Their Way of Love - Chapter 1: Caught (5)

“Ahhh! Be quiet, Kyle! Don’t say things like that!”

I inadvertently screamed at his lewd teasing. Meanwhile, I could feel Kyle’s aroused member between my buttocks even this early in the morning. Since neither of us was wearing a stitch of clothing, I could clearly feel the thick thing pressing against my soft skin.

“And w-why is that thing in that state first thing in the morning?!”

“Well, that’s because my naked sister is in my arms?”

“I’ve gone mad, I’ve gone mad!”

I despaired as I pounded on his chest.

I really… really slept with them. With my younger brothers. And had a threesome at that…!

‘I’m ruined!’

I had crossed a river that could not be uncrossed.

***

“Tia, you don’t look well today.”

Mother asked me as she sipped her coffee. My body flinched at the question. I was like a thief caught red-handed.

“I think I’m just a bit tired.”

I forced a smile and tried to forget about last night. Unlike me, Kyle and Hyle, the actual culprits who had tired me out, were leisurely cutting their omelettes without a change in expression. They looked as calm and relaxed as usual.

‘Somehow it feels unfair…’

I pouted and glared at them secretly before averting my gaze. What good would glaring at them do now? It would only hurt my eyes. Sigh.

The Argent Viscounty of the Erlendur Empire.

This was the place I had been adopted into, and one of the most prestigious noble families in the empire.

A family with such a strong grip on the empire’s finances that even the emperor would find it difficult to order them around forcefully. And like a typical romance fantasy novel heroine, I caught the eye of the viscountess and was adopted here.

The viscountess, now my mother, was an exceptionally good person. Despite her noble birth, she knew how to care for and protect the weak, and never looked down on or discriminated against me for my commoner origins.

She was the very embodiment of a true noble practicing noblesse oblige.

If it weren’t for her, I might be rummaging through trash cans in back alleys or sold into prostitution.

She was no less than a lifesaver to me…

‘I’m sorry, Mother…’

This isn’t why you took me in…

I couldn’t bring myself to face Mother as I recalled last night. I felt guilty. My face burned automatically at the memory of moaning in pleasure all night under Hyle and Kyle. The ones who had actually thrust their cocks into me and happily ejaculated didn’t seem to care at all, but…

Hyle, who had been quietly eating breakfast, opened his mouth with a short sigh as if he had thought of something.

“Mother, how about preparing some medicinal herbs for sister?”

Kyle perked up his ears and quickly chimed in.

“That’s right, sis seems a bit weak lately.”

I almost dropped my fork as last night came to mind at the mention of physical weakness, but fortunately no such mishap occurred. They were just smiling innocently like caring younger brothers thinking of their sister.

“She seemed quite lacking in stamina, my sister.”

Kyle looked at me with narrowed eyes, deliberately using the formal “sister” instead of the casual one. His red eyes gleamed mischievously. His slightly upturned lips seemed to be teasing me in a strange way.

Mother, unaware of their dark intentions, simply began to worry about my health with sincerity.

“Oh my, is that so? Then I should prepare some medicinal herbs soon. Ginseng suited Tia well, didn’t it?”

“Yes, sis was most energetic when she was taking ginseng last time.”

Kyle said with a smile. I was surprised he knew about the time I had taken ginseng at Mother’s recommendation.

“Tia, you don’t have any worries or concerns, do you?”

Even my older brother sitting across from me asked about my well-being, as my expression must have been quite gloomy.

Kazef Argent.

He was the eldest son of the viscounty and the heir who would inherit the Argent family in the future.

Unlike Hyle and Kyle whom I had grown up close with since childhood, I had a rather distant relationship with my older brother due to our significant age difference.

In fact, when I came here, Kazef was already 17 years old, so it must have been difficult for him to accept me as family when I suddenly entered as a younger sister.

Nevertheless, I was grateful that he always treated me kindly without any hostility or spite.

I awkwardly smiled and pulled up the corners of my mouth. Kazef was looking at me as if he was truly worried. Our blue eyes, identical despite not being blood-related, met in midair.

‘I do have worries and concerns.’

But there’s no way I could ever say “Brother, actually I enthusiastically enjoyed a threesome with our younger brothers last night!” even if I were to die and come back to life. I forced myself to erase last night from my mind and opened my mouth.

“There’s nothing like that. Thank you for your concern, brother.”

I deliberately answered in a nonchalant voice as if nothing was wrong, just like usual. But at my response, Kazef’s expression crumpled. He looked somewhat displeased. Maybe it’s just my imagination. The atmosphere in the dining room seems to have sunk strangely.

‘No, it’s not just my imagination…’

I awkwardly nibbled on my salad. Then Hyle naturally changed the subject.

“Sister, by the way, is your dress for the upcoming Crown Prince’s birthday banquet all prepared?”

Ah, that’s right, the birthday banquet is already…

I let out a faint exclamation as I was reminded of the original male protagonist, the Crown Prince, and marveled at how much time had already passed.

The Crown Prince’s 20th birthday banquet.

Though called a birthday banquet, this was essentially the starting point of the original story. Moreover, this banquet didn’t just commemorate a birthday.

It also announced that the Crown Prince, who had been studying abroad for a long time, had finally returned to the imperial palace after completing his studies and was officially entering politics. According to the original story, the Crown Prince falls for me, Canestia, at first sight at this banquet and even shows interest, so it’s fair to say that most of the important events take place on this day.

“Yes, I’ve already ordered it with my measurements, so the finished product should arrive soon.”

I answered nonchalantly as I organized my thoughts. Hyle responded with a smile.

“Sister looks beautiful in anything, but with a new dress as well, there will be no one in the empire who can compare to sister’s beauty.”

I just let out an awkward laugh and fidgeted with my fingers at his embarrassing words. Then Hyle added with a pleasant smile:

“When the dress arrives, could you show it to me first, sister?”

No sooner had he finished speaking than Kyle’s gaze immediately fixed on us. Kyle looked back and forth between Hyle and me as if he was jealous. His narrowed eyes seemed to express his dissatisfaction.

‘No way, he’s not actually jealous over something like this?’

We just had a normal conversation like usual?

I swallowed dryly. I tried to ignore it, telling myself it must be my imagination.

On the surface it seemed like a normal breakfast time, but it felt strangely uncomfortable. And it wasn’t just Kyle and Hyle who were the issue. Brother Kazef, whose expression had been dark since earlier, was also suspicious.

I couldn’t tell if the food was going down my nose or my mouth. Feeling like I might choke at this rate, I finally put down my fork.

Even though I had lived here for nearly fourteen years since the possession, strangely everything felt awkward today.

Even more so than the first day I entered as the adopted daughter of the marquis family.

***

“Sis!”

In this vast mansion, there was only one person who called me “sis.”

Kyle Argent.

Hyle’s twin brother and the youngest of the marquis family.

At his call, my body trembled briefly as I recalled last night’s rather intense events, but I forced myself to smile as usual, as if nothing had happened.

“Yes, Kyle. Is something wrong?”

Kyle then approached affectionately and put his arm around my waist.

“Sis, are you going to show Hyle your new dress first?”

“…Huh?”

“I asked if you’re going to show Hyle how you look in your new dress first.”

Kyle asked, mechanically breaking up his words. Finding his behavior unfamiliar, I subtly evaded answering.

“W-well…”

I trailed off, avoiding his gaze. He then pouted and whined.

“No, show me first, not anyone else.”

Good heavens…, the words that came out of Kyle’s mouth were far more childish than I had expected. I was so surprised by his immaturity that I couldn’t find words to respond. As I just moved my lips in bewilderment, Kyle continued.

“You like me more than Hyle anyway.”

“Umm…?”

“You were clinging to me just fine yesterday, saying I was better.”

Kyle said with a shrug. It wasn’t something to be said in the mansion corridor where servants might overhear. Startled, I jumped up trying to cover Kyle’s mouth.

“K-Kyle, are you crazy?”

I whispered to him, adding that he should speak quietly. But unlike my serious demeanor, Kyle was still just smiling playfully.

“Maybe I’m crazy about you, sis?”

“This isn’t the time for wordplay.”

I sighed, rubbing my face tiredly at Kyle’s mischievous tone.

“What if someone hears you saying these things in the corridor? Hm? Let’s be a little more careful.”

“But it’s true that you enjoyed it yesterday too.”

His words hit the mark so precisely that I was momentarily speechless.

Yes, that’s an undeniable fact.

What woman wouldn’t enjoy a threesome with two flower boys with black hair and red eyes, and black hair and blue eyes, something I’d only dreamed of!

But enjoying the sex was one thing, and I didn’t think we were in a relationship to argue about who likes whom more, since we weren’t actually dating. Even when I woke up in the morning and saw the two sprawled on the bed, I tried to cover it up as just a one-night stand or a fling before marriage.

The Empire prohibited incestuous marriages, and even if it were legal, polygamy was impossible.

Realistically, just because they were my bedmates for one night doesn’t mean we suddenly become lovers or have a relationship where we exchange affectionate words and whisper love, even though they’re legally my family.

Someday in the distant future, Kyle and Hyle would each meet and marry women suitable for their status, and I too would become the crown princess as in the original story. Of course, given how things have turned out since before the original story began, I can’t guarantee I’ll be able to become the crown princess…

But unlike me thinking this way, Kyle in front of me seemed to expect some change in our relationship. It was a bit burdensome and embarrassing.

There could be changes in our relationship, but it would never turn into a romantic one. I had no intention of making it so.

“Sis, I…”

Kyle opened his mouth as if to say something. I had an instinctive feeling that I shouldn’t hear those words. So, even knowing it was rude, I deliberately cut him off.

“Kyle, yesterday was a mistake.”

It was an extremely irresponsible and insincere statement. But I had nothing else to say to him except this.

“I want to go back to how we were before with you two.”

I know very well that it’s nonsense to say this after doing everything we did. But since we were all of marriageable age, if we just endured for two or three years, we would naturally start our own families, and last night would naturally be forgotten.