Desire by Blood | Desire Series ~ 1

Chapter 16

So hot, my body is burning. My body is scorching from the inside making it hard to breathe. It is as of my body demand something I can't have at the moment. I have to go get it. But what is it? My body is craving, requiring something sweet, thick and filling.

I force my eyes open as I look around to only discover that I am back in Nikolas' room once again. The only difference is that the man is sitting right next to the bed. Routinely, he would have been gone somewhere to take care of his company.

"How are you feeling?" he asks practically in a whisper, but my head is pondering just by that.

"Not... Good," I mutter out as my voice breaks since it is so dry that it feels like I have sand in my throat. "W-what's happening... To me?"

"To put it simply, you were in a situation near death and your body is trying to heal," Nikolas explains as I close my eyes hoping it will ease the throbbing.

This is when everything plays out in my head. I recall the fight in the arena, Elizabeth tied on a chair and Matthias gripping me tightly until... Nikolas pierced my body with his hand... Damn, so it wasn't a dream.

"You... Killed me..." I accuse weakly as I try to move my arm, so I can at least whack him.

"I didn't. Elizabeth did," he answers earnestly making me frown in confusion. "She forced my hand. I merely did what I had to do to start the mating process."

"You still put a hole in me," I repeat with a glare.

"It's not like I would have let you die. Not after all the troubles, I went through to claim you," he answers unaffected by the harsh treatment I have been giving him as he sits up from the bed to straddle me.

At the moment, I am too feeble to push him off, but it isn't like I have ever succeeded. I silently look at the man's face and for no reason, I feel my cheeks heat up. We only have been staring at each other, so why am I even blushing? For the first time, I lose in a staring contest and look away hoping that my cheeks will go back into a normal colour.

"What do you want?" I shyly mutter still looking at my pillow. I can't believe I am acting like this toward him.

"I want to complete our mating process," he huskily answers making my breath hitch.

"I-I am not feeling well... Maybe another time?" I ask as a rush of energy flows through me.

Therefore, I try to wiggle out of his grasp, but to prevent me from escaping, Nikolas tightens his grip on my waist with his legs. The gaze in his eyes is predatory, and he looks like a tiger ready to pounce. He never looked at me like this when he suggested completing the mating. He has always been considerate toward me even if he was insistent on it. He isn't scary, but I am frightened of the fact that I don't want to refuse him. Why is that?

Nikolas extends his hands toward me, and I close my eyes, too afraid to know what he may or rather, what I may do. When I feel him trail his fingers on my right cheek making me shiver with pleasure. When he does nothing else, I slowly open my eyes since it isn't what I have been expecting him to do. In fact, I don't want him to stop, but I will not admit it out loud.

"I am afraid that we can't wait," he smiles gently making me look at him in confusion. What is he talking about? Wait for what? "We have already started the mating, and we can only finish it. Since you have been out cold for two days, I am afraid that if we don't complete it soon, you will only get sicker."

"How... When did we... You are lying."

"I am not," he answers decisively. "You can feel my honesty since we are basically almost mated."