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.."

close our lips were almost touching, I felt as a shiver

to make the first move, as if

I wanted it...

that last

my own hand moving forward

about to make contact, his

“.Mine...," he whispered.

I quickly took a step

know that?"

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

"Relax," he said.

big

a light matter.

answer me," I said,

» It was then that I started to think over everything that had just happened, taking a moment to realise just

batshit insane that I could only come to

you drug me?" I asked

He had to have.

feeling of illness and lack of control, my inability

only be explained by one thing.I quickly looked over to where my

my initial reaction, but perhaps he’d also done something to me back when h e disarmed my

you do to

clearly not expecting me to

not expecting me to

I

what? No!" he said,

tried to move closer but I instantly matched his

Don’t touch me!" I

the attention of a few people around us, briefly

faces filled with confusion and intrigue

if they were social

hissed, grabbing

me a

the last time I let him freely talk to me, he almost made

I

in my life, control was

be lucky that his attempt of drugging me didn’t accidentally result in his death, because that was the

that creature could have ended

"Raven."

"No...," I whispered.

not doing

amount of punishment would be worth

was clearly mentally ill i f he could so easily drug

damned,

disappointing him regardless.I snatched my purse away from the counter and immediately started walking to the exit

onlookers, but still quick enough that I felt assured he wouldn’t be able to

a deep familiar voice called out,

eyes of my father who I knew was

was constantly checking myself as I made my way home

randomly pass out or show other side effects of the

again that all I needed to do was get home and

biggest side effect I was feeling wasn’t fatigue or drowsiness, as

felt

chest the further I traveled away

to what was waiting

me.I shook off

he gave me, I’d

drug with such a specific yet fast chemical

breakthrough,

distract my mind as I arrived back to my

everything I could think of to stop myself from feeling

there seemed to be

slowly drifted off into sleep, there was still only one thing on my mind as! slept

Kieran.

awoke the next day feeling slightly better

lingered, I felt as

take another day or so before the effects

of infatuation

voice said suddenly from my door,

I recognised it immediately.

Gavin.

well enough for training today," I

the whole ordeal and just wanted a day

anyway, revealing that it wasn’t only Gavin alone...I knew instantly what it

"Morning Raven,"my father said.

"Did you sleep well?"

Oh...