Albrecht’s Pearl · 15. September 2024
Chapter 48 **** Louise looked up, puzzled, and Caius smirked. "It bothered me that you were in so much pain last night, and now that you're still in pain, I'm not feeling the reward of putting you to bed early at night, and I think I'm the only one who's not satisfied." Neediness. Except for the two days he'd been away from the mansion a few days ago, the man had visited Louise every night. It had been one of the most sleep-deprived days she'd ever been, and it hadn't occurred to her that he'd...
Albrecht’s Pearl · 10. September 2024
Chapter 47 *** He didn't say yes or no, he just pulled himself up. Instead, he tugged on the reins of a white horse. "Her name is Gloria." Louise stared at the white horse, its black eyes blinking. Michael explained. "His Excellency chose her carefully. She’s a bit skittish, but she's small and gentle, so she'll be a good horse for you to ride. You may pet her a bit." Louise reached out with a trembling hand and touched the bushy mane. She expected it to be soft as a feather, but it was...
Albrecht’s Pearl · 06. September 2024
Chapter 46 *** "No, father, I'm not................." Suddenly, the Emperor was even more intolerably angry at his son's unusually turbid eyes. The golden eyes of the Heidenberg he knew were clearer than this. Not his father, not his brother, not the Emperor Karl himself. His son’s timidity, which was not his fault, was exasperated by the fact that he was being watched. He was too timid to sit on top of the crown prince, even with fake spots. Even Albrecht's pearl, that cursed pearl, was...
Albrecht’s Pearl · 03. September 2024
Chapter 45 *** A strong ray of sunlight slipped under her eyelashes. Louise grunted and turned, her whole body screaming in pain from the slightest movement. But the sting of the sun in her eyes was unnerving. She'd been like that yesterday, too, and Pauline would worry if she overslept. She couldn't help it, so she lifted her heavy eyelids. The man's face loomed in front of her like an afterimage, no wonder she had been up all night for two days straight. Louise blinked, trying to regain her...
Albrecht’s Pearl · 02. September 2024
Chapter 44 *** Caius glared down at her as if he didn't understand. Louise coughed and added. "Just in case you don't remember correctly, nothing much happened......." If he'd forgotten everything, she might as well pretend it hadn't happened at all. The man mocked Louise’s dumbness, asking. "Nothing happened?" He reached over to Louise and ran his thumb across the colorful mark at the nape of her neck. His beautiful golden eyes were too clear and crystal clear to show that he didn't remember...
Albrecht’s Pearl · 29. August 2024
Chapter 43 *** He couldn’t stay away. He had lived his whole life being careful, and he couldn't afford to do anything stupid, like indulge in distractions before something important. But what had he done all night to make his body ache? He sighed in self-pity. If he had pushed himself so hard, how was it that the woman who always seemed to have so little energy was okay? Slowly, out of compassion, he looked over at the sleeping woman. Her petal-like lashes were tightly closed, and her red...
Albrecht’s Pearl · 28. August 2024
Chapter 42 **** By the time Louise began unbuttoning his shirt, his hands were slowly exploring her cooling body. Goosebumps broke out wherever his hot hands touched. Slowly, his naked body was revealed before her eyes. An unfamiliar heat radiated from the man's body that she had expected to be ice cold. Louise closed her eyes instead. He was now naked without a single thread of clothing. Heated flesh slid over skin that no one but himself had ever touched before. Louise gasped and shuddered...
Albrecht’s Pearl · 24. August 2024
Chapter 41 *** Blame it all on the council, and the emperor's handlers could be removed once and for all. The more Hyreth harkens back to the good old days of the Emperor, when he didn't rely on foreign capital, the more the rumors of the Prince's birth flourish. With the pearl back, all Caius had to do was defend Burg, court moderate nobles, or ride through the mob in a carriage like this one. Time would take care of the rest. By now, the carriage was almost at a standstill. -knock. After a...
Albrecht’s Pearl · 22. August 2024
Chapter 40 *** Verena waved her hand in dismissal, flushed with embarrassment. "You don't need to ask for a favor, my lady. I'm going to make sure they get a comeuppance, so you can rest assured." Louise glanced at Verena, who replied with exaggeration. The guilty maid's gaze wandered from side to side, unable to meet her master's. You get the picture. She was not the only one the rumors point to, after all, their young master, Caius, whom they admired and cherished, was at the center of it...
Albrecht’s Pearl · 21. August 2024
Chapter 39 *** A few days later, Louise summoned one of her new maids and asked. "You asked for an advance on your salary?" The child trembled as if she had committed a great sin just by being called by her mistress. "Oh, no, it's all right, I only asked because the maids asked me to have a word with the head maid........ it's all right, really!" Louise shook her head. "Pauline asked you to speak to the head maid? May I ask why you wanted to be paid in advance?" "That's------." The child...