When he doesn't budge, Ari blinks her eyes and clear her throats. Her threats don't work on this man. Where did her Kyo go? He always used to do what she wanted him to do. This stubborn grumpy man! "Give my Kyo back to me."

"I am Kyo," He huffs. "Just think that your Kyo grew up."

"Go back to your younger self." She sniffles. "I raised him to be a well-behaved boy. You don't listen to me at all."

"Because he listened to you so well, you already died once." Adira crosses his arms and glares at her. "What kind of idiot try to cross a dangerous sea with a stupid seer and a broken man?"

"Oh, that guy…" She scratches her chin. "Where is he though?"

"I fixed his channels because you promised him." Adira shrugs. "I don't know what happened to him after that."

He had done a lot after she was gone. He even took care of the people she promised to help. Ari's eyes become soft. "You made this world a better place."

"For you." He smiles at her. "But it's not safe yet. I want to introduce you to the world at our wedding. Then, I will take you to your world. I want to see the place where you grew up."

To her world? Planet Earth? She has no family there. Ari tries to imagine him in a suit. He would look… She presses her hand on her nose to stop the nosebleed. "I think that it's best if we don't go."

It's dangerous for females. They might become crazy if they see someone as sexy as him.

"But you wanted to go." He creases his forehead. "I will take you. I already asked Cina to make a gate to that world. He will get back to it after he's done with some matters."

Cina? She keeps forgetting the names of the god. "Adira, I also want to go to Ilucia."

"No." He tells her sternly, "We already discussed it many times."

"We didn't discuss it." She snaps at him, "You denied the idea completely. Why can't I go? I want to experience going to a magical academy. I could not go to the academy when I was born in that world because of my sick body. There is no magical academy on planet earth. Do you know how much I want to go? Don't look at it like that. You know it. We won't be young forever. We should take advantage of our youth and --"

"You will be immortal soon." He places his hand on her mouth to stop her from talking nonsense. "You will be forever young if you want to be. Besides, I am not exactly young."

He's a grumpy old man in a young body. Where did her sweet and adorable Kyo go? She must do something. But what? He takes back his hand and tells her, "You had a wedding with another man in this body. That's why we must have a wedding again. Don't be stubborn, Ari."

It's strange that she had feelings for someone else other the man in front of her because of those gods. Her heart was manipulated and other people had to suffer because of them. "If we have a wedding, everyone will know who I am. I want to attend Ilucia as a common person, not as the wife of the dark god."

"I am sorry, but I can't grant that wish." He caresses her cheek.

But would she understand this kind of reason? She knows that things will never be the same if the world finds out who she is. Her face is unknown to the people. Her magic is not the same either. She will lose this opportunity forever if she has a wedding with him. She has given a part of her life before she died. Her life completely revolved around Kyo. This is her third life. Before starting a new life with him, she wants to live some moments for herself. Is it too much to ask?

No, she won't give up.

She raises her head and bats her eyes mischievously. The corner of her red lips curls up into a seductive smile. As she leans closer, her long soft hair brushes against his arms. Standing on her toes and wrapping her arms around his neck, she stares deep into his dark eyes. Her voice is as sweet as honey. "Adira, you love me, don't you?"

The charms that the gods give to her body has no effect on him. It's the way that she looks at him -- that immense love that she has for him in her eyes. That love is seductive indeed.

He knows what she's trying to do. Can he turn away when she's doing things like this? He found her again after a long time. She also suffered in another world because of the selfish gods. "Why do you ask when you already know the answer?"

This cold poodle! "When you were Kyo, you would tell me all the time that you loved me."

"Ah!" He gives her a nod. "I also did other things."

"All you have to do is…" Her touch is as light as the feather. "Listen to me like you used to."

Adira looks at her, amused. She keeps forgetting that he's not a child anymore. "You have been a bad girl. You didn't keep your promise to me."

"What promise?" She asks him nervously, avoiding his wicked gaze.

"Kissing me twice a day." He grasps her waist and bends down his head. "You kicked me out of your room. I didn't get any kisses."

She feels her face burning up. Damn those gods! They have made this body so sensitive. Whenever he touches her, she feels like she's going to die. "If you behave, I will give you three kisses."

"Oh, really?" He chuckles. "I have been behaving recently, but I don't want to behave anymore. I will take all the kisses that you owe me."

"Adira, I will never kiss you again if you don't let me go to Ilucia," She tells him with a shaky voice. Her heart flutters when she notices the look in his eyes. "D-don't look at me like that."

It's futile to resist. She knows that well. He is seducing her with his eyes alone. She presses her lips as he runs his fingers on her back, tracing her spice and reaching the back of her back. The tips of his warm fingers brush against the back of her neck lightly as he leans closer, raising her head. No, he doesn't kiss her. The sly smile on his lips is inviting and challenging her. Can she continue to resist and stay mad at him?

He wins! She's seduced. She will worry about Ilucia later.

Ari lifts her head to meet his lips with fervour. Moving his lips against hers, he holds her body as they fall on the bed. His tongue hooks with her, sucking and playing. Nothing can compare to the taste of her mouth. When their lips part, he watches her gasp for breath with intoxicated eyes.

Her robes are undone in a blink of the eye. She closes her eyes when he cups her mounds, biting her lower lip. He lets out a chuckle. She's still a little shy of him, though he doesn't understand why is that. He kneads her breasts without mercy and asks, "Will you insist on going to Ilucia again?"

Her body is being doused in the flames. He explores her body as if he has never touched her before. His lips trail down on her to the curve of her waist, kissing her softly. No scent in the world can compare to hers. He can't love her enough. But he hasn't had enough of her yet.

"Say my name louder." She hears his demanding voice. Ari pinches her lips together stubbornly. She won't do it.

"My little bad bride." He glances at her face. Her embarrassment is also delightful to watch. It's an honour for him to break her stubborn will and make her moan his name. "Are you challenging me again?"

Her eyes snap open. "I am not."

"Then, say it." He touches her between her legs and watches her squirm. "My name, louder."

"If you let me go to Ilucia…" She tenses her shoulders when he inserts his two fingers into inside her, circling around the walls.

"Say my name, Ari." He whispers it to her softly. His fingers move in and out of her wetness rapidly. The lewd sounds of his fingers moving in and out of her wetness burn her ears, sending fire through her blood. Frustration rises in her body when he slows down his fingers. "My little bad bride won't say it."

If she says it, it's the end. He's going to kill her with passion. She won't be able to walk tomorrow. If she doesn't say it then…"I will say it if you let me go to Ilucia."

"It looks like you have made a choice tonight." Adira smiles at her. "I want to see how long you can hold yourself back."