She was so beautiful.

Eurielle smiling was the prettiest thing that Theo has ever seen.

*Thump* *Thump*

Smiling aside, Eurielle truly enjoyed kissing for the first time. If it was dessert, she would define kissing as sweet.

"I should probably go back." Eurielle stood up from the bench.

She was feeling a bit hungry right now.

Something broke.

Eurielle lifted up her foot and saw a broken bracelet on the ground.

"Ah, it's the one that Rion gave me."

Asterion gave it to her last time for protection. He told her to break the bracelet if something happens so that he will go help her immediately.

It was an accident.

It probably got dropped while Eurielle and Theo were kissing greedily earlier.

Suddenly, Theo felt a surge of mana.

"Rielle." He pulled her to his embrace.

"???"

Eurielle recognized that voice. It was from Asterion.

Earlier, he was staying at the magic tower. Since he's a master mage, it was his work to provide magic protection in the imperial castle.

And even though his work is like that, if Eurielle calls for him, there was no reason not to immediately respond.

Then suddenly, he felt the magic he cast on Eurielle's bracelet broke so he thought something must've happened.

But now, seeing Eurielle being embraced by that dog... He felt a tide of jealousy swelling inside.

"Rion." Eurielle walked towards him.

Asterion's attention gradually transferred at her. Her voice was really gentle and alluring.

"!!!" His eyes widened as he saw something despicable.

Asterion's gaze landed on her neck and there was a filthy mark there. A hickey.

He carefully checked her neck and frowned as he looked at the mark. "My lady, what happened?"

"Oh. A puppy bit me." She giggled.

Asterion was more than surprised. He was dumbfounded.

Ever since he started hanging around Eurielle, it was the first time he saw her giggling like that. Her smile... It was gorgeous.

He looked at her lips and noticed that it was plump and swollen. His thumb caressed her lips.

Even though he wants to deny it, he already knew what happened base on his observations.

Theo pulled Eurielle towards him while Asterion was off guard.

"!!!"

He planted a kiss on her lips casually... Right in front of Asterion.

"Rielle. I'll get going now." He sweetly held her cheek.

"Okay."

Theo passed by Asterion and he left as swiftly as possible.

"....."

Asterion fell silent.

Seeing Theo kissing Eurielle like that and Eurielle accepting it without defiance... Was like confirming his doubts.

"-on..."

"Rion."

"Ah." Asterion snapped out of it as he heard her voice.

"Let's go back."

"Yes."

"So carry me." She relaxedly added as she ushered him to carry her.

Eurielle realized that it was a pain to walk back inside. And since Asterion was already there, she might as well use him to the fullest.

Asterion complied with her order without complaint.

He carried her in a bridal style since it was the most easy way for him to do so. And aside from that, he liked the closeness between them when he carries her.

Eurielle wrapped her arms around his neck and leaned her face on his shoulder.

*Sniff*

"It smells like flowers." She muttered as she sniffed Asterion's collar.

"!!!!"

Asterion's face reddened as he felt Eurielle's face snuggling close to his neck.

It was ticklish. But he liked it anyways.

Eurielle also liked his smell. It made her wonder what kind of perfume he used because it really caught her attention.

Asterion teleported back to her room in a flash and after arriving, it seemed like he had no plans of letting Eurielle go.

No, it was actually the opposite.

It was actually Eurielle who looked like no plans on letting him go.

She was still hugging his neck and she was stuck on smelling that good scent from Asterion's clothes.

"....."

Asterion dropped a sweat. He didn't know what to react in this situation.

"Where."

"???"

"Where did you buy the perfume?"

Eurielle's sniffing went from his clothes to his hair.

'Ah. There's another scent.'

It was probably the scent Asterion's shampoo.

She held the back of his head and pulled it closer to her face.

"Smells sweet like fruit."

Asterion couldn't take it anymore.

Her hot breath and her whole being were shaking his rationality.

Before doing something that she can't bear, he put Eurielle on the bed to sit down.

"My lady, it's already time for your sleep."

"But I'm hungry."

With a snap of his finger, a table of food appeared beside the bed.

"Please rest after you eat." He added.

"Okay."

Asterion calmed down after seeing Eurielle eat.

Earlier, he was really about to lose it. And it was lucky that he got theough it.

Few minutes later, Eurielle finished eating.

As usual, she felt sleepy after getting full. Asterion watched and guarded her til she slept..

Because anytime now, her sleepwalk will start.

...

Midnight.

It was always midnight.

Eurielle began her sleepwalk and she walked barefooted on the hallways.

Her white nightgown fluttered as she gracefully walked and the windows reflected her image.

Her eyes were open yet it was like she couldn't see anything.

Suddenly, she sat down in the middle of the hall.

A purple butterfly flew towards her and odd enough, she slightly raised her arm in order to welcome the butterfly... As if she could see it.

Asterion was just watching her as always.

As he saw the interaction between Eurielle and the butterfly, he never thought he'd see a beautiful scene like that.

He approached and knelt in front of her.

The butterfly that landed on Eurielle's finger flew away as soon as Asterion arrived.

Asterion stared at her. Her lips, to be exact.

His hand touched her lips and there was this sudden thirst telling him to taste those lips.

But then he saw that filthy mark on her neck again. It was a nuisance to look at so he healed it using magic.

With that, her neck looked clean.

His desire to bite her lips still didn't vanish. And slowly, his face leaned closer towards her.. as if his goal was to kiss her.

Eventually, his lips covered hers.

And with that single physical touch, Eurielle fell asleep.

"...."

He caught her before she fell to the ground and looked at her for a moment.

"Mhm..."

Eurielle's eyes began to blink and later on...

She woke up.

"Rion?"

"My lady, you woke up."

Eurielle looked around her and discovered that she wasn't in her room.

'What happened?'

She looked at Asterion and wanted to ask something.

"??"

Eurielle noticed that Asterion's gaze strangely landed on her lips.

Not just now, but Eurielle observed since earlier that he did that.

Yesterday at the garden, in her room, while she was eating, and now. Eurielle saw him.

"Rion."

"Yes, my lady."

"Do you want to kiss me?"