IT TOOK Tilly all the self-control that she had to stop herself from grabbing Kiho by the neck to kiss him.

His face, his body, even the way he dressed… he was so her style!

Of course, she loved him in the deepest and most romantic way.

But she also couldn't deny her strong attraction to his physical body. Gosh, she wanted to run her hands all over his body. She wanted to kiss every inch of him. Goddammit, if she could, she would beg him to take her right there, right now.

She wouldn't mind doing it with him while she was against the wall.

Gosh, that would be so hot.

"My lady, are you sure that you don't remember me that way that I want you to?" Kiho said with a raised brow. "If that's the case, then why are you looking at me like you want to do something lewd to me?"

His bluntness made her eyes widened in shock.

Once again, #RIP to my innocent Kiho.

"Gosh, Your Grace," Tilly complained. Before she knew it, she was already lightly hitting his chest with her hands. "How dare you accuse a lady of something so vulgar…"

She trailed-off when she realized how sturdy and broad Kiho's chest was.

Well, she was aware that he had a good body. She had thoroughly enjoyed it– in all her lifetimes, it seemed.

But she had been separated from him for five freaking years. Touching her husband's body for the first time after a long while fell both familiar and foreign to her. Still, overall, it was a very pleasant feeling.

Before she knew it, her palms were already pressed nicely against his hard chest.

Big tiddies.

Kiho, who obviously enjoyed her touch, closed his eyes tight and groaned lowly. "More," he whispered with desperation in his sexy, low voice. "Do more to me, Tilly."

Oh, god.

Her hands almost slid down to his crotch area.

Wake up, girl, she scolded herself. It's not the right time to be horny!

With a heavy heart, she had to pull her hands away from Kiho's sinful body (and big tiddies). Then, she hid her naughty hands behind her back.

She cleared her throat before she spoke. "Your Grace, we can't do this," she said even though it was hard for her to resist her husband's seduction. "I know that you're my husband. But I don't really remember our past."

Kiho opened his eyes, his golden orbs glowing with lust. "I also don't remember our past but that doesn't mean that I have forgotten my feelings for you, Tilly," he said softly. But the way he looked at her remained intense and sultry. "May I suggest a way to help you confirm whether you don't really feel anything for me anymore?"

She'd admit that she already had an idea on what he'd suggest. Kiho would always be easy to read for her. But she wanted to hear it from his lips so she pretended to be clueless. "What is it, Your Grace?"

"Please allow me to kiss you, my lady," he said, then his gaze went down to her lips. "Let my lips help you remember what you feel for me."

That was so f*cking hot.

How could he ask that while still sounding so polite?

F*ck, I want him to devour my mouth.

Kiho's body was naturally cold so he didn't really emit warmth. But despite that, he could still make her feel so hot. It didn't help that she was trapped between the wall and his sexy body. Her knees were seriously on the verge of collapsing.

And yes, at that moment, her resolve was weakening.

If she could, she would drop everything to make him hers officially again.

Kiho's glowing gold eyes met her purple ones. This time, it wasn't just lust that she could see in his gaze. The yearning was very evident in his lonely eyes now. "I miss you, Tilly."

She almost broke down in tears.

Tilly was ready to throw away everything.

But thankfully, during her weakest moment, Aku Moonchester finally did something right for her: the kid emperor released a bloodlust strong enough to wake her and Kiho at the same time.

It was a reminder for both of them that it wasn't the time to act that way.

"F*ck," Kiho whispered in annoyance, then he turned to the door adjacent to the next room. The bloodlust was coming from that chamber, which meant Aku Moonchester was there. "His Majesty is summoning us."

"He is, Your Grace," Tilly agreed. While she was frustrated that her intimate moment Kiho was interrupted by the monster, she was still glad that Aku Moonchester made his presence known. It helped her clear her head. "We shouldn't make the emperor wait or else, he might throw a tantrum."

***

WHEN Luna brought back the lights in the ballroom, she wasn't surprised when the "main characters" of the show were already gone.

Tilly and Duke Nystrom were nowhere to be found, the same with Aku Moonchester.

The only people left in the ballroom were the confused nobles who didn't have any idea of what exactly was going on. She heard most of them talk about the return of the duchess, while some of them looked for the Nystroms and His Majesty.

I need to go.

But when she was about to leave, she felt something prickled her skin. She would only feel that way whenever there was someone observing her in secret.

I hate this feeling.

She started to mingle with the crowd while discreetly looking for the direction where the gaze that was making her uncomfortable was coming from. When she was near the exit of the ballroom, she finally realized where the "stalker" must have been hiding.

`Got you.

She abruptly stopped walking and turned around to look up at the balcony.

To be honest, she was fully expecting someone from Aku Moonchester's side. Perhaps, the Blue Dragon. She felt the Beast God's presence in there, but she hadn't seen him yet. And that was how she came up with the conclusion that it was Elis Ripperton who was watching her movements from afar.

But she was wrong.

Instead of the Blue Dragon's cold gaze, she was greeted by a pair of pink eyes…

… pink eyes that could only belong to the witches of the Colorless Coven.

Her body froze in shock.

To be honest, she couldn't really see the face of the owner of those pink eyes because that person wore a white cloak with a hood that covered her head. She wasn't sure but the silhouette of that person made it seemed like it was a woman.

For some reason, that person's built reminded her of Stella.

But her sister was gone a long time ago.

It can't be. Only Stella and I survived the purge. But my sister is already gone…

Her thoughts trailed-off when she remembered that she didn't see her sister's dead body. When she returned to the White Tower back then, the Royal Archmage just told her that Stella was already killed by Lahara. Of course, she used a spell to determine whether her sister was really dead or not.

The spell that she used told her that Stella was already gone.

Could it be that some other witches survived aside from me and Stella?

She knew that there was only one way to find out: she used a teleportation spell to get to the balcony in the blink of an eye.

Let's see who you are.

The person with the same pink eyes as her seemed to be surprised when she suddenly appeared before them.

Without wasting time, Luna immediately reached out to the other pink-eyed person and pulled their hood down. And then, that person's long burgundy hair was suddenly freed.

That hair color was just a few shades darker than hers.

No, no, no...

Now that the witch's hood was pulled down, she had a clear view of her face.

Looking at it made her heart thumped against her chest painfully.

"Stella," Luna whispered in disbelief. "You're alive…?"

Stella, her sister who was supposed to be dead a long time, just smirked at her…

… and then, her body started to turn translucent.

That meant she just used a teleportation spell.

Dammit!

"No, don't run away!" she warned her sister. She tried to grab her and stop Stella from disappearing. But she was too late. She just went through her body. When she turned around, Stella was still there but she knew she'd be gone in just a few seconds. "Stella, what the hell happened to you?!"

Stella smiled at her, then she tilted her head at one side just like what she used to do whenever she would play a prank on her in the past. "See you later, sister."

And just like that, her sister was gone.

Luna couldn't help but let out a frustrated scream. Of course, she was happy that Stella was still alive. But the fact that she hid it from her only meant that her sister was doing something that she would never approve of. "Just what are you up to this time, Stella?"

***

WHEN Winter got bored in the annex building, he decided to venture into the main mansion.

Amilo was too engrossed in his new design that he didn't want to disturb him. On the other hand, Julian returned to the main mansion to have lunch. His brother didn't want the servants to go to the annex just to look for him, so he decided to return on his own.

He just had his lunch and now, he was bored.

To see where Julian was, he just had to follow his Mana until he reached the tea room in the first floor of the main mansion. He was outside the mansion but the huge window in front of him would help him enter the room without a problem.

But as soon as he realized that Julian wasn't alone, he immediately ducked down to hide himself.

"What are you doing here, Lady Huxley?" Julian asked coldly. "My father isn't here."

"Lady Huxley?"

Wasn't that Lucina Morganna's new name?

"I had a bad day so let me spend time with you," Lucina Morganna told Julian. "Why don't you cheer me up, son?"

He froze when he heard that.

"Please," Julian begged the woman. "Don't call me that."

Lucina Morganna laughed. "Julian, whether you like it or not, I'm your mother and not the Supreme."

To say that Winter was shocked to hear that would be an understatement. Julian isn't Mommy's son?!

Did his daddy cheat on his mommy?!

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