After the broken engagement, rumors spread that Violet had fallen ill from the shock, and although there were people who came to visit her after hearing the news, she had to refuse them all.

On the surface, it was because she was too sick to meet others, but beneath that, there was another reason.

The effect of the medicine seemed temporary, and Violet was in a dangerous state where she might release pheromones uncontrollably, potentially attracting unimprinted males.

“Don’t leave your room under any circumstances.”

Because of this, the Count confined Violet to her room and had to give temporary leave to servants who hadn’t imprinted yet.

Unintentionally locked in her room, Violet had to endure a painful time. Her heat cycle, having come late, was particularly intense, making it impossible to control with ordinary medication.

She had to wait for a new medicine to take effect or for her heat cycle to pass, and Violet spent most of this time m*sturbating.

She tried to move her hand slowly between her split folds, but feeling emptiness inside, she had to insert her fingers into her swollen insides and stir vigorously to find her sensitive spots.

“Miss, you must endure it.”

Margaret’s voice came from outside the bedroom, but nothing registered in Violet’s ears. She was too busy trying to calm her continuously burning body.

Since her hands couldn’t fully satisfy her hunger, she took the thickest d*ldo from the tools on the bed and rubbed it against her cl*toris. The stimulation increased proportionally to the speed of contact, and the area between her legs began to get wet.

However, after having experienced a man’s organ with sharp ridges ruthlessly entering her, her lower body couldn’t be satisfied with the inadequate d*ldo.

Leaving her disappointment behind, Violet had no choice but to put her hand between her legs again, where sticky fluid was dripping.

Instead, she imagined. That intense and hard thing that had pierced her insides the other night.

It was much better than inserting the d*ldo, and just imagining that sensation sent thrilling waves throughout her body.

“Ugh.”

When she stimulated herself up and down, her entire body surrendered to the unbearable sensation. Something kept exploding inside her body, making it impossible to handle.

Afterward, Violet continued to stir her insides. Her hand dug so deep that the fluid flowing from between her legs splashed outward.

After reaching climax, her abdomen would begin to heat up at a terrifying speed, seemingly out of nowhere. It would be accurate to say her insides were boiling. Because of this, the current situation of endless repetition was a tremendous torture.

The problem was that she had to repeat this until a powerful medicine suitable for her could be prepared.

“Ahh!”

In her hazy consciousness, she didn’t know how many times she had cried out while releasing fluids. Her voice had become so hoarse that it cracked.

Later, she stimulated her sensitive areas by shaking her b*ttocks, and the intensity increased day by day.

On the third day, Violet was finally able to regain her senses. The medicine had begun to take effect at last.

Having barely eaten during this time, Violet thought she must have lost a lot of weight, and when she stood in front of the mirror, she could fully see how much she had changed.

Not only had her body changed, but Violet’s aura had transformed as well. The pure, childlike aspect had disappeared, replaced by a rich womanly scent and overflowing sensuality.

“So this is why women who haven’t experienced their heat cycle are treated like children.”

After standing in front of the mirror for a while, admiring her transformation, Violet felt something strange.

Thinking about it, when she observed other young ladies who had experienced their first heat cycle, they only showed slight changes, unlike her dramatic transformation.

Confused, she continued staring at herself until Margaret entered the room, and Violet immediately asked her:

“Are there other women who change this much during their heat cycle?”

“It’s not common, but it happens occasionally. My cousin’s older sister was like that too. She changed so much I could barely recognize her, I was so surprised.”

“Ah, I see.”

Feeling awkward and shy about her changed appearance, Violet scratched her head.

“The Countess has been very worried about you. You should go show her your transformation. She’ll be moved.”

Since Violet had gone straight to her room after confronting Count Mori, the Countess hadn’t yet seen how Violet had changed.

Eager to show her, Violet left the room and saw Count Mori and the Countess waiting for her in the corridor.

“Mother…”

“Violet?”

As she approached shyly, the Countess looked at Violet with disbelief. After silently observing her changed appearance for a moment, she stepped forward and embraced Violet.

“You’ve finally become a true adult.”

Seeing her shed tears of emotion, it seemed the Countess had been suffering silently over her daughter’s slow development.

“I’m sorry for all this time.”

“What do you have to be sorry for? You were just a little slower than others. It’s fortunate that you’ve developed like this, even if it’s late.”

The Count, who had decided to pretend not to know what Violet had done, stood beside the Countess and looked at Violet with feigned disbelief.

“Those who ignored you all this time will surely be full of regret now.”

“I doubt that.”

Though her appearance had changed, her inner self remained the same, so Violet didn’t believe the Count’s words. Nevertheless, she thought it would be nice to see the men who had dismissed her now regret their actions.

Especially those two, the Snake Duke and Leon.

“Ah, has there been any contact from Duke Queensberry during this time?”

Since the Countess didn’t know what she had done, Violet asked the Count indirectly.

What concerned Violet most was whether the Snake Duke had discovered what she had done. She worried he might have noticed something.

“During your heat cycle, a letter came from the king. The engagement has been completely broken off.”

The Count also spoke indirectly so she could understand his meaning.

“That’s a relief.”

With the engagement broken, it would be good if the relationship ended cleanly. But having committed a sin, she couldn’t help but keep thinking about the Snake Duke.

“He sent much more money than initially promised. It seems Duke Queensberry felt very sorry for you. Now that we’ve received everything we’re owed, you should forget everything about Duke Queensberry.”

“I understand.”

Sending much more money than promised suggested the Duke still felt guilty about suddenly breaking the engagement. He was trying to compensate as best he could, but both the Count and Violet felt uncomfortable receiving the money.

“It feels like I sold my daughter for money.”

“It’s not like we got engaged because we were in love anyway.”

“Now that everything is settled cleanly, you won’t have any connection with him in the future. So don’t worry too much about the Duke.”

Somehow the Count seemed more hurt than Violet, but he comforted her with a hug.

With an opportunity to ask what she was curious about, Violet whispered softly in the Count’s ear.

“He didn’t notice, right?”

“We used a potion with clan secrets, so it should be fine.”

“That’s a relief.”

Violet smiled bitterly.

“Refrain from going out for a while longer. Your body is still unstable.”

“I understand.”

After talking with the Count, she felt much better. She decided to stop thinking about the Snake Duke, just as he suggested.

She wouldn’t have lived happily even if they had married, so this was for the best. The rumors that had already spread couldn’t be taken back, but she shouldn’t be too hurt by them. With these thoughts in mind, Violet returned to her room with a lighter heart.

Afterward, Violet was able to return to her normal daily life.

The difference from before was that she had stopped her bride lessons. As a result, she regained the freedom full of healing that she had enjoyed before taking those lessons.

She loved smelling the flower scents carried by the fresh spring breeze. So she would sometimes walk through the garden in her rabbit form, and on nice days, she would lie on the grass and read books.

With these peaceful days continuing, she felt relieved from all the stress she had experienced.

But happiness couldn’t last forever. One day, while Violet was rolling around in her room, Margaret opened the door with a worried look.

“Um, Miss…”

The moment she saw the concern on Margaret’s face, Violet jumped up from her seat.

“What’s wrong?”

“Leon Evercorn is here and wants to see you.”

The inevitable had come.