Draven tried to slow the pace, but simply could not as the anger inside him didn’t allow him to. He wanted to dominate her, to brand her as his, to make sure this kiss would erase all traces and possibility of her remembering any other lips than his.
His one arm circled around her delicate waist, his hand on the small of her back to press her against him, and his other hand gripped her hair at the back of her head, causing her to whimper in pain, but that sound was buried in that rough and urgent kiss.
His warm mouth devoured hers, making her unable to breathe. Her delicate lips were being sucked and nibbled ferociously, causing her to lose her mind. Her hands inevitably gripped on his shirt tightly, unable to pull or push, causing wrinkles to form on it.
The lack of air made her feel weak, and she was mostly standing with the support of his grip around her waist.
His unruly tongue was tasting her sweet one, making her senses go numb. His scent, his intimate touch, the comforting warmth from his hard body—everything was making her lose herself.
At this rate, she probably wouldn’t stop him even if he meant to do something more.
But Draven stopped, and as he did, her harsh breaths echoed around his chamber.
He didn’t want to move his face away from hers, but as he needed to let her breathe, he settled to simply resting his forehead against hers. Both of their eyes were shut closed while their hot breaths mingled together.
Draven tried to calm himself. The hand holding the back of her head moved to caress her head, combing his fingers gently along her soft hair.
He opened his eyes to look at her flushed face.
“Mine!” he spoke, staring at her lips that were still slightly parted. While she was still trying to catch her breath, his lips brushed against hers. “You belong to me. You are not allowed to get close to any male but me. You are only mine.”
Still gasping, Ember opened her eyes and gazed into the pair of red eyes that were full of possessiveness for her.
“Do you understand?” he asked, staring back into her emerald green eyes. freewebnøvel.com
She nodded lightly, her gaze moving from his eyes towards his lips as if she was tempting him to kiss her again.
Draven wished to do so but—-
“Ahh!”
Suddenly, Ember cried out in pain. Draven hurried to catch her falling body that was spasming for some reason. Her face was abnormally pale, her brows furrowed, and she helplessly buried her face in his chest, trying to not let out any whimper escape her lips.
“Ember? Ember, what’s wrong?” he called her as he hugged her in worry.
“It… hurts…” she managed to say in between her soundless cries. Even her hands gripping his shirt tightly had turned white.
Draven carried her in his arms and put her on his bed, only to see her curl into a ball, her hands clutching her own chest. Trails of tears were streaming down her eyes that were shut tightly.
“Ember? Can you hear me? Ember!” he called out as he put pillows under her head. “Where are you hurting? The chest? Are you finding it hard to breathe?”
“Heart… It hurts!”
She clutched the left side of her chest.
This gesture overlapped with another from Draven’s memories. It reminded him of that time when she had that nightmare and claimed to see a purple-eyed woman. The way she reacted back then was so vivid, Draven could not forget the image.
Draven didn’t know what to do as she was not physically harmed. Chances were high that it was something related to her elemental powers and the seal over it.
“Erlos!” Draven roared, calling for his attendant.
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