Chapter 6: Attraction Laced with Tension

Kal's POV:

"So much for not being swayed by a woman."

I turn to look at my friend, Achilles, with a glare. He scoots away and laughs before standing up to take Aqua, also known as Susan, away from our booth.

Once they are gone, I sit up and make sure I'm balanced on the pink leather couch. I gaze up at Bells, who is still standing on her feet, and into her hazel eyes.

My eyes leave her eyes and travel down her slightly wide nose with a pointed tip. Going down her nasal bridge to stop on her lips.

Those lips.

Those lips that have been tinted with a nude matte lipstick, full in its glory. I wonder how soft they would be against my lips. Damn. She is standing awkwardly, quite unsure of what to do, and I am aware of what my gaze is doing to her.

My eyes go lower. Lower to her neck that is adorned with a set of minimalistic gold chains, burnished against her smooth caramel skin. The lights in the room hit the tiny stringed necklace and shone against her skin like molten