Chapter 97

“Ah, it’s fine. It just feels… good…”

“…”

He bit his lip and lowered his head.

His heart was pounding too.

I gripped his arm tightly.

I could feel it now; we weren’t done yet.

“Haa.”

As he exhaled a deep breath, I squeezed my eyes shut, my fingers gripping tightly.

It was overwhelming, but also a feeling full of affection.

At that moment, the carriage jolted.

“…Ah!”

A moan escaped from me before I could stop it.

The sudden shock of the jolt was intensely stimulating.

Fearing I might slip and fall, he grabbed the seat next to my head and straightened his upper body.

He looked down at me from a slight distance.

“Are you alright?”

“Alec…”

Like a railing, his arm supported my body.

Because of the shaking carriage, my body, lying on the soft seat, also swayed gently.

Even staying still, the dizzying sensation continued.

He applied more pressure, ensuring that our connected bodies didn’t separate.

Just this alone was enough to make me feel like I might lose my breath.

“W-we should stay still for a moment, maybe?”

“…”

“Because holding you feels so precious and lovely… I just want to savor it.”

“…”

When did this man become so precious to me?

Holding him now, I felt so tender toward him.

It was like I had become a mother hen, lovingly protecting her egg.

As I quietly embraced him, his gaze deepened.

And then, he asked me something he had never asked before.

“…Is it because I’m your husband? Or is it because I’m me that you cherish me?”

“…”

Could this man actually be curious about my feelings?

I was a bit surprised, but I soon reached out to cup his cheek.

“Why? Are you worried I only love you because you’re my husband?”

“…”

His expression stiffened slightly, as if my question had hit close to home.

We had never talked about this before.

But now, I felt more certain of my feelings than ever.

“Don’t worry. It’s because it’s ‘you’ that I love.”

“…”

“If I hadn’t liked my husband in the first place, I might have run away before our first anniversary even came…”

“…”

He stared down at me for a moment, then lowered his head as if avoiding my gaze. His jaw tensed, as though he was gritting his teeth.

Had my words triggered some kind of change in his feelings?

“…Haa!”

I had to cover my mouth with both hands, catching me off guard.

“Aah, ah!”

Could it be that my words stirred something in him?

He devoured me even more passionately than before.

However, unlike the intense motion of the carriage, this gentle movement was controlled just enough to hide our trembling.

“Louise.”

“Ah, Alec.”

His restrained movements felt somehow deeper and more stimulating.

I barely managed to look up at him, gasping for breath.

He exhaled a long sigh and spoke breathlessly.

“I understand your feelings… perfectly.”

I could feel his chest rising and falling, pressing down on me.

“Hnn.”

I let out a sob-like moan and quickly covered my mouth with my hand again.

So, he was curious about my feelings after all.

The fact that he was interested in my inner thoughts felt better than I had expected.

With eyes burning even hotter, he looked at me firmly.

“But I keep wanting you more.”

“…What?”

What did he say?

“Ah.”

He swallowed my moan.

His lips covered mine, pushing into me. He enthusiastically licked and mashed, as if determined to explore every corner inside.

What did he just say…

His trembling quickened, becoming more intimate.

The sensation I had longed to feel again blurred my vision into a bright, distant haze.

But for him to say that he wanted more of me… had he only just realized that now?

Though it was quite late, I was still satisfied to hear it, even now.

Go ahead, be even greedier…

My vision flickered uncontrollably.

The hand I had used to cover my mouth fell helplessly away.

“Hah, Ah, Al…ec…”

Not being able to do whatever we wanted, like in the bedroom, only made my heart burn hotter.

Even if the carriage were to stop suddenly, unless wild raiders attacked us again like before, the door wouldn’t just burst open.

So, despite the anxious flutter in my heart, my hands unbuttoned his shirt.

I wanted to touch more and feel more.

“Louise.”

He called my name hotly once more and brought his lips down below my neck.

I shivered slightly at the touch of his breath and lips.

The dress that had been binding me gradually loosened under his hands.

No other thoughts came to mind.

“Alec.”

I buried my hand in his soft hair and clenched it.

The rising feeling that it would all end soon intensified.

Ah.

How wonderful it would be to just disappear somewhere like this.

The more we rubbed against each other, the more something pent-up inside me melted away dizzyingly, making me lose myself.

It felt as though everything in the world had disappeared, leaving only this burning sensation and me.

I no longer had any idea where we were headed.

The feeling of not wanting this to end peaked in an instant.

“Ah! Hah…”

His lips pressed against my own, my cheek, and my neck as they passed over me.

Over the lingering ecstasy, his hot breath clung thickly.

My whole body loosened languidly.

His heated whisper reached my ears, still spinning with dizziness.

His breathing was as ragged as mine.

“I want to be even more greedy with you. Is that alright?”

“Why are you even asking? Of course, it’s alright…”

I barely managed to respond, sitting up and embracing him.

I had thought nothing could feel better than our first true experience together.

But now it felt even better, like we fit each other perfectly.

Though it hadn’t been long since we started living as a true couple, one thing was clear—our chemistry was perfect.

The heat in the carriage flared up several more times after that.

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