an Everlasting Pursuit

sixty seven

**brief sexual content/language**

I stumbled back into the wall as blurry Asra smirked at me. He advanced a step, following my motion so I had no choice but to press myself against the cold tiles of the shower. My back arched at the contact, a surprised gasp leaving my lips.

Through the pouring water, he stepped until he was a breath away from me. "Tulip..."

Despite the tension, I found my lips parting with words. "Butterscotch..."

His eyebrows furrowed as he licked the water that beaded from his upper lip. I had never thought the man could get more attractive, but here we are, soaking wet and not just from the shower. I shuddered.

"I don't think I am fond of that name." He muttered. "How about we try a new one?"

I exhaled shakily. "Like what?"

"Hmmm..." He cocked his head. "Alpha, Sir, Baby..."

"Alpha Sir Baby? Bit of an odd one." I spluttered, despite the urge to get out of here.

His lips curled with a smirk, unaffected by my ignorance. "You just love to ignore my words of wisdom, don't you?"

I licked my lips, wanting to move the hair from my face but failing to gain the courage. He hovered over me, his body wide and blocking most of the light and shower from pouring down on me. It cascaded down his back and shoulders, caressing his waist before falling lower and lower... I flickered my eyes back up when I settled on his... yeah.

"Something wrong, Tulip?" His hand came to move the hair from my face.

I cleared my throat, quickly shaking my naughty thoughts away. "Nothing... and I don't exactly think your words are wise."

He chuckled darkly, his hand moving to caress my throat. "First, I tell you to run away, and you do not listen. Then I tell you to not defy me, and yet you do."

I swallowed, and his eyes dropped to where his hand lay at the column of my neck. "I do not defy you. I simply disagree with your wishes."

He grinned, flashing his teeth. "Is that what it is? You disagree?"

"Yes." I met his gaze.

His eyes were dark blue, a colour of an ocean under the night sky. I gazed into them, getting lost in their depths. It was an infinite pool, one so deep that I found myself getting pulled by the current. It was warm and safe in here as his intensity enveloped me, and I found my heart racing to catch up with the rhythm of his own beating in his chest.

Asra's hand flexed, fingers tickling the mark upon my neck. I shivered, my eyes closing as I arched my neck to allow him more access. He hummed softly, a gentle grumble that vibrated my chest from his proximity.

"Asra..."

His soft lips traced my jawline, sucking the beading water from my skin. I shuddered, my body arching into his until my hands fell upon his chest, my breasts pressing against his upper stomach. His other hand snaked down my waist, grabbing at my hip. I gasped when he gently brushed his mouth against mine, briefly enjoying the taste of his lips.

Water beaded down his nose, falling onto his lips. My tongue darted out, tasting him, savouring him. He groaned, closing the remaining gap and securing his mouth to mine. I melted in his touch, sliding my arms up and around his shoulders to grab at the back of his neck. I tugged his hair as both of his hands now tugged at my ass.

My body lit up in flames as his tongue danced with mine, the sounds of the shower drowning out my moans. My calf brushed against him, my body aching, begging to be touched as goosebumps blossomed on my skin. One of his hands moved, wrapping around my thigh and knee and hoisting it up around his waist.