I quickly reached out and covered Gracian’s lips with my hand. My heart raced rapidly in an unexpected crisis. This person, is he still in the wolf’s persona…?

“Uh, can’t we do this when we’re in a sound state of mind?”

Considering Gracian’s personality, I was sure he would regret this incident for a long time. It will undoubtedly remain a huge black history in his life. Of course, there are not just one or two black histories accumulated over the past week…

‘Still, those are cute black histories, and this is a bit dangerous black history!’
While contemplating how to persuade Gracian, who is close to the wolf’s nature, he licked my palm slightly.

‘Ugh.’

Quickly pulling my hand away, he looks at me and smirks― Don’t laugh. My heart is pounding!

His eyes, filled only with the rawness of nature, were truly perilous. It felt like having a bomb about to explode right in front of my nose.

‘I-I’m going crazy. Should I wear the bracelet Arwin gave me?’

But what if it’s a real electric shock device?

The leather necklace connected to the bracelet was still hanging well around Gracian’s neck.

So, if things get tricky, all I have to do is press the button. It should work…

‘If it’s an electric shock, isn’t it animal abuse…!’

In the midst of hesitation, Gracian inevitably lowered his head. This time, my hands were firmly pressed against the bed sheet.

‘I can’t move!’

In that state, as I wiggled my head back and forth, Gracian hesitated, then lightly pressed his lips against my cheek. As if trying to reassure me.

‘Th-This wolf…’

And then, small kisses followed. From the forehead to the neck. With each place his lips touched, it felt like every cell’s sensation vividly woke up.

“Hu… Gracian…”

Even when I called his name, he just smiled quietly, offering no response. He definitely seemed like Gracian, but… it felt like he was someone else. So, it felt like being eaten alive by a real wolf.

After letting go of my tightly held hand, he gently stroked my head. Then, he moved on, touching my cheeks, shoulders, and all the way down with his gentle touch.

‘… Is this what it feels like to be eaten whole?’

I finally realized what that expression meant.

Gracian, lowering his head again, overlapped his lips, and I couldn’t avoid it.

Even though my hands were free, I couldn’t push him away and just wriggled. My heart was beating so fast that I felt like I could die at any moment.

‘Ugh…’

Kind and gentle kisses continued. Like a candy that melts softly, he very slowly conquered me.

As consciousness became hazy in an instant, and the heat covering my whole body melted away—

Gracian’s hand slipped down, and at that moment, I suddenly snapped to attention.

‘Ah, no!’

I quickly stood up, tapping his abdomen and waist with my knees and pushing him away with both hands.

Unexpectedly, Gracian, who was pushed without much resistance, wobbled as he sat down and then slumped to the side.

‘…Huh?’

What, what is it? Did I push Gracian so hard that he fell down? It doesn’t seem like that…?

I cautiously got up to check his condition. As if timed perfectly, the clock’s hand indicated midnight as it came into view.

It became the 7th day, just as the imprinting period ended. And quite coincidentally.

‘Arwin said Gracian’s condition should improve around the evening of the 7th day…’
Reaching out, I poked Gracian with my index finger. However, there was no response. So, I poked him even harder. Finally, he twitched slightly.

Well, at least he didn’t lose consciousness.

Keeping a reasonable distance from him, I called out softly.

“Gracian…?”

“……. ”

Since there was no response, I cautiously approached and called out louder.

“Gracian? Are you awake?”

The moment I lightly touched his shoulder, Gracian, surprised, swiftly distanced himself, ending up on the opposite wall.

Meanwhile, he covered himself with the blanket, resembling a man who had just lost his innocence.

I looked at him in bewilderment. Excuse me? Your Excellency? You were the one who covered me first, right?

“Gracian, do you have a conscience?”

“……I, I…”

With trembling eyelids, he seemed bewildered and didn’t know what to do.

Gracian looked at me with a perplexed expression. I clenched my fist and met his gaze directly, as if telling him to speak up if he had something to say.

“Madam, I… to you…”

“Yes~ You kissed me, and it was a complete frenzy~.”

“……!!”

Blushing fiercely at my words, Gracian slid down the wall. Sitting down, he clutched the blanket tightly and shivered, as if he couldn’t believe what had just happened.

Looking at his face filled with embarrassment, I shook my head and got out of bed.

“Do you remember imprinting on me?”

“…Yes, I remember.”

“And what else? What about the other things?”

“……. ”

Gracian remained silent for a while, then his face turned pale, then bright red, repeating this process five or six times—

“……Heuh.”

He made a moaning sound and slammed his head on the floor.

It seemed like he remembered all of his embarrassing moments!

Suppressing my laughter, I approached him slowly. Whether he stared at me pitifully, cowered, or said nothing, I comforted him by patting his shoulder and talked to him.

“It’s okay, Gracian. Everyone has embarrassing experiences.”

“……. ”

Whether my comfort worked or not, Gracian, with a despairing expression, buried his face in his hands.

I reached out and tousled his black hair carelessly, just as I had been doing for the past few days. Like petting a dog.

Gracian, quietly lifting his head, looked at me with resigned eyes, and I smiled at him in a relaxed manner.

“Well, let’s get up now. Don’t lie down on the cold floor like that.”

I planned to have a warm drink and have a long conversation with Gracian.

The problem was that he kept avoiding me.