Page 87 of Kings of Desire
In slow-motion, his head tilted, unhurriedly advancing towards me, not because he wasn’t in a habit to rush things, but because he wanted me to live through every last second of it. To fear every second of it! He was inches away from my face, melting every beating cell with his intoxicating cologne. And then it happened!
He brought his mouth to meet mine, publicly claiming me as his. Sure, it wasn’t the first time that we kissed, but this...this was a whole new beginning, not necessarily for us, but for me.
‘Say hi to the fans, Queen B,’ he whispered in my mouth, installing me on the throne next to him.
The kiss was exactly the coronation, offering me with one single touch of the lips supreme power over all Echo City Academy.
A power I didn’t want.
A power thatheknew I didn’t want!
It was far from being a present. It was a punishment and a curse, taking me out of my corner of anonymity I loved so much and throwing me straight into the strongest spotlight.
He was willingly throwing me to the wolves, watching amused, to see if I was to be ripped in pieces, or I will come out leading the pack. Not that he would care, either way, he would have drained me of whatever he was after by that time anyway, then he will return to watch as an outsider at his own game.
‘This isn’t a present, and you know it!’
‘Do I? Maybe I was just letting my feelings for you get the better of me,’ he cackled as if he just made the best joke possible.
I didn’t answer, just left, knowing exactly what he just brought upon me. I was hisCinderella,from rags to riches with that very kiss, and now I had to stay away from all the witches who were to envy me. But the trick was, I also ruled every single one of them now.
I couldn’t handle the day at school, at least not with everything going on lately, so I left for home right before the first class began.
My clothes hit the floor the second I entered my apartment, heading straight to my walk-in shower. Funny...walk-in shower when my old apartment was a walk-in bathroom of its own since I could bathe wherever I wanted with mytubbeing a small metal basin that I used to fill from out of a barrel.
How many things have moved on in such a short time, and yet, how happy I would be to still have the life I lived two years ago, alongside my family. Though I mustn’t think that way, especially now when everything is set to change again, and by tomorrow, I have all chances to stand with them right here, in my living room.
My fingers were running through the dresses, searching for something to wear tonight, although I was thinking about wearing my old clothes since going to Brax dressed with something Ferris has bought me just didn’t seem right.
Before I got to decide on the outfit, I could hear my phone ringing, letting me know from the ringtone that it was Ferris.
‘I hope I’m not interrupting your classes,’ as thoughtful as ever, he was first checking with me.
‘No, I actually came home earlier today.’
‘Is everything ok?’
‘Yes, I’m just nervous. I guess, tomorrow my family may come to town.’
‘That’s great news.’
‘Are you returning tonight...I don’t think I can come to visit you if you do... I’m sorry.’
‘It’s ok. I have other plans for tonight anyway.’ Even though his tone wasn’t implying anything, the thought unsettled me, building an abys to form in the bottom of my stomach, spreading to swallow me whole.
But I couldn’t react in any manner. I had no right to, especially since I was the one setting out the lines. I had otherarrangements,so why couldn’t he?
Maybe the shock hit me so strongly since I considered him out of all three to be the most unlikely to find another companion, or maybe it was because for him I was brewing some kind of sentiments... And then again, there could always be the chance that I am wrong, and theplanswereinvolving something completely different.
Though I couldn’t ask. I had no right to, and asking could only increase his own powers over me.
‘I understand,’ was the only answer I could provide, even if, in reality, I didn’t understand a thing.
‘We’ll make plans for the next days, share you with your family, maybe squeeze me in sometime after midnight,’ I could feel it from his tone that his plans were referring to a certain something that he left unfinished due to myinebriatedcondition.
‘Maybe I’ll squeeze you in for an entire day. If you would like to meet my brother and sister, that is if you-’
‘That sounds amazing. Hold on, there’s someone on the other line.’
