Duke, Is This Your First Time? - Chapter 31

Chapter 31

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‘Wait a minute. What is this atmosphere?’

 

Elysia stiffened and only blinked her eyes.

 

Iker’s golden eyes were still soft, but the intense heat seemed to swallow her at any moment.

 

Of course she was the one who asked if she could borrow it first. But she didn’t think she’d use it right away.

 

Besides, the atmosphere was strange.

 

His hot breath touched her earlobe, and the body heat made her feel like she should use it right now….

 

“Wait, wait. I want to borrow it, but not right now!”

 

Elysia was startled by the sudden development.

 

At this rate, the next thing would be holding each other and rolling on the bed, and that would be nothing strange. She had never expected her opponent to come out so brazenly, and, in her panic, she quickly removed her hand and stepped back from Iker.

 

When the heat in her palms disappeared, the raw desire 

that had been burning faltered, and she backed away.

 

Elysia, who had coughed a few times, tried to pretend she was calm and opened her mouth.

 

“I’m not saying I’m going to borrow it right now. I’m just asking if your proposal is still valid. I’m sorry if you misunderstood.”

 

Even as she said her words, Elysia was embarrassed. It was her who seduced him first and then back away.

 

Elysia sighed in relief as she glanced at Iker, wondering if he might have been disappointed. Contrary to what she was worried about, his gold eyes staring at her were tenderly curved.

 

Soon after, his pleasant low-pitched voice gently pierced her ears.

 

“I know. When does the Marquess want to borrow?” 

 

“…what?”

 

How did he know when she was going to borrow?

 

While Elysia was startled by his unexpected words, Iker asked a question.

 

“When is the aristocratic meeting?”

 

“Uh, well, it’s a week later.”

 

After answering, she felt puzzled. Why was he asking the date of the aristocratic meeting?

 

‘No way?’

 

Combining the words of Iker she had heard earlier with the question he had just asked, Elysia found her answer to the question she had to herself, and her eyes widened.

 

Iker knew why she called him here today and what she was trying to suggest.

 

But she couldn’t care less about that startling fact.

 

As Iker bowed his head, his face came right in front of her.

 

Elysia held her breath as she felt his light breath with his characteristic deep woody scent. 

 

“Don’t worry, Marquess. The day you worry about won’t happen. I promise.”

 

“What…… ”

 

Elysia, who was about to ask a question, dazed, swallowed her words without her knowing.

 

Whether it was because of the dazzling moonlight or the man’s intense gaze, she felt like she was being swallowed by his golden eyes.

 

Completely overwhelmed by the man in front of her, Elysia couldn’t refuse his hand grabbing her waist and pulling her gently.

 

As the lower parts of the bodies touched each other, the intense heat and desire that could not be ignored.

 

Elysia swallowed her dry saliva involuntarily as she felt it in her belly.

 

With her head bowed, Iker’s lips gently brushed against her earlobe, and the low voice that flowed from between his lips echoed deep within her body.

 

As if to engrave.

 

“So tell me when you really want to borrow it, I’ll be waiting for you.”

 

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‘He’s a really unknown man.’

 

After Iker returned silently, as when he had come, Elysia sat on her bed and recalled the situation a little while ago.

 

The firmness and scorching heat in Iker’s lower part could not be ignored.

 

It was clearly visible even with his eyes.

 

Nevertheless, when he had finished speaking, he let go of her and backed down, as always.

 

Then he left leisurely, saying, “Let’s see each other again soon.”

 

“How did he stay so calm when he was very aroused?”

 

Elysia felt strange about the man named Iker.

 

If he had made up his mind to hold her, she might have been swept away by the mood and the desire. They might have been making love like madness by now.

 

But he did not hold her and retreated. Above all, he knew exactly what she wanted.

 

That she needed him if she came down from the position of head of the aristocratic faction.

 

Besides, those unknown words….

 

[Don’t worry, Marquess. The ‘day’ you worry about won’t happen. I promise.]

 

Elysia’s forehead was slightly wrinkled with doubts.

 

Her ‘day’, as Iker said, would be the day she had a meeting to check her qualifications as the leader.

 

It was also the day when it was confirmed that she would be removed from the position of leader unless a miracle happened.

 

Dustin said that he would preserve the leader position when she became his woman, but Elysia wasn’t fool enough to believe that.

 

If it’s short, it’ll last 2-3 months, or if it’s long, it’ll last for about half a year, and eventually it’ll be taken away. He will then imprison her in his palace as the prince’s wife. He wouldn’t let her do anything.

 

No, Elysia had no intention of accepting the threatening offer, even if she could keep the position. The mere thought of the madman touching her gave her goosebumps.

 

To the extent that it felt like she was thrown into the worm pit naked.

 

So she tried to grab Iker’s hand, but she didn’t understand how confident he was to ensure that she wouldn’t be pushed out of her position as leader.

 

What’s even more strange was that even though she knew that his words were unrealistic, she felt a little more at ease.

 

Besides, there was one more thing she confirmed from her meeting with Iker today.

 

That he doesn’t just want her body. That he wants her to want him as much as he wants her.

 

That’s why he left such a message. Tell him when she really needs it.

 

“…… I still don’t know. What was the man thinking? Don’t tell me he meant it.”

 

Elysia couldn’t understand why he was so generous to her, as they always met with opposite positions in the Council and only had differences of opinion, and there was no personal interaction.

 

After spending the night with him, it was difficult to dismiss it as because he liked her body.

 

She felt like there was something she didn’t know. She recalled the back of Iker, who had jumped out of her window lightly. 

 

Elysia, drenched in her confusion, turned her head toward the still open window.

 

“Did he come back safely?”

 

Despite knowing she didn’t have to worry, Elysia got up and walked over to the window.

 

Her gaze, gazing into the distance, was following the traces of the man who had already disappeared.

 

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“I’ve given you this much time.”

 

Seeing that the curtain of darkness had descended thickly through the office window, Dustin slowly got up.

 

He worked longer than usual to give Elysia enough time.

 

Time for the alluring red cat to sneak into his bedroom. Tomorrow’s aristocratic meeting in the morning, so Elysia’s chance to accept his proposal was until tonight.

 

Dustin was confident that the clever woman would not miss this opportunity. If the outcome of waiting was the same anyway, it was the basic human nature to choose the one that would be more advantageous to them, even a little.

 

However, it was obvious that her pride was hurt, as she hadn’t arrived by the time the deadline had passed.

 

It was only natural for the woman who had been choosing her men to suit her own taste had to go with someone else’s choice to feel that way.

 

It was his consideration that he even ordered the soldiers guarding the palace, through the commander, to let her in without notifying him when Marquess Camellia came.

 

It was about taming a feisty cat, but once he got his hands on it, he could do whatever he wanted.

 

Dustin left the office and slowly walked towards his bedroom. When he thought that Elysia would be on his bed by now, her taste buds swelled up. She was probably sitting on the bed in her uniform to save her last pride.

 

“Well, that’s just the way it is.”

 

It was not an exaggeration to say that her appearance and the body of Elysia were a work of art created by god.

 

A slender body with voluminous breasts, and a waist was small enough to hold in one hand.

 

How about her round buttocks and her long, slender legs.

 

There were many men who couldn’t take their eyes off her naturally beautiful figure as she wore a suit that fit her body, not a dress.

 

Of course, there must be many men who lust invisibly.

 

When he thought that he was finally hunting his prey, which he had been chasing for a long time, the corners of Dustin’s lips went up.

 

Standing in front of the bedroom, he calmed his excited heart and grabbed the doorknob. With a click, his expectations rose even higher.

 

But as soon as he opened the bedroom door and entered, the young smile on his face disappeared as if washed away. There was nobody in the room. Only the moonlight that came in through the window stayed on the well-made bed.

 

“…”

 

With a look of disbelief, Dustin looked over the room once more.

 

He opened the bathroom door just in case, and Dustin realized it that Elysia had rejected his offer.

 

His eyes soared fiercely, and intense anger flashed across his smooth face.

 

“Is this the answer that came back after being polite at the best? If it is your wish to be brought in, then be it.”

 

Dustin mumbled softly with a cynical smile and turned around. On the back of his hand, which was clenching his fist, a vein popped up.

 

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The next day, Elysia rode a carriage to the Duke of Russet’s residence. It was to attend the aristocratic meeting that started at noon.

 

As it was a temporary meeting, there was only one agenda. Whether or not she, who served as the head of the aristocratic faction, should be dismissed.

 

After the scandal with Iker broke out, as expected, Marquis Berten sent a summons to a special meeting to the nobles of the aristocracy, citing her qualities as a leader.

 

Like a nobleman, he wrote quite a long article, but the point was ‘A person who had an inappropriate relationship with the head of the opposition cannot be left as their leader.’

 

There was talk of who could guarantee that Council would not be swept away by the emotions in the future. Looking at the contents of the summons, Elysia thought. She realized that it was helpful to create a lot of scandals in times like this.

 

Usually, when such a problem occurs, there is a phrase such as ‘it goes up and down in people’s mouths and defames it’.

 

However, that part was missing.

 

What was more interesting was the phrase that if this scandal was not true, it would have to be explained in a way that everyone could accept.

 

In a word, it meant refusing to acknowledge the statements made by her and Iker, but Elysia suddenly wanted to show Iker this summons.

 

Even if she said that, they doubted even the statement of Duke Deimos, the head of the imperial faction. 

 

It was enough to charge with contempt.

 

The opinion of Lulien, who had seen the summons, was not too different from hers.