Welp! - chapter 59

Diana

" Diana Vespirini !!! Whyy?" I yank at my hair in horror and frustration " what did you expect ? He was going to sit on the bed waiting for you to come out of the bathroom?" He stayed last night , everdays's not Christmas I guess .

With a sigh I get dressed for school , I'm meant to stay at home after that training but I need to keep myself occupied with something.

*Ringing* ... I stare at my phone screen as I dial Stacy's number

*Hey girl ! You coming to school*

*Thats why I'm calling, are you in school yet ?*

*Yup!*

*Okay I'm on my way* I end the call as I exit my apartment building .

I sight Stacy on the corridor bench with a grin plastered on her face

" English ?" I ask referring to the Course we were meant to be having now

" Nope ! Algebra" I nod in response as I try to shake off the feeling like I'm being watched , it happened last week .. I swear I felt it , but then all too sudden it subsides , like whatever I felt was just a figment of my imagination. " Common !" She clasps my hands in hers as we head to class .

The professor hasn't arrived and the only seats available are the ones directly in front of his desk , I've never minded sitting in front of being in front of any professors desk while they were teaching .

Along the line I surprisingly made time to do the previous assignment he gave us , so I was semi prepared for today's lectures .

" Good day everyone !" He greets as he settles down on his desk , his eyes landing on mine- there's something about those eyes , I've seen them somewhere before .

" Hold your assignments with you,Before the end of today's lecture I'll collect them " he reminds me of somebody - I know him .

My mind is thrown into a state of disarray, as I try hard to link anything towards my new professor !

" You okay D?" Stacy leans towards me carefully as she whispers

" Yeah I'm good" I plaster a tight smile on my face .

" Chloe is there anything you would like to share with us ? You seem awfully chatty there !" He glares daggers at her , if looks could kill probably

" Sorry professor " she giggles batting her lash extensions at him , why the emphasis on the extensions ? She's fake as fake could be , " I didn't mean to upset you .. sir " she purrs like an animal in heat shamelessly throwing herself at him in the middle of class. Ale would have loved her though ! Easy to dispose once he's had his way .. speaking of my brothers - I really need to call them .

With a shake of his head , he goes back to teaching. 5 minutes before lectures are over everyone goes over to his desk to drop the assignments!

" Miss Vespirini !" He greets me with a curt nod

" Professor" I acknowledge, about to drop the paper - his hands graze mine sending a shock wave down my spine , I mean that literally , not the expressions used for two love sick puppies . I literally felt it down my spine

" Are you okay ?" His face scrunchs in worry , but there's something else behind those dark eyes , something deep and I see it

" Perfect professor " I muster a smile rushing out of the hall , I walk as far as my legs could carry me towards the school gate

" Diana , Diana! " A breathless Stacy follows behind me " slow down girl ! I had to run to catch up with you " of course there's no one to blame for that expect her short legs . " You good ?"

" Uhuh , why wouldn't I be ?I'm just tired - I'm going home .. need the rest "

" Oh okay - talk to you later " she engulfs me in a hug before running back towards school .

The silence and warmth of my apartment welcomes me as I collapse on the couch , I sigh in content and then I feel him , The darkness , the warmth I know he's here and what's alarming is how calm I am . We've really grown together huh?!

" Rough day ?" Kaerith ask , stepping out of the shadows , I nod turning my face away from him .

" You -are upset with me ?" Of course I'm upset " i couldn't stay this morning Zy "

" You didn't have any problem staying last night did you ?"

" Actually I did ! I had problems staying last night but I did , I couldn't make that mistake again "

" Staying with me is a mistake now?! Got it !" I swallow the lump forming in my throat

" That's not what I meant and you know it ! You crave my warmth , my words ! Hell you crave me , yet you are confused at to what you want." I stare at him with confusion written all over my face

" I don't understand " he runs his hand over his face , his movements slightly robotic he's not himself today " okay ! Okay Kaerith come here please " his gaze drops to mine , contemplating - I can see it now , his struggle his anger ;something happened while he was away , I don't wait for him to come - I walk towards him and go my greatest surprise , my body moves on its own dragging him down for a hug , our height difference has never been any more obvious , he stills in my embrace , non moving - just there as his breathing stops .

" Hey hey breathe !! " I back up a bit to stare at him , his eyes are closed - perhaps I shouldn't have hugged him , amongst all people I should know how annoying hugs can be most times " open your eyes , open your eyes Kaerith ! Look at me " I stroke his cheeks , kinda how he does mine ..

He scoffs as he opens his eyes , I never knew how raw he is - his emotions those beautiful eyes that drown me every single time I look into them " hi" I whisper as my gaze falls to his lips . This really isn't the time for this Diana ! .

" I'm about to take advantage of you Kaerith" i tell him threw the bond , he cocks a perfectly carved brow at me

" Really ?" He asks me , back to himself now which I reply with a nod " then don't let me stop you then !" I don't need to be told twice as I fuse my lips with his , I feel fireworks go out in my head as I suck on his lips , Sweet eve it's soft , I moan in satisfaction as he carries me .. wrapping my legs around him like a koala I don't stop my attack on his lips .

" Relax ! I'm not going anywhere " he brushes jis lips against mine .

" I'm beginning to doubt " I yelp as he throws me on the bed , he cocks a brow at me , his original response to things .. or me

" We will talk about that later , I have pressing needs now "

" Oh?"

" Oh" he flicks his wrist, I hear it before I look down , the fabric of my top tearing into two .

" You could have easily pulled it you cave man !!" I gasp in shock

" If I touched it I would rip it , not tear it into two " The mattress dips beneath his weight, and yet I feel the air grow heavier—denser—as if his presence alone commands gravity. He doesn't touch me. Not yet. He just stares. Those black eyes roam my face like they're memorizing every flaw, every twitch, every breath I try to quiet. Oh shit ! Those eyes, thats where I've seen them .

"Ouch" I yelp as I feel a sting on my boobs

" I need you here " he says, voice a low thread of smoke, curling around the room, around me. "Zyrana."

The way he says it… like he conjured it out of some ancient dream and offered it to me as a crown. My name—but not mine. His version of me. And I hate how much I want to wear it.

"I'm here " I whisper, though my body trembles like it might betray me at any second.

He lifts a strand of my hair, the motion almost reverent, like he's handling something sacred. The pad of his thumb brushes my cheek, slow, measured—starving. He watches me like a man who's waited centuries, like touching me now might collapse the distance he's spent lifetimes pretending didn't matter.

"I should stay away from you," he says, voice husky with war and want.

"You never do."

"No," he breathes. "I never do."

And then his mouth is on mine.

Not gentle. Not violent. Just—real. Like fire and hunger and the slow ache of a curse finally undone. His hand slides behind my neck, pulling me in deeper as if the kiss could make the ache in him quieter. I gasp into his mouth when his other hand settles at my waist, fingers flexing like he's anchoring himself. Like I'm the only tether left in a world of chaos. limbs tangling, breath mingling, my hands pressed to his chest like I'm trying to memorize the rhythm of a demon's heart.

"Say it again," I murmur against his lips, dazed.

"What?" he asks, voice thick.

"My name. The one only you say."

He smiles—something dark, something possessive. "Zyrana."

A shiver rolls through me at the sound.

His mouth finds the hollow of my throat, teeth grazing but not biting. My fingers twist in the fabric of his shirt as heat blooms beneath my skin. Every kiss is a promise and a threat. Every touch is carved with restraint, like he's holding back a hurricane.

"I don't know what you've done to me," he whispers against my collarbone, "but I would burn this entire realm to the ground if it meant you'd whisper my name the way you just did."

My hands trace the scars on his back as he moves above me, his breath staggered, his body taut with desire he's clearly tried to deny for far too long.

"Kaerith," I breathe, tasting his name like sin.

And in that moment—bodies flushed, souls tangled, ancient names whispered between kisses—I realize there is no undoing us.

Not anymore.