Zoey and I spent the rest of the day together. We decided to have dinner in my room instead of the dining room.
which I didn’t mind. She left, calling it a night. when I eventually slid into bed, I of course was unable to fall asleep. It took me a while to fall asleep, but once I did, it was so gently that my dream transitioned into my rambling thoughts without any noticeable pause.
Naturally, my thoughts were on Sin, and I was picturing our next meeting at his office, exactly like we had done before. There was a slight change in the atmosphere of the room as my brain gradually transitioned from sleep to wakefulness. I had the impression that something significant was going to occur. With a devilish grin on his face, he got up and strolled out from behind his desk before approaching me. By the time he touched me, every nerve in my body was tingling with excitement. My shirt was undone, my skirt was sliding up my thighs, and his fingers had burnt a trail down the side of my face, across my neck, and into my chest.
He knew precisely how to touch me and all of the secret areas that made me tremble and bite my lip since this was only a dream, which I somehow understood, even as I groaned and parted my legs for him. Two of his fingers moved down the valley between my breasts, paused to dip into my navel, moved down my lower stomach, and teasedly stopped just above my mound. I felt my nipples pucker and tighten as they did so.
He grinned.
He leaned over me, resting his elbow on the desk, and his lips lightly touched mine in an almost-kiss.
I had completely broken down and he had hardly touched me; I could feel my cheeks burning and my chest heaving with every breath. I was able to immerse myself in the imagination because the area of my brain that was aware I was dreaming moved more and farther away.
I showed that I was more than prepared for him by arching my back. When my legs were more apart and my skirt was gathered around my waist, he grabbed me by the hips and brought me to the edge of the desk. As I walked out of my room, flushed by the memories alone, the dream's memory of him leaning down and planting a scalding kiss on the inside of my thigh was still clearly present in the back of my mind.
No, this wasn't the best method for getting my thoughts away from my dream. I shoved the thought out of my head, trying not to dwell on it as I proceeded with my hunt for Zoey .
" Mani." I felt a hot flush spread across the back of my neck at the sound of his voice. Turning around slowly, I forced myself to meet his gaze. He was standing there casually, like it was the most natural thing in the world.
"Hmm... yes...Nikolai," I said. A few of his men who stood behind me, stared at me with wide eyes, then back at the boss, trying to seize on his reaction before returning their gaze in aww, and I wondered while they were acting this way.
That was till I realised I had just called their boss by his name. They were probably expecting him to lash out or for me to lose my head just like Zoey had expected. Instead, they were left stunned by Sin’s lack of emotions.
Their faces were so comical that I would have laughed if not for the fact that my whole being was occupied by the man in front of me.
My mind travels back to last night and the kiss we shared, and I still couldn’t stop myself from blushing.
"You are dismissed ," he said to his men, and they bowed, walking out of the room. Sin’s attention remained on me, and I swallowed nervously. " I will be attending a ball tomorrow evening and I need you to be my escort."
"Wh... what?" I stuttered out, with wide eyes before gulping. " You want me to go with you?"
"I believe I just said that, amore."
" Aren’t you at all bothered about it?"
" Why should I?" He asked with a raised brow, and I stared at him perplexed.
" What if someone I know recognises me from the ball."
He left out a chuckle, bobbing his head backward like I had just said something funny, and I stood there admiring his handsome features while looking confused.
" You don’t have to worry about me." he says with a smirk ." I can very well take care of myself and whatever circumstances that may arise."
I scowled, crossing my hand to my chest. " I never said I was worried about you."
" Sure you weren’t." He smirks and grows. "Besides, it’s a masquerade ball, which means we would all be wearing masks."
"Oh...." I muttered. " Do you trust me enough to leave me out of the house? What if I decide to run?"
The smirks on his face were wiped out and his face turned cold. I began to question myself as to why I had raised such a stupid question.
Sin took a slow, threatening step towards me, till we were breaths away. He bent so our faces were close to each other before whispering.
" You know better than to defy me, don't you, amore?"He asked, his tone calm, and I found myself nodding my head.
Of course, I knew very well not to go against or risk putting the ones I loved in danger.
"Good." He smiled, cupping my face in his before leaning to peck my forehead. This was something I definitely needed to get used to .