Yes, she loved him.
Yes, she remembered her parents telling stories about the harem of the strongest Phoenix they had ever met.
All of that was true…but still.
She didn’t see it coming.
Rubra was in that immobile condition with dreamy eyes lost toward the horizon.
Unchanging for around ten minutes now.
Sure, she gave her virginity to Eric and was ready to make it work in every way possible, but if having another woman around wasn’t enough, she was beautiful at that.
It all started when Eric returned flying from the final recognition check.
He should have flown around Cain’s house before departing with her towards Panville.
When she first saw him from afar felt intense happiness in her heart.
*Oh, I really love him so much! *
As he came closer though his figure seemed bulkier, her face became slightly rosier.
*Oh my, a muscle potion could bring back that instinctual side of him in the bedroom! *
Finally, the truth dawned on her, and her ardent desire was turned off abruptly.
Eric didn’t become bulkier and wasn’t ready for another love session just yet.
Quite the contrary, he seemed unhappy to Rubra, even though he tried hiding it with the fake smile she started recognizing.
The cause of his unnatural face was the lump of fat pressed around his arm.
*Sure, they’re bigger, but so what! *
Her mood instantly turned 180 when she saw what was attached to that unnecessarily big pair of breasts.
For a moment, she doubted her sexual preferences but instantly regained the regular breath she had paused for a second.
Her face felt round and edged at the same time.
Her slight smile gave her tenderness, and the dragon-like horns on top of her head seemed the natural decoration for that royal-like beauty.
The body figure gave the idea of balance and dangerous attraction.
Proportionate was her shoulder-to-hip ratio, and she seemed to watch an hourglass.
Silver hair fell up to her shoulder blades.
Any last brink of sanity left to any possible observer was finally, taken away by her hypnotic, amethyst-like, deep purple eyes.
She didn’t even need to speak.
When she saw the reaction her appearance had on Rubra, Eve’s smile slowly became more pleased.
*What a baby!
She can’t even take that much competition. *
Rubra’s reaction left Eric equally unprepared: he expected her to vent out a bit, not to take Eve’s physical closeness to him laying down without saying anything about it.
''Rubra, there’s a reason for that.
I found her enca… ''
His words couldn’t be heard by her though.
She was deeply lost in her insecurities.
*He’s gonna leave me too!
What can I do?
I killed Cain too.
I’m gonna be alone forever! *
Her thoughts were interrupted by a sense of heat that she knew.
Rubra opened her eyes which were flowing tears and found herself in the hug of Eric.
Instantly, as his hug made her mental struggle disappear, the flames, delicately watching around them, made the same with her tears.
‘’Are you gonna leave me? ‘’
A smile started returning to her face, but she still needed the final confirmation of his words.
‘’Of course not.
I love you.
I’m gonna explain to you the reason for this when you are ready. ‘’
Eve observed the scene, half dissatisfied and half happy.
*Hmpf, it’s not gonna be easy splitting them apart with such a strong relationship.
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On the other hand, he definitely has a way with women. *
Eric felt observed, so he decided to settle the situation in a quieter way.
‘’We should discuss it tonight and eventually depart tomorrow when a final decision is reached. ‘’
Eve didn’t like what she heard, so she tried changing his idea.
‘’But darling, this way I’m gonna be alone tonight. ’’
Rubra felt a thrill and instantly raised her flaming eyes to watch Eve.
If first wasn’t clear enough, now she couldn’t feign not having heard what she said.
*The d-word!
How dare she?
I don’t even call him d-darling yet. *
Somehow Rubra managed to stutter even in her mind.
Her carnal preferences leaped years ahead in the last few days, but her mental side had yet to catch up with all that.
The fact that she and Eric lied to one another about not remembering part of their first experience contributed to that.
For all these reasons, all she could say mustering all of her braveness was…
‘’You don’t call him that!
He is my da-dar-darling. ‘’
Trying one more time with respect to her thoughts before managing to correctly say the word, Rubra failed successfully.
Even though she blundered her occasion to assert dominance against Eve, nonetheless, there was an instantaneous silence around the three of them.
*Cute enough to kill me… *
That was all Eric could think of at that moment.
On the other hand, Eve instantly started going toward the bedroom Eric showed her and said while walking ahead.
‘’Don’t say it if you don’t have enough confidence. ‘’
Her words were harsher than her real thoughts.
Eve’s face blushed.
*How can she be so sweet?
What is she…a puppy? *
After some time, Eric and Rubra arrived at their bedroom.
In a short time, their room was filled with feminine shouts.
‘’I just can’t understand who is crazier, you or her! ‘’
Rubra wasn’t crying, but her face was still red, and flames started appearing with every word that exited her mouth.
‘’She is Cain’s mother and knows what we did to him, but still says that she wants to come with us and enter your harem?! ‘’
Her mind didn’t have enough space to fit any trauma-related insecurities anymore.
All she could feel was the absence of sense in the story Eric just finished telling her.
Eric was ready for such a reaction, and that was one of the reasons for the strained face he wore while returning toward Rubra’s nest.
He was honestly quite stressed from the whole situation, and all the questions that kept taking energy away from his mind and didn’t give any signal of being ready to leave any time soon didn’t make it any easier.
For those reasons, he didn’t proceed using the most logical, calm, and sound argument to tell Rubra the reason behind his thought process.
Instead, he shouted.
‘’Make silence, and hear me out for a second! ‘’
Rubra’s eyes became instantly crimson, and her lips moved before her mind could stop her.
‘’Yes, darling.
I mean...Yes, master. ‘’
The blood in Eric’s body was leaving his mind at that moment, and his eyes were returning kaleidoscopic, as in his flashbacks.
From that moment on, he managed to consciously observe what was happening during that abnormal state.
All he could say was: "That was a long night! "