We’re in a Contract Marriage, But I’ve Imprinted - Chapter 221

For Alphas and Omegas, heat cycles come regularly, but why had I never considered it before?

The head butler’s answer left me in shock. If it wasn’t the person who had imprinted him, then the one who was imprinted could never satisfy their own rut cycle.

“Ah…”

Now I understand the day I had conceived Adella. It was before we left the mansion, during the heat cycle that had suddenly appeared. I had thought the chaotic heat had subsided on its own, but I had conceived Adella during that time.

Even though I knew the imprinted person could not relieve their own urges, I had been too overwhelmed at the time to realize it properly. In fact, it was likely that I didn’t even fully grasp how the heat passed amidst the agony until the very end.

“So…”

I opened my mouth but couldn’t continue. I knew all too well how painful and difficult it was to go through a heat cycle alone, and I knew exactly what kind of torment he must be suffering right now.

In the brief silence, many thoughts crossed my mind. My lips moved, and I slowly turned my gaze toward the direction of the annex before finally speaking.

“Is it, the annex where I stayed?”

“Yes, whenever the rut cycle arrives, I believe he stays there.”

“……”

I kept quiet, and the head butler, fumbling with his words, hesitated before continuing.

“I know I shouldn’t be saying this, and I expect to be scolded for my impoliteness, but…”

He couldn’t hide his guilty and pained expression, and with an almost desperate tone, he spoke.

“Ple, please, save our master.”

“……”

“I know it’s not my place to say, and if I deserve punishment, I will accept it willingly.”

“……”

I couldn’t respond immediately, just staring at him, and he stammered and added.

“I haven’t been serving the Duke for long, but I could not fail to see how deeply he loves Ma…no, Lady Melissa. Even though it might seem obsessive when I saw him, I could tell. He is regretting it deeply now.”

“……”

“I’m not forcing you to do anything. If you were offended, please let the Duke know about my mistake later. Again, I’ll accept whatever punishment comes for my rudeness.”

After finishing his words, he bowed so deeply that his head nearly touched the ground. I looked at him for a moment before turning my gaze to Adella, who was happily playing.

I briefly thought about the day I had my precious daughter, then turned back to the head butler and spoke.

“Adella is still young, so she needs close attention. Especially since she tends to put anything in her mouth, you must be extra careful with that.”

“……What?”

“She can only eat fruit or soup since she hasn’t grown many teeth yet. And please, try not to separate her from Dia.”

“Yes, yes! I will be careful!”

“I know where it is, so you don’t need to show me.”

“Understood.”

Dismissing him who greeted me cheerfully. I called for Diers.

“Dia, come over here.”

“Yes!”

I gently explained to the child who came running over with boundless energy.

“Dad wants to see Mom for a moment.”

“Where?”

“Not at home, but outside because of some things. Our Dia, can you take care of your little sister while Mom and Dad are away?”

“Yes! I’ll stick with Della the whole time!”

“…When did our Dia grow up so much?”

My heart swelled at Diers’s confident response. I hadn’t done much for him, yet it felt like I was receiving so much more from him. I softly stroked his round head and said,

“Alright then, Mom will trust Dia and step out for a bit, okay?”

“Okay!”

“Abu!”

“Della, you have to listen to your brother, alright?”

“Buuu!”

I took in my two reliable children at a glance and released a gentle wave of pheromones. The room filled with an overwhelming abundance of pheromones that was incomparable to the past.

Then, I teleported to the annex.

* * *

“Huhk!”

A wave of unbearable discomfort spread through his body, like insects crawling all over him. No matter how much he gripped his manhood, the heat didn’t subside, it only continued to intensify.

“Kugh!”

His sweat-drenched body writhed atop the bed. Even though he knew it was futile, he couldn’t stop the pheromones saturated with his desperate longing for his Omega from spilling out endlessly.

“Haah, haa…”

He had no intention of pressuring her, but in moments when his reason crumbled like this, his thoughts would shift repeatedly. He wished desperately that she would return to the Duchy. He didn’t ask for things to be like before, just having her by his side would be enough.

But while his mind clung to hopeless wishes, his body moved wildly. Though she wasn’t there, he gripped himself with both hands and thrusted his hips upward.

It was as if he was inside her, his body bouncing uncontrollably. With his legs spread wide, his hips suspended in the air, he moved his waist wildly and shook his pillar. If she had been there, she would have been shaken to the point her upper body collapsed onto his, holding onto him tightly.

“Ugh!”

As his hips jerked violently, he came into the empty air. The lukewarm fluid splattered onto his lower abdomen.

“Haa, Mel…”

Even after climaxing, his p*nis didn’t subside. He clutched himself and called her name with desperation. He knew there would be no response, but he couldn’t stop calling her name. It was the only thing he was allowed.

“Mel, aah… my Omega…”

He murmured in a daze. Faintly sensing someone’s presence, he opened his eyes. His vision blurred at first, and he blinked several times before Melissa’s figure came into sharp focus.

Melissa was standing there with an unusual flush on her face, biting her lip hard before closing her eyes.

“…I’m seeing things again.”

He thought the madness had mostly subsided, but it seemed he had been wrong.