I Ended Up Saving the Duke Who Was Meant to Die - Chapter 7.3🔞
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“Lady Irene, are you conscious?”
“What about Severus?!”
I asked about him first. I got up, refusing the water she offered. My body didn’t feel well, probably because I had used too much power.
“His Grace is resting after receiving treatment. Fortunately, the wound wasn’t as deep as we thought. The High Priest has been brought to trial.”
“…Did you find evidence? I’m sure he would have destroyed it.”
“Fortunately, we captured the priests alive, and if we can prove Lady Irene’s power, I think everyone will be convinced. There’s talk of excommunicating the High Priest and appointing someone else in his place.”
I nodded. Others would decide Michaelo’s fate.
“The Imperial family’s collusion with the temple has been revealed, and there’s discussion of dethronement. It seems the Crown Prince and Princess were also involved and will be exiled. They will likely place another successor on the throne.”
I wasn’t interested in that. My only concern was Severus.
“I need to see Severus. Even if he’s resting, I need to confirm with my own eyes that his body is okay…”
“That won’t be necessary.”
“Severus!”
I jumped out of bed and fell into his arms.
“Ugh.”
“Ah… I’m sorry.”
“It seems your body is fine. I was worried.”
Severus stroked my hair to calm me. As I held him tightly and wouldn’t let go, Eliza carefully left the room.
“Sit down.”
Severus sat me on the bed. Then he tucked my hair behind my ear and carefully examined my face for any injuries.
“I’m not hurt.”
“Let me see.”
“It tickles.”
My body flinched whenever he touched my ear. It tickled, but I didn’t mind. It felt good that he was concerned about me and looking at me attentively.
“This is scraped.”
“Ah…”
He lightly pressed my lip and looked at the wound inside.
‘I must have gotten injured when Michaelo forcibly tried to part my lips.’
Severus frowned and caressed my lips. I slightly parted my lips and said.
“Is it badly injured?”
“It looks like it might sting, but did he touch you anywhere else?”
I slowly nodded. It seemed he should worry more about himself than me. I noticed the wounds all over his body.
“The wounds are deep, probably because they were only treated briefly.”
“I don’t need treatment. I didn’t come to receive healing from you.”
Severus took my hand and lowered it. Nestled firmly in his arms, I blinked and smiled.
“I know. I know, but I missed being in Severus’s arms. Earlier, I was so scared… I worried that my useless husband might really die.”
“…Useless husband?”
“Like last time and this time too, please don’t get hurt in front of my eyes. I was really shocked.”
I cried in his arms like a child. I worried he might disappear just like that, even though he promised to be with me for life. From the first time I saw him, I thought he was weak, so I intended to protect him.
“Irene, I’m not that incompetent.”
“Hic, sob. You are!”
“No… I’m not…”
“You, hic, are. My husband is incompetent. Always getting hurt, bleeding… waaah.”
I needed to train him somehow or do something. Otherwise, I might die first from a heart attack while worrying about him.
“Irene, I won’t get hurt anymore from now on. And even if I do get hurt, I have you, don’t I?”
“……I can heal you, but. I want to press my skin against a healthy Severus, sob, you know. I can’t even do as I please because I’m afraid you’ll be in pain. Hic.”
When I shared intimacy with him, it felt like nothing else mattered. Neither my existence nor anything else was important. It was enjoyable to share hearts as people and look into the most private places. I liked those moments when I could reveal myself as I was without needing to try to be loved or acknowledged.
Severus was the person who brought out that side of me.
“Irene.”
He called my name while kissing my tear-stained cheek. Despite his sweet voice, I continued to cry loudly.
“Have you forgotten what I said last time?”
“Which……”
“That I would never die.”
“I know that, but you keep getting hurt…!”
“And one more thing. You seem to have forgotten lately.”
Suddenly, he pressed his lips against mine. With my wrists held by him, I was laid down on the bed. His hot breath pushed into my mouth. A thrill ran down my spine at the sound of his breathing, signaling he was alive.
“That I’m not incompetent in this area.”
He was right. Strangely, while Severus seemed incompetent in other ways, he was full of energy in bed. At this point, I had the reasonable suspicion that he might be saving his strength just for making love with me.
“Just being close to you like this makes my c*ck swell like it’s about to burst. Since you say I’m incompetent… I’ll have to try harder.”
“No, that’s not what I meant… mmph!”
He sucked on my br*ast through the thin clothes. My clothes quickly became wet with his saliva, making the sensation of his tongue rolling intensely felt. My br*ast was sucked right into his mouth. As he rolled my n*pple, gently bit it with his teeth, and twisted it with his fingers, moans naturally escaped me.
“Ah, haah!”
My waist lifted involuntarily at the dizzying pleasure.
“Irene, are you getting wet like this again, so lustfully by yourself?”
“Because Severus, hah! Is sucking and touching me like that… ahh!”
“You should be honest. Tell me when you started getting this wet.”
I shook my head. I didn’t want to say it because I was embarrassed.
“Come on now.”
He bit down hard on my br*ast as if urging me to answer. It was like lightning flashed before my eyes. My waist arched and my body trembled.
“Ahhh!”
I curled my legs as I felt liquid gushing down below I moaned, twisting my body in pleasure with a jumping motion. My wet opening, soaked beyond dampness, pulsed shamelessly.
If his thing had entered me right then, I would obviously have been writhing in climax.
“Ah, earlier. Hic! When you, k-kissed me… ahng.”
“When I kissed you? So you’ve been this wet from the beginning.”
I nodded. When I was alone with him, I naturally came to expect it. Especially if he was injured, my body would respond even more strongly.
“Hah, ah, don’t touch me, ng, huuh!”
I already told you!
I looked at him with a resentful expression. Severus kept his gaze fixed on me while sucking my br*ast. He violated and tormented my br*ast faster than before.
