After dinner, Exedra returned to his room to rest.
Even though his new body could actually go days without sleeping, he'd done a lot today and had accumulated quite a bit of mental fatigue.
As he lounged in his egregiously large bed, he frowned when he realized this would take some getting used to.
'Still can't get used to the softness of these sheets. I wonder if this is the kind of thing the upper class had back home.'
Knock, Knock, Knock!
Exedra immediately raised his head up from the bed when he heard an unexpected knock at his door.
Getting up to let his guest in, the first thing he saw were two wolf ears standing proudly in a sea of black hair.
Bekka stood at the door wearing her signature wide smile, a racy nightgown, and holding a pillow underneath her muscled arm.
"Hello husband! I have come to spend the night with you."
"…eh?"
"Geez, let me in. It's cold out here you know?"
Exedra's body began to move on autopilot as he moved to allow the young beastkin woman into his room.
Eventually, he managed to wrap his brain around what he'd just done but by then it was too late and Bekka was already sitting on his bed with a rather expectant look on her face.
As he looked at the sight of his wife on the bed he thought 'You know what? Maybe I'm not that tired.'
Exedra practically leaped on top of his wife and began kissing her passionately while his hands slowly lifted up her nightgown.
Bekka made no moves to stop him and judging by the subtle moans she was letting out, she seemed to be enjoying herself more than him.
Only when she felt something big and warm poking her leg did she get slightly nervous but who was she?
A true warrior who knew nothing of surrender! She would welcome any challenge!
Knock, knock, knock!
As soon as the pair heard another knock on the door the hot and heavy atmosphere disappeared as if it were never there.
Exedra looked as though he was having a hard time holding back, as his breathing was still heavy and his erection hadn't gone down so Bekka elected to open the door in his stead.
The couple was surprised when upon opening the doo, Lailah stood there wearing a black robe and a heavy blush.
"May I..come in?" She sheepishly asked.
"Yeah, of course."
"Do you even need to ask?"
Lailah walked in and tried not to show how shaky her breathing was.
She saw the thin outfit Bekka was wearing along with the pillow Exedra had placed over his lap and was reaffirmed in her decision.
Lailah stood in front of Exedra who was seated on the edge of the bed.
"What's the matter?" He asked.
Even a blind man would see that she was having trouble looking him in the eye for some reason.
Lailah said nothing and after taking several deep breaths, she undid her black silk robe and let it fall to the floor.
She wore a set of black lingerie underneath.
The material was extremely thin, leaving her body in full view of the stunned dragon.
If Exedra wasn't slowly getting used to the fact that he would be seeing the bodies of these two women on a regular basis he'd have fallen over with a nosebleed already.
Even the girls he saw on pornsites back home could not compare to these two.
However, as much as he wanted to dive on top of her, there was something about this situation that made him hesitate.
"Why...are you doing this?"
Lailah put her arms behind her back to try to hide how badly her hands were shaking. "I want.. to make myself useful to you."
Hearing her reasoning Exedra no longer had to struggle to keep himself in check and he went completely flaccid.
"Lailah you-" Bekka attempted to stop her friend, but Exedra pulled a blanket from the bed and gently draped it around the shoulders of the young witch.
'Does he not want me? Am I not attractive to him in that way?'
Lailah was utterly confused, but when she looked into her husband's deep red eyes, she saw so much warmth and concern that it made her heart ache.
"Why...?" her voice was so low it was barely a whisper.
Now it was Exedra's turn to say nothing, as he gently took her hand and brought her to sit next to him on the edge of the bed.
"You don't need to force yourself to do things that make you uncomfortable for the benefit of others, least of all for me."
"N-no I wasn't trying to-"
"You've been shaking like a leaf ever since you entered this room."
"T-that's.." the young witch fell silent.
She couldn't think of an argument for her husband.
It seemed like her plan to not be thrown away had gone up in smoke.
Faced with no other option, she just decided to be completely honest.
"I just want to be close to you.. and I don't want you to throw me away."
Exedra's heart was being tugged relentlessly with every word the beautiful young woman spoke.
He couldn't for the life of him understand why she thought he'd abandon her, but when he remembered her past he found the answer easily.
'If only you knew how much it meant to me to hear words like this from someone like you...'
Just a day ago, he was getting disgusted looks in the street from women who weren't even half as charming as Lailah.
And yet now, this otherworldly beauty was offering herself to him on a silver platter even though she clearly was not ready.
He slowly brought his hand to her face and lightly brushed her cheek with his thumb before planting a light kiss on her forehead.
"Listen to me girls…"
"Whether you want to spend your entire day in the library eating sweets.." he said looking at Lailah who blushed again knowing her guilty habit had been found out.
"Or out on the training grounds beating down the guards...." Bekka smiled widely hearing this slight jab at her.
"Nothing will change the fact that you are my wives and I will not abandon you now or ever. I will not ask anything of you, least of all something that you are uncomfortable with."
"I hope you won't think so little of me in the future. I'm not going anywhere, I assure you."
Lailah closed her eyes and took a deep breath, seemingly taking the words that'd just been said and absorbing them into her very soul.
Bekka watching this scene said nothing and only wore a small smile. 'I told you, Lailah. You just had to trust him.'
She normally wasn't one to gloat about being right but just this once, she felt it was entirely justified.
"I-I want you to kiss me." Lailah finally said.
Exedra's surprise at his wife's sudden change of tone only lasted about half a second before he wrapped his arm around her waist and pulled her in for their first kiss.