I closed my eyes tightly against the spreading warmth. Along with Revanpell’s arms, slowly climbing up, wrapping around my neck.

Afraid that it might shatter into pieces if pressed too hard, or maybe that he might run away from me, Revanpell, like a fearful child, slowly seeped into me.

The powerful feeling of being pressed down slowly made my body fall backward.

As I fell onto the bed, Revanpell slightly parted his lips and looked at me with eyes full of desire.
“Always think of me.”

With a warm breath, he caressed my cheek with his thumb. Next, he traced my eyebrows, the area around my eyes, and even my nose.

As if drawing and redrawing me with his hands right in front of him. As if trying not to forget.

This moment feels unbelievable.

His golden eyes incessantly captured and recaptured me.

“I will always, continuously. No matter what the situation.”

“…….”

“Because I won’t forget you.”

My chest swelled. His face slowly etched into my view.

I, just as Revanpell did to me, slowly reached out and gently stroked Revanpell’s forehead, eyebrows, and the area around his eyes.

Feeling the softness of his skin at my fingertips, my chest swelled. As I brushed down his prominent nose, he slowly closed his eyes.

As I moved down his nose, my finger finally touched his red lips. At that moment, Revanpell opened his closed eyes.

“Terry.”

Revanpell, holding my hand that was touching his lips, squeezed it and pressed his lips onto his palm. The warm breath spread from his palm throughout my body.

The warmth towards him spread gradually.

“……Terry.”

With lips still on his palm, Revanpell called my name tenderly. The warm stickiness between his parted lips sought some kind of permission.

“……Revanpell.”

As I whispered his name, Revanpell released my lips from his palm. And he swallowed my calling lips in one go.

Passionate breaths vanished through each other’s lips. As they intertwined, the uncontrollable warmth gradually collapsed.

‘More……’

My instinct wanted a more intense stimulus. This was not enough.

Revanpell seemed to feel the same, as he removed his lips and effortlessly took off his outer robe. Engraved on his exposed chest was the sealing tattoo that bound him.

Unknowingly, I reached out slowly, as if possessed, towards Revanpell’s body marked with the sealing tattoo. The touch of firm muscles greeted my fingertips.

From head to toe. All my senses were entirely focused on Revanpell.

“Revan…”

It was the moment I was about to call his name. Right at that intense moment when our gazes met.

Knock, knock.

A knocking sound from outside interrupted us. Startled, I huddled my shoulders, but Revanpell seemed to have no intention of stopping.

“Ignore it.”

Revanpell whispered softly and bent his upper body in the same position. Then, breathing warm air on my neck, he buried his face.

His nose tickled the area around my neck, causing my body to involuntarily shudder.

And…

Knock, knock, knock.

A louder knocking sound was heard than before.

“Re-Revanpell.”

“…Ugh.”

Revanpell let out an irritated sigh. Brushing his hair back, he stood up straight.

I quickly placed my hands on Revanpell’s chest, injecting a sacred force. After checking beyond the closed bedroom door, Revanpell lowered his head and sweetly kissed my cheek.

“Just a moment.”
The place where the lips, stained in red, touched was tingling. Revanpell, holding the cheek kissed by my palm, wrapped it with his hand and got up from the bed, heading towards the door.

“Get lost.”

Revanpell’s first words.

“I… really need to see the empress. Your Highness, it’s late, but the advisor’s urgent letter has arrived, and I came to deliver it.”

“……Jaerim?”

“Yes. Here’s the letter.”

After checking the presented letter, Revanpell turned back to me.

“Teriella.”

His face looking down at me was filled with regret. I got up from the bed, straightening out my disheveled clothes.

“What happened to Iana?”

“Nothing like that. It seems Ascal Yeong-ae is trying to send her down to the villa right now. It’s written that Yeong-ae insisted on going right away because there are no prepared carriages. They say my help is needed.”

“It’s okay.”

Revanpell frowned as if feeling uneasy about leaving me behind.

“I’ll solve this quickly and come back. It won’t take long. So…”

I approached him, patting his shoulder, and smiled.

“Go and come back. When you come back, let’s…”

“……”

“I’ll hear directly why you kissed me just now. Tell me what you think of me.”

“……!”

Revanpell, probably not expecting such words, widened his eyes in surprise. Then, he quickly softened his expression, as if unable to tolerate such teasing.

“My empress is truly something.”

Smirking, Revanpell gripped my chin and lightly kissed my lips.

“I’ll ask you about this when I come back.”

After leaving these words, Revanpell quickly grabbed his clothes and hastily left with the chamberlain.

Alone in the bedroom, I held my cheeks, which had turned red from the recent kiss, for a long time.

Perhaps due to the heat rising in my face, my head was spinning. I tried to calm myself down by pressing the clown constantly rising above my head in the dark.

‘Crazy… this is crazy…’

My heart was beating too fast. When Revanpell comes back, then, after what happened earlier…

When I recalled the recent situation, my face turned red again. I lay down on the bed, trying to calm myself, pressing the pillow against my face.

That’s when it happened.

“Squeak, squeak. (It’s better to stop here.)”

A familiar voice chimed in. Startled by the suddenly intruding voice, I jolted my body and sat up.

“Mu, Mu?”

Hamster Mu was casually looking at me from the desk. The eyes of the creature hidden in the darkness glowed dimly.

“When, when did you come in?”

“Listen to me, kid. Today, your body won’t be able to handle that thing.”

“You say my body can’t handle it. Wh-what are you thinking?! I, I can handle anything!”

“Have you ever thought that the sealing ritual binding that child’s power has become stronger?”

“……!”
Despite my embarrassed exclamation, Mu seemed indifferent. The hamster Mu, with short arms and clenched fists, pointed to the door Revanpell had left through and calmly said,

“You’ve been giving it life force every night, and the rotten power inside that child has grown. Now that it has tasted it once, it wants to return to its original form. In the future, it will demand even more power.”

Hamster Mu poked me with its short arm.

“There’s no way it will just leave you alone, a tempting prey right in front of its eyes.”