Bina’s shock turned into pure pleasure.
“Luc…!”
As her lovely face blushed, Lucretius hurriedly walked towards her. He looked ridiculous. He was still wearing the same clothes he was wearing before they said their goodbyes. That was three days ago. His shoulders were covered with specks of dust and his cloak had leaves sticking out.
Bina commented on his absurd appearance.
“What happened to you? I can understand the leaves may be from sneaking into this garden, but what’s with the dust and dirt all over you?”
She was used to Lucretius appearing out of blue in the castle through the secret passages, but she never expected him to do the same in this place.
Several layers of royal guards protected the building. This garden was guarded especially because the empress herself was taking a bath. Not even an ant would manage to infiltrate their line of defenses, yet here was a big handsome (?) ant who got in unnoticed.
There was no noise from the outside, which must have meant he did sneak in without anyone noticing. He was good.
‘Should I be worried about the incompetence of my royal guards?’
She became concerned, but she decided to think about it later.
She reprimanded him firmly.
“I told you not to sneak around. You know the guards and the maids freak out when you do this. Don’t you feel bad for them?”
At Bina’s scolding, Lucretius cringed jokingly. He even pretended to look sad.
Bina knew this look. Her husband was in his thirties and he was a father, yet he often acted like a sad puppy to get her sympathy.
He replied, “I’m sad.”
“Why?”
“I rode my horse all day and night to get to my wife, yet you have no sympathy for your husband?”
Bina grinned. “My husband had me alone in this romantic night, so don’t you think I have the right to be mad?”
Lucretius cringed dramatically. “Then do you want me to say, ‘I deserve your punishment?’”
Bina chuckled and reached out to him. “If you committed a crime, then, of course, you should get punished.”
Lucretius waited for her to put her arms around him.
“Hmm?”
However, she didn’t hug him right away. Under the seductive moonlight, her fingers slowly removed the broach that was holding his cloak in place.
As the heavy cloak dropped to the floor, the dust flew everywhere.
“Ewww, look at all this dust!”
“It’s the proof of my love, so please accept it.”
“You are ridiculous.”
Bina’s laughter rang joyously. Her hands moved quickly to undo Lucretius’ shirt buttons.
“It’s annoying how many buttons I have to undo to get you naked every time.”
“You are the one who helped me put on this shirt, and I haven’t taken it off since. I made sure no one touched me.”
He said it proudly and she tapped one of the golden buttons teasingly.
“Hmm. Really?”
“I swear.”
“Hmm…” Bina smiled with eyes filled with ill-intentions as she continued to undo another button. “I see that you really have been a good boy.”
“I was!”
Bina put her finger on Lucretius’ neck where she left her mark a few days ago. She tiptoed to kiss it gently. The smell of dust and sweat permeated on his skin, and she loved it.
He smelled manlier than usual and realizing that this was HER man made her heart do a quick somersault. She felt dizzy with excitement.
At her seductive touch, her man growled from deep inside.
“Bina…”
He couldn’t take it anymore. He reached out for her aggressively. He was desperate for her, but when his rough hands touched her skin, they gentled immediately. He tipped her head up towards him and took her lips.
“Yes…”
They haven’t been apart this long in a very long time. Every day, they went to bed together, ate together, and took walks together in the garden.
They had been married for four years now, and they had a daughter. They had been with each other countless times, yet every time they were alone, they felt frantic for each other.
Under the moon and the stars in the magical garden, they were alone. No one would disturb them tonight.
A sweet yet passionate kiss continued. Bina felt Lucretius’ lips and tongue coveting her.
“…”
However, it was not enough. She wanted him to want her more, and Lucretius was only happy to oblige her.
He tasted her like he was starved and she was the rarest and sweetest fruit in the land. He showed her how much he desired her.
His tongue swept the inside of her mouth possessively. Gently but persistently, his mouth assaulted her.
“…!”
She felt an excited shock run through her body. Bina was in the tub while Lucretius was still outside of it. She hung on to him tightly. The water splashed gently around them, and they continued to kiss until they became breathless.
“Haaa…!”
Bina panted as her eyes blurred. Lucretius licked his lips and then Bina’s as well. When he smiled in satisfaction, Bina reddened and complained, “Every time… you kiss me like you want to suffocate me.”
“I am jealous of even the air you breath.”
“…”
Bina never could get used to Lucretius’ corny comments.
He continued, “Everyday, every time I see you breathe, I get jealous at how the air gets to taste your lips constantly. It makes me angry, and I want to destroy all the air in the world so only I get to kiss your lips.”
Bina cringed at his comment. “When will you stop saying ridiculous things like that?”
Bina showed him the goosebumps on her arms, but to Lucretius, even her goosebumps looked adorable. He thought smugly.
‘She loves it when I say things like this. She is addicted to me.’
He smiled in satisfaction. He couldn’t tell her enough how he felt about her. His plan was to drown her in his love so she wouldn’t even have the time or the mind to miss her homeland and her family. He would fill her with irresistible happiness so her previous life would be erased from her memory.
Lucretius didn’t care even if her family back home would find out what he was doing. He believed that if they truly loved her, they would understand. If they cared about her, they would accept the fact that Bina’s life would be happy only if she was with him. He would make sure this comes true.
They were living the “after” part of the happily ever after. Lucretius regretted nothing.
He said to Bina, “I am only telling you the truth.”
Bina smiled and hugged Lucretius’ neck as she stood up. Her body appeared from the flower-covered water.
“Oh?!”
Lucretius couldn’t stop staring at the naked body of the woman he loved. Bina took this as her chance and with her hands still around his neck, she kissed his lips lightly and fell back, taking him with her into the water.
Splash!
Water splashed everywhere and they laughed together.
Their romantic night was finally about to begin.
