madnovel Chapter 1647: Forbidden Love?
Chapter 1647: Forbidden Love?
He must have heard it wrong, right?There was no way she had actually said that.
Aether stared at Lia as if echoes of battle still rang inside his skull.
Maybe that was it.
Maybe his hearing had simply broken after all that chaos.
Yes... that had to be the reason.
Lia, of all people, would obviously ask for money.
Come on, this was Lia we were talking about.
Even though she was a princess, she loved money more than breathing itself. The woman treated gold like a sacred religion. Jewels, treasures, resources... her eyes usually sparkled more brightly at those things than at life.
So why... why this?
Aether’s mind desperately searched for logic, trying to stitch together excuses before reality could fully sink its claws into him.
Yet Lia’s next words shattered every fragile thought apart.
"I told you to call me ’Mommy.’"
"... P-Pard—"
"You heard me right!!"
Lia snapped instantly, her sharp voice cutting through the room like a whip. Her crimson eyes narrowed at him as if she could already see him trying to escape the truth.
Aether looked at her with a mortified expression. "You seriously want me to call you... that?" His voice cracked halfway through.
"For what reason? I can give you money, influence, resources... literally anything else."
Lia remained utterly unfazed.
The luxurious mansion around them glowed beneath chandeliers, yet none of it reflected inside her eyes.
Wealth meant nothing to her at this moment.
Powers meant nothing.
Only that word mattered.
Only hearing him say it.
The mere image of Aether lowering his pride and calling her ’Mommy’ made a faint tremor run through her thighs.
Her lips curved slightly while heat flickered beneath her composed expression.
That way... he would understand his place.
Hmph!
Lia crossed one leg over the other while staring down at him from the couch. The curve of her body pressed tightly against the fabric hugging her waist and hips, elegant yet dangerous like a queen wrapping silk around a blade.
"Come on~" she whispered softly.
"Call me."
Her black stocking-covered foot slowly pressed against his chest. Not enough to hurt him. Just enough to tease him. The smooth fabric slid against his shirt while her toes nudged him gently, almost sensually, as though she were coaxing obedience directly out of his heartbeat.
’Woman... are you insane?’
Aether nearly shouted the words aloud.
His face burned red with humiliation while his pulse hammered violently inside his ears.
The atmosphere itself felt dangerous.
Every movement she made carried a strange intimacy that made his entire body tense instinctively.
As if the moment he said that word... something inside him would completely break.
And even worse...
’If anything, I should be calling you wifey, not that,’ he gritted inwardly. ’This woman is supposed to become my wife in the future, not... Fuck!’
Aether clenched his fists tightly enough for his nails to dig into his palms. His voice trembled despite his efforts to remain calm.
The only reason he was not breaking out... because it was Lia... otherwise, here bloodbath would be going on!
"L-Lia... you should understand something. That’s highly inappropriate to ask from me."
Lia tilted her head innocently.
"Is it wrong for a son to call his mother ’Mommy’?"
"But you are NOT my mother, damn it!!"
The words exploded out of him before he could stop himself.
Lia flinched.
For the first time since this insane conversation began, genuine hurt appeared across her face. Her lips trembled slightly while tears slowly gathered within her eyes.
"Sniff... sniff... I... I am your mother..."
Her voice sounded heartbreakingly soft.
"..."
Aether’s expression twisted awkwardly. Seeing her cry like that felt strangely painful, like watching a child abandoned by the person they trusted most... but in reverse here!
Damn it.
He inhaled slowly, forcing himself to calm down before speaking again.
"Lia, listen to me carefully. Please. I’m not your son."
"HOW DARE YOU SAY THAT!"
The sudden scream shook the entire mansion.
Windows rattled violently. The pressure in the air became suffocating as magical energy burst from her body in waves.
Her son denies her existence.
Even though they shared the same blood.
How cruel.
How unbelievably cruel her son had become.
Rebellious child!!
Aether was literally stunned by the intensity behind her rage. It genuinely felt as though saying another wrong sentence would get him killed on the spot.
Like reality itself had decided: deny her, and die.
Or worse... hated by her forever.
That’s the last thing he wanted.
’Fuck!’
Aether groaned inwardly just as he opened his mouth again when Lia suddenly spoke through her tears.
"E-Even though we share the same blood... sniff... even though you touched me... sniff... even though you kissed me... sniff... sniff..."
Her trembling voice grew softer and more emotional while tears rolled down her cheeks.
"Even though you licked Mommy’s pus—"
"S-STOP!!"
Aether shouted instantly, nearly leaping forward in panic.
His soul almost left his body, hearing her say that aloud so casually.
’Fuck!!’
He screamed inwardly while staring at her flushed, tearful face. Instead of stopping, she somehow looked even more hurt now that he rejected calling her Mommy.
And the worst part?
She was genuinely crying.
Her shoulders trembled softly while tears slipped down her cheeks one after another, making her look pitiful despite the terrifying pressure radiating from her body.
Aether sighed deeply and dragged a hand down his face.
’Maybe the blood connection really messed something up?’ he thought bitterly. ’I drank her blood... maybe that’s why she’s acting like this.
Maybe it created some twisted maternal instinct or something?
Damn it... If I knew this would happen, I would never have touched that blood.’
His jaw tightened.
’Fuck you, Aether. One impulsive decision and now your entire life is collapsing.’
Still... what was done could not be undone now.
Taking a long breath, Aether finally spoke.
"F-Fine..."
His voice sounded painfully reluctant.
"I’ll call you that."
It was just a word.
Right?
Nothing personal.
Nothing meaningful.
Just Mommy.
M.O.M.M.Y!
That was all.
Surely he could survive saying one stupid word, right?
RIGHT?
The moment those words left his mouth, Lia’s tears vanished almost instantly. Her beautiful face brightened with happiness so quickly that Aether’s eye twitched suspiciously.
"..."
For one brief second, he genuinely wondered if she had manipulated him from the start.
But honestly...
’Fuck whatever.’
He exhaled heavily before forcing the word toward his throat.
"Mom-cough... cough—!"
The sound violently caught in his throat. He doubled over, coughing as though his body itself refused to let the word escape completely.
Lia’s expression immediately became teary again. Her lower lip trembled while she stared at him with wounded eyes, looking one second away from crying all over again.
"W-Wait! Give me a damn second!" Aether groaned, clenching his fists so tightly his knuckles turned pale.
His throat bobbed nervously before he forced the words out.
"Ma... ahem... Mo... ahem..."
Every passing second only made things worse. Heat flooded his face until he looked completely beet red, like a ripe tomato moments away from bursting.
He could not even bring himself to look directly at Lia anymore.
The atmosphere felt unbearably wrong.
Forbidden~
Dangerously intimate in a way that made his skin crawl and burn at the same time.
’Damn it... It’s just a word... so why the hell is it this hard to say?!’ Aether screamed inwardly while sweat slid slowly down the side of his face.
Across from him, Lia’s eyes had already begun shimmering with fresh tears again. Her lips quivered faintly while she hugged one arm beneath her chest, looking seconds away from completely breaking down.
And somehow... that pressure felt even more terrifying than her anger.
’Arrgh! Once your memories come back, I swear I’m going to spank you for all of this!’
Grinding his teeth, Aether finally lowered his head and muttered in a barely audible voice,
"M... Mo-Mommy..."
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The voice was quieter than a mosquito’s buzz.
Yet Lia heard every syllable with perfect clarity... 4k Lossless Quality!
Her entire body flinched.
Instantly, her face bloomed with happiness like a flower finally touched by sunlight after endless rain. Her crimson eyes widened while her heartbeat accelerated violently inside her chest.
She stared at Aether in stunned silence.
His head remained lowered deeply, almost as if he were trying to hide his shame from the world itself.
Lia’s lips trembled faintly.
Excitement?
Satisfaction?
No... Something darker~
Her breathing grew softer while her eyes glimmered with seductive delight. The black stocking covering her elegant foot slowly slid against his chest before her toes gently curled beneath his chin, trying to lift his face upward.
For a brief moment, Aether resisted.
Not physically.
But instinctively.
Like some final fragment of pride refused to let her see the expression currently destroying him from within.
Unfortunately, that resistance only made Lia even more excited.
Even hungrier.
Her eyes narrowed slightly while a sly smile curled across her lips.
"Look at me, my dear son~"
Her voice dripped with soft seduction and dangerous amusement.
Those words alone seemed to drain the remaining strength from his body. Slowly, unwillingly, his head lifted beneath the pressure of her toes.
And the moment Lia finally saw his face...
Her entire body froze.
A beet-red faced man stared back at her, flushed as a ripe tomato ready to burst, his entire face flooded with shame and deep embarrassment. Those trembling lips, flaring nose, teary eyes filled with utter shame that refused to meet her gaze, and his red-tipped ears only heightened the forbidden thrill running through her veins.
This was the same man who once stood proudly before armies.
The same arrogant man who had tried to kill her without hesitation.
And now...
Now he barely looked at her, his face burning red as if completely hopeless and exposed before her power.
Gulp~
Lia gulped hard, her legs trembling with need as the sensitive place between her thighs strained and grew wet, her blood flowing faster than ever through her veins. Her once pale complexion now rushed with heat, turning her skin flushed and feverish.
Her pulse pounded violently.
Her sharpened fangs slowly revealed themselves from behind parted lips while a faint strand of saliva glistened dangerously at the corner of her mouth.
Then she noticed it.
The rush of blood moving... lower!
Her eyes instantly turned sly.
A dangerous little smile appeared on her face as her teasing foot slowly slid downward from his chin toward his lower body.
!!!
Aether flinched sharply when her bare foot pressed firmly against his hardening crotch. He looked up at her with pure, horrified shock written across his features.