Untold Secrets

Chapter 11

The kiss

I fought it so much
But one kiss, one touch
Reached my heart
My soul
my entire being
Couldn't stay apart
It was like a drug
What I was feeling

We get out of the car and obviously my first thought is about what Daemon had just said. This guy can read my mind, so I have to be careful what I think.
Rule n.1: If you want someone not to think about something, don't say "Don't think about this" cause that's exactly what they're fucking going to do.
Well, I'm going to do my best to keep my mind clear. At least try.
We get in the villa. It's huge and very well-decorated. You can see that the owner is rich. There is a party going on and I suddenly feel uncomfortable. I've never been to parties like this, I have no idea how to behave.
"Don't worry, you don't have to do anything. Just stay by my side."
"Okay."
He gives me his arm and looks at me. I take it, without knowing what else to do.
This small contact is enough to calm me down a bit. Daemon is the only thing familiar in here.
He starts walking towards the others. He goes towards a guy with light brown hair and calls him "Brian"
Brian turns around and smiles at Daemon.
"Daemon"
"Everything clear?"
"Yes. He'll be here in an hour."
I look at Daemon questioningly
"It's not easy to meet him, but we know he's coming to this party tonight."
Oh.
Brian looks at me and then at Daemon.
He smiles at me and says "Hi, I'm Brian. I'll introduce myself on my own because Daemon wouldn't do it." Giving Daemon a naughty look. "I'm sure he's afraid I'll steal his girl."
Daemon looks at him as if he wants to give him a punch, but not in a violent way.
Like a big brother sick of his younger brother's embarrassing jokes.
"No need. He doesn't have anything to fear."
Daemon looks at me, surprise and something else behind his dark-blue eyes.
I feel my cheeks reddening, understanding what I have just said.
"I mean, I'm no one's girl." Avoiding eye contact.
Brian starts laughing and Daemon has a small smile on his face.
"I like her. Maybe, we'll become good friends."
I smile at him. It's easy to like this guy, he puts people around him at ease. His dark brown eyes are welcoming and sweet.
"Brian" Someone calls him from our left.
"See you later, guys." He leaves us alone.
I turn towards Daemon and find him staring at me.
"What?" Being under his intense stare makes me nervous.
"Wanna dance?"
Dance?
"Why?"
"Because we're at a party and we have to show we're here just to enjoy and have fun."
"Uh..okay." Feeling my heart beat race at the thought of touching him.
We go in the center of the room where other couples are dancing.
Ed Sheeran's song 'Perfect' is playing in the background but I can't concentrate on the words. My only focus is on Daemon's hands on my waist and my hands on his shoulders. I stare at his neck, because I know that if I look into his eyes, I will lose myself. I can feel his stare but I don't have the courage to stare back. After a few moments I feel his breath on neck and he says in my ear "You look beautiful tonight." He pauses "Red is my favourite colour."
I feel heat travelling from my ear to my neck and then to the rest of my body. My heart is on high-rocket speed now and I'm unable to speak. I have no idea how to answer.
"Smoking suits you too." Stupid, stupid! What the hell was that? You're such a mood-killer, Hecate Brook. Romance is just not in your vocabulary.
But he smiles. That beautiful smile with the dimple on the left cheek.
Oh sweet baby Jesus, how am I going to resist this guy?
As if reading my thoughts, Daemon pulls me even closer. I look up into his eyes and that's a big mistake. He looks at me as if he wants to do something but is trying his best not to. As if I'm tempting his self-control. I take a breath, but it gets stuck in my throat. Is he feeling what I am feeling?
I see the exact moment he makes his decision. He gives up fighting whatever he was fighting and starts moving closer to me.
Oh God, is he going to kiss me? Am I going to let him?
Yes. The answer is yes. So simple, yet it took me so long to understand. I want Daemon. I'm tired of fighting it. So I move closer to him and..
"Daemon"
Someone breaks our magical moment.
It's a blond chick with light blue eyes. She's wearing almost no clothes, just enough to cover some body parts.
She stops near us and hugs Daemon, getting between us.
What the hell?
"What are you doing here, sweetheart?"
Sweetheart?
"Elisa." Daemon looks uncomfortable. Elisa is still holding his arm. "I'm here with my friend."
Elisa turns to look at me. I can understand by the look she gives me that she doesn't like me.
Same here, bitch.
She turns back to Daemon and completely ignores me. "Sweetheart, it's been so long since I last saw you. You didn't call me after that night."
Night? Does she mean..
Daemon looks even more uncomfortable and avoids looking at me.
"Yeah, I.."
I can't take it anymore. It's too embarrassing. So I just turn on my heel and leave the room. I hear Daemon calling me but I don't stop. I walk without knowing where I'm going, just that I want to be far away from that room. I'm so angry and upset, I can't control the tears falling from my eyes. I've never cried over stupid things and never over a guy. This guy has really fucked up with my mind. I have never felt so weak and vulnerable. I should have known. I shouldn't have lowered my walls and let him in. I'm so, so stupid.
Suddenly someone pulls me back from an arm and makes me turn. It's Daemon and he looks really angry. He takes me to the room to our right and closes the door.
"What the hell are you doing? You have no idea where you are and who surrounds you. What were you thinking running away like that?"
Oh, so this dick has even the courage to shout at me and ask me why I ran away like that.
I push hard at his chest and let it all out.
"Don't you dare shout at me. You seriously have the guts to come here and ask me why the hell I ran away? Maybe because I was feeling like a fool standing there seeing you talk to that bitch. The one you spent "a night" with and never called. Or maybe because I'm sick of feeling this thing for you and fighting it. Or maybe because you just drive my crazy with each and every gesture you make and word you say and.."
I don't even finish that I feel Daemon coming towards me and pushing me against the wall.
"Don't. Don't say another word, Caty or else I'll do something I might regret later. You don't have any right to ask me about Elisa, but still let me tell you she's nothing to me. Just a mistake I made once, nothing more."
I'm panting now, but I don't want to stop. Now I want to finish because I'm tired of keeping it all in.
"I hate you. I hate you for making me feel like this. I hate you because I know I should stay away from you, but I can't. I hate you because I know I have no rights over you, but it still hurts seeing you with someone else. I hate you for tempting me, attracting me and fucking making me lose my mind."
"Caty.." he says in a restraint voice, as if he's doing his best not to lose control. His eyes are glowing now and he's also taking small breaths now. "You don't want to do this, Caty."
"Don't tell me what I want and what I don't. I can decide for myself."
He vanishes and appears a few feet away with his back towards me. "You don't know anything about me, Caty. You wouldn't want to even stay near me if you did."
I pause, thinking about what he said. Yes, I don't know him well and yes, I know he's not the perfect good boy either. But that doesn't change how I feel.
" You once said you were everyone's darkest fantasy. What if I want my darkest fantasy to come true?"
Daemon makes a throaty sound and in a few seconds he's again on top of me. He takes hold of my arms and pushes me against the wall. His lips come down crushing on mine and it's like breathing after a long time. The kiss is not gentle or soft, it's passionate with all our anger and impatience in it. He kisses me as if I'm water and he hasn't drunk from a lifetime. His hands reach my waist and then my thighs. He picks me up and I fold my legs around his waist. His hands go up and down my thighs and he bites my lower lip, asking me to let him in. I open my mouth and his tongue reaches mine. The first contact with his tongue brings shivers up my spine. This kiss, it's exactly how I'd fantasised it would be. Even better, there are no words to explain it. How can a kiss make you feel so complete and undo you at the same moment?
I don't know. My brain is not able to form any thought right now. It's just thinking oh, yeah, more more, uhm, more, yeah
After what feels like hours and only seconds at the same time, we get apart.
We're both panting now.
"Caty..what have you done to me? I've never felt so out of control before." He says putting his head in the space between my neck and my shoulder.
"Same here" I whisper.
We stay there like that till Daemon's phone rings. He makes an irritated sound, gently puts me down and answers.
"Brian"
Suddenly, his expression turns serious.
"Okay, we're coming."
He puts the phone in his pocket and looks at me.
"He's here."
I had completely forgotten about him and by the look on Daemon's face he had too.
"Come on, let's go." He takes my hand and we start going towards the door.
I adjust my hair and my dress with one hand and try to concentrate on what I'm going to do in a few moments.
I hope I'll find out something useful..