Evil Duke, Please Be Gentle!

"What do you mean by that? Let me go!" Ethan raised a brow. She was held captive by six knights yet she had the audacity to order them around.

He laughed out loud but his laughter was so cold that it was freeing.

"I will let you go of course, after all, you are not my target but your boss is!" he said in a leisurely tone that brought ripples in the heart of the woman.

The man in front of her was not only handsome but had a devilish charm. As if he was a demon straight out of hell. Handsome, sexy and regal. Bjut he was an enemy.

"But before that I want to be a good host for you. So, that you would support us and speak the truth when the time comes." his eyes turned devious as she waved his hands and the knights started to drag her.

"Until then, enjoy our hosting." with that she was taken out of the room. She struggled and attacked the knights but six were too much for them.

If it would have been one or two, she would have already attacked them and left but they all were too much. She tried to struggle but it did not work and in the end, she was dragged by them to the prison.

Ethan turned his head from the door to the girl in the room. Her cheeks were swollen and many of her hair were on the ground. A bit of blood was dried closer to her lips.

There were stains of tears on her face. He frowned as she walked closer.

"The maids told me about the strange request of the woman and I came instantly." he said as if he was trying to assure her that she was safe. No one would be able to hurt her.

A maid came running with hot water and a clean towel in her hands as instructed by Ethan.

But instead of letting the man clean Hannah who was still standing holding a bedsheet, he waved his hands asking everyone to leave.

The knights were already a limit, he did not want others to see her in such a state.

The maids placed the tray on the bed and left after bowing their heads.

He picked up the towel and squeezed it hard to get rid of the extra water and brought her closer to her face.

His face was cold and hard but his actions were surprisingly gentle. She winced but controlled when she realized she was behaving weak.

The man would think she was trying to gain sympathy again. But he said nothing. He continued to clean her face silently. She had closed her eyes so she did not know what kind of reaction was on his face.

But she shivered with his soft touch. It was just like before, his actions were once again gentle and kind as if he would not see her hurt.

Once he had cleaned her face, she felt a cold sensation on hre skin. He was applying medicine to her.

Such kind of things did not suit a noble at all. But he was doing it with such eyes. It felt like the light of candles were shattering into his eyes, making his dark eyes sparkle like diamonds.

She kept staring at them and she forgot she was holding the bedsheet. The layer of cloth fell and her mounds bouncing a bit came into his view.

He had never seen her without clothes so far. They have kissed so many times but he never tried to cross the line.

Even when she had come to him with the thin nightgown before that was no different than being nude, he had looked away.

But now.. His eyes darkened and his Adam apple moved up and down when his eyes fell on her smooth collarbones and below it were her soft breasts and mounds..

He looked away but heat had started to rise already in his body.

"You should take a rest." he said as he stood up suddenly as if he was struck by lightning. She could see his face turning red and his eyes filled with the desire to touch her.

She still has that effect on him. She did not know why, but the thought gave him strange courage.

Just when he was about to leave, she held his wrist and did not let it go.

Her strength was nothing in front of his strength. Since Leo had left, not only Ethan was studying day and night but he spent all morning training his body.

It would not be an exaggeration to say that he could easily pass the test of a knight, yet he was controlled by such frail touch. The reason was…

No matter how much he refused, he was still in love with the woman. He was only hurting her through harsh words but never punished her in reality for her wrong actions except locking her in the room.

He had placed so many maids not only to spy on her but also to protect her like today. The softness of her fingers was still enough to increase his heartbeat but he would never accept it.

His eyes sunk lower into extreme darkness and just when he was about to jerk her hands away he felt her mounds pressing into his back.

The thin shirt was nothing when she rubbed his body with hers. It was ridiculously tempting and he closed his eyes to control himself but he knew that his resolve was already shattering.

"Thank you!" she whispered in his ears and he could feel the soft smell of honey coming from her body. "Please stay with me tonight. I need you."