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He leaned forward, lifting her arm higher. She fell forward, “What?”
“I think I should do this sooner rather than later,” he whispered.
Her eyes widened as they filled with confusion. “What are you talking about? Let me go.”
He took her lips as softly as he could, her sweet breath mixing with his. He could hear her heart rate increase as she became still. Increasing the pressure slowly he deepened their kiss. Her wrist twitched in his hold.
He reached out with his free hand and pulled her closer.
She tasted like he’d thought, of metal and stars, of dreams and forgotten memories.
He winced at the first prick but didn’t pull away and let the blood slip down his chin. Even as she pulled back, he pulled her closer. The pain and pleasure, so worth it.
“Yummy.”
The groan of pleasure from the demon inside him was the only reason he stopped. The vision before forced him to press his bleeding lips together to prevent his groan of displeasure at having to stop. Oye’s eyes were bright with heat as her tongue flicked out, licking his blood off her lips. She glared up at him. “You really are a crazy son-of-a-bitch.”
He couldn’t help but grin at that. “I prefer to be called eccentric.”
She didn’t verbally reply, instead she wrapped her foot in steel and brought it down on his foot. He released a cry of pain as he staggered backwards. His mouth opened in a silent gasp of pain.
She turned her back on him, the metal melting back into her skin as she made her way towards the door. “Since we’re late, we will continue this conversation later.” She paused at the door, “But don’t think this is the end?” With that she exited the room.
Castian straightened, he’d deserved it. He shouldn’t have ever kissed her but as he tasted his lips he’d lost all control. She was a flavor he wouldn’t easily forget. He closed his eyes, hardening his heart and forcing his desire down.
Once he reopened his eyes; they were blue once more and without another sound he left the room.
OYE
She rubbed at her lips trying to dispel the sparks that kept running through her body. She chided herself, over and over. She should have known the minute he’d looked at her with his brown eyes, hot with desire that she should retreat a step but instead she’d stared up at him like a clueless rabbit.
Her body had wanted his touch, and like a fool she’d allowed him to take her lips.
Oye wanted to hit her head against the wall.
And the very idea of her allowing them to be alone again had her thinking of plenty of things they shouldn’t do together. Her heart hadn’t felt so fluttery in a long time, and that was the most dangerous anomaly in this entire situation.
She much rather have a heart attack than have her resolve shaken by a clearly unstable warlock. She flicked her tongue out and winced at the taste of blood on her lips. She shouldn’t have pierced his bottom lip with needles, but she’d panicked.
Releasing a groan, she rubbed a hand through her hair.
She needed to get herself together.
Her focus was the mission, and she couldn’t divert it away from that. Plus, he was just playing with her, he had to be. This was Castian after all, his claim to fame was solving his ridiculous puzzles and hypotheses.
Feeling better, after reasoning out any possible growing feelings. Oye, straightened and gave herself a small shake and headed down the stairs and stopped at the sight of Castian at the bottom of the steps.
She frowned, descending them. “How did you get here before me?”
He shrugged, pointing to the other side of the hall. “There is an exit near our room.” His expression was almost cocky, “I’m sure you were too flustered to remember the butler telling us about it.”
She paused, before she rolled her eyes and finished descending the steps. “Don’t be so sure of yourself.”
His smirk turned into a smile. “But I’ve been told I’m a distraction.”
“Yes,” she agreed, only to quickly wipe the smile off his face with her next words. “Ugly people are always distracting. I’ve lost my breath at the sight of you. Sometimes I think… Damn, how could the higher beings make someone so ugly’?”
His smile completely gone, Castian glared down at her. “You think you're funny, don’t you?”
