“No one can hurt you, Seliya.”
Dietrich murmured softly.
Dietrich thoroughly lathered Seliya’s body with soap and washed the foam off Seliya’s body with warm water.
After washing Seliya’s body, Dietrich spread hyacinth-scented oil on his hands and carefully stroked Seliya’s hair.
“You said we could wash together, but now I’m the only one washing?”
Dietrich responded nonchalantly to Seliya’s words.
“The Princess is comfortable. I, the Princess’s dog, will take care of your bath.”
Seliya laughed out loud.
Every delicate touch of his hands, caressing her hair and skin, was filled with affection for Seliya. Whenever Seliya was with Dietrich, she felt completely alive.
Up until now, people had tried to exploit her whenever they had the chance.
The Brillion family was like that, and so were the many men who had proposed to her, and the old Emperor and Crown Prince of Abelon were the same.
She was born with strong abilities, but they used her only as a device to save themselves and ended up with a limited lifespan.
What would have happened if she hadn’t met Dietrich?
She might have died without ever knowing that Illeon was the one who had made her kingdom.
Seliya felt affection and gratitude toward Dietrich at the same time.
There was someone more reliable than anyone else by her side who would heal her limited-time body and destroy Abelon together with her.
When she realized that, the worries inside her were washed away as if they were lies.
“...Thank you. Dietrich.”
Dietrich’s hand that was spreading the perfume stopped for a moment.
“Seliya.”
Dietrich called Seliya in a calm voice and added.
“I have something to say.”
Dietrich lowered his head and kissed Seliya’s forehead.
There was a slosh on Seliya’s wet forehead.
Dietrich, who had rinsed Seliya’s hair with warm water, wiped Seliya’s dripping hair with a towel. Her silver hair, soaked in water, gleamed like a mirror.
When Seliya got out of the bath, water droplets fell from her skin, soaking the floor.
The floor was so slippery that Seliya twisted her foot.
“Oops!”
Seliya’s body tilted forward.
Dietrich hugged Seliya tightly, who almost fell.
Their chests were pressed together without a single gap.
Seliya, who was trapped in his firm chest, saw Dietrich’s worried face.
“Are you hurt?”
“No. Thanks to you.”
Dietrich let out a sigh of relief at Seliya’s words.
But that was only for a moment.
“But you might be hurt somewhere.”
Dietrich pressed his lips to Seliya’s.
A thin breath flowed through her parted lips. A sweet scent of hyacinth and rosemary wafted from Seliya.
Dietrich pressed his lips hard. He acted dry as if it was not enough, but when Seliya struggled, he became infinitely softer. Dietrich’s lips slid down Seliya’s collarbone.
Seliya grabbed Dietrich’s hair at the strange sensation that prickled her spine.
“I told you I wasn’t hurt... You’re too overprotective.”
Seliya said, panting. Dietrich picked Seliya up in his arms. After leaving the bathroom, Dietrich carefully placed Seliya on the bed and said.
Dietrich thoroughly lathered Seliya’s body with soap and washed the foam off Seliya’s body with warm water.
After washing Seliya’s body, Dietrich spread hyacinth-scented oil on his hands and carefully stroked Seliya’s hair.
“You said we could wash together, but now I’m the only one washing?”
Dietrich responded nonchalantly to Seliya’s words.
“The Princess is comfortable. I, the Princess’s dog, will take care of your bath.”
Seliya laughed out loud.
Every delicate touch of his hands, caressing her hair and skin, was filled with affection for Seliya. Whenever Seliya was with Dietrich, she felt completely alive.
Up until now, people had tried to exploit her whenever they had the chance.
The Brillion family was like that, and so were the many men who had proposed to her, and the old Emperor and Crown Prince of Abelon were the same.
She was born with strong abilities, but they used her only as a device to save themselves and ended up with a limited lifespan.
What would have happened if she hadn’t met Dietrich?
She might have died without ever knowing that Illeon was the one who had made her kingdom.
Seliya felt affection and gratitude toward Dietrich at the same time.
There was someone more reliable than anyone else by her side who would heal her limited-time body and destroy Abelon together with her.
When she realized that, the worries inside her were washed away as if they were lies.
“...Thank you. Dietrich.”
Dietrich’s hand that was spreading the perfume stopped for a moment.
“Seliya.”
Dietrich called Seliya in a calm voice and added.
“I have something to say.”
Dietrich lowered his head and kissed Seliya’s forehead.
There was a slosh on Seliya’s wet forehead.
Dietrich, who had rinsed Seliya’s hair with warm water, wiped Seliya’s dripping hair with a towel. Her silver hair, soaked in water, gleamed like a mirror.
When Seliya got out of the bath, water droplets fell from her skin, soaking the floor.
The floor was so slippery that Seliya twisted her foot.
“Oops!”
Seliya’s body tilted forward.
Dietrich hugged Seliya tightly, who almost fell.
Their chests were pressed together without a single gap.
Seliya, who was trapped in his firm chest, saw Dietrich’s worried face.
“Are you hurt?”
“No. Thanks to you.”
Dietrich let out a sigh of relief at Seliya’s words.
But that was only for a moment.
“But you might be hurt somewhere.”
Dietrich pressed his lips to Seliya’s.
A thin breath flowed through her parted lips. A sweet scent of hyacinth and rosemary wafted from Seliya.
Dietrich pressed his lips hard. He acted dry as if it was not enough, but when Seliya struggled, he became infinitely softer. Dietrich’s lips slid down Seliya’s collarbone.
Seliya grabbed Dietrich’s hair at the strange sensation that prickled her spine.
“I told you I wasn’t hurt... You’re too overprotective.”
Seliya said, panting. Dietrich picked Seliya up in his arms. After leaving the bathroom, Dietrich carefully placed Seliya on the bed and said.
“Your body is not fully healed yet. The blood in your body may have been purified, but your organs won’t be damaged just by doing it with me once.”
Seliya wanted to refute Dietrich’s words.
At first, when she was held in Dietrich’s arms, he didn’t let her finish with just one. He was so passionate that she couldn’t even remember how many times they were so intense that she finally lost consciousness.
“Of course, if you don’t want to, I won’t do it.”
Dietrich, whose eyes sparkled with desire, respected her will.
Seliya smiled at Dietrich and answered.
“There’s no way I wouldn’t like it.”
Seliya placed her hand on Dietrich’s strong forearm.
Seliya’s lips were swallowed by Dietrich in one breath.
Their breaths mingled in the bedroom.
Dietrich’s large hand caressed Seliya’s sensitive spot.
Seliya dug her nails into Dietrich’s forearm as she felt her entire body melting.
She felt his affection for her through their perfectly touching skin.
Dietrich hugged Seliya.
He dug deep into her.
Dietrich’s lips, which had been exploring Seliya’s lips, slid down Seliya’s collarbone.
Wherever Dietrich’s hands touched, it felt like hot heat was engulfing her body.
Seliya was torn apart in Dietrich’s arms.
Seliya’s consciousness drifted away as the pleasure surged in like a tidal wave.
Seliya looked up at Dietrich with hazy eyes.
The soft moonlight coming in through the window settled on Dietrich’s black hair.
The red eyes burning like flames under his straight eyebrows contained only Seliya.
Seliya put her hand on Dietrich’s back.
It was a night when all worries and anxieties were put aside.
As if only the two of them were left in the world, they made love.
***
The day dawned.
A bird could be heard chirping outside the window.
Seliya, who had been tormented by Dietrich all night, slowly opened her eyelids.
Unlike someone who had nearly lost consciousness the night before, her body felt much lighter than before.
Seliya got up from the bed.
She had not worn a single thread before falling asleep, but Dietrich must have dressed her the night before because Seliya was wearing a white negligee.
Dietrich was already up, so she was nowhere to be seen.
Knock.
Seliya turned her gaze toward the door at the sound of a knock.
“Seliya.”
Seliya opened her mouth at Dietrich’s voice.
“Come in.”
Dietrich, dressed in a black uniform, came in, dragging a tray full of food.
Juicy beef steaks, thick sausages with cuts, stews with various vegetables and meats, desserts including macaroons, etc...
When Seliya opened her eyes wide, Dietrich smiled softly and said.
“I thought you were hungry.”
“There’s too much. And meat in the morning?”
“It’s okay if you leave some. It’s even better if you eat a lot. Anderson cooked it.”
Dietrich elegantly cut a piece of beef and brought it to Seliya’s mouth.
Seliya opened her mouth and took the meat Dietrich handed her.
Seliya put the meat in her mouth and savored the taste.
“Maybe it’s because it’s meat. It tastes good even in the morning.”
“That’s good.”
“If I eat like this, won’t I get fat?”
“Seliya. You need to eat a lot.”
Dietrich wiped the steak sauce off Seliya’s mouth with his index finger.
As Seliya swallowed the food, Dietrich then brought a sausage cut into bite-size pieces to Seliya’s mouth.
Seliya took the sausage. It was delicious, as expected.
Dietrich opened his mouth only after Seliya tasted all the food once.
“I found out the news from Ileone this morning.”
“!”
“He escaped from prison and gathered the private soldiers of each ducal family. It seems he also took out the rest of the Brillion family during this process. I wondered why he was so hard to find, but he was staying at the boutique.”
“Boutique?”
“Yes. The most famous boutique in the capital, Eclair, which only upper-class women frequent. Who would have thought he would kill the shop owner and hide in the boutique? With the Duke of Portman at that.”
Dietrich paused for a moment. He continued talking, pushing Seliya’s disheveled hair behind her ear.
“Illeon will come to the palace to kill me soon. He will commit treason and incite the people to put me on the guillotine.”
Seliya, who had been thinking deeply, opened her mouth.
“I will act as bait. If Illeon comes to the palace on his own, I can use my special power to kill him.”
Dietrich shook his head as if he could never do that.
“Seliya. There is no way I would make you do something so dangerous. It’s better to take you to a safe place and let me wipe them out.”
In times of crisis, she had always been protected by Dietrich.
Seliya could not yield.
Now, she wanted to protect him.
“I don’t know how many troops that snake-like man will bring, and you’re going to fight alone, leaving me behind. No.”
Dietrich made a troubled face when Seliya spoke strongly.
“Seliya. That bastard is after you more than me.”
“I know.”
“Even though you know, you still want to be bait?”
“Yes.”
Seliya’s eyes sparkled like stars.
Dietrich knew that Seliya would never give in to her stubbornness.
“...Then, let’s do it like this.”
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