Royal Masquerade

Chapter 24

“You were imagining that I was the one who kissed you?” he asked tenderly, stepping closer to her.

“Yes, but I soon realize that it does not justify my action, or make things all right, because I feel that it’s not. I have been kissing your brother behind your back, and I am really ashamed of…” she said, but he silenced her with a kiss which she pull away abruptly.

“Stop, please don’t, I don’t deserve your affection, not when…” she said, but he distracted her again by cupping her face and trail his lips on her neck.

“Stop!” she hissed.

“Why?”

“Because you’re acting as if nothing happened! How could you forgive me for doing such thing to you?”

“Because nothing actually happened, and there’s nothing to forgive, and that is the truth that you should tell yourself,” he told her. She started to loose coherent thoughts as he whispered those words to her.

“How could you even say that?” she frowned.

“Because I love you, and you are a part of me now,” he said, pulling away as he caressed her flawless skin again.

“I feel disgusted with myself for being so weak, and for doing such thing behind your back… so disgusted. I could not possibly forgive myself…I’m not sure if I can marry you without having the guilts that I kissed your brother, and what’s worst, I even enjoyed it!” she vents.

“Honestly, what makes you think that you cannot marry me? Darling, tell me, what has change between us? I still love you, and I doubt that you are falling out of love with me…unless that is the case, you’re falling out of love and you do not love me anymore? Look at me, and tell me that you don’t love me anymore…” he demanded.

“I can’t… I still love you all the same.”

“So what is the problem here?”

“I kissed him and I actually enjoyed it! What the hell, Narc, does this not bother you that another man has kissed me and I enjoyed his kiss?” she all but taunt, but he chuckled at her innocent dilemma.

“You actually enjoyed his kissed is probably because I have not been passionate with you. Don’t mistake me, Astrea, I fully intend to make you forget it,” he said and pushed her onto her small bed, and pinned her onto the bed the exact way he pinned her on the bottom of the pool earlier. His action shocked her. It was unwelcomed and she did not anticipate this action from him.

“What the?” she started, but her voice was muffled as he kissed her as fiercely as he did underwater, only this time it contain more passion that the earlier kiss pale in comparison to this. His kisses put her on fire immediately. She was breathless in a few seconds. She struggle to free herself, but he used one hand to keep both of her hand above her head while his other one roam beneath her blouse to unclasps the hook of her bra. She flushed at his intimate aggresion, and had wanted to respond to his passionate exploration, but couldn’t. He did not allow her to move to even touch him. She was completely helpless beneath him, tormented with passion and arousal. As if he understood what he body longs for, he trailed his long fingers on the smooth plane of her stomach. And yes, he was right, about making her forget, because she did forget the kiss she had underwater. This one is far more drowning that that.

“Tell me that you want another man to kiss you…” he challenge her.

“I…”

“Tell me you felt nothing for me, Astrea, that you need to think over of where we’re heading,” he whispered into her ears seductively while her he made a lingering caressed on one of her breasts, teasing her, making her wanting to scream his name and beg her to take her right there and then.