RISE OF EROS

The old man disappeared without saying anything else, but Clarissa understood his intention perfectly. The protectors of most noble or wealthy families in Dunnas are men, as they are the ones who pursue strength.

Although they do not interfere in the economic and political decisions of the family, that does not mean that they are always distant, as they are still part of the family so they must take care of their interests.

For this reason, the old man had asked her to support Victoria and Andrew. His intention was evident, first, he wanted to show that Victoria still counted on them and the second was divinity.

This old man had felt the divinity released by Andrew when breaking the third divine seal and now Andrew had said that if necessary he could call a demigod, which showed that he had power at his side.

The intentions of this old man were not as selfless as they seemed, as he was really looking to show Andrew that they were trustworthy and try to gain some benefits from him, but in an intelligent way.

Anyone else would show off in a show-offy way, trying to gain Andrew's favor, but the elder of the Caltu family preferred a subtle approach, as an intelligent person would do.

Those who tend to show off a lot are not well received, as it is easy to identify their intentions and instead of achieving their goals, they end up earning the disdain of the person they are trying to please.

Regardless of the elder's instructions, Clarissa did not plan to abandon Victoria from the beginning. It was not only Victoria who considered Clarissa a mother, but Clarissa also considered her a daughter.

Since the death of Victoria's mother, Clarissa has been the one who has taken care of her and educated her, so her affection is not small. Daphne is like a grandmother or aunt to Victoria, but Clarissa is without a doubt the most important family to her.

After having all these thoughts, Clarissa returned to the ballroom and could see that everything was going normally. Some signs of discontent could be seen about what happened with the Marchioness Vilotti, but nothing too worrying.

The moment Clarissa returned to the hall, a lady of her same age, elegantly dressed and with short hair, discreetly approached. "Clarisa," the woman said in a soft tone, showing that she did not want to be overheard.

Hearing her name, Clarissa turned to see who she was and there she found the lady. "Luna," said Clarissa with some respect, because this woman is the Marchioness of the Listroff family.

The Listroff family is not as showy as the Vilotti family despite holding the same title. Many even believe that the Listroff family is in decline due to the low visibility of its members.

It seems that they have disappeared from the politics of the kingdom, but those who really knew this family knew that this was not the case. If the Vilotti family is showy and shows its power, the Listroff family is the opposite, it remains discreet like a sleeping tiger.

Clarisa is one of those who knows the strength of this family and that is why she had invited Luna to this event because she wanted to be on good terms with her, that is why she treated her with respect, despite calling her by her name and not her title.

They had a history together because the Listroff family and the Caltu family when Victoria's mother was alive were great friends, but with her death, this relationship was lost.

They only distanced themselves, but really their relationship was pleasant. Luna smiled and said, "Your son-in-law is in trouble and your family too, but you are also on the doorstep of an opportunity," was what she said surprising Clarisa.

She understood what Luna meant about danger after what had happened with the Marchioness Vilotti, but she did not understand what she meant by opportunity, so she continued listening.

Luna is not only a marchioness, but she is much more versed in politics and has a lot of privileged information at her disposal, so Clarissa was not distracted by what she could tell her, as it was of vital importance.

"The Vilotti will not let this offense go and although I agree with your son-in-law, I think he was hasty. I advise you to seek the support of the majesty or things could get more complicated than you think," Luna said seriously.

Luna did not say anything else, she only looked at Clarissa as if trying to let her see the severity of her words, but before she could ask her what she meant, Luna smiled again said goodbye, and left.

Clarissa wanted to chase her to ask what she meant, but her instinct told her that Luna would not talk more than she had already done, so she decided to find the queen and ask her.

She knew that Luna wouldn't go out of her way just to talk nonsense, so something must be brewing without her knowing. Since the Caltu family had distanced themselves from the country's politics to focus on business, there were many things they were unaware of, but Clarissa is an intelligent and perceptive woman and knew that there was something important going on.

Even with those thoughts, it wasn't something she could fix now. She couldn't leave the party to go to the castle, so she decided to wait until the next day to find out.

What she didn't know was that when Luna left the Caltu family mansion, got into her carriage and quietly said, "Inform the queen." It seemed like she was talking to herself, but in reality, anyone who looked closely could see that a strange shadow had detached itself from the carriage.

The party continued quietly and near midnight it came to an end. Since it was already very late when the last guest left, Andrew and Victoria remained at the Caltu family mansion for the night.

Normally, Andrew should have his own room, since even though he was engaged to Victoria, they shouldn't sleep together, but since Victoria had been sleeping at Dunnas Palace for days, Clarissa didn't mind them doing so.

They were both in Victoria's room. Although she was no longer the countess, she was still using the main room for the moment, since Lili was just adjusting, and moving rooms wasn't necessary at the moment.

The room was quite large, much larger than the room at Dunnas Palace. The luxuries were evident since there were marble carvings, gold, and some precious stones and that's not counting the paintings on the murals.

The bed was huge, the same size as the one they had at Dunnas Palace, so it could easily sleep 10 people in it, which seemed exaggerated to Andrew since he knew that only Victoria used it.

Sleeping alone in such a large bed must be lonely, Andrew thought, but he didn't say anything and began to take off his clothes. Victoria wasn't shy either, but before taking off hers she cleaned the makeup she was wearing.

By the time she finished, Andrew had already taken off his jacket, and shoes, also unbuttoned his shirt. Victoria blushed when she saw him, because, although she had had sex with Andrew on many occasions, this was the first time outside of Dunnas' Palace, in fact, it was her room, which added a certain charm.

Andrew, noticing his wife's blushing look, could only laugh, and, approaching her, he hugged her tenderly and brought her close to his chest. Victoria did not refuse and snuggled into his embrace for a few seconds, before looking up as if asking for a kiss.

Obviously, Andrew was not going to fail her, and leaning in a little, he joined his lips with hers and they intertwined for a few seconds. When they broke the short kiss, they stared at each other for a few seconds and did it again.

The temperature had already risen several degrees and when Andrew began to move his hands over Victoria's body, she already expected what was coming. Andrew's hands were like the river that bathes the earth in its course.

Andrew's soft movements ran down Victoria's back and slowly moved down to her plump, but firm ass. Without any shame, Andrew squeezed her buttocks hard, making Victoria let out a moan of surprise.

Andrew left Victoria's lips and moved to her neck and began to kiss it softly. Andrew's lips and hot breath made Victoria's skin crawl and if you add the merciless grip on her ass, Victoria was already ready for what was coming.

Her panties were already wet, but that didn't speed up what was happening. Although excited, she wanted to continue enjoying Andrew's soft touch until reach the point of no return and then take the next step.

Victoria didn't move, she just limited herself to enjoying Andrew's treatment. He didn't care either, because he thought it was appropriate to pamper her today, because although they had already been engaged for a while, today was so-called the public presentation, so it was special.

Little by little, Andrew's movements became more aggressive. His hands grabbed Victoria's ass tightly and leaning slightly, Andrew lifted her up, making Victoria wrap her arms around Andrew's neck so as not to lose her balance.

She also tied her legs around his waist and snuggled into Andrew's chest as he carried her to the bed, not missing the opportunity to massage her ass, which he grabbed firmly.

In a few steps, they reached the bed and Andrew gently placed Victoria on it. She let herself fall and received the kisses and caresses that Andrew began to give her and soon they felt that their clothes were in the way.

As they began an exciting night, things were not so relaxing at the royal castle of Dunnas. At this hour, everyone should be asleep, but the arrival of a man dressed in black had prevented the royal family from resting, at least Daphne and Diana.

The man in black was the shadow that had left Luna's carriage when leaving the Caltu mansion and had come to report what had happened at the party. After hearing the story, Daphne suddenly said looking at Diana, "Maybe it's time to clean them up."