Lackey's Seducing Survival Odyssey

Chapter 1512: My Mother-in-law’s heart belong to me!

After the simple kiss, Maelona fell quiet. Their foreheads rested together, breaths mingling in the small space between them.

Aether watched her closely, the way her eyes refused to meet his and instead lingered on the petals, the way her fingers kept rubbing against each other as though she could knead her confusion away through her skin.

”Do you love me?” Aether asked softly.

Maelona swallowed hard. It felt as though something thick and fragile was stuck in her throat, something desperate to spill but too frightened to take shape. She stayed there, forehead pressed to his, fingers still moving restlessly, focusing on that small motion as if it mattered more than the question echoing between them.

When no answer came, Aether leaned in again and kissed her. It was gentle, brief, almost hesitant, as if he were asking permission with his lips instead of his words.

”Hmm~”

Maelona flinched, her body frozen for a heartbeat before he pulled back, and before she could recover, his voice brushed her again.

”Do you love me?”

This time, he did not wait for her thoughts to catch up. His lips found hers again...

”Hmm~”

”Do you love me?”

”Hmm~”

”Do you love me?”

”Hmm... S-Stop it.” Maelona pushed lightly against his chest, her face flushed, irritation tangled with embarrassment. ”G-give me time. Let me think before you corner me like this.”

Aether smiled, not teasing but knowing. ”But you will not say it out loud, will you?” he said calmly.

”Even though you feel it. Even though I feel it too. You cannot pretend your heart is quiet right now.”

Her ears twitched as she lowered her head again, but he would not let her hide. Aether lifted her chin gently, just enough to make her face him, to see the tremble in her lips and the unsteady shine in her eyes.

”I love you,” he whispered, ”I love you more than I know how to explain. I want you beside me for the rest of my life, walking the same path, choosing me the same way I choose you.” His gaze darkened, ”No matter what it costs, I will not let anyone take you from me.

You are mine.”

Maelona’s breath caught sharply. Her legs pressed together on instinct as warmth pooled low in her body.

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”If words are too hard,” Aether murmured, his lips close enough to brush hers, ”then show me another way.”

He kissed her again, this time with more intent. The kiss was still careful, but there was a hunger beneath it, a restrained urgency that made her hands tremble before they finally slid around his back.

Aether felt the change instantly. Her hold was uncertain at first, fingers curling as though testing whether this was real, then tightening with a quiet need, as if she had been holding her breath for years and only now dared to breathe.

”Hmm~”

Their lips met again, slower, deeper, still gentle but no longer hesitant.

This time, she answered him.

Softly... Then deeper!

The first true press of her mouth against his was unsure, searching. Aether did not rush her. He let her guide that small distance, let her choose how close she wanted to be. When her lips parted slightly, just enough to invite him, he followed without force, tilting his head, letting the kiss deepen in a smooth, unbroken rhythm.

”Hmm~”

A soft sound escaped her throat.

He answered her with a low hum of his own, the sound vibrating softly against her lips and sending a shiver through both of them.

Maelona’s fingers dug into the muscles of his back, gripping him as if she were afraid he might slip away if she loosened her hold. She kissed him again, less hesitant now, the fear thinning beneath a growing hunger, as though she were finally allowing herself to pour everything she had been holding back into that single point of contact.

Her emotions... Her love... Her fear... Her longing...

Everything!!

She poured everything into the kiss, and he met her exactly where she stood. He did not rush her or pull her further than she was ready to go, but he did not retreat either, holding the line between them with steady certainty. Their mouths opened a little more, tongues brushing in a shy, tentative greeting before returning again, bolder this time.

The taste of her filled him, warm and familiar, honeyed with salt and something uniquely hers. It settled deep in his chest, aching in a way that made him realise how long he had wanted this without ever daring to name it, without ever allowing himself to hope for it until this very moment.

”Hmmmff~”