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.
or the certain things
and that scared me more than his rage because I knew he
ribs. A lump threatened
many 'whys' to ask him, but when he leaned closed, I shut my eyes with a quick gulp and waited to feel his
heat shot between my legs as I reimagined the moments we kissed before and... his bite on my
scent, probably my arousal, and
up for other internal harms your body might have sustained
sensitive lips in a tight line,
his jacket
but it didn't
I took his jacket.
He chained up his jacket on me and corrected
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myself checked for
used machines in our earthly realm to diagnose. I was curious and wished to know more about
anxiously looked at the time. It was 9:01 already. I had to be in the Aile castle
no idea how Ezra and Asher might react when they wouldn't find me there. But I was sure of one thing:
only way to reach there on time
with the reports, and I got down from the bed in a
omega? No more suspicious cell growth in your body. And those dead skin cells will shed in a
as much as he anticipated, and he had already healed those wounds. Raven was a remarkable healer and there was
we're late," Raven showed me
"I-if we teleport..."
His muscles flexed as he
more often because of you doesn't mean I'll use 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
nibbled at my lower
allowed me
widened his eyes. "Now you'll gaslight me? Wow!
it's just... Alpha Ezra and Alpha Asher. If they don't find
in Raven's eyes
they'll be pissed," he said with a
full experience.
head, fidgeting with my clammy palms. I glanced
them?" I asked, trying
too late even for that," Raven said
stung into my eyes. I
you crying
know what to do..." I said,
ran his fingers
the reports, pulled out his phone and began texting someone on
the phone screen, he looked at me
see," he chuckled, peering
We entered the elevator.
something mischievous playing
his phone
elevator opened into the parking
put on
the front," he said, pulling down the visor of his
I widened my eyes.
I don't know how to ride
stepped closer to me. The black
be riding something
something funny to my
we'll stay on the
bike and then, grabbing my waist, he lifted me off my feet effortlessly. I grabbed his biceps and his shoulder
as he pulled me roughly against himself.
this isn't safe..." I said,
fondled my
accident..." I mumbled, suppressing back
keep you safe,"
his words on my heart when he
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