Tainted - Chapter 10

Alexander stared at her lips for a moment, and then her eyes, which were filled with something familiar. Confusion washed the shorter girl's face, and he could tell that not only had she been frustrated with his actions, she hadn't pushed him away or cursed him for it. It made it impossible for the man's thought to stay pure when all he wanted to do was taste her once again. There was a painful thirst in his throat, something that felt incomplete whenever she was near, something that made him want to wrap his arms around her waist and press her into him until he could feel the shape of her body against his own.

"If not hate then why? What's gotten into you?" she questioned, still no attempt to push him away. Alexander was fearful that he would lose his reasoning and kiss her again, this time it would be more acceptable if she slapped him and called him a pervert.

"God knows. There's just something so annoying about your stupid obsession with my brother. The man doesn't notice you," not the way that Alexander did. Cael never saw her as anything more than a kid, a girl who would never be at his side, just a little sister. That was everything contrary to how she looked in Alexander's eyes. Of all people he found himself attracted to, it was the girl who hated him. Fantastic.

"How many times are you going to bring this up? I know already"

"Obviously you don't."

"But why do you care?" she asked, it was unbecoming of him to feel the way he did, but the way his fingers sunk into her skin shortly after was enough to confirm it.

"I can give you more than just that" He replied softly, their noses almost touching.

"You have lost your mind" her words earned a groan of frustration from him. Did he have to spell it out for her or was the growing erection in his pants not enough to tell that the only thing he lost was his fucking sanity.

"Why don't we test it out hm?"

"And how do you propose we go about this Alexander?" her question was obviously intended to spite him but he didn't back down.

"How else do you think, Theia?"

"That won't do, I'm sure you can ask politely" the little curve of her lip drove him insane. He had no words to describe how impactful that was on him. She was rarely this attentive to him for good reasons, and now that Cael wasn't the name on her lips, Alexander's chest tightened with something hopeful. Running his hands up her waist and over her arms, he cupped her cheeks and pulled her head into his, focused on her mouth.

"May I kiss you, Theia?" he asked, "Please".

"Yes," the words were barely out of her mouth when he joined their lips, kissing her firmly, and slowly adjusting himself to welcome the taste of her against his lips. It was just like the night before, warm, sweet, and very addictive. Alexander's thumb dragged along her jawline, massaging the sides of her face while keeping the kiss fairly simple, masking his hunger with patience, he grazed his nails near the base of her earlobe where her jaw met her neck and continued to rub gentle circles against her skin with his thumb.

Taking his time to enjoy the kiss, Alexander let her go for a brief moment and studied her face. Her eyes still closed, her lips slightly puckered as she eventually returned to her senses, opening her eyes to look at him. He knew exactly what she was going to talk about, and he wasn't going to like it. Refusing to give her the chance to talk, he kissed her again, this time a bit less patient, and more eager to taste. Running his tongue along her bottom lip, he prodded at her, waiting for the girl to give way so that he could slip in. When the little surprised moan that left her earned another excited twitch in his groin, he figured that it was going to be a long night.

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Theia didn't know if she was simply dreaming or if she slipped into another dimension. Alexander Kasimir's tongue was wrapped around her own and instead of hating the taste of alcohol on him, she was enjoying it. What would her old self think if she saw her right now? God, who cared about that. Alexander's kisses drove her crazy, so much that she stopped questioning everything the second time his lips found hers and she reached up to wrap her fingers into his hair, returning the kiss tentatively but continuing to let him take the lead. She was more afraid that her inexperience would show through, but judgement from the man in front of her was the last thing on her mind.

Once they pulled away, Theia fought for a breath of air. Her hands still holding him for support as she tried to even her breathing and looked at him shortly to see the man doing better at holding his composure than she was. Once she had finally collected herself, her cheeks pink with embarrassment at the recollection of her actions, she looked away and tried peeling his arms from around her.

"That was a bad idea... Horrible in fact..." God she hoped she wouldn't stumble over her words.

"Really?"

"Yes, morally it's wrong. I feel... Like I'm betraying--" before she could get the words out, Alexander held her chin and pulled her face up to his. It was her turn to shut up, and she did. Bringing his brother up right now wasn't going to be a good idea, not when all she could think about was the fact that something very hard was pressing into her below and she knew it was not his belt. This was the same as that night, except, there was no Cael behind the door and no one to interrupt them. Theia wondered what a night with Alexander would be like, would be a kind lover, or a selfish one? There were more questions about him, more scenarios she didn't think she'd ever envisioned in her life with the man, and yet here she was, wondering just what the hell was under those layers of clothes of his.

"Look, you won't get any satisfaction from me, I'm stiff as a board, I don't have any experience, and I sure as hell don't look good naked" she blurted out faster than her brain could properly word her sentences. Why the hell did she say that? If the floor could open right up and swallow her she'd be ever so grateful. The flush on her face forced the girl to avoid his eyes as she awkward dug her nails into his arm.

"I'll be the judge of that" he retorted, seemingly unfazed by her clawing him like an unmanageable feline.

"You are so frustrating!" she scoffed, balling her fists and hitting him on the chest.

"Just frustrated pixie, now where were we?" he leaned closer and kissed her once more, Theia's eyes widening shortly before slowly relaxing once again. There was a fine line between the anger she felt towards him and the attraction, and it seemed like the latter was winning. Tilting her head up slightly, Theia fell right into his trap, as a moth caught to the flame, unsuspecting and curious. She still felt like he wasn't being serious with her, that he was somehow going to use this as a means to possibly make her look like a fool, but his kisses were so kind, so soft, and very comforting for someone who had been touch-deprived.

His hands ran over the back of her shoulders, massaging their way along her neckline where her hair was pooled into a low ponytail. Fingering the elastic band off and setting it aside, her hair came loose, and his finger pushed in from the root to hold and tug her closer. The little intimate touches were pleasurable, his embrace was also making it very difficult for her to pull away, even as his lips made light pecks down her chin and over her jawline. Theia took a breath, whatever he was doing, she didn't want him to stop, not when those small kisses on her skin turned into small nibbles and then larger mouth mouthed kisses.

Alexander pulled away momentarily, releasing her hair to smooth his fingers through while brushing the back of his knuckle along her cheek and then her lips where he had been staring. Her own eyes opened to look at him, choosing to remain silent and get over the little prickly sensation that rushed through her system. Alexander's touches were as deadly as they were enjoyable, she was this close to throwing her morals and values out the window when he touched her like that, and if he hadn't stopped, she probably would have.

"Theia--" he spoke her name softly, gathering her attention when she pulled back, this time more grounded and turned her back to him.

"No, I'm not falling for that... Whatever you're plotting... I refuse to be a part of it" her shoulders shook a little as she wrapped her arms around her and made a straight line to the door to leave his office, not once looking behind her. Once the door had closed and she was now hit with a moment of realisation, her body felt cold.

Pushing her hair away from her face, she took bigger strides to her bedroom and locked herself in, her back pressed into the door as she stared out blankly. Fear had struck her so hard that she began to waver, dragging her feet to the bed where she curled herself into a ball and hugged the pillow against her chest. To a normal person, they would think that she was overreacting, they would even suggest that she was being difficult, but for her, it felt like he had opened up parts of her she didn't want to notice. She didn't like that his touches were so comforting because she was afraid that one day those touches of his would turn out to be a lie.

What if, he did turn out to be doing this to get rid of her? Then what? That small moment of pleasure would haunt her forever. She had only ever been dependent on her brother, a man who had fewer emotions than a wall, she couldn't exactly demand love and care from him when he was already doing so much for her. Was she maybe projecting her ideal man onto Cael because of his kindness? Was that why she liked him? Probably. She knew that Cael wouldn't choose her, that's why she didn't feel like her feelings were burdensome. However, Alexander was completely different, he was forward, he was also paying attention to her, and unlike what she expected, he had pried the into her space and she didn't like it.

Turning to her side, she got up, ready to go to the bathroom when a loud noise vibrated through the room. Everything happened too fast, and the girl's scream had echoed through the room. A hard gash right into the huge windows had caused the glass to shatter, followed by several gunshot noises and then the security alarms going off. Theia found herself on the floor, the shadow of a large man jumping in, and then several others shouting after in an unfamiliar language. Before the man could reach for her, her bedroom door swung open, loud gunshots ripping through the air into the man's hand that was stretched towards her as Alexander grabbed her at the waist and picked her up.

"FUCK. BASTARD" The unidentifiable man screamed, reaching for his gun to shoot at them while more men flooded in.

"Get the girl, kill the man" he ordered, pointing straight at Alexander who pushed Theia behind him and motioned her out of the room.