“Hold my hand, compliment me, make eye contact, and then touch my chest after kissing.”
“So I have to flatter you if I want to touch your chest?”
“It’s not flattery. It’s compliments. Words that make you feel good and happy.”
Duke, who had been silently contemplating, shook his head.
“I can touch you whenever I want. You’re available in my bedroom, and I don’t need your permission.”
“Omega’s who came here before me probably tried to touch you forcibly, right?”
Niall touched on a sensitive spot with Duke. Duke’s gaze sharpened. Niall gently held Duke’s hand, as if to reassure him.
“You wanted to touch me, so I said it was okay, but still, I wouldn’t have liked it if someone else had touched me without permission.”
“…”
“So please, Duke. Have a little consideration for me. I always want to be touched by you, but please give me a little space before touching my chest.”
Duke exhibited signs of aversion to touch. It was the result of being forcibly touched by numerous others in the past.
Although Niall had hit a nerve, Duke understood Niall’s words. His demeanor softened.
“…Hold hands, compliment, make eye contact, and then kiss.”
“Yes. After that, please touch my chest.”
Niall’s mission would end after spending a night with Duke. Niall didn’t know what Duke would do with the next omega. Still, he wanted to impart something. There is etiquette in touching someone’s body. By doing so, he sincerely hoped that Duke would establish a good relationship with his fiancée and achieve a happy family.
After locking eyes with Niall, Duke tightly held the hand he grasped. But he didn’t kiss or offer compliments. Niall freed his other hand and lightly touched his lips before gently pressing them against Duke’s.
“Consider it done for today.”
And Niall led Duke’s hand to his chest.
∞ ∞ ∞
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I have no talent for seduction.
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Those he had teased in the past were all individuals who harbored a considerable fondness for Niall, subtly anticipating his teasing. They enjoyed the little games Niall created.
The six omegas Niall had encountered were no different. They were all proactive in succumbing to Niall’s seduction because they had the intention to date him from the beginning.
Duke was conservative. Whether it was due to his OCD or if he naturally had such tendencies, Duke was truly a conservative alpha.
Alpha and conservatism. It was a combination Niall had never heard of before.
In the past few days, Niall had actively approached Duke. Like the sun on a traveler’s back, always with a pulling posture, Niall seduced Duke.
He wore thin clothing every time and even loosened it frequently. He closed his eyes and showed his mouth a couple of times and held hands, telling Duke that our hearts were beating together. All of these had once worked on Duke.
The problem was that Duke interpreted Niall’s actions as advances.
As a result, Niall found himself sheepishly brought before Duke again, awaiting a scolding.
After being called, Duke was sitting on the high chair in the study, reading a thick book. Niall stood quietly at the bottom of the stairs, waiting for Duke to finish his work.
After waiting for quite some time without hearing the call, Niall muttered to himself that if Duke wasn’t going to call him now, he would call him later. Suddenly, when he no longer heard the sound of pages turning, he looked up. Duke was staring at him intently.
“You’re an omega.”
It took Duke about half an hour of idly letting Niall stand there before he spoke.
“Yes, that’s correct.”
Niall knew better than anyone that he was an omega, but he answered respectfully. Duke closed the book with a thud.
“Omegas like you are prone to arousal, have strong sexual desires, and lack patience. You’re insatiable and don’t know how to maintain decency. So, I already know.”
…There were many things Niall wanted to say, but he held his tongue. However, he couldn’t hold back after what Duke said next.
“So, omegas need to be put in line and constantly educated to control their animal-like sexual desires. They’re creatures who are solely focused on revealing themselves to alphas and attempting to mount them for intercourse.”
“Excuse me?”
Niall’s mouth hung agape.
“Who on earth, who said such things? Where did you hear that?”
“It’s from this book.”
Duke showed Niall the book he was holding.
“It’s a compilation by scholars from three hundred years ago about omegas. A classic.”
More like an artifact than a classic. So those dusty thoughts about omegas had come from that book!
“Many people found this book too archaic. I myself doubted its contents until I met you. But after meeting you, I realized that the contents of this book were indeed true.”
Niall couldn’t close his mouth now. Memories of what he had done to Duke over the past few days flooded back to him. Niall felt hurt and muttered to himself.
Why did I act so promiscuously? I only seduced you. Of course, before that, I might have led you to misunderstand me… I once mentioned the possibility of attracting other men if you continue to neglect me, but…
“What exactly did I do?”
Indignant but unable to deny his actions entirely, Niall retorted in a small voice.
“You’re an omega who likes male omegas. Not only that, but you even went to great lengths to lure ordinary men into your room. With those nipples of yours, how could you possibly wear just one doublet and play ball among men? If someone had seen your nipples that day, you would undoubtedly have been scorned.”
“Me?”
“Yes.”
What is this about? Niall was confused. Where was such a crisis in his life after coming to the North?
Whether it was due to the vivid memory of the day they played football or not, Duke was talking about that incident again. Last time, he reprimanded Niall for exposing his nipples recklessly, and today he was saying that he would have been scorned if someone had seen them that day.
Fine, he was warned about not showing his nipples to men. But how could the precursor to such a terrifying event lurk in an ordinary day?
“Do not show your nipples to men. Do not trust human patience. If anyone sees your chest, they will not endure it unless they are as great as I am.”
“….”
“Patience like mine is not something anyone can have. Unless they’ve undergone rigorous training from childhood to become the Duke of Shiralund like I have, an ordinary man won’t be able to control his desire upon seeing your nipples and will inevitably scorn and shun you.”
Niall involuntarily hugged his chest. He had never dreamed that his nipples could have such destructive power.
“Again! You’re trying to seduce me again!”
Bang, Duke slammed his armrest loudly. Niall quickly dropped his hand from his chest.
An uncomfortable sound of breath filled the wide hall. After gasping for air for a while, Duke finally calmed his anger and let out a deep sigh.
“But that’s just your instinct, so I suppose you can’t help it. Like a bird flying in the sky, like a spider spinning its web, you’re just acting according to your instincts.”
“….”
“Do you want to touch me?”
The conversation, which had been incomprehensible from beginning to end, plunged further into the abyss. When Niall didn’t respond, Duke sighed and answered for himself.
“I suppose you do. Because you’re an omega.”
Tsk, Duke clicked his tongue. Then, with an annoyed expression, he beckoned Niall with just a flick of his finger. Niall awkwardly ascended the stairs, taking his time.
As Niall stood on the last step, Duke extended his hand. His gesture of reluctantly offering his hand exerted a strange force.
“There’s no choice. Since you couldn’t resist your desires, I’ll allow you to touch me before mounting another man.”
“….”
Niall looked at Duke’s outstretched hand. He had been tongue-tied and unable to make a sound since earlier.
Until now, Niall had thought of himself as persuasive and articulate. He wasn’t a great talker, but he had never said anything confusing or contradictory.
But why did he feel like this every time he talked to Duke? Why couldn’t he say anything? Was he really such an inarticulate person?
Why did Duke twist everything I say and do so much?
I just wanted to move forward with you. I just wanted to kiss a few more times. But you believed that I was so eager to touch you.
Dük’ün durumunu anlamaya çalışıyorum ama Niall’a böyle şeyler söylemeye devam etmesi çok incitici. İkisinin eşit koşullar altında sözlü olarak tartışmasını istiyorum (Niall’ın Dük ile bir anlaşması olmadan) ve sonunda Niall, Dük’ü susturur. Tabiki bu sadece benim dileğimdir ve benim hayal gücüm yazarın istediğini yapacaktır
“He didn’t know his nipples have such destrutive Powers”
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
I can’t with Duke, how is he so wrong in a right thought????
Niall: exist
Duke: hmmm, nipples.