Fostering the Male Lead

To be honest, I would be lying if I said I wasn’t afraid. Sihael had just eaten my blood, and he still wanted more. After Liliana’s warning, I couldn’t trust Sihael as a wolf unconditionally like I used to. Sihael said he definitely felt an appetite. Maybe he might rip my throat off.

But even so, I believed in only one thing, his clear and clean eyes.

“Rosetta, are you scared? Your heart is beating fast.”

“I’m a little worried, Your Highness. What if you suddenly bite my neck?”

Is he aware of my resolve?

“Why don’t you run away?”

“Because I believe in you.”

Yes, I did believe in him. He was the one who told me to attack him mercilessly if he did something stupid, so I should trust him. I raised my hand and gently stroked his head.

“I believe in you.”

When I mumbled several times as if determined, Sihael, who had been silent for a long time, whispered in my ear, “Really?”

Sihael buried his mouth in the crook of my neck and shoulders, pressing his canines against my skin, as if testing my determination. I tightened my fists in response to the warm breath that struck me.

‘Anyway, he’s always been wicked.’

He wouldn’t let me go if I run away because I’m scared.

I clasped my arms around Sihael’s back. As if asking him to try it once.

“Yes, I do.”

Sihael bit my neck lightly.

I wished it could have ended there, but his teeth nibbled, bit, and licked my skin.

I couldn’t stand the novel and gruesome touch and whacked him on the back of the head.

“Is it fun to tease people? You can’t bite someone’s neck the moment they tell you they believe in you!”

“It’s your fault. Who told you to say such adorable things?”

“Why are you biting me if I said something nice?”

Sihael nipped my nose and curled his eyes into a crescent moon as I shrugged my shoulders and groaned.

“Why are you biting me again?”

“Don’t worry, I’m not going to devour you.”

“Lies! Your Highness, are you thinking about where to bite me next?”

“Oh my, I got caught.”

You had no intention of hiding it.

His eyes were the eyes of a predator contemplating which part to eat. Sihael was in a good mood, circling around me and twirling his tail.

Are you happy? I’m slobbered with your saliva.

“If you bite me again, I won’t let you go.”

When I warned him while wiping my damp neck with a handkerchief, Sihael licked his lips and backed off. Given how his stare was fixed on my cheeks, it was obvious that my cheek was his next target.

“Ok, I won’t do it today.”

“It simply will not happen again.”

“Can I do it once I become a human?”

“You, you’re saying nonsense again.”

After passing Sihael’s nonsense from one ear to another, I saw the image of my neck reflected in the mirror and was quite shocked.

“What the…”

He worked really hard to bite me so that no one would think it was a dog’s work! How am I going to get out of here now?

“Just wait until you return to your human form, Your Highness. I’m not going to let you go.”

I gnashed my teeth while covering my speckled neck with my hands. Sihael slowly stopped walking and pretended he didn’t know anything.

‘Wicked doggy.’

It was a big deal because Lanoa would be furious if he saw it. When it came to Sihael, he had always been sensitive.

He’ll turn the entire banquet hall upside down if he sees my neck. I’m sure he’ll make a big deal about it.

I fumbled for the magic necklace. The magic contained in the Mana Stone was only for defense and attack, so I couldn’t hide my wounds using it.

There was only one way left.

I had no choice but to wait until Nanabi returned. I hurriedly untied my hair to cover my shoulder, but someone knocked on the door.

Sihael and I both turned our heads at the same time.

“Who is it?”

If it was Nanabi or Leonard, they would have already entered and disclosed their identity. However, the person, who stood outside the door, only politely knocked on the door.

Wondering if the person might have been sent by the Empress, I muffled the sound of my footsteps and stood near the door, but I heard an unexpected voice.

“Miss Rosetta, this is Liliana. Please open the door.”

Liliana? I blinked in surprise at the unexpected person.

‘How did you know?’

Liliana’s appearance itself was not surprising. In the original plot, she attended the banquet as Sihael’s partner. Now that things had gone wrong, she couldn’t become Sihael’s partner. But even if that wasn’t the case, she would attend with her mentor, the Master of Mage Tower.

‘But her looking for me makes no sense as there is no such development in the story.’

It was already absurd for her to find Sihael here, but her coming here to find me was totally illogical. And how did she know I was here? Everything was questionable.

“Your Highness, what shall I do?”

Sihael smiled as I whispered, fearing she would hear what I was saying outside the door.

“I can’t hear what you’re saying.”

“Oh, really?”

Embarrassed, I scratched my cheek. In the meantime, there was a constant knocking outside the door.

Liliana urged, not even giving me time to discuss it.

“My lady? Are you okay?”

“Tell her to come in.”

“What? You can not get caught.”

“It’s fine. Anyway, I have a question for her.”

Oh, could this be it? The rule of the original plot that the main characters would meet in some way?

It was an unexpected meeting, but perhaps this incident could make them share each other’s secrets and bring them closer.

‘If that’s the case, then you’re welcome.’

This was an opportunity. An opportunity to tie these two people together. Unable to pass up this golden opportunity, I quickly opened the door. Then I whispered lowly to Liliana.

“Come in quickly.”

“Excuse me.”

I closed the door as soon as Liliana stepped into the lounge.

“Liliana, what happened?”

I locked the door and turned around to ask, but she stood in front of me with her mouth tightly closed. The focus of Liliana’s stare shifted between my wounded lips and speckled neck. Suddenly, her face distorted terribly.

‘Why does she look angry?’

Liliana appeared extremely upset, contrary to her usual demeanor. After uncomfortably swallowing in response to her unfamiliar appearance, I bit my lips and avoided her persistent gaze.

“Hey, Liliana?”

“This is why I told you to stay away from each other.”

Liliana said in a low-pitched emotionally-charged voice. Her icy gaze seemed to be chastising me.

Sihael, sensing the strange mood, bared his teeth and beckoned to me in a low voice.

“Rosetta, come here.”

Then Liliana’s eyes widened. She grabbed my wrist and quickly hid me behind her own back.