Free Web NovelChapter 59: Chapter 59: Han Soi, You Coward!!
After Lulu left, the room fell into a heavy silence. Han Soi didn’t move. He took Yue Yue’s small, pale hands in his and brought them to his lips, kissing the back of each one. freewebnoveℓ.com
"Yue Yue, you will always be my most cherished female," he whispered against her skin, his voice thick with emotion.
"Don’t worry. Everything will be fine. As long as I am alive, nothing will happen to you. I will protect you with my soul."
Yue Yue’s eyes widened. She knew why she was worried...the Temple was a scary place because of that priest she didn’t understand, but she couldn’t figure out why Han Soi looked so devastated.
His face was strained, and deep lines of worry were etched between his brows. He looked like he was carrying the weight of the entire world on his shoulders.
She realized then that she hated seeing him like this. He was her pillar, her fierce Black Serpent, but right now, he just looked like a man terrified of losing his heart.
To soothe him, she stood on her tiptoes and pressed a soft, sudden kiss to his cheek.
"You were supposed to be the one comforting me," she teased, trying to lighten the heavy mood. "But here you are, frowning like an old man. Han Soi, if you keep making that face, you’re going to get wrinkles!"
Han Soi froze. He was so shocked by her sudden kiss and her playful tone that his brain seemed to stop for a second. He looked at her, his violet eyes blinking in surprise.
Yue Yue giggled cheerfully, a bright smile breaking across her face. She reached up and cupped his cheeks with both hands, squishing them slightly. She traced the lines on his forehead with her thumbs.
"If you frown too much, you’ll become an old man soon," she said with a mischievous glint in her eyes. She pointed to herself. "And then your beautiful, young wife will definitely run away with some fresh young man from the Temple!"
Han Soi’s expression shifted instantly. The shock vanished, replaced by a sudden, intense light in his eyes.
"Yue Yue!" he said with a restrained voice.
Yue Yue squealed and tried to dash away, her feet ready to take her across the room to escape his stern look. But she was no match for an SSS-rank orc.
Before she could even take two steps, Han Soi’s hand shot out. He caught her by the waist and pulled her back, the momentum causing them to tumble onto the large bed.
She was pinned down instantly. Han Soi loomed over her, his hands on either side of her head, his gaze burning into hers.
Yue Yue gulped. The playfulness was gone. She realized she might have poked the dragon or the serpent...a little too hard. Han Soi’s expression wasn’t angry, but it was filled with a strange, possessive light that made her breath hitch.
He leaned down, his lips brushing against the shell of her ear as he whispered in a voice that was dangerously restrained.
"Yue Yue... remember this. Don’t ever say something like that again."
He emphasized the last few words, his voice shaking with a hidden fear. He wasn’t just playing along with her joke; the idea of her leaving him for another male was a nightmare that actually terrified him.
Before she could apologize, he suddenly leaned in and bit her tender neck. It wasn’t hard enough to draw blood, but it was firm enough to make her hiss in pain.
"Ah!" Yue Yue gasped, her back arching slightly.
Han Soi didn’t stop there. He took her hand in his, their fingers intertwining so tightly that there was no space left between them.
He moved his lips from her neck and began to lick the spot he had just bitten, his tongue soothing the sting but leaving a trail of fire in its wake.
"You are not going to leave me," he murmured against her skin, his breath hot and ragged. "Never. You are mine, and I am yours. Even the Temple cannot change that."
Yue Yue gasped as the rough stubble on his jaw grazed her cheek. His kisses were no longer just gentle; they were becoming frantic and ticklish, making her squirm beneath him.
"And I am not old, Yue Yue," he whispered, his voice vibrating against her skin.
She giggled, her eyes dancing with mischief despite her pounding heart. She lifted her chin proudly, looking him straight in his serious, glowing violet eyes.
"How can I believe you? You always frown like an old man! And you haven’t even..."
Before her infuriating mouth could finish the sentence, Han Soi sealed it with a possessive, soul-shaking kiss.
"Hmm!" Yue Yue let out a muffled moan of surprise. Her fingers instinctively reached up, clenching his thick hair and pulling him even closer.
She closed her eyes, letting herself sink into the sensation. When they had first kissed, she had been too shocked to understand what was happening. But now, he was officially hers. The meaning of the kiss had completely changed; it was no longer just a touch, but a claim.
Inside her heart, Yue Yue was actually squealing with excitement. Are we finally going to do it? In her mind, the interstellar laws of marriage were just paperwork.
In the world of beastmen, you weren’t truly married until you mated. To her, mating was the final seal...the moment they would truly belong to each other, body and soul. She didn’t care about the Temple or the empires; she just wanted to be his real mate.
She had been trying to drop hints for days! But Han Soi always seemed so shy or overprotective. He would kiss her forehead and run away like a scared boy whenever things got too heated, leaving her feeling frustrated. freёwebnoѵel.com
As the kiss deepened, she felt his heavy weight pressing her into the soft mattress.
This was it. Her heart hammered against her ribs like a trapped bird. She leaned into him, her small body welcoming his warmth, her mind shouting, Finally!
But suddenly, the pressure vanished.
Han Soi broke the kiss abruptly. Both of them were breathing hard, their lungs burning for air in the silent room.
He rested his forehead against hers for a fleeting second, his eyes dark with a desire he was clearly struggling to restrain. His hands, which had been pinning her down, were trembling with the effort of letting go.
Before she could wrap her arms around him to pull him back, he stood up.
Yue Yue blinked, dazed and flushed, watching as her husband practically scrambled off the bed. His face was a deep, burning crimson, and he wouldn’t even look at her.
"I... I have to check on the preparations with Lulu," he stammered, his voice sounding completely wrecked.
He turned and practically bolted for the door, his long legs moving faster than they did in a battle.
Yue Yue sat up, her hair a mess and her lips swollen from the kiss. She stared at the closed door, stunned. "Again?!" she shouted at the empty room, flopping back onto the pillows in a fit of frustration. "Han Soi, you coward! Am I a monster that would bite you?!"
She kicked her legs against the duvet, her face turning red. He was so careful with her, treating her like she was made of fragile glass, but she didn’t want to be glass...she wanted to be his mate!
