Chapter warning: this chapter contains scenes of sexual content. Please be warned before proceeding.
She couldn’t exactly tell what had happened.
But judging by the shaman’s pale face and the dark circles under his eyes, something unsettling had definitely occurred the previous night.
What could she have done? Tae-eun’s eyes darkened with worry.
“The…”
The shaman hesitated, his gaze falling to the floor. Tae-eun persistently followed his eyes, hoping for any clue.
Unlike yesterday, his dry eyes finally met hers. Though he looked at her, she sensed a clear reluctance. She could tell the shaman was scared.
“A close… friend of yours has passed away, correct?”
That single sentence made Tae-eun feel as if her heart had been ripped out. Was it a guess? A divine insight? Or had she blurted it out herself while unconscious last night?
“It might be a good idea to visit that friend.”
“Why?”
Her tone was extremely defensive. What did her nightmares and inability to digest food have to do with Ye-jin? She recalled stories of shamans blaming ancestors and coaxing people into expensive rituals.
“Just… go check on them.”
The shaman’s response was quite unexpected.
“It will help you a lot if you can comfort the spirit of someone who died unjustly, even if it’s just a simple visit.”
Tae-eun looked at the shaman, who was weighed down by deep fatigue. The eyes of the various gods surrounding the shrine seemed to pierce her. As the candles melted and dripped white tears, she felt eyes watching her from behind.
It took her a while, but she finally opened her dry mouth to give a faint reply.
“Okay.”
The shaman nodded weakly, as if greatly relieved.
“Please go as soon as possible.”
She had many questions but didn’t know exactly what to ask. So she bowed her head in thanks and left the shrine.
***
“Thank you, Hyun-ho. Thank you…”
She heard her parents’ muffled sobs as they held Hyun-ho’s hands. While Tae-eun sat alone at the table, filling her empty stomach with porridge, the man explained everything that had happened the previous night.
Unfortunately, his voice didn’t carry to the kitchen.
Now her parents knew what had happened overnight, but no one seemed willing to kindly explain it to her. They probably thought ignorance was bliss.
The bruised cheek of the man was her doing. She had no memory of it, but that didn’t excuse her actions. Yet, he didn’t blame her.
That fact buried her heart in guilt. Her eyes crinkled in distress.
Despite that, her body demanded food as if to prove his words that she was now okay. After mercilessly beating the man who had cared for her and leaving her trembling, weeping parents, she was hungry and diligently spooned porridge into her empty stomach.
At that moment, something wet touched the back of her hand. Looking down, she saw Dodam licking her hand and panting happily. When she lowered her face to the puppy, her cheeks and mouth were soon wet with its saliva.
“Thank you.”
Tae-eun whispered softly, petting Dodam’s head. The puppy’s black eyes seemed to understand her words.
The sea urchin and abalone porridge her mother had made early in the morning went down smoothly. Her stomach was calm, like the sea after a storm. Tae-eun deliberately scraped her spoon against the bowl to signal that she had finished eating. Footsteps approached the kitchen.
“Did you finish? How’s your stomach? Are you okay?”
“Yeah, it was delicious.”
Her mother moved busily around, trying to hide her swollen, red eyes, while her daughter kept her head down and quietly finished her porridge, pretending not to notice.
“Do you want some more? No, wait. Eating too much all of a sudden might upset your stomach. Just let me know if you get hungry, okay?”
“Okay.”
After returning her empty bowl to the sink, the daughter hugged her mother, who was now shorter than she was. Her mother seemed surprised at first but quickly pulled her grown daughter into a tight embrace. Their silent gestures of comfort held an indescribable affection.
“Are you going to the café?”
When Tae-eun came out of the bathroom after brushing her teeth, Hyun-ho was putting on his coat. He petted Dodam’s head and greeted him.
“Take it easy for a while. I’ll call you later.”
He also said goodbye to her parents before stepping out the front door. Through the closing door, she saw him wave his large hand.
Tae-eun quickly turned around and ran to her room. She put her coat back on and came out.
“I’m going to talk to Hyun-ho.”
“What’s going on?”
Without waiting for her parents’ response, she hurriedly opened the front door and chased after Hyun-ho. He was about to close the gate and turned around, startled.
“I’m coming with you.”
She closed the gate herself as she stepped through. His face tightened slightly.
“You can’t work.”
Hyun-ho shook his head firmly. He made no effort to hide his displeasure at her following him instead of resting at home.
“I want to be with you.”
But when she stated her desire clearly, a crack appeared in his stern expression.
“Let’s take it easy together today.”
Without waiting for his reply, Tae-eun climbed into the SUV. Taken aback by her unexpected boldness, Hyun-ho opened the driver’s door.
“Okay. What should we do? Watch a movie? Or just take a nap?”
After composing his expression, Hyun-ho turned the steering wheel towards Café Ha-jeong 61 and asked her. He could feel her gaze from the passenger seat.
“My period’s over.”
He almost hit the brakes. Swallowing a curse, he glanced at her, only to find her looking at him with an innocent yet suggestive expression.
“What exactly do you mean by that?”
“Don’t play dumb. I’m saying I want to have sex.”
The word that he never expected to hear from Song Tae-eun’s mouth caught him off guard. Taking a deep breath, he quickly drove through the intersection.
When the car stopped in front of the café, Tae-eun got out first and climbed the stairs leading to the back of the building. Hyun-ho followed her with long strides and unlocked the door.
“Get in.”
She glanced up at him before stepping inside. But she was immediately grabbed by the elbow, and the front door slammed shut.
They didn’t even make it further into the room, leaning against the door as they kissed passionately. In the dimly lit hallway, the sensor light flickered, capturing their hurried movements. Their entwined tongues were illuminated briefly before being swallowed by darkness again.
He groped her buttocks with both hands, thrusting his tongue deeply into her mouth. It made no sense how something could feel so good. If he could, he would waste his entire life doing just this.
She willingly opened her mouth and slid her hand down to grasp his thick chest muscles. The blatant touch sent heat rushing to his head.
Determined, Tae-eun reached for his pants. As the dazed man stood still, she sucked on his tongue and pulled out his hard member. Holding it with both hands, she began to stroke it.
“Ah!”
Hyun-ho’s stance immediately crumbled. He rested his forehead on her shoulder, watching the movements of her small hand. The contrast between his thick, veined shaft and her delicate, white hand was dizzying.
She stroked his member up and down quickly, her fingers gently circling the smooth tip and then moving down to massage his balls. The level of his pent-up desire was precariously high.
“If I clean up first, ah…”
He murmured, exhaling hot breaths against her jaw.
“Will you use your mouth, too?”
“Okay.”
Tae-eun nodded without hesitation. Hyun-ho thrust a few times into her hand before reluctantly pulling away.
“I’ll be right back. Wait for me.”
After a quick kiss, he started towards the bathroom but was stopped by her hand. Her soft, inviting lips came close again, whispering.
“Let’s shower together.”
That was when he completely lost his grip on reality.
He couldn’t remember how they got to the bathroom. It felt like a switch had been flipped off and on, and when he opened his eyes, he was fervently exploring her milky chest under the pouring hot water.
“Ah, ah…”
Her moans must have awakened him. He suddenly understood the feelings of those who had lost their sanity over him as he fervently sucked on her reddened nipples.
Two fingers probed her entrance without hesitation. The sticky wetness that coated his fingertips made his lips curl into a smile as they continued to suck on her nipple.
“I wish I had two mouths.”
So I could suck here and down there too. His words came out slurred with desire.
Every sensation was blissful. The soft breasts pressed against his nose, the round nipples swelling in his mouth, her moans raining down from above, her hands tangling in his hair, and the slick warmth enveloping his fingers.
It felt like a reward for enduring over 800 years, a thought that made him laugh inwardly.
Hyun-ho moved his wrist faster, swallowing Tae-eun’s lips. Her moans filled his mouth, and her juices trickled down his hand.
But their kiss didn’t last long.
“Ah.”
Tae-eun gripped his now even more swollen member with both hands.
Taking advantage of the brief break in their kiss, she knelt and faced the urethral opening, which was already leaking pre-cum. Despite her newfound determination, the sight of the large tip in front of her seemed to shake her resolve a bit.
“I haven’t cleaned up properly yet.”
He brushed her wet hair aside and smiled leisurely. Watching her small mouth open and close as she gauged the size made him want to plunge inside immediately.
“It’s okay.”
The words that came out of Tae-eun’s mouth were quite unexpected.
“I like your smell.”
The next words that followed delivered a shocking blow to him, someone who usually felt no pain.
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