Chapter 133 - 133: Is This How First Kiss Feels Like?
"What are you doing?"
Lucien suddenly dodged Lilith's sneaky hands and asked with a curious look.
Just after his mother disappeared from the room, and he was still thinking about what she said, he saw Lilith sneaking like a cat, trying to take the thing his mom gave him just now.
"W-what...? N-Nothing... I am doing nothing at all."
Lilith stammered nervously at Lucien's query, but her blue eyes couldn't leave the bottle in Lucien's hand.
If she wasn't mistaken, that bottle must be the antidote to that Black Lotus Dust poison.
If she could get it, she could regain her power and get rid of this shackle earlier.
Of course, she failed as Lucien didn't allow her to do that, making her deflated.
"Nothing? Girl, do you think I am stupid?"
Lucien looked at Lilith's innocent eyes and couldn't help but smile.
To be honest, with such a simple yet refined appearance, and with such a vulnerable look, Lilith looked more beautiful and innocent than before.
If he didn't know this girl earlier, he might be mistaken.
'Mom really thought through everything, huh.'
Lucien thought while looking at Lilith from head to toe, finding her figure quite to his liking.
And maybe his vigor had increased due to the Physique awakening; he was already feeling a little restless inside, seeing the slight blush and pouting look on Lilith.
After all, dragons were known for their high libido, weren't they?
"Are you... trying to steal this?"
Lucien suddenly asked Lilith while playing with the small white bottle in his hand, coming closer and closer to her.
"Do you want this?"
He said with a slightly playful look, finally realizing the situation.
"Lucien... can you give it to me? It isn't of any use to you anyway... and I think your mother has misunderstood something."
Since her sneaky move failed, Lilith decided to directly ask Lucien for the antidote.
What else could she do now besides looking at the bottle in his hand when her power was sealed?
She could only act coy, trying to seduce Lucien with her new look to make him give it to her.
And to be honest, after Seraphine left, she didn't feel that repulsed by Lucien seeing her like this.
"Haha... so your power is indeed sealed. How did this happen?"
However, seeing her acting innocent and coy like a little girl, Lucien finally couldn't control his laugh.
He never thought he would one day see Lilith like this.
The same girl who was murderous, seductive, and cruel in her own way was now acting in such a manner.
She looked so defenseless and innocent right now; rather than feeling sympathy, Lucien found it quite funny.
"Why are you laughing? Are you mocking me?"
Seeing him laugh, Lilith felt so offended that if not for her inability, she would have beaten this guy up.
Still, she managed to punch his chest with all her force, trying to hurt him, only to feel that broad and masculine chest hidden under his clothes.
"You mother and son are carved from the same stone. Do you really have no shred of pity for an innocent, defenseless girl?"
Lilith said, completely annoyed at his laughter, clearly mocking her condition. He didn't even care about her punching his chest, as that seemed to do nothing more than tickle.
"Innocent? Defenseless girl?"
"...Where is she?"
Lucien heard what she said and stopped laughing, acting completely baffled. Even his eyes began roaming around to locate the supposed figure, which only deepened Lilith's angry pout.
"Oh...? Did you perhaps...mean yourself?"
Unable to find anyone, he then acted as if he finally understood, but then looked at her with doubt.
"Lilith, are you... alright? When did you begin referring to yourself as innocent and defenseless?"
He asked, raising his eyebrow as if he was totally baffled by her behavior.
After all, not one of their meetings had anything to do with Lilith's innocence or defenselessness.
In their first meeting, she tried to seduce him, made him her slave, and tried to kill him.
In the second one, she enjoyed being defiled by him in front of her own sister.
If there was anyone innocent here, it certainly wasn't Lilith; not by a long shot.
"Okay, no need to mock me, idiot. I shouldn't have asked you for help in the first place."
Lilith finally couldn't take any more mocking drama from Lucien and prepared to leave, intending to choose a room in the mansion and spend the night here.
After all, what Seraphine said before was right; she couldn't leave this place and return to the palace without her power.
It wasn't that she was unsafe there; she just didn't want to be vulnerable inside that palace. She couldn't sleep there otherwise.
Although she didn't know why, she seemed okay here with Lucien, all alone.
'Let me gain my power first, and then I will show you both mother and son duo who you have provoked.'
Of course, before leaving, she didn't forget to gnash her teeth in anger, making a vow.
Both mother and son seemed to enjoy playing around with her. She was already tired from dealing with Seraphine all day and didn't want to entertain her son at night.
However, just when Lilith turned around and was about to leave Lucien all alone, intending to forget about the antidote in his hand, she suddenly felt a strong arm wrap around her waist.
"W-What…!"
Suddenly, before she could even react, a pair of strong hands lifted her and set her down onto a warm lap.
"Where are you going?"
Then she heard a rough, manly voice of Lucien questioning her in a tough voice.
It turned out Lucien caught her just as she tried to leave, pulling her into his lap while he settled comfortably into the chair.
Unable to use her mana, Lilith couldn't resist and soon found herself firmly seated on his lap, turned sideways to face Lucien's smiling face.
"W-what... what the hell are you doing?"
The situation turned around so fast that Lilith couldn't even react properly.
This feeling of being manhandled, literally, like a little girl made her breathless.
While there was anger in her voice, she couldn't deny that strange feeling that sprung out of nowhere.
Not to mention, she finally noticed that Lucien suddenly seemed taller, broader, and more muscular than before as she felt his single wide arm encircling her slender waist and holding her firmly in place, leaving her no room to resist.
"What am I doing?"
Lucien caught her angry look and smiled like a gentleman, whispering softly into her ear.
"I'm simply testing whether you are as defenseless as you claimed… and it seems you were right."
He gave her a gentle nod, as though affirming her own words.
Then, without giving Lilith a chance to process, he leaned closer to her exposed neck, his breath warm as it grazed her skin, his voice dropping even softer.
"Now, the only thing remaining is to test whether you are truly innocent. If you are, I'll give you the antidote. What do you say?"
He asked while his lips brushed against her fair neck in a fleeting kiss, making Lilith shiver slightly.
Then, Lucien pulled back slightly, meeting Lilith's wide eyes with a smirk.
"After all, I am a gentleman. I cannot possibly take advantage of an innocent, defenseless girl… can I?"
He said this, making Lilith completely speechless.
'Is he...flirting with me right now?'
She never imagined that in her weakened state, Lucien would take advantage of her, or even… flirt like this.
Honestly, this was the first time Lilith had experienced such forceful teasing, and not to mention in a man's lap.
She really didn't know how to react, and could only stare at Lucien, whose face had come so close that she could see every contour clearly.
'Did he… become more handsome?'
This thought suddenly struck her as she took in his strong jawline, his scent, the warmth radiating from him, and, more importantly, the strange aura she had never felt on him before that now drew her in.
Her heart couldn't help but race unconsciously as Lilith finally felt his lips press against hers, the embrace tightening around her thin waist and making her melt against him, unable to pull away.
"Smooch!"
Only then did she realize that Lucien had already kissed her red lips, still faintly smeared by the rose-hued balm his mother had so carefully applied just now.
The gentle fragrance emanating from them seemed to make Lucien restless, as his lips quickly began to devour her as if she were a rare delicacy.
From the moment he grabbed her from behind and placed her in his lap, teased her lightly, and now kissed her, not much time had passed.
But Lilith felt the greatest connection ever with him, even more so than during their wild time this morning or even last night.
It was just something so different, forceful yet sweet, that Lilith couldn't put her finger on.
Regardless, she felt that this was the best kiss she had ever experienced.
'Is this how a first kiss tastes?'
She couldn't help but think this as she closed her eyes and let Lucien do whatever he wanted.
For the first time, rather than a lust-driven kiss, she truly felt the shape of his lips, the way her own were gently yet insistently sucked, how her tongue was entwined and played with, and how her body melted helplessly against that broad, unyielding chest.
She was charmed.
Lilith couldn't help but be shocked by her own reaction, as within such barbaric and lustful acts, she found something warmer and terrifyingly tender hidden.
It made her react completely out of character, so much so that forbidden feelings were already beginning to spring up in her heart, unknowingly.
"Mmmm~~~Lucien~~~s-stop~!"