Became the Step-Mother of the Rabbit Female Lead (Completed Main Story) - Chapter 34

Grayan really carried me all the way to the training grounds.

Even after we arrived at the training grounds, he didn’t set me down right away, so the knights’ astonished stares bored into us uncomfortably.

‘Damn it… How embarrassing is this?’

We weren’t some newlywed couple madly in love with each other…! Sure, Grayan had said he was interested in me, but…

‘No one knows how strong that interest really is—or how long it’ll last.’

So I firmly resolved not to let myself get carried away. It was fine if my heart fluttered just a little around him. Even if he really was somehow emitting pheromones that kept luring me in without my realizing it, I could endure that.

But falling genuinely in love with him… I wanted to avoid that as much as possible.

What if Grayan’s interest in me cooled off later? What if I ended up liking him all alone?

In that case, I’d surely suffer heartache—and it’d be better to prevent that (or so I told myself)! Yes, absolutely.

“Um… Could you put me down now…?”

When I hinted gently, Grayan seemed to finally realize he’d been carrying me all this time and let out a short “Ah.” Then, carefully, he set me down onto the ground.

Now finally free, I did what I always did—stepped slightly away from Grayan. Unless he approached me first, there was always a fixed distance between us. It was a space I deliberately kept.

Maintaining that distance, we walked side by side to our seats and sat down. They were the best seats in the house, offering a clear view of the entire training grounds.

“The training grounds are rather chilly. Shall I have someone bring you some warm tea?”

“Huh? Oh, no, there’s really no need…”

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