How the Sidekick Prince Lives Again - Chapter 40

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“Consummate……?

“Yes. When Alphas and Omegas have a companion, they should only spend their ruts and heat cycles with that person.”

Alphas and Omegas were more instinctive and weaker against desire than Betas. This was because of their innate pheromones.

In the past, it was common for people to spend the night randomly because of sudden ruts and heat cycles, and end up having unwanted children. Some committed adultery and then escaped using pheromone excuses, and scandalous affairs also happened.

To prevent those kinds of catastrophes, Alphas and Omegas were taught to control their pheromones and resist others’ pheromones from an early age.

In addition, there was a social rule stating that they could enjoy a free sex life before marriage but had to strictly keep their loyalty to their companion after marriage.

In particular, in the Khan Kingdom with its strict monogamous society, paramours and illegitimate children that destroyed the family’s peace were greatly despised. People there placed great importance on keeping marital obligations even in arranged marriages.

“The union of an Alpha and a Beta is no exception. And I am a dominant Alpha. As a knight, I usually control my ruts with inhibitors, but I can’t do that every time.”

No matter how great a knight was, they wouldn’t be able to go into battles when their ruts or heat cycles came. At those times, their rationality disappeared, and only instincts remained.

For that reason, those who were in the army were closely monitored and took inhibitors to control their cycles. However, there was a limit to artificially blocking the body’s natural phenomena.

“To prevent inhibitors’ side effects, it is advised to stop taking inhibitors and have a natural rut once every few months. Do you know why I brought this up?”

As soon as Khalid asked that question, he embraced Renato’s waist with his arm and pulled Renato towards him just like a beast snatching its prey. Unable to react to the sudden physical contact, the slender body was helplessly dragged by Khalid.

The moment their bodies overlapped, a breath as cool as the air of a winter forest tickled Renato’s lips, and a strangely sweet yet bitter body odor stimulated his nose. Surprised, Renato grabbed the firm shoulder at his fingertips.

“Even if it’s a contract, marriage is marriage, and my companion for three years will be you, Your Imperial Highness. That means when my ruts come, you will have to spend the night together with me.”

“That, that……”

Renato’s violet-colored eyes shook because of that low whisper. His white and thin eyelashes trembled like snowflakes. Khalid asked in a low voice, looking at Renato as if he was about to devour him.

“What do you think, Your Imperial Highness? Are you prepared to entangle your body with mine?”

“Huff.”

In response to the straightforward question, Renato swallowed a gasp and curled his lips inward. Just now, their lips almost touched. In addition, their faces were very close to each other now.

“Please answer me.”

When Renato closed his lips, refusing to answer, Khalid’s fingers that had been firmly holding his waist went up along his small back. The action made Renato’s back stiffen and the back of his neck tremble.

“W, wait, ugh.”

Finally, Renato, unable to bear it, raised his voice, but couldn’t finish his words and curled his shoulders. Before he could notice, the man’s fingers already reached the nape of his neck and touched his purple-tinted silver hair.

“Is this your first time being touched like this?”

Feeling the body in his arms stiffen, Khalid asked in a gentle tone. Renato didn’t answer. To be exact, he couldn’t.

Every time Khalid spoke, either the man’s lips or his breath would brush and tickle the gap between Renato’s nose and his upper lip. If Renato moved his lips, he thought their lips would really touch.

In the end, Renato only slightly nodded his head instead of answering. Then Khalid furtively smiled with an expression saying that Renato’s answer was predictable.

Renato was obviously not good at making contact with other people. Of course he wasn’t good at sexual innuendo like this, but he seemed to have little experience in intimate skinship with someone, such as hugging or stroking, as well.

Was that perhaps the reason? Khalid felt as if he was bullying a small white rabbit when Renato reacted to every little touch.

“If we get married, we will have to do more than this in the future, but……”

Together with his wicked words, Khalid’s long, hard fingers ran through Renato’s soft hair without hesitation. When Khalid touched the soft earlobe with his thumb, the body in his arms grandly flinched.

Khalid briefly enjoyed the feeling of the thin, fine hair gently flowing between his fingers, unlike his own thick and rough hair, and then moved his hand away.

“What am I supposed to do if you are surprised and stiffen up at only this level?”

His faintly heated red eyes looked down at Renato’s bright red face which seemed as if the sun had set there.

Seeing the red cheeks heat up as if they were about to burst, Khalid suddenly had a strange worry that if he teased Renato more here, he might cry.

Should I stop here?

Engulfed in an incomprehensible regret, Khalid pulled his body back, which was so close to Renato that their breaths were entangled with each other’s.

Khalid had intended to alert the innocent Prince-nim and scare him a little to reconsider his thoughts on marriage, but he was unwittingly absorbed in the reaction that was much cuter than expected.

“Huu……”

Renato let out a breath he had been holding back when feeling the warmth moving away from him. His entire body was shaking just like his heart.

“Do you realize what it means to marry me now?”

Renato was still breathing heavily with his flushed face. He felt upset because while Khalid was completely fine without any signs of embarrassment, he lost his composure with only that kind of thing.

I have to admit this.

Truthfully, he hadn’t really thought much about the consummation that Khalid was talking about until a while ago. Renato meekly admitted his mistake.

It was unavoidable since he had lived a life in which he had never had a proper relationship with anyone, let alone dating, in a world as narrow as inside a cage.

Although he received compulsory sex education as a Prince, it was literally just a formality. He might have dreamed of having a companion when he was young, but when he grew up to a certain extent, he gave up the expectation of having someone next to him for the rest of his life.

Of course, it wasn’t that there was absolutely no seduction from other people at all. Renato’s appearance was so exceptional that even the nobles who disdained him had to recognize it.

Perhaps because of the fairy blood flowing in their bodies, the imperial family of the Fleurette Empire had a mysterious aura reminiscent of flowers or trees. In addition to that, Renato’s beauty also resembled Blanche, the flower of the social circle.

Noble with excellent aesthetics often referred to Renato as an odorless flower. Among them, there were people who approached him as well.

Naturally, Renato refused the approaching attempts of those who harbored irreverent desires. As a result, he had no choice but to be sexually ignorant compared to his age.

Therefore, even when he proposed to Khalid, he didn’t think deeply about it. Honestly, he also found it surprising that an Alpha like Khalid was willing to spend the night with a Beta like him.

It was because most of the Alphas and Omegas that Renato had met in the past didn’t want to sleep with a Beta.

“The weight of marriage, whether it is out of love or a deal, is never light. I hope you will take this into consideration as well, Your Imperial Highness.”

“I, I can do it!”

Upset because of Khalid’s tone as if talking to a child, Renato raised his voice in rebellion. He looked up at Khalid with a stubborn expression.

“I was just surprised. I already said the other day that when we are married, I will fulfill the duty of a companion. Of, of course, I was thinking about that as well.”

I shouldn’t give Khalid an excuse to reject. Renato protested with a little lie. He wanted to speak calmly and confidently, but his tongue kept twisting.

“I, I don’t have any experience, but once I get used to it, I can do it as much as you want. So, please don’t worry about this and just think seriously about the marriage proposal.”

“……Well, if you say so. Somehow the talk became too long. I will call your guard knight and attendant right away.”

Khalid stared at him with his eyes narrowed, seemingly unable to believe Renato’s words, then got up from the bed with a light smile. He thought that it was not good to torment a patient too much.

“Ah, even if you don’t wish to get a medical check-up, please meet a palace doctor. If you don’t do so, I think trouble might occur later.”

“I understand.”

“And please think about being introduced to our side’s military doctor. It’s not a bad thing for you, Your Imperial Highness.”

After finishing his words, Khalid left the room. Renato, who was left alone and did not know what to do, repeatedly clutched the blanket, then released it. He felt as if Khalid’s breath and touch that brushed against his skin were still there.