At the End of Ruin, There You Are (56 Chapters Left to Complete) - Chapter 49

Heating devices were highly advanced in the cold and desolate Lusenford.

Fireplaces were essential, and every household owned five or six stoves; even men, when idle, took up knitting as a pastime, crafting soft, warm garments that aided insulation.

Yet last night, Caella discovered that human body heat was far warmer than any such device.

“I’ll stop here, so go to sleep quickly.”

Pheon, who had been nipping at her neck like a madman, suddenly smiled gently and brushed a finger along the corner of her eye.

“Why…?”

“When you’re healthier… then.”

His murmured words were terribly languid and enchanting.

At the same time, pressing his forehead against her narrow shoulders as if forcibly holding back, his trembling chest seemed threatening. His heated eyes and the veins bulging in his neck proved he wasn’t as composed as he appeared.

“Then I’ll go a little further… next time.”

Perhaps because he’d maintained an intimate relationship with Beatrice for so long, he handled Caella with considerable skill.

‘Far more than back then… No, that was years from now—how could that even be possible?’

Recalling a certain night, Caella allowed herself to be lulled to sleep by his caressing hands and closed her eyes.

Only when she awoke in the morning, filled with warmth from head to toe, did she finally realize that Pheon had promised to return—not that the night had ended.

“Did you sleep well?”

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