The Cat Who Weeps in the Dark - Chapter 42

“Ah!”

Katie let out a startled gasp, as if the movement was unexpected.

Helion grabbed Katie’s waist, pulled her close, and then tossed her onto the bed. The bed dipped significantly under the sudden added weight, as if startled.

Before she could regain her senses, Helion snatched both her ankles and spread her legs apart. It was to get a clearer view of her intimate parts, but the long hem of her shirt fell between her thighs, obstructing his view.

“Your Highness, wait!”

Katie thrashed her legs with all her might. But Helion didn’t budge an inch.

This can’t be happening.

Katie’s face contorted. Even if she was a woman, she was still a beast-kin. She possessed far superior strength compared to an average adult male.

Yet, why did Helion subdue her so easily? Now that she thought about it, it had always been this way. Even when she struggled, overwhelmed by pleasure during her heat, he had effortlessly withstood her resistance.

Descendant of Solaris.

She vaguely recalled hearing something like that in the kingdom.

The people of the Empire worshipped the sun god Solaris, and their imperial family were said to be the children of that god. Although human blood had been mixed in for a long time, making them no different from humans now, very occasionally, individuals were born with that golden power.

If she thought about it that way, everything made sense. How he had survived countless disadvantageous battles that should have killed any human, always emerging victorious.

Just as beast-kins, with their superior strength, had cut down the numerically superior imperial army, he too, with his superior power, had torn apart beast-kins.

“Lift it, Katie.”

Her thoughts were cut short. Helion gestured with his eyes towards the space between her legs. Katie followed his gaze to the hem of her shirt.

No. If that was moved, her g******s would be exposed.

“P-please, if you just let go of my feet…”

“Right. It would be better to let go and have you spread them yourself.”

Surprisingly, Helion readily released her feet. Katie quickly brought her legs together. However, Helion’s subsequent words forced her to open them again, swallowing her shame.

“Don’t forget our deal. Not unless you want to end up in the torture chamber after undressing this far.”

And letting Helion’s hands be free was a huge mistake. He took hold of the hem of her shirt and lifted it himself.

“Of course, I don’t mind torturing you either. Seeing you struggle while tied up would be quite a turn-on.”

“Ugh.”

How could he say such a thing without his expression changing? Katie couldn’t bear to look at her exposed lower half and averted her gaze.

Her completely exposed p***y trembled uncontrollably.

Please, just stay still. She even begged her own body to stop trembling, desperate not to show how nervous she was, but it was useless. Thinking about what might happen next, she simply couldn’t stop shaking.

“It’s funny to ask now, but are you a virgin? No, I don’t even need to ask. With this kind of reaction, it would be weirder if you had experience.”

Helion chuckled and pulled the hem of her shirt up further. The long shirt was now rolled up to her belly. He traced her concave navel and slender waistline. She’d noticed it before, but his gaze had a certain density. It was so thick and wet that even though nothing physically touched her, it felt as if something was clinging to her body.

Soon, his hand, still holding her shirt, touched Katie’s lips.

“Bite down, kitty.”

Fortunately, even with the shirt pulled up this far, her b*****s weren’t exposed due to the oversized clothing.

Katie found it ridiculous that she was relieved by such a small mercy, but she bit down on the hem of her shirt as instructed.

Now… What’s going to happen?

Katie lowered her gaze and stared at the shirt she was biting. She didn’t dare to look at Helion. If their eyes met, she felt sure he would see how terrified she was.

Perhaps he already knew from the moment she started trembling. But this was a matter of pride. Even though she had accepted his deal and was lying naked on his bed, she might have sacrificed her body, but she didn’t want to abandon her pride.

‘I just hope he doesn’t suddenly insert without warning.’

Helion had brought her to his bed for s*x. He had couched it in terms like satisfying his curiosity, but ultimately, the goal was penetration.

During her heat, he could have just thrust right in without any preparation. But now, she is sober. She couldn’t even imagine how he intended to put his c**k inside her.

Beast-kins don’t mate unless they’re in heat. Mating was considered a sacred act, but also a beastly one. Unless it was for procreation or to end a heat cycle, they wouldn’t bother copulating.

To suppress instinct with reason—that was why beast-kins could be considered human, not just animals.

But contrary to Katie’s worries, Helion, after stripping her bare like this, did nothing. He simply sat silently between her legs, doing nothing.