“Hmm.”

As the sunlight touched her face, Edith stretched with a pleasant voice.

Although the room in the star palace prepared by Duke Lexion was incredibly comfortable, it couldn’t be compared to the times when they slept together in Balter’s bed.

‘Is it because of the magical power Balter breathes into the child?’

Feeling the fragrant magic flow in, enjoying it like sipping a delightful drink, and the pleasant drowsiness as if happily intoxicated, even the light stimulation from Balter’s kisses to prevent her from falling asleep was good.

Thanks to these recent days, Edith, whose physical condition had improved more than ever, neatly combed her unusually attractive blonde hair with her hands. Today, as well as yesterday, it seemed like she would have a refreshing day.

“I’m glad it seems like the madam had a good rest.”

On the other hand, Balter, who occupied the space next to her, was experiencing a continuous series of days when he couldn’t even sigh.

Under his eyes were lingering shadows from the struggles he went through to prevent himself from becoming a beast. Somehow, he felt a subtle sense of defeat.

‘One day, I will have to bow my head in the bedroom with Edith.’

Balter was confident in his physical abilities. If he had been satisfied, he might have fallen into a deep sleep like that first night they spent together, momentarily forgetting the grand plan Edith had to throw him out of the mansion.

He believed that as long as he wanted it, he could be a man who could obtain Edith’s affection even up to the point of being the father of her child through a sly manipulation of the situation.

But now, he was just a dad who lowered his head, unable to endure his desire, and nothing more.

During the week of putting magic into the child inside Edith’s belly, Edith mumbled with a dreamy voice, her eyes slightly glazed.

He didn’t even know how faithfully his body responded to her voice.

Every time, Balter revealed his burning and unyielding desire to Edith, gripping her tightly, but she didn’t even flinch. Instead of pushing him away, Edith cautiously caressed him and pulled him into her embrace.

Every time he felt the softness of her skin and the warmth from her body, his mind became distant, and the back of his neck grew chilly. Just by touching, his senses became extremely sensitive.

The thirst continued to the point where it was almost unbearable, and since he couldn’t even swallow a sip of water, it was truly a crazy endeavor. There was no torture like this.

“Balter, did you sleep well?”

“…….”

Balter found Edith’s questioning with her particularly fluffy face both adorable and ridiculous.

She was looking at him with a bright smile, as if saying that the bed wouldn’t be satisfying anymore.

For more than a week, they had shared all the awakened magical power, so by now, the child in her belly would be making a satisfied expression.
In the end, with Balter’s desire reaching its peak, he gently buried Edith again under the white blanket. Then, he removed her almost untouched nightgown.

On her already blushing skin, the traces of his desires and torment over the past week were still evident in faint marks.

Balter brought his lips to it once again. As his agile nose, lips, and disheveled hair touched, Edith unintentionally twitched her body.

“Ah…”

Rough and hot breath poured onto the skin, and lips gradually pressed urgently against the flesh.

Edith didn’t mind him acting this way. When he stood his ground and bit her slightly, she recalled her younger self, who wanted to dominate Isaac when he raised his head, making Balter feel adorable until he seemed lovable.

“Balter, a bit more gently—”

“No.”

With a blunt voice, he licked the red marks with the tip of his tongue. As the intense contact continued, Edith made sounds as if she couldn’t help but moan.

The attendants who were wandering around the corridor near Balter’s bedroom for breakfast, swallowing their dry saliva, instinctively avoided the place.

‘Well, even if the young master likes the madam so much, when they approach the stable, as soon as they enter the stable…’

According to the maids, despite being busy with heir education, Balter frequented the threshold of the Star Palace. When he trained with Lexion’s knights and clashed swords, he exuded an aura stiff enough to make him a well-trained beast, but when he approached her, who had been well-tamed like a domesticated animal, it was an expected course of events.

‘It’s good for both Lexion and the young master that they get along well, right?’

‘I hope to hear good news soon.’

The breakfast time of the two was getting delayed as the days passed.

“Madam, did you enjoy your meal?”

Vivian observed Edith’s complexion, who returned to the Star Palace after lunch. Since the child entered, Edith looked much healthier, with much more food than before.