It was the most awkward night in all of Lilian’s life.
Even if there’s a public reason, it’s difficult to remain calm in front of ‘her first night’.
It might be because of the strange feeling behind her back. Lilian’s eyelashes moved, and she opened her eyes a little earlier.
It was dawn.
“Um…”
Lilian never had the talent to wake up clearly. In her daze, she moistened her dry lips and blinked her eyes.
Blink. Blink. By the time she slowly moved her heavy eyelids and closed again…
“…are you awake?”
“!”
An unfamiliar low-pitched sound came from just behind her earlobes. It was Damian.
“It’s still too early… It’s okay to sleep a little longer.”
“Ah, there…”
Damian tightened the arm around Lilian’s waist like a thick rope. Lilian, who was relaxed as if all her joints had melted away, was hugged a little deeper into Damian’s arms, unable to resist.
‘Since when have I been hugged like this…’
Lilian was silently embarrassed.
But she couldn’t ask Damian, who was sleeping, to let go.
More than anything, she felt very embarrassed.
‘Let’s pretend to sleep as instructed.’
Planning to get out of Damian’s arms as soon as he fell asleep, Lilian closed her eyes.
Inhale, exhale, inhale, exhale.
…of course, she couldn’t fall asleep.
“Um…”
She wished he would stay still, but Damian let out a deep sigh as if he was savoring it and dug into her back. It was too deep a voice to hear from close range.
For the first time in her life, she felt someone’s breath touch her sensitive skin… Rather than hating it, it was overwhelming. Feeling like her back was shaking, Lilian blushed.
“…you can’t sleep? It’s still a long way before it’s time to wake up.”
Lily froze. Damian, who couldn’t stand her overwhelming cuteness, laughed and sat up.
“Looks like it’s because the day is bright, but I’ll lower the curtains and come back.”
When Damian got up, a chill immediately penetrated the empty space.
Lilian’s shoulders trembled a little.
The emptiness of being away from the person who supported her with a sense of stability behind her back, conveyed warmth, and gave her a pleasant pressure by hugging her was greater than she thought. Lilian curled up a little bit. It was then.
“Ah.”
“…is it that cold?”
The hand that rested on her shoulder worriedly turned her around without her realizing it.
The cool morning light fell on her slender face. The purple eyes, which she thought would be shining with playfulness, were unexpectedly calm.
No, rather than just calm, it seemed a little soft…it seemed friendly as well.
“I’ll be back soon, so lie down a little longer.”
“…yes.”
Seeing Lilian answer calmly, Damian burst into laughter. He pulled the curtains on the bed, and in an instant, a cozy darkness enveloped the two.
“Hah.”
Damian burrowed closer to Lilian’s back again.
“Shall we go back to sleep now?”
“Your Highness…”
Too close. Thinking so, the moment Lilian tried to open her mouth, Damian shrugged his shoulders and muttered.
“Maybe it’s before sunrise, it’s a bit cold…”
Hm. Looking back, it seemed like that. Lilian shut her mouth, thinking that it’d be too cold to push someone away.
Damian’s body temperature was as high as that of a child thanks to his excellent basic metabolic rate and active metabolism. In his warm and assuring embrace, Lilian, who was already very tired, quickly relaxed and fell asleep.
Damian inhaled the smell of his wife, who was sleeping languidly.
Just that alone seemed to plunge his head into a hazy peacefulness.
“Ah, oh God…”
A moan erupted from the depths of his throat.
As expected, this world is twisted. Even such a good and beautiful woman stumbled and fell into the hands of such a monster.
“You probably don’t know, but I’ve been waiting so eagerly for this moment.”
An undeserved feast for a hungry monster. The shameless monster had no intention of missing the opportunity afforded to him by this absurd world.
From this soft flesh and bone, to the fragile body and a nobler spirit than anyone else.
He will greedily chew and swallow it all. Without caring about face, without showing pride, he will swallow all of Lilian Islar’s bones, leaving not a single drop of blood.
“It may be a blessing for you, but…don’t worry. I will do it for the rest of my life without you knowing.”
Sorry.
Don’t forgive me.
9. Damian didn’t know.
Turin took the lead role for three days.
Even the news that the bride and groom entered the bridal chamber didn’t surprise the guests.
“It looks like they’re trying to put a lot of effort into this play.”
“Seriously, what kind of alliance is this?”
“What can they do, we have to match the rhythm.”
Fortunately, the gossips stopped at this level.
It wasn’t that people didn’t notice.
“I can’t stand to see you talk wildly any longer. The Grand Duchess belongs to our Sorority.”
“I agree. Helping each other is the iron rule of our Sorority.”
It’s because , which made up its mind, was active.
In fact, even though it rained suddenly on the day of the wedding, it was thanks to these ladies that the atmosphere flowed pleasantly.
It wasn’t that they actively defended Lilian and her wedding. However, their positive attitude and naturally spreading laughter everywhere helped Lilian more than a hundred words that day.
Once the atmosphere is favorable, you can do anything.
“As usual, Her Excellency raised the level of our Sorority.”
Lilian’s sorority sisters, regardless of rank, were given the privilege of watching the wedding from the front.
In addition, Lilian presented a brooch with a unified design for her sorority sisters.
The brooch, made in the shape of a lily of the valley by weaving pure white, flawless pearls, was very pretty. It was inevitable that the attention of the people would be drawn to the ladies with the pretty brooches over their chests sitting in the front row like neatly arranged colored pencils.
“Who are those girls?”
“They’re the Grand Duchess’ Sorority sisters.”
The young ladies of similar age were gathered together, so no one looked ugly and everyone looked pretty.
“Oh my gosh, they’re all very good ladies.”
Naturally, they couldn’t help but shrug. In addition, because of the attention, the good natured Sophia, the eldest daughter of the Count of Baden, received a marriage proposal on that night.
“I think we did our best to protect her honor.”
actively stepped forward and did their best in their respective positions so that words that went beyond the limit didn’t spread.
Not only the ladies, who debuted in around the same time as Lilian, but also the ladies who were no different from her distant seniors.
“I can’t stand to see the honor of a fellow Sorority lady ruined.”
The madams of Lilian and her sisters, were also enthusiastic.
“Her Highness treated our daughter so well, and as a mother, I have to repay this at least.”
The madams and young ladies frowned at someone saying something too harsh or changed the topic. They even ended the conversation with the excuse that they were ill.
Thanks to this, the back talk ended in a fun gossip that did not lead to personal attacks on the bride and groom.
The sisters who worked tirelessly for three days gathered once again on the last day.
“Good job everyone.”
“Senior, Grand Lady Lannister was also very satisfied. She said that this is the sorority spirit.”
Solaria was the only who seemed dissatisfied at the place where they praised each other for their hard work.
“No matter what, everyone really talked too much. I’m still angry when I think about it.”
The girls laughed as if they couldn’t help it.
“Solaria loved Her Highness with all her heart since before.”
“…that’s something I really appreciate.”
A calm voice interrupted the conversation. Solaria’s eyes widened. Soon, she jumped up like a puppy who saw snow for the first time.
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