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
would react, and that scared me more than his rage because I knew he had some
pounded violently against my ribs. A lump threatened
I shut my eyes with a quick gulp and waited to
a sudden rush of heat shot between my
him inhale my scent, probably my arousal, and then he withdrew himself from
internal harms your body might have
lips in a tight line, I gave a small
proffered his jacket
but it didn't sound like
I took his jacket.
so I put his jacket on, almost drowning in it. He chained up his jacket on me and corrected the collars. Just like he had brought me here, he picked me up in his arms and before I knew it; I
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checked for
machines in our earthly realm to diagnose.
time. It was 9:01 already. I had to be in
Ezra and Asher might react when they wouldn't find me
only way to reach there on time
the reports, and
your body. And those dead skin cells will shed in a few days," he said, entering the room with
as much as he anticipated, and he had already healed those wounds. Raven was a remarkable healer
where your little adventure has led us... we're late," Raven showed me his watch. "We won't make
"I-if we teleport..."
His muscles flexed as he cracked his
I won't teleport us. You decided to help that cat. Now we're late for
at my lower
me
widened his eyes. "Now you'll gaslight me?
Asher. If they don't find me in the
in Raven's eyes
be pissed," he said with a dry chuckle as he pulled out
for the full experience. You won't find
I glanced at the clock and the restlessness grew in my
asked, trying to hold back
late even for that," Raven said
stung into my eyes.
snickered. "Are you crying now,
05 already. I really don't know what to do..." I said, puckering my
his fingers through his
texting someone on his phone. "Are... are we... going back to the
phone screen, he looked at me with
see," he chuckled, peering at his phone
We entered the elevator.
were fixed on his phone screen, something mischievous playing across his lips.
phone back
opened into the
put on our
said, pulling down the visor of
I widened my eyes.
seat? Alpha, I don't know
The black
omega, you'll be riding something far better on this
did something funny
stay on the
I grabbed his biceps and his shoulder as he placed me astride the bike so that I sat face
me roughly against himself. My back arched as my breasts pressed
this isn't safe..." I said, looking at the
fondled my
might cause an accident..." I mumbled, suppressing back
you safe,"
hadn't even processed the effect of his words on my heart when he parted
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