Caliph tightly embraced her. Her body came to him as if drawn by the pull, and the gesture of being pulled in so beautifully felt incredibly charming at that moment. He couldn’t express the excitement he felt in any words.
He lightly kissed her forehead and let go. As he bent his legs and waist to match eye level, her face, soaked with fatigue, became clearly visible.
“Now, really lie down. I’ll go after seeing you asleep.”
Caliph gently tousled her hair and whispered affectionately. Perhaps tired, this time she didn’t insist on anything.
As she soon lay on the bed, she firmly held his hand and lifted her gaze.
“Aren’t you tired?”
“I can endure.”
“Stop it and go home now. You look very tired.”
“I’ll leave when you fall asleep.”
Despite Ibelia’s worried words, Caliph firmly shook his head. Though he was tired, he couldn’t bear even a moment without her.
Moreover, today was more tiring for her than him. He wanted to peacefully conclude her exhausting day by staying by her side until she fell asleep.
“…No matter what I say, you’ll keep insisting, right?”
“If you know, it would be nice if you just closed your eyes.”
Caliph tidied Ibelia’s hair and then gently placed his hand over her closed eyes. He didn’t exert much pressure, but he could feel the subtle movement of her eyelashes under his palm.
Only then did Caliph remove his hand and, closing his eyes, comfortably admired her face as she lay there.
Even with closed eyes, Ibelia looked incredibly beautiful. He had never thought of seeing her like this, not even in his dreams.
Caliph couldn’t hide his excited heart. Seeing Ibelia lying on the bed in her nightclothes was definitely not an image anyone could see.
Perhaps he didn’t even know that it was a scene permitted only because it was him. The fact that he was capturing it with his eyes stirred up desires momentarily forgotten.
Feeling intense guilt as he looked at her pure figure, he forcibly suppressed the emotions he couldn’t reveal. While Ibelia peacefully closed her eyes, a crack appeared in her forehead. Soon, she opened her eyes and looked at him.
“…Stop it and lie down with me?”
Her subsequent words were so bewildering that it made his scalp tingle.
Surprised, Caliph widened his eyes. Without further explanation, Ibelia, as if justifying herself with a lovely expression, added,
“You must have been tired all day too, so don’t be uncomfortable and just… just lie down beside me.”
“…And what if something happens?”
“Shouldn’t you worry about things you should worry about and do what you should do?”
At Caliph’s tone, resembling the roar of a beast, Ibelia belatedly displayed a frightened expression. He sighed deeply, narrowing his eyes.
Whether she knew or not, Ibelia still looked at him with her innocent face.
“Leaving you sitting like this while I sleep makes me uncomfortable.”
With an almost invisible gaze and an endlessly innocent voice, she persistently tempted him.
For a while, Caliph, who had been silent and only gazing at Ibelia, finally sighed and lay down beside her.
It was an uncomfortable position, as he almost hung his body at the edge of the bed. As if Ibelia had been waiting, unaware of his hesitation, she nestled into his embrace. Then, with a voice filled with satisfaction, he whispered,
“…It’s warm.”
It was a very pleasant tone. Although it further stimulated Caliph’s desire that had already begun to boil, he tried his best to endure.
If he didn’t lie down, he felt like he would stay awake all night with wide-open eyes. Terrifyingly, her voice was filled with drowsiness as she spoke. If he endured a little more, it seemed she would fall asleep soon.
Caliph chuckled lightly and tightly embraced her, who had nestled into him. Not long after, the rustling sound of her breathing filled the bedroom. She had fallen asleep, and he needed to tidy up and get up, but strangely, his eyelids began to feel heavy. The more her breathing deepened, the more it became difficult for him to move.
It shouldn’t be like this; he needed to get up quickly.
Despite repeatedly reminding himself of this thought, Caliph unknowingly closed his eyes.
Soon, the sounds of the breaths of the man and the woman intertwined, filling the bedroom. Indeed, it was a deep sleep that they had not experienced in a long time.
When scheming men desperately battle for her favor in the male harem
This one’s also on my reread list! The rivalry, scheming between the men in the imperial harem are just as intense and thrilling as in classic palace drama novels, where concubines fight to the death. Give it a read, girls! I promise you won’t be disappointed.
Synopsis:
“I am not worthy of her… but I still want to be by her side, even if only as a loyal dog…”
Those were the painful whispers of Yue Guanyi – the proud Crown Prince of the Great Qi, who was torn between deep love and a guilty conscience. Despite holding the supreme power of the Imperial Guard, he still could not forget the dark past when he was sold into a brothel.
Fate played a cruel twist when Qiu Shuzhi – a young female official who had just passed the imperial examinations with top honors – stepped into his life. She did not know that she was the one who had saved him from a tragic fate many years ago. And now, her heart was the target of pursuit for both Yue Guanyi and the powerful Empress Dowager Qin Qing.
While Yue Guanyi only dared to silently care for and protect the one he loved from afar, the Empress Dowager Qin Qing openly expressed his feelings and did not hesitate to take advantage of his power to approach Qiu Shuzhi. The covert struggle between the two most powerful forces in the imperial court began…
Trigger warning: All men in this novel are yandere style.
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