“River did?”
As Ellen started to unlace her dress slowly, her heart was racing. The Duke’s eyes remained fixed on her hands.
Apart from the accessories River had placed on her, he had only allowed her to wear a dress and a translucent, silk nightgown. She wasn’t even wearing a corset, as River had said it wouldn’t be needed. River was probably right. For if the Duke should refuse her, then she would be forced to quickly put her dress back on and leave the room as soon as possible.
Once her laces were undone, with only her hands keeping the bodice up, she slowly turned around and allowed her dress to fall. Her heart was pounding so hard it felt like it was about to burst out of her chest as a chill slowly ran down from the nape of her neck to her back. This was stupid. She was being ridiculous.
Bending over the plush sofa, she slowly pulled her underwear down off her hips, allowing them to slide down her trembling legs.
“S-Sorry. It’s just, um, if you tell me that you’re not interested, I’ll….”
Trying hard to breathe, Ellen held on tightly to the thick, colorful fabric of the sofa with both hands. Although she could hear the sounds of movement coming from behind her, the Duke didn’t throw her own discarded clothes at her or order her to get dressed.
“I had thought that you were River’s lover.”
His voice was much lower than before, almost as if he was growling. Ellen’s heart started racing for a different reason. She could feel her exposed flesh tingling beneath his gaze.
“Lord River has said that he wishes to… grow more intimate with you, Lord Duke. He said that the most intimate sentiment can be aroused when two men… share the same woman.”
“So that’s why you volunteered? You wished to offer your body to me for River’s sake?”
Ellen bit her lip. It would be so much simpler if she could just answer his question with an affirmative. If she would just say that she was willing to do anything he asked of her because she loved Lord River, then everything would be so much easier.
However, the truth wasn’t that simple. The truth was…
“You would go so far, for River’s sake? However, it definitely seems that you are inexperienced with such matters.”
She felt his hand touch the end of the pearl necklace sticking out from between her cheeks. She gasped for breath, and her knees trembled.
“Th-that’s…”
“I am not someone to be pitied. If I need a woman, then I can find one on my own, whenever I please.”
The Duke’s voice suddenly chilled. Ellen’s head snapped around to look at him. His blue eyes were so cold they seemed almost gray.
“It’s not like that! It’s…”
Ellen turned slightly to face the Duke, her arms covering her chest. However, she wasn’t able to keep looking him in the eyes.
She lowered her gaze and spoke softly and quickly, “I don’t know much, but when Lord River talked about how the two of you should embrace the same woman, I-I wanted to be that woman. I’ve always been watching the queen and her two majesties. I know just how beautiful and wonderful their relationship is. Of course, I know that I am not in a position to wish for the same circumstances as her Majesty. However, when Lord River proposed the idea, I just wanted to try it for myself and see what it would feel like, even if it was only one time. I’m not greedy enough to wish for an eternity together. But if it’s just-”
“Lower your hands.”
His voice had grown rough. Ellen flinched and looked up at him—his deep blue eyes were swirling like two whirlpools in the sea.
“Did my brother tell you to put that on as well? To seduce me?”
Ellen slowly lowered her arms. The T-shaped chain that ran between her chest and down to her legs looked like a beautiful accessory at first glance, but the ends of the chain were attached to her in an unimaginably wicked way.
“Take off your underclothes, turn around, and show me everything.”
At these words, she flushed red, all the way from her face down to the top of her chest. Biting her lips, Ellen slowly pulled the straps down off her shoulders and then turned towards him. The translucent white nightgown fell to the floor. Even though she was embarrassed, the place between her legs felt both tight and hot.
The small bejeweled rings fastened to her nipples tightened painfully. A separate length of chain hung from the one running between her breasts, falling down her abdomen and disappearing between her legs. There, it clung on tightly to the most sensitive part of her core. With each second that passed, her nipples grew ever more aroused and increased the pressure from the rings, while the same happened between her legs.
“What else did River teach you? What did he tell you to do for me?”
His voice growled fiercely. Ellen swallowed drily and glanced up at his face before lowering her gaze once more.
“He told me that the Lord Duke… enjoys being pleasured orally….”
“Come over here and get down on your knees.”
Her heart was racing like crazy. Nothing of River’s kind expression could be seen on the Duke’s face. Instead, he showed a cold exterior, but one that hid all sorts of emotions swirling beneath its surface.
If it weren’t for noticing this storm of emotions, she would have been afraid. She might have even picked up her dress and run away. However, the Duke was like a boiling pot that a lid had covered. A fiery emotion was steadily boiling away beneath the surface. She wanted to know what that emotion was. She wanted to know if there was anything there besides the guilt he felt towards River.
“Spread your knees. Yes, like that.”
As Ellen knelt in front of him with her legs spread open, he unlaced his pants. His manhood was just as large and as thick as River’s.
“Lick it.”
At this harsh command, it felt like her whole body was electrified. Ellen parted her lips and carefully licked the tip of his shaft. His taste, while different from that of River’s, still set her body aflame.
“More.”
The Duke wound her hair around his fingers and pulled her head closer. As his hard manhood was thrust into her mouth, she opened her jaws wide to accept it and swirled her tongue around its tip. Her hands rose to rest on his thighs. She noticed that his legs were also just as muscular as River’s.