I Wish You Well In Your Next Love, My Love - Chapter 16
“……”
I was too shocked to move. Gerard’s face filled my wide eyes. He was looking at me quietly, his gaze loose and unfocused.
My heart felt like it had stopped instead of beating. What was this, had he regained consciousness?
As I remained frozen, forgetting even how to breathe, a strong arm slid up my waist and pulled my back tightly against him.
My body sank into his arms as easily as if I were a stuffed doll.
“Ha…”
A low, drowsy voice drifted down from above my head.
A hot hand slipped beneath the edge of my clothes and began to slowly stroke my lower back. The touch that traced up along my spine made every fine hair on my body stand on edge.
I twisted, trying to escape him, but the more I struggled, the tighter the arm around me became. Our bodies pressed together without a gap, his pounding chest crushing against mine.
“Mm!”
A short sound escaped before I could stop it. Gerard had lowered his head and lightly bitten the rim of my ear.
‘No…’
A hazy murmur and his warm breath tangled around my ear.
Afraid another sound might slip out, I pressed my lips tightly together.
Fortunately, it didn’t seem like Gerard had fully regained consciousness. He was simply moving instinctively, searching for purification.
“Ahh, mm…”
In the silence, the slow sound of damp skin brushing and separating reached my ears.
Maybe because it had been so long since we had touched, a strange shiver ran through my back. I struggled desperately to hold back any sound.
“Ha…”
His lips sucked gently at my soft earlobe, then left small kisses as they moved down toward my neck.
I wanted desperately to push him away, but afraid he might come to his senses, I only tilted my head back.
Soft lips pressed and lifted along the length of my exposed neck. He lingered over the spot where my pulse beat wildly, pressing there before slowly tracing upward with the tip of his tongue.
“Ah.”
I clenched the hem of my skirt with both hands. Like someone standing before an execution block, I stretched my neck and squeezed my eyes shut.
Gerard let out a low sound, almost like a sigh.
My skin, already overheated, felt as if it might burn. The sensation was that intense.
As he continued the soft kisses, Gerard suddenly set his teeth and bit down hard above my collarbone.
A sharp sting made my body flinch, but I barely managed to hold back a cry. Gerard, please… The sensation of his lips closing and drawing against my skin was far too vivid.
Purification. I should just purify him.
If I poured all my remaining strength into him, maybe once his body realized there was nothing left to take, he would let me go.
I opened my eyes slightly and glanced to the side.
Arvina was still fast asleep. I had to stabilize Gerard before she woke up.
I gently placed my hand on his shoulder and began purification again.
I felt the muscles in his back twitch strongly. His breathing gradually grew rough, and I could feel his grip tightening firmly in the fabric of my clothes.
For a moment, I sensed something was wrong, but by the time I realized it, it was already too late.
“Ah, wait…!”
His heavy body pressed down over me as if to pin me in place. It was as though he was trying to bring every part of us into contact.
When I squirmed in surprise, a rough hand grabbed my face and turned it.
At the throbbing pressure, I opened my eyes.
In the gaze looking back at me, a dark, damp hunger glimmered.
My heart dropped.
