A kiss to seal the deal

My head felt like it was on fire as I struggled to open my eyes. A cool hand placed itself on my boiling forehead. I smiled and reached out my hand. It contacted with something soft. I pulled.

"Are you done pulling my cheeks?"

I sat up suddenly as I looked into familiar golden eyes.

"Cerebrius!"

He smirked and chuckled.

"This is the first time that you have said my name with such reverence. Have you finally fallen for me?"

"You fiend!"

He held the hand that I was going to use to slap him with and brought it to his lips. I flushed and pulled my hand back. This man is dangerous I must be wary of him.

Where was I? I put my hands down in the bed. I'm in the same room from when I first came to the elephant clan. Cerebrius was sitting in a chair next to the bed peering at me. His white blouse was adorned with dark red splatters. My eyes rested on the small amount of skin revealed under his collarbone. I gulped and quickly turned my face away.

"How long do you intend to stare at me Cherura?"

I almost hit my head on the ceiling from how high I jumped. Cerebrius was standing next to me. He put his palms on the bed and leaned in close to me. My nose was filled with a sweet vanilla smell. Cerebrius stopped his face an inch away from mine and touched my lips as he looked at them.

"I wonder how soft your lips feel if I were to kiss them?"

I shivered at Cerebrius's whispered words. For some reason I was drawn in to his golden eyes. I felt some sort of magnetic force make me lean closer to him. I too wondered how soft his lips felt. He cupped places his hands on the sides of my face as he leaned in.

My breath mingled in with his as our lips met. A feeling of warmth swept over my body as our lips collided. His lips tasted as sweet as candy with a slight strawberry aftertaste. It felt like all the air in my lungs was sucked out. My head moved in sync with his as we backed away and swooped in for another kiss. I couldn't stop. I wanted to stay in this moment forever. My hands trembled as I felt myself grow weak to his lips.

I truly felt like his prey as he continued to devour my lips over and over again. Through it all I managed to keep breathing. Cerebrius then backed away from me. I moaned as I felt the pleasure leave as quickly as it filled me. I looked at Cerebrius's face in shock.

His eyes were half closed than usual and were dark with desire. His cheeks were red as a black curl fell from his straight hair. I was reflected in his pupils. All I saw was him and all he saw was me. Both I and him were struggling to breathe. I leaned in to kiss him once more before he placed his slender fingers on my lips.

"Cherura. My sweet little prey I would like to continue this. But If we keep doing this we are going to reach a point that both of us will regret. Now is not the time. Remember your purpose."

He was right. What the hell is wrong with me? Am I really in the position to do something like this right now? I should be focused on more pressing issues such as the next clans to add to the alliance.

I turned to look at Cerebrius who was now sitting in the chair beside me.

"Cerebrius what happened to Edola?"

Cerebrius looked to the side and refused to meet my eyes as he answered icily. He scratched the back of his head unconsciously.

"Why are you asking about the person who tried to kill you?"

"Cerebrius Armdius answer my question. What did you do to Edola, the empress of the Scorpion Clan?"

Cerebrius looked at me with eyes alight in anger and a tight smile.

"If I told you that I have killed her what would you say?"

I swung the covers off of me and stood up. My knees were on the brink of buckling but I still faced Cerebrius.

"Why would you kill a future ally? Who gave you the permission to do so?"

Cerebrius stood up and looked down at me intimidatingly.

"I don't think that I need your permission to kill or save people Cherura Lutious."

My body was shaking in anger. Even though Edola was a bitch and has tried to kill me, she is still essential to my plan of unifying the Animaliari Kingdom. I inhaled and exhaled slowly to calm my nerves.

Why am I overreacting? Cerebrius couldn't have actually killed her! What reason does he have to do so?

"Cerebrius?"

He looked at me with those leopard-like eyes of his daring me to speak.

"Take me to Edola."

"You can't even stand up for a long period of time yet you want to see her?"

I looked up at his concerned face. All of his anger seemed to melt away when he answered. I smiled and hugged him.

"Thank you for all that you have done so far Cerebrius."

He wrapped his arms around me and kissed the top of my head.

"You're welcome my little prey."

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Thank you for reading my luvs❤️ Kyaaa! Our ship has finally sailed my luvs❤️ please stay safe😷