Chapter 46 - Passionate Temptations (1/2)

Chapter 46 – Passionate Temptations

While inside the carriage, it was hard to avoid each other’s gaze. Diana, a little embarrassed, turned her eyes away from Edwin.

“Oh, I think I’m better now.”

Just in time, the carriage moved. Edwin tried to hide his gloomy face. Their breaths mingled in the narrow space.

When the young Grand Duke was still in his prime, this scenario appeared in his dream. He was with a woman in a narrow space that their knees almost touched, causing heat to creep in his body.

“I’m glad that the Young Lady isn’t involved in the carriage accident.”

Contrary to the gentleman’s words, his voice rang unusually languid.

Diana had been inwardly embarrassed by the scent of a man that was foreign to her. Different aristocrats used different perfumes, but it was not because of that. It was as deep as Edwin’s eyes and as weary as his smile. At the same time, she felt like her cheeks were burning. Diana’s heart suddenly races for no explicit reason. It was beyond her comprehension.

“The horse in the Belfort carriage was suddenly upset, and it must have caused the accident,” Diana softly replied.

The carriage rumbled, and their knees touched. Diana tried to fake indifference, but at that moment, she was frozen silent. Edwin, too, did not miss to look at the gap and the flinchy corners of Diana’s mouth.

It was just a knee touch, but Diana’s cheek seemed to have reddened more. Above all, the scent of Diana, which resembles the lovely blood color, has been raising Edwin’s body temperature like crazy.

“It’s a disturbance.”

Now Edwin’s heart was beating so violently. Despite his calm and low voice, there was a burning passion within. Then, the carriage rumbled loudly again, which was enough for the light-weight Diana to be moved.

“Ugh…”

Edwin instinctively reached out to Diana, who was leaning forward. Her arm was supported by Edwin’s hot hand. Diana unwittingly bit her lower lip; now, her cheeks were burning to the point where she felt it herself.

“Oh, excuse me.”

Edwin’s low voice echoed in her ear. However, he did not let go of her hand. Edwin held Diana’s arms with his steady hand and gently set her in place. His upper body leaned slightly toward Diana, and the smell of his scent thickened.

“Where did you get hurt?”

“Oh, no.”

Diana was just worried that her voice might have been a little shaky. The next moment, however, the wagon crashed into something. As a result, Edwin, who was leaning his torso toward Diana, lost his balance and collapsed over Diana.

Outside, they heard the sound of horses getting wild. Edwin’s heart was also raging. The sound of the horses began to subside after they heard the shouting voice of the horseman.

There was silence. Edwin grasped Diana’s head with his arm, barely preventing the two from colliding.

At the tip of Edwin’s nose laid Diana’s porcelain neck. As he breathed, Edwin felt the blood all over his body heat up.

There was no room for any reason to intervene. So it was with Diana. Just holding his arm tight, she couldn’t help but dig Edwin’s knee between her knees. It was a posture that was taken momentarily as the carriage suddenly tilted, but it was so exquisite.