Chapter-41. The ride(18+)
[Xanthea]
My eyelids fluttered to his eyes, trying to decipher his gaze.
"T-thank you..." I said.
He cocked a brow, tilting his head.
I lowered my gaze and continued.
"... for bringing me here."
"Mostly canary serenades the vocal cord. Seems like a cat did that job this time," he chuckled slightly, teasing me.
"I saw a canary too..." I said, keeping my gaze fixed on the grass. "... as a healing partner of a shape shifting serpent." God knows why I was telling him that.
"Now, did you? Hmm. Their voices have healing abilities," he said, and I looked at him.
"Do you... did you... have a healing partner?" I asked.
"Why this sudden interest in me?"
"I-I am not-"
"You're not interested in me? I never was an interesting person to start with. Nyssa says I am the most boring man she has met."
A knot tightened in my stomach at the mention of Nyssa's name.
"No, Alpha. That's not-"
Before I could say a word more, Raven placed his finger on my lips.
"Butterflies..." he whispered, leaning closer to my face.
"B-butterflies?" I lifted my gaze to his eyes that lingered on my lips.
He lifted the corner of his lips.
"Those creatures are too graceful for me, aren't they?"
"N-no-"
"Who were you expecting to be my healing partner?" His voice darkened. "A rhinoceros?" He said with utmost seriousness. Pffft!
I leaned back instantly, covered my mouth with my hand, suppressing my laughter as I shook my head.
"I am sorry. I-I didn't mean to..."
He held my hand and my body tensed up slightly.
"Apologizing for no reason is a very bad habit of yours. It ruins... good moments..." he grunted, lowering my hand from my mouth. "I intended that to be funny, so I could find out if I could make you laugh. But you stole that laughter from me. I need compensation." He said in an impassive tone.
Unconsciously staying in an eye lock with him for a while, I averted my gaze. A fluttering discomfort erupted in my belly. Almost like a heated jitter that coursed through my body.
My heart was racing, my chest heaving faster, and I didn't know what to say.
Was he... flirting?
He placed his slightly icy fingers on my heated face. I shuddered as tantalizing goosebumps ran through my body. I shut my eyes, relishing on his cold touch as he caressed my cheeks. I must be out of my mind.
What am I doing? It seems as though I am losing control over my own body.
I preferred the Raven, who always had a scowl on his face, who was always angry. At least, I could know for sure that I had to stay on guard around him.
But right now, I don't know if I should be on guard. If yes, then... how?
He was walking right through all the emotional walls I had created and I felt so helpless.
had no idea how to handle him or the certain things he made me feel
thinking or how he would react, and that scared me more than
heart pounded violently against my ribs. A lump threatened
'whys' to ask him, but when he leaned closed, I shut my eyes with
against my lips, a sudden rush of heat shot between my legs as I reimagined the moments we kissed before and... his bite on
my arousal, and then
you checked up for other internal harms your body might have sustained because
lips in a tight
proffered his
his tone was stiff, but it didn't sound like a
I took his jacket.
my breasts. My jacket wouldn't cover my breasts, so I put his jacket on, almost drowning in it. He chained up his jacket on me and
***
I spent getting myself checked for abnormal cell growths and other
to diagnose. I was curious and wished to know
looked at the time. It was 9:01 already. I had to
Ezra and Asher might react when they wouldn't find me there. But I was sure of one thing: I would
way to reach there on
the room with the reports, and I got down from the bed in a
body. And those dead skin cells will shed in a few days," he said,
and he had already healed those wounds. Raven was a remarkable healer and there
led us... we're late," Raven showed me his watch.
"I-if we teleport..."
he cracked
it to make things easy for you all the time. I won't teleport us. You decided to help that cat. Now we're late for the sex night and that's your problem, not
nibbled at
me
his eyes. "Now you'll gaslight me? Wow! I am
and Alpha Asher. If
in Raven's eyes flickered and
with a dry chuckle as he pulled out his
for the full
glanced at the clock and the restlessness grew in my
inform them?" I asked,
too late even for that," Raven said
my eyes. I
snickered. "Are you
05 already. I really don't know what
ran his fingers through his
texting someone on his phone. "Are... are we... going back to the Aile castle?" I asked, blinking
eyes off the phone screen, he looked at me with a
peering at his
We entered the elevator.
were fixed on his phone screen, something mischievous playing across his lips. This can't be good. Were we really going to Aile
his phone back
into the
on our
in the front," he said, pulling down the
I widened my eyes.
don't know how to ride a
me. The black visor of his helmet bumped
little omega, you'll be riding something far better on this bike
something funny
stay on the bike
feet effortlessly. I grabbed his biceps and his shoulder as he placed me astride the bike so that I sat
he pulled me roughly against himself. My back arched as my breasts pressed against his sturdy frame as I grabbed his
safe..." I said, looking
fingers fondled my inner
might cause an accident..."
you safe,"
hadn't even processed the effect of his words on my heart when he parted my
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