DSB 57

“…What?”

“Were you jealous because I was holding Karon and talking kindly? If that’s the case, then you can do it too. I can’t hold you, so you hold me.”

Yutis was frozen in place.

“I’ll do it then.”

Lebel calmly sat down on Yutis’s lap. Yutis’s body stiffened for a moment, then he awkwardly wrapped his arms around Lebel’s waist.

“Anything else? Is there something else?”

He only had a hunch, but there seemed to be something more. Lebel didn’t look away from Yutis’s eyes as he asked.

“I’m afraid that you might suddenly disappear.”

Yutis’s fists were tightly clenched, and his eyes were trembling.

“Why would I disappear?”

Yutis opened and closed his lips several times before he finally spoke.

“Young Madam, you are strong. You never needed my protection. You had power that even others admired, so there must be many who desire you. If someone like that appears, then I…”

Countless people had cheered for Lebel. He was indeed strong. The demonic beasts had bowed their heads in submission.

It had also been revealed that he could use magic. But not every mage could control demonic beasts. Bron had been horrified and said it was impossible.

‘I’m the only one who saw your light and held it in my hand, but what if someone else recognizes it and covets it?’

Whenever Yutis looked at his clear red eyes that shone as if he knew nothing, he started to feel anxious.

Did he know how great his power was, and how many would want it?

It felt like countless people would try to approach Lebel to lure him away.

Unlike him, they would be normal and excellent alphas or humans.

What if one of them managed to win Lebel’s heart?

Lebel didn’t trust people easily, but once he accepted someone by his side, he was endlessly gentle toward them. He had been that way with Yutis and Karon.

From the start, Yutis could only explain Lebel becoming his wife as pure luck.

No one else had wanted him, so he had come into his hands. But if anyone had desired him, Lebel would never have become his bride.

Now it seemed there would be countless people who wanted him.

“So Karon isn’t the only one after all. Setting jealousy aside, you said you liked me, but are you planning to let someone else take me?”

“How could that be!? Of course I’ll stop them.”

“Then that’s good.”

“But if you wish it, then I…”

“You really don’t know anything.”

“…What?”

“I’d never leave you. I told you that with my own mouth. You’re different from other humans. You’re special.”

Yutis’s eyes widened.

“You said you like me and you won’t let go, so why would I leave the one I find special? There are things I’ll do with you.”

“……”

“You forgot that we’ll spend my heat together?”

Lebel smiled playfully.

“I’m quite looking forward to the heat I’ll share with you. Ah, of course I don’t plan for it to end with just one time. When your rut comes again you’ll do it with me, right?”

Yutis’s face turned bright red. He let out a short sound, “Ah, uh,” and lowered his head.

But Lebel lifted his head and didn’t let Yutis avoid his gaze.

“So that day I acted like a block of wood, and you didn’t like it. It must’ve been because it was the first day and I didn’t know anything. That’s why you don’t want to spend your rut with me…”

[What are you saying! That human is too much for…]

“That’s not true!!”

Before Karon, who had been quietly listening, could say anything, Yutis shouted so loudly that even Karon was startled.

“I mean, I…”

Yutis seemed embarrassed by his own reaction, and he mouthed words with trembling lips.

Lebel laughed, if he was going to react like this, why did he say things like that?

“It’s a joke. I’m not planning to leave you, so stop thinking like that. Who else would I show that pretty face to? I regret not touching you properly that day. I barely remember it.”

Your wings were really beautiful.

Lebel embraced Yutis and caressed the part of his back where the wings had sprouted. Yutis flinched, and his body stiffened.

The situation was too urgent for him to enjoy it properly, and the surroundings were dark so he could not see well. He wanted to touch and see, but his hand did not reach.

In the eyes of humans, Yutis must have looked like a monster, but for Lebel, who had mingled with many demons, that appearance was not shocking.

Instead, because he had not seen clearly, his curiosity only grew stronger.

“You can desire me as much as you want for what you could not release during the last rut. The fact that I’m able to have a heat means my body has recovered. I’ll be able to handle you.”

Yutis was silent while listening to Lebel’s words, but in the end his face flushed like an exploding volcano, and he furtively looked around.

The anxiety and jealousy he had felt before were now completely gone.

“Do you dislike it?”

If his husband felt anxious, it would be a wife’s duty to appease him.

“Di, dislike it? How could that be….”

“And one more thing. If I had planned to leave this place, I wouldn’t have gone to meet Father, and I wouldn’t have stood before the demonic beasts. If this land is your domain, then it’s also mine, and if it’s the place you must protect, then I also have the duty to protect it. You seem to not realize what you’ve accomplished.”

Yutis’s confession made Lebel’s heart settle once again.

His husband had said he liked him. Then he should act accordingly.

Since that man tried so hard for him, he too had to put in the same effort. He had to show his strength so that Yutis could feel less burden and worry. That was the thought that drove him forward.

Then Karon suddenly entered Lebel’s vision range.

Karon also worried about him in the same way, so what was so different between them?

Even if the thought felt strange or confusing, his body moved on its own. He only moved because he felt he should, because he wanted to.

Even though he had become like this, he only wanted to do what he could for that man.

“I’m trying to become a mistress worthy of the northern castle. That’s what a married couple should be.”

Just like his husband, who tried so hard for him, he too should work hard for his husband.

Yutis saw Lebel’s eyes curve and his lips soften into a gentle smile, and his heart raced again, this time for another reason.

Just like before, his anxiety melted away at a single word from him. And at the same time, he saw himself as pitiful.

Even though Lebel comforted him, he still felt anxious for no reason, and he wondered if that made Lebel feel frustrated.

“…Aren’t I pathetic like this?”

“Pathetic? If you’re pathetic, then how can other humans walk around with their heads held high?”

Lebel’s way of comforting was hard to understand, but Yutis laughed because it suited him.

Whenever Yutis stood before Lebel, he always worried too much and ended up weak. He knew it was unlike himself, but he couldn’t control it.

He had never met anyone like Lebel in his life.

Rumors about him turning into a monster during rut had spread widely across the North, and there were very few omegas who approached him.

It wasn’t that there were none who said they were different and could endure it. It would be a lie to say he never expected anything.

But every one of them had seen him transform into a monster for a moment, panicked, and run away. That happened again and again.

Even the heads of houses who served the Hestro family refused to give their children to Yutis.

But Lebel never said he was scary. He said he was beautiful. How could Yutis not fall in love with him?

Lebel never looked down on him and even comforted him, and he proved it through his actions.

Yutis’s arms around Lebel’s waist gradually tightened.

“Lebel, I love you so much….”

“I heard that before.”

Lebel’s mouth curved into a small smile. He liked hearing the words that spilled out because Yutis couldn’t hold back his overflowing feelings.

“Now I understand. You love me too much. That’s why you’ve become afraid.”

Lebel murmured softly, saying he had finally found the reason.

He was clearly in Yutis’s arms, but it felt as if he was the one holding Yutis.

“If I love you the same way, will that fear disappear a little?”

“…No. It’ll never disappear.”

“Is that so? Then I’ll comfort you every time. So if something feels strange, don’t keep it to yourself. Tell me. I’ll make you feel at ease.”

Yutis found Lebel, who was looking at him and speaking, so lovely.