Episode 15 – Good Night (2/2)

Her eyes were as round as saucers, looking at hihtenment She looked down at her plate and then stabbed a piece ofit into her mouth

It was Kiel’s turn to be dumbfounded Did she still intend to eat it??

Kiel didn’t need to be telepathic to tell she was thinking “Right Whether it enters mixed or mixes in the stomach, it is all the same”

As the meat entered heron it and sed Just as Kiel thought she would continue eating she put down her utensils and sighed: “Not the same Definitely not the same”

Both of them looked down at their ruined dinner The entire table was dripping with honey around their plates like a shi+p

They turned their heads and looked around them Thank the Gods for the sound isolation! No one see Yet

They turned their heads back straight and looked at each other Then they looked back at the table, and then back at each other

Elaru was the first one to burst out laughing

It wasn’t clear howas well

They giggled, chuckled, and outright laughed until their sto their cheeks

Kiel sat on the chair next to the desk and stared at Elaru She was lying down on the bed preparing to sleep She had taken off an outer layer of her clothes when they came back from the dinner

All she had on was a tight sleeveless shi+rt and short petite trunks

Most of her body was bare,; her long legs, slim arms and her delicate neck The shi+rt was low cut so even parts of her chest were visible

Her skin was flawless, without any blemishes or scars

Kiel felt like he was seeing so

He had been aware of her well-developed body from the start He didn’t need a reminder He preferred her with her clothes on

He could tell her to cover herself with the blanket, but he could already see her teasing him about it

Kiel wasn’t shy Most of the ti around naked But those were just random women he didn’t have any relation to Why would he care what they did?

However, Elaru was different She was an irreplaceable part of hi she did would have an effect on hie or small

The last thing he needed was to bring romance or sexuality into their relationshi+p The nature of their relationshi+p was that of mutual benefit, and it should stay that way No ood thing

Besides, he wouldn’t be glued to her forever There would come a time when they would part their ways Any potential romance between them was doomed to fail from the start

They didn’t live in the sael, she was an elibu He was a noble, she was a commoner He wanted to raise in status, show everyone his worth She didn’t care about social nor in the shadows Even their personalities were completely opposite They had no place in each other’s lives

The highest relationshi+p they could ever hope to have was friendshi+p A friendshi+p without sexual attraction, like that of two guys Unfortunately, it was easier to pretend that she was a guy when her twohim in the eye

Elaru paid hiuy ca with male friends She didn’t flaunt her assets around, but she didn’t take measures to hide them either It was as if she wasn’t aware she even had assets

Did her father raise her as a boy?

Is that why Elaru considered herself to be “one of the guys”? Calling him “mate” all the time?

That would certainly explain a lot

Elaru aze

“You don’t need to keep watch I’ll put up another protective barrier around us to protect us while we sleep”

Kiel closed his eyes and sighed Did she really expect him to sleep next to her?

He re only his boxers and undershi+rt on but they didn’t do much to cover up his abs and well-sculpted body He noticed Elaru staring at him with interest

He felt the chills traveling down his spine Don’t give me that look! Didn’t you say you weren’t romantically interested in me?

“You’re pretty toned Your h That’ll be quite helpful How long have you been practicing martial arts?”

Kiel didn’t knohether to laugh or cry He rubbed his te “Since I was little”

She was used to being around men because of her father and Wade? Was that it?

She wasn’t looking at him as aroo casual questions

She was interested in him, but not in a romantic sense

He felt relieved It made the situation that much simpler

Realizing that Elaru had “friend zoned” hier worried about s and romance He laid down next to her on the bed and turned away to his side He was not a sex crazed teenager, he never was Now that he understood her behavior, he could easily adjust his own

He was just about to let it go when he remembered what usually happens in these scenarios

Knowing his luck, they’d wake up in a co position That won’t do He better be safe than sorry

Elaru got up from the bed and found her way towards the table with their equipment

Kiel’s eyes briefly paused on her before he looked around the roo He frowned, there was nothing suitable in the room

His gaze snapped to the table, attracted to the glow co the rings and the protection barrier activated, this tier area

Kiel’s eyes brightened when his gaze fell on his sword that was aot up and picked up the sheathed sword, bringing it back to the bed The wooden headboard of the bed had decorative holes in the shape of a heart He brought up his sword and lodged the handle into the hole right in thea clear divide between the two sides of the bed

As Elaru get back on her side of the bed, her eyes didn’t leave the sword hovering there like a poor excuse for a fence

“You don’t intend to ly

“I just ht” Kiel smirked This would do With the sword in the way, there was no way they’d wake up in an aard position now He was very satisfied with himself

Elaru realized it was a joke because she grinned in response “Wouldn’t recommend it I am pretty nasty while half asleep”

“Even nastier than you are when you are awake?” Kiel exclaimed in mock shock

Elaru snickered and rolled her eyes at him “Many times nastier So nasty you could die from the nastiness”

Kiel shook his head, his face sprouting a small smirk, and pulled on the rope that shi+fted the array forot ht, blanketing the two in the veil of darkness