Chapter 44: The Cold Warm Touch
For a split second, his brain completely flatlined.
Medusa, the eldest of the Gorgons, was kissing him. And it wasn’t just a soft, innocent peck like he might have expected her to give.
No, she was devouring him.
Her lips were incredibly soft, but what immediately sent a shiver down his spine was her temperature. She was cool. Not freezing or unpleasant, but like a smooth stone resting in a shaded river. It was such a stark contrast to her sister, Stheno.
When he had touched Stheno, her golden-scaled body had radiated a fierce, sun-baked heat, warming him up like a person running a fever. Medusa’s skin was entirely different—she was intoxicatingly cool to the touch. The chill of her hands framing his face only made the burning heat pooling in his stomach feel that much hotter.
Before his introverted mind could even process the sudden assault, her lips parted his. A quiet gasp escaped him, and she seized the opening instantly.
Her tongue slid into his mouth.
It was forked.
The twin tips of her tongue danced against his, slick and incredibly skilled, exploring the roof of his mouth and curling around his own tongue with precision.
The sensation was absolute madness. It sent a jolt of electricity through his entire body. The taste of her was entirely unique—a mix of mint, cool night air, and a faint, spicy tang of something akin to venom.
When his initial shock melted, it turned into pure, burning lust. His instincts—and his awakened Sex Beast class—roared to life. He wasn't just going to stand there and take it.
Hyun-woo’s hands flew to her slim waist, his fingers gripping the cool, smooth skin right above her emerald scales, as he yanked her flush against him.
Medusa’s full, heavy F-cup breasts crushed against his chest, which despite there being lack of better words were soft, cool, and impossibly plush. But right now he wantedHe kissed her back with equal ferocity.
He tilted his head, deepening the kiss, aggressively tangling his tongue with her forked one.
The quiet boutique was filled with the wet, obscene sounds of their mouths devouring each other.
Medusa let out a soft, vibration-heavy moan against his lips. Her cool fingers tangled in his messy black hair, gripping tightly.
The emerald snakes forming her hair went absolutely wild, hissing in a chorus of pure pleasure, several of them curling gently around his neck and shoulders to pull him even closer.
When they finally broke apart for air, a thick, glistening string of saliva bridged the gap between their swollen lips before softly snapping.
Hyun-woo stood there, his chest heaving, his brown eyes dark and glazed. He was completely dazed, his heart hammering violently against his ribs.
Medusa looked up at him through half-lidded eyes, her pale cheeks dusted with a beautiful, rare blush.
She licked her wet lips, the tips of her forked tongue darting out teasingly to catch a stray drop of saliva. A wicked, arrogant smirk curled her mouth.
"Well?" she whispered, her voice dropping into a husky, breathless purr. "Is this payment for earlier? For smacking my ass?"
Hyun-woo blinked, the memory flashing through his mind. His hands were still resting firmly on her waist, his thumbs tracing the smooth skin right above her hips.
“Petty,” Hyun-woo said, letting out a breathless little laugh.
There was something else, too. The temperature difference under his fingertips for some odd reason was driving him absolutely crazy. The coolness of her skin against his burning palms only made him want to heat her up—to see her melt completely under him.
He didn't back down. The dazed look in his eyes shifted into something much hungrier, much more dominant.
He took a deliberate step forward, forcing Medusa to take a half-step back until her hips bumped against a velvet display table.
He leaned in, stepping directly into her personal space, his gaze dropping to her beautiful, heaving cleavage before locking onto her emerald eyes.
"You know," Hyun-woo murmured, his voice rough and low, "after doing that... I don't think I can stop."
Medusa’s breath hitched. Her smirk faltered for a fraction of a second, replaced by a flash of genuine, wide-eyed desire.
"Oh? Is that so, my Θερμός μου?" she breathed arching her back slightly to press her cool, soft breasts firmer against his chest.
[ A N: Θερμός μου can be readThermós mou. Which then translates from Greek to "My warmth." ]
Hyun-woo’s hands slid lower, gripping her hips tightly, ready to pull her into another deep kiss.
The tension was suffocating, thick and incredibly heavy. Her snakes were practically vibrating with anticipation.
But the universe, it seemed, had a terrible sense of humor.
"TA-DA! Behold my absolute masterpiece! Eat your heart out, Bastion!"
The manic, triumphant shout echoed down the staircase, shattering the heavy, romantic mood into a million pieces.
Hyun-woo and Medusa jumped apart, panting.
Medusa looked absolutely murderous. Her snakes hissed furiously at the interruption, her emerald eyes flashing with sharp irritation. She really hated getting interrupted. But who could she complain to? After all, the one interrupting was her own friend.
Strutting down the stairs with immense pride was Seraphina, the eccentric elf boutique owner. She gestured grandly behind her, pointing toward the landing.
"LOOK AT HER WORK, CONSORT!" Vespera declared from above. Despite trying to sound arrogant, the dragoness's voice was laced with a nervous tremble of embarrassment.
Hyun-woo turned his head, still trying to clear the fog of lust from his brain. But when he saw Vespera, he had to admit—that elf really was a master of her craft.
Behind the elf stood Vespera.
The dragoness was no longer drowning in oversized, slipping black robes.
Instead, Seraphina had wrangled her into a breathtaking crimson and gold silk dress that clung to her voluptuous curves like a second skin.
The top was a scandalous halter design that barely contained the sheer mass of her H-cup breasts, leaving the sides and a deep plunging cleavage completely exposed. A high slit ran all the way up her thigh, showing off her flawless midnight skin.
Hyun-woo gulped hard.
Between Medusa's lingering cool touch and Vespera's sudden, devastating reveal, his little guy was seriously being tested today.