Chaptee Eighteen: Desire

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Thrandiul's POV

As I realize that Katterina has no intention of waiting for me as she walks towards her chambers I pick up my pace until I am just far enough behind her to surprise her. Once we have almost reached her chambers I quickly step forward and grab her arm. Forcing her to turn, the shock on her face is priceless but I have no time to laugh.

I pull her close to me rather harshly and with a swift movement I pin her against the wall. "What exactly is it that you think you are doing Thranduil?" She questions, I can feel her quick shallow breaths against my chest. "I am doing things my way." I state sternly. "As a man who has only ever made one marriage proposal before this very day and never been rejected I am deeply hurt by your actions." I say as my lips brush past her cheek to her neck.

I feel her lean into me. Goosebumps have formed on her neck. "You surprised me." She finally manages. "You know I do not like surprises." With this she places her hand on my chest so that she can have just enough distance between us for her to stretch up and kiss me. I push her even further back against the wall. The kiss is hungry and despite her usual desire for control Katterina seems to enjoy not being in control. "But I told you we're doing this my way now." I pant as I pull away from her.

Her eyes are stormy, it is more than apparent that she had not planned on ending our inappropriate display so quickly. "Thranduil do you want to bicker with me over this proposal, in which you didn't even present me with a ring..." She clasps her hand over her heart and dramatically sighs "Or are we going actually spend sometime negotiating your rules in my chambers?" She smirks, racking her eyes up and down my body as she ever so slightly bites her lip. Now she has really started something.

As I was about to respond she steps forward, her whole demeanor has changed. "How about some practice then?" Her eyes are wide and for a moment she looks like an innocent young girl. "Practice?" I quirk an eyebrow. "I give you my permission to carry me  over the threshold, as if I were your wife? How does that sound for negotiation?" The tension that has formed in the small space between he two of us is electric.

Without hesitation I sweep her off of her feet. She throws her head back and laughs in a way I have never seen her do before. I enter into her cambers and kick the door closed behind me. I lower Katterina so that she I standing right in front of me. "I believe you are supposed to place me on the bed if I am not mistake?" The intensity that was evident in her eyes before has been replaced by what could only be described as shear desire.

"That would be true if we were to be married but we are not" I state simply as I try to control myself. Her expression changed and the atmosphere of the room changes entirely. "Thranduil..." She diverts her gaze. "I do not understand why this concept is so foreign to you, I am simply trying to ensure your safety." With this I sit in a long armchair that is place in front of the crackling fireplace. "Those are not good enough grounds for a marriage Thranduil..." She still continues to avert her gaze from mine. "And loving you? Is that not reason enough." I snap at her without realizing exactly what it is that I have said.

The room falls silent and as I register exactly what it is that I have declared I stand to leave. Katterina is speechless as I pass her and close the door to her chambers. What have I done? I cannot dent that these are my true feelings, be it that I am ready to embrace them fully or no. My mind begins to race. Why did I leave? Does she feel the same way? How could I have said that? No, how could I have said it in such a manner? The worst of it all is that I left without knowing if Katterina shared my feelings...

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⏰ Last updated: Dec 12, 2018 ⏰

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