Droit du Seigneur: His Lordship's Right of the First Night - Chapter 18
Louise instinctively felt a surge of fear and tried to back away from him but stumbled. She nearly lost her balance and would have hit her head on the hard bedpost if Richard hadn’t caught her. Supporting her small body with one arm, he leaned closer.
His brother Leonhart was generous with his only sibling but had the meticulousness of an emperor of a great empire. He must have given separate instructions to the head maid. When his lips touched the hollow between her ear and neck, Louise froze.
“Mmh— My lord!”
“Don’t misunderstand. If there are no marks, it will arouse suspicion. I need to leave some evidence.”
“Y-Yes, I nnnh understand….”
Richard placed his lips on her trembling, pale shoulder. As his body drew closer, she suddenly became aware of the soft scent of sandalwood emanating from him.
“I’m going to lower your clothing a bit.”
“O-Okay….”
Richard spoke calmly as he pulled down the thin strap of her negligee. With no undergarments on top, her pale chest was fully exposed from below her collarbone. Louise hastily used her arms to cover herself, preventing her clothes from slipping down completely.
When he bit down on her plump chest, Louise gasped, hastily swallowing her breath, and trembled. She could distinctly feel the warm breath escaping between his lips on her bare skin. The sensation of him sucking her smooth skin was incredibly close and intimate.
All her nerves concentrated on the spot where he touched, burning as if branded. Even the slightest brush of his fine hair against her skin felt overwhelmingly stimulating. Her grip on her clothing weakened with every passing second.
“Ah, hnngh….”
“Does it hurt?”
“No, it’s just… a little… ah—”
Louise barely managed to suppress a moan. With every move Richard made, leaving red marks on her white skin, her lower abdomen tightened and a peculiar heat gathered around her navel.
She had never experienced such feelings before. Struggling to regain her rationality amidst the excitement, she endured as best she could.
This should be enough.
After some time, Richard lifted his face from her body, and Louise managed to straighten herself. Looking down at herself in a hurry, she noticed her n*****s standing out prominently through her clothes, causing her immense embarrassment. The awkward and humiliating sensation of wetness between her legs was also deeply uncomfortable.
“Oh….”
“Then, I’ll sleep first.”
The firm arm that had supported her fell away, and Richard, speaking in a brusque tone that starkly contrasted the earlier e****c activity, rose to his feet. Louise, regaining her senses, noticed he was about to offer her the bed and quickly waved her hands.
“No! My lord, please, you should sleep in the bed.”
There was no way she could let the lord sleep on the floor while she took the bed. Still trembling, Louise moved quickly to get off the bed.
“I-I will find somewhere else to sleep.”
“As you wish.”
Richard nodded without further insistence and, as if there was no more to discuss, walked into the bathroom connected to the bedroom. The sound of the door closing echoed as Louise, left alone, hurriedly looked for a place to sleep.
However, the room prepared for the wedding night had no sofa or suitable sleeping area. Despite knowing she wouldn’t sleep well under these circumstances, she needed some rest to leave early the next morning….
Her eyes fell on the table where Richard had been drinking alone earlier. Deciding to use the chair, she walked over and sat down.
Looking down at her chest, dotted with red marks like flower petals, Louise’s small face turned bright red. Though they hadn’t actually done anything, she understood the implication of the marks, which alone made her blush deeply.
‘Still, he doesn’t seem as bad as I feared….’
Considering she had initially feared for her life under the stern lord’s gaze, the current situation was much better.
Even if his reluctance was due to his unfortunate personal circumstances, she was relieved not to have to endure the act she had dreaded.
As the tension and fear she had carried all day melted away, sudden drowsiness overtook her. It was no wonder, having worked without rest and been harassed by the head maid and priestesses since arriving at the castle.
The warm glow of the fireplace felt soothing. Louise rested her tired head on the table.
Anyway, it’s a relief. I’ll just stay here for a while and leave early in the morning….
With that thought, Louise fell into a deep sleep, lulled by the sound of water from the bathroom.
