Hatred / l.h ✔️

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~Iris' POV~

For the past few days, Luke and I had spent day after day with one another. Whether or not that was a good idea, I have no idea, but I didn't care much. He was good company and I liked being around him.

However, Cassie had been eyeing us with suspicion. I was almost certain that, if she hadn't already, she was piecing it together. She was a smart girl, after all. Even with that, I didn't pay it much attention because I trusted her. If she did figure it out, she'd not tell on him and I. The same couldn't be said for anyone else here except for Eros. Sure, he'd been eyeing me and Luke as well, but it was in a different way. I knew him and I knew he was only eyeing me like he had been out of desire, but it was something I brushed off. I had made it clear that him and I couldn't again, nor would I. Not with him, anyways. I had Luke now. My relationship with Eros had been purely based out of mutual physical attraction, but it went further than that with Luke. For reasons unknown to even I, I'd fallen for Luke and that was all there was to it.

Luckily, though, Eros had not tried anything and I was sure that he wouldn't. He was a good man.

"What are you thinking about, doll face?" Luke murmured from beside me as we walked through the woods. It was way late at night, but that wasn't unusual. A lot of the time, the night-time was the main time that him and I were able to be alone with one another. It sucked, but there was nothing I could do about it and I'd take what I could get. I looked up at him, our intertwined hands swinging between our bodies. "Nothing." I shrugged, giving him a small smile.

He raised a brow at me, clearly doubtful. "Really?" He asked flatly, cocking his head to the side. I smiled in amusement and shook my head, the leaves crunching under our feet. He knew me too well. "Okay, you caught me." I sighed, unable to hide my grin from him. "I was just thinking about how Cassie definitely knows that we've become incredibly close." I answered, shrugging. To me, this wasn't a big deal, but I knew it was to him because he came to a halt where we were walking. This forced me to stop as well, looking up at him with a confused frown.

He stared down at me with his brows raised, a little flicker of panic passing in his eyes. "What?" He blurted, eyes widening just the slightest bit. "Y-You don't think she'd..." He trailed hesitantly, looking mortified at the thought that I knew was swarming through his head. He was worried she'd tell.

My lips pulled into a small smile and I shook my head, looking up at him. "No, she wouldn't tell." I assured, stepping closer to him. Even though I was positive of that, his brows still furrowed in concern and worry. "You're sure?" He mumbled, a little frown on his pretty lips. I pushed up onto my toes, my hands lightly grasping both sides of his face as I pulled him closer to me. "I'm absolutely sure. She wouldn't. We're completely fine." I smiled, placing a light kiss on his lips.

For a second, he seemed to be a bit too worried to kiss me back, so I went to pull away, feeling a little defeated. Before I could fully pull away, his hands grasped my hips and he pushed me back against a tree with a little grin on his lips. "If you say so." He chuckled, picking me up before he planted a kiss on my lips.

I wound my legs around his waist, my arms slipping around his neck to entangle my fingers in the back of his curls. His kiss was soft and innocent at first, but it quickly turned rough and dirty. His tongue delved into my mouth and I couldn't help but to moan, trying to pull him as close as I could. "You think anyone else has any idea about us?" He muttered as he trailed his lips along my jaw, causing my head to lean back against the tree.

My chest heaved unevenly as his teeth caught my earlobe, lightly tugging and nibbling at it. "N-No. I don't think so." I stammered breathlessly, heat forming in my lower stomach as his teeth softly nipped their way down my neck. Little whines left my lips as I dug my nails into the back of his neck, loving the feeling of his mouth on my skin.