Temptress from Another World

Indecent Proposal

“MISS Nao, His Majesty has high expectations of you,” Marquess Spence Balthazer told her. The man was sitting across her inside the grand carriage. “Please don’t let the emperor down.”

Nao gave the marquess an overly sweet smile. She was hugging the drawstring tight. Thankfully, Everleigh gave her back her stuff and everything was still inside. Even her phone. But unfortunately, her phone was useless since there was no signal there and the battery was almost empty. She didn’t carry a charger or a powerbank. “Lord Balthazar, may I know what exactly does His Majesty expect from a woman like me?”

According to the novel that turned out to be Lia’s memoir, Lord Balthazar was Emperor Juno Genevieve’s personal aide. The marquess was also the one in charge of the women being sent to Duke Lucien Quinzell’s mansion.

Oh, this man is a two-faced bastard.

Spence appeared polite and kind at first but his extreme loyalty and protectiveness for the emperor could make him go cray-cray (crazy). If the marquess felt like someone was being a threat or rude to the emperor, his crazy side comes out. He was like a yandere character– soft and gentle at first, but turns out to be violent and psychotic.

Could Spence be secretly in love with Emperor Juno?

Be still, my fujoshi heart.

“His Majesty expects you to succeed in seducing the duke tonight, Miss Nao,” said Spence in a cheery tone. “His Grace needs an heir but he refuses to touch the women we sent to his mansion. But the High Priestess assured us that you’re different from them. Lady Everleigh is confident that you’ll succeed.”

Thanks, Everleigh.

“You are from another world so you don’t have Mana. That makes me worried,” said the marquess in a worried tone. ‘Mana’ is magical power. In this world, magical beings exist. “But for a frail human, you have a very attractive face and body. I’m sure the duke will be pleased.”

She didn’t feel like she was being sexually harassed. Even in the novel, Spence was never described as a pervert. In fact, this dude appeared to be asexual.

Is it my fujoshi heart or Spence isn’t really interested in women?

Anyway, the marquess probably noticed her curves because under the thick white and blue cloak, she wore a thin white-off shoulder dress with low-high skirt. Her outfit was completed with a pair of flat shoes. Too bad for her because the weather in that world was like the weather in Western countries during winter.

Argh, my Filipino ass is shivering from the cold.

Everleigh introduced her and Spence to each other earlier. The High Priestess said that only her knew that she has read Lia’s memories. According to Everleigh, it would be safer for her if she kept it a secret. She had to act like a clueless mortal to increase her survival rate.

I treasure my life so I decided to trust Everleigh.

“Miss Nao, you know what will happen if you fail the mission tonight, don’t you?” the marquess asked with a sickening sweet smile. “I’ll know whether you sleep with the duke or not, so please don’t try to deceive me.”

It was definitely because of the emerald bracelet that he made her wear. According to the marquess, it would turn ruby once she slept with the duke. The bracelet would only come off if she gets pregnant with the duke’s child.

Which means this bracelet will stay with me forever.

Well, she has to find a way to survive first.

 “I know that, Lord Balthazar,” she said while smiling. “I’ll do everything to survive and you know that too.” But I don’t promise that I’ll be a good girl, okay?

“You’re a smart woman, I like that,” Spence said, obviously satisfied by her compliance. “Don’t worry, Miss Nao. As long as you obediently follow His Majesty, you’ll be greatly compensated. We can give you all the riches in this world. If you successfully deliver the duke’s child in this world, a luxurious life awaits you. You don’t even have to raise the child.”

“That’s very reassuring,” said Nao, faking a smile once again. “I’ll do my best to seduce the duke tonight, my lord.”

***

THIS chamber is as dark as the duke’s tragic past.

Nao’s vision hasn’t adjusted to the dark yet. She was brought by the butler in that dark room. But even though she couldn’t see clearly, she knew that the room was as luxurious as the mansion.

It has to be.

The Quinzell Mansion looked like a Victorian-style mansion: elegant, huge, and luxurious. And that was just the main residence since she doesn’t have the chance to explore the annex buildings yet. It’s not like she’s safe there.

I’ll probably get lost if I were to wander alone.

“Get out of my room, woman.”

She gasped aloud. She was aware that she wasn’t alone in the chamber. That’s not what surprised her anyway. It was the duke’s bedroom voice that surprised her.

It was mentioned in the book that the duke has a sexy and husky voice but I didn’t expect it to be this sexy!

 “Are you deaf?” Lucien hissed. Oh, his grumpy voice only made him sound sexier. “I said get out.”

“I want to but the door is locked outside,” she said calmly. According to the book, Lucien doesn’t harm women. He’s like a tsundere character– tough outside pero softie inside. “Plus, I’ll get killed once I leave the room without fulfilling my mission. You need an heir, don’t you?”

He scoffed at that. “I don’t give a f**k. Only His Majesty is insisting that I need an heir. And you’ll also get killed if I get you pregnant so what’s the difference if you die tonight?”

“Hey, it’s not like I don’t have the option to live.”

“You don’t.”

“Don’t be pessimistic,” she scolded him. She has come there prepared because she didn’t want to die. “We can have s*x without you getting me pregnant.”

“What?”

“If I don’t sleep with you tonight, I’ll get killed. But if you get me pregnant, your enemies will come and kill me along with your child,” she explained. “But if we have s*x tonight without the possibility of you impregnating me, then I’ll survive.”

“Are you crazy?”

“I wouldn’t be here if I wasn’t.”

“You’re crazy.”

“I guess I am.”

“You want to sleep with me?”

And then the candles were suddenly lit, allowing her to finally see the chamber. But she didn’t get the chance to explore the room through her eyes because of the huge thing in front of her.

It was Lucien and he was looking down at her with a very intense glare.

“Look at me, woman,” Lucien hissed again in a very angry tone. “Look at this face and let’s see if you can say again that you want to sleep with me.”

She looked up at him to meet his glare. For a half-Filipina like her, she already stood tall with her height: 5’8”.  But she had to look up at the duke who probably stood more than six feet. “Yes, I still want to sleep with you.”