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It was as if the world had stopped spinning again, leaving only the two of us. Our eyes locked intensely, and as I peered into those pale orbs, I saw not a constellation or a sea of blue but a frosty lake eerily still. It froze me in place as I laid on top of him.
My hands braced against his chest, fingertips lightly tucked near the seam where his buttons met, and everything in me entertained thoughts of kissing him. The strange pull to him felt overpowering, and I yearned to feel the warmth of his lips, the urgency of it.
And I hated that feeling.
Ihatedthat I was becoming so affected by this man. I knew nothing of this man who practically kidnapped me. He probably knew the effect he was starting to have on me, and I wasn’t sure which was worse. The fact that I knew it, or that he most likely knew it too.
I pulled away from him, scoffing, mainly at myself, as my hands patted down my clothes as if trying to rid myself of the unsettling feeling that lingered in my stomach.
I had mastered the art of not letting myself be vulnerablearound others, of avoiding getting too close to people, aware that they often ended up disappointing. Yet here I was, feeling weak at the knees, all because of some guy with pretty eyes.
What was wrong with me?
“What the hell is happening?” I stomped my foot on the wooden floorboards, teeth clenched in anger that had flooded me as if out of nowhere. Like I wasn’t in control of my own emotions. And while that wasn’t exactly uncommon for me, I tried to convince myself that anger was the best way to shake my strange attraction to him.
Dustin stood up, brushing his pants, and even that simple action was hard not to watch, especially as his hand moved over the part of him that my body peculiarly craved.
Then, he laughed, unnervingly aggravating me. I had no idea what had just happened, who they were avoiding, or why! That was only the tip of the ever-growing iceberg of frustrations, and he was here, laughing at me!
“Tell me, or I swear I will walk out that door and leave! Or I—I’ll call the cops!” I pressed my foot petulantly into the floorboards again, which only amused him further.
I watched him briefly before cracks of laughter tore through the silence again as he held his belly in a fit of chuckles.
“Do whatever you want, Freya Darling,” Dustin said with this sly look about him. Those eyes dangerously taunted me as if calling my bluff. “But I can’t let you leave this room. It’s not safe for you. And we need to wait until my parents return with news from the Elders.” He slicked back his hair with his fingers, which disgustingly only made his face brighten.
Did these people ever look disheveled?
I would pay to see them on their worst day. Just to see what it looked like.
“And why is that? Who the hell are these “Elders” that you all keep mentioning?” I argued.
“Do you know what a succubus is?” Dustin started, but I cut him off before he could explain.
“- A demon vampire thing like they have in movies and books, yes. And you’re going to try telling me that that’s what you all are, right?” I crossed my arms. “How do you expect me to believe something like that?” My knotted blonde hair spewed over my face, which I tried to blow out of my eyes unsuccessfully.
Dustin laughed. “You’re strong-willed, that’s for sure.”
I snapped at him, throwing my hands in the air dismissively. “Strong-willed doesn’t evenbeginto describe me.” My teeth gritted with the intensity of my anger.
He shook his head. “More stubborn than anything.” He rolled his shoulders as those eyes of his tried to provoke me.
He understood the pull of those eyes on me. They focused on me with such intensity when I spoke, making the world momentarily stand still whenever I caught a glimpse. His eyes were this captivating blend of both intimidating and beautiful, and it felt like I had every detail of his gaze etched into my memory.
A subtle lift of his brow and his gaze would penetrate my soul as if a mere look could enchant me. Those eyes seemed to hold a magic that could make me forget the anger simmering within me.
“So, what do I have to do to convince you?” His eyes scrutinized me like he was trying to read my mind. “You want me to prove it to you?”
“That’s a good start. Prove it to me.” I quipped, leaning against the wall unintentionally as I tried stepping away fromhim to create a fair amount of distance between us.
“Okay.” He said as if after a moment of thinking it over. “I’m not really sure how to prove it. You can’t be seduced by our charms.” He scratched his head.
“How convenient for you.” My lips pursed.
“Well, don’t you think it’s odd that wherever we go, people can’t help falling head over heels for us?” He smiled as if he had figured out how to get his point across.
“I didn’t.” I quickly jerked upright to provemypoint.
“Precisely. You’re immune for some reason. But even you must admit the extremeness of our lure to everyone else is… unnatural. Almost supernatural.”
