[Charles POV]
"Then could you promise me one thing?"
To be honest, I have never given much thought to these romantic feelings of mine. Everything that I did was based on my desires.
If you were to tell me what I thought romance was a few months ago, I would say it was a load of baloney.
Keep in mind that in the past, romance was never in my mind. With money as an issue, I could only think about myself. Watching how my "family" acted was also in my best interest, not to think about it. So when Reina brought forth this topic. The questions she asked never came to my mind.
"If that promise isn't impossible, I don't see why I can't."
"Then promise me this. If you were ever to stop loving anyone, please don't throw them away. You may or may not know this, but everyone here depends on you."
"Losing that support would be damaging. Could you promise me this?"
I wasn't expecting this to be a deep talk instead of a date. As for throwing them? Even if I fell out of love with one of them, I don't think I would kick them out of my house and leave them with nothing.
Thinking of that experience didn't sit well with me. It made me think I was similar to my "supposed parents." My skin itched thinking about it.
"That, I can do easily."
Even if I wished death upon the person that might have to leave, I would only give them money that would last up to at least five years. They're on their own after that.
Knowing I was sincere about my answer, Reina hugged me even tighter. Even if her chest was small, her soft body was warm with how long we hugged.
"Then let's begin with your reward."
From behind, Reina started to grab my cock.
"Charles... Do you like it?"
Her mouth was behind my ears, whispering in a sexy tone. My cock enlarged due to the excitement I was feeling.
After feeling how my body reacted, Reina knew my answer. Her warm hand started to move them in a pleasurable way.
"Can you tell me that you love me..?"
Have I ever told someone that? If I did, I probably only did it on the spur of the moment. Being told to say that had my heart feel tingly.
"..."
Reina stopped moving her hands when I went silent. She had wanted me to say it so she would continue.
"You know that I don't keep you around for your money anymore..."
"If I genuinely disliked you, I would have broken the engagement long ago."
I felt some wet substance on my back. Was she in tears? I didn't think my speech would drive her to tears.
That was all we were going to do for now. I don't think she was in the mood to continue. Reina hugged me tightly as she continued to sob.
Reina tried to make me put still when I tried to turn around. She didn't want me to see her cry. My strength compared to hers was too much to be compared. I tried my best not to harm her when I turned around.
"Charles..."
A bit of a sniffle came from her nose. Before any snot came out, I grabbed a tissue box and gave it to her.
"Thanks..."
"Don't mention it."
We stayed quiet, letting Reina regain her composure. While the room was quiet, there was no awkwardness within the room.
Reina leaned on my body to make herself comfortable. She stared at my eyes like it was something natural. It was still somewhere during the day, but it felt like the sun was going to dawn.
"Do you still need more time?"
"No."
Her eyes were still red, and the tears of relief were now over. Reina shifted her body upward and kissed me on the lips. I returned the kiss and sucked on her lips.
"Charles... Just so you know... I love you."
Looking at her love-struck state, I was more moved than I thought. Even if this was supposed to be a romantic setting only filled with love, lust had overtaken me.
I was more twisted and perverted than I thought. My body was telling me to eat her now, so I did.
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"Hey, Reina. Today, I found a temporary fix to my problem."
After our session, I told Reina that an artifact I found earlier today could temporarily help solve my problem.
"Really?"
She tried to move her body up but was unable to. The shock of me finding a solution was pretty quick. I, too, was surprised by this happening.
"Yep, look at this. This artifact takes negative energy away from me."
Holding a white glowing orb, I showed it to her. Reina stared at it and observed it. After looking at it enough, I took it back and got something else for her.
"This is a gift."
The rewards from my raid had some things that weren't useful to me but would be good to others. What I had given her was an artifact called Protection Of The Light. It was a necklace with a shiny colorful orange gem.
[Protection Of The Light: Whenever the sun is up, an invisible shield around the holder will be maintained. Those that hit the shield with a physical attack will be burnt.]
Defensive artifacts were something that I didn't need at the moment. Whenever I am not around. The chances of any of the girls being hurt would be significantly higher.
Once Reina had the necklace, she smiled and appreciated the gift that I gave. Even though our date was at a hotel, I would say today was successful.
It was still night, but we weren't going to sleep by the looks of it. Reina and I kept going back and forth, discussing random topics. Our bonding time was the most efficient way to get to know us better.
"So, why did you stop calling me Hubby?"
Being called that was weird at first, but I got use to it and now she stopped.
"It feels embarrassing to say that in public when you think about it..."
Reina blushed being aware of the time she said all of that. I smoothly kissed her and our bonding continued.
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