Eun-yeong opened her eyes to the bright morning. She had fallen asleep in his arms in the bathroom, nearly fainting, but woke up in the bedroom.
She got out of bed with a groan, her waist aching.
She didn’t even have the strength to pick up the gown scattered on the floor, her body bare.
“Come here.”
“I can’t do it anymore. I won’t. I haven’t even seen the sea properly since I got here.”
Her resentful eyes glared at Tan, who was lounging languidly on the bed.
Bobnia. A place where emerald seas and fine white beaches stretched out endlessly.
A coastal city quite far from the north, it was a popular resort destination for wealthy nobles.
The Grand Duke’s villa was located here, making it the perfect honeymoon destination for the two of them.
The scenery of the villa was truly spectacular.
Behind the villa, which stood on a low cliff, lay the endless sea.
The villa was a two-story building made of marble, characterized by its white walls and contrasting red roof, which went very well with the sunset sky.
Between the vague boundary of sky and sea, the villa was as beautiful as a masterpiece painting.
In this open space, there was only the Grand Duke’s villa.
To monopolize such dazzling scenery. At first, it felt like heaven on earth.
She thought she would spend a cozy time watching the brilliant scenery in a dreamy travel destination, but bullshit.
Eun-yeong hadn’t been outside or properly seen the scenery for the three days she had been here.
The reason was laughing on the bed.
The culprit who kept her captive and tormented her 24 hours a day. She was exhausted and dying, but this man’s face was glowing, and he was overflowing with energy.
Besides, how many bedrooms is this now?
The sheets were wet, and they had moved bedrooms several times, but she gave up counting after the third time.
This was what it was like to live with a man who didn’t eat or sleep.
Yesterday, she didn’t even have the strength to hold a spoon, so she was held in his arms and ate what he gave her.
It was hard to wash, so she let him hold her and wash her as he pleased. Of course, only the location changed from the bedroom to the bathroom, but the arduous task was extended again.
Every time he moved greatly, water droplets splashed.
At the same time, tears welled up in her eyes as she curled her toes at the dizzying sensation that flashed white before her eyes.
“Shh. It’s okay.”
He soothed her, licking away her tears with his warm tongue.
Eventually, while the bathwater he had drawn was cooling, she barely clung on because of Tan’s persistent advances.
“Hurry.”
She cringed at the voice calling her again after all the commotion yesterday.
However, she couldn’t take her eyes off him as he lay there, only covered with a thin blanket over his lower body, completely naked.
His chest, so thick and hard that it didn’t seem like a human body, was covered with nail marks, traces of the long night.
Seeing that, she couldn’t help but recall herself crying and moaning in his arms, and her ears burned.
She swallowed hard. The glint in his red eyes, as if he wanted only her even in his languid state, was dizzying.
Even though it was just the touch of his gaze on her body, his eyes, filled with passion, were so persistent that she felt as if his hands had touched every corner of her.
No, perhaps it wasn’t a delusion.
He must have already caressed her body many times in his mind.
“…I’m really going out this afternoon.”
She, who had been standing apart from the bed as if confronting him, eventually returned to her place.
She must be crazy. She’s out of her mind.
Knowing that once she was caught by him, she wouldn’t be able to escape all day, she was walking into the tiger’s den on her own two feet.
In the end, she couldn’t blame Tan. The desire he showed and her own were the same size.
“Give me a break. I can’t get enough of you.”
Tan quickly grabbed her as she returned and laid her down on the bed, hugging her from behind.
As if he had endured a lot, he immediately kissed her wing bones below her shoulders, making a loud smacking sound in the wide room.
“Ugh, how can I be more lacking than this.”
Eun-yeong’s nape flushed at the sensation of his high nose and lips touching her at the same time.
“Not enough. Not nearly enough.”
He really wanted to hold her even when he was holding her, and wanted to touch her even when he was touching her.
It was like an unquenched thirst. He was even tempted to lock her in his arms for the rest of his life.
He wanted her to not even flinch a hand and spend the whole day in his arms, eating what he gave her, being washed by his touch, and only sleeping and waking up in his arms.
He was surprised at how ugly the emotion of love, which he had learned late in life, could be so greedy.
Of course, there were also points where he became more human.
When he found Ian at the wedding, if it had been the old him, he would have cut off his head right there and then without thinking. He could do that, and Ian was someone who deserved it.
But he had decided to stay by Eun-yeong’s side, so he left Ian to feel defeated.
All of this was naturally limited to her.
He watched her carefully and didn’t do anything that would make her hate him. If it wasn’t related to Eun-yeong, he was ruthless and didn’t give any breaks.
“Still, ugh, I’m going out today. I wanted to walk on the beach with you.”
“Okay.”
Tan smiled and parted his lips, finding her actions cute as she whined and wriggled in his arms like a cat.
He was satisfied with the red marks left on her white back, so he pressed his body even closer.
“Really?”
“I understand.”
“Tan!”
Annoyed by his insincere answer, she turned around and bit his shoulder, which was facing her.
Tan looked at Eun-yeong, who was panting, with wide eyes in surprise. There was a clear bite mark where her mouth had been.
The moment he confirmed that, his red eyes shone dangerously, and the corners of his lips turned up on both sides.
“Do more.”
The mark she left was like a sign that it was his, which made him feel very good.
“……”
A sense of dismay crossed Eun-yeong’s face for a moment.
Oh no… It was counterproductive.
No matter what she did, it didn’t work on him. Rather, it stimulated him even more.
In the end, it was very late in the afternoon when she, who had been caught by him, came out to the beach.
* * *
After changing into comfortable clothes and having a meal in the village, Tan and Eun-yeong headed to the beach.
The two took off their shoes and walked hand in hand, stepping on the soft sand.
The wind that shook their heads and the sound of the waves were refreshing.
It was peaceful. She was so happy that she couldn’t think of any worries, concerns, or small worries.
The two strolled along the beach, chatting. Laughter never ceased, even at not-so-funny stories.
They just laughed when they looked at each other.
The same hair color, the same heart, the warmth they shared. Everything was good.
“Oh? It’s an ice cream shop? Tan. Have you ever had ice cream?”
Eun-yeong asked Tan, looking at the ice cream shop that was wide open when they reached the end of the beach.
“Do you want to eat it? Shall I buy it?”
“No. I’ll buy it. You stay here.”
Eun-yeong immediately shook her head.
People were afraid of Tan. He was so tall and well-built that it was common for people to be startled every time they encountered him.
It was no exception when he came to Bobnia.
Besides, he treated others like trash except for her, so it was natural for people to fear him.
“Let’s go together.”
“I’ll go alone. It’s right in front of me.”
She naturally put her hands on his shoulders as he picked her up.
Tan picked her up so that her feet wouldn’t touch the ground and strode towards the stairs connecting the beach and the sidewalk.
He put her down on the stairs, carefully brushed the sand off her small white feet, and put the shoes he was holding in his hand on her.
“Thank you. Wait for me. I’ll buy it and come back soon.”
She smiled, curving her eyes, kissed him briefly on the cheek, and hurried to the ice cream shop.
Tan chuckled and couldn’t take his eyes off Eun-yeong as she fluttered her black hair and entered the store.
However, Tan, who had been quietly waiting for her like a trained beast obeying his master’s orders, suddenly moved his legs with a fierce look on his face in an instant.