15 The Duke
is Puzzling:
What are you talking out, this person? You said you hated women, right? I
guess he must hate women physiologically and physically. So this touching; was
it like a woman who was touched up by a molester and then goes home and gets
her lover to touch her all over to erase the disgusting sensation? So was it
alright with any woman that was not Helmina?
While I pondered, both embarrassed and dumbfounded, the duke pleaded again,
his eyes staring at my chest.
‘Please, Julia…’
‘But hold on, I am James’ lover.’
Yes, to the Duke I am in a love relationship with James. I should not
forget this. I let go of the hand that I held in mine and tried to leave, but
he got a hold of my hand. My strength could not compete.
‘Do you really like James? Do you really believe he is your fated one?’
‘That…’
‘You don’t like me, yet you touched me without consent? Isn’t it the same
as a woman who comes to me seeking my wealth?’
‘But…but this and that are not the same things?’
‘This is why I hate women,’ he growled suddenly angry, ‘They see men as
their possessions. They want to exploit a man’s possessions and take it for
themselves. They take everything they are given for granted.’ (Zuben: The same
could be said about men towards women.)
My unyielding character was stimulated, I could not let this go while being
made to look a fool.
‘Wait a moment. I am a woman who returns what she borrows properly. I admit
I had fun playing with you, so in return, you can play with me. I will not have
any debts.’
With that said, I cast a surreptitious glance around to make sure there was
no one wandering by. We were considerably hidden by the large pedestal of the
large statue and surrounded by hedges. So we were in a blind spot, well hidden
from public eyes. So I settled the duke and myself under the shadow of the
sculpture. We both sat at the same height so our eyes were level. The duke’s
breathing had become faster and more excited. But I was also aware my heart was
pounding like a relentless hammer.
I had forgotten about the arresting power of the Duke’s handsome face when
he was aroused. He stared hotly at my hands as though he was enthralled by a
spell. A tension wrapped around us like gentle cotton. I slowly moved my hands
up to my dress and gradually began to lower it. The duke was
holding his breath.
The visualised cleavage seen gradually deepened as I pulled my dress
further down, till I reached the peaks. The dress got caught and stopped. I
tugged harder, and it came down enough to see all of my cleavage at last but it
got suck. I was now for all intents and purposes, topless.
The Duke was humming with tension. It seems his limits had been reached for
he was panting again. My bulge of my chest seemed to make their appearance with
a bounce; my nipples had been caught in the cloth, so that when they popped
through, the two soft swells bounced up and down and swayed. (Zuben: Boing!)
The Duke was lunged at me, and put his lips on my chest.
‘Ah!’ I cried out as he sucked on my pink nipple on one side while playing
with the fullness on the other side. He licked and sucked on my sensitive
nipples, rolling it with his tongue. A jolt of pleasure rushed to the top of my
head, and I could not help the moan of pleasure,
‘A a~a-…fū n… fūn~’
His attack with his tongue became stronger hearing my moaning. My nipple
was wrapped in his tongue and sucked…licked… 『Kuchi ~yu kuchi 』…I could hear the liquid
sound of saliva being involved. I got intoxicated with pleasure and looked down
at the Duke. His eyes were closed as he desperately sucked on my breasts. The
way he was sucking me was as though he wanted to eat me up; he looked like a
ravenous beast.
The pleasure mounted and I moaned. Before I knew it I was holding the head
of the Duke against my breast. He noticed and stopped, then he let my nipple out
of his mouth. The pink bud was wet enough to sprinkle saliva, and it glimmered
in the light of the insistent sun, yet it was tender.
The Duke unbuckled his belt and undid the button of his trousers, it must
be that his own throbbing flesh was rubbing against his trousers and it was
uncomfortable. It appeared engorged and throbbing as he knelt before me.
I swallowed instinctively as I gazed at the aesthetic creature like an
eccentric pet. (Zuben: Someone has become thirsty)
Now I understand why the ladies of the Kingdom are crazy about the
Duke’s charms. He was not only beautiful but he also had a kind of restrained
sex appeal; such a unique charm was irresistible.
‘Julia…’ the Duke’s voice trembled with excitement. There was a little plea
in his voice; I knew what he wanted, but it was too much to take orders from
him.
‘What is it…? Dear Duke Magnaria, you only asked to touch my breasts…’ I
replied the my best smile.
He winced and turned away from me, before he turned back as said,
‘I am allowed to play with your breasts? Then I will have to be satisfied
with that. I want you to call me Henry like you did earlier.’
I had called his name when he had the seizure to make him feel secure.
‘Julia…’ He called my name like it was the most important thing. The tenor
of his voice was low and sweet and the sweetness made me feel dizzy for a
moment. Before me was a golden haired Eros burning my with the heat of his gaze
from behind that fall of his hair. My heart went 『kyun』(Zuben: so is everyone’s) Sensitive to the
movement of my hands, his chest muscles hitched. There was a certain
satisfaction I was gaining from giving the Duke, who was also said to be the
Treasure of the Kingdom, pleasure.
Thrilling euphoria crawled up my spine.
‘Henry, I will not under your control like any other lady.’ As I spoke I
held his injured right hand and licked the wound with the tip of my tongue. His
little finger was most injured, so I liked it carefully. As I licked his finger
from bottom to top, I held Henry’s gaze. Henry’s other hand was moving up and
down his erection.
‘Julia…Julia…I hate you…Oh I hate you…Nnn~’ He spoke with adoring eyes, his
face was red, and it sounded as though he was telling me he loved me instead.
As we gazed at each other, his eyes became more unfocussed and I could tell his
pleasure was mounting.
How cute…what a cute man…
‘Henry…’ I muttered his name monotonously. He overlapped his lips on mine
and we began to kiss hungrily. Then we pulled apart. We did this over and over;
each time my full breasts hit Henry’s hard pectorals and then parted. Even
though the contact was brief, the sensuality increased.
‘Julia…’ he groaned. I could sense the end was approaching from the look in
his eyes. I bent over and took him in my mouth; the head was so engorged I
wondered if it would fit in my mouth. I don’t know why I did it, but I thought
it was wasteful to let his emission go like that.
‘Julia…Nn~ you feel so good…’
It was acrid and bitter just like the last time. I took it all in, and
slowly let go after licking and sucking all around the head. As I looked up,
our eyes met,
‘Ah Julia...you can let me drink it again…Julia…’ While immersed in the
aftershock of the highest pleasure, Henry called my name with heated eyes. I
opened my mouth and showed him the contents. With a sultry smile, I closed my
mouth and moved my tongue swallowing the cloudy heat. Just imagining the thick
sperm slowly flowing down my throat, my crotch throbbed.
‘I told you that I will not be under your control.’ I said with a teasing
smile. Henry suddenly pulled me to him and hugged me. My face was pressed
against his chest, I could feel the hardness of his muscles I had been aching
to touch, with my cheek. Henry bowed over me and kissed my neck,
‘Julia…’
‘Ah~’ A kiss on the neck was more pleasant than I had imagined, I moaned
unexpectedly. His warm breath felt so good on my neck. Suddenly, when I was
enjoying the happy feeling I got from being surrounded by the scent of Henry’s
chest, he pushed me away from him. I looked at him in disbelief,
‘Julia…you…’
‘Wh- what is it?’ I asked bewildered, not understanding the reason for the
sudden reversal of attitude,
‘I still hate you,’ he spat, ‘I wish you would disappear from my sight!’
(Zuben: This round to Henry)
16 Confused
Julia
Unlike before when he was in the throes of passion, the Duke held his head
in his hands and said those words in a low tone full of hated. Even though we
had both been simmering in heat just a moment ago…I could not understand why he
suddenly changed and completely rejected me.
It made me feel as though I had fallen from heaven to hell. (Zuben: Well
tit for tat…oh! There seems to be a relevant double entendre in there.)
‘You’re horrible! Why would you say such a thing all of the sudden?! Is it
because I didn’t want to you touch me. If you hate me that much, please leave
me alone. I also hate you!’
I fixed my dress and rose, fuming. There was no excuse for such
unreasonable behaviour. My legs were trembling from so much anger. (Zuben: I
think you’ll find that it was the long seiza sitting)
It was the first time I had experienced such humiliation. (Zuben: Well…)
Duke Magnaria was the world’s worst man!
I glared fiercely at the Duke and said, ‘I have returned my debt, so do not
mind me anymore!’ And turned on my heel and ran away without looking back.
I did not look where I was going. I passed by lovers visiting the park,
and entered the rose garden. Because I had been running in heels, my feet began
to hurt so I found a nearby bench and to take a rest.
Contrary to the sunny day, my mood was dark and in a mess. I could hear the
cheerful chirping of birds around me, telling of the early arrival of summer,
and there was a lovely scent of roses. I looked at the various roses around me
as my mood evened out.
Yes, let’s think calmly and rationally; the Duke begged me to tryst with
him with the intention of hurting me from the start. He must have thought that
no woman would be able to resist his charm, so he could lift me up and knock me
back to hell. It was the worst man to have his fun then hurt me just because I
am a woman and he was disgusted with me. (Zuben: You did do the same to him)
And the audacity to ask to touch the precious chest of an unmarried lady,
how preposterous! It was deserving of murder. (Zuben: You weren’t thinking that
at the time) If he hadn’t begged me with eyes that looked like he was about to
die, I would not have given him any mercy.
He should just marry Isabel or Muriel and be miserable for the rest of his
life!
I cursed the Duke in as many ways as I could imagine.
Still, I wanted to put the whole saga behind me, but I regret getting into
trouble with the Duke more than anything else. I rose from my seat trying not
to think about it any longer.
‘I’m in a park I would never have come to without James with great effort.
I should enjoy it and make nice memories of being in the capital.’ I said to
myself. I took a deep cleansing breath. I began to stroll towards the park’s
exit, admiring the colourful roses and other flowers as I went by.
I didn’t want to go back to the cabin, because I would likely encounter the
Duke again, so I went to the gates to find the carriage. James would probably
come looking for me soon, so being in the carriage was best.
As expected, fifteen minutes after I got into the carriage, James returned.
I looked behind him to make sure the Duke was not there and let out a sigh of
relief. I did not want to see that man’s face again. After James confirmed I
was alright, he made a moue of annoyance. It was my first time seeing him with
this expression, so I was a bit surprised.
‘Julia, do you know I how much I have been worried about you? You suddenly
ran off, and Henry did not return quickly either. And when he did he was in a
bad mood. What the hell were you doing?’
I could not say. I really could not say it. Doing such a thing with the
Duke, I could not say it even if my mouth was torn apart. But I have definitely
done a bad thing to James.
I looked contrite and apologised to him, ‘I’m sorry to have worried you,
Prince James. I regret my actions.’
James took a seat across from me and instructed the coachman to set off,
turned back to me and said in his usual tone,
‘You don’t have to worry so much. I was only worried about you. I wish you
would stop being so formal and polite. I want to talk comfortably with you just
like when we were dealing with Henry’s seizure. What did you do today that I
would have to forgive?’
But, was that alright? Even if you are asked to speak comfortably, the other
person is a Prince. At that time is was an emergency, but now we were calm, it
was an extremely high hurdle climb.
‘I will deal with it…’ I replied
vaguely. James put a finger under my chin, and turned my face so I was looking
at him.
‘Julia, did something happen with Henry after that? You know I’ve known Henry since we were seven, and I have never seen him with that kind of
expression. I don’t think it has nothing to do with you.’ He talked while
looking directly into my eyes; his eyes were like daggers. As usual, his smile
was kind but I could see he was trying to read my expression. I kept my face
neutral and answered,
‘Well, there was nothing in particular. The Duke seems to dislike me as he
had before. He even said I should disappear from his sight…that he never wanted
to see me again. So I don’t want to ever meet him again. Prince James, could we
stop pretending to be lovers?’
The Duke should not be thinking about erasing my family title and line, I
ought to have paid the price. The role of lady-love to the third prince of
Basseterre is too much for me.
‘But that would be a problem, Julia because I love you. I don’t want you to
leave; you are my destiny.’ He said very enthusiastically, but my heart was not
moved; I would not fall for such thin lines. (Zuben: Only ones said with heat
in their eyes?)
‘…please stop trying to act, James-sama. You may like me but it is nothing
more than that. I think it is the Duke Magnaria you’re obsessed with. There is
nothing going on between him and me so we don’t need to play this charade any
longer.’
‘You’ve deduced my feelings, Julia. But you know what’s funny, you can
understand people so well but you have a blockade when it relates to you. Yes,
I have a lot of fun watching what happens between you and Henry. Do you know
what kind of expression he had when he realised that you were in the park near
him today?’
‘Did he have a hateful expression? He’s the worst, I heard that he is into
S&M! He hates women, so he had turned his hate into a perversion where he
can make himself happy by making a woman scream and cry.’
James clutched his stomach and bellowed with laughter.
I recollected the words I just spoke, and could not find anything that was
funny about it. (Zuben: Oh Julia…)
‘Oh Julia, you’re good.’ He said still chuckling, ‘I do really like you.
You are so amusing. You’re the first woman not to fall for Henry’s charm.’ (Zuben: I would not say that)
He continued to laugh loudly as the carriage pulled up to the Bourbon town
house. Feeling peeved, I alighted from the carriage myself with a flounce of my
dress without waiting for Prince James to assist me.
I turned to him and said in a clipped but polite manner, ‘I had a very nice
time, Prince James. Thank you for taking me to the park today, it was a very
interesting experience. But such high-faluting things would be wasted on
someone as cheap as I, so you do not need to invite me out any-more. The Duke
does not seem to be interested in crushing my house any longer. So there is no need for
further contact between us. I pray for your happiness.’
Without waiting for James’ reply, I went into the house. James should not
come to see me any longer. I was still angry about the Duke’s behaviour today.
It was bad manners to catch someone with sweet candy and then stab and release.
‘I never want to see him again!’ I growled as I stomped to my room.
I did not realise that after saying this, I would meet the Duke again and our
relationship would change. I knew nothing.
Zuben:
Boy, this two are like kindling. Put them together and they start a fire!
Indeed! They are so similar in many ways. So adorable.
ReplyDeleteI really can't understand this girl, she critizes him and all, but she is worst than him. Playing and giving he hopes and confusing him first, and she asumme things but not ask him if it's real, only believing rumors and she ask whyyy he hate her? Or act like that? it's obvious!!!
ReplyDeleteSimple answer. That's because both of them are tsunderes playing a tsundere love game.
DeleteI want to slap these dudes...
ReplyDeleteThanks for the chapter TL!
girl why ur eq so abyssmal smh
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