The days in the desert were hot, but the nights were very cold.
This was Ethan’s first time traveling in the desert, so this experience taught him a lot.
He had plenty of resources in his storage ring, like food and water, but Emma told him not to use them, to which he agreed.
Ethan’s Promised One taught him how to look for prey and water in the desert for survival.
As someone who was sensitive to the presence of water, Ethan could easily find water if he really wanted.
However, since he learned that any skill was worth having back in the Lands of Alastor, he decided to ask Sebastian to temporarily seal his ability to sense water as he and Emma traveled through the Harrowing Desert.
The seductive beauty didn’t hold back and taught Ethan everything that she knew.
The Meredith Clan trained all their children survival skills that would keep them alive in almost any place in the world under any situation. They were once a Nomadic Clan, only settling when they found a safe haven to live within the territory of Ethan’s Great Grandfather.
Since then, the Meredith Clan had thrived, and their loyalty towards the handsome young man’s paternal side of the family remained strong over the years.
Also, Emma enjoyed this moment with Ethan.
Although having a “date” in the desert that lasted days was something that most people didn’t want to experience, for her, it was the best day in her life since meeting Ethan at Brynhildr Academy.
The cold wind blew over the desert, as the night deepened.
Emma closed her eyes as she rested her head on Ethan’s chest, while the latter wrapped his arms around her like a hug pillow.
Both of them weren’t wearing any clothes under the blanket as they shared each other’s warmth, keeping the cold at bay.
As Ethan’s Promised One, this was where she belonged—wrapped in her Master’s arms while listening to his heartbeat.
On their first night in the desert, the two of them slept together but kept their clothes on.
On the second night, Emma proposed that sharing body heat through direct skin contact would be more effective. She was prepared to be rejected by Ethan, but to her surprise, her Master agreed to it.
When she asked why he agreed to her proposal, Ethan just smiled and told her that he had already come to terms that he and Emma were stuck at the hips since she was his Promised One.
So instead of resisting the inevitable, he should just accept it and get used to it as soon as possible.
However, he made one thing clear.
Neither of them would do anything inappropriate and would simply cuddle with each other.
Emma had confidence in her seductive body, so she thought that this would be a good opportunity to make Ethan fall head over heels for her.
Her Master was a healthy young man after all, so it would be normal for him to have thoughts about the opposite gender, especially while holding a naked beauty in his arms.
Emma was more than ready to give her Master her first time, anytime, anywhere, even if it was in the desert.
However, it seemed that she underestimated Ethan’s self-control.
True to his word, the handsome young man didn’t do anything inappropriate and simply hugged her.
Now, on their third night together, his stance hadn’t changed and remained the same.
Although she didn’t want to admit it, she was starting to lose her confidence in her womanly charms, making her think that he wasn’t interested in her.
Perhaps, due to her loss of confidence, a tear slid on Emma’s face, which fell onto Ethan’s chest. Her body also shook as she desperately tried to hold back the sadness in her heart, and the tears that were threatening to fall in full.
At that moment, she felt a hand lightly pat her head.
“If you’re crying because you think that you’re not an attractive woman, then brush off that thought,” Ethan whispered softly. “You are beautiful, Emma. Truth be told, I am not immune to your charms.
“If not for the fact that I promised Chloe, Luna, and Lily that I would not be chasing after girl’s skirts on this expedition, I might have given into the temptation and embraced you.”
Emma, who heard Ethan’s soft and kind words, felt as if the dam that had been holding back her emotions had finally burst, making her cry on Ethan’s chest.
The handsome young man continued to pat her head and held her close, allowing his Promised One to release all of her pent-up emotions from the past few days.
Her insecurities and her worries turned into tears in her eyes, making her heart feel lighter.
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Several minutes later, she finally managed to regain her composure and raised her head to look at her Master.
“Thank you, Master,” Emma said before planting a kiss on Ethan’s cheek. “Good night.”
She then closed her eyes to sleep. Perhaps, due to the happiness she felt in her heart and the exhaustion she felt after crying, the seductive beauty fell asleep in just a few seconds.
Ethan listened to Emma’s peaceful sleeping breaths before he, too, closed his eyes to sleep.
Deep inside his Sea of Consciousness, Sebastian and Ethan’s Other Half did a fist bump.
Ethan wasn’t an expert when it came to women, and the people who told him about Emma’s worries were none other than his two greatest allies and two greatest critics.
Although they weren’t the ones who told Ethan what to say to Emma, they still made sure that he understood her feelings, allowing him to tell her the words she needed to hear.
‘Man, that was smooth,’ Sebastian said. ‘But not as smooth as the Tide Bringer. Back then, that guy only needed to smile at the ladies, and they would swoon on the spot.’
‘Well, he’s still young,’ Ethan’s Other Half replied. ‘Also, Lily trained him well. Making love to that wild beauty for more than a year built up his resistance to ladies quite high. Even though Emma’s body is more curvaceous than Lily’s, he is no longer a virgin who would blush at any naked woman he sees.’
‘True.’ Sebastian nodded. ‘But do you think he will keep his word?’
‘About what?’ Ethan’s Other Half asked.
‘His promise to only have five wives and one concubine.’
‘He will keep it.’ Ethan’s Other Half smiled with confidence.
Sebastian arched an eyebrow. ‘What makes you so sure?’
Ethan’s Other Half didn’t answer right away and stared into the distance.
It was as if he was looking at someone who was currently watching Ethan’s life story unfold right before their very eyes.
‘That’s because he is a man of his word,’ Ethan’s Other Half said. ‘Even if this world is going to be destroyed, he will keep that promise.’
Sebastian was still half in doubt, but he was more than willing to see if Ethan would really carry out his promise till the end.
According to his estimate, Ethan and Emma would finally be able to leave the Harrowing Desert tomorrow.
After that, they would be able to use their flying brooms again and fly to the nearest Human Settlement in order to find Nicole.
Truth be told, Sebastian and Ethan’s Other Half were quite worried about Luna.
Unlike the handsome young man’s other lovers, the angelic beauty could only use magic on the nights of the full moon.
Also, the Deathseeker Forest was the most dangerous place in the Domain because the strongest Boss Monster was located there.
Emma’s scrying magic was blocked in the desert as well, so she wasn’t able to check Luna’s current situation.
They could only hope that she was able to reunite with some of her teammates, who would protect her not only from the Monsters of the world but also from the Monsters who wore human skin.
Monsters that coveted her beauty, power, and innocence and wished to claim it as their own.
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