“Regardless of whether it’s classified or not, hand over the person in charge now.”

A sinister gleam flickered in Delia’s sharp blue eyes.

Delia exerted even more force in the hand holding Aaron’s cheek.

Because of the candlelight behind her, the black shadow cast over Delia’s face was particularly dark.

As if she would rush out to catch the person in charge immediately, a ruthless aura of darkness emanated from Delia.

“Summon them now.”

“It’s for the princess. Don’t show interest in the deceitful spy organization that lives by deceiving others.”

“Then hand them over. Do you know how dirty it feels to be deceived?”

“I’ll make sure you don’t get deceived in the future. If you stay by my side, there won’t be any deception from now on.”

Despite his cheek being crushed, Aaron did not push away Delia’s hand.
It would have been much better if he had just continued holding his own cheek like this.

If it was related to Ioventi, his master was someone who would die without hesitation.

Currently, Aaron’s master was angry because of the spy infiltrated into Ioventi.

To avoid further provoking his master’s anger, Aaron obediently leaned into Delia’s arms like a well-trained puppy.

This is how he had to live when talking about Ioventi.

A resigned sigh escaped Aaron’s lips.

“Princess, forget about the past when you look at me. Let’s only think about the upcoming era of peace.”

“Then call Mei. There’s something I need to confirm with Mei.”

“Right now, Mei is not as important. Princess.”

“What’s more important than that right now? Don’t change the subject, Commander.”

Not wanting to incur his master’s anger any longer, Aaron quickly changed the subject.

“Princess, there’s something more important than that.”

Aaron left Delia’s hand as it was and wrapped his waist strongly.

With a sudden force, Delia was drawn into his arms.

“Do you know how long I’ve been waiting for this moment?”

“Let go. Where are you trying to sneak off to?”

Delia placed her hands on his chest and leaned back.

Trying to escape, but his lower body was already firmly entwined with her.

The more she struggled to break free, the more he clung to her, growing hotter.

“We need to finish the conversation. Where are you going to turn it like this?”

With one arm, Aaron tightened his grip on Delia’s slender waist.

With the other hand, he clenched the hand Delia had on his cheek.

Up until now, he had quietly entrusted his face to her touch, as if that fact were false.

No matter how hard Delia tried to withdraw her hand, she couldn’t convey even the slightest tremor to him.

Aaron firmly held onto Delia’s hand and moved slowly, pulling her hand toward his lips.

“Until now, only the princess has been talking, so now it’s my turn.”

Aaron grabbed Delia’s hand that had been on his cheek and pulled it toward his lips.

“I’ve done everything your master asked. I got approval from the Council, brought permission from my parents, and today, I even received the Queen’s permission.”

As Aaron moved his lips to speak, Delia’s fingertips repeatedly touched his warm lips and fell away.

His low voice, seeping through his fingertips, was eerie.

“Now we’re really getting married. But we’re talking about some irrelevant man. I’m the one who has to pay the price.”

Even as he spoke, the resentful Aaron slightly bit Delia’s fingertips.

“Ouch.”

Delia’s strange scream echoed in the quiet corridor.

Aaron stood with his teeth bared, gently biting and chewing Delia’s fingertips.

Moist and humid, yet firm and tingling.

The indescribable small contact caused a shiver to run down Delia’s spine.
A shiver ran down the spine, and fingertips tingled.

Trying to withdraw her hand by crouching, Delia attempted to pull it out, but Aaron held it even more firmly.

Then, he playfully licked the trace left on her hand.

A damp and messy sound echoed through the quiet corridor.

“Com-Commander.”

The warm and velvety sensation caused a fever to rise in Delia’s body.

Like sucking on sweet candy, the intimate flesh gently coiled around the fingertips.

As if marking territory, he thoroughly explored every nook and cranny.

Just touching the fingertips made her breathless.

“Stop.”

Delia’s confusion brought joy to Aaron, and he pulled back his lips with a slightly teasing smile.

Aaron’s lips moved smoothly along the thin fingers, reaching his palm.

Now that he had completed all the tasks given by his master, it was time to enjoy the results.

The effect of making her forget about the spy was a bonus.

Pressing his lips on Delia’s palm like stamping a seal, Aaron firmly pressed his lips against her palm.

“Someone might see. So what?”

The more Delia struggled to pull her hand away, the more stubbornly he blew his breath.

Through the palm, the sensation of his hot lips felt delicate.

“Hmm.”

Aaron’s low moan was transmitted through a light tremor.

“Then, can we do it in the room?”

“Room?”

“Now you don’t have to stay with the queen. You won’t be alone in the princess’s room, right?”

“Oh, I guess so.”

Now that the queen officially gave permission, he wouldn’t hide the princess in her room.

“Then I’ll find you in the princess’s room. I have something to tell you.”

Aaron continuously played with her slender ring finger.

The smooth sensation wrapped around his fingertips seemed to be eaten away by an intense desire.

The temperature of greed, reflected in Aaron’s ashen eyes, skyrocketed.

“W-What is that?”

“It’s something like that. It’s a secret.”

Not just a trace that disappears in a few days.

Not a hidden mark left in an unseen place.

A mark that can be shown to anyone and lasts forever.

Not a scar-like reminder of a painful past but a mark that anticipates a sweet future.

We should put a ring on this finger.

With a smile drawn on Delia’s palm, Aaron whispered, “I’ll tell you tonight.”