Aselia's POV (Warning, Adult Content, No S*x)
(This chapter is dedicated to @Tres_Aguilla and @Fallency thank you for reading and all the love)
The nightmare was back as I saw another figure this time, reaching out to me, maybe ready to kill me. Stupidly I looked around unable to comprehend where I was for a second, when sturdy pair of hands pulled me closer to a bare chest. My eyes flew open, wide at the sudden warmness. I was perspiring and my hands were cold and numb.
"Are you alright?" he asked stroking my head, his voice soft and full of concern. Xiran, I remembered now.
"I am fine it was just a nightmare so I got a bit rattled." Why was his touch calming my heart so much? I didn't want him to let go although I could feel my face heating up because my cheek was pressed against his uncovered chest. I wanted to pull away but my f**king body refused to move.
"What did you see?" I knew he was looking at me intently but I didn't dare look back at him.
"Someone was chasing me with intent to kill." I still kept my eyes lowered. He brought his index finger under my chin and lifted my face so I could fall in those shining grey spheres of his. His face was one heartbeat away from mine.
"No one can hurt you as long as I am here." He spoke with such intensity that I had to gulp hard, I nodded stupidly my brain refusing to formulate words at this instant. My heartbeat was going crazy, all that training to always keep my beats calm, seemed to have gone down the drain. My eyes fell on his sensual lips, they were slightly parted. 'Focus, girl stop staring at him.' I wanted to lower my gaze but he wouldn't let me.
"Aselia your existence is driving me nuts right now." He closed his eyes for a second as if to calm the thirst creeping into his eyes.
"What do you want me to do?" I asked carefully.
"I want you to let me kiss every inch of your body." It took me a few good seconds to let that sink in. His hand was cupping my face now as he delicately stroked my cheek with his thumb. I knew I couldn't escape him now, better to use it to my advantage then.
"Xiran, you will be disappointed. I have zero experience in this field. I have never even shared a kiss with anyone before." I told him with a heavy heart, how this man was bringing all my walls down. Maybe he will get displeased and would let me go. He inhaled sharply at my words, his thumb stopped moving as he seemed to have been struck by lightning, and his body stilled and became rigid.
"Are you telling me you are still a virgin? How is that even possible? You are 25 and you are telling me no one has even kissed you. Why?" I couldn't understand the expression he was holding, it dangled between implausible and mirth.
"I never found anyone to share it with. I told you before, just like you I have never been in love. For me, intimacy is reserved only for my loved one." I told him the truth. At least this time.
"You are mind-boggling, Aselia. You act so toughly and yet you are so innocent and pure. I don't want to taint your innocence but I want to kiss you. Can you imagine me being your lover for tonight? I won't cross any boundaries and you can stop me whenever you want." His hand was resting on my right cheek branding me with his warmth.
"I have a condition." I wasn't gonna let this opportunity pass.
"Speak," he said with so much authority and yet so calmly.
"You would let me attend the next party you will hold for vampires." His grey orbs took a darker shade at my words, menacing and wild at my suggestion.
"Absolutely not, do you have any idea how dangerous that would be?"
"Hear me out, I could be the bartender and I would be dressed plainly in a simple hood. My head and half face will be covered. No one gives a damn about an unattractive bartender. Besides, there would be so much booze and blood around me, no one will be able to smell me." I presented my plan boldly.
"Why are you so adamant on this? Aselia. I thought you disliked our kind." His eyes were full of curiosity as he searched mine for the right answer.
"Doesn't mean I can't be curious. My life has been boring so far, let me have some fun and see what you people do at your parties." I pouted at him with puppy eyes.
"Damnit, Aselia. Stop tempting me like that. Fine, but Frila will remain with you and if anything went sideways or anyone looks at you with the wrong intention, I would take you away. Clear?"
"Crystal," I grinned, finally I would be able to spot him. I hoped he would attend the next party, the vampire I sought, the vampire who was the bane of my existence. I was lost in my thoughts on how to proceed with my plan once I spot him. Xiran's voice jolted me back to reality.
"Can I kiss you now?" His soft lips were on my ear whispering ever so gently, making me inhale a sharp breath. My heart was going crazy inside my chest and he hadn't even done anything, yet. My mind kept reminding me that we are doing this for the mission but my heart knew that deep down I wanted this. To be touched, caressed, and explored by him and only him. I wanted to know what it felt like as my heart was about to burst with emotions and anticipation, I nodded at him without thinking.
He was waiting for this nod because without a warning he planted a seductive kiss on my earlobe, he opened his mouth and engulfed the entirety of it and chewed on it like it was his favourite candy. His hands slid in my hair holding me tight as he continued his onslaught on my lobe.
Small warm eruptions filled my whole being, my heart was beating so fast that I felt like it would jump out of my body. I wanted to touch him too so I held onto his strong arms as he slid his tongue into my ear canal and whispered in a sexy voice: "I am gonna take my sweet time with you, Aselia."
What have I landed myself into? It was too late to think about this now. Stupid girl, focus and stay in control. But, how? I was losing control fast as his hands slipped down from my hair and landed on the top button of my shirt, technically it was his but I was wearing it at the moment. Get the gist, sh*t, why was he opening the button. No no no, but I didn't say any of this loud. This was all in my head. I should stop him but no words came out.
His tongue was still making its entry and exit in my ear as he softly blew in it from time to time. While his hands had unbuttoned the first button and he moved on to the second one. Plop, and the second button was unlocked as well. His mouth had moved from my ear to my neck, his tongue seductively licking the brim. Soon his sensual lips joined his tongue and as they touched my skin, a whole new sensation filled my whole body. His warm lips against my cold neck felt like he was branding me to be his.
I felt his touch on my breasts, although it was just to open the third button. It sent shivers down my spine and I couldn't help but shudder. The fourth, the fifth and then finally the last button, he had opened them all. His hands shifted back to my shoulders as he slowly slid the shirt revealing my shoulder to him and gradually moved his needy lips from my neck to my shoulder. His other hand was clutching the hem of my unbuttoned shirt.
My whole being was dipped in pure ecstasy as he sumptuously kissed my shoulder, removing the shirt bit by bit and moving to my arm and then to my wrist and finally to my hand. He slid my fingers into his mouth and licked them making me gasp again. Slowly and gradually he enveloped them in his warm mouth and then slid them out even more lethargically as if he had all the time in the world.
And, then he unexpectedly clutched my face with his left hand and made me look directly into his eyes. My heart skipped several beats as it fell into a deep pit of his creation.