point where I needed his abilities. I didn’t feel drained or in pain at all.

Tonight, sharing body heat with him felt even more cozy and dreamy than before.

Just thinking about what might happen in bed with him made me feel like I was sinking into warm water, and tonight, it made me feel even more lethargic.

Like listening to sweet music, his lips and touch were incredibly delicate and full of devotion.

It felt as if we were swimming together in a warm seaside resort.

No matter how we moved through the water, his skill was impeccable.

After finally regaining my senses, we had breakfast and then returned to the room.

Even during a brief rest, we shared warmth deeply.

It felt like my body was his, and his body was mine, completely entwined.

I marveled at how this was the perfect relationship I had always imagined, overflowing with gratitude and joy from within.

“…Honey. Did you know?”

In the end, my chest was so full that I couldn’t help but speak.

“I think I’m in love with you… the way you are now.”

If this isn’t love, then what is this overwhelming desire to stay close to him for the rest of my life?

I could now sense that he cared for me as much as I did for him.

If I could express my feelings in numbers, they would be as countless as the stars reflected in the ocean at night.

With that very feeling, I looked at him tenderly and distantly.

I was so happy it felt like the best moment of my life.

***

In the bright afternoon sun, Olivia was sitting weakly in a soft chair in the empress’s garden.

“You’ve finally arrived.”

Her voice was faint, as if it would vanish at any moment.

Just then, her father, Duke Brody Garcia, had come, summoned by the Empress.

Brody sat across from Olivia and got straight to the point.

“I heard the Brent Duchy has put up the Marquis of Howard’s estate for sale.”

Brody’s expression was unusually cheerful.

He was not one to ask after his daughter’s well-being or smile at her, but being able to purchase the marquis’s estate seemed to delight him greatly.
Olivia gazed blankly, her eyes devoid of emotion.

“Harriet, there’s someone I want you to bring.”

Since that day, Olivia could only think of Louise.

The emperor wants Louise.

Hearing it directly from the emperor’s own voice made her feel as if her insides were boiling and turning upside down.

However, Olivia couldn’t explode in a fit of rage in front of others, even though the anger was overwhelming.

Partly due to her nature, she kept everything bottled up inside, but it was also because she was so drained of energy that she didn’t even have the strength to get angry.

At this rate, wouldn’t she just wither away and die?

Olivia recalled the prisoners who wasted away little by little every time she visited the imperial prison.

Her situation was no different from theirs.

Somehow, it felt like this was the emperor’s doing.

Just like with Julia, the emperor seemed intent on slowly letting her die as well.

Her father, unaware of anything, was filled only with joy at the prospect of acquiring a massive estate.

“His Majesty has his eyes on Louise.”

“What?”

At Olivia’s sudden words, Brody couldn’t believe his ears.

“Who has their eyes on whom?”

For a moment, Olivia couldn’t find the words to continue.

Brody found Olivia’s saddened expression strange. He had noticed it before—whenever the topic of the emperor came up, Olivia would put on that pitiful look.

Brody didn’t like this side of Olivia.

She had given birth to a princess but still had not produced an heir, and the princess had died shortly after birth.

And now, if the emperor was interested in another woman, it was clear that Olivia and the Garcia family would be discarded.

Brody’s heart sank.

“I knew. There’s no one who has observed him as closely as I have. But now, the time has come. His Majesty has ordered Count Warden to bring Louise.”

“What…?”

Brody looked bewildered, as if hearing this for the first time, unable to fully believe Olivia’s words.

Olivia let out a resigned laugh.

“Father, didn’t you see it? Every time there was an event at the imperial palace, the way His Majesty looked at her was different.”

“Is that true?”

Olivia nodded and continued.

“It was the same when Julia tried to poison Louise. He acted as though someone was trying to steal something that belonged to him. He’s not the type to behave that way.”

Suddenly, Olivia clenched her hands tightly, her nails pressing into her skin.

Her previously lifeless eyes sharpened with intensity.

If they had truly died in the North, there wouldn’t be a reason for such unease.

But they had returned alive.

Brody furrowed his brow in confusion.

“Then why send such a woman to the North, where she could die?”

“He must have thought that if he did, Louise would divorce Alec.”

“…”

Brody said nothing, just gazing at Olivia with tightly closed lips.

Although the news was shocking, it wasn’t as though he didn’t believe Olivia’s words.

Olivia spoke again.

“Father, doesn’t this seem strange to you?”