“Your Highness, a woman with a certain noble language is knocking on the door saying that she wants to see you.”

“That’s not possible.”

The man rebuked the opponent with a low reply.

The castle was located in the middle of a multi-layered mountain range, always among the frozen snowy mountains.

The interior was dark with a gloomy color.

If outsiders wanted to come here, they had to schedule a month in advance and make all the necessary preparations. In the past, half of the guests froze to death on the way here.

“There’s no appointment.”

“That’s what I’m wondering too…… She did indeed mention Your Highness’s name. She said she came to see Duke Blake Upus.”

Blake checked the simple calendar on his mahogany desk once more. There were no outsiders to come.

“I’ll go out myself.”

At last he stood up and left his office. A much larger-than-average build passed through the desolate hallway.

It was a dark night.

On the mirror that occupied the entire wall on one side, the man’s thick jawline and a clear neck of blood vessels were reflected.

It was a manly face, all the way down to the dark skin he was born with, but everyone avoided Blake.

This was because Blake Upus was a descendant of barbarians.

The entire duchy was once a barbarian kingdom.

So there were actually only a few outsiders who came to the Duchy of Upus.

“What kind of crazy noblewoman would visit here? It’s more likely to be a ghost.”

With as much sarcasm as he could muster, he finally reached the front of the gate. He broke through the huge castle in a single step and didn’t lose a breath.

A thick hand passed over the servant and opened the door directly.

The metal ring, frozen in the cold air, breathed out a flame.

And in the snow-covered fields of the night that could be seen beyond….

“………… Who are you?”

Blake had to acknowledge the fact that a woman had indeed arrived.

There was a woman standing on this high snowy mountain holding a light.

Her head was a near-white blonde, but the thick hat prevented a good view. A scarf half-hid her small face.

Even then, the eyes were blue, but there was no sign of fear or reluctance towards Blake.

She was the color of waves on a deserted island. It didn’t go well with these snowy mountains at all, which was funny.

‘But why? She’s familiar.’

Strangely enough, there was a sense of familiarity.

Pretending to be high and mighty, the noble shouldn’t be so close to his barbarian self.

“What’s the matter?”

Blake asked bluntly.

“I’m here for business.”

The woman’s accent was peculiar to the upper class.

Contrary to her wild and arbitrary behavior, she seemed to have grown up with higher education since birth.

He felt a sense of distance that seemed to have no contact at all.

However… The man was really strangely familiar with everything about this woman.

‘Who in the world is this?’

“Otherwise, there’s no way I would have knocked on someone else’s castle gate, especially since I had to go through snowy mountains.”

Okay, so the woman knew that her destination was winter all year round. How many layers of skirts did she put on?

It was noticeable that she was wearing layers of clothes.……

Blake pointed out in a not at all gentle tone.

“That is not appropriate clothing for climbing snowy mountains. They have to get off the carriage and climb more for half an hour. How long did it take you?”

The woman let out a sigh.

“That’s true, this tattered skirt keeps getting stuck under my feet. It took me at least two hours to get here with the help of magic.”

As she said this, she lowered her scarf and her face appeared.

She was beautiful, so beautiful that anyone who saw her once would remember her.

The white blonde and blue eyes that everyone envied, and even the eyes of a puppy that matched it. The small face and facial features were densely packed.

Blake’s brow furrowed as if he was remembering something.

“What is your name?”

” Lily Hedwick.”

Lily was famous.

She was the flower of society.

There was always talk that any man would gladly give up one arm if he could only have her company.

If such a famous woman was so close to him, how could he not remember her?

Blake thought to himself.

“Have we met before?”

“I don’t know if you remember me, but it was five years ago at a charity party that Lady Rose Jeffrey threw for war orphans. We were both in attendance, so I’m sure we’ve met before.”

No, it wasn’t because of such a trivial incident that Blake felt familiar with her.

Maybe it was a long time ago, much older than five years ago…

“And what else?”

“There isn’t any, is there……?”

Lily Hedwick tilted her head as the snow fluttered behind her.

To Lily, the man was really just a stranger.

“Anyway, at that charity party, your father spilled some wine on my dress.”

“I suppose that got people’s attention.”

It must have been the talk of the town, because the barbarian who was the enemy of their eyes humiliated the flower of the society.

The nobles around must have raised their voices and spoke ill of that man for the beautiful woman.

“Your father said he was sorry and apologized.”

“And then what?”

“And he made a promise to me. He said he would do me a favor for anything under the name of his family.”

Lily recalled what happened five years ago.

Somehow a middle-aged man with reddish copper skin had acted furtively when he spilled over fifty years of wine on her dress.

Lily wasn’t too concerned about him being ostracized as a barbarian.

[Please don’t worry about it.]

When she laid the matter to rest as if nothing had happened, Blake’s father showed his closeness.

He exclaimed gaily with a laugh, for he was quite different from the temperamental nature of his son Blake.

[How kind of you! I can’t just let it go! I’ll do whatever you ask, My Lady. We have no honor, but we have many possessions. You can tell me anytime!]

And today, five years later, was the day Lily came to ask for the favor.

“You were there when it happened, and I hope you fulfill the promise of your father. Please allow me to stay in this house. I’d be grateful for a long time.”

Blake had a headache.

He was strangely familiar with her….but at the same time he didn’t know her.

He answered bluntly again.

“I refuse.”

“Even though it wasn’t your promise, your father did put his family on the line. It’s not a very big request, so I’m sure you can comply.”

He was engulfed in the urge to make this shameless woman realize what she was saying.

There were employees, but he was the only person in the family.

“It’s a castle ruled by one strong man. What kind of rumors would arise from letting a stranger’s woman stay here? It would add one more thing to the slander of being a dangerous savage. No, shouldn’t you be more concerned about your own honor than my reputation?”

Blake was treated like a gutter by the Empire from birth. However, Lily Hedwick was the flower of society. If his knowledge of the society was correct, the young lady was a high-minded woman.

“Don’t worry about it.”

Lily took off her leather gloves.

Her left hand was getting redder and redder from the edge as the winter air hit it. It was a very white hand, so the disparity was awful.

“What are you doing now?”

“Look at my ring finger. You see the mark where I wore my wedding ring? I got married last year. I guess that means I’m not a Lady. If you didn’t know, you are a slow updater of information.”

“Are you now refuting the word “Lady”? I was giving you my concern for your honor.”

Of course, it was not a tone of concern. It was more like a sarcastic tone. However, he did look at the fact that Lily was freezing more and more as she stood outside the door, but……….

“Don’t worry about my honor either. I’m divorced. It was also a way to escape, leaving only the divorce papers behind. Honor is not more important than life. I need a very quiet place so that my ex can’t find me.”

The snowy mountains of Blake Upus were just right for Lily’s requirements.

This was a place with very little interaction with the outside world. As long as she kept the employees quiet, she could hide well enough for at least a year.

Only then did Blake learn why she had come here.

There was no better place to hide from all of the Empire.

But Blake didn’t really appreciate the fact that he understood.

He hated outside visitors, anyway. All of the socialites were equally repulsive.

It was strange that the woman didn’t look at him as if he was a barbarian…Even so, the door to his heart was coldly closed.

“Ha…”

In any case, now was the moment he had to make a break for it.

Was his father, the father of the family, buried in the earth with a comfortable heart, leaving behind the promise of the family name?

“Good….so….”

“Yes!”

“Come in for now. Just don’t complain that the season is harsh. It’s always winter here, and the rules of survival are even more developed than the rules of etiquette.”

Lily smiled gratefully for the favor.

“If you’re short-handed, you can leave the job to me. It’s more what I want. There are certainly things I can do to help you.”

When Blake stepped out of the way, Lily came inside the gate quickly.

The difference in size between the two of them was drastic, even though she was wearing several layers of winter clothing.

“One moment.”

Lily was caught limping lightly in his eyes.

Lily stared at Blake as if to ask what the problem was.

She didn’t ask for help, even though it was obvious that her leg was frozen to the point that she couldn’t walk. Blake felt strangely sick to the stomach.

‘If it hurts, you should say it hurts. Do I look like the cruel one who won’t even help if you ask?’

He felt insolent, and wanted to tease her. So, without asking permission, he lifted Lily up, tucking her into his arm like a sack.

“….!”

It was really strange to feel this way about a woman he had never met before.

It was as if he had known her for a long time.

“Let’s start with soaking you in hot water. Unless you want to cut off your necrotizing legs as soon as you wake up tomorrow.”

IlDexter was the aide who had just informed Blake of the outsider’s arrival. He was a young man with brown hair who wore glasses and was one of the few pure-blooded Imperials in the Duke’s castle, not of barbaric blood.

He smiled perplexedly with his handsome face. Then he asked again.

“Excuse me, Your Highness. I’m sorry, but I must ask you again. Are you going to wash this lady yourself?”

“I see your ears are still not working properly. Yes, I’m talking about this lady.”

“I’d rather the joke be that my promotion is closed.”

“That’s also true.”

“Can I just leave my resignation in the office then?”

Of course, Blake didn’t mean to do anything about Lily. Blake’s face was thick with cynicism.

Well, since he lifted her up and carried her directly to the bathroom, wouldn’t that be the same as washing her?

The reason he had said something that could be misinterpreted was because he hoped Lily would be perplexed for once. But still in Blake’s arms, Lily replied casually.

“I’m not Lady.”

Blake wanted to grab the back of her neck as soon as he heard those words again.That was a really uninteresting way to act.

“Is that all you have to say? And if you’re divorced, you’re a Lady again.”

He threw away the feeling that she was familiar to him a long time ago.

He didn’t seem to know the young lady, Lily, at all.

That way, his personal illusion would be correct.

“And let me warn you, you will be in trouble if you talk back to barbarians. Isn’t there a fairy tale about that?”

“Barbarians—so I’m guessing you’re referring to the people of the dukedom who also eat people, right?”

Despite being the same country, there were many different ways in which the Empire discriminated against the Duke.

As a result, whether they actually were or not, the people of the duchy were truly stamped with the image of being “barbaric”.

Lily asked,

“Do you have a preference for that? What is the aesthetics of human flesh?”

“Not at all.”

“Perfect. This clears up the blush between us.”

“I’m sorry, but will you come back after a day or two? In the meantime, I’ll think about whether cannibalism can be to my taste.”

The man felt a strange desire to conquer.

It was strange to feel this way about a woman he didn’t know well.

‘What kind of woman could be so strange?’

The people he hated the most were the nobles of this country. A tribe that was extravagant and always spoke ill of others.

‘It’s strange that they would call us savages when they are more savage.’

Lily Hedwick that socialites envied the most.

It was natural for him to want to score.

The act of pouring out his senses to that woman was an illusion that began there. That was what Blake believed.

At the same time, Lily looked around the bathroom, unaware of Blake’s inner thoughts. Blake held Lily, holding her waist with his big hands.

Her thin waist was wrapped in half and she could feel the firm and thick muscles of the man over the winter clothes worn in layers.

It didn’t bother Lily much, though, so she was able to concentrate on her bath.

She eyed the rough white tiles on the bathroom floor.

“I was curious because it was a castle in the mountains, but I liked the Gothic style. It’s more desolate than an ordinary mansion, but I think that’s what makes it rather special.”

“Well, the people from the capital didn’t like it because it’s a rugged castle… but they have different opinions.”

“Well, it’s a shame that only people with no eyes came to visit.”

“Every once in a while, an official of the Imperial Palace will stop by the Winter Castle. For example, they’re investigators. Though they always looked uncomfortable, as if they were just here to do their job.”

Blake sarcastically spoke in a low voice.

“But what do you want me to do? Our method of survival is like this. We have to hang meat in the kitchen and display barrels in the hallway to keep the water from freezing in cold weather. Without tapestries, though, even that is useless.”

Steam from the hot water pooled in the bathroom.

While the faucet spewed water out of the white bathtub, several maids poured hot water from a wooden bucket.

IlDexter asked.

“The bath is ready, Your Highness. Then…..?”

It was the end of the word that included the question of whether Blake would really wash Lily himself.

Fortunately, Blake handed Lily over in a straightforward manner. The two maids warmly accepted Lily as she was handed over like a package.

“Now then, wash up and come out. We’ll continue talking afterwards.”

Lily folded her eyes, smiled and said goodbye.

“Have a good night, Lord Blake.”

“Excuse me, but it’s night. It’s an appropriate time for an uninvited guest to come unannounced.”

“I made an appointment with Lord Blake’s father.”

“How come you never yield a word?”

Lily tried to apologize for misleading him, since she didn’t dare to try to win. But Blake was intimidated by what else embarrassing words she would say with her innocent face.

So he didn’t listen to her anymore and went on his way.

“Bye then.”

He quickly exited the bathroom with his huge body. IlDexter nodded to Lily, laughing as he broke into a cold sweat. Then he hurriedly followed Blake.

“Your Highness, what will I do if you leave me behind?”

‘So awkward!’

The scream became distant.

The rest of the maids approached Lily, looking embarrassed, wondering what they should do.

It had been a long time since they had taken care of a woman.

The Upus Duchy belonged to the Empire, but they were despised for being barbarians.

They were such Upus people.

They were large and solid, regardless of gender. They felt awkward seeing the frail Lily.

“Let’s be gentle so she won’t break.”

“Keep that in mind.”

The maids said to each other as they exchanged glances.

Lily mumbled as she took off her thick wool cape.

“You don’t need to tend to my bath, I’m just like an uninvited guest.”

At that she let out a small yawn.

It was because she had walked for two hours in the heavy snowfall. Now that she was wrapped up in warmth, she naturally felt sleepy.

So Lily inadvertently forgot that she had to warn the maids.

That they might be surprised at what they saw.

“….!”

The maids opened their eyes wide while receiving Lily’s clothes one by one. Their gazes were fixed on the scars on her slender body.

***

It had been quite a journey for Lily to get here from the capital.

This was because the Upus Duchy itself was closed.

Pureblood Imperials were afraid to go to the Duchy and had to do a lot of legwork to find transportation.

Lily had to ride in several carriages even after she got off the train. Also, after walking through snowy fields, she barely reached the castle hidden deep in the snowy mountains.

The Duchy was a kingdom founded by the Upus, a wandering tribe at one time, but the empire despised them, commonly calling them “barbarians”.

Even though they had been in the same country for hundreds of years, there hadn’t been much human interaction.

Lily stretched with a refreshed complexion.

“Hm.”

She didn’t show it, but when she got out of the hot water, her fatigue melted away. Lily followed the servant’s lead and stood in front of the ruggedly patterned door.

“Master is waiting for you.”

There was a door plate with the wolf seal of the family engraved on it.

‘This must be the room where Lord Blake works.’

She could hear the sound of writing through the slightly open door.

Inside, she could see the interior of the rough and spacious office.

The pillar clock as only the necessary furniture remained, which ticked regularly and steadily. Lily found the place lonely and isolated, just like Blake.

The only sound was the flickering of the fireplace, which gave off a warm energy.

Blake was reading some papers at the middle table.

“Hm.”

He took his red eyes off the papers and raised his head.

“Took you long enough… Are the women of the capital always that slow?”

Blake had washed, too, and his clothes had changed.

His white shirt was tied at the bottom of his neck with a string, but a small opening underneath it revealed a firm chest.

Underneath he was wearing comfortable pants.

Lily didn’t dare respond to Blake’s pros and cons.

“The servants were kind enough to even give me new clothes, and they’re nice and soft. I ran away in a hurry and didn’t have anything to change into. I am grateful for that.”

He was indeed hostile to her.

It was only natural since he was from the Upus family. Lily also understood the pressure the Upus people were under.

But she could sense that he didn’t really hate her.

It would get better as time went on and they got to know each other.

Lily walked in and the door closed. Only the two of them remained in the office.

“Is it customary around here that clothes don’t cinch the waist so tightly?”

Then Blake’s gaze unconsciously scanned Lily’s body.

“Like I said, we’re all about life first…………”

He stopped speaking immediately when he saw her clothes were much larger than Lily’s body.

It was a dress made of thick apricot-colored fabric, but it was slouchy and showed her beautiful skin as it was.

It looked like she was wearing her husband’s clothes, and they seemed to be much bigger.

Blake tried his best to think of something else.

No, but how did she end up looking like that?

The reason Lily looked like that was simple.

The two maids who helped her bath had to give Lily the best quality of the clothes they had.

The maids took the dress from the room that Alfred, the butler, had bought for his daughter as a gift.

The problem was that the butler’s daughter had the magnificent physique of the Upus people. They had to give her the clothes their children would wear.

Blake pretended to be looking at Lily, concentrating only on the tapestry that hung behind her.

‘I should hurry up and buy clothes that fit her.’ Blake made up his mind.

“Anyway, tell me your story.”

He distantly suggested a seat on the other side of the desk.

“What would you like to know?”

Lily approached meekly.

And it was at the moment when she lowered her body to remove her chair to sit.

The dress that was just barely hanging over her shoulders tried to slide down.

“….”

Blake couldn’t stand it and quickly rose from his seat.

“Let me tell you in advance, it’s not my fault.”

Lily raised her head.

She looked at the approaching man and gave him a “what’s going on” look.

“Lord Blake?”

The time just passed midnight.

Outside the warm office, snow was falling fiercely.

The mountains, frozen all year round, could be seen fluttering through the window.

Blake turned the desk and stood beside Lily.

The Upus people were larger in stature than the pure-blooded Imperials. Blake was particularly superior.

His massive stature blocked the light from the chandelier.

A large shadow fell over Lily.

“I’m sorry, I didn’t understand. What’s not your fault?”

Her platinum hair flickered in Blake’s shadow.

“It’s not my fault that the Lady looks like she’s been put in a giant sack.”

Blake tossed Lily the winter coat that had been hanging in his office.

It was rough because he didn’t want to touch the other person’s skin in any way.

He spoke in a rough voice as his ears grew redder.

“Still, cover yourself with that. It looks like you’re covered with a full-sized comforter this time.”

Well, that was exactly what he expected.

Lily was almost completely covered by the giant coat and poked her little face above the coat.

Blake looked at her with a dark face and a blank expression. Honestly, she was cute.

He made an effort to stifle a sigh of laughter.

“I don’t know who gave you those pajamas. But the sense of style has gone to hell.”

Lily deftly tied Blake’s coat around her shoulders. When she finished buttoning it up, it looked like a cape and the hem went down to the bottom of the chair.

For the first time Lily didn’t like Bake.

Even when he didn’t allow her into the house and had held her roughly. Not even then.

“I believe these clothes were given to me by the servants, Lord Blake. Please don’t disparage them. They all had nice things to say to me.”

Blake asked, still swallowing his laughter.

“Like what, for example?”

‘The taller servants said I’m pretty. It may seem awkward, but I’ve found them both to have good hearts.”

Lily spoke of the servants and smiled.

The only two servants she tried to converse with were the two who helped her with her bath, but they were both kind.

They were all from the dukedom, so they were strong and sturdy with faces like the Upus.

But unlike their rugged appearance, they treated Lily as precious as glass.

Blake became uncomfortable when she spoke nicely about his servants.

How long has she been with them to become that close?

She only threw a few formal smiles at him……..

He hated to admit it, but he was jealous.

‘Do you know that? I’m the only person who feels strangely familiar to you.’

“……………… I don’t know who you’re referring to because all the maids are tall. All those who stay in this castle will be bigger than the lady.”

“Don’t childishly take the words out of context. Let’s get to the point.”

Blake felt the urge to be even more sarcastic about everything, but he kept his mouth shut.

He felt strange when he was with her. He suddenly felt like a mean boy bullying the girl he liked.

‘I shouldn’t have done this.’

He pressed his temples and strove to return to his true self.

“So …………………… let’s try to resolve this and the purpose for which I have called you here. This is what I am curious about. Explain what you meant when you said you ran away, leaving only the divorce paper, and why you need a place to hide from your ex-husband.”

“It will be a long story. It might be a little embarrassing for men to hear.”

Before she knew it, Blake had returned to the seat across from her and waved his hand roughly as if to say, “Explain.”

It was a big hand, bulky with muscles and calluses.

“I had a political marriage a year ago. The day we got married, my husband confided in me that he had a problem with his reproductive organs. He was not a man who could work at night.”

“I’m sure he had problems.”

Blake couldn’t help but look at the fireplace burning from one side. Some people might lie to their spouse in order not to do their night duty, but would he do that to Lily Hedwick?

If he was a normal nobleman, he would wish to marry her at least once…. ………… As he was thinking this, Blake let out a small curse.

‘D*mn it.’

‘I shouldn’t have admitted it.’

It was really strange.

Why did his father make a promise to this woman?

He was an arbitrary human being, but not to that extent.

‘My father wouldn’t have known Lily Hedwick in advance.’

If only he was still alive, he could have solved the problem.

And he would have been able to ask his father why he felt familiar with Lily. Maybe there was a link to all of this….Blake thought, but quickly shook it off.

As much as he hated the imperial nobility, he should hate all of them equally.

Lily Hedwick belonged to that group, so it was all over now.

Blake was definitely not going to be nice to her.

“Go on with your story.”

“My husband seemed to feel inferior to the fact that he couldn’t perform his night duty. He always apologized for it, but his main purpose was to hear I say it’s okay.”

Lily was reminded of the early days of her marriage.

Lily’s husband had an inferiority complex about not being good enough.

He would always ask her if she was okay.

[I’m sorry. But it doesn’t bother you much, does it?] (husband)

Even if Lily nodded honestly.

He said she shouldn’t be so short with her replies.

[I’ve apologized so much, haven’t I? I revealed my true feelings.] (husband)

Her husband always spoke formally, but that was it.

[But how can I say it’s okay for a long time?] (Lily)

[I don’t care. Tell me not to care!] (husband)

When days like this were repeated, people went crazy. Her life had always been horrible, both before her marriage and after she had started a new family in a political marriage.

Blake’s dark brows crinkled as he listened.

“He couldn’t do his part and he was controlling.”

“I wouldn’t have cared if it ended like that……On the days my husband drank alcohol, it got worse.”

Her husband hit her every time he was drunk.

He said it was the virtue of a husband to correct his wife’s bad habits.

“The rough behavior that started out as trivial became a major threat as time went on. The next day, he would apologize that he didn’t mean it. But the same thing repeated over and over again.”

Lily remembered earlier how surprised the maids here were when they saw scars on her body.

She remembered their astonished expressions, even as she asked them to keep it a secret for the time being. Pain was inflicted only on areas that could be hidden by clothing.

“Last time my husband was gone all day, I asked the butler about it. He told me that a friend of his from his hometown had won the bid for the right to work on the railroad in the area and went to celebrate. He had 40 bottles of liquor stored in the tavern.”

“…”

“I found out that day. I thought today may be the day I die.”

Her sweet voice was nonchalant. She even smiled, as if out of habit Her pale skin was like the snow falling outside the window.

Her blue eyes painted a landscape of wide, rugged white mountains. She had the pity of a toy whose power was all worn out and broken.

“….”

Blake Upus was a man who was very immune to war, violence, and bloodstains. In the mountain range, monsters and beasts competed for the pecking order, and he was strong enough to overpower them all.

But Lily was telling her horrible story so calmly….for some reason, he felt like his own heart was aching. And he thought that the husband should be fed to the animals in the mountains as a meal.

“Is that why you ran away here that day?”

Honestly, Blake wanted to beat the unknown husband of hers and cut off all his tendons.

“You guessed right. I got on the train trusting your father’s promise to help with anything. He was very kind to me the first time I saw him.”

After hearing this, Blake couldn’t drive Lily out.

How he could also rationalize it. Wouldn’t it be an act of protection for the less evil nobleman from the evil nobleman that was her husband?

It was a mutually satisfying outcome.

Blake deceived himself and nodded.

In other words, Lily Hedwick didn’t really like living in his barren castle.

It never had been. Never!

“Then do so. But it will be a year at most. Until then, you must find another way and leave the castle.”

“Thank you for your kindness.”

Blake stood up as if he wanted to conclude the conversation.

“I’ll get you a maid, if you need anything, just let her know. Don’t wander around the castle for no reason. Unlike the other nobles, I often walk in the snowy mountains, so you won’t see me often.”

He opened the door to his office, which was coated with oil and made only a faint sound.

“Call me if you need me. But you should only find me when there is something you must meet. There should be absolutely nonsense reasons.”

This was the last of Blake’s pride.

It was his attitude that he would never have a close relationship with a noblewoman.

He would reject the nobility equally.

“If possible, it would be good enough to forget that we’re in the same house.”

“I’ll keep that in mind, Lord Blake.”

Lily went out into the corridor to see the man off. Blake picked out one of the maids passing by and assigned her to Lily.

Lily really intended to faithfully implement Blake’s words.

He did the favor and took her in, so she could at least listen to the strange demands of the difficult Duke living in the snowy mountains.

When Lily returned the coat she was wearing, the two of them really parted ways.

Blake breathed a sigh of relief, saying he will no longer have to meet Lily.

Though he did accidentally put on the coat Lily returned to him and got stuck in the smell of her skin.

“….”

He never wanted to find out that the other person had a sweet, peachy scent. A scent that somehow tickled his old memories, a scent that he was familiar with and attracted to.

A fragrance that he wanted to be filled with.

“D*mn it.”