After receiving numerous rewards from Ijola, H Top left, and I stayed in the villa owned by the Etra Kingdom. Unable to sleep, I got up from the bed.

Opening the terrace door, a refreshing breeze blew. Despite being winter, Etra had a late autumn-like weather with a clear night sky and a brilliant full moon.

Since possessing and becoming a maid to enter the royal palace, I had never been away from Cahilun for so long. Moreover, after getting married and confirming each other’s feelings, we had been together until late at night. Now, lying alone in bed felt lonely.

“The first time we met comes to mind.”

At that time, I used to think, “Who is this unlucky person?” as he teased me, but after being apart for a few days, I never thought I’d miss him this much. Life is truly unpredictable.

“Of course, you’re still annoying sometimes.”

Thinking of a man who clearly lived for the fun of teasing, I shook my head.

But now, I wanted to tease him because I missed seeing his smiling face. I knew Cahilun was safe, but I needed to see him with my own eyes. Only then would I be completely relieved, holding him in my arms.

“I miss you…”

Could he really have gone to Rodeon or Fytra? If he received the letter, he would have immediately sent a reply with his personality. It was strange that I hadn’t heard anything for two days. At that moment, a pleasant weight settled on my back. The arms that firmly held my waist pulled me even closer. I couldn’t tell whose familiar embrace it was.

“Ah.”

Cahilun, who buried his nose in my neck, took a deep breath. The sound of a thumping heart was transmitted through the closely touching backs.

“I missed you too.”

Embracing me tightly around the waist, Cahilun whispered in my ear.

His voice, weight, and warmth brought a sense of relief like a loosening tension. Holding onto my arms tightly, he turned me around, encircling my chin with his hands and meeting my gaze.

Various emotions were mixed in his deep purple eyes. Meeting these eyes again, the thoughts of just a few days ago, thinking that I might really die, flashed back, making my eyes turn red.

Soft lips touched the corners of my eyes. Lightly skimming over my nose and cheek, the lips touched mine. Our breaths mixed, and the pleasant warmth blended together. The gentle kiss gradually intensified.

Cahilun grabbed my hand, holding my jacket, and wrapped it around his neck. Without breaking the kiss, he lifted me up.

Then, without releasing our lips, he started to move. Absorbed in the deep kiss, my attention suddenly returned when I realized we were already lying on the bed.

“Wait, just a moment.”

“Why.”
Cahilun jokingly sniffed his nose and asked, but his hands, diving under the pajamas, were busy as if he had no intention of listening to anything. My body shivered involuntarily at the touch of his hand caressing my thigh. I quickly grabbed his hand.

“This is a villa in the Etra Kingdom….”

Engaging in intimate activities at someone else’s house might be a moral issue. Moreover, considering that he is a prince and I am a princess of another country.

In the midst of being swept away, Cahilun, who was gazing at me with a Confucian mindset that suddenly emerged, smirked.

“I could die of longing for you in a situation like this.”

“What?”

“I have the leisure to worry about such things in this situation, and it’s annoying.”

Cahilun gritted his jaw and pressed against my waist. The controlled breath became hurried again.

“Ah, wait a moment….”

But Cahilun seemed to have no intention of listening to me anymore. My senses became extremely sensitive to the hand running up my waistline.

As Cahilun buried his face in my neck, kissing briefly and licking my earlobes, a pleasant shiver ran from my toes. Cahilun’s momentum, which seemed to allow no other thoughts except embracing each other, made my mind go blank.

“How did you get in here in the middle of the night?”

“I walked in.”

“….”

When I subtly moved away the hand stroking around my belly button, he let out a deflated laugh.

Then, he pulled me even tighter and kissed my neck again.

With a sense of intent in the ambiguous aftermath, Cahilun used his long legs to wrap around mine. From behind, with his firm chest and closely pressed back, his heartbeat resonated clearly.

“Sorry for coming late. As soon as I received the letter, I crossed the border, but damn, my feet got tied up because of that princess. I endured it and finally escaped.”

“….Is it okay though?”

Cahilun replied nonchalantly. Although he said it in a seemingly calm manner, I was willing to bet my entire fortune that his resolution to solve the problem was not a peaceful one.

It was fortunate that he didn’t cross the border as a prince. Cahilun had managed to bypass the border guards, and even though I didn’t hear how, I could imagine.

“If a problem arises, I’ll solve it.”

Cahilun replied as if it was no big deal. I could bet that the solution wouldn’t be peaceful.