Embracing the trembling Blair, Herdin whispered in her ear.

“From now on, don’t go anywhere, don’t say anything, and wait in the bedroom.”

The moment she heard his voice chillingly close to her ear, Blair instinctively felt something was seriously wrong.

But the thought couldn’t progress any further.
As his movements intensified, the hot water in the bath began to simmer. Soon after, Blair moaned as if sobbing.

It took quite a while for the turbulent waves to calm down.

Herdin poured out his heat. At the same time, Blair’s intertwined body trembled and collapsed.

“Ah…”

Only when Herdin entered the empty bedroom did the uncontrollable anxiety that had surged up begin to subside.

The anger towards the woman who was only thinking of leaving his side and waiting for news of evidence also lessened.

After filling her with his traces, Herdin gently stroked Blair’s flat belly and felt a strange sense of relief.

Even though he knew he was completely losing himself, he couldn’t stop.

If only he could possess every breath of this woman, he felt like he could do even crazier things than this.

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The next morning, when Blair woke up, Herdin was not there.

She had waited, recalling what he had said last night, but he had not returned for quite some time.

Blair, who had repeatedly fallen asleep and woken up on the bed, finally got up with a sluggish body.

‘I don’t really need to hear those words.’

She wasn’t his possession. There was no reason for her to quietly wait in bed as he said.

As Blair was contemplating, knocking sounded, and Lina entered.

On the tray was more food than Blair usually ate for breakfast.

“Madam!”

Lina’s face was full of admiration when she saw Blair.

It was natural since she hadn’t properly seen Blair’s face for a long time, as she hadn’t stepped out of the bedroom.

Lina set the brought meal on the bedside table and chatted.

“I was wondering if your Highness should eat something a lot while you’re not around, or if you should let him sleep. Otherwise, you might only have bones left. Are you eating properly?”

Blair burst into laughter at Lina’s excessive concern.

“Don’t worry. I’m eating well.”

Herdin, despite tormenting her like that, had never seen Blair skipping meals.

Blair laughed and said, “I eat regularly.” Lina pushed food into Blair’s mouth, who insisted on sleeping instead of eating.

Despite moving more than eating, it was a problem, but…

While Blair, who had picked up a grape from the food on the tray, was chewing, she asked, “By the way, where is he?”

“Oh, it seems your Highness is sleeping soundly and hasn’t said anything. Knights from the palace came in the morning to join in the demon subjugation together.”

Blair’s expression, which had been munching on a grape, hardened.

Maintaining law and order near the palace was clearly the role of the palace knights. But this time, Eibar had once again assigned Herdin to that task.

Simply because he was ‘family.’

Blair, who had swallowed the grape in her mouth, called Lina, who was beside her.
“Lina, could you inform the carriage and knights to be ready?”

“Yes? Where are you going?”

Blair responded with a determined expression, “I have to go see my brother.”

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Mason greeted Herdin with a somewhat puzzled expression.

It was a much earlier return than scheduled.

The knights who had gone together were still absent, indicating that Herdin had returned alone.

“Have you returned, Your Highness?”

“Madam.”

“Madam has gone to the palace.”

Thinking that Blair would naturally be in the bedroom, Herdin, who was entering the mansion, stopped abruptly.

“…To the palace?”

“Yes. Madam said she is going to meet the Emperor. She took the knights with her.”

Mason emphasized, ‘She took the knights with her.’

It was a statement made knowing that Herdin was on edge about Blair going out, given the two kidnapping incidents.

Herdin’s lips twisted upon hearing the news.

It had been just yesterday when he had told her to wait quietly in the bedroom.

‘But she went out again.’

To meet the Emperor, no less.

Herdin’s eyes, recalling the last conversation with Ivan, sank into a chilly glare.

Reading the subtle change in Herdin’s demeanor, Mason hurriedly added, “It has been quite a while since she went out. She’ll be back soon—”

“No need to wait.”

Before Mason could finish his sentence, Herdin turned and left the mansion. Mana, unable to be contained in his body, briefly flickered and disappeared.