Chapter 575: She Scratched Him (3)
Chapter 575: Chapter 575: She Scratched Him (3)
Nathaniel Nathan’s expression darkened instantly. Seeing this, Vera Xavier had no choice but to play her trump card. She grabbed his arm and whined playfully, "I’m begging you, please just go home for tonight! Otherwise, the already difficult relationship between your mom and me will become even harder. Please, Your Highness, think of the long-term and let this little lady off the hook for once!"
Nathaniel Nathan stared at her without a word. She, in turn, gave him a pleading look, her big, bright eyes fixed on him. She looked as pitiful as she possibly could.
He felt a surge of frustration. He had been so looking forward to her arrival in Veridia, free from her family’s interference. But now, his own family was getting in their way. His hope of staying to hold her as he slept was becoming unrealistic.
He scoffed. "First you push my mom around, and now you’re trying to do the same to me?"
"I wouldn’t dare push you around even if I had ten times the nerve!" Vera Xavier said, feigning hurt.
She wasn’t against being with him anymore, but if he didn’t go home tonight, the next time Brooke Mitchell saw her, she’d probably call her a vixen. ’I’m an adorable human, how could I be a vixen!’
Nathaniel Nathan shot her a look. Her first instinct was to step aside, but she quickly caught herself. ’I can’t let him in. If he comes in tonight, he probably won’t leave.’
A cool smile played on Nathaniel Nathan’s lips. "So, you want me to kiss you out here at the door? This is a private neighborhood, but plenty of people are still awake. If you don’t mind an audience, neither do I."
Vera Xavier pressed her lips together. ’He’s completely shameless.’ She had always known it. This wasn’t just an empty threat; he would actually do it.
Still, she felt a little conflicted...
But Nathaniel Nathan had no patience. He swept her up into his arms, kicked the door shut behind them, then pinned her against the wall and crushed his lips to hers.
This kiss wasn’t gentle like his usual ones. It was wild, almost a punishment.
His kiss was a gale force, storming past her lips and tongue, yet his skill was such that he effortlessly stirred her senses.
Vera felt as if he were about to tear her apart and devour her. And in truth, at that moment, Nathaniel Nathan wanted nothing more than to do just that.
’Other guys get to have their fun at home every day,’ he thought. ’But me? I can only look, not touch. It’s pure torture.’
’I have to go back to the base early tomorrow. If I don’t claim a little something for myself right now, I’d just be torturing myself for nothing.’
Vera Xavier’s back was flush against the wall, pinned by his body with nowhere to retreat. She wanted to tell him, ’Stop messing around!’
But as the words formed, muffled by his kiss, they came out all wrong. She couldn’t form a complete sentence. The sound that escaped was a mere tremble, tinged with an alluring quality that was utterly foreign to her.
She froze for a second. ’I can’t believe I just made such a shameless sound.’
To Nathaniel Nathan, however, that sound was the ultimate temptation. He was already on the verge of losing control, and hearing it was like a starving wolf spotting a tender lamb. All he wanted was to devour her.
He reached out, pushing aside her light jacket. His hand slid under the hem of her shirt, and the touch of her soft, smooth skin sent a jolt through his entire nervous system. At that moment, his ever-rational mind threatened to shatter.
Vera Xavier sensed the danger coming from him. She knew if this kept up, they would really cross a line. And yet, as if with a mind of their own, her hands wrapped around his neck.