Alicia let out a short, delicate moan. Synchronous to her gasping breaths, Ivan bit down on her nape and felt the smoothness of her skin and devoured her. She looked akin to a prey waiting to be eaten by a beast.While she shut her eyes tight, her willowy brows furrowed together, Ivan friskily rubbed her twin peaks and did not stop. His ceaseless attacks from both sides made her nearly lose her mind.A second breath later, Ivan let go of her wrist and lifted her.Alicia gasped as he grabbed her perky butt and pushed her up against the wall. Behind her, the rough texture of the tapestry hung on the wall rubbed against her skin while a man blocked her from the front, his body pressed tightly onto her with only a single layer of silk in between.She struggled fruitlessly despite knowing all attempts of escape were hollow and useless.“Nnnh…”The unbridled Ivan bit the edge of her ear.Alicia instinctively shrank her body in reaction.“What is it? Is this not to your liking? I recall that
Alicia buried her face into his chest. Her warm, salty tears, the river to her soul, coarsed his chest area wet, and she showed no signs of stopping. It looked like it’d fill the ocean anytime soon.Ivan let out a long, painful sigh and said, “Alicia, do you remember the time when I climbed the tree to keep you from crying? What… what should I do this time? Should I go up the spire and pick out a star from the night sky? Would you then stop? I’m… sorry…”Her shoulders shivered lightly at his reply. Though in tears, he felt her lips drew to a smile. His paiTed and regretful heart was relieved.“It was my fault. It’s all my fault. I touched you without your consent… I ripped off your clothes… I am so sorry… I’m regretting my actions…”A moment later, Alicia lifted her head. She had cried and cried that her eyes were red and dry, hoping to fill the void she felt inside. Ivan’s heart ached seeing the terrible state she was in. He wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes. Droplets of lu
Alicia fluttered her eyes downwards—her strength had left her.Ivan won’t ever fully understand the deeper intricacies of her words and what it meant when she muttered of never wanting to become miserable. He was not the man of the past. Divulging her secrets would only confuse Ivan and send him to the spiral unknown. He’ll never understand the feelings of man experiencing things that have yet begun.She pondered, wondering how to respond should he return with another question when he grabbed her chin and looked in her oceanic eyes.“Next time, do this as well,” Ivan said.“What…? What do you mean by—”“Explain to me the situation first like this. Don’t just jump to conclusions like that, or else I won’t know what you’re thinking.” Ivan lightly wiped her cheek wet with dewdrops. “And I want to make this clear, Alicia. For as long as you’re my wife, I’ll never embrace another woman. Not now and not ever.”Alicia fumbled and watched him, the look in her eyes expressed one of surprise an
A moment later Ivan parted his lips with hers and stared into her soulful eyes. Alicia’s cheeks were wet with dews of raindrops; her silver eyelids were staiTed with damp droplets as well.Her appearance, god it mesmerized him, enough to have anyone become addicted to her charms.The face she made as she breathed heavily, glossy lips parted open, and her screams of ecstasy brought him a sense of euphoria.“Alicia… Alicia…”He wanted her—badly.His laden gaze did not let off her. How badly he needed her, needed to devour her; to put her in the ecstatic trance that drew him like a magnet to her in the first place. He needed to taste the flesh of this irresistible creature.She wasn’t completely used to the feeling of him touching the depths of her inside that she winced slightly.“Relax your body. Remember when did it last time?”“Ah… y-yes…” Alicia nodded a little too enthusiastic.Ivan chuckled and kissed her forehead.“Now, wrap your legs around me.”He grabbed her legs and helped he
At his sudden words, Alicia’s opened her shut eyes. With hazy eyes, she looked at Ivan with a bundle of questions filling her mind.“What do you mea—”But before she could finish her words, Ivan flipped her body over and she found herself bent over the bed. She had tried to wiggle away from him, but he grasped her from behind; then he pushed his hands under her belly and lifted it so her butt perked straight up.In this unfamiliar pose she found herself in—forced on her hands and knees—she had tried to wiggle away from him, but Ivan pulled her back, shaft rubbing up and down her entrance.“Just what are you do…ah…ahh!”Her entrance was moist with his dripping prec*m and slowly, Ivan pushed his engorgement inside her with a thrust.It didn’t hurt as much as she had expected. His member entered deep inside her and she could feel that he was much bigger than before. She was feeling a new euphoric sense of stimulation that she gasped, eyes wide, mouth round. She had tried to hold the moan
The young girl fidgeted as she held a boat in her hand. The boat was made of wood and meticulously crafted by a skillful expert all for her sake.The young girl looked at the young boy sitting in front of her with big, innocent eyes.She hoped he’d ask in kind what she was holding in her hands like last time, but it looked like the young boy had no profound interest, merely turning his head away and not sparing her a glance.“Hey, um…” With great difficulty, the young girl’s small lips parted.The young boy’s intense purple eyes looked toward her direction; the young girl’s heart thumped erratically and she forced down dry saliva stuck in her throat.She lifted her hands above the table and pushed the wooden boat in her hand toward the young boy.“It’s a present. It’s something I treasure dearly,” smiled gently.The young boy gazed at the wooden boat with disinterest. His gaze averted and looked at the young girl. He had noticed that whenever their eyes met, he’d see her face heat up
Ivan lightly kissed her lips, climbing on top of her. Alicia’s eyes widened, realizing what he planned to do.Looking at her cute and surprised expression, Ivan smiled and lifted an eyebrow. “I told you last time, didn’t I? When men wake up in the morning, they want to do it even more.”Before she could muster a reply, his shaft poked her abdomen. It increased in size and pressured down on her glaringly.“I’m only like this because you fell asleep right after we did it… once… I could barely hold back my desires to pounce you while you were asleep…”Ah… the reasons why she felt his frustrations and why he embraced her tight first thing in the morning was because of… her…Alicia was dumbfounded.“…Ivan…”Nevertheless, Ivan steadily opened her legs, his fingers running up the skin of her legs as he lowered his hand and bit onto her thighs, chewing lightly as if a form of punishment.Alicia’s skin practically glowed at his touch.“It’ll feel nice; you’ll feel good… don’t look annoyed.”Iv
“They say that if one keeps their pent up frustrations inside, it’ll only make one terribly desperate to relieve it later on. I think this saying matches that foolish king, don’t you think so? I’m wondering how he was able to push down his desires for so long. Hm… maybe he’d been…” Mrs. Cessley cleared her throat. “Anyway, I think I’ll need to have a stern talk with His Majesty. The other parts are fine, but why does he need to rip apart your poor lips like this?”Alicia pulled her hand out of the water and swept it across her lip for a moment. She remembered Ivan licking her lips gently while apologizing. A blazing red blush immediately tinged her cheeks.“I don’t think we’ll be able to hide this with makeup. Perhaps we can make it work with a deep red lipstick? Though it’s not like we have official meetings you’ll need to attend, but if you walk around like this, I don’t doubt that the servants will surely start a rumor… um… Your Majesty? Are you listening to me?”Alicia jumped, hur
Epilogue (1) – DimitriTranslator – YueYears later.“…and Elheim truly loved his human woman. But he was a God, pure and divine, so he could not remain too much longer on earth. If he stayed in the human world for too long, he’d lose all his divine powers…”The man who was reading the book out loud paused for a while and looked at a particular direction in his audience. There, there was a little girl with the same hair color as him. He saw her yawning while little eyes narrowed with displeasure, as though wondering why he’d stopped. The man resumed reading the book.“In the end, Eiheim had no choice but to leave the woman he loved and to go back on earth. However, he wept for the love he had to leave behind on the human world and those tears turned into rain. At the same time, a baby was growing inside his woman’s womb, a baby created from their union. This baby was born strong and healthy, and she had an incredible power. She had the power to turn himself into a bird. In the human w
Translator – YueT/N: This is the end, so extra-long chapter for today?Ivan irrupted into the room, sword in hand and a murderous look in his eye… to see Alicia licking her fingers. In front of her there was a huge plate filled with food. There was an abundance of seafood. Next to her was a worker who looked at Ivan with widened eyes.“Ivan?”Alicia quickly took her finger out of her mouth and looked at him. She asked again, nervous.“What’s wrong? Did something happen?”The inn worker looked alternated glances between Ivan and the sword in his hand, his legs shaking.“Oh… it’s just… it looked like your wife was pregnant, so I was only asking if there was anything she disliked so I could bring something else…”Since Alicia had taken her robe and coat off, she was wearing a light dress that showed her bulging belly clearly. It seemed that the inn boy had noticed it and was only asking whether she liked the food.Ivan felt ridiculous for getting angry over something like this.No, more
Translator – Yue“Salerno Inn”Alicia read the old sign that was hanging atop a building. It was an inn, so it definitely offered food and shelter to travelers.“It would take us around two hours to reach your mother’s mansion. It might be faster if we rode my horse together, but you can’t while pregnant… if you don’t want to spend the night in a place like this, then I’ll find another way…”Ivan murmured while trying to assess Alicia’s reaction. He knew that the inn was old and gloomy. He’d spent some nights here before himself but he knew that it was different for Alicia, who’d only lived in mansions and palaces. She might even find this place repulsive.He did not want the news of them here to spread too much, which was why he’d chosen this place as he could keep their identities hidden. But… perhaps he should have thought of Alicia more. Maybe it would be best to go to someone else’s house and reveal their identity so they could spend the night somewhere more comfortable.As he ke
Translator – YueAfter listening to Mrs. Cessly’s words, Ivan immediately hopped on a horse and sprang to port. This time there was no Basil by his side, it was just him. While he galloped top speed, the events from these past six years came to his mind.When he arrived, the ship had already sailed. He was too late, again.He felt an empty space in his heart. He got down his exhausted horse and slowly walked to the edge of the beach. He had a desperate expression on his face.He stood there looking at the horizon when he felt something hot. There were hot tears trailing down his face. All the tears he’d held back all this time suddenly broke free.Despair and desolation surged from inside him. He sobbed and cried.Six years ago, when he’d missed her just like this, he’d managed to hold back his tears since there was still hope of seeing her again in the future. Instead of desolation, he turned his back to this very sea with the hopes of seeing her again soon.However, this time it was
Translator – YueThe Port of Salerno remained unchanged. Tall, imposing walls surrounded the beach. There were numerous houses with scarlet-colored rooftops everywhere. A seemingly endless turquois-colored. Everything was as calm and beautiful as before.There was only one ship resting on the shores. A white, modern, elegant ship.When the Queen’s carriage arrived to port, the usually hectic port city suddenly turned tranquil. The carriage’s door opened and the Queen descended from her vehicle surrounded by her guards. She was wearing a thick coat, hat and gloves all made of silver fox fur, as though she was planning on going somewhere far colder than Ehrlich. A little while later, the ship’s captain approached her.He took out his cap and bowed to the Queen of Ehrlich.“Greetings to the most honorable woman in Ehrlich, Your Majesty the Queen. May Elheim’s light always shine upon you.”A smile came up to Alicia’s lips.“Greetings, captain. I’ll be under your care.”The captain pointed
Translator – YueT/N: The chapter we’ve been waiting for?Mrs. Cessly wailed and started savagely criticizing Ivan.“This is all Your Majesty’s fault. It’s because you allowed the Queen leave for Coulson. Why did you do that?”“All I did was give her a choice.”“A choice?”“I told her to choose. To stay here, or to leave with the baby.”“Why on earth did you tell her that?!”“There’s a reason behind my marriage to Alicia. I lied to her and forced her to come here.”“Ah, I remember the Queen told me something like that. That Your Majesty did not wish to marry her, but Princess Helen. Is it related to that?”Ivan nodded.“Yes. I had no choice. If I had proposed to Alicia, she would have run away from as fast as she could.”Mrs. Cessly looked at Ivan intently with a complex look in her eyes. Seeing that Mrs. Cessly’s head was spinning top speed to find out what could possibly make Alicia want to run away from Ivan, he added in a slow voice.“She definitely didn’t owe me money nor anythin
“Alright. Go ahead, do it. Call me if you need any help as well.”“I will.”When their conversation came to an end, Ivan slowly rose from his seat. Alicia got up as well. Just when he was about to turn around, Alicia spoke.“I wish for you to stop feeling guilty of all that’s happened to me.”Ivan’s eyes focused intently on Alicia. For some reason, she found it hard to look him back in the eye, so she averted her gaze.“I don’t dislike you anymore, Ivan. I’m grateful to you for letting me live my life again and leave this place with my baby.”“Grateful…uh.”While he bitterly mumbled to himself, Alicia nodded her head.“After all, you did put in a lot of effort in saving my life. I’ll make sure I do everything in my power to live a happy life from now on. I’m not completely alone anymore, after all.”Alicia placed a hand on her belly.“Once this baby is born, I’ll only let him see and listen to the most wonderful things. I know I can’t stop the darkness of this world to reach him, but
Translator – YueAlicia’s jaw slowly opened.“When you say, ‘a chance to end this marriage’…”“You never wanted to marry me in the first place. You were forced into it because the Crown Prince threatened to kill your cousin if you didn’t.”“But why are you giving me this? This marriage will automatically end in a year, anyways.”Their contractual marriage had a time period clearly stipulated. Alicia couldn’t understand why he was giving her a choice right now.“If you want to end this marriage, then you don’t need to wait for the time to be up to do so. I’ll make sure you leave this country safely first thing tomorrow if you so wish it.”“Then… what will happen to the baby I’m carrying…?”Alicia’s voice faded. Her eyes darted to the contract clauses. There, she herself agreed on leaving all rights concerning the child to Ivan if she were to get pregnant. With the opportunity he was giving her, she’d be able to flee and hide somewhere far, far away, and he’d never be able to claim his
Translator – YuePatricia’s execution took place the following morning.In spite of being very early, many people gathered around the execution place. People gathered there to insult her for killing her own father, her benefactor and even trying to assassinate her own sister and Queen. She was seen as a true villain, an evil rarely seen before.Patricia listeTed to their insults and taunts until her very last moment.Even though Alicia had said that she’d no longer show any consideration towards Patricia, she did make sure that the most skilled executioner was selected to carry out her punishment. She’d heard of previous rare cases in which the neck was not cleanly cut off in one single strike, forcing the executioner to hack at the neck, which caused lots of pain and anguish before dying.After Patricia’s death, Alicia passed her days in a state of continuous astonishment. She rarely went outside and spent most of her time in her room. However, she did make sure of eating and resting