Asher
The silence between us extended for more than a minute before she turned and headed immediately for the door. It felt like lightning struck me at that very moment and I felt something like adrenaline shot in my veins, and I couldn’t stop myself as I rushed forward and placed my hand over hers on the door handle. I heard her gasp as I pressed her body up against the door. My eyes were trained on her and I could see the internal struggle going on in her mind. She was in a fight with herself and I hated to admit that I cared for her. It was not just a desire driven by my body. But could it be that my heart was suddenly going soft for her?
I had always been driven by desire or lust for other women since the death of Emily. Why then was I feeling tender emotions like caring for her? I can’t explain the tsunami of conflicting emotions hitting me with every thought.
The muscles on my body were coiled like a wire and I felt the tension crackling in the air around us.
I leaned closer, her breath tickling my face as I pressed my lips to the side of her neck and lingered there for a few seconds. I was going crazy. Her sweet scent was so captivating and was making it hard for me to stay sane. Kayla stayed unnaturally quiet as my hands wove through her hair. Her heartbeat which had been roaring moments ago seemed to lower its pace a bit. I could not help it. She looked so delicate, so innocent. Her face had an expression of pure yearning.
And just like always, every thought, muscle, and bone in my body was screaming for me to devour and claim in a way that would leave her wanting more.
So, I gently trailed my fingers in her skin, drawing slow and loose circles on her arms.
Her ocean-blue eyes were filled with want and yearning and they fluttered shut as I saw her breath quicken. The rich and delicious scent of her arousal was making me giddy but I had to restrain myself. I let out a frustrated breath. And then again. In slow rhythmic motions to calm my nerves and be able to gather my train of thought.
” Elena is no longer my mistress. Last night I lost control and kissed her but after that, nothing else happened. I called off whatever relationship I had with her. And before you ask what she was still doing in the castle. I asked her to stay till she figured out where to go.” My voice came out low and deep as a whisper. I didn’t know why I had decided to tell her the truth, after convincing myself not to do it a while ago.
Before I could ponder more on that thought, Kayla turned around to face me with wide eyes.
Without wasting time she turned and hugged me, trying to envelop my broad torso with her little hands. I was taken aback by her gesture and for a while, I did not say a word. I looked around awkwardly, not knowing what to say as she closed her eyes and nuzzled in my chest. I inhaled her scent as her hair fluttered due to the wind wafting in through the window. I let her head rest on my chest as her grip on me became just a bit more tight. I heard the sharp intake of her breath as she breathed my scent, pulling the fabric of my shirt closer to her skin. I liked the way she clung to me and a small smile appeared on my lips as I gently placed my hands on her shoulder.
Finally, she looked up at me. I could not help it, I raised my hand to cup her face. Her large ocean-blue eyes looked at me with hope and affection, coupled with a few other emotions that I couldn’t read. I couldn’t remember the last night a woman had ever looked at me like that. Even Emily never looked at me the way that she looked at me right now.
I felt a weird sensation in my heart, and it scared me so much that I knew that if I didn’t leave the chamber immediately, I might end up doing something I would regret.
“I will not be home till tomorrow,” I said quietly as I slowly moved away from her.
The truth was that I had a meeting to attend but it wasn’t for an entire day but I wanted to stay away from her. I didn’t trust myself enough to share the same bed with her tonight without claiming her. The taste of her lips was still embedded in my mind and her alluring scent was overpowering my rational thoughts.
” Where are you going?”
She asked in a voice that was complaining. Could it be that she doesn’t want me to go or maybe she would miss me?
“I have some meetings to attend outside the territory. But I have made arrangements for the maids to be at your beck and call when I’m gone.”
She slowly raised her hand and intertwined her hand with mine, her fingers brushing against the pad of my thumb. It was a slow caress, soft and supple and it made a small flame of desire flare in me.
She seemed to notice a cut in my thumb while I was training but it was all healed up. She raised my hand at her eye level and examined my thumb.
“I can feel the soft layer of skin that recently healed a cut. Were you hurt?” She asked in a concerned voice, still stroking my thumb with a slow caress.
And my heart did that weird fluttering thing again.
Goodness, this girl was being so damn innocent and caring. It was maddening.
” Not really,” I murmured as she held my hand. We stood like that for some time, looking into each other’s eyes before I stepped away from her, and with one last long glance at her, I walked out of our chamber.