ETDO Chapter 4

I suddenly realized the identity of the hot, yet soft thing.

“Ah!”

Clinging to his neck, my chin trembled. My breath caught in my throat. As a fleshy pillar, the size of a child’s forearm, began to push its way into my delicate flesh, I furrowed my brows and bit my lip.

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Arthur slipped his finger between my tightly pressed lips. Now unable to bite down, I immediately felt his head lower as he kissed me. After another deep, wet exchange of tongues, he pulled his hips back.

He retreated with a searing pain that repeatedly scraped against my raw flesh, then slowly pushed back in. The thick tip of his shaft parted my labia mercilessly, forcing its way inside. It was such a vivid sensation, I could feel the entire volume of his rock-hard length.

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Forgetting to breathe, I lay with my legs spread wide open, trembling. My entire body, filled entirely with him, felt as if it would burst like a balloon. I couldn’t come to my senses and got  lost in the intensity of these completely new sensations.

He gently cupped my face in his hands as he lay on top of me. Then he looked down at me, panting helplessly. Even in the dim light, his blue eyes sparkled brilliantly.

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“I love you, Lily,” he whispered. It was the first time I had ever heard those words. I barely managed a response, my voice trembling and breathless.

“M-Me too…”

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Like sunlight spreading across the horizon, a bright smile slowly spread across Arthur’s face. As his face descended slowly, I pulled him closer by the neck and closed my eyes.

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───

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The next morning, I woke up to Arthur’s kisses. Like a mother protecting her young, he held me in his arms, showering kisses all over my face.

“Wake up, my wife. We need to go down for breakfast.”

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“Mmm… Arthur… just a little longer…” 

I mumbled, still drowsy. His soft laughter tickled my ears.

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“Tomorrow would be fine, but today is a little difficult. My brother is leaving after breakfast.”

At his words, my eyes snapped open. My sleepiness vanished in an instant.

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“What? Really?” 

I stared up at him, my eyes wide. Tucking my hair behind my ear, Arthur nodded.

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“Ethan has to return to the army. His Majesty gave him a special leave for our wedding.”

I see. 

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I felt a sense of relief at the unexpected good news. I had been worried about how we would manage without feeling uncomfortable around each other, but thankfully, it seemed to be over soon.

Already a little late, we hurried. He returned to the Duke’s bedroom, and by the time I finished getting ready, we were about thirty minutes behind the scheduled time.

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We entered the dining room together. Ethan was sitting alone at the end of the long table, lost in thought. His oiled, golden hair was neatly combed back, and his cold, austere face was as expressionless as yesterday.

His bright blue eyes, turning towards us at the sound of our entrance, immediately fixed on me. Overnight, his handsome face had become covered with dark shadows under his eyes and stubble.

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“Sorry, Ethan. Did you wait long? I guess we overslept. We were a little tired.” 

Arthur said with a cheerful greeting. Ethan nodded without changing his expression.

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“I suppose so. Considering last night was your wedding night.”

I couldn’t help but blush at his added remark, but I tried to remain composed. Since entering the room, I couldn’t shake the feeling that Ethan’s gaze had been following me intensely.

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We sat down and slowly began our breakfast. I sat next to Arthur, and Ethan was opposite of him at the end of the table.

It was a sumptuous feast, freshly baked warm rolls, fresh fruit jam, perfectly cooked soft-boiled eggs and scrambled eggs with herbs, lean bacon, sautéed vegetables, and a bean dish. I was hungry, so I dug in enthusiastically, as usual.

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“Try some of this, Lily.” 

Arthur pulled a plate from not too far away and placed it right in front of me. Since Arthur had always liked that I ate well, I didn’t refuse.

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When I finally put down my fork, I realized Ethan had been watching me intently with great interest.

“My sister-in-law certainly has a good appetite. Didn’t you overexert her last night?”

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My face flushed before I could even respond. 

My goodness! How could he say such an indecent thing so casually in front of the person involved?

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Arthur responded in a cheerful voice. 

“Lily’s always been a good eater. It’s one of her many qualities that I love. She’s very different from the typical young ladies who pretend to have a small appetite, even when they enjoy their food.”

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“You talk as if you’ve been living together for thirty years.” 

Ethan retorted with a slightly sarcastic tone. Arthur put down his teacup and smiled gently like a lamb.

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“What does time matter if you have enough affection for someone?”

“Indeed, time doesn’t matter if you love each other deeply…” 

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Ethan spoke, twisting one corner of his lip upwards. I stared blankly at the two of them in turn, as if watching a tennis match, bewildered by the sudden subtle tension.

“Interesting.” 

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Ethan, who had been tapping the table with his finger, stared intently at Arthur and me with a strange expression.

I felt like I was sitting on pins and needles. Flustered, I quietly picked up my teacup. Even the sound of me gulping down the tea seemed too loud.

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Just then, Ethan, as if he had swallowed his remaining words along with his tea, drained his cup in one gulp, and abruptly stood up, seemingly having made a decision.

“Well, I have to go now. Your wedding is over, but the war isn’t.”

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And just like that, he finished his preparations to leave as quickly as lightning. It seemed he had already instructed the servants to load all his luggage onto the carriage early in the morning.

I followed him outside, where a servant was just loading the last of his belongings onto the back of the carriage. Ethan waved lightly and hopped into the carriage.

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“I’ll see you when the war is over,” he spoke, nodding to Arthur and me, then he was gone, just as quickly as he had arrived. 

I was bewildered, but not displeased. 

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As the carriage carrying him disappeared into the distance, I secretly let out a sigh of relief, hidden from Arthur.

─── ⋆⋅☼⋅⋆ ───

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Ethan sat in the carriage with his arms crossed, his eyes closed. It felt as though someone was stabbing his head with an awl. He gritted his teeth, desperately suppressing the urge to stop the carriage and jump out.

The image of his twin’s face, smiling innocently at him like a child, resurfaced in his mind. He seemed to have lost all sense of reason, completely infatuated with his wife. That’s why he must have forgotten the absurd fact that he could fool others, but not him.

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Ethan frowned deeply. In truth, he already knew. It was a natural consequence of Arthur’s incessant talk about that woman for years. It seemed his brother’s persistent desire had finally borne fruit in the end.

Her radiant face, smiling brightly as she looked at Arthur, came to mind vividly. At the same time, the face of a little girl, screaming in surprise and shedding tears at him, overlapped with the woman’s present face, suddenly appearing before him.

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“Kyaaa! Get… get this away from me! Please!”

It was an old memory that he had forcibly sealed away. While he was struggling with the practical matters of survival, his childhood memories gradually faded like old photographs, and the girl from back then reappeared before him as a mature and alluring woman.

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He ran a hand roughly through his hair as if trying to shake off the afterimage of the memories that clung to him persistently and cursed.

“Damn it!”

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Who was he toiling away on this wretched battlefield for? Following the nonsensical orders of a clueless Crown Prince who knew nothing about tactics.

While he fought life-and-death battles, driven by the belief that he had to become stronger to protect both himself and his younger brother, his twin was playing happy house with his childhood sweetheart. The transparent, shallow trick was absurd.

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In fact, Arthur had generally complied with his wishes without complaint since they were young. It was only natural, since they had no one else in the world to truly rely on but each other.

And yet, Arthur had attempted a separation for the first time. The reason he refused to share his thoughts and feelings, a first in their lives, was undoubtedly deeply connected to Lily.

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“Why this sudden marriage?”

“What exactly are you hiding? You’ve never done this before!”

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“That woman is that girl? The one we knew when we were kids?”

“Tell me the real reason why you’re hiding your thoughts and feelings! Why can’t I see anything but fog?”

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“Even if you do this to everyone else, you shouldn’t do it to me, should you? We agreed to share everything, and now you’re saying I should stay out of it because that woman is yours alone? Does that make any sense?”

In fact, he already knew why Arthur had done such an absurd thing.

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Arthur didn’t want to lose her. The moment he obtained the treasure he had longed for so fervently for so long, he must have anticipated that his twin would become equally obsessed.

It was unpleasant, but it was true. 

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Despite his reluctance to admit it, Arthur’s assumption was right. He couldn’t resist her, not when he first saw her, nor now.

She was intoxicatingly sweet, and addictive, yet at the same time, like drinking salt water, she was the embodiment of a thirst that would never be quenched.

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