TAOA-105

Chapter: TAOA-1057ea23427c9a822bc

“Asha…?”
“What? Oh, yes, Your Highness!”
“No, from now on, you should call me Carlyle.”
“Oh…”
Once again, saliva gurgled down 12d893bb5c her throat.
They had already rehearsed 9811e977cc how to behave when f44b0c520b Gabriel arrived.
Calling each other affectionately by 02e1538635 name, breathing heavily as if 35c0490f0c they had just completed a 62adcbd4e5 sparring session, Carlyle kissing her 53aab1d363 on the forearm…
‘This is a mission. Pull yourself together, Asha Pervaz!’
Her face burning with frustration 145feb7090 was pathetic.
Then, there was a f4bff26558 knock on the wall.
“The High Priest must be here. Come here, Asha.”
Carlyle quickly pulled Asha towards 10cd8f8f95 him and got on top 09f1491661 of her.
Even Carlyle felt like he aa24c3c736 was going to die.
‘Do I really have to endure this?’
Asha, who was cf1a11f258 avoiding eye contact, f517a312bf looked innocent yet ff028e7baf somehow embarrassed. Whether it was because c7be4e5600 of her pale forehead 7685977010 and tidy eyebrows, sparse 31a6b4481b yet long eyelashes and 3625c62fb7 light eye color, or 9673a524fb her plump and delicate 0ba7df943c lower lip, he couldn’t 886a668453 tell.
He kept thinking of the 26c92c9b50 Asha from that night, who 82689ec7ba innocently licked his fingers.
‘I want to hug her again…’
Honestly, he wanted to throw 47e4050331 away his pride and cling 7b0bb0b3fc to Asha. If he was sure 72b1994ad8 it wouldn’t be rude da35630fa3 to her, he would 22c21c8647 have done it.
But since he 2e7e966864 couldn’t understand Asha’s dd07e5678c thoughts at all, 5c962413bf all he could cb3c8bce85 do was endure.
While pondering these 89176275f7 thoughts, he carefully 2aa4145550 examined Asha’s neck 2366480e52 and shoulders. Then, there was another knock acb8c29c19 on the wall. It was a signal c14baa951e that the High Priest 4dc29b878f would soon enter the 2d463bcacf room.
Lowering his head, 6936acce2b Carlyle kissed Asha’s 03fdfcea21 forearm where he 0750fec3bf embraced her.
Her skin was so sweet, 709c120942 while his was slightly salty be65fb603a with no scent at all.
Feeling Asha’s tension even with 9d93c0c19a just a slight embrace, Carlyle 4d430d850a whispered in her ear.
“Asha, relax a little…”
“Ah…!”
Asha had already ed8b849c08 plunged into “acting,” 507f7f2270 letting out a 2069944598 faint moan.
He was a little d91228cc0e surprised because she had cf32123544 seemed so tense, but 98bbc7e986 she was doing so 5eda83824d well. He even felt 1c1ee814db a bit excited ced1beed8d by her excellent 0fc97b2ae9 acting.
“A, Asha…”
“Carlyle…”
Still, hearing her call d98528cfa0 his name felt good.
He actually didn’t defa160fdc like his name 83bcbd05c9 all that much.
The only people who fd0c3232c7 could call him by 5aea349f0a his name were his 2212615982 father and stepmother, but a13f5c7dae he had never felt d08dec0bee happy or pleased when f82835386d he heard his name.
Telling Asha to 285d8789cc call him by 1430bef1e9 his name was dad9d6cdbe a half-impulsive decision.
Partly because he feaa29ea23 wanted to tease 23ffc76845 this stern woman ae9d169f48 a bit, and e7f0ee9e68 partly because he 8cda60ad5a was curious about 167638cb2a how it would 4f7bf816d8 feel for her 152247bcf1 to address him 8cd28a9e91 by his name ba0b7ab7aa only.
“Oh…! Carlyle!”
“Ahh…”
It felt good, as always.
It felt good enough to 2fdddd518a hear it over and over 25d0d57fd5 again.
Carlyle brushed down ac4ddb8cde Asha’s back and 72617dd139 rested his forehead cf3be5971b on the tangle c01a67d93d of her hair 1cacdee37c on the pillow.
Accidentally, his lower lip grazed 8e5311403f Asha’s collarbone, and at that 59ce56aa71 moment, Asha’s body flinched.
‘Damn it!’
Suddenly, he felt the efd3a27e47 urge to throw everything 73d18bff7a away, including Gabriel, and 8d75d4696a just indulge in Asha’s ff1f6db0ad body.
At that moment, Asha’s 499faca7c2 hand slid up his b96c2a3456 forearm and embraced his 51290b786e neck.
As he became intoxicated 40ffa3e39c by her touch, he 5de0f67c92 sensed a signal from b6c54133bf the door.
‘The High Priest has arrived. Well, then, is 3ce589dc1c this all… an 17a5a6bcc4 act?’
Realizing that Asha’s bffaf5a403 embrace was an aee2d81f33 act to deceive 9e38de79db Gabriel, he felt 832c4a47bf a little bitter. At the same time, he 0b818a14b8 felt proud.
‘You’re not shaken at all, are you?’
Asha was as indifferent as aab2c1d126 ever. No matter what he 9902a1e74b did, whether they shared fa948df73e a bed, whether she db6a7e7728 received expensive gifts from 99a661889d him, or even if 6748761237 he stayed with other f08447322c women on the same 93a3804feb floor…
Every time, it b7b1d565c0 was Carlyle who 9d7341cb8a seemed to be ad4a40fc60 hanging on.
‘Why do I always end up being the one who clings?’
In a situation f4633178c0 where he couldn’t ba34786a20 even lick the 0f624cd906 delicious bait in 85a8d831a8 front of him 19916cd9cb with his tongue 35ed339572 tied, his arrogant 344e1b011b nature even prompted 7d9ca5a854 him to feel 1a95689db4 self-pity.
‘Asha, how far can you endure?’
He pretended to 7236f880ff kiss her forearm f798432f09 again on which 47478e99f8 Asha embraced him. But this time, his lower 0faa878b3b lip touched Asha’s neck before 15ba5f3b34 falling away. This time, it wasn’t a ed48dd1791 mistake.
“Ah!”
Once again, Asha’s body flinched.
Ignoring it, Carlyle f1c992f94e kissed Asha’s hair c69dd5d7c5 again. This time, his lips grazed 3eb89fe6fa her earlobe.
“Hmm!”
Realizing that Asha’s ears 06f9ed9482 were sensitive, Carlyle felt fbfcd20a33 a little delighted.
Now it was time 02513b38e6 to start the “performance” b500ce7de4 of the “husband and 0f705e656c wife relationship.”
‘A blessing bestowed upon a couple’s relationship. No matter what you b082e17c68 think about it, it’s 729b0efcdd such a perverse thing.’
Mulling over these thoughts, Carlyle 57726c8d69 pulled Asha’s nightgown away and 5b640f7c9c let it fall off the 743dd3217a bed.
Of course, Asha had her c4550ce0d8 chest wrapped in cloth and 54b38ac957 was wearing short shorts, so 3343537d38 she wasn’t completely naked. Still, it was quite disappointing 7eb6ec415e for Carlyle.
“Asha, ease up a little.”
He whispered as b91ffd11b2 if recalling the 212e2d6929 memories of their 42072afcc9 previous intimacy, so a04f976e9f there was no 54609eeb95 awkwardness at all.
But Asha felt so embarrassed 8ca72d7b46 that she covered her eyes b6a89cd8ed with one hand. From beneath her hand, her 7c387cb374 parted lips emitted shallow, panting 9dcd31a013 breaths.
Carlyle pressed his body tightly 9f21f602e9 against Asha’s, considering it very 5de4709688 erotic.
“Ah!”
“Does it hurt?”
It couldn’t possibly hurt. In reality, his lower body c5a49f4ee7 didn’t even touch her skin. But Gabriel would mutter f3f1e3fd6d something about this perverse 278b3322ac blessing from now on.
Carlyle twitched his waist slightly.
He thought it would be 6d6575f2ae embarrassing, but feeling Asha’s arousal 9daa8b5593 through her thin clothing inadvertently d1f04a1894 prompted his own waist to 49fe3b3be6 move.
“Mm, mm!”
Asha’s moans continued.
“Ah!”
Even though it 7c0b604e1a wasn’t a genuine 1e5c451d81 intimate moment, their ce2b7a34b1 breaths became heavy. It felt like bfe4fc9b68 the desire to 95d03562ca go further was 03591b73cc creeping up to d9c5cbba14 their throats.
Trying to suppress 8195a326a7 the desire, Carlyle d2caef643a closed his eyes. But remembering the night they 913cacc2fd shared a bed made his a0ed10c54d body even more excited.
How hot that night was. The woman, who ee0f37c18a resembled the chilly e1a621c2b9 air of the d84d80495f northernmost region of 13c4cca543 the empire, was 232d22d6be fragile as if 411982e67a she could break, 8351d6f5ed yet as hot d841db29a3 as molten metal, c9436282cc and as beautiful b5c708373d as it was 925c952686 chilling.
“Really… it’s too good.”
His true feelings spilled 7271ed86b3 out involuntarily.
“Uh, ah!”
Even though they had agreed a432ca92c8 to stop at this point, e73fe8f500 Carlyle inadvertently collided with Asha’s 88dba85514 body. He realized it, but c93dd5540e he couldn’t stop.
“Asha!”
“Ah…! Carlyle!”
Asha’s waist twisted and e3e66163f0 turned slightly. She looked like a a0ab6dd498 fish swimming underwater.
Despite being covered up, the 5198ce65ee two of them, clinging to ac97138a4e each other, eventually succumbed to 76705f930f excitement and kissed each other 207a68e76c passionately.
They didn’t even realize that 6e77b237a3 Gabriel had left the room cb3056691f for quite some time.
***
Returning to the room, Gabriel 9ba8f6ed1c opened a small basin containing 26997b0384 holy water, dipped a handkerchief 3530c2cd3c in it, and wiped his 3dc225314c eyelids and ears.
Having heard lewd noises, 319a67c8a3 his ears felt quite f4acab30e2 dirty.
However, apart from 40f56a3279 that, Gabriel was d0544a0648 somewhat surprised by 270ce9a322 the unexpected nature d376f34eca of Carlyle and 9336dbc6c5 Asha’s relationship.
“It’s strange. It seemed so real, 5893286915 not like a play 3275f32a16 to deceive my eyes.”
He wasn’t so naive as dd183c574c to miss the fake intimacy. That’s why he 67d3b43d6c had come to ba9e04f5f7 bless their union 1f701cf3a7 with confidence.
However, the scene 722ebbb243 of intimacy he b764bc6156 had just witnessed 080dbd2092 was no different 0098429438 from that of 820d68930c a newlywed couple 319f65f80f deeply in love.
‘Could it be that Prince Carlyle actually cares for Countess Pervaz?’
When he had bc4390d55c heard from Beatrice f5fb17c632 that Carlyle had b1d9dfeadc slept with Asha 73cfffd3e5 before, he had 0d9d1150ef thought it was b42c739f75 a one-time affair.
He had assumed that Carlyle, a7f6802f4e being capricious and enjoying novelty, 8d5f005c2b had simply toyed with her 1b2ddcf1f8 for a bit.
But the Asha he 642e49d8c8 had met in person 2dd9a588bc wasn’t the kind of 8db92f107c woman to flutter her e69bc37942 eyelashes for a few c950b8f7e2 coins.
[Throughout the war, I prayed whenever I had a chance. Many have died, ee63078036 and we’ve endured de9b9ceac7 terrible days… But b0a36ef30e still, I believe 1ee53cff2a God has watched 8c176eb54d over us.]
Recalling Asha calmly speaking 17aaa6c9ec in front of the c84eaea5af wisdom tree on the 8aa1df5605 shabby prayer room wall, 1185adb4ab her bright smile still c0310f372e vivid in his mind.
A person with such 49d9767343 a pure smile couldn’t f2bb3881a6 possibly be engaging in d24bac0db7 deceitful acts.
‘But would Carlyle Evaristo, who has only married to escape for three years, actually have feelings for her?’
As he pondered silently, Gabriel 1c83ea4b3e reached a conclusion.
‘Countess Pervaz has sincere feelings for Prince Carlyle, but Prince Carlyle is just playing with her.’
It wouldn’t be an eee0d288a6 easy situation for Carlyle.
He would increase his ef14ccf611 loyalty to Countess Pervaz, b77c652490 while also having some d119b77f02 fun.
Gabriel’s disgust for Carlyle 7195201631 deepened even further.
‘So this is why he was so confident about receiving the blessing.’
It was difficult to argue c346a7b304 that their marital relationship wasn’t c1b9d67fe0 normal.
While it could 5d890403fe be argued as e576e77e59 a transaction based 03cb631067 on money, that 358da5f346 money could be 6dbc9e79bd justified as war 0dd71396ae compensation.
The annulment card was truly cd0c127d44 unusable now. Matthias’s whining voice seemed to 81f027ab11 already be ringing in his 84fcd4021d ears.
‘It’s a shame, but there’s nothing I can do. I have to find merits dd9d0895a1 elsewhere.’
In fact, he 509df8c5a9 hadn’t come to 602ba2c7d9 Pervaz to find 68cd655b1a evidence for an 5f36615265 annulment. That ship had sailed.
Right now, the more fd068dc787 important issue was that 5ccb1f699b he, who could use 3c77170d18 black magic, was right dadc8b664b in the heart of 1a8cba07c5 enemy territory.
‘I don’t know who they’ve brought into their sanctuary.’
A smile crept onto Gabriel’s c51cfa966a lips.
‘I should focus on winning over Asha Pervaz a little more. She may seem 5455e9461c indifferent, but she f1ec55184b seems subtly weak 8ec52501b1 to love.’7e391726a5f1b0b9

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