Even with just the solid knocking sound, Edit could tell that the person knocking on the door was her husband.

“Valter?”

“I thought you might need a change of mood.”

Entering as a loyal servant considering the owner’s convenience, Valter had a tray in his hand. However, Edit’s gaze lingered not on the tray with steaming tea and sweet cookies, but on the thick forearms visible beneath the tray.

‘…What should I do?’

Edit felt like a beast in heat. It wasn’t just because Adrian had hinted at wanting a sibling. Sometime in the past, whenever Valter came into view, her body would react first. Her temperature would rise, and her senses would become extra keen, ready to accept something substantial that was about to happen.

Usually, there was no reason to refuse Valter, who would approach closely whenever their gazes locked. The problem was that she was extremely busy with administrative duties and exam preparations.

‘I thought I could endure it until the exams were over.’

Edit, who had passed the entrance exam without relying on a tutor, demonstrating exceptional self-discipline, found Valter’s presence irresistible.

Eventually, a few days ago, unable to suppress her desire, she had embraced Valter’s shoulders.

‘…’

That night was so dizzyingly fantastic that she couldn’t touch her books for two days, resulting in a major disaster for her studies.

Leaving intense marks everywhere, expressing possessiveness, it had become his habit to reveal ownership by claiming every part of her, which prolonged the afterglow.

Now, with the exams just a few days away, if such an incident occurred again, she was sure to be remembered by future generations as the Empress who achieved the lowest score in history.

‘That must not happen.’

At first, she thought of explaining the situation to Valter and suggesting spending some nights like a newlywed couple, but she couldn’t do it. Just thinking about how Valter would react to hearing that she couldn’t concentrate for a few days after receiving his passionate warmth was mortifying.

“Well, there’s nothing to be done. Our mistress enjoys spending the night with me so much that it could ruin the exams.”

Though she pretended to accept it, she could predict that he would press his firm body against hers. Next, he would casually ask which part she liked so much.

With a faint sense of humiliation, thinking that he would relentlessly explore until her body burned, Edit felt her vision blur.

Knowing well how attractive his face was when he teased her, Edit couldn’t refuse Valter when he made such a determined expression. Any woman in the world would find it hard to resist.

‘Let’s not give him a chance until the exams are over.’

Edit decided to spend each day briskly until she successfully completed the exams. After that, she planned to address one issue at a time – the heat that had accumulated within her due to administrative duties and studying, and Adrian’s desire for a sibling.

“Thanks, Valter. I’ve been so busy studying that I didn’t even think about having tea.”
Edit subtly emphasized that she had been solely focused on studying, without entertaining any other thoughts, as she accepted the teacup offered by Valter.

With his large hand gripping the bedhead, his face looking down at her conveyed a highly sensual atmosphere, making her mouth even drier.

To avoid being caught swallowing saliva, Edit sipped the still hot tea.

“Ah, ho…”

Her tongue, in a meaningless gesture to conceal desire, felt slightly numb.

Edit extended her tongue, which had touched the hot tea, and cooled it down. Just as she was about to put it straight back in, a deeper voice followed.

“Did it burn?”

Valter asked with an endlessly affectionate tone. However, unlike reason, his gaze on her reddened tongue became even more intense.

Soon, his hand grasped Edit’s cheek. Bending down at an angle, he approached, and as her exposed tongue was licked, a shiver ran through her body.

It didn’t seem burned, just slightly surprised by the heat.

Even realizing this fact, Valter didn’t let go.

His wet fingers carefully caressed Edit’s tongue, entangling them. He slowly savored it, as if melting and consuming candy.

The unique scent and warmth that Edit emitted mixed chaotically, stimulating his body, which was in a state of desire dissatisfaction. His waist tightened involuntarily.

“Valter, um…”

In an instant, the intense contact overwhelmed her mind, and Edit tried to pull her chair back to escape.

However, Valter’s thigh entered between her open legs faster than she could react.

As he pressed his weight, the chair didn’t budge as if it were nailed to the floor.

“Ah…”

Her hesitant hand eventually reached his chest. Beneath the thin shirt, she felt his firm and broad body.

Whether the rapid heartbeat was hers or his, she couldn’t tell. Admitting that she had become a blind beast to her desires, Edit closed her eyes tightly.