Chapter 72 - Full Moon Night (2) (1/2)
Predatory Marriage — Chapter 72. Full Moon Night (2)
Translator: Atlas / Editor: Eyljee
Leah got rid of those thoughts and said, “I didn’t expect to find you here.”
Although she hoped Ishakan would participate in this auction, she didn’t expect that they would meet each other. She had originally planned to leave before the auction began, maintaining her incognito profile. The best course of action she had thought of was to also infiltrate as a guest. Unexpectedly, she had ended up revealing herself as a slave trader.
“How did you get in?” she asked.
Leah found it hard to believe that he had infringed on the strict security. Ishakan had even made it as far as the reception room.
Ishakan laughed at her surprise. “Well, are you supposed to be more surprised than me?” He hinted playfully.
Afterwards, silence dominated the room. Leah realized too late that she had been sitting on Ishakan’s lap for too long. Unconsciously, this had not seemed strange to her. In fact, she was used to her skin touching his. The fact that she felt comfortable being with Ishakan in such an intimate position, surprised her.
As her instincts indicated, she began to break free from her control. However, Ishakan’s thick arms, which had wrapped around her waist, showed no intention of letting go. Trapped in her steel grip, she raised her head and slowly found his eyes.
“What I asked the other day,” Ishakan expressed with modesty.
Leah was stunned as soon as she heard his voice low and tenuous. Ishakan grabbed her chin and lifted it as she avoided his gaze so their eyes would meet.
“Have you thought about it? You’ve escaped without giving me the answer.”
His hoarse voice tickled her ear. This seemed strange to her. The feelings he aroused in her, even though she had prepared her answer beforehand, made her stop for a moment. She wanted to tell him to forget their conversation, that she had mentioned that subject casually for him to leave her alone. However, those words refused to come out of her mouth.
In the past, she would have said so without hesitation. But now, the words were stuck in her throat. No matter what, she couldn’t let go of those words even if she wanted to.
His thumb slowly touched her lip sliding down, while her mouth closed tightly. Ishakan whispered as he brushed his nose against hers.
“You don’t need to live responsibly, Leah.”
“……”
The warmth of his breath, and his nose caressing her made her feel an indescribable emotion. Why was he being so sweet?
“You seem to be the only one who wants to continue with the negotiation. Why are you so tied to the royal family?”
She could become a fugitive. Throw everything overboard and live freely.
His twisted words sounded so sweet that not even a honey-coated palm date could compare. Their implicit meaning attracted her.
Leah looked at him enraptured. The weight of responsibility on her shoulders was almost unbearable, and the freedom she had chosen – the death – would be the fate she would have as a princess. Ishakan told her to get rid of all the burdens that were on her mind.
If Ishakan, as he promised, were to take responsibility for her, could she give up everything? The man in front of her, since he came into her life, had turned her upside down.
Leah raised her voice helplessly.
“…Why would you do this for me?”
“…For now, let’s say… That we are compatible in bed.”
Hearing his cheeky words, she gave him a piercing look. Ishakan burst out laughing at her gaze. His laughter gradually faded, allowing the atmosphere to return to the comfortable silence.
His golden eyes looked firmly into Leah’s violet eyes. He lowered his gaze, traveling through her small nose, to the soft curve of her lips. His thumb, which had previously been touching her lips, slowly crept into her mouth.
To his amazement, the soft, velvety tongue licked his finger. Leah’s eyelashes trembled, her instincts betrayed her.