Flaming Hearts - Fourth Wing

Chapter 14

Ace runs into the building, trying to get away from Xaden. She runs along the hallways, taking left and right turns, before somehow finding herself in a deserted hallway in the academic wing. In a dead end. Shit.

She turns around, looking towards the other direction, seeing Xaden standing there, looking at her with dark eyes. He slowly steps towards her, a small smirk on his face. She slowly steps back, until she finds herself cornered between a wall, and him. Again.

He comes to stand close to her, their chests touching. Her eyes are set on his chest, not looking into his. He moves his right hand to her chin, tilting her head up. Ace's eyes glance over his chin, to his lips, to his nose, to his eyes.

His hand moves his hand from her chin along her jaw, before coming to a stop just below her ear, his thumb slowly brushing her cheek. A smirk still present on his lips.

"Tell me, Freckles, why did you try to run." Ace opens her mouth, but nothing comes out.

"That's what I thought." 

Though, they both know she could get out of this situation if she wanted too. She could have easily hidden from him, but actively chose not to. He tilts his head, the look in his eyes intense. Ace feels like she's on fire, and it's not her powers acting up, she knows that. She swallows harshly. Goosebumps covering her body. She closes her eyes, trying to calm her running thoughts, her teeth biting her bottom lip.

Xaden's eyes are fixed on her lips, moves his hand along her jaw, his thumb releasing her lip from her teeth, making her eyes snap open. When their eyes meet again, they hold eye contact for a second, before both close their eyes when their lips meet in featherlight kiss.

Ace's hands find his chest, grabbing his shirt with her right hand, as her left moves up towards his neck, while Xaden's left hand pulls her even closer to him, his right hand still holding her cheek. The kiss, before a light and soft touch, turns sensual as their lips move together.

Their lips move together in sync. Ace's opens her lips, granting access to Xaden, their tongues lightly touching, deepening the kiss.

As the kiss turns more passionate, Xaden's hands move down her sides before gripping her thighs, easily lifting her up. Ace legs wrap around his hips, her back meeting the wall behind them, as their tongues fight for dominance. Her right hand moves from his chest into his hair, pulling lightly, earing a groan in response.

Both gasp for breath when they break the kiss, the look in their eyes intense. They share a small smile, before their lips meet again in a passionate kiss. As the kiss becomes more desperate, Xaden's hands wander from her thighs, gripping her ass, getting a light moan out of her.

His lips trail from her mouth to her neck, kissing along her jaw. When he kisses the spot below, she gasps another breathy moan, pulling the hair on the back of his head. He sucks on her neck, biting lightly occasionally.

He bites down on her neck, making her gasp painfully. His tongue running along where he just bit, soothing the area, earning another moan. She can feel him smirk against her neck. He moves away from her neck, catching her eyes for a second.

Both lean in for another heated kiss, Xaden moving them off the wall, using one hand to hold her up and the other to open a door and closing it after them.

He breaks the kiss for a second, looking around, before setting her down on one of the desks, standing in between her legs, which are still wrapped around his hips. His right hand grasps her open hair into his fist, pulling her head forward with a light tug, kissing her lips again.