Edgar gave a harsh answer to Christine, who was looking at him with worried eyes. It was clear that she was going to launch an additional questioning offensive even if he said this.
However, her reaction was completely different from what he expected.
“Alright. If you’re unwilling to talk about it, I won’t ask.”
“… Why?”
The woman who had been asking him questions about his heat without hesitation was now giving up on her questioning? Edgar couldn’t help but ask back.
“Well… You said it was a pleasant story. In that case, you must have come here to clear your mind of bad things,” Christine replied as if stating the obvious.
“…”
“Bad and painful memories complicate your mind just by having them. Sometimes, you even ask meaningless questions like ‘Why did I have to go through something like that?'”
Christine tried to smile and looked up at the stars in the sky.
She had countless dark memories that instantly brought her mood down.
Bad stories she had seen and heard while carrying out all kinds of commissions since her father’s death. From her mother, who was sometimes in a critical condition, to herself at the moment of her death in her previous life.
Just remembering that again was heartbreaking. It was natural not wanting to tell anyone.
“Some memories feel like punishment just by having them. Those memories must be even more unpleasant to disturb the mood of a strong person like you.”
“…”
“It must be painful enough to just have such memories and not be able to forget about them. How could I bring that up and ask you to tell me about them as well?”
Edgar quietly looked at Christine.
The woman was bright, as if she had never experienced darkness in her life. She always spoke to him in a loud voice and talked with the chimeras without hesitation.
So Edgar thought that she would always be like a light without a single shadow.
But what the woman had just said… It contained insights that could not be recalled by those who had not experienced such things.
In that brief moment, the shadow that had fallen on Christine’s face disappeared like she was taking off a mask, but it was so impressive that it caught his attention.
‘Some memories feel like punishment just by having them…’
The woman summarized in one sentence the heavy feelings he felt every time he thought about the twins who lived in the hinterland of the Grand Duke’s castle. Edgar quite liked the clean summary.
Those memories were the punishment he deserved as the heir of Richard’s bloodline. It was a plain fact that he could not forget that moment and that it was painful to keep it.
Edgar became intrigued as his train of thought reached that point.
He wondered what Christine, who was always smiling as clearly as if there were no shadows, was hiding inside her. She was a woman who was adept at hiding her identity and purpose, so she wouldn’t let her past wounds slip out of her mouth.
Above all, her words made him feel a little better after his mood sank to the bottom.
So he fixed his gaze on the slippery stream of water and said something, which was unlike him.
“Why is the lady who only asks about my heat saying something like this?”
“I don’t know about you, but it’s a useful and enjoyable topic of conversation for me.”
“Of course it is.”
“Speaking of which, Edgar…”
Hearing Christine blurting out suspiciously, Edgar, who was watching the stream of water, turned his gaze to her.
Then, he was speechless at the sight of her.
“I’m wet.”
“…”
Edgar didn’t immediately realize what she had done in the short time he was lost in thought.
He was sure she had been dipping her legs below her knees into the water without splashing them around, but for some reason, the white nightdress she was wearing was soaking wet. The thin clothes became more transparent as they absorbed the water. And that wasn’t all. As the clothes clung to Christine’s body, the curves of her chest, waistline, and hips were revealed.
Her n*pples, erect due to the slightly chilly weather, her belly button, visible through the fabric, and her thighs caught his attention.
It seemed that she had been deliberately dipping her dress into the water so that the fabric would absorb it. No, it didn’t matter how she wet the clothes covering her whole body.
They were talking about dark memories just now, but his reason seemed to be disappearing. He was dumbfounded, wondering if the woman had even planned this.
The unexpected ambush sent impulses throughout his body. The instinct flowing in his blood demanded that he climb on top of her and desire her immediately.
“…”
Feeling his lower abdomen tighten, Edgar approached Christine as if in a trance.
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Beast in the Woods, Deep in the Night
Romance{ +18} Christine was an elite member of a guild who had excellent commissioning skills, but she couldn't break the curse that caused abnormalities in her body. She suffered her whole life and was only exploited by the guild she worked for. She infi...
