Before the trip & Alice's past...

After "playing" around in the bath, the two decided to stop before they went even further. Tomorrow they would start on their way to the imperial capital, so they had to have some energy and if they went further they both knew they wouldn't.

Drying off, Dante picked up Eva into a princess carry and headed to his bedroom,

Entering his room they found Alice and Aria already on his bed waiting for him, but when they saw how Dante was carrying Eva a strange expression briefly showed on their faces.

'They seem…closer than before.' Thought Aria while giving Eva a meaningful stare.

Eva wanted to make her relationship with Dante known to her mother and little sister so she pulled Dante's head into a kiss.

Seeing that Dante not only accepted the kiss but also reciprocated, confirmed their suspicions.

'Damn, sis you got to him first!' Thought Aria.

She had expected this to happen sooner than later. Eva was the first one to meet him and also supported him when he needed it, so of course he would have the strongest feelings for her. But she wouldn't give up!

'Hehe, sister, you were the one who said you don't mind sharing him, so don't blame me, hmph!'

The sight of Dante and Eva being intimate only made Aria's determination to get into a relationship with him stronger. She didn't want to be left out while they were having "fun" together, she wanted Dante's love as well!

Alice on the other hand was experiencing a weird sensation.

When she saw Dante carrying Eva, she felt a little…lost.

'I'm…Jealous?'

She had always teased Dante and playfully acted jealous when he gave more attention to her daughters then herself, but she was never genuinely jealous, or so she thought.

Ever since her previous husband and her divorced, she hadn't gotten close to any other man. She had always wanted a son but wasn't willing to give herself to someone in order to get one, hell, she even found 'men' untrustworthy.

Alice was engaged to her previous husband from a young age but they didn't actually meet until the day of their marriage. It was during the marriage ceremony that she figured out that he was completely against being forced to marry anyone but he didn't have a choice. And Alice actually agreed with him on that.

Even though she was a noble woman she still wanted a good romance like any other girl. She wanted someone to be beside her when things were tough, someone to raise a family with, someone to love her. But she knew her position as a noble and still prepared herself to become a good wife for whoever she married, she could only hope that they would eventually fall in love.

Sadly, that love she had wished for never came.

After the wedding ceremony and Alice moved into his mansion with him, she almost never saw him. Not until the day he came to her demanding for a child. He didn't even want to have a child with her but his vassals pressured him into it.

Just like that she had to give her first time to a man she didn't even love and who didn't love her. After giving birth to Eva she turned all of her attention towards her and showered her with love, she was determined to be a good mother.

Soon, her ex-husband came once again and told her that his vassals wanted a boy. Then she gave birth to Aria and rekindled the same determination to be a good mother.

Then that day came.

One day, her ex-husband came home from a business trip which had lasted a few months. This had happened before but this time he came home with a woman.

The next few weeks were hell for Alice. The servants no longer treated her or her daughters with respect and her daughters lost the right to use the families resources. When she approached her ex-husband to complain about her daughters not getting the support they were promised, she was instead hit with divorce papers.

She was a princess, it was unbelievable that anyone would divorce a princess without a reason. So, everyone's minds immediately thought that she was being Infidelitous and cheated on her husband.

She was then forced to accept the divorce. With nowhere for her or her two little girls to go, she went to her brother who had recently been made the king. Luckily she was on good terms with her brother and he made her a duchess.

Developing her land as a duchess and quickly making the Astaril Dukedom one of the best territories for merchants, she was met with many marriage proposals. Some for her and some for her girls.

She absolutely refused all of them, she didn't trust marriages. She also refused to put her daughters through something similar to what she had to experience, she would let them marry whoever they wanted to, it didn't matter what social standing they were as long as they loved her daughters she didn't care.

That's why when Eva came home with Dante, she was skeptical, thinking that he might have been someone who was just trying to take advantage of her position(Which he was). Then Eva told her that she had her disguise on and it calmed Alice down some.

Noticing that Eva had given Dante her life blood, she was left with no choice but to adopt him.

He quickly became a part of the family and became dear to Alice. Alice could see that Dante loved her and she loved him as well, but she still desired a romantic love. So without knowing she began to mix her maternal love and her romantic interests, and began venting them on Dante.

"No, no. This feeling is just like seeing your son being taken away, yeah…That's it…' Alice thought, confusing her feelings.

Oblivious to Alice's inner struggle, Dante got into bed and situated Eva on top of him.

She proceeded to kiss him and say good night.

"Good night, my love."

In retaliation, Aria hugged Dante's left arm so hard it seemed like she was trying to merge with him.

Alice on the other hand, cuddled Dante's right arm into her bosom and clung extra close as she fell into a gentle sleep.

The other three soon followed her.

**

Waking up, Dante noticed that Eva was just acting like she was asleep, so he gave her ass a quick fondle.

"Mmmnnn❤️"

She moaned at Dante's touch, as she fluttered her eyes open and spoke in a mischievous tone.

"Mmm, it's so early yet you're so active, how bad❤️" She said as she placed her lips on Dante's.

Not wanting to let her get away with teasing him, he deepened the kiss with his tongue and Eva happily reciprocated.

Without the couple realizing it, Aria's eyes had secretly opened and she was watching their intimate act with a deeply blushed face.

'W-Wow, he's so rough with her mouth, but sis seems like she's enjoying it. Mmm, I wanna try ❤️"

Watching Dante and Eva make out a little longer, she decided that it was enough and stretched to act like she had just woken up.

"Nnnn… Good morning."

Breaking off the kiss, Dante was in the middle of greeting Aria when he felt Eva's lips make contact with his once again.

"Good mor…Nhmmm."

Irritated at her sister's action, Aria spoke in a loud voice.

"Sis, don't you think it's a bit too early for this." She said irritatingly.

Seeing her little sister's irritation, Eva decided to stop but not before teasing her once more.

"Fine, but he tastes so good it's hard to let go ❤️" Said Eva, looking at Dante while licking her lips.

'Hmph, just you wait sis, I'll have a taste of his lips. Just you wait!' Thought Aria as she snuck a couple glances at Dante's lips.

All of the commotion seemed to have woken Alice up, as she stretched before pulling Dante's head into her bosom.

"Good morning, Sweetie❤️" She whispered in his ear.

This once again made Alice the target of the complaints coming from her daughters.

Finally calming everyone down, Dante took the lead to get dressed and ready for the trip, Eva and Aria soon followed.

Alice seemed a little dissatisfied that she couldn't go too, but that couldn't be helped, someone had to stay at the mansion to deal with problems if they arise.

Gathering all that they needed, they met back in the doorway of the mansion, ready to head to the imperial capital.

Walking outside to the carriage they were met with many knights. Alice wanted to be extra careful this trip because of what happened previously with Eva, so they were taking double the guards that Eva had previously taken.

"All of you, be careful okay." Said Alice as they were preparing to enter the carriage.

She then went to all of her children and gave them a goodbye hug, except Dante.

"Please, watch after your sisters, okay?" She said in a teasing yet serious tone.

"Of course, mom," Dante replied.

Happy with his response, instead of giving him a hug, she kissed his cheek.