TAOA-105

Chapter: TAOA-1052f8668041c6806ce

“Asha…?”
“What? Oh, yes, Your Highness!”
“No, from now on, you should call me Carlyle.”
“Oh…”
Once again, saliva gurgled down ea5e90cce9 her throat.
They had already 9a59261c41 rehearsed how to 709a9174ee behave when Gabriel 0ca997088a arrived.
Calling each other affectionately by b1c37ce208 name, breathing heavily as if c83d2821b6 they had just completed a a704304bea sparring session, Carlyle kissing her 0bc15abad0 on the forearm…
‘This is a mission. Pull yourself together, Asha Pervaz!’
Her face burning with frustration 6d702bb120 was pathetic.
Then, there was a 7e532f1d91 knock on the wall.
“The High Priest must be here. Come here, Asha.”
Carlyle quickly pulled Asha b963753d51 towards him and got 13c550e31d on top of her.
Even Carlyle felt like he 5df6a9d29f was going to die.
‘Do I really have to endure this?’
Asha, who was avoiding 93cd5bb9d7 eye contact, looked innocent 02cf2557f2 yet somehow embarrassed. Whether it was because 800ab04531 of her pale forehead f0b3ac5324 and tidy eyebrows, sparse c7367dfb4e yet long eyelashes and 8358c5055c light eye color, or 22a0a3c41d her plump and delicate 2132a5b69c lower lip, he couldn’t 039dd0eb49 tell.
He kept thinking 7d99c4ff03 of the Asha 72d6ed1003 from that night, 2a2ea996b1 who innocently licked d6fad6d20c his fingers.
‘I want to hug her again…’
Honestly, he wanted c488b81105 to throw away 6979d0a32b his pride and bf7275c93f cling to Asha. If he was sure 5238599b5c it wouldn’t be rude 9d0ae77b7a to her, he would ae9658c236 have done it.
But since he 6d2b05c6c2 couldn’t understand Asha’s 5799e2fa55 thoughts at all, 26d1f7561d all he could 0815e2f613 do was endure.
While pondering these thoughts, 8f91bbcc81 he carefully examined Asha’s 7cb6bb1f80 neck and shoulders. Then, there was another knock 035fd634d6 on the wall. It was a signal 8bee337f99 that the High Priest e3de5b052e would soon enter the 67ef79a829 room.
Lowering his head, Carlyle 947e80df15 kissed Asha’s forearm where 92d0a42dd7 he embraced her.
Her skin was so sweet, 56c106c464 while his was slightly salty 72e5ba40a1 with no scent at all.
Feeling Asha’s tension ab72c23f02 even with just ed3698056e a slight embrace, cb38dd4af5 Carlyle whispered in 02f193b460 her ear.
“Asha, relax a little…”
“Ah…!”
Asha had already plunged into f199bb875e “acting,” letting out a faint ab286c6e1e moan.
He was a little surprised 8f22b51718 because she had seemed so 25ac89307b tense, but she was doing 2a596a2d8a so well. He even felt a 3a1f4380bf bit excited by her ceb18640f2 excellent acting.
“A, Asha…”
“Carlyle…”
Still, hearing her 016e6ce669 call his name 13567b6bdb felt good.
He actually didn’t like his f496313a8c name all that much.
The only people 9b2cf925c6 who could call 801c72de07 him by his 4a8bc43405 name were his d13c3b0a09 father and stepmother, 28a3e39ea1 but he had 31cb9d6bb4 never felt happy 2fa09788c1 or pleased when 88f1cf4ea8 he heard his f74bd4c871 name.
Telling Asha to 1394bcf149 call him by 0b46c66ea9 his name was cecfa2dd86 a half-impulsive decision.
Partly because he wanted to 66ce366963 tease this stern woman a a356d5432c bit, and partly because he 45dbd8cd71 was curious about how it 69705b872a would feel for her to 0dad9674b2 address him by his name ea265a1a2a only.
“Oh…! Carlyle!”
“Ahh…”
It felt good, as always.
It felt good enough to 6c3ac71f2d hear it over and over 6fe1339a64 again.
Carlyle brushed down 9a3930d524 Asha’s back and d9aee4965d rested his forehead 67a24137ce on the tangle 27f60202d5 of her hair 53943f8812 on the pillow.
Accidentally, his lower 3ea12d2ceb lip grazed Asha’s 563508213f collarbone, and at 66c315e329 that moment, Asha’s af251fc65d body flinched.
‘Damn it!’
Suddenly, he felt the 77fcfd9b7a urge to throw everything 1452deb677 away, including Gabriel, and 52fb4b502e just indulge in Asha’s 710a4ec3f0 body.
At that moment, Asha’s 023503aeee hand slid up his 106728a1a2 forearm and embraced his a25a12351a neck.
As he became c26ceecdf5 intoxicated by her a99ae1154d touch, he sensed 2cb839acab a signal from 7a5513ccf9 the door.
‘The High Priest has arrived. Well, then, is this 162e3a9b63 all… an act?’
Realizing that Asha’s embrace was b3f41143b3 an act to deceive Gabriel, 77920780d7 he felt a little bitter. At the same time, he ebd53918d0 felt proud.
‘You’re not shaken at all, are you?’
Asha was as indifferent 82c5506a85 as ever. No matter what 222d1d2612 he did, whether 9170cd6b08 they shared a ed0ea8a2ec bed, whether she 7c61cad704 received expensive gifts dd2bf656db from him, or 07dacbc0d3 even if he e5d3d5b6a2 stayed with other 1e10763e10 women on the 54f7c2173c same floor…
Every time, it was e8f668b6fe Carlyle who seemed to b43a116344 be hanging on.
‘Why do I always end up being the one who clings?’
In a situation 8a2704df4d where he couldn’t 98c7e43abf even lick the 362d9c4bb3 delicious bait in 400d685426 front of him e2f56f8f81 with his tongue f55e7b1a42 tied, his arrogant 888874edb2 nature even prompted 93db515818 him to feel 278a24eade self-pity.
‘Asha, how far can you endure?’
He pretended to c01be97149 kiss her forearm 0627dcc7c8 again on which 4b15544c42 Asha embraced him. But this time, his lower 62cfd14f80 lip touched Asha’s neck before dd32772342 falling away. This time, it 04ed004bb1 wasn’t a mistake.
“Ah!”
Once again, Asha’s body flinched.
Ignoring it, Carlyle kissed d0a678ac2f Asha’s hair again. This time, his e3e6d6b008 lips grazed her 63450fe0bf earlobe.
“Hmm!”
Realizing that Asha’s ears 906ec921fd were sensitive, Carlyle felt 730fd643e2 a little delighted.
Now it was bf68d59a4d time to start 3840fcc236 the “performance” of c0348f9b64 the “husband and ae7947d50d wife relationship.”
‘A blessing bestowed upon a couple’s relationship. No matter what 935d5472ad you think about 741d55a88b it, it’s such 7c41d4c4aa a perverse thing.’
Mulling over these 36643fca27 thoughts, Carlyle pulled 4a9ea6a0a3 Asha’s nightgown away 1e982a93b0 and let it 1d88e3a4c5 fall off the 01e08d5319 bed.
Of course, Asha had her 3c4032729a chest wrapped in cloth and 66e599da5f was wearing short shorts, so f09107fea2 she wasn’t completely naked. Still, it was quite disappointing b6a5ff3eaa for Carlyle.
“Asha, ease up a little.”
He whispered as if 6872a50585 recalling the memories of 09b118b11f their previous intimacy, so 26e9d42570 there was no awkwardness 061029601c at all.
But Asha felt e5525ddcf4 so embarrassed that ff0dbff475 she covered her 22c23d8a40 eyes with one c1dfa509a8 hand. From beneath her 5173b215d7 hand, her parted d264b01131 lips emitted shallow, 1d68ee0299 panting breaths.
Carlyle pressed his body tightly ce936faee2 against Asha’s, considering it very db089c7534 erotic.
“Ah!”
“Does it hurt?”
It couldn’t possibly hurt. In reality, his lower bd5be7a8e3 body didn’t even touch e97adf3451 her skin. But Gabriel would mutter 68b00fc534 something about this perverse a059b62de7 blessing from now on.
Carlyle twitched his waist slightly.
He thought it would 85ea629c61 be embarrassing, but feeling b0bf3fdc80 Asha’s arousal through her 2ebb9da874 thin clothing inadvertently prompted 23c6d76ec5 his own waist to 1ccf4306d8 move.
“Mm, mm!”
Asha’s moans continued.
“Ah!”
Even though it wasn’t d06c5d3f79 a genuine intimate moment, ad29e065ee their breaths became heavy. It felt like a33f8c2354 the desire to 5935a76d0d go further was d1bf6b3bdd creeping up to aaa11764fd their throats.
Trying to suppress the desire, 5769ab4f54 Carlyle closed his eyes. But remembering the night they 5e9d8677fd shared a bed made his f57c92b7ff body even more excited.
How hot that night was. The woman, who resembled dc2612a9ef the chilly air of cb899795b8 the northernmost region of d6b29a2284 the empire, was fragile 1d62a05539 as if she could 947c22fa75 break, yet as hot 90cbe94da2 as molten metal, and 88c29daa34 as beautiful as it 16d423b4eb was chilling.
“Really… it’s too good.”
His true feelings d68e1a724c spilled out involuntarily.
“Uh, ah!”
Even though they had 1c1cea1268 agreed to stop at 6c1f7ea275 this point, Carlyle inadvertently 5d8e727795 collided with Asha’s body. He realized it, but he 7f2cb5762f couldn’t stop.
“Asha!”
“Ah…! Carlyle!”
Asha’s waist twisted and 98b1534874 turned slightly. She looked like a fish 0b3bf53da1 swimming underwater.
Despite being covered 65ff24055b up, the two b813d7573b of them, clinging a9bd0ff79b to each other, 39d8015e0f eventually succumbed to 1fe50990d5 excitement and kissed cb04421032 each other passionately.
They didn’t even realize that 8cb84dc13c Gabriel had left the room 2ca4759a6e for quite some time.
***
Returning to the room, Gabriel 758e986985 opened a small basin containing 691363a1b0 holy water, dipped a handkerchief c449af6eff in it, and wiped his 709d6a83fb eyelids and ears.
Having heard lewd noises, his 6459f3f83e ears felt quite dirty.
However, apart from that, Gabriel e904434207 was somewhat surprised by the 5a9bed4f03 unexpected nature of Carlyle and 73e91be81e Asha’s relationship.
“It’s strange. It seemed so real, not ec465e2d42 like a play to deceive d6f7fb7901 my eyes.”
He wasn’t so naive as e02d421bd0 to miss the fake intimacy. That’s why he 5712b80d12 had come to 5fef976cc8 bless their union db92354cb8 with confidence.
However, the scene of 3c16edef59 intimacy he had just 9011a7ad6f witnessed was no different dc911c8668 from that of a 75f7eb786d newlywed couple deeply in cadf3dc10e love.
‘Could it be that Prince Carlyle actually cares for Countess Pervaz?’
When he had heard from c997b72de3 Beatrice that Carlyle had slept abdcc41b1d with Asha before, he had 21f675596e thought it was a one-time 5f18a7fe80 affair.
He had assumed 173fe924fa that Carlyle, being af94f0efdf capricious and enjoying 4b1ca6f80a novelty, had simply 9de3adea9a toyed with her 23714105fb for a bit.
But the Asha he 860e068ab7 had met in person 82bf387910 wasn’t the kind of 93cea792fb woman to flutter her 4a39d96378 eyelashes for a few 89574eded3 coins.
[Throughout the war, I prayed whenever I had a chance. Many have died, a3a5908ff2 and we’ve endured 6b935f3e02 terrible days… But b14305211c still, I believe a01601b5a6 God has watched 271a780c6b over us.]
Recalling Asha calmly speaking in 40fcb0664d front of the wisdom tree 90eacfc02c on the shabby prayer room def596f150 wall, her bright smile still c668474556 vivid in his mind.
A person with ed195b5acd such a pure be8d691737 smile couldn’t possibly a6c096ea44 be engaging in c504b768c3 deceitful acts.
‘But would Carlyle Evaristo, who has only married to escape for three years, actually have feelings for her?’
As he pondered silently, 06b7bf107b Gabriel reached a conclusion.
‘Countess Pervaz has sincere feelings for Prince Carlyle, but Prince Carlyle is just playing with her.’
It wouldn’t be an 3a05daa195 easy situation for Carlyle.
He would increase his 6c55d061a0 loyalty to Countess Pervaz, 308e7c2e02 while also having some 314b624f79 fun.
Gabriel’s disgust for Carlyle 744f79e36f deepened even further.
‘So this is why he was so confident about receiving the blessing.’
It was difficult to 479e09d871 argue that their marital 760447548b relationship wasn’t normal.
While it could be 3b4ac78da0 argued as a transaction 8e36eca39d based on money, that 46377052a3 money could be justified d3462c7ef2 as war compensation.
The annulment card was bdd4fc8212 truly unusable now. Matthias’s whining voice 1525258fef seemed to already a6db7e9d8b be ringing in 010672b8f5 his ears.
‘It’s a shame, but there’s nothing I can do. I have to 1cf0e5b4c4 find merits elsewhere.’
In fact, he hadn’t 02f57f18b8 come to Pervaz to e4b4c3d254 find evidence for an 38ea0c9789 annulment. That ship had sailed.
Right now, the more important 4d88dd6d41 issue was that he, who ccdd5e897f could use black magic, was 2ade2e131b right in the heart of 2c7c641705 enemy territory.
‘I don’t know who they’ve brought into their sanctuary.’
A smile crept onto c23ff8c94a Gabriel’s lips.
‘I should focus on winning over Asha Pervaz a little more. She may seem b78a6e079c indifferent, but she a87f7a3a9f seems subtly weak 09ed6a900b to love.’ef89758ee2465c89

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