The Villain's End Is Pregnancy - c96
As soon as Ryan heard that the king had officially invited the Fitzroy family to the palace for a meal, he wanted to return home immediately.
“Can’t you stay here tonight?”
“Huh?”
Ryan, who was about to change out of his silk pajamas into outdoor clothes, paused.
‘Stay? Here? This is the prince’s private bedroom…?’
As he looked around unconsciously, Hendrick held his hand and said:
“I’m worried because you fainted earlier.”
“Ah……”
Those words made Ryan instinctively watch Hendrick’s reaction. He wasn’t unaware of how much Hendrick had worried about him fainting. He was so restless that he didn’t want to leave Ryan’s side all afternoon and evening.
He even wanted to spoon-feed him dinner in the bedroom, which was so surprising. Not only Ryan, but the attendants, maids, and knights watching must have felt the same.
And now he was telling Ryan to stay the night.
“Even if I send the royal physician with you, I won’t feel at ease. So please stay where I can see you. Just for today, okay?”
Along with the affectionate tone, a hand went up and touched a warm, soft sensation at the end. Ryan blinked at the ticklish yet heart-pounding feeling.
His heart was wavering uncontrollably. Hendrick was saying this out of concern for him. If he said he would be anxious if Ryan wasn’t in sight, how could Ryan just brush it off and leave?
“No?”
Hendrick kissed each bent knuckle of Ryan’s fingers and met his eyes. Earlier, Ryan had felt a strong sense of guilt, but now…
‘Why does it seem like he’s being so cute today?’
It was even harder to get used to because Hendrick never acted this way before. Not that it was strange. Ryan realized that the corners of his mouth were unconsciously turning up.
“Ryan.”
This time, Hendrick’s lips pressed firmly on the back of his hand before pulling away.
Ah, seriously, he couldn’t take it anymore.
“Okay. I get it, so stop.”
Ryan’s voice trembled as he answered. Hendrick, noticing that Ryan was smiling, also gently curved his lips. Their eyes met. The color was different from earlier when he had matched Ryan’s eyes, hoping for a positive answer.
Ryan sensed danger in the eyes that deepened in an instant. He tried to step back unconsciously, but the strength of the larger hand cradling the back of his head and pulling him forward was stronger.
“No-mmph!”
The word “no” didn’t even come out completely and was swept into the overlapping mouths. The flesh that boldly dug into the gap caught Ryan’s tongue in an instant.
Ryan fluttered his eyelids and grabbed Hendrick’s arm. It felt like the hand cupping the back of his head was getting stronger as if Hendrick thought he was pushing him away.
‘This guy.’
But at this point, Ryan had no intention of backing down either. Since it had come to this, his fighting spirit rose, refusing to lose.
As Ryan actively responded, the squelching sound of their tangled tongues rubbing against each other in their mouths became even more explicit.
The kiss gradually turned passionate and lewd. They licked and sucked each other’s tongues, rubbed their teeth, and scratched the roof of their mouths.
“Mmm, mm, slurp, nngh…!”
They teased each other’s lower and upper lips alternately, then swallowed each other’s breaths without a trace and locked lips deeply again.
“Ha, ha, ha……”
As they parted for a moment, the two panted roughly while looking at each other. Then, without hesitation, they kissed again.
Before they knew it, the pheromones released by the alpha and omega thickly permeated the air. It drove the two into even more excitement.
Ryan’s body was gradually pushed back and back. In the process, the clothes he had been wearing were also peeled off layer by layer.
Soon, Hendrick’s heated hand touched Ryan’s bare skin. He stroked Ryan’s neck, shoulder blades, and back very slowly and carefully.
“Ah……”
A moan escaped from the slightly parted lips. Ryan realized right away that Hendrick knew he was reacting to his touch because Ryan’s body trembled slightly.
A smile hung on his lips. It had a slightly different shade of lust than the one he had shown earlier. His eyes also turned deep green like a rainy forest.
“The physician told us to be careful.”
Ryan, who came to his senses belatedly, stopped Hendrick’s hand that was caressing his collarbone, passing his chest, and going even lower.
“I know.”
Hendrick nodded, kissing Ryan’s slightly swollen lips.
“I won’t do it. I just wanted to touch your belly. To ask if it’s okay.”
Only then did Ryan realize that he had misunderstood and rolled his eyes. The back of his neck instantly grew hot. Most likely, his ears and face were also flushed.
“Thank you, Ryan.”
Hendrick must have noticed, but he said something else. After giving a peck on Ryan’s lips, he slowly moved his hand again. His palm, which had arrived at the flat abdomen, began to move slowly.
It was a considerate touch, as if he was truly asking about Ryan’s well-being.
“About the name.”
Ryan, who had been feeling Hendrick’s body temperature with a pounding heart, looked up with an “hmm?” at the sudden remark.
“You mentioned before that you were thinking about how to name the baby. So I came up with some names.”
“Hey, it’s only been two months.”
Ryan thought it was absurd, just like before. Back then, Ryan had even told Hendrick that it wasn’t his child, but it seemed he had been thinking of names.
It was the same now. There was still a long way to go, so why was he making such a fuss?
But for some reason, even as he reproached Hendrick, Ryan didn’t dislike it. No, to be honest, when he realized that Hendrick truly cherished the baby, he felt something overwhelming.
“It’s a bit early for a name. Give a prenatal nickname instead.”
So instead of further scolding him, Ryan suggested something else.
“Prenatal nickname?”
Hendrick tilted his head as if asking what that was. His hand was still stroking Ryan’s belly, and seeing him do that with an uncanny cuteness unlike him, Ryan kissed his smooth forehead with a peck.
“Yes. They say it’s good to give a name that can be used while the baby is in the womb for the baby’s healthy growth and bonding with the parents.”
Of course, this was from Ryan’s previous life. This world probably never had such a thing, so he was a little worried about how Hendrick would respond.
“Really? A prenatal nickname… That’s nice too. Come to think of it, I heard that in countries across the sea, they give separate childhood names to unawakened children.”
“Is that so?”
“Yes. They say it’s with the hope that the child will grow up healthy, safely complete their awakening, and become an adult.”
Hendrick, who said that, met Ryan’s eyes.
“What name would be good?”
“Well……”
Suddenly, Ryan remembered the words his cousin had listed when she was pregnant, saying she would choose a prenatal nickname.
“Happy, Lovely, Sturdy, Surprise, Wiggly, Growing, Honeybun……”
Each pronunciation felt as sweet as if he had swallowed chocolate.
“They’re all lovely.”
It seemed Hendrick felt the same way. His face was brighter than ever.
“Which one do you like?”
Ryan asked him with a slightly fluttering heart. He wanted to let Hendrick, who had thought of the baby even when denying Ryan, choose the prenatal nickname.
Hendrick pondered for a moment, then suddenly gave Ryan a peck on the lips. His face was even brighter than before.
“They’re all pretty, but how about Jadu?”
“Jadu?”
Ryan tilted his head, wondering why he suddenly brought up a fruit out of the blue.
“Since you mentioned a prenatal nickname, it came to mind. Sour and sweet, isn’t it lovely?”
As he said that, Hendrick caressed Ryan’s cheek with the back of his hand. Ryan realized the words Hendrick hadn’t uttered.
The fact that the prenatal nickname came from associating Ryan’s pheromone.
“What do you think?”
Ryan saw Hendrick’s beautifully curved eyes as he smiled.
‘Jadu……’
Ryan rolled the name on his tongue. It was so sweet and soft that swallowing it would seem to fill him with happiness.
“Yes, let’s go with that.”
Ryan nodded. Hendrick’s gaze lingered on him without leaving, then brought his lips again.
This time, too, Ryan accepted it actively without refusing. Before long, the kiss became more intimate, and their pheromones also intermingled.
The two repeatedly pressed and released their lips numerous times, and each time Hendrick would helplessly stroke Ryan’s hair, neck, or back, but nothing more than that.
‘He’s so reliable.’
Feeling Hendrick’s determination to keep his word to the royal physician, Ryan had to hold back his laughter even while kissing him.
After exploring each other for a long time, the two managed to separate and tried to catch their breath, panting. They had to restrain themselves appropriately, or who knew what kind of major accident might happen if they went further.
“…Rest.”
Hendrick spoke in a lower voice than usual.
“Okay.”
Ryan’s gaze briefly turned to Hendrick’s lower body, but he smiled brightly as if nothing had happened. It was wise not to attempt anything they couldn’t take responsibility for.
“I’ll be back.”
With eyes dripping with lingering attachment, his alpha slowly retreated. Ryan’s lips curled up at the sight of his somewhat awkward back.
And when Hendrick fled outside as if escaping,
“Haha, hahaha……”
Ryan couldn’t hold back and laughed heartily. Hendrick, who always seemed mature, looked so cute that he couldn’t stand it.
Translation Notes:
Jadu is plum in korea