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Chapter 15-The Promise

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Chapter 15-The Promise

Miranda Barone's POV

I didn't know why I gave in. All I knew was that I was tired. Tired of denying myself from giving into Slade. All I wanted was to know what Slade's lips would feel against mine. That was probably why I said it-those four words.

"Then why don't you?"

Immediately his lips claimed mine. Even though I wanted this, I couldn't believe this was happening. His lips were chapped but soft as they moved against mine. My eyes fluttered shut. Was I really doing this? My hands slowly made their way to his hair, my fingers tangling themselves into his silky dark blonde hair. Never had I imagined it to be this soft.

One of Slade's hands made its way to my waist and the other cupped my cheek. The feeling of his rough calloused hand on my skin made me shiver. The scent of him-peppermint and something that was sheer masculinity made its way into my nose, enhancing my awareness of this man kissing me. His lips moved against mine hungrily as if he didn't want to waste a second.

This kiss wasn't rough but it was filled with passion and longing. His hand that was holding onto my waist gripped it tighter as his mouth thoroughly claimed mine. He let out a low growl when I unconsciously pressed closer to him. I was surprised. I thought that Slade would try to cop a feel while kissing me but his hands didn't move from my waist and my cheek. This kiss was worth all the self-loathing I was going to do to myself later on.

Once I realised I was almost out of breath, I finally pulled away, catching my breath and ran through my hands through my hair. I couldn't believe I just kissed Slade Kolosov!

I.

Kissed.

Slade Kolosov.

I looked up to see him looking glazed over, his eyes were in a daze and his lips were swollen from our kiss. Had kissing me really affected him this much? I liked that. Now that I've kissed him, regret set in. What had I done?

"I-I shouldn't have done that. I-I'm sorry." I breathed out and quickly rushed into my home and turned around to shut the door. I just wanted to lay in bed to revel in it. How I've finally done what I've wanted to do the minute I saw him at the kindergarten when he picked up Mikael.

Yes. I've finally admitted it. I've always wanted to kiss him and I never had the guts to do so, until today. But I was stupid. He was obviously still sleeping around with other women and when I've kissed him, it was like a giant firework show to let him know that I was easy. I just wanted to hit my head against the wall. What had I done?

One of Slade's booted feet butted in before I could firmly shut the door and he barged in. "Mel..." He said lowly, warningly.

"What are you doing?" I asked as I stared at him.