Page 8 of The Dark Fae Princess
“Don’t say anything,” he says with a sigh. “Forget this ever happened.”
His eyes are imploring me to do the exact opposite of that.
I swallow and pull my arm away from his loose grip. I reach up to stroke his face, having no idea what I’m doing here.
He closes his eyes at my touch. “Oh, Savannah,” he moans desperately. “Don’t. Please.”
Suddenly, a firing of lust shoots through me, shocking me to my core. He is my friend. My protector. I have never thought of him in the way that I currently am, which is wanting him to kiss me so badly my lips are aching for it.
I do something so out of character for me, I don’t recognize myself. I cup his face and drag his head close to mine, forcing him to bend down excessively to reach my much shorter stature. I plant a light kiss on his full lips that startles him into jerking back from me, his eyes wary.
“What are you doing?” he whispers.
“Kiss me,” I demand.
His look of utter disbelief does not stop him from gathering me close to him, so close that our bodies are crushed together by his strong arms tightening around me.
He lets out a soft sigh and brushes his lips against mine, making me shiver.
I may be a virgin, but I’ve been kissed before. Plenty. This girl isn’t a complete novice at romance, but this light sweeping of lips has made me feel something that I never have before.
I go damp between my legs as I part my lips and let him plunge his tongue into my mouth, pulsing against mine in a rhythm so intoxicating, I want it to last forever.
I feel his erection pressing up against me, but I ignore it. I can’t,won’t, go there. I just want to enjoy this surprising, and amazing kiss as much as I can before it has to end, and we go back to the way things were a few minutes ago.
He lifts me up off my feet and slams me up against the wall of his room, leaving me breathless, before he pulls his mouth away from mine briefly, and murmurs, “I love you, Savannah.”
“What?” I ask, my word muffled by his mouth. I struggle in his arms and he lets me go instantly, still protecting me even in the heat of the moment.
“I love you,” he states then, his confidence returned to the point where he almost growls it at me. “But I know that we cannot be together. Leave now.”
“What?” I snap at him now, full of rage. How dare he give me a kiss to end all kisses and then throw me out. Who does he think he is?
He throws me an apologetic look. “If you don’t leave now, I will make a total fool of myself over you. I don’t want you to see that.”
“Wait, we need to talk about this!”
He has taken me by my elbow and is leading me towards the open door. He looks down at me. “Do you love me, Savannah? Do you see us together? Do you see your familyallowingus to be together?”
“I—I,” I stammer like an idiot. He’s putting me on the spot. This isn’t what I meant by us talking about it.
“Precisely,” he says coldly. “We have nothing to discuss. I will see you in the morning for your training session. Good night,Princess.”
He shoves me gently through the doorway and then shuts the door in my face, much to my indignation.
“Hey!” I growl at the closed door, but then wonder why I’m bothering.
This surprise declaration was thrust upon me and it’s not what I want. I don’t think. I want Blayne. I know that. Jerrick is my friend. Nothing more.
With a grim face, I turn and stomp off, furious at him for dumping this on me and then throwing me out.
Asshole.
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Jerrick
Icurse myself and then open the door quickly, needing to repair the damage I’ve caused, immediately. “Savannah, wait!” I call out, but she’s gone. “Dammit!”
