Lady of YeonSung (Lisrene)

Chapter 18

"Gah!"

Joohyun's eyes burst open and she frantically sat up.

Where was she? What happened?

She had woken up late the night. The pale moonlight shimmered from behind the layers of curtains. The room was large. The moon created patterns on the ivory floors as it shone through the designs of the lattice window.

This room didn't even compare to her room at Princess Yeowa's residence. The ceiling was high, and the furniture was dark and intricately carved. They didn't seem feminine at all.

What happened? Just where was this place? Joohyun looked around before quickly looking down at herself. Her body had been washed clean and now smelled faintly of perfume. Only a nightdress made of rich fabric covered her body right now.

As soon as she lowered a foot from the bed, she felt a faint ache from within her body. That's when Joohyun recalled how she had been embraced by a man underneath the sunlight.

What did I do?

How could she have given her first time to a man whose identity she didn't know?

And she'd basically seduced him as well. She was naked in his arms and even pulled him down to her!

She was crazy. She'd gone insane! She needed to escape. She didn't know where this was, but she needed to get out as soon as possible!

She quickly got to her feet and began to run when she saw a shadow at the window. She stopped in her tracks.

He was standing underneath the pale moonlight.

He wasn't wearing anything on his head, and his long, black hair was flowing down his shoulders. He merely looked out at the view of the city of YeonSung underneath the black night sky.

Like ink, the moonlight poured over his head and traveled down the robe that was lightly draped over his body. He held a long sword in both hands.

His eyes lowered to the sword in his hands, and they were incredibly dark. The aura around him was heavy.

She forgot about escaping and merely stared at him.

She only needed to take one more step. She could still make her escape.

But for some reason, she couldn't leave.

"What's going on?"

She couldn't help but ask.

Her voice startled him, and he turned around. She couldn't believe that he hadn't sensed her waking up. What was he so lost in thought about?

"Ah, you're up?"

He grinned at her as if nothing was wrong.

But she felt that his smile was a lie. The face that had been illuminated by the moon just now... What was that?

"Where are we?"

"My house."

"You have a lot of houses. Land in YeonSung is quite expensive."

"I'm rich."

After replying, he entered the room, placed the sword down, and closed the window.

"Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

"...I slept a lot. And..."

She needed to return now. She left the princess's residence with no explanation. Right about now, Princess Yeowa's residence was probably in complete chaos.

But more importantly, she had lied to him. She needed to escape this man as soon as possible. Joohyun bit her lip before speaking.

"I need to go back."