Forbidden Desires (Ominis x Sharp x MC)

Chapter 13 - A Trip to Feldcroft

TW - Family abuse

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My eyes shot open, struggling to catch up to my brain, as I awoke from a peaceful slumber in a somewhat unfamiliar setting. I was greeted by an aggressive ray of sunshine that wrapped around my body, mimicking the dormant blond beside me.

I stared up at the ceiling as I let my eyes adjust. Admittedly, I felt unbelievably well-rested, but my stomach was heavy with guilt. I delicately ran my fingers across Ominis's arm which lightly lay above the quilt and along my waist. I looked over his soft features as he slept, admiring the way his typically well-groomed hair was now strewn boyishly across his face. He looked so peaceful as his chest rose and fell gently in time with my own.

After a short moment, I turned my attention back to the ceiling, letting out a deep breath. I was thankful that neither of us had pushed the boundaries of our relationship too far last night, but we did still share an illicit kiss, and for that, I felt awful.

As our lips connected last night, a fire awoke inside of me. Ominis pressed me onto his bed leaving gentle kisses along my jawline. It was clear that both of us considered taking things further but almost in unison, we faltered. The rest of the night was considerably less eventful as we lay in complete silence before eventually falling asleep.

It definitely could have been worse, but I still felt incredibly guilty.

Not wanting to share an awkward debrief with Ominis, I very gently peeled myself out of bed, being extremely careful not to wake him. I quickly changed back into my clothes, leaving his t-shirt neatly folded on the chest of drawers before I snuck out of his room, through the common room and back out onto much more familiar grounds.

My head hung low as I sheepishly made my way through the castle until I heard a familiar voice.

"Juliet!"

Guilt crept up my spine turning my face bright red as I turned around to see Sebastian running after me with a wide smile sprawled across his face. If I'd stayed with Ominis any longer he would have caught us red-handed, and that terrifying thought churned my stomach and turned my mouth bone dry. He was the last person I wanted to see right now.

"I haven't seen you in ages," he called out as he wrapped his arms around me. "I was starting to think you were avoiding me."

I shot him a timid smile and an even weaker excuse "I guess I've just been busy."

"Well, what are you doing next weekend?" He asked, "I was telling Anne about you and we agreed you should come along next weekend to meet her."

My eyes were glued to the floor with guilt. "I'm not sure Sebastian," I stuttered, trying desperately to think of a good excuse.

"I'm not taking no for an answer," he said through his usual cheeky smirk. "Ominis is coming so you'd be doing me a favour really... I'm sick of being their third wheel."

A shiver crept up my spine. Meeting Anne was going to be bad enough, but I never even considered that Ominis would be there too. Who knows what the pair are like when they're together? From Ominis's perspective, there's no love between them, but what if Anne holds his hand, kisses him and tells him she loves him? How am I ever going get through that with the shadow of Ominis's lips so fresh on my own?

"Let me think about it," I finally replied.

"Nope, you're definitely coming." Sebastian started walking backwards away from me, covering his ears to hide from my protests, until he finally left the corridor.

'Well, I guess that's it then,' I thought to myself. 'I'm finally meeting Anne.'

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Saturday morning rolled around far too quickly, even though each day leading up to it had felt painfully slow.