I Will Save The Princess - Chapter 28

The Offer (11)

Warning: PG 15 content

 

‘She will have to make up for the history class later.’

 

“Ughhh… I played too much…”

 

Ophelia, who had reached the entrance of the hallway, rubbed her eyes and yawned.

 

“Whoops. You must be tired from running like that. Go to bed early today.”

 

“Yes…  early… sleep early…”

 

It was when Hannah patted her on the back and opened the door.

 

‘What?’

 

For some reason, all the servants were standing in the hall with their heads bowed, and the Royal Guard was in the middle.

 

The Emperor’s Royal Guard.

 

Why are the Royal Guard here?

 

“Ha, Hannah!”

 

Lily, who was standing on the stair landing, hurriedly jumped at her while watching the Royal Guard.

 

She asked in a low voice, keeping her eyes on the Royal Guard standing in the center.

 

“What’s happened? Why is that person here?”

 

“That’s right, His Majesty, His Majesty has returned to the Palace”

 

“Are you Hannah Torrens?”

 

The Royal Guard cut off Lily’s words and approached me.

 

An oppressive giant. The large scars marking his cheeks and forehead made people guess about his prowess.

 

His actions, his eyes, and everything showed his arrogance, but that arrogance was different from the pretentious arrogance of nobles. Since the Royal Guard was a guard for only the Emperor, no one except the Emperor and their leader, Stratos, could treat them favorably or command them.

 

Knowing that such pride stemmed from arrogance, she quickly gave Ophelia to Lily and bowed my head politely.

 

“Yes. I’m Hannah Torrens. What did you come for?”

 

“This is His Majesty’s order to come to Imperial Palace right now. Please follow me.”

 

“His Majesty?”

 

Hannah felt like her heart was sinking.

 

The Emperor returned to the Imperial Palace?

 

‘But why all of a sudden. Didn’t he forget me? Why is he looking for me now? Why? Why?’

 

A lot of thoughts stormed into her head, but the only thing that lingered in her mouth was curses. Holding back her curse, she raised her head and asked him.

 

“I’m sorry, but can you wait a moment? Just a moment.”

 

The Royal Guard responded with mute eyes, and she quickly approached Tessa, who was standing in the corner. Tessa, who was looking at Hannah with shaky eyes, opened her mouth in the calmest voice possible.

 

“Tessa.”

 

“Yes, Hannah.”

 

“If I don’t come back for a few days, tell the Princess that I’m out of the Palace for work. Because she will be worried.”

 

Tessa, who was looking up at Hannah with her lips clenched, looked at the Royal Guard and asked in a low voice.

 

“Can you come back?”

 

“What? Can you hold on for a long time? Don’t worry too much, and take care of the Princess.”

 

Hannah smiled brightly and turned her back.

 

After ordering the maids with a nonchalant face, she followed the Royal Guard and left the Palace.

 

‘It shouldn’t be anything.’

 

Because it was something she had to go through someday. She felt sad because the grace period was over.

 

Yes, that’s all.

 

She gathered her thoughts and looked forward.

 

Beyond the backs of the Royal Guard, the Emperor’s residence, the Imperial Palace, was visible.

 

***

 

Of course, Hannah assumed that she would meet the Emperor right in the bed, but the place she arrived was not the Emperor’s bed.

 

Upon reaching the entrance of the Imperial Palace, the Royal Guard entrusted her guidance to an elderly-looking attendant. After scanning her body to make sure there were no metal pieces, the attendant led Hannah through the corridor, across the corridor, and into the depths of the Palace.

 

She already knew that the Imperial Palace was big, but she didn’t know that the inside would be this complicated. The place where she turned around and arrived at was a large room with a white interior.

 

The moment she entered the room, the maids stood up as if they had been waiting, grabbed her hand and led her to somewhere in the room.

 

“Come over here.”

 

Five maids led her to a large bathroom.

 

A long waterway made of marble surrounded the bathroom, and in the middle was a hexagonal bathtub. The hot water with a lot of petals floating in it smelled like perfumed oil and gave off a sweet scent.

 

The maids undressed her in an instant and shoved her into the bath.

 

One washed her hair, and the other maids began gently massaging her body.

 

‘What is this?’

 

Hanah had an uneasy feeling, but she silently entrusted herself to the maids’ hands.

 

When she left the bathroom and entered the room again, the maids brought strange clothes and put them on her.

 

It was a translucent and flowing dress, but it was more like a piece of cloth than a dress. The dress, which stretched from the neck to the ankles, was fastened with only one strap near the chest, so if the strap was undone, it would come off.

 

What’s more was… it was too thin.

 

When she put the thin dress on her body that was not even wearing underwear, the lines of her body were exposed.

 

Hannah asked in a puzzled tone while covering the midpoint of her protruding chest with her arm.

 

“Excuse me… Do you have any other clothes? This is too thin.”

 

“It is His Majesty’s command.”

 

The maid dismissed the words with a single word. In the solemn atmosphere that rebuttals are not tolerated, so she quietly shut her mouth.

 

The maids worked hard on her decoration for a long time.

 

They applied perfume on her long flowing black hair and sprayed a little perfume on her feet.

 

“Your Majesty will come soon. We will withdraw.”

 

The maids, who finished their work in silence, all left the room with those words.

 

Like that, Hannah was left alone in the gorgeous room.

 

She turned around and looked in the mirror.

 

Not knowing what was applied to her, her black hair shimmered with a blacker light than usual. The white dress looked luxurious with a subtle sheen, but it was so thin that it exposed her entire body. Her body stands out even more because she didn’t have any accessories.

 

But why was she barefoot?

 

‘Why didn’t I get any shoes?’

 

‘Are you saying I do not eed them because I’ll be thrown on the bed anyway?

 

She sighed deeply, thinking that it was really useless consideration.

 

‘Rather, where is this? Was there a place like this in the Imperial Palace?’

 

The Emperor’s bedroom and office had a rather heavy atmosphere with brown tones, but the room she was in was all white, including the drooping curtains, doors, and furniture.

 

She got up and walked to another room leading inward.

 

There was only a bed there.

 

In the back room, there was only a bed that could accommodate five people, and a small door leading to the balcony.

 

She was about to turn around, but she headed back to the balcony.

 

She pushed on the balcony door to see if she could escape, but the door wouldn’t budge.

 

‘Well then…’

 

When she turned around and passed the bed, the door slowly opened and he appeared.

 

Taller than her head by one.

 

Perhaps he had come after an audience, but instead of his usual loose attire, he was more dignified than when she first saw him, wearing fancy black formal attire.

 

Even thick clothes couldn’t hide his muscular body, and every time he moved, the tight, thick muscles showed through his clothes.

 

Swaying red hair.

 

The moment the bloody eyes that were wide open glanced at Hannah, her body reflexively flinched.

 

“You are still the same.”

 

With a sigh, the Emperor muttered something unknown, then took off the long cloak he was wearing and threw it onto the sofa. As if it were cumbersome, he untied his tie with a nonchalant hand, and walked straight towards Hannah, unbuttoning his top button.

 

He stopped walking one step ahead of her. And without saying anything, he stared at her face.

 

A mask-like face that showed no emotions was accompanied by a chilling tension every time they met. Unknowingly, Hannah squeezed her hand tightly. His gaze, which had been lingering on her face for a long time, passed very slowly over her whole body.

 

Taking off the restraints from his eyes, the Emperor recalled a small smile onto his lips.

 

“It’s been a while, but nothing has changed since we first met. Interesting.”

 

His hand grabbed her arm.

 

He pulled her arm as if waiting for the moment when her eyes would automatically frown at the strong grip. Before she had time to resist, her upper body was dragged into his arms.

 

The feel of her flowing hair fell over her neck and shoulders. She felt the Emperor’s hot breath on the nape of her neck.

 

Her shoulders trembled, afraid of what might happen. The moment she hesitated on where to put her gaze; his sharp fangs dug into the nape of her neck.

 

“Ugh!”

 

The flesh was bitten and a tingling pain spread from the nape of the neck.

 

The Emperor gently kissed the bitten wound repeatedly. The feeling of being rubbed on the flesh followed, and she could feel the breath again from the lips that had moved slightly upward.

 

“Ahh…!”

 

The moment her neck was bitten harder than before, she unknowingly pushed his chest with a shrill cry.

 

But the Emperor did not budge. Again, the strength of the hand holding her only grew stronger.

 

His husky voice came with a low laugh.

 

“I kept thinking about this body while I was in the South. I don’t like your cheeky disposition, but I really liked the feeling of hugging you. If I had known, I would be away for this long… I would have just dragged you with me.”

 

“…”

 

“You have a debt to pay. You haven’t forgotten, have you?”

 

The voice ringing in her ear was revealing a blatant desire.

 

She opened and closed her mouth, then with a cracked voice struggled to get the words out.

 

“If it’s the price of saving the Princess… I remember.”

 

Hannah closed her eyes and calmly suppressed the tremors in her body.

 

In the meantime, she had received the Emperor’s desire several times. It is not different from physical labor, it was just mixing their bodies.

 

It was different from before.

 

It was a familiar thing now. She had no need to be scared.

 

When she opened her eyes again, the face of the Emperor, looking down at her, filled her field of vision.

 

Looking straight into his red eyes, she said calmly.

 

“I promised to do anything. I will move as you command.”

 

“…”

 

“Shall we get into bed? Or shall I take off your clothes?”

 

The corner of the Emperor’s mouth went up as her eyes widened. He smiled and stepped back slightly.

 

“I thought you would be trembling. Have you grown up a bit?”

 

“…”

 

“You’ve become agitated. Nicr… very good.”

 

He looked at Hannah with an intrigued gaze and raised one corner of his mouth. The visible fangs glistened in the reflected light.

 

“I often fantasized about playing with you, but the reality is certainly better than my imagination. I didn’t expect this kind of reaction at all.”

 

‘What did you imagine with me?’

 

She turned her gaze to him with pure doubt, but the Emperor turned away from her gaze and slightly lowered his head to the side.

 

His hand brushed the side of her head, and a handful of smooth black hair was clutched in his raised hand.

 

He ran his thumb through her hair that he was holding in his hand, and then the Emperor loosened his hand and let the hair fall back down. Her hair fluttered and ran gently across her shoulders and back.

 

The Emperor, who was looking at her shoulder with his eyes narrowed, opened his mouth heavily.

 

“You don’t even have to get into bed.”

 

His hand grabbed her shoulder and slowly pushed her towards the table.

 

Reaching the table in the middle of the room, the Emperor lowered his hand again.

 

“Here, sit down.”

 

A voice with a hint of laughter.

 

While pondering, she sat down on the table. The touch of the cold table passed through her thin dress and was transmitted to her lower body.

 

The Emperor left her alone and sat down on the sofa across from Hannah. The Emperor leaned back on the sofa with his legs crossed and smiled softly at her.

 

It was only for a short while that she was taken away by that beautiful smile.

 

“Open your legs.”