Flaming Hearts - Fourth Wing

Chapter 18

It was late at night when she was walking out of her room, heading  towards the third-year sleeping quarters. She strides up the stairs  quickly. Her bond to Xaden pulling her to the end of the hallway,  towards the left side. She comes to stand in front of the door, knocking  lightly.

She can hear him get up, opening the door, leaning against the frame, his face pulled into a small smirk.

"Good  evening, sir." He pulls her into his room, closing the door after her.  He takes her face into his hands, pulling her into a quick kiss. "Good  evening, Freckles."

He takes the backpack off her, placing it by  the desk in his room. Ace looks around his room. The bed is twice the  size of hers, and there are piles of paperwork on his desk. His weapons,  massive amounts of daggers and a few swords, are stored in the armoire.

When  Ace finds him again, he's already watching her. He's leaning against  his desk. The look in his eyes makes her tingle all over in  anticipation. She holds the eye contact with him, waiting. He motions  her to come closer.

"Come here."

She stood still for a second, contemplating if she should push him further, but then decided against it. She slowly walks towards  him, unsure what exactly he wants her to do. When she comes to a stop  right in front of him, he pulls her towards him by her waist, his mouth  finding hers in a light kiss. They melt into the kiss, her leaning  against him. Her hands laying on his chest, while his rest on her waist,  pulling her even closer.

They kiss for a couple of minutes,  before Xaden pulls away, a smirk on his lips. He flips her around in his  arms, before loosely tying her hands together behind her back.

"Is this supposed to keep me contained?" Ace smirks, looking over her shoulder.

Xaden shakes his head with a smile.

"We both know that you can get away from me and out of that tie if you want to."

Ace chuckles. "That's not wrong." About half a second using her fire power.

"Then be a good girl and don't break free. I'll reward you."

Ace  just hums in agreement, curious what he has planned for her. Xaden's  hands are laying on her shoulders, slowly trailing down her arms. He  moves her hair slowly to the side, exposing her neck.

He kisses  down her neck, sucking lightly. Ace head tilts towards the side, giving  him more access. She leans into him, her hands still tied behind her  back, just above her butt.

Xaden's hands move under her shirt, feeling  the skin of her belly, moving up towards her chest. Caressing the skin  under her chest, right below her sports bra. He moves away from her neck  and turns her back around. He takes off her shirt and guides her  towards the bed, pushing her down. He pick's her up by the waist,  throwing her onto the middle of the bed.

She looks at him through  hooded eyes, her arms above her head, her hair spread around her, almost  like a fan. He stands at the bottom of the bed, taking in the sight of  her. Looking at her like a predator looks at his prey. Enjoying the  sight of her at his mercy.

He takes off his shirt, the muscle of his chest and  arms flexing. Ace licks her lip, her eyes roaming over his chiselled  physique. From his chest to his abs to the small trail of dark hair leading into his pants.

It should be illegal to look that good.

He  kneels on the bed next to her, placing light kisses where her relic starts, just above her core. He moves one hand below her back, unclipping her bra, moving it up  towards her hands, where the tie keeps her hands together. The shirt and  bra now tangled with the tie.