“If you want to touch, then touch. It’s okay,” Niall said, gently stroking his left chest. Each time the light shone, the Duke’s iris, which appeared black or blue depending on the angle, descended and pierced Niall’s nipple. And then he couldn’t look away.
“The right side… It hurts now. So if you want to touch, please touch the left side, Duke.”
The left nipple. Holding a silver candlestick in one hand, the Duke had caressed the right chest, while blowing gently on the left chest. The left nipple was only wet with the constant blowing, still lighter in color compared to the severely tormented right side. It was thick and had a subtle pink hue.
Suddenly, a swallowing sound was heard. It was the sound of the Duke swallowing heavily, his Adam’s apple moving conspicuously. Niall smiled and took the Duke’s hand, guiding it gently with careful fingers to touch the left nipple.
“Please touch it gently,” Niall whispered. “Without causing pain. Lightly, with less pressure.”
The fingertips lightly brushed over the round tip of the nipple as it trembled whenever the Duke’s hand passed by.
Addicted to that smooth sensation, the Duke pressed a little harder until the nipple lay completely sideways, then released his hand. Stimulated, the nipple stood even firmer. Niall, timing it deliberately, let out a soft “Ah.”
For a moment, the Duke stopped breathing. His shoulders tensed as his chest, held in a state of breath, rose prominently. Looking into his eyes, Niall made another affectionate sound. “Duke. It’s alright…”
the Duke’s eyes widened significantly. His dilated pupils alternated between Niall’s face and the nipple before hastily shifting his gaze away.
“Duke?”
the Duke’s expression hardened to an alarming degree. But somehow, it looked unsettlingly unstable. Puzzled, Niall called out to him.
“Duke, are you alright?”
The unnatural pallor turning to red on the Duke’s face was strange. He wrapped one hand around his mouth and chin, furrowing his brow. Then, suddenly bewildered, he withdrew his hand. His exposed face displayed an indescribable mix of emotions. Glancing at his palm, he blushed again.
“…Duke…?”
Why is he acting like this? Niall, genuinely worried, took a step closer, but the Duke signaled him not to approach by extending his palm. As Niall halted, the Duke blew out the candle with a swift motion. The room plunged into darkness, and Niall couldn’t see anything for a while.
“Duke?”
In the darkness, Niall, who was waiting for his eyes to adjust, suddenly realized that the Duke was no longer in the room. The atmosphere felt different. The dawn, with the Duke gone, was cold and peaceful, and in the distance, the sound of an owl hooting could be heard again.
“What on earth is going on?”
All that remained was torn sleepwear and the cold. As if in contradiction, the chill returned as soon as the Duke disappeared.
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“This is to be installed at the head of the bed.”
The next morning, an attendant visited Niall’s bedroom to install a candlestick stand.
Upon hearing that the stand would be installed, Niall demanded, “Then please install it on the bookshelf.” However, the attendant shook his head. “His Grace specifically ordered it to be installed at the head of the bed,” he said.
A luxurious fixture that didn’t match Niall’s room was hung at the head of the bed. If candles were placed there, the entire bed would be brightly lit. It was only then that Niall remembered the previous night, where the Duke had held the candlestick with one hand, and he scratched the back of his head in confusion.
“And His Grace also requested that this be given to you.”
After finishing the installation, the attendant took a small jar from his pocket and handed it to Niall.
“What is this?”
“Ointment.”
“Ointment?”
“Yes. Apply it anywhere you’re injured. Scratches, cuts, insect bites. It can be used for everything.”
Upon hearing this, Niall recalled the events of the previous night. If there was a painful spot, it was only there. The place where the Duke had excessively touched and left it reddened.
Already feeling sore and itchy, Niall looked up without loosening the folds of his clothes. the majordomo was looking at him with a meaningful expression.
“Do you have anything else to say?”
“No, it’s nothing like that.”
the majordomo glanced at the ointment Niall was holding and spoke after a brief pause. “That ointment is a very expensive item. Not only is it costly, but it’s also difficult to obtain even with money.”
“…”
“Please be careful when using it, so as not to waste even a little.”
Having said that, the majordomo politely excused himself and left the room. The northern region was a land where gold and diamonds flowed like veins. It was strange for the majordomo, the steward of the castle where the ruler of that land lived, to find such an item wasteful.
Niall hesitated for a moment, then shrugged and took off his outer garment. Using his fingers, he scooped out some ointment and gently applied it to his nipples. A soothing sensation rose as the heat quickly subsided, calming his skin.
“Impressive.”
Niall liked the calming sensation, so he generously applied the ointment to his entire chest. The coolness spread where the ointment was applied, and soon the pain was gone. It was truly an effective ointment.
By the end of the morning, after applying the ointment several times, Niall’s chest had completely healed. Feeling very pleased, Niall thought he should express his gratitude when he next met the Duke, and that opportunity came sooner than expected.
the Duke’s demeanor was fiercer than the night before. With a stern expression, furrowed brows, and tension in his jaw, the Duke seemed fierce yet oddly restless. There was nothing to make him restless.
“Duke.”
Since Niall had been waiting, he calmly stood up. Somehow, he had a feeling that the Duke would come tonight as well.
Without a word, the Duke approached and tousled Niall’s clothes. The outfit Niall wore today had a deeper neckline than the one he wore yesterday. Unfastening a few straps, the fabric flowed down from his shoulders to his waist like shedding skin.
In the morning, the candle on the bedside table, which the majordomo had arranged, was lit. The moment Niall’s nipples were clearly exposed to the light, the atmosphere around the Duke, who seemed somewhat restless, changed. He straightened his furrowed brow, relaxed his clenched fist, and focused his gaze on Niall’s nipples. His pitch-black eyes narrowed, and the Duke observed Niall’s thick nipples and areola, lightly rising and falling with each breath.
“…”
However, that was all. Despite the Duke staring as if he could see through Niall’s chest, he did not reach out to touch, unlike the previous night.
As time passed, it was Niall who became increasingly restless. Niall bit his lips slightly in bewilderment.
The Alpha’s gaze made him tense. It made Niall feel a sensation he had never felt in his entire life. It wasn’t even his genitalia, just his nipples. A small organ hanging on the flat chest that ordinary men expose without much thought. However, the Duke was scrutinizing it intensely, to the point where Niall’s cheeks were heating up.
“Duke.”
Niall reached out to grab the Duke, intending to bring his hand to touch his nipple. However, the Duke slapped Niall’s cheek. There was a crisp sound.
Niall blinked. the Duke had slapped him. While he allowed his hand to touch him last time, today he slapped him.
“I apologize.”
The moods of those in high positions are capricious. Their moods change every day, and they might praise one day and whip the next.
Niall raised an eyebrow and apologized. Seeing this, the Duke struggled with what he wanted to say, grinding his teeth.
The Duke didn’t touch, nor did he pull Niall’s hand towards him. If he wasn’t going to touch, Niall wanted to put on clothes and go to sleep, but it seemed the Duke had no intention of leaving the room. In his dilemma, Niall asked.
“Duke, may I touch myself a bit?”
“You? Touch yourself?”
The Duke asked with a puzzled expression as if not understanding what Niall meant. Niall nodded.
“Since Duke is not touching me.”
“…”
“Then someone has to touch, right?”
With a playful remark, Niall gently touched his chest. His eyes fixed on the Duke, Niall lightly squeezed his chest with his fingertips, letting go after a while, then lightly pinched his nipple.
Not even the sound of breathing could be heard. The occasional sound of charcoal burning in the fireplace was the only noise, and the world narrowed and quieted like tightly pulled strings. the Duke’s eyes did not waver from Niall’s fingertips gently sweeping over the nipple and areola, and Niall did not look away from the Duke.
As the nipple, which moved smoothly when pushed aside, stood erect after repeating the action several times, the Duke took a deep breath. His head gradually lowered. When Niall’s nipple rolled between his fingers, the Duke blinked, forgetting to even blink.
“The body of a male Omega…”
Niall opened his mouth with a quiet voice.
“Born as a man, but he must seduce another man. That’s why God made the Omega’s body look good to the Alpha. Larger nipples than an ordinary man, and also nether regions…”
“Nether regions?”
T/N:
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