Life as a Tower Maid: Locked up with the Prince - Chapter 248

Chapter 248

Translator: Yonnee

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Unconsciously, I found myself leaning on Albert and whispering words of love.

“I love you.”

At that moment, I felt a slight tingling on my neck. Our gazes met as I sensed the lingering heat around him.

“I love you, too.”

Albert shamelessly declared, then lifted his head after placing his lips on my neck.

After lightly licking my lips, Albert grinned mischievously. Then, his gaze focused on my lips.

“Jung-in.”

He called my name. It was a natural pronunciation, as if he had been practicing to call me until the day he could.

“Your lips are so beautiful. I want to kiss them.”

“……”

“Your nose is pretty, and your eyes are beautiful too.”

“……”

“In fact, everything about you is beautiful, and I can’t bear not to kiss you.”

It seemed like he hadn’t been patient for long. Lowering his voice, Albert gently touched my lower lip.

“Will you allow me?”

His sweet voice was gentle, and his tone was elegant.

Despite not being necessary, Albert sought my permission.

I could feel how much he cherished me through these thoughtful actions.

Instead of answering, I rested my forehead against his. Sensing my consent, he quickly closed the distance between us.

Finally, Albert matched his lips onto mine.

The warmth of his touch turned my entire body hot. The desire I felt from him made my face blush even more.

As I couldn’t breathe properly only moments later, I lightly tapped his chest a few times while he continued to kiss me. Eventually, Albert pulled away.

His yearning expression clearly showed that the kiss would not end there.

In a moment of surprise at his attempt to kiss me again, I placed my palm in front of his lips while catching my breath.

“Wait a second…”

Albert, visible through my fingers, wore an innocent expression, as if he didn’t understand what I was saying.

Although his smooth, cheeky attitude was somewhat annoying, it was better than before. It seemed he had regained some sense.

The contradictory desire to be afraid of his unfamiliar appearance yet still wanting to see him persisted within me.

I was surprised by the paradoxical thoughts I didn’t know I had. However, I quickly embraced them positively.

I liked how different he looked whenever he was in front of me.

I wanted him to lose his composure like this, but at the same time, I felt relieved that he could be himself.

It made me acknowledge that he couldn’t always be relaxed in front of me.

“Why are you making that face?”

Albert asked in a soft voice. He looked serious after being lost in thought for a moment.

“Is my kiss not up to par?”

No, no way… What on earth are you thinking? I vigorously shook my head, but Albert, who had been contemplating, smiled pleasantly.

“Then you should take more responsibility.”

While I did intend to take responsibility, why add the word ‘more’?

Albert, sensing my thoughts, raised his eyebrows playfully and said with a pouty expression.

“You made me endure so much during your absence.”

“……”

“All alone.”

The emphasis on the word ‘alone’ felt like a reproach, and I’m sure it affected my mood.

Already blushing, my face turned even redder, as if it had been painted over with the pinkish hue.

While I mumbled something, Albert, with a knowing look, reproached me further for just biting my lower lip.

“Everything was already prepared, but the person who said she’d come back in a month’s time…”

The gaze he directed at me seemed to carry some unspoken emotions.

Even my flushed face, for a moment, calmed as I pondered where his resentment originated.

“Albert, you probably already know, but—”

Yes, it was finally time to start telling the story…

“Indeed. I, too, love you.”

For a moment, as he tucked a strand of disheveled hair behind my ear, Albert’s lips met mine again.

The prolonged and persistent kiss felt as if I were the only reservoir in a world filled with nothing but a scorching desert.

It was stubborn, as if he wanted to reclaim all the lost time. Yet, on the other hand, it was tender.

His actions seemed to be both insistent and caring.

The expressions contradicted each other, but it was precisely what defined the current Albert.

Whenever I needed a break to gasp for air, kisses sprinkled over my face in delicate places.

His affection was so overwhelming that I couldn’t gather my thoughts.

It felt like being immersed in sticky honey. The more I moved, the deeper I sank.

“…I should remove the handcuffs for a while. We can’t do anything with these clothes in the way.”

As soon as Albert spoke, the weight on my wrists eased. It was quick to understand what was on his mind.

As he spoke, his hands, once again, landed softly on either side of my face, gazing down at me.

That expression on face, so evident with such disheveled desire… Not even a fool could fail to understand what this look meant.

His hands, which had caressed the nape of my neck, hesitated as they reached the buttons of my nightgown.

“I understand that you might think I’m being too hasty.”

My reflection, as I could see them in his crimson eyes, was clear.

“But for me, waiting has been unbearable until now.”

I knew. But even as he was saying this, I knew very well that he would stop right away if I uttered even the slightest hint of discomfort or rejection.

“To ask someone who has waited for me their whole life to wait a little longer… That’s not fair.”

I smiled and reached out to him.

The night had only just begun.