Novel & Cerita Raven Smile

I smiled brightly at him and he didn't even know where he returned the smile from me. Damn! This man is too cute and it's annoying that Lex seemed to get the same trait. “Is there anything you're not telling me concerning Felix Luna?” Raven asked, looking serious and she ignored him and pushed the phone at his face. “Look, it has the highest reaction!” I grinned at him and I promised to take another photo of him again. If this would be the only fun I can have on social media, then so be it. Raven would cover my profile instead.

"Long time no see, Raven Barlowe." "Likewise—" "Stop with the name." I immediately shushed. "Alright, mysterious one." Raven chuckled amusingly as he straightened his posture, returning his phone to his pocket as he reaches for the cigarette in his mouth, placing it between his index and middle fingers, and blowing smoke, the wind and fog chilling in... ...As the smoke dissipated. "You have never really disappointed me ever since." Raven said. "Pfft, of course, I'll do anything to take everything back."

The crowd quieted, the air thick with unspoken tension. The guard hesitated for only a second before rushing off. When he returned, he held a thick leather whip in his hands, its edges worn but still sharp. Raven didn’t flinch. Didn’t cower. Instead, she smiled. A dangerous, wicked smile that made my stomach twist with something uncomfortably close to excitement. I had always wanted to tame. To make her that obedient little girl. And now, i finally got the chance to do it. I took the whip, running my fingers along the leather. “This can end, you know.”

Raven's proximity heightened the tension, and I felt the need to address the complexities that encircled us. "I want you to know, Raven," I began, my tone sincere, "that as much as you may think you're navigating uncharted territories, I want you as much as you want me." Her eyes met mine, a hint of vulnerability in her gaze. She smiled, a mixture of longing and understanding. Her smile widened, In that moonlit serenity, I leaned in, capturing her lips with a gentle kiss. It was a moment of connection, a bridge between the duty we carried and the emotions that stirred within.

A slow, eerie smile crept across his lips. "I cannot wait to watch you all burn." Damien cracked his knuckles, his eyes burning with unfiltered rage. "It’s time to kill this asshole," he said, his voice dark and unforgiving. He turned to Raven, his grip on Ryan’s collar tightening. "Do you want to do the honors together?" Raven tilted her head, considering. Then a slow, chilling smile spread across her lips. "I say instead of killing him, we make him suffer first. We make it last longer."

I stood there, frozen. Raven was smiling. Like nothing in the world was wrong. Like she hadn’t whispered for help through a breathless call. Like she hadn’t written that word in red ink—HELP—on the back of a café card and slipped it into my jeans. But I quickly snapped back to reality. No. I wasn’t going to be fooled by her smiles. Not again. "I’m not falling for this, Raven," I said, stepping forward. My voice was low but intense. "You might be acting under duress. I don’t care how calm you look right now. Something’s not right."

"That would be cruel after you went to all this trouble to stalk me. You know I love indulging my fans." His face relaxed into that devastating grin. "And that's why I'm grateful to be your biggest fan. It comes with sweet perks like stalking permits and slow kisses and—" "Ahem." Raven cleared her throat loudly. "I'm still right here, people. Still very much present in this car."

Raven was sitting on the bed, looking relaxed and comfortable. When she saw me, she smiled mockingly. “Back again?” she asked. “Don’t you ever get tired of this?” I ignored her tone and sat in the chair across from her. “Iris,” I said quietly. “I know you’re in there. I know you can hear me.” Raven laughed. “So, you’re still in denial, I see. How pathetic.” “I’m not talking to you,” I said firmly. “I’m talking to Iris.”

He held her gaze for a long while and then his eyes slid back to mine and he said, "You're not done explaining" And with that he left the room. The second he was gone, raven moved. Not towards the door but to me. "What are you?" "I could kill you" I said in something more than a whisper. It wasn't a threat. It was fact. Yet raven didn't move. "I know" she said simply then pulled back. "Then why are you here?" Raven smiled. But there was something about the smile. It felt cold and old. "Because I saw you" she said and my blood went cold.

“Is it obvious?” My shoulders drop, defeated—and he chuckles. Damn it. I’ve never seen him smile like that before. No sarcasm. No mischief. No sharp edges. Just… simple. Warm. For a split second, I forget where I am. Forget why I’m annoyed. Forget everything except the way that smile hits me square in the chest. I must be staring, because his expression shifts almost immediately, the familiar mask sliding back into place. “A little,” he says. “Come in.”