Seducing Mr. Antisocial | R-18|-DIOR MADRIGAL

Chapter 20 Part 4

He looked tense. His muscles strained underneath his expensive suit, and his stunning face was lined with unease. Pero tumaas ang sulok ng mga labi nito nang makita siya.

"Hey," anito at lumapit sa kanya.

Pinuwersa niya ang sariling huwag umatras.

"Hey." Nagawa niyang ngumiti.

Inabot nito ang baywang niya at hinila siya sa matigas nitong katawan. Her curves pressed against his chiseled frame and her skin tingled, her blood hummed, and her head went dizzy with his scent.

Nilabanan niya iyon. "Evan–"

"Don't." Humigpit ang yakap nito at bumaon ang mga daliri nito sa kanyang baywang. Inilibing nito ang mukha sa gilid ng kanyang leeg at malalim na huminga roon na para bang gusto nitong malunod sa kanya. "Don't push me away. Don't."

Mariin siyang pumikit at kumuyom palad sa malapad nitong dibdib.

"What is it?"

"Nothing."

"Then why are you pulling away from me?"

Nanikip lalo ang kanyang lalamunan, at nagtagis ang kanyang mga ngipin. What the hell was wrong with her?

"It's nothing, Evan, really."

Tumingkayad siya at ipinalupot ang mga braso sa katawan nito. Naramdaman niyang marahas na humugot ng hangin si Evan, at lalong humigpit ang yakap sa kanya. He nuzzled the side of her neck, brushed his lips over and over her skin as if he wanted to cover her with his scent.

"Nothing?" usal nito.

Pinilit niya ang sariling tumango.

"Nothing," usal niya. "I was just a tired."

"Does your tummy ache?" Hinawakan nito ang batok niya at bahagyang lumayo para matitigan siya sa mga mata. Those blue eyes were dim with unease and worry. "You hardly ate."

Kumuyom ang kanyang tiyan.

Of course he noticed that.

He noticed everything. He's that sweet guy who knew when someone's feeling tense and upset. He's the guy who'd noticed how she liked her coffee, how she loved red heels. He's the guy who would search through mountains of shoes just to find that one pair he knew she would like.

"No." Maikli siyang umiling. "I was just...tense, I guess. I...I think my period's about to come."

That was a lie. A lame one at that. Pero iyon lang ang naisip niyang idahilan.

"Do you want to go home?" Masuyong sinakop ng isang palad nito ang kanyang pisngi, at marahang minsahe ng kabilang kamay nito ang bandang baba ng kanyang likod. "Or we could go up in one of the rooms here, we're reserved for tonight, anyway. You can rest–"

"I'm fine. I'm–"

Humigpit ang yakap nito nang akmang aatras siya. "Goddamn it, Lavinia, what is it? Did I do something wrong? What the hell did I do? Tell me so I can do something about it."

Emotions clutched at her throat, making it difficult to breathe. "You didn't do anything wrong."

"Then what is it?"

His scent, his warmth, his strong hard body crowded her, overwhelmed her. Her world seemed to narrow, and all she could see, scent, hear and feel was him.

She should stop doing this to him. She couldn't make him feel like there's something wrong with him. Not when the problem was her. Not when the fault was in her.

Malalim ang paghinga, sinapo niya ang magkabilang pisngi nito. "You didn't do anything wrong, Evan. I really am just tired."

Hinagod nito ang kanyang likod, magaslaw at hindi mapakali ang mga haplos na iyon. "Should we go home?"