Night of the Abandoned Duchess

Chapter 55

She felt her heart pound and sink at the words that came in like a wedge. Rosalind gazed into Kyle’s eyes, unable to hide her surprise.

“You couldn’t even dance, maybe.”

“…Do you remember that day?”

The unbelievable, sweet tone of voice was a little startled.

“I remembered it… It was too late to realize that it was you.”

Then, she dropped her gaze to her toes.

It felt like something was squeezed inside her because she thought it was a day that only she remembered — Like his mask that she kept in a small, pretty box, she thought of it as a precious memory that she held inside of her. Rosalind thought she was the only one who remembered that day.

“…Why am I always so late?”

Usually, she would have said it was okay, though she couldn’t say it as easily. It was because there were too many wounds and pain between him and her to say it was all right.

“I’m sorry. I found out late.”

However, ironically, it was also okay.

…It was also because there were too many things between him and her.

“It’s okay. There were times when it wasn’t okay… Well, I think I’m okay now since it’s a long time ago.”

Kyle squeezed Rosalind’s hand even tighter as if he swore he wouldn’t let her go anymore.

“…It’s already in the past, and—”

She opened her mouth a little lightly, word after another.

“Now, I am a good dancer. Things like the past when I couldn’t dance aren’t so important.”

“Really?”

“Of course.”

He narrowed his eyes in disbelief. Even though she knew it was a playful look, she was somehow moved and her voice got higher.

“It’s true. How many times have I gone to parties and proms since my debut…? If it’s a real dance, I could get up from my sleep and move my body well enough, don’t you know?”

“Then, how about a song?”

Rosalind paused for a moment at the friendly voice.

Of course, it was true that she went to various parties after her debut, but while raising Leo, she cut ties with parties for a while.

Unlike the capital city, where luxurious and large parties are frequent, there were few parties in the small town where she stayed. Luckily, even when there was a party like a village festival, she stayed seated and drank a little bit of alcohol.

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“…Yes?”

Kyle rushed and stood in front of her. And, like any man who asked a lady to dance, he politely bowed his head and held out his hand.

“Come on.”

When he uttered again, Rosalind, who was determined, got her body up. She extended the hem of her dress and greeted him as gracefully as the flapping of a swan’s wings.

As she came closer, she took his hand, and Kyle laid his hand on her slender back.

“Rosalind, it’s been a while since I danced.”

Her ears turned red for some reason at the sound of his whispering voice. He took Rosalind’s hand and led her gently.

Unlike the day she danced clumsily with Kyle, she stepped on the steps quite skillfully. She took his hand and moved her feet little by little, and then she spun around at the sound of his voice saying, “turn around.”

It was an elegant yet unwavering gesture like a ballerina doll in a music box.

“Now, even if my foot doesn’t break, I think you’re good enough.”

“Of course.”

Rosalind replied in a confident voice.

There was no flashy music, and there was no brilliant lighting, although it was more enjoyable and exciting than ever. On a far, dark night, when darkness fell, the only thing that illuminated and watched the two of them was the stars studded in the night sky.

Let’s go around one more time.

This time, she turned round and round in Kyle’s wide arms.

Following his skillful lead, the hem of Rosalind’s dress bloomed more splendidly, like a flower in spring. So, as she naturally moved on to the next move, she suddenly lost her focus and stumbled. He was quick to catch her, so Rosalind didn’t fall, but…

“Thank—”

He pulled so hard that she was held in the man’s arms.

As she tilted her head in his arms, Kyle’s clear eyes came into view. There was a woman with a shy blush in his green eyes.

The moment she met his and her eyes, she felt her breath suffocate as if time had stopped. When she first learned to dance, she used to be very nervous that she would be scolded for every mistake she made… It was a different kind of tension than it was back then.

“It seems difficult to master without breaking a bone.”

Kyle’s mischievous voice made her finally burst into laughter.

“You are teasing me now!”

“Did you realize that now?”

She smiled again, seemingly couldn’t win against him. There was only one mistake, and Kyle and Rosalind continued to dance in the gardens of the castle where nobody was there. The petals that fell last night embroidered the floor beautifully, and the large garden seemed like a stage prepared just for the two of them.

“Your dance has really improved a lot. You were so clumsy back then.”

“I’m not that clumsy…”

“It was strangely difficult to turn my eyes away from that clumsy figure.”

Rosalind, who was trying to rebut that she wasn’t clumsy, lost her words.

Instead of adding her words, she gazed into his eyes. Still, the two were dancing while holding each other’s hands and moving their feet together. Perhaps because of the pleasant wind, this moment felt like magic.

She gave her body to him, letting out a rare laugh. Then, as the day descended a little darker and the wind chilled, he slowly stopped his movement and opened his mouth.

“You are going to catch a cold. Let’s go in.”

She then nodded her head at his word. He kissed her on the back of her hand, like a knight swearing to the lady, or a man professing his love to his lover. Rosalind placed her slender hand on the big, firm hand and his lowered lips over it.

The sound of the lips touching and going away echoed softly in the night garden.

“Shall we go?”

This time, she reached out her hand first. He took her little hand and pulled it towards her at the same time.

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Hm.

Without giving her a moment to process his sudden touch, he pulled her into his arms and kissed her.

“Uhmm…”

A soft voice leaked from her, though he didn’t stop and thrust his tongue into her open mouth.

Even her breath was swallowed, and the kiss was getting deeper and deeper. Rosalind did not reject it but accepted it with kindness. Her eyes slowly closed at the sensation of his tongue running through her and gently blending in.

It was a completely different feeling from the kiss she had before. The previous kiss felt like a strange caress to warm the body, but the kiss itself felt sweet and special.

When the short kiss unfortunately stopped, he opened his mouth as he stroked her cheek.

“You said you were feeling better.”

She nodded her head without saying a word.

“Shall we go in?”

As you say? As she looked into his eyes, the answer came more slowly.

“Great.”

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His eyes were deeply engulfed with lust, unlike a moment ago.

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“Ha-uht…”

As soon as Kyle entered her room, he kissed her again. Slipping his tongue between her gaping lips, he began to suck. Their tongues were intertwined promiscuously. It was not just a kiss but a deep caress that mixed each other’s breath and saliva.

“I said I shouldn’t overdo it…”

“Hahng.”

“Hmm? Is it okay if I overdo it?”

He asked again softly. Each time their lips were slightly parted, long saliva flowed out, and then their lips met again.

The answer flowed out with a gasp.

“Hahk—I-f it’s not okay…”

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“If it’s not okay… Then, there is nothing I can do.”

He grinned.

Even though the mischievous smile made her laugh as well, as he lowered his hand a little more, her laughter quickly ceased.

“Every time I saw you, I thought I was going crazy to want to rip these clothes off.”

His breathing was getting harder and harder. He then grabbed her chest over her clothes. Rosalind could feel the man’s large, large hands over the thin dress. A moan came out of her closed lips as the hand gripped it firmly.

Hearing that moan, he began to lower her dress. Her white naked body was conspicuously exposed as his hands moved busily.

Her dress was half off, revealing her waist.

Holding his breath for a moment, Kyle hastily buried his face in her chest. He clasped her voluptuous breasts with his other hand, rubbing his tongue between the ribs of her breasts. Soon, her white skin was stained bare with the handprints of the man’s hand that was twisting and coveting her chest.

It hurts.

He coveted her breasts even more as if he couldn’t hear her. Rosalind was somehow more embarrassed to expose only her upper body like this and thought that she would be better off naked.

“Be, bed…”

Muttering so, she glanced at the bed with the tip of her eye.

They were a little far from the bed because the room was so spacious, though it was only a few steps away and it was within reach. However, he spoke in a low-pitched voice, as if he couldn’t stand it.

“I can’t go there.”

With a firm voice, Kyle swung her body around this time.

“Would you like to turn around?”

Action took precedence over consent, but Rosalind made no protest as she endured his hand coming in from behind instead.

His hand ran down her sides, stroking her chest, and his lips rubbed the back of her neck. His lips rested on her skinny shoulders, then ran down her spine and down a little bit below her. Everywhere Kyle’s hot lips touched, she became numb as if on fire.

“I wanted to kiss you here.”

After spitting it out, he immediately said “No” and corrected it.

“…In fact, I wanted to kiss you everywhere.”

With those words, his hand moved from her chest to her leg. Placing one of her legs up and securing it, he rolled up the hem of her thin dress and gently stroked her white legs. A serpent’s greedy and secret touch flowed into a more secret place.

“Especially here.”

Kyle rubbed the gap as if to cut through it and then abruptly put one of his fingers in it.

“I wanted to put my tongue in and suck out all the flowing water.”