The Royal Military Academy's Impostor Owns a Dungeon [BL] novel Chapter 411

Chapter 411: Bridge

Thump.

Thump. Thump.

Luca’s heart was loud.

Too loud.

It thundered in his chest like a drumline, pounding against Xavier’s just as fiercely. He wasn’t sure when it started, only that it had no plans of slowing down.

But what startled him most wasn’t his own heartbeat.

It was the one beneath his palm. He’d heard it before, but knowing that it wasn’t a one-time thing was something else.

Pressed directly against Xavier’s chest, just over his heart—steady, yes, but fast. Just like his. _{freёwebnovel.com}

They were in sync, almost as if their bodies had aligned first before either of them caught up to what this moment really was.

So close it made the air thin.

So close it made thoughts impossible.

His face hovered there, barely a breath away. Their foreheads nearly touched, the tips of their noses occasionally brushing against each other.

And those eyes?

Those deep and steady eyes somehow held him like he was something fragile. Something precious.

It was dizzying.

Luca could feel the warm ghost of his breath along his cheek, hot and damp and magnetic.

And yet the prince said nothing, did nothing, just waited, as if waiting for Luca to figure things out.

Meanwhile, the little chipmunk’s small hand rested quietly over Xavier’s chest, fingers curling almost imperceptibly into his shirt, like Luca needed something to hold onto. The motion was slight but sparked like a live wire, sending a shiver rippling across the prince’s skin, sharp and electric.

It was intensely needy, and Xavier fought to keep his restraints intact.

The little guide’s voice cracked when he finally spoke.

"If I...wanted to kiss you..."

"Would that be okay...?"

Xavier’s eyes softened, then his lips curved into something so striking it nearly hurt to look at.

He didn’t nod. Instead, he leaned forward—not much, but close enough that a single nudge would land him there.

But he didn’t complete it; he hovered before saying, "More than okay."

And that undid something in the little guide. Suddenly, he was like a magnet itching to stick.

Then, with a shallow breath, Luca bridged the distance.

Their lips brushed.

It was like a whisper, but the moment it happened, Xavier exhaled like he’d decompressed his existence.

Luca thought his heart might stop.

But instead, it surged harder.

He kissed Xavier again. This time, a little bolder, a little longer.

And Xavier took it as a signal.

He tilted his head and deepened the kiss, not with force, but with need, slow and deliberate. The kind of kiss that didn’t beg to be returned. It simply asked to be remembered.

Luca’s eyes fluttered shut.

His breath hitched, and his body trembled slightly as Xavier’s hand slid up the curve of his back.

Steady. Anchoring.

The prince’s other hand rose, cupping the side of Luca’s neck with such care that it made Luca melt. His thumb brushed gently over warm skin, tracing slow, comforting lines just under his ear.

And it zinged everywhere he touched, those cool fingers giving his heated body the reprieve it’s been itching for.

But it was certainly ironic, because the same fingers that should have been cooling his body had gotten him this heated and this unsettled.

And by the time they broke apart, they were both breathless.

Luca’s eyes opened to the prince’s captivating face.

He blinked, dazed, cheeks flushed deep pink, lips parted as if to say something—but nothing came out.

Xavier understood. He was the same.

Their foreheads pressed together, breath mingling, both of them hovering in that space of not-quite-finished.

Then their eyes met again.

Luca’s golden gaze flickered up, wide, overwhelmed, wanting.