Sinful Love

CHAPTER 4

The dreams invaded Selena’s mind again. This time, it took place at the waterfall where they were cornered by wolfs except there were a swing hanging not too far from the waterfall and Selena was swinging on it. White chiffon dress and long flowing hair and a heart stealing smile on her face as she looked at the waterfall. The same man was standing behind her, pushing her swing. The same soft and soothing flute sound came along the wind. It lasted for a long time. Then the swing stopped by a pair of hands and the hands traveled up to cup her chin from behind and lifted her head up. A soft lip planted a kiss on her forehead.

“Mine…” Selena chuckled with the repeated word. She stood up from the swing, walked around to him and laid her head on his chest. As a reflex, he hugged her over her arms, one hand over the back of her head, playing with hair strands.

“Are you going to say that every night to me? ” Selena voice was low and pitiful

“Hmm mmm” he nodded

“When are you going to show me yourself?” Selena looked up to his eye, a chocolate eye that is not too dark or too light, somewhere like bronze. Bedazzled by the eye, she kept looking deep into it, casting away self-awareness, submitting herself completely to it.

“When the time comes, my love…” he held her chin to kiss but Selena jerked back, biting her lower lip with a smirk at the corner. She parted from him and walked towards the waterfall. There she looked back to him while unzipping her dress from behind. She stripped to two piece and slowly walked into the cold water. When she was settled, she ran a palmful of water over her face. A pair of large hand are holding her shoulders from behind. She turned around to face him, awkwardly blushing as he leaned forward to kiss her by the lips. The familiar warmth engulfed, blinding her. He playfully bites her lower lips making her gasp. She could feel a smirk against her skin. It was a trick to make her open her lips. Taking the opportunity, he surged his tongue into the now slightly ajar mouth. His tongue exploring every inch of her mouth, making her shrug her shoulder to withhold the tickling sensation it created.

She woke up again to birds chipping but this time it was a bit late. Around 8.30 am. She recalled the eye from the dream. Is he revealing bits and pieces of himself? Is he real and bound to show up sometime soon? Or is it some sort of subconscious memory resurfacing to torture her? She had no definite answer but one thing for sure, she is having her first crush with a man, from her dreams. She covered her face with her palm and smiled to the thought.

After she got ready, she came out of the room with Jewel. They could only find Bohemian themes dresses at the mountain foot. Selena was wearing a spaghetti strap, colorful full length dress and her hair was loose. They were busy chatting when she looked up to see Orion leaned against wall, hint of admiration in his chocolate eyes with a gentle smile on his lips. Wait, chocolate eyes? Selena just noticed that Orion also has chocolate eyes. Selena’s facial expression changed to a dead pan. Her eyes kept darting between his two eyes in doubt. Then he waved his palm in front of her face, making her snap from daze.

“Let’s go for breakfast” her guided them further deep behind the house where an opening with thick wooden frame led them to a vast dining hall. An elegant woman with straight silver hair sat on the furthest end of the wooden dining table. Orion walked straight to her. She was wearing a light blue long shapeless dress.

“Selena, I would like to meet Mrs Ruth Black, Zaden’s beloved mother”. She stood up as she stretches her hand to shake Selena’s. She has the aura of a queen and anyone would feel small next to her.

“Nice to meet you mam, I’m Selena and this is my friend Jewel” she pointed at the thin figure next to her

“Please, just Ruth. Zaden briefed me about you and your friends but I didn’t expect for such a dazzling beauty. Please have a sit” she said with absolute politeness. Orion pulled a chair on her left to sit while Selena pulled the next one beside him

“Orion, darling. Would you mind moving to the other chairs? I would like for Selena to sit here” Orion scowled at her as he moved behind Selena and Selena moved forward with hesitation. Ruth slowly blinked at her as encouragement, and she sat down there.

“Is he angry?” Selena whispered to Ruth

“Oh, dear. Ignore him. He is just too jealous but will completely forget it once the blueberry muffin is served” her comment made Selena chuckle and Ruth joined her. Zaden walked from the doorway opening into the room, heads down while scratching his eyebrow with his thumb nail. He froze for a moment, seeing the coziness between Selena and his mother, Ruth.

“ There is my handsome prince charming” Ruth acknowledged his presence, earning a head turn from Selena to his direction. He focused on Selena with a cold expression as he walked to sit opposite her or to the right of Ruth. The breakfast was served, and Selena ate while shuffling in her seat as she felt uncomfortable from Zaden’s sharp gaze.

‘Is he really looking at me or am I imagining it? Only one way to find out’

After consulting her inner voice, she looked up from her plate to see Zaden’s chocolate eyes staring directly at her and didn’t wince even after being caught by Selena. Wait, what? Another chocolate eyes. It must be a common eye color around here or she is just being obsessed with mid tone, bronzy chocolate eye. She brushed it off.

Orion, Jewel and Selena walked side by side with Orion in the middle towards outside

fishing for dinner?” before Orion could answer that, Jeffry grabbed their

with excitement. Oliver peeped on Orion’s other shoulder, nodding excitedly. That’s settles it,

far away, and he seems to know what he is doing. Selena decided to cook some fish the way she knows, to dinner today, since she felt really bad not contributing yesterday. The girls took net and went into the water, missing their balance and falling to the water once in a while but getting back up to their feet, laughing at their failure and helplessness as they throw their net into water. Orion and Sultan sat on the bank, observing

like her, don’t you?” Sultan’s gravelly voice shook him a little as he snapped his head to him. When he realizes he had been admiring her all this time, he scrunched his nose as he

I mean, she is from city and probably don’t want to stay here” Orion just nodded as he pursed his lips. Then he

beautiful from any other girls I have dated before” Orion said. After

and held his hand ready. A fish came along and he remained as still as possible. When it was the right time, he grabbed the fish as he wrestled to keep it contained. His muscles on his arm

Selena bent down in front of Orion, giving a clear view of her back. Orion’s eye quickly darted indecently at her back. Jewel, Oliver and Jeffry caught his act too, glancing over each other with million questions. A rather large fish came along to Selena’s feet. She grabbed it and pulled it out of the water but she didn’t have enough grit to hold it, as the fish started slipping. Orion intervein and tried to grab the fish but Selena was able to hug the fish to her body, the fish with all its strength still threaten to jump out. Without realizing it, Selena was losing her balance due to the fish’s force, but Orion stretched his arms around her and pulled her to his chest with the fish in between. Selena who was so focused on the fish didn’t actually notice Orion’s arms around her but with this much of close proximity, Orion’s eye darted at her lips that is smiling at the struggling fish, her squinting eyes when the

dress and headed to the kitchen. On the way, she came across Zaden and nodded at him with

the

by one, the ladies cleared the space as their work is done. Selena carefully arranged the fish slice on to a grill pan, turning them once in a while, fully focused on cooking. She turned away for a moment to slice lemons when Zaden’s voice and a fish splattering came coherently, making her jump out of scare, cutting herself in the process. Zaden quickly moved from her back to grab her hand in panic, spreading a warmth to her hand, stirring something in her tummy. Her soft index finger is now oozing with blood. Zaden looked around for tissue but he couldn’t find anything. He then focused back on the finger which is dripping blood now. He bent his head slightly to grab the finger between his lips and sucked at it hard. It hurt so much that Selena started jumping low at her spot as she wringed

bleeding again. He quickly bends down to suck the finger. She shut tight her eye and sucked in air, making a hollow at her throat as she placed her other hands against his chest, ready to push him away if it gets unbearable. The sensation of his lips on her skin amplified to thousand times when she closed her eye and practically all her senses. Soothing warmth with a slight movement of his tongue once in a while. He seemed

pulled her by her cut hand. Selena managed to switch off stove before

climbed up a bar stool which made her taller than she is. Zaden grabbed a first aid box under the sink and dabbed some alcohol on sponge before cleaning

always

little bit harder, making her pull her hand away with a ‘arghhh’ and started blowing onto her cut. He felt softened and sorry for her and grabbed her hand softly, pulled it

hands into

stove. Selena

she said as she walked back to the

masculine figure now in black V-neck t-shirt and light blue jeans followed her slowly

ok. The cut is not that bad” Selena switched on the stove. Zaden came to stand next to her, earning a confused look as she scanned him from top to bottom back to top. A knife in his hand, slicing lemons now.

before?” Zaden asked not moving his eye from cutting

silence followed before Selena decide to ask a question that has been tumbling in

I ask you

wo…” she paused and decided to use a different

never been attacked before. Plus, wildlife tends to keep away from a spot that has signs of frequent movements” he answered casually as he finished

the basket, hands crossing her back as his nose came close to her neck. He bit his lower lip at the sweet scent she is emitting. He managed to grab the basket

said in a low and husky voice. Her eye

and with that a conversation started rolling. Basic information exchanged. It seems like he did study Business Management, he

pan frying asparagus with some olive oil, garlic ginger,oregano and salt. He scrunched his face in disgust, making her let out a

chest. She handed him the plate as he picked an asparagus, ate it and looked up, glaring at her. She rolled her

an asparagus and then a small piece of fish, then slightly dipping the fish in the sauce, before bringing it near his mouth, feeding him. He took a chewed before closing

at him sarcastically with a smile. Her hands next to his thigh, on the counter. He suddenly dropped his head, nose to nose with

then sex” he said low