Chapter 2

Elena closed her eyes. The fear of the huge penis digging into the narrow hole and giving her body tearing pain was gone. The only thing that filled Elena’s inside was her deep feelings for Wood.

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“Guys, the knights are coming!”

A few months ago, Bacchus, the bar and restaurant closest to the hunting grounds of the Imperial Knights. The lively laughter of the knights from afar filled Bacchus. Upon hearing the sound of members of the Imperial Knights coming down the stairs after the hunting competition, the female servants hurriedly adjusted their clothes and greeted them with bright smiles.

The knights who occupied their seats were busy bragging about their performance in a loud voice. They glanced at the female waitresses diligently serving drinks and food and made noise as if they wanted them to hear how big and ferocious the prey they had caught during the hunting game was. But the women were not interested in them. The women of Bacchus pricked up their ears like rabbits and blushed despite the small movements of the imperial knights’ commander, Wood Simon, who quietly drank a glass of wine. He seemed accustomed to receiving everyone’s attention even though he didn’t boast of his saga like other knights. The 25-year-old Wood, the commander of the Imperial Knights Division, was a noble who was awarded the count and the territories after making a major contribution in the recent war.

“Wood-sama, have you seen anything better in the meantime? Ah, my heart is pounding.”

“Honey, wake up. I saw Wood-nim ​​and a woman walking arm in arm not too long ago. I guess he’s going to get a bride this time. Rumour has it that he’s building a new mansion for his wedding.”

At those words, Elena’s hands, which were baking bread with gloves on, stopped. Elena, who was 19 years old and would be celebrating her 20th birthday in a week, was Bacchus’s youngest chef and employee. Also, Elena had been unrequitedly in love with Wood, the commander of the imperial knights, for two long years. However, Elena’s unrequited love was not special at all. Because all the women of Bacchus had their hearts on him.

“Woman? They might just know each other.”

“You just folded your arms around a guy you know, right? Can you do that to the chef?”

They talked in a voice that was barely audible, but to Elena, it was particularly loud. It felt like all those words were directed at her, so her heart stinged.

“Lord, chef? No, it’s terrible. Then… Wood-sama wants to get married. Will you believe it?”

“I will. Think about it. The commander of the Imperial Knights Guard, you are the Count. Of course, women will follow one after another. It was strange that he was still alone.”

“Chi, okay.”

“Calm down. It’s okay to have unrequited love. You have to like people.”

At that moment, the flames of the fire pit blazed up. Sweat beads formed like rain on Elena’s face, which was redder than the flames, and dripped down. It was fortunate that no one noticed that Wood’s face turned red just by hearing his story. Because the flames were burning redder than ever before.

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Elena was the daughter of a fallen aristocrat. She lost both her parents at the age of thirteen and was evicted from her large mansion and became an orphan. Relatives and adults treated Elena, who had nowhere to go, as a thorn in their eyes.