“No reply?” Damien went on, “I have to tell you I’m disappointed, I wanted to hear something from that smart mouth of yours.”
My mouth popped open in shock and I couldn’t speak for a few seconds. I think I was almost equal parts shocked and aroused.
Had he really just suggested I strip for him? Although I was shocked, the idea had a strange kind of forbidden appeal to me. I’d never been naked in front of anyone and being naked in front of Damien sounded scary but hot at the same time.
What was I thinking? Did I really want him to see me naked?
Yes, hard yes, I squirmed as I thought of all the possibilities, of his slate eyes going dark with desire for my body, for me.
“Seline?” Damien roused me from my dirty thoughts, “What are you thinking about?”
“Uh..nothing, I’m just hungry,” I replied. Hungry for you, I finished in my head.
“Oh,” he so
Oh damn, the man could kiss, I thought as his tongue dueled with mine.I felt like I was being consumed in huge, hot bites.He was touching me, kissing me, holding me so hard as if he would never let me go, as if he couldn’t get enough of me. I felt the exact same way; I burned for him like I’d never burned for any other man in my entire life. I’d never been kissed and touched with this passionate intensity before.He left my lips to look into my eyes, “God, Seline you taste so sweet.”I just tried to get my breath back and I couldn’t say anything.It was too much and not enough at the same time.I’d been kissed before, guys had been interested in me before, I had made out before but it had all been awkward and had a layer of civility, a layer of superficiality to it.This felt like my first time being this intensely consumed in the experience and it wasn’t even sex.It felt real
He looked so angry; his eyes were burning with it. My heart starting beating too loud and I could hear it in my ears. The more he stayed silent and just stared at me, the more frightened I became. It felt like the calm before the storm. My palms were sweaty now; I didn’t know what he would do. The tiny working part of my brain reminded me that this had been all my choice. I didn’t even know the man; he could do anything to me. But he wouldn’t right? He’d saved me.. He wouldn’t hurt me. But he was too silent and the silence was more frightening than any words he could have shouted at me. I built my courage and ventured on to quietly whisper, “Say something.” He closed his eyes and took a deep breath and I could see him take control of himself. When he opened his eyes again, his eyes were empty of all emotion now. He just backed up away from me, quietly and without looking at me, he turned on his heel and left the room. I
What was it with men and picking me up? I was short yes but did it mean that they could all manhandle me? And I didn’t want Baron picking me up; it just set a bad precedent, I thought angrily and started squirming in his arms.Yeah, you weren’t really that angry at Damien were you? My mind shot back instantly. Admit it, you really liked him picking you up, you’d be happily inhaling him if he was the one who had you in his arms now.I ignored the voice in my head, “Put me down Baron!” I said as forcefully as I could.“Sheesh, don’t squirm Seline, you’ll fall down and hurt yourself. I’m only taking you to the bedroom so you can lie down and then I’ll dress your wound for you.”“I don’t want to go to the bedroom!” I insisted when we had arrived at the doorway of the bedroom, and Baron just turned back the way we’d came.Great.Maria laughed at my predicame
Damien had been here..He’d come back last night, picked me up and put me to bed and I hadn’t even realized it.Oh God, I put my head in my hands. I didn’t even have the excuse of pain pills because I wasn’t even taking any now.How had I not woken up?Shit, I’d wanted to talk to him, make him see sense. I’d.. wait a sec, maybe he was still here.I quickly pushed back the covers and made my way across the room to the washroom to check if there was anyone inside. I put my ear to the door and not hearing anything, I pushed it open.There was no partially naked Damien shaving for office.But he had been there.. I could smell his aftershave in the air around me and the mirror had droplets of steam. He’d only left a short while ago I was sure.Shit, I’d missed him by a hair.What if he was changing in the walk in closet?Not possible but worth a check, I thought as I knoc
It should have been harder than this to walk down the street with a foot that was just healing from an accident but it wasn’t. I barely felt it.What I did feel was an unfamiliar pressure in my heart, as if i shouldn’t have left like this, as If I should’ve waited for Damien to return. As if we had an unspoken agreement between us where I should have waited for him to return. As if we had something unexplored between us that needed to be let out.But… I couldn’t get the phone call out of my mind. He had been so cold.Okay Seline, I gave myself a pep talk, this is you. Alone, you knew you couldn’t ever rely on anyone. You’ve always taken whatever life handed you and made your peace with it. You can do it again.I hefted my bag higher, straightened my shoulders and without looking back I made my way out of the building and out into the sunlight. I hadn’t even known I could be this brave, Mari would be proud o
My phone rang in the silence of the car and I angled the phone screen away from Mari since I didn’t want her asking me who Mr. Flynn was.“It’s him isn’t it?” Mari had a knowing look in her eye as we turned into the lane leading up to her house and she slowed down.“Who?” I tried to look innocent.“Oh c’mon, its Damien Alexander right?”I looked away from her and out the window of the car as she parked it and then got out.She came around to the other side and opening the door, she stood with her arms crossed and looking impatient as hell.“Why aren’t you picking up his call?”I looked down at the phone in my hands which had thankfully stopped ringing now. I would remember to change his name to something else or better yet, I would block him completely. I didn’t want any part of him in my life to remind me of what had happened between us.What h
I hid my head underneath the pillows stacked on top of Mari’s bed. I couldn’t face her or my idiotic self at the moment.“Of all the things you could have left at his place Seline..you leave the one thing you need the most,” Mari was right, as always.“I can’t go back for it,” I mumbled from under the pillows, “What if I just leave it there?”“I sure hope that’s a joke babe, because the new professor is not joking with his assignments. You haven’t attended even one of his lectures; you know you can’t afford to fail that course.”For once I did not need any sensible advice. Ever since I had met Damien, my life had turned upside down.From being a responsible student who followed the rules, didn’t skip classes and was focused as hell on her goals, I’d turned into this girl that I didn’t recognize. I would never have believed anyone if they had told m
I was seething with fury as I thought of the witch with the long red nails in Damien’s penthouse. He didn’t have any trouble replacing you, did he? My mind taunted at me as I stepped into the lift to take me back down to the lobby.I wish I had gone with Mari to help out Baron and not came back here. I should’ve listened to my gut and not come here in the first place.What had I expected? Baron ready to receive me with hearts and flowers. No, I thought but I had expected Baron, alone at the very least. I hadn’t expected her.I felt betrayed even though we hadn’t even had a relationship.Get over it Seline, it was just one kiss.It was probably just a stupid kiss for him too, maybe he kissed dozens of women every day.It probably didn’t mean anything to him, kissing me like that.But it had meant a lot to my fragile heart. I suddenly felt very replaceable.But Rosanna had not only