A Gift from the Goddess

"Alright, a little game sounds fun," I finally replied.

"But you’ ll be disappointed to learn there is no ulterior motive in talking to you.You’ve just piqued my curiosity, is all." I tried to laugh it off but Kieran didn’t seem to notice as he immediately set his drink down, his expression turning serious as he looked me over.

Almost as if I could feel him scrutinising every little detail about me.But that confident look of his...

It took all I had to just calm my heart down, the nervous thumping inside becoming so loud that I was worried he’d hear it.

For a man who could seemingly read me so well...could he really pull this off? 

"Your eyes give you away a lot," he started, leaning forward enough that I could still hear him as he spoke in a low voice.

"Don’t get me wrong, they’re very pretty, but they also betray you."

At this proximity, his scent was beginning to overwhelm me.His compliment wasn’t helping either.I’d never been affected by small things like that before, but with him, it felt almost involuntary.

"I think you’re probably reading too much into it," I replied quietly, smiling.

"Besides, I thought you were meant to be guessing my thoughts, not theorising my tells."

"That's true...."

He moved in a little bit closer again, and I felt as though I became trapped by his gaze alone, unable to move away even if I wanted to.

Which, of course, I didn’t.

No, at this distance, I was helpless to stop myself from thinking about how flawless his features were.

How his defined jawline was such a perfect shape that I could easily picture how my head could fit under it, nestled against his neck comfortably.

‘Mine" that word repeated inside my head, but I bit it back.

"you're thinking...‘why am I so attracted to him?’" he said, sending a jolt of surprise through me.

But after quickly scrambling to find a logical explanation, I realised it was clearly just a magician’s trick.He was influencing my thoughts with his behaviour so I’d be pressured to think what he wanted me to.I laughed his guess off and simply called him out on it.

"How incredibly vague yet conceited of you to thinks o," I said, amused.

"I thought this was a game of guessing my exact thoughts, not giving yourself a backwards compliment."

However, this didn’t seem to deter him in the slightest and a smirk spread across his lips.

"You're thinking...‘why does he make me feel this way?’” I laughed again.

"I just told you that you can’t use ambiguous statements to win.It’s like bogus fortune-telling.It’s not going to work—."

..And then his hand reached out and touched mine, tracing lightly against my skin.

Spreading those sparks through my body that made my breath catch in my throat.

I stared at his hand as he gently enveloped my own, the warmth starting to make me lose concentration.

‘Mine"

That same unrelenting thought kept trying to force itself aloud.He closed the final bit of distance between us, coming in until he was speaking almost directly into my ear.His scent making it impossible to breathe without his influence.

And with one hand holding my own, his other moved to my waist to hold me in place.

"You're thinking...‘why does it feel like sparks against my skin?’"

In surprise, I sharply looked back up towards him, only I found myself now merely inches away from him.

So close, I could feel the warmth of his breath against me.

My gaze trailed down from his eyes until I became fixated on his lips, those thoughts from earlier starting to invade my mind once more.

Wondering just what it would be like to feel them moving against mine.

To taste what they looked to promise me.

‘Mine"

His hand then moved, coming up until it found my cheek and his thumb started tracing along my jaw.

Sending more sparks through me.

But the entire time he did that, I was still transfixed on his lips, watching them closely as he continued to speak.

"you're thinking...that you want to kiss me."

I closed my eyes a little as the pleasure of his presence started to sweep me away.

Letting myself relax into the touch that made me feel so many emotions all at once.I was giving myself over to him and there was nothing I could do.

Nothing I wanted to do.

Like a spell, he had me now completely at his mercy.

‘‘Mine...mine.."

our lips were almost touching, I felt

first move, as if promising me water after years

I wanted it...

I finally felt that last piece of restraint

to give in, my own hand moving forward to

was about to make

“.Mine...," he whispered.

it was enough for reality to kick back in. I quickly took a

know

say, you somehow manage to say that exact one?" Kieran held

"Relax," he said.

big deal.

like a light matter. It

answer me," I said, gritting my

to think over everything that had just happened, taking a moment to

that was so batshit insane that I

I

He had to have.

lack of

only be explained by one thing.I quickly looked over to where my drink was and eyed

but perhaps he’d also done something to

to me?!"

not expecting me to say it

expecting me to realise

way, I didn’t

what? No!" he

to move closer but I instantly matched

touch me!"

us, briefly turning their heads

filled with confusion and intrigue as they fed

if they

hissed, grabbing back my

me a moment to

him freely talk to me, he almost made me succumb to a

I had no

life,

should be lucky that his attempt of drugging me didn’t accidentally result in

creature could

"Raven."

"No...," I whispered.

not doing this.Fuck i

would be worth that

so easily drug a woman and then

damned, I was

I saw it, this was going to end in disappointing him regardless.I snatched my purse away from

enough to not draw attention by onlookers, but still quick enough that I felt assured

called out, sounding from

the eyes of

checking myself as I made

sure I didn’t randomly pass out or show other side effects

myself over and over again that all I needed

the biggest side effect I was feeling wasn’t fatigue or

it felt almost

out my chest the further I traveled

string tying me to what was waiting for me

off the

gave me, I’d never

drug with such a specific yet fast chemical reaction that it didn’t

scientific breakthrough, for

my best to distract my mind as I

of to stop myself from feeling the

seemed to be no

was still only one thing on my mind as!

Kieran.

the next day feeling slightly

of him still lingered, I felt as though the whole thing

take another day or so before the effects wore off completely? I

feeling of

a voice said suddenly from

I recognised it immediately.

Gavin.

well enough for training today," I

far too tired from the whole ordeal and

revealing that it wasn’t

"Morning Raven,"my father said.

"Did you sleep well?"

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