Do you desire her?

Don't you want to be embraced by the one you love?

Questions from Yona and Hak's past are answered with the taste of her in his mouth and the seed of him drying against her thighs. They sit on the floor in front of the fireplace, blankets loosely draped over their naked bodies. Romantic light rhythmically flicking over their skin, so soft and pure from the cleansing ceremony earlier in the day.

Hak stares at her: his wife. He watches her chest rise and fall. A man in disbelief at his own life. She took her hair down after he took her in his arms - more than ever now, she looks like the princess who has always perfect in his eyes.

Yona blushes as she stares down at her toes, feels his eyes on her, thinks about him thinking about her. She revels in how she can still feel him leaking out of her. How much did he put in there?! No one talks about this part… and yet, it turns her on to know so much of him is finding its way to places inside of her. The way she's still sore from him taking pleasure from her body. She imagines the head of that alluring part of him all the way up inside, deep in the valley of her fertile region, doing the primal thing nature compels all men to yearn for more than anything else.

Hak wonders as he smiles endearingly at the no-longer-virgin princess shyly blushing down at her feet -how can she still be this cute right now?He's trying to pace himself, she's one to push herself too far in literally everything, but damn could he take her again right now. He's keeping himself in check. There's a pride filling him, euphoria even, at what he's just done. What she's let no other man do. She gave herself to him and he became one with her in the kind of way that changes lives forever…

Pregnancy. They would need to talk about that in the coming days if they keep this up. When he felt himself between those hips, he so immense and she so petite, his loins knew exactly where they were, and they were stirring, burning, driving him mad to…

Damn it, the desire is too strong.

Hak releases the blanket from his shoulders and it falls down to the floor, revealing to Yona his seeping erection. She intakes a breath sharply at the sight, realizing how ready her husband is for more. She looks up at the muscled adonis with wide eyes and drops her blanket, exposing her aroused mounds which signal to him, beg him, to come release her from her overwhelming need for him. With one swift, rough hand to her waist, his mouth is on her neck and she's falling into his arms once more…

"They didn't even say goodbye?"

"Like you did?" Yun jabs sarcastically at a just-returned Jae-Ha, "Where'd you go?!"

Jae-Ha sits at the oddly somber dragons table at the otherwise still-roaring dinner turned party, "It was something unexpected."

All the others look at Jae-Ha in unison, shocked, "Did you get a message, too?"

"...please don't tell me Mundok asked you all to play Yona's lover, as well?"

Increase of shock.

"Ah, that's a no, then…" Jae-Ha takes a swig of some glass on the table, then mutters in despair, "It'll just be me who Hak'll be wanting to kill on a daily basis."

Awkward staring.

"Yona got a warning letter about the king from an old friend at the palace," Yun states matter-of-factly, "But we'll get to that in a minute. What the hell did you just say about being Yona's lover?!"

"Are Yona dear and Hak OK?!"

"Obviously. We're all here. Now talk."

Jae-Ha nods that in, then with a frown and another drink, "As I'm sure you noticed, those two were glowing like newlyweds all night."

Everyone nods they can't deny it. Even Shin-Ah. Even Ao on his shoulder, puffy-cheeked and all.

Jae-Ha lifts a hand, "So as a precaution, because this is an important matter to both the kingdom and their lives, on Mundok's request I will step in as Yona's pretend lover," again with all the shock, "Just for appearances. Calm down! To distract from the regrettably poor acting those two are doing."

"Well… I've got to admit, with you, it'll be believable," Yun concedes while throwing a "no, it can't be you" look at Kija.

Jae-Ha stares into the cup in his hand, an all-too familiar scene. It'll be believable all right. If only he can remind his heart it's all pretend.

"Unhh," the baritone moan vibrates at Yona's ear, she feels his sweat on her cheek, his stone and ring necklaces tickling against her bare skin, one incredibly strong arm wrapped around her while the other keeps his perfectly-sculpted torso from crushing her below.

Hak has her pinned down on the bed, head properly at the pillows this time, and he's making love to her. This time has lasted longer than the first already and Yona's really feeling the soreness now, but she doesn't want to stop - the first time was such a whirlwind of passion and discovery, this time she's relishing so many more details.

His necklaces are sexy, how he's wearing nothing but them and the way they fall against his bare skin. Her hands in his tousled black hair. Dark Dragon. The Dark Dragon is her lover. Mmmm.

And those gorgeous blue eyes. Emoting like crazy tonight. With such a beautiful soul behind them. Yona keeps looking into those eyes, loving Hak so much she could burst.

Also, it's now official, Yona is pretty damn loud in bed. She'd been loud every encounter since they'd confessed and now at this moment of final, focused effort, she still cannot hold back his name - "Hak!"

Hak takes her cry in a deep, comforting kiss as he continues to pull himself a ways out and then bring himself back into her with notable force but as smoothly as cantering on a steed, perfect rhythm, a distractingly beautiful motion. Elegant. How was his lovemaking elegant?! Yona remembers he's as graceful a warrior as she's seen... Her warrior thrusts again-

"Uhhahhuhhuhh," she comes in a high pitch release, bringing Hak to ejaculation inside. After a moment of appreciation, he rolls to the side and scoops her into his arms, warming her against his broad, worked torso.

"We're never going to be able to do that in the wilderness," he laments with a laugh.

Yona smacks him, "You like the sounds I make, I can tell!"

Hak smiles mischievously, "I'm gonna find every sound you have for me."

"I'm not going to be able to walk when you're done."

Yona smiles at the flash of concern on Hak's face and leans up to kiss his slightly gaping mouth, then offers, "I'm not complaining. You're really… really skilled at this. Did you know that?"

"Oh?"

"Stop! Wait. I actually… I don't want to know. Especially not tonight," Yona's face is turning red all over again.

Hak connects what's making her uncomfortable... "...It's only been you."

Her eyes go wide... "...Only me... what?..."

"I haven't slept with anyone else. If that's what you're wondering."

The rapid-fast pace of Yona's heart takes a deep breath and slows. Hak can feel it against his own chest and lets out a small laugh in amazement, "You were really that worried about that?"

Now Yona's embarrassed, but seriously, "I've found you in some compromising situations... a lot of them."

He sighs in reflection, "I've been in love with you for a long time, Yona."

Her name. Her heart again.

"Only in the bedroom. My name."

"Why's that?"

"Don't pretend you didn't notice. It affects me."

Oh, Hak likes that, "Everything about you affects me. What're we gonna do about that?" he starts kissing along the top of her head as he folds a hand in and out of hers.

She giggles, "For how long... have you had feelings for me?"

Hak watches their folding hands, smiling fondly at the recollection now that it's from this moment, "I'm not sure exactly, but since before I became your bodyguard. A long time before."

Yona is shocked. Amazed. That's a lot to unpack.

"You waited for me? All that time?"

"I don't know what I was doing, but I wasn't waiting. Because I wasn't expecting... I was in love with you and that was enough."

The emotions of all the lovemaking and that revelation have tears going down Yona's cheeks, "You're the most incredible man I've never deserved to have."

Hak blushes heavily. He doesn't believe that. How could she say that?

But Yona crawls onto him, pushing him down, sending all her feelings into a kiss that goes on and on.

Tomorrow they have to head to Kai and things will get really real, but Yona made a promise about tonight - thoroughly loving Hak is the only thing on her mind.