STM 126

Whenever he reached his peak, he always looked down at me like he was staring at hunted prey. I felt that like he was about to devour me every time.

The eyes of a predator, gleaming with oppressive power and possessiveness, and beneath them, I trembled with a thrill.

But I can’t fall into it. I can’t let him notice. I quickly buried that feeling as if it were a secret. And then, without even realizing it, I took a step back.

In that instant, Tairok’s eyes turned and focused directly on me. For a moment, a dark flame seemed to burn in his eyes.

It was so intense that even from a distance, I felt like those flames would engulf me. I felt an unexplainable anxiety and vigilance.

Don’t get drawn to that light.

Perhaps my will was revealed in the way I met his eyes. The corner of Tairok’s mouth, which had been about to curve, stiffened as it was, and his gaze turned cold.

That made him easier for me to face. Because of that, I could smile toward him as he walked over.

“You’ve arrived, Grand Duke.”

He didn’t answer and scrutinized me for a moment.

“Were you waiting?”

I almost said not at all, but I noticed the eyes around us. Everyone was watching.

“Of course. I’ve been waiting for quite a while.”

“Why?”

His smile and the way he asked sounded far too sweet, like he was teasing a lover he adored. My head clear, so I didn’t fall for it.

Is he picking a fight again? But I couldn’t push back. I had already committed the sin of confessing my feelings for him in front of everyone. So I smiled.

“Because I wanted to see you.”

I gave what should’ve been a model answer, but I lost my confidence when I saw the expressions of the people around us. Rick, the two attendants waiting a step behind, even the butler standing off to the side.

Every one of them looked like this wasn’t the right answer. It felt like they were waiting for something else. My eyes wavered in confusion.

‘Is there some standard answer I’m supposed to give in a situation like this?’

[In Tubain, it’s customary for a partner to relieve fatigue through sex as soon as their companion returns home.]

So these spectators are waiting for me to suggest a round with Tairok?

[In Tubain, it’s a gesture of welcome…….]

Don’t condone those perverts! They just want to roll around.

“And then?”

I heard his delayed response to my reaction. I wanted to grab him by the collar for seizing on my words, but there were too many eyes on us.

“Since we’ve met like this……”

“Since we’ve met?”

I could say the ordinary Tubain greeting, “let’s fuck.” But the more I hesitated, the more the way people looked at me changed. They looked like they were thinking, what’s the problem with a simple homecoming greeting? I forced myself to smile.

“I’d like to become one body with you, Your Grace, and quickly help you relieve your fatigue.”

My voice trembled, but I managed to say the shameless words. This time, it seemed like the right answer, since the confusion disappeared from the eyes watching us. But they looked expectant. Tairok fanned the situation further.

“So?”

He sounded amused as he asked, and eyes fixed on me were smiling. Damn it. I wanted to grab his collar right then. And I actually did.

If he was expecting more than words, the rest was obvious. So instead of shaking the collar I grabbed, I pulled him down toward me.

As Tairok’s upper body tilted toward me, my lips collided with his. I kissed him like I was headbutting him with my mouth, since I couldn’t do it with my head, but the reality was nothing like that.

Far from crashing into him, the moment our lips touched, he wrapped an arm around my waist and pulled me against him. My lips only brushed his, but he immediately parted his mouth and overtook mine.

Hot breath and overwhelming force dragged at my lips. When I hesitated for even a moment, his hand grabbed the back of my head and pinned me in place so I couldn’t move.

Not only was he held so tightly that it was almost suffocating, but he also grabbed my head, making it practically a restraint. Ironically, this state brought me comfort.

Perhaps because yielding to overwhelming power ultimately meant I didn’t have to do anything. I unconsciously submitted to the tongue that parted my lips.

As soon as my lips parted, an eager tongue darted inside. He’d sucked so slowly when he’d tormented me in bed, but now, he acted like it was the first time.

It was a kiss reminiscent of a maze garden. But while back then it was simple violence, now it was sticky and potent.

He took over me, swirling me around as if he were swallowing me whole. With each touch and release, the sticky, sloshing sound of the saliva was embarrassingly loud.

I was aware that people were watching, so I reflexively tried to turn my head away. The hand holding my head responded by pulling painfully at my hair.

“Shit, ngh…….”

The curse was blocked again by his lips. That sparked my temper. I raised my hand to his jaw, then to the back of his head.

If you grab me, then I should grab you too.

But I couldn’t grip him as hard as I wanted. I was shorter, and I was trapped in his arms, so I was at a disadvantage. Maybe because it hurt, the lips pressed against mine curved like he was smiling, and he stopped.

I didn’t manage to rip out his hair and make him bald, but he did pull his lips away. As expected, he was grinning.

Unlike that pretty smile, his solid lower body touching my stomach was dangerously large and hot. Even though his smiling face was annoying, his lower body excited me.

As soon as my surroundings came into view, I felt as if I’d been splashed with cold water, but those still around us were staring at us with wide, round eyes.

Among them, the butler smiled and nodded with a delightful, robotic smile. So, you’re saying that clinging to him and kissing him like this is the only way to acknowledge my welcome?

Crazy Tubain.

For this moment, I wanted to completely agree with Doctor Kim’s opinion. No wonder they were being invaded by monsters!

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As soon as they arrived at the mansion through the portal, Rick, who had been waiting, started reporting.

“By your order, Your Grace, we’re tracking Sarne Bayan’s movements. We’ve received information that she recently left Sarne Castle and is operating alone.”

To get Sarne, the first person who had to be taken down was Bayan. That also meant that once Bayan was eliminated, destroying Sarne would become much easier. But since Bayan was a sword master as well, Rick couldn’t help but sound serious.

Hadn’t one of Sarne’s sword master already fought an anonymous sword master 3 years ago, suffered severe injuries, and eventually died? Because of that, Rick didn’t want Tairok to face Bayan directly.

“There’s only one reason Bayan would move like this. Sarne must’ve finally caught the trail of the one they’ve been chasing for a long time.”

Rick stopped there, believing Tairok understood. If Bayan fought with Sarne’s long time enemy, it would be better to watch a little longer.

Who knows? That enemy might still be alive and might even deal Bayan some damage.

Despite Rick’s concern, Tairok indifferently ordered.

“Confirm Bayan’s location.”

It sounded like he would rush off the moment her location was known. Rick managed to represse the worry rising up.

What if Tairok fought Bayan and got seriously wounded? But Tairok didn’t looked interested in the major enemy he was supposed to face. As soon as he entered alone, he asked something else.

“Where’s Lu?”

“Ah, he’ll be arriving at the mansion soon. He went into the fog again today.”

Rick said as he hurried along after Tairok.

“I think he might want to lift the curse for you, Your Grace.”

Tairok’s gaze turned cold. He knew that whatever Lu was doing, it wasn’t for his sake. He had already told Lu that the curse was his burden to bear.

So if Lu was paying attention to the curse, it had to be for some other impure reason, or it was simple pity.

Either way, it didn’t matter to Tairok. If it was an impure motive, he could seize it and use it as a weakness. If it was pity, then it was still interest directed at him, which couldn’t be anything but pleasing.

Click, click.

The sound of his quick steps echoed through the hall. From the moment he set foot in the mansion, every nerve in my body was on edge, anticipating the face he would soon encounter.

With his goal within reach, his blood raced. From the moment he decided to return home, a burning desire spread through his body, making his mouth dry.

His mind was filled with images of a white body, slick with sweat, writhing beneath him. The tightness of Lu’s insides, the squeezing force of his hot insides, clinging to him and refusing to let go, all of these images flashed vividly across his skin.

Once he tasted it, he could never escape this addiction. In fact, it would only deepen his craving and make him thirstier.

Rik, who was following close behind, muttered his concerns about Bayan, but Tairok could barely hear him now. Finding Lu, whom he would meet soon, mattered far more than facing some dangerous enemy he had to confront.

And instinctively, he looked back. The moment he met those gray eyes, joy surged through him, but it quickly cooled. Li looked at him and took a step back.

That won’t do. I want to run over and bite your neck.