[Hellion Brothers : Book#3] Gaia's Aegis

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Inha doesn't move a muscle when D.O kisses her. He can feel her body go rigid under his fingers. For a moment, D.O is scared that maybe Inha is regretting this; that she may pull away and leave. With that in mind, his free hand reaches for her hip and gently pulls her closer, until their bodies are flushed against each other in his desperate attempt to keep Inha close to him.

That's when Inha lets out a sigh into his mouth and her shoulders visibly relax. D.O uses this chance to lick her bottom lip before nibbling at it softly, then glides his own lips across hers. He let himself drown in her; in the ecstasy that he's been so miserably trying to keep away, finally letting himself have what his heart has been craving for a while. For now, he doesn't want to think about the future—about what he can and cannot have. For now, he only wants this beautiful girl in his arms and to let her know that she means everything to him. He hopes that he can convey it through their connected lips.

Inha pulls away first, yet their faces are still so close, their foreheads touching. Her warm breath still ghosts his lips. When she slowly opens her eyes, he can see the stars in there, resembling the ones in the sky above them. They're both so lost in each other's eyes that when someone appears behind them, none of them realizes it.

"Well, well, well, look who we got here. Having the time of your life, D.O-ssi?"

D.O's heart sinks fast as he heard that familiar condescending voice. He instinctively holds Inha's hand before slowly turning on his heels to face the person.

Seolhyun steps into the balcony, watching them with an unnatural smile on her face that screams trouble loud and clear, that for a second D.O feared for Inha's well-being.

"What are you doing here?" D.O's voice is clipped as he asks the question.

"The host of this party is a Choi" Seolhyun shortly said as if it explains everything.

"So you're related to every Choi in all of South Korea?"

Seolhyun snorts, taking her time to answer while fixing her gaze at Inha. D.O's protective instinct kicks in and makes a move to shield Inha behind his back.

"I see that your socialite awareness hasn't improved at all, D.O-ssi. Probably that's why you'll never fit in." She walks closer to where D.O and Inha are still standing near the railing.

When she reaches them, she holds out her hand to Inha's direction. "Since D.O-ssi isn't capable of properly introducing me, let me introduce myself. I'm Choi Seolhyun. Choi Minho is my distant cousin."

Inha lets her hand free from D.O's grip to take Seolhyun's hand and shake it earnestly, albeit confusion was written all over her face. "Nice to meet you Choi Seolhyun-ssi. I'm Yoo Inha, Choi Minho-sunbaenim's hoobae."

D.O can't help but think of the irony of her words because there's nothing nice in this meeting with Seolhyun.

Seolhyun let out a light giggle that in D.O's ear sounds like a mocking laughter. "Seeing how the two of you are getting cozy in here, I assume you and D.O-ssi are in a romantic relationship. Is that true, Yoo Inha-ssi?"

Inha's face immediately turns red at the blunt question. She seems uncertain of what to say and looks at D.O, obviously seeking for help.

"What Inha and I have isn't your business, Seolhyun-ssi." D.O cuts in. He just wants to end this conversation as soon as possible before his nerves break from the tension.

"Oh? I'm a hundred percent sure that your parents would disagree with it, D.O-ssi." Seolhyun smirks then turn to Inha again. "You see Inha-ssi, I don't know if D.O-ssi ever mentioned this matter to you or not, but according to Mr. and Mrs. Do, I'm currently involved in a very interesting relationship with their one and only son."