The Duke didn't miss the anger in Imeena's eyes and went up to her immediately after the ceremony. Nebula wanted to congratulate her sister but she seemed a bit weird when she saw her. She thought that it was due to stress and didn't ask questions but she was far from imagining what was coming next. Imeena suddenly seemed scared:
"Help me, Nala... Please, I need you."
Nebula didn't hesitate a second:
"Of course, what can I do for you?
-I can't go to my first night with Satin.
-Why? What happened? Did someone say something to you? I'm going to beat them up.
-No, no one said anything. I am just too stressed. I am going to faint.
-You don't have to do your first night right now, Imeena. You should do it when you want to."
Easy for you to say, Imeena thought. You have already had your first night with multiple people.
"Please... I don't want to hurt Satin. Just go to her tonight. Have s*x with her instead of me.
-What?"
Nebula was shocked. How could someone ask their sister to have s*x with their wife?
"You look exactly like me. She won't see the difference. Please. You said you would do anything for me."
Her sister seemed so anxious that Nebula had no idea what to say anymore. Should she say yes? Would she be mean if she refused? Nebula was far from knowing that her sister was doing this to humiliate her as her revenge.
On the other hand, Satin didn't want to touch Imeena at all on the first night but drank a potion in secret to be sure. She thought that maybe she should force herself so Imeena wouldn't be rumored about and humiliated for not attracting the crown princess. Because if her sister was humiliated, Nebula would be mad at her. Satin knew that Imeena wanted children. It was their role as rulers so she drank the potion in secret. She didn't want children with anyone other than Nebula. Never. She knew that Imeena wouldn't take the potion and that was for the best because if the two people drank the potion, then their bodies would be in sink again and it wouldn't work anymore.
What Satin wasn't expecting however was to see Nebula in the room when she opened the door. The young girl had been dressed as her sister and no one else would have seen the difference, the two sisters looking a lot alike. But Satin wasn't fooled and she immediately smiled. Nebula couldn't open the door being locked from outside and now that Satin was here, she could finally escape. She smiled and thanked Satin before saying that she had to quickly do something. However Satin didn't give her time to leave. She knew what happened with one glance. Nebula got locked up dressed as her sister and she wanted to run away maybe to get her sister to come here instead of her. The reason for her visit was visibly located in the papers she was holding behind her back and Nebula seemed scared at the idea of spending too much time next to Satin. The crown princess however didn't care at all. She just wanted Nebula to stay more. She didn't want to spend her first night with Imeena. She didn't want to spend any night with Imeena. She wasn't going to force Nebula to do anything but still wanted to sleep next to her.
"Where are you going?
-I just have to check something quickly. I'll be back immediately.
-Is it because you don't want to spend this night with me?"
Satin looked like a sad puppy and seeing her like this, Nebula froze:
"No, that's not it at all. I just have to bring something.
-You seemed off during the whole ceremony... If you are having second thoughts you can tell me. I'll do anything you want.
-I really don't, I just...
-Please. We don't have to spend the night if that's what you are worried about. I just want to sleep next to you. Please don't leave me."
What could Nebula do in front of such pleading? She would feel horrible leaving right now so she just signed:
"Okay. I won't go anywhere."
Satin's smile was brighter than ever before. Seeing the crown princess from up close, Nebula noticed how much she had grown. She was way too tall for her age. She was huge. Had she been away that long? She looked at Imeena, or at least who she thought was Imeena with such loving eyes that Nebula's heart melted. If someone looked at her this way she would be perfectly happy. She never saw eyes filled with love before but seeing Satin in front of her, she knew that she didn't have to be scared for her sister. She will be happy in the future. No matter what would happen, as long as Satin looked at her this way, it would be fine.
"Come."
Seeing her lost in thought, Satin tried bringing Nebula back to earth softly. Not knowing what to say, Nebula followed Satin to the bed silently. She just had to wait for Satin to fall asleep and would disappear immediately before switching places with Imeena. As she was climbing on the bed, Nebula hid the documents on her side under the mattress. When she turned to Satin, she jumped. The latter was staring at her with the same warm eyes. Her eyes were so warm that Nebula started feeling bad. Why wasn't Imeena here instead of her? Satin couldn't find out the truth. She had to do her best and keep up the act. But what did she have to say? Her sister was usually sweet. What would she say to someone she was in love with? Nebula knew her sister well but she had never been in love before:
"Hum... Then have a good night."
Nebula wanted to punch herself. Have a good night? She had to find something better. Fortunately Satin only smiled:
"May I sleep while hugging you?"
Nebula thought about it. What would Imeena say?
"Of course. You don't have to ask such things."
Satin seemed on the verge of crying and the next second Nebula was pulled against a soft surface. This feeled familiar for some reason but she couldn't put her finger on it. Satin's arms felt really comfortable and Nebula could feel all the fatigue built up come out at the same time. She had to fight not to fall asleep and Satin could feel it. The crown princess was just happy being close to her but she wasn't against talking a bit more. She wasn't going to sleep one second of the night anyway.
"Why was the door closed?"
Satin had no idea why she had said that. She didn't care why it was closed, being happy to see Nebula but it was the first thing she could think of. As soon as she said it however, she could feel Nebula freeze against her:
"I don't know. The maids must have forgotten that I was in here.
-I'll have to have a talk with the maids then. They should treat my wife with the utmost care."
Saying my wife to Nebula was the best feeling Satin ever had and Nebula could hear her heart speeding up.
"You don't have to. It was just a mistake.
-Just like the time when the maids criticized the purple dress."
Nebula tried thinking back. What purple dress? She had no idea what Satin was talking about and thought she was talking about something that happened between Imeena and her when she wasn't there. In reality Satin wasn't trying to trap Nebula at all and was talking about the time when Nebula bought a purple dress for her sister and the maids said that it was of bad taste. Not knowing that she had said something bad, Satin kept going. She was just happy to be in Nebula's arms and had no idea what she was saying anymore. She continued talking about past anecdotes and remembered all the little details whereas Nebula didn't remember everything. She was scared that Satin would notice that she wasn't Imeena and Nebula needed to find a solution quickly. Imeena had told her to have her first night with Satin instead of her and because of the panic, Nebula didn't have any other idea and the next second she was sitting on Satin's stomach.
Satin who had been talking immediately froze staring at Nebula with wide eyes. Was she dreaming? What was going on? She had to calm her heart down. She was going to have a heart attack. Quickly count the sheep. One, three. No. Help.
"Maybe we should have our first night."
Satin didn't dare move thinking that she had dreamed what she heard.
"Satin?"
Hearing her name, Satin started choking on her saliva:
"Are you okay?"
Satin grabbed Nebula's wrist:
"What did you say?
-We should have our first night.
-Are you sure?
-Yes.
-You don't have to feel forced.
-I am not.
-Are you sure?
-You don't want to?
-I would die to have s*x with you."
Nebula was so surprised that she started laughing. She did feel a bit bad but she couldn't let Satin notice that she wasn't Imeena. She was going to exhaust her and leave as soon as she was asleep. Then her sister would take her place and she wouldn't feel anxious anymore. It was beneficial for everyone.