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Etienne’s intelligent eyes widened, and his small, glossy lips parted once again.
Overwhelmed by pheromones, Etienne choked and then began to cry as he spoke.
“Is that… induced because of me…?”
“Yes.”
The hot and rough breath of the Alpha tickled his whole body. The overwhelming scent that filled the air made his shiver.
Barely able to speak due to the overwhelming Alpha rut pheromones, Etienne rasped out in a hoarse voice.
“Wow, haha… that’s really fascinating… how the mechanism works. But… Your Grace, I heard you’re less affected by Omega pheromones…”
“That’s true.”
The sparkling amethyst eyes looked ferocious, like a beast that had lost its reason. The intense gaze made Etienne’s heart tremble with fear.
I’m going to be devoured, definitely devoured. Etienne’s instincts screamed.
That beast, driven by lust, would tear his apart, chew his up, and devour his completely.
“You really are a special one.”
“Ugh…”
“My rut lasts for two to four days.”
So, this would continue for two to four days. A chill ran down Etienne’s spine.
“Then, for the next few days, you should study this as much as you want.”
Lucian roughly turned Etienne over and pinned his beneath him. His movements were urgent and blind, lacking any restraint.
Etienne knew the intense flame behind his wouldn’t die down easily, but the poor Omega, trembling with intimidation, could only open his body.
Looking down at his with satisfaction, the Alpha, consumed by boiling desire, whispered in a low, savage voice like a growling beast.
“My Etienne.”
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As a result of the induced rut, the two of them spent three full days tangled together in one room.
Initially, Etienne had the energy to take some notes, but later he was too busy being shaken helplessly. Throughout those three days, he rarely had a moment of clarity.
When he fainted and woke up again, he was always wrapped tightly in the Alpha’s arms, under his possessive, sinister gaze.
The memories of that ecstasy and pleasure were blurry and vague. It was a wonder he survived.
On the fourth day, when Etienne finally regained his senses.
“Ugh…”
Already awake, Lucian slowly stroked Etienne’s lower abdomen as he spoke.
“Are you feeling more awake?”
Lucian lay on his side next to Etienne, gazing at him intently. His muscular upper body, marked with reddish spots, was completely exposed.
Etienne blinked his eyes at the tantalizing sight, taking a few seconds to comprehend the situation before attempting to sit up.
Or he tried to.
“Ow, damn…!”
“Oh dear.”
When Etienne clutched his back and fell to the side, Lucian immediately reached out, wrapping his arms around the Omega’s waist and pulling his close.
“Are you okay?”
“No, my back… my back…”
Wrapped in the Alpha’s embrace, Etienne let out a shallow moan, his body trembling with patches of marks.
“If it’s hard to move, stay still. I’ll have the food brought in.”
“Ow… no.”
Etienne struggled to stand, but after taking a few steps, he clutched his back and collapsed to the floor. Lucian approached his with a still smiling face, gently covered his frail body with a blanket.
“I told you to lie still.”
“I need to record everything before I forget…”
Recording. At that word, Lucian chuckled again as if amused.
“For an Omega who endured an Alpha’s rut for days, you’re quite calm. It feels like a dream that you were begging for more just a few hours ago.”
“What? That’s just the hormones talking during those moments.”
Etienne tilted his head, speaking as if stating the obvious.
“Don’t worry, I won’t act like that when I’m sober. It’s like how pregnant women crave sour things and get easily depressed.”
Lucian’s smile froze for a moment.
It was inexplicably annoying. A strange feeling.
But oblivious to this, Etienne continued to speak brightly.
“By the way, how many days has it been exactly? Three? Four?”
“…Three.”
“Wow, it’s amazing that a person can do that for three days straight.”
Lucian forced himself to dismiss the unexplained irritation and spoke nonchalantly.
“Were you satisfied?”
“Yes, quite.”
Etienne nodded without hesitation. Indeed, he had experienced an intense pleasure he had never felt before.
The seemingly innocent yet cunning Omega appeared to ponder something before moving his hand over his belly, mumbling.
“Around here, I guess…”
Her hand wandered near his navel as he carefully tried to gauge the size. His face slightly frowned in concentration.
Seeing this, Lucian’s body heated up again with renewed desire.
“Or maybe not? It’s hard to measure precisely… Oh, Your Grace, is your rut not over yet?”
Lucian sighed inwardly, rubbing his aching temples once more.
The Omega, tilting his head with an innocent expression, seemed unaware of his wrongdoing, as if to say it was all in his head.
Ignoring the rising headache, Lucian spoke.
“The rut is over.”
“Then why are you still like this?”
“Why do you think?”
“Um… because you’re still young?”
Etienne tilted his head, glancing around before speaking in a nonchalant voice.
“Well, that’s good. Stay still, Your Grace. During the rut, there wasn’t time to measure… here’s a ruler…”
“For heaven’s sake, Etienne, stay still.”
Lucian couldn’t stand it any longer and wrapped Etienne in a blanket, making his immobile, then lifted him into his arms.
Etienne, bundled up and held in the Alpha’s broad chest, struggled and protested, but there was no way he could overpower Lucian.
“I’ll measure it later and let you know, so stay calm for now.”
“But…”
“I said stay still.”
Lucian swiftly overpowered Etienne, lifting him effortlessly and laying him face down on the bed.
Before Etienne could wriggle out of the blankets, Lucian, wearing only his trousers, sat back on the bed and placed the cute omega on his lap, still wrapped in the blanket.
With one arm, he gently soothed the omega in his embrace, while with the other, he reached out to ring the call bell by the bed.
Moments later, as an alpha with highly developed senses, he spoke as soon as he detected someone approaching the door.
“Come in, Ferden.”
Etienne, unaware that anyone had arrived, widened his eyes in surprise and hurriedly pulled the blanket tighter around himself.
Despite everything, Etienne still possessed a basic sense of dignity and common sense, not wanting to be seen like this by anyone other than his bed partner.
He tried to get off Lucian’s lap, but the strong arm encircling his shoulders made it impossible.
As Etienne continued to struggle futilely, the butler, Ferden, entered the room in response to Lucian’s summons.
“You called for me, my lord.”
Despite seeing his master with an omega on his lap, wrapped in a blanket, Ferden showed no signs of shock.
As a loyal and experienced servant, he knew it was his duty to remain impassive regardless of his master’s peculiarities.
“Prepare a meal and get new clothes ready.”
“Understood, my lord. What should I prepare for the meal?”
“I’m not picky. Etienne, is there anything specific you want to eat?”
At Lucian’s question, Etienne blinked a few times, then fell into thought.
Something I want to eat, something I want to eat…
It was the first time he had been asked such a question since entering the body of a common orphan, so the memories of all the foods he missed began to flood his mind.
Kimchi stew, ramen, jjambbong, shabu-shabu, and various other spicy Korean soups that any Korean would go crazy for…
But knowing those things didn’t exist here, Etienne reluctantly opened his mouth.
“Meat. I want to eat meat.”
“Indeed, some nourishment would do you good.”
Nodding at the response, Lucian glanced at his butler with a markedly different tone than the one he used with Etienne.
“You heard him, Ferden?”
“Yes, I will prepare a meal focused on meat. Is there anything else you require?”
“No, that will be all. You may go.”
Bowing his head, Ferden respectfully left the room.
Watching him exit, Etienne couldn’t help but think he resembled the eunuchs from historical dramas.
Meanwhile, Lucian once again lifted Etienne effortlessly.
“Now, let’s get you washed up.”
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