Stay with Me by Awesomekristii (e reader books .txt) 📗

C H A P T E R 26

DAMIEN

I sipped the wine, toying with the glass as my eyes roamed over the place. The decoration was really a good one, and true to Lilah's words, Aria had loved the theme.

 

I was real confused while deciding one, and I appreciated accompanying her with me. And the cake she made was so beautiful, and it was proof alone she should carry out her culinary classes. And I hope she wouldn’t be objecting me again from paying them.

 

I just want to assist her with the money, but she was hell stubborn. My eyes wandered over the place but I couldn’t found her.

 

Where was she?

 

I placed the glass on the counter and straightened to look for her. She didn’t know anything about the place. I walked towards the other part of the hall looking for a certain brunette.

 

Her burgundy dress was just awe perfect on her, with the slight skin peeking out from the slight. Fuck! That was tease in itself. I shook my head getting rid of the absurd thoughts and focused on finding her.

 

But I couldn’t.

 

I moved out from the hall to the outside, trying to get a glimpse of her but with the darkness wrapping around me it was real difficult.

 

When suddenly I heard the familiar voice shouting. My heart stopped for a while recognizing the voice.

 

Lilah

 

I sprinted towards the parking lot finding no guards in there. Where the fuck were they? I didn’t dwell in knowing that, finding Lilah was more important.

 

I found her on the ground clutching something in a tight fist against her chest. I rushed towards her, and looking closely found her shaking on her stead.

 

What had happened?

 

I quickly crouched down near to her, not carrying the dirt accumulating on my suit pants. They weren’t a bother now. I pressed my hand on her shoulder tentatively, not knowing how would she react. She stilled in her place.

 

Her fist tightened and she ducked her head low. I could feel the coldness of the night on her smooth skin. “Are you okay?” She nodded timidly at me, still not looking up.

 

That didn’t set well with me and moved forward until I was face to face with her. Not literally since her head was low. And she didn’t look up even when I asked her to. “Please look up.”

 

It astonished me how I had used the word, which before had never escaped my lips. Business world didn’t work when you use those words and show your shortcoming or vulnerability.

 

I saw her shoulders slumped before she raised up her head. Her beautiful eyes glistened with unshed tears and it made a pinching pain straight to my chest. Her small button nose had turned scarlet and her cheeks looking paler.

 

I didn’t know what took over me that I moved my hands forward before cupping her cheeks. Her big green eyes meeting mine, and with the tear staining the rims of them made me want to press my lips to her and take away all the pain she was in.

 

Nothing was right with her. I knew it the moment I found her on the forest floor, bloodied and unconscious.

 

Her face screamed nothing but fear and unguarded innocence. There was so many emotions in those pools of emerald that for a second I wished if I was a mind reader.

 

“You can tell me, Lilah.” I could still feel her reluctance to that, until I saw a big fat tear rolling down her cheeks. It broke my heart mercilessly. I saw one by one the tear drops trailing down teardrops.

 

I brushed them away with my finger pads, but I knew I couldn’t brush away the past from her memories. I brushed a light kiss on her tear-stained cheeks. Her chin quivered and in the next second her arm shot out and wrapped around my neck as she snuggled closer to me. Her head pressed against my chest.

 

“I don’t want to be found by them, Damien.” Her sob increased as she spoke, “They will take me away once again.” I didn’t know who they were but I promised myself to dig that out.

 

I had to dig out her past even if it’s personal to her otherwise I wouldn’t be able to protect her. I ran my hand through her soft brown curls, trying to calm her down as much as possible. “You aren’t going to be taken away, Lilah. You are safe in here.”

 

She clutched my coat tighter in her tiny fist, giving out a nod. I didn’t know how long I keeping running my hands in her hair. Her breathing evened after a while, her sobs subsided, calming my tensed heart.

 

“Are you better?” I whispered trying to be as soft I could with her. She just nodded. And I found her releasing me and trying to get out of my hold. But I didn’t. I couldn’t. I wanted her to be close to me.

 

I looked down, when her head rose up meeting my eyes. Something moved inside me, and I ducked my head and my lips connected with her soft ones.

 

She trembled under my touch, and I kept my lips over her as softly as possible, restraining all the desires awakening inside me. I didn’t want to force her into anything or make her uncomfortable. I just placed them over her waiting for her to be relaxed. I deepened the kiss when she relaxed under me.

 

She tasted so sweet as I have imagined her. I ran my tongue over her lips and her little figure trembled against me. I pressed myself to her, letting her know I want her to open her mouth but it felt she was confused and inexperienced to know that.

 

I pinched her lightly on her waist and found her gasping when I jutted my tongue inside her mouth. Everything about her screamed sweetness, innocence and sunshine intertwined together.

 

I had never been this patient with any woman in my life but with her everything left like to take in it’s own pace. No rush. No force. Let things go as it should.

 

Our tongues moved in a sync with each other when she discovered what she should do. I couldn’t help the desire rising inside me but when her tear stained face crossed across my vision I restrained myself.

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