Chapter 18 - The bedroom encounter -(2)

He grinned widely thinking she fell for his charms. Even though he doubted it given her attitude till now, but realised it's not something impossible. He realised he liked the reactions of this interesting lady.

The initial playful smile made its appearance again as he spoke, " If you're going to stare at someone, shouldn't you at least be a bit discreet? " With this he killed all the romance in the air.

Getting caught, her eyes instantly widened in shock. She herself didn't know why she ended up staring at him. The embarrassment caused blood to flow towards her face, red hue creeping up her neck. He could clearly hear her heart racing inside her chest, as they were pressed close.

Her face flushed a deep shade of red, Kim Sooha tried to avoid eye contact by all means, while Wang Hyuk didn't want her to leave his embrace. In his eyes, she is just like a rabbit, always trying to run away from its predator, making him want to hold onto her more and more, as much as she is resisting him.

As time went by, tension between them kept escalating, none had any intention to break the awkward silence enveloping the room.

His hold around her waist tightened, pulling her even closer, pressing his firm body onto her soft body, while her hands resting around his shoulder blades. Only a few layers of clothes kept them away from bare contact, while her body smelled like rose mist mixed with her natural body scents, intoxicating his senses.

They stood together so close that he could feel the warmth of her body spreading all over him, wrapping itself around him like a blanket, her hot breath landing on his chest, making him crave for more.

Even with her head bent, he could tell she is blushing hard, as her ears too had a deep shade of red on them. Moving his hands to her chin, he raised her face, making her look into his eyes.

She looked even more beautiful, her baby hairs sticking onto her face because of the sweat dripping from her temples. This only accentuated her attractiveness and somehow the sensual look to her face was calling to his desires. All of these were alluring and he was ready to take the sweetest temptation in front of him and savour it. It was taunting all of his hidden deepest desires.

He inhaled deeply, trying to fill more of her scent in his lungs. His desire for her kept growing. He wanted to hold her petite body tight, run his hands through her luscious black hair, and kiss every inch of her lips again.

His body urged him to move forward, while his brain screamed at him to back off, before he could lose control of himself.

He couldn't believe what she was able to do to him. She felt like a poison, a sweet poison. She doesn't even know what she is doing to him right now.

He wanted to turn back and leave, instead found himself taking a step forward towards his desires. He slowly left her left wrist and moved his fingers, collecting all the hair, which kept covering her smooth forehead and tugging them behind her ear with his index finger.

He could hear the fierce pounding of her heart, and her chest heaving up and down more erratically with her long tense breaths. Her tickling hot breath on his neck made him feel like all her senses were creeping into his body. 

He knew, her body was reacting to his actions and words due to her blushing face and fluttering eyes. He knew right away that she is attracted to him but couldn't confirm it, as she kept thinking about something else when he was in front of her, which was putting him off.

Gaining back his momentum and stopping all the thoughts which are muddling his brain, he leaned closer to her lips, lingering there for a while and shifted back to her ears, " Did I forget to warn you earlier?" He asked.

His voice as sweet as honey flowed into her ears, melting her heart softly, and her body felt like jelly as his hot breath and words hit her ear sent tingling sensations throughout her body. She understood he was trying to get her on, but she couldn't bring herself to stop him. It's like a devil's sonata, all sweet but deadly.

Even though her mind told she needed to answer back to him, she couldn't voice it out, except for opening her mouth briefly and closing back, making her feel at loss of words because of her half-witted actions.

He could only chuckle at her reaction. Taking it as no, he continued what he has to say, "Do not fall for me, 'cause there's no way out of that" Saying this, he ended with a dazzling smile, his eyes as bright as stars, and observed for her reaction.

It took a while for Sooha to register his words. Her face contorted in cringe. She felt flabbergasted hearing his words and even doubted her ears for a second. For a while, she couldn't bring herself to retort. It's not because he hit the nail on the head, instead it's because of his narcissistic self.

Of course, he is handsome, but she is not attracted to him. Well, she is a bit attracted and doesn't need to know that. Besides, there is a difference in taking compliments and being absolutely nariccisstic about it.

Honestly, why does she have to get involved with all asshole kinds of men. Destiny must absolutely love her.

This guy may be pretentious narcissistic, but she had handled worse.

Trying to maintain a smile, which she hardly managed to keep, as her lips kept twitching in cringe, she barely managed to say something in return, "Please tell me it's a joke," Saying that, she lightly nodded her head, expecting him to say she is right about it.

He once again laughed at her, this time a boisterous one, which Sooha could feel vibrating against her chest "You are so funny, as expected," He added.

Sooha blinked her eyes a few times. Blowing air out of her mouth from a corner, causing a strand of hair to fly and land against her ear, she gave a grim smile and countered back, " Well, not as much as you. "

He liked this. It's been a while since he met someone like this. Not only all about looks, instead someone in the same frequency as him and being on par with him.

Interesting~~ was the only word he could coin out as he spent more time with her. And, there were very few things that he found interesting. Let's see how this would turn out.

"For someone who finds me funny and cringy surely likes to be in my arms," He accentuated his sentence with raised brows and smirk on his lips, challenging her to respond back to it if she could.

When the realisation dawned, embarrassment filled her again. This time though, she didn't want him to see any close up view, so she immediately backed away.

But, alas, destiny loves her so much so, she put her body weight on her right leg. The pain that shot up through her leg, immediately made her wobble. She crouched down with a dull cry leaving her lips.

Hyuk's first reaction was a surprise and the next one was a weird feeling. As Sooha examined her swollen ankle with a pained expression, his throat suddenly felt dry, as her pained expression pricked his heart.

He didn't understand why this woman was making him feel that way. She was able to bring all the emotions that were coiled and locked up inside hum. He needs to be careful.

Shaking his head to clear up his mind, he immediately crouched on his left knee and dragged her leg out of her hand, towards him carefully.

He touched her skin around the ankle, lower leg and foot to check the points of tenderness and moved her foot to check the range of motion and to understand what positions caused her discomfort or pain.

He first turned it a little towards the right and asked her to confirm, " Does it hurt? "

Sooha wanted to bite back with a snark comment but, realising his tender gaze on her, she turned her head left and right, indicating a no.

Responding with a nod, he inclined her ankle a little more, and he frequently kept asking her about how she felt, to which she only replied with a series of hmms.

When he bent the ankle a little more, she gasped in pain, her hand immediately flying up to hold her ankle. Shaking his head helplessly, he lifted her from the ground easily and began to walk towards the bed.

Before she could get a hold of herself from the pain earlier, she felt herself flying in the air. Her immediate reaction to instinct was to wrap her arms tightly around his neck and shut her eyes in fear.

Unsurprisingly, Hyuk found her reactions adorable and amusing. He didn't comment anything on the action and tenderly placed her on the bed and arranged the pillows with one hand, while the other supported her back. When he was satisfied with the pillows' placement, he gently nudged her to lean into the pillows.