Chapter 34
- Reira ☾⋆⁺₊✧ᶻ 𝗓 𐰁
- Dec 9, 2025
- 7 min read
Updated: Dec 10, 2025
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It was a wide, open field. As the wind whooshed past, the fresh scent of grass wafted richly through the air.
Wearing a straw hat and a light red dress that was easy to move in, Viviana walked across the field.
Viviana, who was gazing at the bright blue sky under the sunlight, suddenly came to her senses.
‘Huh? Where am I going?’
She was definitely in her bedroom just a moment ago, so why was she suddenly in a field? Did Fortuna even have a field like this?
Realising that something was strange about this place, a wave of unease rose within her. Viviana turned around.
‘I have to go back home.’
Not even knowing which direction the ducal castle lay, Viviana moved forward blindly.
Then, among the grass, she discovered a small, adorable creature whimpering.
‘A white pup?’
A pup, white and fluffy like snow, lay among the grass. Forgetting all about finding the ducal castle, Viviana knelt beside it.
The pup, showing no shyness at all, scampered right onto Viviana’s lap.
Then it began scratching her chest with its small, cotton-like paws. Viviana burst out laughing.
‘Oh my, look at this little one. Is it asking me for milk?’
It must have been because it was a dream. Normally, it would be unthinkable, but this was a dream after all.
Viviana hugged the white pup. She unbuttoned the front of her dress as if she were really going to nurse it.
It was at that very moment that she woke up.
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“Huh?”
Viviana’s eyes snapped open. As if she had just burst up from the depths of the water, her breath caught, then rushed out, sharp and unobstructed.
Unsure of what was happening, she blinked in confusion. Before she could even make sense of the situation, a huge body suddenly pulled her into a crushing embrace.
“Viviana!”
The scorching warmth of his body felt strangely familiar. Nestled within his large frame, which could completely envelop her, Viviana slowly blinked and whispered his name.
“…Alto?”
At the sound of her voice, the rock-hard body trembled. Viviana furrowed her brow. No way…
“Are you… crying?”
She couldn't believe it. There were really tears welling up in Alto’s eyes.
“I-I thought something had happened to you…”
“Oh my.”
Startled, Viviana reached out this time and tightly pulled his face into her arms. It was a very strange feeling to have a man much larger than herself trembling and shedding tears in her embrace.
“There, there. Don’t cry.”
Not knowing how to comfort him, she ended up patting him as if soothing a small child. Then Viviana frowned at her tingling lips. Her lips had split, and blood was slowly oozing out.
No, why were her lips split? Viviana wondered in puzzlement, her eyes widening.
‘Ah, last night Alto had turned into a wolf. It was because I burned the valerian root.’
And after that, it had truly been a night like wild beasts. Wolf Alto was far more faithful to his instincts than human Alto. She remembered being tossed around by the wolf until she fell asleep as if she had fainted.
And now, here they were.
That meant the moment Alto regained his senses and opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was Viviana, collapsed unconscious on the bare floor.
‘I’d be shocked too…’
Even so, seeing a strong-willed man like Alto shed tears made her heart ache.
Viviana cupped Alto’s face in both hands. Then she pressed her lips to his smooth forehead and whispered.
"It’s nothing. I’m okay."
“Your lips are bleeding.”
“Ah.”
Viviana was in no state to calmly lie and say, ‘It’s nothing.’
Her hair was a tangled mess from rolling on the floor, and her back and elbows were scraped from bracing herself against the bare floor.
‘You probably have wounds all over your body too, even if they’re not visible. It must sting.’
Even if Wolf Alto hadn’t intended to hurt her, his sharp claws and teeth easily inflicted wounds on her.
Below, where he had driven into her until she lost consciousness, she still felt nothing but numbness.
Even so, before the pain in her body, the thought that she needed to calm Alto came first. He was making a face like he wanted to choke his own neck right then.
Tears gathered on his beautiful silver lashes. Viviana pursed her lips like a little bird and licked them.
“Well, it's okay. Because it’s you.”
“Viviana.”
Alto’s face twisted even more grimly. It was clear that he thought Viviana was making up comforting lies to soothe him.
“Please don’t keep accepting it like that.”
“I’m not ‘accepting it.’ I’m really saying it's okay because it's you. Besides, you didn’t do it on purpose. It was because I burned the herbs…”
“That was extremely dangerous. Never bring it into the castle ever again.”
“Uh…”
Watching Alto, whose face was completely stiff as he pleaded, Viviana rolled her eyes.
It was clear that Alto had suddenly lost his reason and transformed into a beast because of the dried valerian root.
‘But do we really have to banish it completely from the castle? It might come in handy.’
For example, maybe they could use it to spice things up when their marriage started feeling stale?
‘Honestly, Alto doesn’t thrust into me until I pass out.’
At the time, it was terrifying and overwhelming, but looking back, it almost feels like a strangely exhilarating experience…?
Viviana was utterly open-minded and daring when it came to sex.
Alto, quick to catch Viviana rolling her eyes as she schemed, pressed her for an answer with a hardened expression.
“Viviana, answer me.”
“Fine. I said I understand.”
When Alto insisted on a clear answer like this, it meant it absolutely couldn’t happen. Viviana let out a soft sigh through her nose and nodded.
‘Alto really knows me inside out at this point.’
If she answered like this and secretly brought in the valerian root, it wouldn’t end with just a scolding. Reluctantly, Viviana decided she would have to give up on the valerian root.
After calming Alto, a belated discomfort came over her. From how much he had ejaculated last night, clumps of semen were slowly oozing from below.
‘I should hurry and wash up.’
But just as she tried to get up, a sudden pain shot through her lower back. Groaning, Viviana held her waist, and Alto supported her.
"Yesterday, my hips were raised while you were thrusting... gasp! What is this mark on my back?"
When Viviana looked at her waist, she was startled to see a deep blue bruise near her pelvis. He had gripped her so hard that the bruise was exactly in the shape of the wolf’s fingers.
At the sight, Alto’s expression twisted with agony. He lowered his head.
"I can’t believe I hurt you. It seems I truly am someone who should not be by your side."
Even though it happened because he lost his reason against his will, the fact that he had injured Viviana seemed to shock Alto immensely.
His lips were tightly pressed, and his eyes, filled with melancholy, shone with a strange resolve.
‘At this rate, he might really leave the ducal estate.’
But that mustn’t happen!
Viviana grabbed Alto’s arm. And she gave a shy, gentle smile.
"That comment just now is a bit much."
"What do you mean? Is it because of your honour? I'll make sure no word gets out…"
So he really was thinking that.
But that would truly be a problem.
Viviana asked in a serious tone.
“You’re not seriously thinking of making our child grow up without a father, are you?”
“Huh? A child…?”
Caught off guard by her unexpected words, Alto blinked rapidly, utterly bewildered.
Then, a beat later, he jolted in shock and exclaimed:
“A-a child? Are you saying we’re having a child?"
“That’s right. We followed the proper conditions yesterday. A child must have been conceived.”
“W-well, that may be true, but…”
Flustered, Alto’s lips trembled as he stammered, desperately trying to reassure Viviana while babbling incoherently.
“A child isn’t conceived that quickly. We need to calm ourselves and wait a little longer…”
That was exactly the answer she had been waiting for. Viviana quickly chimed in, echoing Alto’s words.
“Alright. So let’s take our time. Let’s put aside the emotional talk, like saying you’ll atone by disappearing right in front of me, or saying that we shouldn’t be together.”
Because he had truly been thinking that way, Alto’s shoulders flinched at every word Viviana spoke.
After letting out a long sigh to collect his thoughts, Alto swept Viviana up into a tight embrace.
"I understand. For now, I’ll set those thoughts aside."
It was clear that he intended to wait, since a month would be enough to find out if there was a child.
That answer didn’t make her uneasy at all. In fact, Viviana needed the time just as much.
‘Because time is needed to prepare emotionally, too.’
Alto had been so averse to the idea of a child. So the month of waiting to find out if she was pregnant would also be a good time for him to prepare himself mentally as a father.
'Actually, I was thinking we could take it easy and plan for a child together.'
Viviana shrugged as she remembered the completely chaotic night.
‘For us, who tend to overthink, maybe it was just the kind of accident we needed.’
Alto scooped up Viviana, saying he would help her wash, and headed toward the bathroom. Hugging his neck, Viviana smiled shyly.
‘A white pup? I’m sure I’d adore it.’
She would raise it to be the happiest child in the world.
As a child with the closest, most loving parents in the world.
‘I think we’re already halfway there.’
Viviana rested her forehead on Alto’s shoulder and closed her eyes.
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