Chapter 20

Just before Vivian fell asleep, Adrian withdrew himself. The sticky sound was loud as his member separated from her slick flesh, and he quickly hardened again. From the space left behind, Adrian’s release began to trickle out. Seeing white fluid flow between her reddened legs, Adrian’s eyes narrowed.

“Oh dear, you mustn’t let it spill, Vivi.”

Adrian used his finger to scoop up the liquid that had escaped and pushed it back inside Vivian.

“Don’t…”

Even without seeing, Vivian could tell just how indecent Adrian’s actions were, and she tried to push him away, panting. But her weak resistance only spurred him on, and while enjoying the afterglow, Adrian immediately entered Vivian again with his hardened member.

“Haaang!”

Vivian, who had felt briefly empty after Adrian left her, arched her back as he thrust back inside. Adrian hugged her from behind, wrapping his arms around her lower belly where she held him.

“I’ll make sure this place never dries out, my Vivi.”

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As Vivian grew older, Adrian realized the time was near. He also knew which direction to guide her curiosity.

“Rose, I’m counting on you.”

After hearing from Rose that Vivian had started taking an interest in romance novels, Adrian prepared books for her. He wanted Vivian’s curiosity about intimacy to grow, and for her to think of him while she read.

It hadn’t been Adrian’s intention for Vivian to witness someone else’s lovemaking in secret. He was glad she was curious about the private acts between men and women, but he never meant for her to see something so crude. As soon as he heard the report, Adrian expelled those two people from the mansion.

Leaving Vivian with only her imagination was more than enough.

He waited for the right moment, but he hadn’t expected Vivian to become curious about another man. When he heard her say she couldn’t, Adrian knew he couldn’t let things continue like this. And when Vivian suddenly started playing hide-and-seek, he made up his mind.

“Rose, tell Vivian to come to my room. Tell her I have something important to say.”

From that day on, Adrian no longer hid his desire for Vivian.

The gentle gaze he once gave his beloved younger sister became clouded with longing for the woman he adored, and the careful touch meant to protect a precious child turned sly, like a beast waiting for the day he could devour her.

The only man Vivian needed to be curious about, the only one who should open her body and fill her inside, was Adrian—so he tempted her. Every time he saw Vivian’s flushed ears and dreamy eyes, every time he felt her gaze fixed on his lips, Adrian rejoiced.

Even though he knew Vivian longed for a kiss, Adrian never took her lips—because to him, they felt like his final stronghold.

‘Vivi, Vivi. My Vivian. I’m holding back right now. If I kiss you, if you beg me with your red tongue, if I taste your soft flesh, I won’t be able to stop.’

Every time Vivian’s red, small tongue flickered inside her lips, Adrian had to clench his fists to restrain himself. He could endure it, as long as it meant he could have all of Vivian someday.

And finally, when Vivian came to him of her own will, Adrian felt as if he had the whole world.

“Vivi, my Vivian. If you become mine, I’ll belong only to you.”

“I’m already yours, Eddie.”

Adrian, who lost all reason at Vivian’s shy confession, succeeded in holding her again in the bathroom the next day, under the pretense of washing and soothing her after she woke.

“…Nng!”

Vivian’s lips were sealed by Adrian, and she let out a muffled moan. She wanted to escape, but Adrian held her waist firmly, and with him inside her, all she could do was push at his chest in a futile gesture—but even that was difficult.

Every time Adrian moved his hips in the hot water, it felt as if water seeped inside her. Vivian flinched each time, but Adrian’s hands never let go. His touch seemed even more persistent than the day before, making Vivian shudder.

“Haa, Vivi….”

“Eddie, mm… It’s… too much….”

Adrian took Vivian’s wet br*ast in his hand and kissed it. His lips, sucking eagerly, left new marks over her already mottled chest.

He knew he should stop tormenting her and let her rest, but he couldn’t take his hands off Vivian’s body. This was why he had wanted to wait until after the wedding to fully have her.

“Vivi, just a little more… okay?”

Once they left this annex, they wouldn’t be able to do anything until the wedding. Knowing how beautiful and irresistible Vivian was only made it harder for Adrian to imagine waiting until then.

“Haaang!”

Sounds echoed in the small bathroom. Excited by the noise, Adrian hungrily claimed Vivian’s lips. He sucked on her tongue, licked her palate, and even the tender flesh beneath her tongue. Not letting a single drop of her saliva escape, he swallowed it all, then hugged her waist tightly and thrust upward.

He pressed into her soft inner walls, moving slowly where her moans grew louder, teasing her until Vivian pleaded, and only then did he finally satisfy her with deeper thrusts.

“…Ah!”

“Kgh!”

Vivian cried out, tightening her legs around Adrian’s waist and clenching her inner walls, squeezing him. Adrian released inside her, his hips jerking with each pulse.

Kissing along Vivian’s ear and neck, Adrian let out a low, ragged sigh.

Only when Vivian was completely limp did Adrian carry her out of the bathroom. The room was already spotless, cleaned by the maids.

Vivian might not know, but everyone—from her parents to the families of the Dukedom and Earldom—would be aware of the history made here last night. They would all know what happened between the vanished couple in the annex.

But Adrian had no intention of telling Vivian, knowing she would be embarrassed if she found out.

“Vivi.”

Adrian laid Vivian on the bed. Deeply asleep, she curled up, breathing softly. Intending to let her sleep a little longer, Adrian covered her with a blanket and lay down next to her.

He brushed her damp hair aside and kissed her still-wet eyebrow. When she scrunched her brow as if tickled, Adrian gently smoothed it with his fingers and smiled quietly.

“I’ll make you happy, Vivi.”

Adrian lay behind Vivian, holding her close. As he buried his face against her pale, slender neck, sleep came naturally.

‘Just a little longer… Just a little…’

Adrian closed his eyes as well, and the two only opened them again late in the afternoon, when the waiting maids finally came looking for them.