CHAPTER 18

Anna stared up at the ceiling, laying in her bed. After numerous twists and turns and failed attempts of trying to fall asleep she gave up. Her mind was occupied with unnecessary thoughts of the girl, Areum. She wanted to know about her, what she was like, how she used to be with Raven. Did she love him a lot? Or did he love her more? Obviously he did, because he forgot everything and everyone except her.

A little thought lingered somewhere in her head as she turned to her side,

'If he acts so clingy with me in this state then....' her thoughts trailed off.

"Then how wild he would have been with his wife, damn" her inner mind completed the sentence with a smirk on her lips.

She groaned at her words and closed her eyes shut again trying to fall asleep. This time his green orbs were the ones that came into view, the intense gaze never leaving her eyes. A small smile crept up her lips as she imagined about his green eyes. She felt her closed eye lids getting more heavy as she slowly strated drifting off to sleep.

She almost fell into a deep slumber when a cranky sound softly reached her ears, she assumed it's her mind that's playing tricks again so she made no attempts to get up. The cranky voice echoed in her ears again and this time followed by a clicking sound like that of a door lock.

'Door lock?' Her eyebrows furrowed in sleep as she heard faint footsteps in the room. Her eyes opened slightly to see a black figure coming towards her bed, she blinked her eyes before it widened in stock.

She did not scream but quickly sat up and switched on the side lamp and turning around she was greeted with the same green eyes that she fell asleep dreaming about. She felt relief wash over her, holding her chest, she watched him come closer and stand across the bed. He looked at her with puppy eyes that she always felt weak for.

There was a moment of silence, both of them were staring at each other and Anna felt it again, the warmth he brings with him everytime and everywhere.

"What is it ?" She asked softly as he looked down at the bed before kicking off his slippers and climbed into it. Anna watched him, confused, wondering what he was doing although it seemed pretty obvious what he was doing. He slipped under the covers and laid his head on the pillow, turning onto his side to face her.

She blinked at him as he patted her side of bed, motioning her to lay down. And as if on queue she flattened her back on the mattress but facing the ceiling. She crossed her hands over her stomach and she blinked, not knowing what to say or ask him.

'Why is he here at almost midnight?' she closed her eyes for a brief moment trying to totally avoid his presence.

"What will a man want to do in a room alone with a women?" Her inner voice giggled which made Anna cringe at her words as she took a deep breath.

"Umm... Were you uncomfortable in the guest room?" she finally spoke breaking the silence.

When she got no answer she turned to face him and found him staring at her with a smile on his face, a soft expression spread all over his face.

"Hm?" She nudged him with her elbow and he blinked at her as if he snapped out of a trance and Anna understood that he did not even listen to what she asked.

"Were you not comfortable in the guest room?" she repeated the question which made him shake his head in denial.

"I like sleeping with you Noona. That room is so dull, I don't like it" his lips formed a pout. Anna softly chuckled before turning her gaze back on the ceiling.

She somehow felt better now, more calm and collected with him by her side which was quite weird. Although he was staring at her continuesly but his eyes were soft and not intense like usual. She closed her eyes, once again letting the sleep take over her slowly.

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Anna felt the warmth covering her body as the clock on the nightstand was ticking 2:40 am. Her body felt strongly caged in that heat which made her skin sweat but she could not get out of it. She stirred in her sleep as the hold on her tightened and her brows furrowed as her eyes fluttered open, feeling almost out of breath.

Her eyes went wide when she found herself in Raven's arms, her face was buried in his chest and he held her with his strong arms around her waist. She tried to process how she got into the position when he shifted and pulled her more close to his chest. His grip was firm but not too strong that it may feel uncomfortable, instead she felt safe in his arms somehow, which she immediately regretted.

"Noona" he whispered in his sleep as she looked up at his face, glowing perfectly in the moon light. He looked angelic with his fine features highlighted. He whispered through parted lips that looked soft, very soft. She felt herself gulping while staring at his lips as she nibbled on her own.

'Those lips look so soft' she smiled at her thoughts before her inner mind decided to wipe the smile off.

"Then why aren't you kissing them idiot?"

She was tempted, she wouldn't lie. Tempted to caress those lips and feel them at the tip of her fingers just how soft they are. To brush her own lips against them and know how it feels to kiss someone which she had never experienced. She blinked when she realized where her thoughts were going and looked away from his face.

Since he did not let go off her, she buried her face back into his chest not able to turn anywhere else because of his firm hold. The scent of his cologne filled her nose. Probably all his clothes smell like that. She pulled away a little to look at his black T-shirt and some of it were into her small fists, crumpled.

'He crumpled my top, I did the same to his T-shirt' she giggled internally recalling how he had held her close outside the cafe. But right now she was closer than that or maybe the closest they can be. She could feel his warm skin through his T-shirt and she tried not to sigh, feeling herself drowning more and more into the heat.

'His mental state is contradicting his body' Her thoughts caught up the trail again and a faint smile touched her lips.

"Then hold him" her inner mind interrupted.

"But why?"

"Because he is holding you"

"I can't"

"You can and you will. Just do it"

Anna thought for a while looking up at his face again, his looks and the warmth of his body caught her into a trance as she wrapped her hands around his back holding onto him tight.

"That's like my girl" her inner mind winked showing her a thumps up as Anna was too caught into the action to react to her comment. 

He stirred in his sleep again and his hold on her loosened, feeling a bit disappointed she let go off her hold as well as he separated his body from hers.

'I shouldn't have held him' she cursed her inner mind for the bad idea and was about to turn around when he pulled her close again but this time pushing his face into her chest.

Her body tensed up as the action had her cheeks burning and heart beat speeding up. He could probably hear it because he snuggled more into her and hid his face into the valley of hee boobs. She regretted not wearing a bra while going to sleep and now he was pushing his face deeper and deeper into her chest.

She closed her eyes and tried to relax, catching hold of a few locks of his dark hair, she tangled her fingers between them, caressing his scalp. The feeling of being touched there felt different, new but exciting. His leg tangled with hers, hands going around her and rested on her hips.

She felt a burning sensation inside her when his knees folded up and rested between her thighs. She could not even move an inch and now she had to rethink about her thought that she could not be more close to him. Her fingers played with his black locks, closing her eyes and she did not even realize when she fell back asleep.

Anna groaned at the loud thud sound that echoed in the room and her eyes fluttered open, squinting them as the bright beam of sunlight from the window blinded her for a moment. She looked over her shoulder and saw Eva standing at the door looking appalled. Her eyes were motionless, fixed on the other side of bed, mouth ajar and some books were laying down near her feet.

Anna blinked, confused at her expression as she turned around to look behind her, the other side of bed. And what she saw had her rolling down her side of the bed and down onto the floor with a loud thump and she groaned rubbing her butt.

Raven was laying with the sheets over to his hips, but Shirtless.

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