Ch.60Alliance (3)

“Of course that’s not allowed. As I told you, it’s different from a peck—family members don’t kiss each other.”

“…….”

At those words, Asena felt her heart darkening. Though she was someone who typically filtered what the servants said, a small anger rose in her chest at being told she couldn’t do this with Caden.

If it was something you could do with someone you love, there was no one more suitable than Caden.

The young butler named Max, who was standing beside them, watched the conversation between Helen and Asena before breaking into a mischievous smile.

“Lady Asena. Actually, there’s something else Helen didn’t tell you.”

“…..?”

“Max…!”

Max flashed Helen a wicked smile, blocking her attempt to cover his mouth as he revealed to Asena:

“Unlike a peck, a kiss is when you press your lips together, right? You have to intertwine your tongues too.”

“Max!”

“Hehehe! Helen, Lady Asena should know what she needs to know.”

“She’ll learn naturally when she’s old enough!”

“How would she know if no one tells her? It’s not like it’s instinctive. Don’t treat her like such a child. I had my first kiss when I was 15.”

“You and Lady Asena are different!”

“….What did it feel like, Max?”

Asena couldn’t contain her curiosity. Intertwining tongues?

“Lady Asena!”

Helen, caught between them, was expressing her own form of anger.

But Asena couldn’t hear her.

Max stroked his chin, pondering for a while before telling Asena.

“…Ah. This is difficult to explain. You should try it yourself someday.”

And so, that night, Asena once again visited Caden’s bedchamber.

It was later than the previous night.

The night was darker, and the moonlight brighter. She went after all the whispering maids had fallen asleep.

Asena’s heart was pounding so hard it felt like it might burst. In this night, it seemed like her heartbeat was the only sound.

Asena entered his room just like the night before, but unlike then, she hoped he wouldn’t wake up.

Helen had said this was something siblings shouldn’t do.

Caden probably knew that too.

But that didn’t mean Asena wanted to miss out on what she desired. She wanted to experience a kiss with him.

Just pressing her lips against his had felt like her head might explode. And Max had said kisses couldn’t be explained in words.

Asena sat beside his head just like yesterday and shook him.

“…Brother…wake up.”

She desperately hoped he wouldn’t wake up. She prayed today’s training had been just as intense.

-Shake shake.

Asena shook him, but like yesterday, he didn’t stir. He was in a deep sleep.

Pushing aside the rational thought that she should check more, she immediately tucked her hair behind her ear. She was too impatient.

She turned her body and placed one arm on the left side of his face and one on the right.

The hair that hadn’t been properly tucked behind her ear fell down, tickling his face.

But even so, he didn’t wake up.

Whether it was because Caden was asleep or because she was doing this behind his back, it felt so wrong. But within that feeling, Asena found a strange excitement.

There was a pleasure in doing something forbidden. It was also proof that she liked Caden enough to break the rules.

She stared at his face in that position for a long time.

After swallowing several times, she slowly began to lower her arms.

She gradually moved closer to him.

Even when both her elbows touched the bed, he didn’t stir.

Now their faces were just a hand’s width apart.

“….Brother. If you’re going to wake up, wake up now.”

Asena said, in a very small voice.

She said it, but she was praying he wouldn’t wake up.

“…..”

He didn’t answer.

As if that snapped her reason, Asena pressed her lips against his.

-Smooch.

She felt Caden’s soft lips for the first time.

Goosebumps rose on the back of her neck, and her whole body curled up.

She had never tasted such an intense pleasure before.

“…Mmm…”

Without realizing it, air escaped from her lungs, and a soft moan leaked out.

Asena pulled her lips away.

Her heart felt like it might burst.

But still… there was more to come. A pleasure greater than this. Could she handle it?

Asena exhaled her rough breath quietly, then lunged at him again.

Their lips collided.

‘You have to intertwine your tongues.’

Max’s words echoed in her ears.

Slowly. Very slowly, Asena opened her mouth and began to extend her tongue.

Past her teeth, through her lips, touching Caden’s lips.

Asena’s body curled up so much that she ended up using her elbows and hands to hold Caden’s face in place.

After slowly feeling the sensation of his lips, Asena pushed her tongue further. She parted his lips… opened them. The feeling of his lips gently wrapping around her tongue felt good.

Next, she felt his teeth. Even that was sweet, but Asena, like opening a fruit, parted his teeth as well.

She was surprised by how deeply her tongue went in.

To get more comfortable, she tilted her head and completely overlapped his lips, which had been lightly pressed together.

Deeper, her tongue went in… and finally, the sensation.

Asena’s tongue found Caden’s.

“….!!”

Her back naturally arched as she embraced Caden more preciously.

Asena felt Caden’s tongue touching hers, slippery.

Warm. Moist. Sensual.

If a peck was like fireworks exploding in her head, a kiss was like her whole body melting.

She couldn’t think of anything other than how happy she was.

She forgot Grandmother Riana’s words about reducing excessive displays of affection.

She forgot that it was wrong to do this to her brother.

Asena now rubbed her tongue against his as if completely uninhibited.

Then, running out of breath, Asena pulled her head away.

“…Phew…”

Saliva stretched between them. The sight excited her immensely. Asena took a deep breath, as if diving underwater, then pressed her lips to his again. Once more, her tongue explored him deeply.

From this moment on, Asena became addicted to kissing Caden. It was from this time that she could maintain a harder face of the family head without whining to him. After all, no matter how difficult the day was, she could be rewarded at night.

More dignified. Not showing emotions. Like a Praester.

She developed greater patience for things unrelated to Caden. Day by day, she received more praise from Grandmother Riana.

At the same time, the pressure intensified. As if everything before had been a rehearsal, Riana continued to place many burdens on Asena. Asena handled the burden easily, but…

The more this happened, the wilder she became at night.

As long as he didn’t wake up. On days when he seemed to have had intense training, Asena completely explored him.

She often climbed on top of him, wrapped her arms around his neck, and kissed him.

She would kiss, peck, kiss, and alternate between pecks.

This behavior continued for years.

Even as she came to understand that her feelings for him were not those a sister should have for her brother, she could confess her heart to him at night.

She often thought they were like a married couple.

And whenever she had such thoughts, her heart was always soaked in happiness.

She couldn’t do it every day… but quite often, she sneaked into his bedroom.

It was all possible because Caden had such intense days.

Sometimes, an overly excited Asena almost woke him up, but she managed to get through those moments well.

The best was when he hugged her.

In his sleep-talking, he would hold her tight, and Asena could kiss him while feeling happiness that made it hard to breathe every moment.

She began to learn his oral structure, the feeling of his tongue, all of it.

She could even tell what tea he had drunk with Kirsy before going to sleep.

Asena became completely addicted to him.

Even on days when they fought. Without fail, she would go to his room and kiss him, pouring out her complaints.

She would mix her tongue with his while saying, ‘You’re the one who’s wrong.’

On happy days with him too. Without fail, she would embrace him and whisper her love.

She would also act cute, saying things like, ‘You stared at that maid for too long today.’

In his arms, she could always shed the image of the family head and return to being his sister Asena.

This behavior continued until she became an adult.

Even as an adult, Asena tasted the same joy.

The level of pleasure never diminished no matter when she did it.

At the same time, the biggest crisis of her life was approaching.

The day she had to quit Caden, to whom she had been addicted for five years.

The day to enter the Academy had come.

After entering the Academy, as if by some cruel joke, she had no opportunity to kiss him.

She could feel much of her patience disappearing.

When night came, she wondered what tea he had drunk before sleeping, and she missed the familiar sensation of his tongue.

She kept telling herself, just endure for two years, just endure for two years… but it was hard.

So, Asena didn’t miss the opportunity that arose.

As the scars on his body healed and Caden drank the diluted poppy juice, Asena clearly felt that today was the day to intertwine tongues again.

That’s why, after telling her companions she was going to the bathroom, she went straight to Caden’s room and, without any hesitation, pressed her lips against his sleeping form.

It was such a natural process.

He was hers, so there was no need to hesitate.

Although it had been a while, the feeling was so familiar. Similarly, a familiar pleasure embraced her.

In that fleeting moment, she thought she had just blinked once, when a voice came from beside her.

“…..Sister?”

She raised her body. As they say, a long tail gets caught. After five years of never being caught sharing love with Caden, she was caught by Kirsy.

Asena had nothing else to say.

Anyway… she had to be caught someday. Perhaps it was the natural course.

So she hardened her face. Looking at her innocent sister who was surprised.

Looking at her sister who was behind her, Asena whispered quietly.

“….Did you see?”