Chosen

Chapter 24

Finn took my hands and pulled them from his mouth. He glanced behind me at the sound of footsteps storming down the neighboring hallway and his eyes narrowed.

Then the complete dick had the audacity to smirk down at me.

Still smirking, his face glowing in the moonlight he said...

"Kiss me."

"What?!" I nearly yelled and hushed myself putting my hand over my mouth

"This way!" I heard one guard yell.

They were closer.

I looked up at him, panicked.

"If they find us together... deeply engaged," he sighed and stepped towards me, "They will leave, no questions asked."

"What- Why can't you just-" I tried to say, tried to think.

I stepped back from him.

But they were turning the corner now, they would see me in an instant.

I didn't wait another second.

Stepping up to him quickly I put my hands on either side of his face, stood on tiptoes, pulled him down to me, and pushed my lips against his.

Finn seemed completely shocked by my kiss and didn't move for a second.

Then as if snapping back to reality and eager to make up for that small moment of wasted time, he put his hands on both sides of my waist and deepened the kiss.

The instant heat nearly suffocated me.

"Oh!" I heard a guard say a few feet behind us and then instantly heard him speed walk the other direction. "She's with Prince Finneas!" He told the others. "No, no! Don't go to them. They are... occupied. Tell the captain that..." His voice quieted as he walked away in a hurry.

I felt Finn pause and pull away slightly to see if we were done now that the guards were gone.

But I wasn't done at all.

I was on fire.

It was like a dam in my chest had been blown open.

I leaned closer to him and moved my lips slowly against his.

Seeming tentative, he moved his softly against mine.

The sparks that danced on my lips were like a drug I didn't know I had been denying myself my whole life.

Feeling his hesitation I removed my hands from the side of his face and wrapped my arms around his neck leaning into him.

He took the encouragement eagerly and pulled me tighter to him, wrapping his arms fully around my waist.

My whole body lit up pressed against his entire form.

He squeezed me tightly.

Not an inch of space-separated us but I still wanted him closer.

My lips moved faster and more passionately.

I wanted... more.

He felt my longing and smiled under my kiss.

He loosened his grip on me slightly as if testing me to see if I would step away. He chuckled slightly when I didn't move away. This annoyed me, but really I didn't care, I was done caring what he thought of me.

I only knew that I wanted him more badly than anything in my life and I was done fighting it at this moment.

I stepped into him roughly closing the small space that had formed, pushing my mouth more firmly to his.