To the Love Born in the Lowest Place

“Ah…”

As soon as she opened the door, Liv’s eyes met Emmett’s, who was sitting in comfortable clothes. His hair was slightly damp as if he had just dried it. Seeing him in such a relaxed state for the first time made Liv feel strange somehow. As Liv froze, unable to enter the room, Emmett approached her.

“Liv, come in.”

“Yes…”

Liv tried to naturally cover her see-through clothes, but it didn’t look very natural. Unable to meet Emmett’s eyes, she just stared at a corner of the room and quietly sat down on the edge of the large bed.

“A-aren’t you sleepy?”

“Are you tired?”

“Yes… I almost fell asleep while bathing earlier.”

As Emmett sat down right next to Liv, she felt her body getting hotter. She couldn’t understand why she was feeling this way. Strangely, even the gods who usually gave her answers were silent now. No, they seemed to have disappeared completely from her side, as if they had no presence at all.

“Liv.”

“Yes?”

“No, should I call you wife now?”

The feeling got stranger and stranger. It felt like everything was unreal, as if she was dreaming.

“Do as you like…”

Liv married Emmett. Emmett is now Liv’s husband. This fact made Liv unable to come to her senses. The big event of revealing her power in front of everyone today had already disappeared from her mind.

“Liv.”

“Yes.”

“…For noble couples to have their marriage recognized, they need to submit the bloodstained bedsheet from the wedding night to the temple.”

“Ah…”

“If you’re afraid of that, I can take care of it.”

As Emmett said this and opened a drawer, a small dagger appeared. When he tried to use it to cut his own hand, Liv grabbed his hand in surprise.

“What are you doing?”

“…I don’t want to hurt you.”

At those words, Liv was reminded once again of their situation. The elated feeling as if she had flown up to the sky disappeared, and she felt like her body was falling into a deep place.

“I guess that’s what we should do. If you don’t want to become a real couple with me.”

She didn’t mean to say it like that, but somehow feeling wronged, sharp words came out. At those words, Emmett, who had put the knife back on the drawer, turned his head to look at Liv.

“Liv, can I really… become a real couple with you? You sound like you really want that, or am I mistaken?”

“You know. That I love you.”

“…I thought I didn’t have the right to touch your body. Are you really not averse to it?”

Flustered by those words, Liv avoided his gaze and answered.

“How could I be…”

“It was unimaginable. I…”

Emmett mumbled something incomprehensible, then spoke to Liv in a languid voice.

“Since you said so, I’ll think that you want me too.”

Liv nodded as if enchanted. Then Emmett gently wrapped his arms around Liv’s waist and lowered her onto the bed. Liv’s eyes widened as she suddenly found herself looking up at Emmett from beneath him. As his face came closer, Liv became flustered and closed her eyes…

Their lips met.

As their lips parted, something hot pushed its way in. Despite the unfamiliar situation, it wasn’t difficult to accept. She felt his tongue enveloping hers, which had been stiff, and as the tension eased, Liv was able to move a little too. Only after their lips separated did Liv face Emmett again, looking down at her.

“Haa…”

“Are you alright?”

“Yes…”

He looked at Liv quietly, then this time pressed his lips to her neck. Liv flinched at the strange and hot sensation on her neck. Somehow her body felt unbearably itchy. Her lower abdomen seemed to ache with a tingling sensation.

Before she knew it, Liv was strongly holding onto the back of Emmett’s neck without realizing it. His hand went down, brushing near her thigh, and grabbed the negligee. The clothes rolled up.

Liv could pride herself on not knowing much about shame, but when the negligee rolled up to the top, she couldn’t bear the embarrassment. She unconsciously turned her body to the side to avoid Emmett’s eyes, but his hands turned Liv’s body back to face the ceiling.

“Raise your arms.”

“Mmm…”

Although Liv made a sound as if protesting, her plea was not heeded. As her arms went up, the negligee came off Liv’s body completely. Emmett threw the negligee off the bed without even looking at it, and this time brought his lips lower than her neck.

“Ah!”

Liv cried out in surprise, but he didn’t seem to have any intention of stopping. Meanwhile, his hand was moving downward. Liv was a bit dazed by the sensation she was feeling for the first time in her life. But as his touch continued, Liv had to squeeze her eyes shut and grip the blanket.

“No… is this right?”

She had heard explanations about sexual intercourse between men and women from the gods. But the actual experience was much more embarrassing and ticklish than Liv had imagined.

“Well, there’s no right answer.”

Emmett, who had been hesitating as if unsure how to treat Liv just moments ago, was now eagerly desiring her without hesitation.

A moment later, when tears formed in Liv’s eyes, Emmett started to take off his clothes. Now it became unbearably embarrassing, so Liv pulled the blanket to cover her face. However, Emmett reached out and removed the blanket from Liv’s face.

“You should watch closely.”

“Why…”

“Don’t you want to look?”

“It’s not that…”

“Shouldn’t you at least see your husband’s body?”

When he was completely undressed, Liv briefly considered insisting that it couldn’t be done today. She couldn’t bear this somehow embarrassing feeling. But it was already too late, and soon as pleasure and pain rushed in simultaneously, Liv bit her lip hard and said:

“No, I don’t think I can… I don’t think I can today…”

“Shh, it’s almost done.”

“Uh, no…”

“It’s okay, Liv. Relax.”

He said ‘it’s almost done’ about five times after that, so Liv felt her trust in him diminish a little.

“It’s deep, it’s deep…”

“It’s alright.”

“Is this okay? This doesn’t seem right…”

Liv spoke with a trembling voice, but Emmett slowly started to move his body. Once again, there was a time of trying to endure the pain.

“Ah, wait…”

After pleading with Emmett several times, Liv realized that she now felt more pleasure than pain. Finally, she reached out and hugged him around the neck. Whenever the occasional contact of bodies felt too embarrassing and her voice grew louder, Liv tried to cover her mouth, but Emmett silently removed her hand each time.

Emmett looking down at Liv had an expression she had never seen before. With his face flushed red and biting his lip, he looked like he was trying to hold back pleasure. He seemed to be feeling the same as Liv.

“Huu…”

“Mmm, Emmett.”

Even as her body shook, Liv met his eyes and smiled broadly.

“I love you…”

Of course, Emmett didn’t answer those words. But after hearing them, he just bit his lip hard and embraced her more tightly.

* * *

“Mmm…”

When she woke up in the morning, Liv realized her whole body was stiff. No, was it right to say she had fallen asleep in the first place? Because they had stayed up almost all night, Liv’s sense of time was completely lost.

Liv realized she was trapped in Emmett’s arms. She tried to escape, but his arms held her firmly and wouldn’t let go. Finally, Liv gave up trying to get out and turned her head to look at Emmett’s face. It was also the first time seeing him sleeping like this. Emmett must have seen Liv sleeping in Abgrund.

Liv recalled her wedding night again. Yes, honestly, Liv liked that ticklish sensation. She also liked being naked, feeling each other’s body heat while embracing. The wedding night was much better than what Hildegard had secretly whispered about.

However, Emmett didn’t tell Liv he loved her.

‘It’s okay… This is what I was prepared for.’

She thought he wouldn’t even want to spend the wedding night with her, so it was surprising that he had fulfilled his duty like this. Liv hoped that the wedding night would be a good memory for Emmett too, but unfortunately, it didn’t seem likely. How could it be a good memory to have relations with a woman he doesn’t love?

‘Be selfish, Liv…’

She could ignore his happiness and just be happy like this. But that was difficult for Liv.

At that moment, Emmett’s eyelids slowly opened, revealing gray eyes.

“…Liv, are you awake?”

At his voice, seemingly drunk with sleep, Liv smiled brightly and answered.

“Yes, good morning.”

Still, let’s just think about the present for now.

Since divorce is also forbidden in the Holy Hilysid Empire, even if Emmett finds someone he truly loves later, he won’t abandon Liv. It might be very miserable… but until Emmett speaks of an end, they are a married couple no matter what anyone says. Liv decided to bury all the worries rising in her mind.

* * *

“Liv Hamelsvoort…”

After the wedding ended and returning to the imperial palace, Imperial Princess Louisa muttered Liv’s name with a pale face. She had no mind to attend the reception with others.

“What should I do…”

If she tells her father that Liv Hamelsvoort receives God’s love, he will be greatly angered. He has hated the Supreme God of the Holy Church and the Saintess from before.

He didn’t pay attention because Hildegard Hamelsvoort, who was said to be a Saintess, was an insignificant, overly gentle woman, but Liv Hamelsvoort, no, Liv Lartman is different. She had to become the Duchess of Lartman. Although everyone doubts the relationship between the Duke and Duchess, honestly speaking, when Louisa saw the Duke’s eyes, he seemed to love Liv Hamelsvoort.

Anyway, if her father tries to touch the Duchess of Lartman, there might be a clash between the imperial family and Duke Lartman then. Louisa didn’t even want to imagine what kind of catastrophe would unfold then. Louisa didn’t want to see the imperial palace turned upside down. If her father became angry, she, living in the imperial palace, would also be harmed. So…

“Aha.”

Louisa smiled brightly as she thought of a good method.

Before her father becomes angry, Louisa would deal with the Duchess of Lartman first. It would have been best to act before she became a Duchess, but given the situation, the sooner she acted, the better. She would have to act secretly, in a way that Duke Lartman couldn’t dare to question the Emperor.

“Let’s kill her.”

If she kills her cleanly, without anyone knowing, in a way that the culprit can’t be found, the problem will be solved. Since Louisa can use ancient magic, it might not be difficult.

After finishing that thought, Louisa smiled faintly. Her headache seemed to ease a bit.

Others might think of Louisa as a ‘sickly and pitiful imperial princess exploited under the Emperor’, but Louisa was satisfied with her current life. The life of the only imperial princess who would surely inherit the Emperor’s position.

Louisa had learned many things from her father. For example, how cruel one can be to enemies.

And if someone appeared to disrupt her peaceful life, Louisa intended to act as she had learned from her father.