“She looked lovely when she smiled. That’s why I filled my garden with ranunculus flowers, which are Tadelia’s favourite. One day, I plan to sit there with Lian and enjoy a cup of tea. Once everything is over.”

A sigh escaped her lips, thick with a heaviness that could have been either melancholy or fatigue.

“You truly care for Lian, Your Majesty.”

Even though the princess died while giving birth to him. Verdián didn’t need to say it aloud; the meaning was clear enough. The emperor’s right eyebrow twitched, but she quickly regained her composure.

“The final act of the play will begin soon. You may take your leave now.”

Though no reply came, Verdián quietly rose to his feet. Following protocol, he offered the emperor a formal bow and stepped out of the room.

It was time to return to the temple.

—

“Haang!”

A thin stream of fluid splattered across the wrinkled sheets, accompanied by a lewd moan. Leaning against the headboard of the bed, Lian held Hailla in his arms. He let out a low chuckle. His usual air of ease had vanished without a trace. Now, only raw lust and feverish desire drove him.

With dazed eyes and parted lips, Hailla looked up at Lian. Her tongue brushed his cheek slowly and sensuously, as if she were savouring him. With Hailla straddling his lap, Lian moved his hand again. As he withdrew his fingers from her, parting the soft folds, her hips twitched instinctively. Her body reacted of its own accord, trying to escape, making her look all the more pitiful.

“Stay still.”

“Hngh, ahh, it’s… it’s too much, it’s too much…”

A soft laugh escaped from Lian’s mouth. Overwhelmed with pleasure, Hailla couldn’t remember who she was supposed to be begging. This made her all the more endearing. He pressed a kiss to her cheek, which she quickly turned to return, doing so desperately and clumsily. After days of torment, her body knew instinctively what to do.

She wasn’t fully conscious, merely mouthing and brushing her lips against his, poking out her tongue to swirl it lazily. But that alone filled him with joy. Feeling proud, he gripped her hips and murmured his approval.

“Good girl.”

“Ahh… ahhh… ahhh…”

“Just a little more. I’ll do the thing you like.”

His fingers circled her sensitive nub once more while his other hand penetrated her tight opening. With each breathless gasp, her slender waist arched upwards.

“Ahh… hngh… I-I can’t, I can’t anymore…”

“Oh dear.”

“I want to rest… please…”

“You want to rest?”

“Mmh… yeah… mm…”

Her eyes glazed over with pleasure as she nodded eagerly. Lian gently stroked her hair once before pulling her tightly into his arms. After days of consuming nothing but water and thin porridge while barely conscious, her body felt incredibly light. Yet the mixture of sweat, lust, and other fluids made Hailla’s scent utterly intoxicating.

“Lie on your stomach.”

After letting out a heavy sigh, Lian — who had previously rejected her affection — gave an order. He seemed like a strict trainer or a predator mercilessly pounding and crushing small animals. Hailla moved her body erratically and whined. This was the result of her harsh training. She had also learned that it wouldn’t end unless she complied. However, the position he was asking her to take was still too…

“More.”

“Ugh…… Ah…….”

Hailla lay down, but her hands could not reach her front. As she had been taught, she spread her b*ttocks and opened her v*gina wide. Gripping her thick p*bic hair and pulling apart her l*bia with one hand, she gently parted her right buttock with the other. A muffled sob escaped her lips and was absorbed by the soft pillow.

“Spread it wider.”

Nevertheless, the man was merciless, delivering his order with cold authority. It was a brutal and calculated way of breaking her — not just stripping away her shame, but crushing her dignity as a human being.

After Hailla said that she wanted to end things with him in exchange for her first experience, Lian realised that the final barrier within him had crumbled. This barrier had been his instinct to protect Hailla from his cruel and savage side. He had wanted to preserve the version of her that was happy and untouched by his darkness.

But all that effort had been rendered meaningless. Ultimately, it was Hailla herself who ignited the fuse, setting off the ticking bomb that was Lian Huriet.

In short, Lian had completely lost control.

“Right.”

Only then was he satisfied with the cute, throbbing gap between the two pieces of wood that had been split apart. Lian kissed Hailla’s back and told her she had done well. When she lightly rubbed the tip of his *rect p*nis between her b*ttocks, her body stiffened. She had a premonition that this merciless man might hurt her even more.

“Don’t, ugh, not there……”

Lian briefly scanned Hailla’s body with her eyes, assessing something, and then spoke again in a gentle tone

“Yeah. Since you were good today, I won’t do anything difficult.”

The tension in Hailla’s body relaxed at the merciful voice.

“Hwaaang!”

Her v*gina was immediately pierced. His p*nis entered all the way to the root in one thrust, pushing up against her soft cervix. Although the s*men he had *jaculated beforehand helped with the insertion, the intense stimulation was difficult to endure.

Lian parted the white woman’s lips and licked her trembling neck and shoulder. He wanted to bury himself forever in the tight inner wall that craved hot c*m. His dark golden pupils reflected the face of the madman.

“If I had known this would happen, I wouldn’t have held back.”

“Huh, uh, huh…….”

Lian slowly began to move her waist, pressing her prominent pelvis gently. At the same time, the accumulated s*men flowed out all at once. Due to the unpleasant sensation of urinating, Hailla’s hand fell away from her body. She brought her arm to her face and sniffed, unable to identify the smell. Even Lian’s regular movements began to crackle. The crackling sound became excessively loud.

“I regret only tasting it little by little to the point of going crazy.”

“Ugh…… Ugh…….”

“I should have put my p*nis in when I first felt desire. I should have taken you from the beginning…”

The words he spat out were full of raw emotion. However, she had no idea what he was talking about. The sensation was intense and overwhelming.

‘I should have eaten her before she tried to abandon me. I should have grabbed her by the nape of her neck when I first saw her and devoured her completely so that she wouldn’t even think about leaving.’

The thought of letting something so delicious slip through his fingers made his head spin.

Hailla flinched at the rough touch. As Lian moved in closer, she moaned deeply and was swept away, but the sound soon faded. Lian grabbed Hailla’s cheeks with both hands and kissed her deeply. His tongue parted her lips and entered her mouth, sweeping across the roof of her mouth as he sucked and swallowed her tender flesh. Blocking the passage through which she was barely breathing, he pulled her waist in close to thrust into her. The rough stimulation of their p*bic hairs rubbing together felt incredible.

“Ah, haah, ahh!”

“Do you like it here?”

“No, no…… hic!”

“Lies.”

Hailla groaned as he moved downwards and pressed against the lower part of her v*gina, stroking it gently away from her cervix. It was a stimulation point that he had discovered through persistently exploring her body over a long period of time. With eyes filled with satisfaction, he sucked her sweet-smelling br*asts. Hailla was the only one trembling under the continued stimulation.

“You hid again.”

Lian pretended to be dissatisfied when she saw her sunken n*pple again. In fact, he really enjoyed pulling out her small, round n*pples with his mouth. He squeezed her br*ast as if he were doing it for her, then put his lips on it and sucked it in. Hailla’s insides tightened and she squeezed everything from the gl*ns to the root.

“Haaaaa…….”

“Huh…….”

Ultimately, it was Hailla who cl*maxed first, her strength giving out as she did so. Overwhelmed by the lingering pleasure, Lian lifted his mouth from her br*ast and started to move his hips again. The sharp sound of his body meeting her tender flesh echoed through the room, but the woman, writhing from the deep, crushing pressure inside her, was numb to the pain on her skin.

She trembled and gasped as he moved with such intensity that bruises were sure to form. Neither of them moved apart for a long time. Even when it was finally over, Lian held Hailla tightly in his arms, refusing to let her go.

* * *

Her eyelids felt heavy.

It was harder than usual to open them. Hailla stirred and shifted slightly as a sweet scent tickled her nose. For a moment, she wondered what it was, then realised that it was similar to the luxurious perfume she had encountered while working at an upscale salon.

Her sister loved things like this.

The thought of Rethe surfaced instinctively, and with it came a sudden sense of urgency. Her heart began to race.

She needed to get up. She had to hurry and prepare breakfast for her sister.

“Ah.”

Hailla’s eyes widened as if she had been hit on the back of the head. Only then did the events that had just happened flash through her mind. They were powerful and shocking enough to instantly shake her out of her daze.

“Ah, stop, Haaaa Lian…”

“Shh, you have to be nice and rest. OK?”

Her eyes darkened and burst into a kaleidoscope of colours. She felt good, and then suddenly disappeared, feeling as though she were flying through the sky before crashing to the ground. Throughout this time, Lian was exploring her body.

“……That’s ridiculous.”

It was true — she had wanted to be his first.

But not like this. Not in a way that allowed him to do whatever he pleased.

No matter how many times she said no, no matter how desperately she begged or clung to him, the outcome never changed. When she tried to crawl away and he caught her, it only led to harsher and more humiliating acts.

He was insatiably greedy and consumed by his own desire. In the end, he shattered Hailla completely.