I Slept with the Villain Holding My Hand

He hadn’t done anything yet, and he had no impure intentions, but his face burned with embarrassment because he felt like he was caught.

“Oh, I…”

Reukis, who couldn’t take out his outstretched hand with his fingertips flinching, finally shut his mouth.

His face was revealed because he wasn’t wearing a mask.

Although the other person was drunk, if she remembered his face, it could lead to some disturbances later.

As soon as their eyes met, Reukis bowed his head and thought that he should abandon Kalix and return to his mansion.

At that time, Merria lightly squeezed his left hand on her shoulder.

Surprised, Reukis tried to take off his hand from her shoulder, but Merria didn’t mind, reaching out her other hand and putting it on his face.

“Why? You can’t sleep again?”

It was a friendly voice as if she were dealing with a child who was struggling to sleep.

Something blue began to flow from Merria’s hand.

At the same time, Reukis felt the darkness, which was always shaking to eat his body, calmed down like a windless lake.

‘What…’

Reukis was so embarrassed at the situation that he couldn’t even blink.

It was true that only his closest aide knew, about the day that ‘Tragedy of the Grand Duke’ happened.

Reukis’ dark magic outburst left one more scar besides the death of the Grand Duchess.

He had to live with boiling heat and insomnia due to the aftermath of the explosion.

To deal with the strong darkness, he had to endure and deal with his nerves always on the brink from exploding.

Reukis slowly raised his head, which he had bowed after a long silence.

His trembling eyes turned to Merria.

Reukis gently accepted her touch, like a man in bondage.

Soon afterward, as if she had finished caressing his cheeks, her pretty lips, with her hand retracted, were softly bent.

“Are you okay now Derek?”

It was a voice that was sweet like her soft smile.

Reukis, who really got better as she said, nodded slowly, even though he didn’t know who Derek was.

‘Who’s this woman? Are you a witch?’

A suspicious woman who got rid of his sickness that neither the priest nor the wizard couldn’t fix.

His vigilance towards her that happened for a while, did not last long.

My head became hazy, as the fatigue that had accumulated over the years was healed and found peace that came after a very long time.

Reukis’ eyelids gradually became heavier.

Instinctively, I didn’t want to miss her touch, so I held her fingertips slightly.

It was like a child with a cold, looking for his mother’s hand.

When her hands got tangled, Merria, who had pulled him closer familiarly, laid Reukis next to her.

“This sister’s gonna show you a secret, a kiss.”

Merria tapped her index finger around her lips and pressed it.

Reukis, whose head was dizzy when he first experienced such comfort, stiffened like a stone.

Hmm… 

The woman with her sweet voice came close to his face in an instant.

And then…

**Chuu**

She grabbed Reukis’ cheeks and kissed him briefly.

Then Merria, who kissed him on the nose, forehead, and cheeks, bowed down as if she were satisfied.

He patted the confused Reukis on the head and burst into laughter as if she found his reaction cute.

Reukis, who couldn’t even guess what was going on, buried his head in the bed.

“Good night.”

Reukis, who was captured by the calming touch and affectionate stroke of her hand, eventually closed his eyelids, unable to overcome sleep.

It was a warm sleep where no nightmares or burning headaches existed.

* * *

“Your Highness, it’s Kalix.’’

Reukis, who was recalling last night, was out of his mind, ignoring the voice from outside.

On the day he met Merria, Reukis, who had fallen asleep, was awakened by Kalix, who returned to the lounge after a while.

But the side of the bed next to him was already cold.

Reukis, who couldn’t overcome his sleepiness and missed Merria, was deeply discouraged.

It was very difficult to find a woman I met at a party that didn’t reveal her identity or name in this large capital.

That woman must have taken the potion as well, so it would be difficult to find her by the color of her eyes or her hair color 

The only clue was her voice and a mysterious ability that I had never seen.

‘I’ve had enough rest. I’ll be attending all parties of my age starting today, so I could check all of the young aristocrats and find you.’

‘Until then… ! Just see…’

Kalix’s reaction, who seemed to have seen the change in Reukis, was a little annoyed, but finding Merria was the first thing to do.