The Villain Is Obsessed With His Fake Wife

9. I want to eat it

“Hey, Duke?”

“I’ve been waiting for you to talk.”

Her eyes involuntarily stared at his solid body dug between the gowns. Starting with the neckline protruding like a man, the hollow muscle lines were rough and elegant. It was not just a body with a lot of muscles, but a body that was well-balanced and had beautiful lines. In particular, even the part covered by the gown stimulated a strange imagination and made her face blush.

“Then why did you suddenly come dressed like that?”

“I want to talk to you as soon as possible.”

John folded his eyes as if he didn’t understand anything and tilted his head.

“You don’t like the way I look?”

The hem of the gown moves with every slight movement. It seemed that if she did something wrong, the strings that bound him would come loose, exposing the rest of his body. Looking at John, she felt like a secret impulse that she didn’t even know was being fanned. She swallowed and shook her head.

“No. It’s not a matter of liking it or not liking it…”

“Sadly, why are you so far away?”

John held out his hand seductively, as if whispering.

“Come closer.”

It was also strange to refuse here. However, there was also anxiety that told her if she passed, she would be eaten as she was. She slowly approached him, holding his hand carefully.

“Madam, you are nervous.”

He pulled her tight and hugged her. She didn’t separate from John at all and was completely attached to him. His hard body was intensely felt. Contrary to his outward appearance, he was not naked under the gown. However, it was clearly different from when they were hugging in their usual suits. His body, trained like a beast, rubbed his skin more vividly. She felt a strong sense of smell and a feeling of heat all over her body. John brought his handsome face closer. The cool eyes bent as if they would melt sweetly.

“But wouldn’t it be dangerous to do that in front of me?”

“Why, why?”

She was confused and didn’t know what to say.

“Doing so will stimulate me even more.”

John grabbed her ear lobe with his hard fingertips.

“I want to catch and eat it.”

She gulped.

‘Eat it?’

Catching has several meanings. And John’s words here… As many thoughts passed by, it seemed that his already feverish face grew even hotter. Then John let out a light laugh again. A soft laugh that echoes sweetly. It sounded like the growl of a beast. It was creepy, but also strangely thrilling.

“Don’t worry too much.”

Every time John moved a little, the hard muscles touched her more vividly. His long fingers ran through her disheveled pale pink blonde hair. Maybe it was because her ears were hot, so it felt more stimulating.

“There won’t be a first night between us yet.”

Clearly, John’s words were meant to reassure her. But she felt a sense of déjà vu.

‘This is the line I saw in the original work.’

John rejected Estelle, who had been waiting for a long time. Estelle cried and confessed to John. Then John laughed as he removed Estelle’s hand with a cold face.

‘There will be no first night between us. You know why.’

‘What’s the reason?’

‘You’ll find out even if I don’t answer.’

And from that day on, everything about Estelle started to fall apart. Her face turned pale as she recalled the memory. Now, the situation and dialogue were different from the original work. But she was strangely very anxious. Then John asked, rubbing his chin gently on her shoulder with a questioning face.

“Are you not sick?”

John put the back of his hand on her forehead as if he was genuinely concerned. Her face really glowed.

‘He is too handsome.’

She thought she knew why she couldn’t get out of the original. John didn’t just have a handsome face, he had a good body and was good at skinship. In particular, when she saw the cold-looking handsome man whispering sweetly, she felt like she was possessed without even realizing it.

“It doesn’t hurt. Just…”

“Just?”

“I’m nervous because you’re suddenly doing this.”

John buried his lips in her hair again as if he had waited and raised the corner of his mouth to smile.

“It’s never a bad thing to be nervous.”

“Then?”

“It’s rather good.”

Clearly he was tempting her. However, she was crossing the boundary between being thrilled and not pressured to refuse something. Or just make her face flutter.

“When people get nervous, they get sensitive.”

John lowered his long eyelashes slightly. A darker shadow fell on his eyes. The shadow on the transparent skin had a strangely alluring and creepy atmosphere.

“Maybe much more than you think.”

His voice lowered subtly.

“Would you like to know more?”

John made a few light clicks on the nape of her white neck and kissed her lips. Her body involuntarily trembled whenever John’s moist lips touched her.

“I guess I don’t have to know yet!”

“It sounds like you might find out later.”

Why were her words like that! Her face was so hot that he probably knew that it was red even without looking. John lifted her chin with the tip of his index finger and made their eyes meet.

“When will that ‘later’ be?”

Deep red, somehow cold yet hot eyes look at her. It was a look that made her feel primitive obsession and madness as if it would swallow everything in her.

‘Why does he look at me like that?’

He wouldn’t care about her anyway. As long as she was the target of Libertan’s revenge, it wouldn’t have mattered to anyone other than her. She unknowingly avoided his gaze and tried to get out of his arms. Then, as his arms tightened, he locked her in tighter. When she looked up at John, he grinned and whispered.

“Ma’am. Tell me when you’re ready.”

His big hand landed on her forehead. A warm feeling spread as if feathers wrapped around her body. Like a lie, she fell asleep right away.

* * *

She opened her eyes to the warm sunlight.

‘John is not in the bedroom.’

There was no trace, as if everything that had happened last night had been an illusion.

‘It wasn’t my mistake.’

John whispered to her as if tempting her. A manly and solid body visible through the robe, and even the touch. Surely she couldn’t have imagined it all.

‘If it’s imaginary, just like that…’

She slapped her cheek to make a sound come to her senses and got up from her seat. Yesterday she got the keys from Betty in the evening and took them.

‘If I go early, Erich won’t be in the way.’

Of course, since it was John’s library, there was a risk of meeting not only Erich, but also John. Honestly, the thought of seeing John again after last night’s incident made her cheeks heat up. This gave her more reasons to go when others weren’t. After lightly washing with the prepared face wash, she went to John’s study. Unfortunately, the door was not locked today. And inside, Erich, whom he wanted to avoid, was waiting. Seeing it early in the morning, Erich’s sensitive face seemed to stand out more. It would have been nice if it wasn’t for the temperamental hair.

“I think we’ve been talking about it.”

Erich, who tied up his long blue hair neatly, raised his eyebrows. Somehow, the blue-grey eyes looking at her seemed a little different from the last time.

“What’s going on in this library from this early hour?”

“I was thinking of reading a book for a while.”

With a suspicious look, she first brought out the words she heard the other day.

“By the way, permission was obtained. See the key here?”

Then Erich sighed and nodded his head.

“Then I can’t help it. Take care of yourself.”

Compared to yesterday, it is a much more harmful reaction.

‘Is it because I apologized?’

Even though she was a person he hated so much, he seemed to be a good person by nature, seeing that his heart loosened a little after an apology.

‘Also, I had a strange accident yesterday.’

After receiving Erich’s pass, she was finally able to look around the library properly. In fact, the study in the annex was more like a library than a study. The library, which looked very antique at first glance, was glistening in the morning sunlight. It was probably because of the large window in the middle.

‘Ah. The sunlight is good.’

Erich was now sorting through his papers, wearing thin glasses, not paying attention to whether or not she was present. She felt like she was more intelligent because she was wearing glasses.

‘Let’s find a book.’

Since there were so many books, it took quite a while to find the shelf with the word “magic” written on it.

‘Black magic, black magic, black magic…’

It was a bit difficult, especially since all the books on magic were in ancient languages.

‘I’m glad I learned the ancient language from the Libertan duchy.’

The Duke of Libertan didn’t know anything else, but they gave her a good education. She guessed it was to avoid going out and hearing that the Duke of Libertan had abused her. So she had to learn everything from etiquette to strange ancient languages that even high-ranking nobles didn’t know well. Still, she was glad she had something to use. Unfortunately, there were no books about black magic. So instead, she took out a book on magic and opened it.

‘A magic that can cause a painless death?’

Looking at the contents, it was said that all wizards change the laws of nature, so there were many cases where they run out of control, and in such cases, they needed a way to die comfortably.

“What the hell are you doing in this bookcase? Even if you choose to go to such a forbidden place…”

As she was about to put the book back in, Erich appeared and took the book she was holding. Erich’s bluish-gray eyes narrowed as he stared at the book.

“Do you know how to read the ancient language?”

She shrugged.

“It’s not that I can’t read it?”

His eyes were locked in a bigger question.

“You mean you can read it?”

“Sure. Shall we read it now?”

She took the book and opened it to any page.

“[I want to die. In a situation where there was no escape, it seemed that there was no other way-]”

“Stop.”

Taking away the book she was holding, Erich’s gaze became more serious.

“How do you know the ancient language? Rather, why this book…”

“I just happened to find out. If I had known it was a book I shouldn’t have read, I wouldn’t have read it.”

She would have to come and read it later when Erich was away. There seemed to be no surveillance personnel except for Erich, so it seemed like she just had to aim at the right time. She took out a random book from the bookshelf with the magic book.

“You are…”

Erich, who was still holding the book tightly, opened his mouth slowly.

“Do you know what kind of family the Duke of Libertan is?”

His eyes were full of hostility and confusion. She gulped.

‘Maybe this is an opportunity?’

Even if she ran away later, it’s good if there’s someone who hated her a little less. Of course, there was no way that her few words could alleviate the feelings of the revenge demons. But there was a really big difference between hearing an apology and not hearing an apology.

“…I know.”

“Then why didn’t you do anything?”

Erich raised his voice. His voice was a mixture of irritation and anger. Saying that it couldn’t be helped would only make him more angry. So all she could do was…

“Sorry.”

“Again, sorry. Is that enough?”

Then Erich strode over and grabbed her shoulders roughly.

“That is hypocrisy. Apologies to get out of the situation are empty.”

“I know. But, that’s all I can do right now.”

Somehow, Erich became more hostile. She shouldn’t have apologized this time. She didn’t even know if she should have fallen to her knees and wept tears of repentance.

‘I don’t intend to go that far even if I’m told to.’

“What does the Baron want me to do?”

Then, Erich, who had lost his teeth, glared at her and then turned his head away.

“Why are you asking me that? Atonement is something you have to think about on your own, isn’t it?”

Erich left the library. After listening moderately, she clenched both of her fists in joy.

‘Oh. The opportunity has come.’

While Erich was away, she took out a book from the magic bookshelf.

‘He won’t be back right away, right?’

She felt stuffy after dealing with the enemy’s full eyes since morning. Before reading the book, she opened the large window in the library to get some fresh air. A strong wind blew through her long hair. The wind felt good after a long time. She closed her eyes for a moment, then opened them, pulled herself a little more and looked down. Below was a creepy, grotesque-looking maze of gardens. It was a space that was usually difficult to find in aristocratic or ducal families.

– Estelle.

A voice came out that was clearer than before.

‘It wasn’t an illusion.’

Wanting to listen closely, she climbed onto the window railing. Fortunately, the handrail was made of stone and was not dangerous because of its size.

‘Looking at the location where the voice came from.’

It’s from that forest. It was a forest the other day.

‘Is there something in the forest?’

She tried to go down again, but the dust mixed with the wind got into her eyes. She blinked because her eyes were stinging. When she rubbed it, it hurted even more. However, the situation did not calm down easily because something big went into it. Tears flowed down. However, she couldn’t blame the poor wind. So should she say it’s her fault? Eventually she rubbed her eyes.

“It turns out like this in the end.”

She rubbed her eyes the other day and they were bloodshot so she didn’t want to have them like that again.

“…you.”

When she turned her head, Erich, who had already closed the door and left, entered without a sound. Erich was looking at her with a white face.

“Did you think that was the way?”

What way? She tilted her head. Then the hand holding the window frame slipped slightly.

“Be careful!”

Erich’s face became paler.

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