I Became a Barbarian's Bride - Chapter 184
“You say you do not like it, yet you bite me and refuse to let go. Who would believe that, Princess?”
“……”
“Or was the Princess who clung to me with tears spilling from her eyes, saying she liked it, just my dream?”
At Kagan’s words, Nisha’s eyes widened.
With a low laugh, Kagan leaned forward, reached out, and easily lifted Nisha from the opposite seat, settling her onto his lap.
“I am joking. I like you in a human sense too, but in truth, I like you as a woman, Princess.”
At the voice that whispered near her ear, Nisha’s eyes grew even wider.
“I like how you lean into my arms. I like the way you hesitate and purse your lips. I even like how you lower your head and tremble like a frightened little animal, just like now.”
“……”
“I also like how you move forward without hesitation for the sake of what you want to do.”
“……”
Each time Kagan whispered near her ear, Nisha’s earlobes flushed deeper red.
Kagan slightly grinned. He had been thinking it for a long time, but his precious Princess was truly timid.
“That is why I did not want to see you in pain.”
“……”
“Because I like you. Princess.”
For a moment, it felt as though everything had fallen silent.
At that short, firm confession, Nisha froze, and Kagan studied her closely before speaking again.
“I think… I have come to like you, Princess.”
Kagan whispered without pause. Holding her from behind as she kept her head lowered, lost in thought.
“Why are you not saying anything? Do you not believe me? Or… am I bothering you by saying this?”
He could see the tips of Nisha’s ears burning red.
Even her neck had flushed, her expression unsure of what to do, and Kagan narrowed his eyes.
Lowering his head slightly to look at her, he saw that she had bitten her lip tight and was clenching her fists.
“Nisha. Why are you not saying anything? That hurts. Or are you rejecting me?”
“……Why, all of a sudden.”
“I realized it the day you collapsed after taking the medicine. Normally, since it was your choice, I would have kept quiet until you changed your mind. But I did not understand why I was so shaken by you falling like that, why I hated it so much.”
At her question, Kagan answered honestly without a hint of hesitation.
Nisha still kept her head lowered and remained silent, offering no response.
“Princess?”
Twitch. Her shoulders trembled.
“Nisha.”
Again, she shook more noticeably. Kagan watched her, still refusing to lift her head, then let out a short breath.
Staring at the back of her head for a moment, he finally lifted her and seated her facing him on his lap.
Otherwise, it felt as though he would stare at the back of her head all the way back to Xieman.
“……Wow, Princess, you look like a tomato about to burst.”
“……”
At Kagan’s words, Nisha glared at him with her face flushed red, then hurriedly lowered her head.
“Do you dislike me, Princess? We are husband and wife, after all…….”
“……”
“Our Princess will not even answer me. That hurts.”
At his words, Nisha slowly rubbed her face. She took two deep breaths before finally lifting her head.
“I, I have never really thought about whether I like you or dislike you…….”
“Then let us say you like me.”
“What?”
“You said it is neither. Then choose the good side.”
What kind of unreasonable logic was that? Nisha opened and closed her lips before finally managing to speak.
“That is a bit…….”
Smack-.
At the sudden sound and the soft warmth against her lips, Nisha’s eyes widened.
As she opened her mouth to say something, another soft smack echoed.
Each time she tried to speak, Kagan’s lips pressed against hers again without pause.
When she stared at him in disbelief, he smiled faintly.
“Do you like it?”
What kind of confession was this? It was coercion. She gaped at him, speechless, and he curved the corners of his lips.
“I am afraid of being rejected too, Princess. It is my first confession.”
