Cassian smiled broadly. If others who knew him had seen this, they might have thought Marquis Esteban had lost his mind. Perhaps because of the dazzling sunlight streaming through the trees, Florencia’s face looked slightly flushed.

“……Thank you.”

Was she constantly avoiding his gaze out of shyness, or was it just her usual habit? After a long moment, she tilted her head slightly and smiled. When he met that guileless, clear smile and transparent eyes, Cassian’s face turned as red as his eye color without him even realizing it.

* * *

The evening sky flowed with soft sunset hues, and the surroundings were gradually being tinged with twilight. A streak of sunset that had slipped through the slightly open window dyed the white-washed wall with warm light.

Immersed in that beautiful light, her fair skin completely flushed pink, Florencia continuously released yearning moans.

“Hnngh, Father, Father……”

Ludwig lay sideways behind Florencia, who was also lying on her side, supporting her firmly as he reached forward to gently caress her br*asts. In contrast to his calm, stroking motions as he rolled her adorable n*pples in his palm, his movements below her waist were bold.

“Ah, hah……”

He had spread her legs to wrap around his knees as he penetrated her. Between her spread legs, his thick, long c*ck moved in and out of her v*gina. When his large hand, which had traveled from her round br*asts down her waist, stroked her cl*toris as if to comfort it, Florencia let out a small cry of pleasure.

“Haah……”

Ludwig carefully pushed back her flowing silver hair and brought his lips to the back of her neck and ear. The intense kissing, almost like petting, was even more intimate and affectionate than usual. The feeling of his firm body completely pressed against hers, the sensation of his heavy c*ck stimulating her deep inside, and the delicate touch caressing her sensitive areas—all of it felt wonderful. Florencia felt like she might cry for some reason.

Ludwig repeated his hip movements somewhat slowly and deeply while caressing between her legs. The narrow entrance had taken in his c*ck and was stretched to its maximum, with the delicate flower-like l*bia minora also taut. His fingers, thoroughly coated with her fluids, carefully probed the space where his c*ck and her inner walls were tightly joined.

“Father, ungh……”

“It’s alright, Laura. It doesn’t hurt.”

Finding her immediate fear of the slightly different act cute, he bit her soft earlobe. His hands caressed her smooth skin wherever they touched. Her n*pples and cl*toris protruding with excitement, her flat lower abdomen and the navel sunk in the middle, both the convex and concave parts—all of it was lovely.

“Aah, ah, hah……”

Ludwig, who had been moving slowly, suddenly grabbed Florencia’s upper thigh and lifted it completely over his body. At the same time, his penetration deepened and his movements became more intense. Supporting himself with one arm, he firmly held Florencia and thrust rapidly, causing busy moans to burst from between her small lips.

“Laura…… ungh.”

“Haah, ha…… Father……”

The hot fluid spreading deep inside her v*gina gave both of them a sense of fulfillment. Her small body, exhausted from multiple climaxes, leaned against his chest. Though slightly reduced after ej*culation, his c*ck, still boasting an overwhelming size, continued to fill Florencia’s insides.

“I quite like this position too.”

Ludwig laughed softly. It was a comfortable position where their height difference wasn’t felt as much, and it was satisfying in that their bodies could be pressed together without any gaps. They remained that way in silence for a long while, but it felt as if they had exchanged many conversations.

“Laura, are you alright?”

“What do you mean, Father?”

Ludwig pulled her small body into his broad embrace and silently patted her back for a moment. This was the moment Florencia truly loved after the sticky, sweet time of lovemaking had passed. Though the thrilling pleasure and satisfaction from the act itself was incomparably good, his attentiveness afterward gave her another deep sense of fulfillment.

For example, after the storm-like pleasure had swept through, he would always hold her tightly and stroke her body until her breathing became regular.

“Spread your legs, Laura.”

Though embarrassing, kind actions like bringing a warm, damp towel and gently wiping between her legs with a gentle touch.

The inside of her thighs was pinkish. Florencia’s white skin was so delicate that even a slightly firm grip often left marks. Ludwig quietly caressed it with his fingertips before bending down to lightly lick it.

“I tried not to hold too tightly, but I’ve left marks again. I’m sorry.”

“It’s okay, Father.”

Contrary to his polite apology, Ludwig seemed quite pleased with it. After finishing, he always carefully examined every part of Florencia’s body as he was doing now. At such times, her delicate body was always full of red traces of passion that he had thoroughly sucked and licked. The strange thing was that Ludwig, who would excessively use his powers out of concern even when she fell or got small scratches, was extremely tolerant of these marks.

“Oh dear, your n*pples have turned red too. Laura, did it hurt?”

He gently caressed the tips of her n*pples with his palm, soothing them softly. After tormenting and rolling them in his mouth for so long, the small n*pples had turned red and were burning.

According to Ludwig, injuries caused by the power-user themselves cannot be healed with holy power. This meant that the marks he left had to naturally fade away over time. (However, the red petal-like marks always colored Florencia’s body with new ones before the old ones could fade, and she had only recently begun to suspect that Ludwig’s explanation might actually be a lie.)

Why he examined them so meticulously when he wasn’t going to heal them was something Florencia couldn’t understand at all. He always looked pleased while examining the traces of their activities left on her.

“Laura, if your n*pples hurt, shall I blow on them?”

When he whispered suggestively, thinking there might be another remedy, she quickly nodded, only for him to suddenly lower his body and approach. Just as warm breath tickled her bare skin, he took her n*pple into his mouth and wrapped his hot tongue around it. He lightly pinched the n*pple of her other br*ast between two fingers while firmly gripping it. Seeing him gently pressing in circular motions, it was clear this wasn’t about healing but about doing what they had just done once more.

“Really, you’re too much……”

Florencia looked at him with reproachful eyes. She made fists and hit him, but his solid back didn’t budge at all. Instead, with his face buried in her chest, he seemed to be silently shaking with laughter, and she could feel slight vibrations from the n*pple held between his lips.

“You’re really…… bad……”

“What should I do, I want to keep doing bad things with you, Laura.”

Ludwig finally removed his mouth, bursting into laughter as if even that response was lovely.

“I think I’ll end up in hell later for doing so many bad things. Would you perhaps come with me?”

“No way, why should I? I’m going to heaven.”

“Really? I thought you were a warm and kind woman…… But now I see you’re surprisingly heartless.”

He spoke as if deeply shocked, yet for some reason, he laughed cheerfully while embracing Florencia’s waist. Though he had somewhat domineering aspects, Ludwig was an extremely affectionate lover. Sometimes he could be truly frightening when angry, but lately he had been consistently gentle…… (Of course, she also liked Ludwig when he was angry and intimidating.)

Ludwig was surprisingly someone who enjoyed teasing. Whether he had always been that way or whether it was because Florencia was particularly easy to tease, she didn’t know.

There were many things she was curious about regarding him. He knew everything from Florencia’s everyday preferences, like whether she put milk or sugar in her tea, to her small worries and secrets. Perhaps he knew her even better than she knew herself.

But Florencia knew nothing about what Ludwig was like outside their time together. The high priest’s duties seemed quite busy, and given their age difference, she thought it natural that there were things she didn’t know about him…… But whenever she realized how little she knew about his personal affairs, she couldn’t help feeling anxious.

A moment later, the soft, low voice she loved most whispered in her ear.

“What I asked earlier about whether you were alright.”

“……”

“It was because of your brother.”

“Ah……”

“I was worried you would be very sad after seeing your brother off yesterday, but you didn’t come even though I waited until late.”

“……”

“Besides, yesterday was also our pre-arranged education day.”

“……”

“Laura, why didn’t you come to the Temple yesterday?”

This was actually a question she had expected him to ask as soon as they met, but when she entered, he had silently embraced and comforted her. And only after they had tea together, shared small talk, and he had held her in bed for a long time did he finally ask.

Florencia racked her brain. The reason she hadn’t been able to come to the Temple yesterday was because of Cassian. Their chance conversation had unexpectedly lengthened, the dialogue with her first peer friend had gone surprisingly well, and the awkward advice from a boy her age had provided unexpected comfort.

Should I tell Father about Cassian?