When morning came for the two of them, Nichs woke up and found Sophie asleep in his arms. She was currently resting and leaning against his chest.


    The sight of her was incredible and it made Nichs extremely happy. He didn''t think that this would actually happen between the two of them, but now that the two of them did… it was everything that he could ever want.


    "I want to marry you," Nichs mumbled to himself as he brushed back some of Sophie''s beautiful and silken hair against her ear. He ced a chaste kiss on her forehead and wrapped his arms around her waist and pulled her closer.


    There were a lot of things that were now on Nichs''s mind.


    In the past, Nichs genuinely wanted to repay his debt to Sophie as his savior, but now, he was already imagining what it would be like to spend the rest of his life with her. The rest of their days could be like this here in Hauntingen and it would fill him with immense bliss.


    A pleased smile formed on Nichs''s face.


    Until he realized that his father would not ept this marriage between them.


    Nichs knew that his father prioritized the kingdom and it was important for them to have strong alliances to secure the safety and prosperity of their kingdom.


    It wasn''t suggested often since the king still thought that Nichs was immature to have a wife, but they mentioned names. There were some princesses from the neighboring kingdoms or the daughters of important noble families in the capital.


    Nichs didn''t want any of them and he only wanted the woman that was in his arms right now.


    While Nichs only thought of wanting to marry her right now, the young man realized that it was the best decision to do. If Nichs was already married to Sophie then there was nothing that his father could do but ept the marriage.


    Once Nichs was king, he was more than ready to forge strong alliances with the other kingdoms in order to vanquish the werewolf n for once and for all. During those times, he and Sophie would have the opportunity to travel and meet different people.


    "But first the wolfsbane," Nichs muttered to himself. "Or the ring first… but there''s no proper ring here. Not to mention all the ns to make. Well, we don''t need any guests, just the two of us will do."


    Nichs knew that he needed to cure his lycanthropy first, but the idea of Sophie and him sharing their vows here in Hauntingen underneath the beautiful canopy of blossoming trees was a sight that he wanted to engrave in his heart and mind.


    Maybe the ring wasn''t even important now, as long as the two of them got married first then the ring couldeter. Nichs would make Sophie pick whatever she wanted for herself.


    It settled things for Nichs as he waited for his future bride to wake up… but then a thought suddenly bugged him.


    What if Sophie refused to marry him?


    While it was true that Sophie gave her first time to him and slept with himst night, what if she didn''t want to be his wife? What if she wanted to be free and without any kind of constraints?


    Nichs prayed fervently in his heart that Sophie would ept him.


    Once Nichs''s heart stopped worrying, the man found the strength to get up from bed even though he did it with much reluctance. However, Nichs wanted to surprise Sophie and please her.


    Nichs prepared her breakfast again to serve her in bed.


    This time, he did his best to cook even better than before.


    There weren''t a lot of ingredients since Sophie wanted to work for her own food and not rely on Nichs for expenses, but there were eggs and other perfect things to eat for breakfast. The man cooked them for her and ced them on the table.


    "Mmm...Nichs?" Sophie''s eyes flickered open once she smelled the aroma of fragrant food.


    "Ah, good morning, Sophie!" Nichs quickly walked over to Sophie and brought her the te on a tray and greeted her with a kiss on the forehead. He didn''t want to surprise her too much, so he tried to y it cool.


    "You made breakfast?" Sophie looked at him in surprise.


    "I thought you might have gotten hungry afterst night," Nichs said. "You might also be feeling a bit sore too."


    Sophie looked down at the beautiful food arrangement that Nichs did and only blushed while chuckling. "Ah, now that you mentioned that… I didn''t think that you would suddenly go um, all out?"


    "I hope that you enjoyed yourself though," Nichs watched Sophie''s expression earnestly to see her reaction. "It''s my first time pleasuring a woman so I probably need a lot more practice to get better at it."


    Sophie looked at Nichs and realized what he implied through his words. Her voice squeaked slightly and she asked, "What did you just say?"


    "That I will do my best to learn," Nichs smiled brightly. "But ah, that''s only if you''re okay with that?"


    "Haha, I almost thought that you''d look elsewhere." Sophie grinned a bit at him. "Well, since it''s my first time and yours… there are some difficulties but you actually seem pretty experienced. Where did you learn how to do those things?"


    The idea that a man would suddenly go down on her didn''t seem instinctive at first because Sophie was a bit nervous, but then the pleasures the man brought her were heavenly.


    "I may have read a book about it once. I promise I have only done it with you." Nichs shrugged sheepishly but then smirked. "I think I did a lot better because I could read your expressions and listen to your moans."


    "Don''t say that!" Sophie''s face flushed as she stared at him. "It''s a little embarrassing."


    "It''s just really cute seeing you react like that," Nichs chuckled. "Whether you''re smiling, blushing, or mad at me.. you''re always so mesmerizing and beautiful to me."