Chapter 318: Embarassed girlfriend

Vlad rolled his eyes, a frown clear on his face. The reaction deepened the smile on Seraphina’s lips.

As she crawled upward, her hands rested on either side of his face, Vlad’s waist between her knees.

"I was just joking, dum-dum," she chuckled, finding this side of Vlad extremely cute.

She lowered her face, her lips reaching Vlad’s ear as she whispered, "You are the only man whose bed I will ever use."

When she moved her face back, she found a faint blush on Vlad’s cheeks, the earlier annoyance nowhere to be seen.

Vlad raised his eyes to look at her but immediately lowered them, seeing something he absolutely shouldn’t have, the crimson deepening on his face.

Thinking that her statement was the reason for Vlad’s blush, Seraphina decided it was the right time to make a request. "Don’t tell Chloe about it."

"About what?" Vlad asked, deliberately feigning ignorance.

"Ab-about what I did."

"I won’t know if you don’t say it clearly."

Seraphina released a low, annoyed groan, her pink eyes sharpening at Vlad, who was keeping his gaze averted for some reason, not meeting her eyes at all.

"You will make fun of me again," Seraphina hissed, shaking her head, her crimson hair brushing against Vlad’s face.

"I won’t. Just tell me clearly what I shouldn’t tell Chloe."

"Th-that...I t-touched your..." She moved a hand to her mouth in embarrassment. "U-underwear."

"Is the touching all you did?" Vlad demanded, his voice carrying clear suspicion.

"Yes! You caught me before I could—" She slapped her hand to her mouth as she almost spilled the beans. "Anyways, I said it already. I won’t talk to you if you tell Chloe!"

She specifically mentioned Chloe because Seraphina knew that, except for her, Vlad would never tell anyone about this incident that would stain her dignity.

Vlad had mixed feelings about her statement. He was worried about this girl’s antics but also glad that she was becoming comfortable enough with him to pull such stunts.

"Since you have already given the order, who am I to object?"

Seraphina released a sigh of relief. Chloe’s deadpan roasts were even more annoying than Vlad’s open teasing.

"Vlad," she called, noticing something. "Why won’t you look at my face?"

"Move to my side. I will look at you."

Seraphina’s suspicion deepened. "But why not now?" she demanded, lowering her head.

"The neck of the sweater you are wearing is too loose," Vlad revealed, facepalming. "I can see everything from here."

It was only then that Seraphina realised that by bending forward atop Vlad, she had been accidentally flashing him.

"Aaaa!" She screamed, immediately shifting to his side and covering her chest with her hands. "Why do embarrassing things keep happening to me tonight?"

She had turned her back to Vlad, too ashamed to look at him.

"Might be karma hitting you back for punishing an innocent patient."

Seraphina didn’t even retort this time, silently cursing herself. She had held the upper hand earlier, with Vlad being the obedient one. But now the coin had been flipped. He had been teasing her for quite a while now. This wouldn’t do. She must take back the upper hand—

Her thoughts stopped midway as a hand appeared on her abdomen from behind, pulling her backward.

Her back touched a broad, warm chest, her head coming to rest on a soft but muscular arm.

"V-Vlad, your injuries..." she insisted worriedly, trying to move away, but Vlad didn’t let her go.

"I told you already they aren’t serious," Vlad’s low voice came from behind her. "And I want to hug you."

Seraphina took a deep breath, trying to calm her raging heart. As much as she wanted him to hug her as well, she could clearly feel Vlad’s arm stiffening beneath her head, which was resting directly on a bandage.

She lifted her head and gently removed his hand from her waist. "I will hug you then. You aren’t allowed to use your hands," she ordered, shifting to face Vlad.

Her arms extended towards him as she whispered, "Come."

"You sure your tiny arm can handle the weight of my head?" Vlad asked, unsure about her suggestion.

"Tch!" Seraphina clicked her tongue. She slipped her hand below Vlad’s neck and pulled him closer by grabbing the back of his head.

Once their chests were pressed together, their faces just a few inches apart, Seraphina murmured, "I will give you your remaining nine kisses."

She closed her eyes, her lips parting, and reached for Vlad’s forehead. Her rosy scent and warm breath caught Vlad’s breath in his throat.

"One," she whispered, moving her lips back.

After marking the beginning with a forehead kiss, she went straight for Vlad’s lips, sealing them with her own soft ones.

A few seconds later, she parted and whispered, "Two..." And sealed them again.

Each time, the kiss grew more intense than the previous one. By the third, their lips were shifting between the upper and lower lips of the other.

By the fourth, Seraphina’s tongue found its way into Vlad’s mouth while the same happened to her own.

She stopped counting after the fifth. The sound of their intense kisses filled the otherwise silent room. One of Seraphina’s hands was being used as a pillow by Vlad, while the other firmly held his cheek, pulling him even closer.

Meanwhile, Vlad had to keep his injured hands idle, otherwise he would be scolded by her again.

After several long seconds, they finally parted, a thin silver thread still stretched between their lips. Seraphina leaned forward and took it from his lower lip with her mouth before drawing back.

"I love you too, my Vlad," she whispered shyly, answering his earlier confession.

Although it wasn’t the first time Vlad had heard those words, they still quickened his heartbeat as they had the first time.

She gently caressed his face, her fingers tucking the strands of his raven hair back. Her eyes looked at him as if he were the most precious thing in the world.

"Keep yourself safe, dummy," Seraphina scolded him lightly. "I can’t bear to see you hurt."

"Hmm," Vlad nodded, kissing her hand on his face. "I will do my best."

That was the only promise Vlad could make, and the more believable one to Seraphina. She moved his face to her chest and gently wrapped her arms around his head.

"Thank you," she whispered, giving him one last good night kiss on the head.