Chapter 48 Damien (Slightly H)
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Damien succeeded in gaining Aillenne's attention. From the start, he was watching her every move. Whatever her activities were, he knew almost all of them.
So from the time she entered the palace to the time she was kissed and played with by Phillip, he knew and saw what they did. It made his blood boil.
"God-damned bastard!"
He hurriedly made a situation to make Phillip leave Aillenne. Since he was quite close with the empress, the little talks made her call the prince, hence he got the time to have Aillenne all for himself.
He followed Aillenne by concealing himself in the shadows and killed his presence while admiring her beauty. He saw her every change of expression and it made him special than any other.
The butterflies were actually his and it is predetermined to lead Aillenne near the emperor's sacred area. He even made her look at the activities they will be engaging soon.
"Ahh... Aillenne watch and learn. We will soon do that. We will always be in heat, and we will copulate like a certain kind of snake that can have sex longer while we're being wet from the water." He licked his lips at the thought and his pants held a bulge.
Seeing her engrossed expression, while being stuck halfway in the hole, Damien was tempted to open her skirt and fuck her from behind.
Damien smiled from above the tree branch when he saw Aillenne's breast caused her to be stuck up. He almost chuckled when he saw her panicked when the emperor ordered for a search.
It was actually his doing as he threw a stone near the climaxing emperor.
"Ah... I really like to see her changing expression. What would her expression be if I fill her dripping hole below?"
But now's not the time to play tricks on her. I don't want her to draw the emperor's attention.
He set the best timing, then grabbed her waist and held her breast slightly kneading it. She wasn't even aware due to the constant scuffle and pinned her on the tree as if escaping from an inescapable dilemma.
He smiled while acting overprotective to her and hid her body in his cloak. Hmm... such good smelling scent, it's making me addicted.
At the moment, he looked at Aillenne's shining eyes when he gave her the butterfly. He was so happy to see her smiling face directed to him. No, that can't only be the reason. He is more than happy because he can now have the reason to meet her.
"However, the butterfly will lose its vitality when it doesn't feed with my mana. I'll give this to you, but at least twice a week, we'll see each other to feed it. Is that fine with you?"
Aillenne smiled brightly saying yes.
'Ohhh... he's such a nice person too. He really gave me a good impression. I'm quite disappointed that the original Aillenne didn't take notice of him. If anything, I want to be closer to this character.'
Damien held her hand with his much larger one and purposely led the walk towards the place with many blooming flowers capable of resisting the heat. Of course a place where people seldomly went to for privacy and other purposes.
"I am disappointed that Aillenne didn't sound familiar to me a while ago."
"Oh... I'm sorry about that... Nick."
Aillenne replied in a slightly flustered voice. Oh my! Is this true? He called me Aillenne affectionately, and not my lady like before!
But...
"I'm afraid that someone might see me going against the etiquette. This is the imperial palace, you know?"
The young man in front of her had his head down and shoulders drooping. He is akin to a dog wet by the rain. Ahhhh! He looked so cute!
"Ah... I'm going to be familiar to you from now on. I even thought that you didn't remember me, you even called me my lady."
Aillenne pouted and made herself looked hurt and disappointed.
"How could I dare forget Aillenne?"
He said wide eyed as if he muttered a thing that is not supposed to be said.
Sierra knew that Niccolaus Alastair is Aillenne's friend. They became close since the day Aillenne became his subject of art.
I don't get this part by the author and why she put the setting this way. Just like how the novel had the main male lead, there should also be a second male lead. Even if Niccolaus had the qualities of a second ML, he didn't fell in love with Shannon the FL, but to the villainess, Aillenne.
They had been friends since a long time ago and the maids often tell a story how the young duke and Aillenne is close when they were young. The body doesn't have the memory of that time, much more with the relationship with the crown prince. The novel also didn't dwell on Aillenne's life, but in Shannon only who is the novel's FL.
When Aillenne died and revived, that is also the time that Niccolaus' mana became unstable. He was confined in his mansion by the order of the emperor. But looking at him now in her front, it seems the royal order was already lifted.
"I just followed you. My heart stung when you acted indifferent."
Aillenne smiled then squeezed his palms as if reassuring. Yes, I'll definitely not do it. Who am I to do it to my favorite character? I would be crazy if I do so.
"I'm sorry, I won't do that again...but let's just be familiar when nobody's looking, okay?"
Niccolaus smiled then nodded.
"Yes."
"Thank you for understanding."
Damien held her hand again and fiddled it with his fingers. He looked at her face closely as if imprinting her features in his head.
I finally saw you again. The Marquis cannot stop me anymore.