Chapter 13.1

Seira could see the white steam rising from Baron’s skin. It seemed like he temporarily lost control of his power because of the rut.

“Didn’t you take any inhibitors?” she asked him from afar.

“I took some…” he said in between huffs, “I took…”

Baron had covered his face with his hands, but Seira could see his contorted face through the cracks between his fingers.

“Water, your body scent…” he mumbled.

Only then did Seira realize the reason he felt numb. She must have left traces of the dried up liquids from her passionate love affair into the water after she washed.

Just as an Alpha’s semen was like an aphrodisiac to an Omega, all the more was it the other way around. An Omega’s juices were more than enough to hypnotize an Alpha. It was no wonder that a pure-blooded Alpha like Baron suddenly went into the rut period when he encountered it.

‘I should have let Baron wash up first,’ Seira thought to herself.

But no matter what she realized now, it was already too late.

‘What should I do?’

Seira did not move an inch from where she was. She stared at him for a few seconds before she asked with hesitation, “Would you let me lend my pheromones?”

It was clear that it would be better to help him get rid of the heavy feeling as quickly as possible. For the very first time, Seira felt sorry for Baron. She knew so well the agony of going through the heat cycle which was almost the same for the rut phase. She understood.

Baron looked at her as he continued to tremble, “C-can you do that? Please?”

Instead of answering his plea, Seira immediately released her pheromones. The Omega’s scent, which was of a different quality from the one she’d release when aroused, spread out like wildfire.

Baron’s mouth was shut tight, but a moan sneaked out nonetheless, “Ugh….”

Walking among a thousand blooming flowers wouldn’t compare. Even if he got intoxicated with a whole bottle of wine, overdosed on drugs that could poison dozens of men all at once, the feeling he had now was far more extreme.

His body that was exposed to the water turned redder. He looked as if he was being boiled alive, the redness spreading to his ears, neck, and face. With every rise and fall of his chest, it was as if Seira could actually feel the tremors of his trembling shoulders.

‘I’ve never seen him like this before,’ she mused.

It was quite strange to see him lose his composure. When faced by a Guardian he remained calm, but now he seemed utterly helpless. As she observed Baron’s reaction, she noted his hand beneath the water.

Seira closed her eyes as she immediately turned away. There was no need to watch her commander-in-chief pleasure himself.

She stared downwards instead, and noted the scattered biscuits near her feet. She pushed them away as she sat back against the rock, covering her face with her hands. It was embarrassing to hear the water splashing behind her. Seira could only imagine what Baron was doing.

“…”

She couldn’t relax as well because of Baron’s pheromones that clung persistently to her. If she hadn’t satisfied her desires by fucking all night long, she might have joined Baron already without thinking twice.

By the time his pheromones finally settled down after a while, his body was drenched in sweat without properly washing. It was very unpleasant for the clothes to stick to his damp skin, but now the spring waters were no longer usable.

‘What is this?’

Baron approached Seira slowly. Of course, he was already fully dressed.

“I’ve caused you much trouble. I’m very sorry,” he sighed in despair.

He must have been quite ashamed as his head bowed so low she couldn’t even look at him properly. Seeing his shoulders which were broader than hers drooped, Seira stifled a laugh.

‘Apparently this man could actually look cute sometimes,’ she thought to herself.

Seira rose and then lightly flicked her finger on Baron’s wrinkled forehead, making him suddenly rock his head backwards. He didn’t anticipate that she would do that.

“It’s okay, Baron,” she said, “so show your face already.”

“…”

Baron continued to be silent, still drowning in shame as he recalled the things that happened a while ago.

Seira’s eyes turned soft. She reached out to his face and tried to comfort him as she said, “It’s alright since you got through it safely. You don’t have to worry about anything else. It doesn’t matter anymore.”

Baron fought every emotion that exploded within him at Seira’s touch. It took him several seconds to actually reply to her, as he wanted to make sure he was calm enough before speaking. He feared he would say something stupid.

“……okay,” was the only word that came out from his mouth.

Seira smiled and then turned around with a swing of her bag. She walked ahead of Baron, and he was left behind rubbing his forehead gently as he contemplated.

Seira Askan was probably the only one who could put a random hand on his face, the empire’s commander-in-chief and head of the Jeff family. Ironically, Baron regretted the moment her hand left his skin so much to the point he frowned even harder.

Baron was not used to remorse. As the successor of Jeff, he had always made the right choice with his cold reason and sound judgment, in which he had been trained since childhood.

But whenever he was with her, everything just went flying out the window. He was so flustered with impatience that he made mistakes over and over again.

Just as it had been today. He only antagonized Seira as he hastily talked about his romantic wishes instead of appealing his charm to her. He even got into a shameful incident in her presence. Baron was already out of ideas how he could even make up for all of those in the future.

“You’re going down right away, aren’t you?” Seira asked him, untying the horses’ reins they secured to the tree.

“Yes, we probably should,” Baron replied curtly.

They already confirmed there were no hidden beasts around, so there was nothing more to do. Going down the forest path, Seira picked up the leftover biscuits from the bag and started munching on them.

“Are you hungry?” she suddenly asked.

Baron jerked as he replied, “What?”

Seira looked at him and the biscuit back and forth. She could basically hear him gulp as he stared at her lips intently.