Chapter 71 Chapter 71: Betrayal

Chapter 71 Chapter 71: Betrayal
ARIANNA'S POV

“Hope you are good?” Lucien asked as soon as we got down from his vehicle.

“I am not fine, not with the duel Kieran declared” I let out, my teeth worrying my lips.

He chuckled then, low and dark. “Don't worry about it, I would handle him” He let out, his tone confident.

“I am not worried about you, I am worried about the schemes Kieran would pull to win” I explained, my finger biting into my palm.

“Come on, Ari. It is pretty cold outside” Lucien said, ushering me into his apartment.

I hadn't realized just how cold it was until we entered into his warm apartment.

My muscles loosened from their lock due to the cold, warmth seeping through each and every of my joints.

“No matter the tricks he pulls during the duel, I would beat him” He declared, responding to my earlier statement.

“I believe you” I whispered to him, throwing my hands around him.

“Thank you” he mumbled into my shoulder, his hands wrapping around my back in such a way that had my pulse speeding in my neck.

“What do you have at home? I am starving” I mumbled out just as my stomach growled out in hunger.

He chuckled, dropping a kiss against my scent spot as he walked into the kitchen.

“I know just what to make for you” He muttered under his breath as he opened his fridge, setting ingredients onto the cabinet.

The image of us living together like this was one that hit with so much longing.

“Come taste this sauce” he beckoned me with a spoon held in his hand.

I shuffled closer to him, forgetting about the duel even if for a brief moment.

After loads of tasting, dinner was ready. I inhaled the aroma of the food first before I dug into it with relish.

He let out a deep chuckle as he watched me eat, making my cheeks feel hot.

“Why are you looking at me like that?” I questioned, swallowing the mouthful of food in my mouth.

“It is satisfying to watch you eat” he rumbled out, taking a spoon of the dish into his mouth.

By the time we were done with dinner, I wanted to strip off my clothes and relax in the bathtub in his bathroom.

I did just that, the only plan I hadn't fixed in place was where Lucien would join me for a bath.

Water sloshed on the side of the bathtub as our weight settled into the porcelain.

I rested my back against his chest, my mind relaxing enough to bring back a little tidbit of information I had somehow forgot.

“When you called me during your trip to California, who was the lady that spoke into the call?” I asked, something about the way she sounded comfortable with him rubbed me wrongly.

He was silent for a while before he spoke, my back rumbling with his voice.

“She is my…ex” he stated, his hands tightening around me as if he thought I would bolt at the mention of him having a past.

Her status still didn't explain how she had managed to be in the same place as him.

But I didn't want to press the matter, we already had a lot on our plates.

So I let it go with a sigh. “Okay”

He was now with me, no need to borrow trouble from something that didn't matter.

The bathroom was filled with silence before Lucien spoke up once more.

“I had ran into her on a meeting outside the pack’s territory. She had spoken into the phone to spite me” He explained, his fingers rubbing circles into my skin.

His explanation had eased a knot in my chest I had no idea was even there.

Instead of responding, I turned to kiss him. “I trust you” I whispered as I broke the kiss.

His eyes turned molten with desire, his hand cupping my head while the other gripped my waist with quiet strength.

He claimed my lips in a kiss, our tongues sliding against each other in a sensual dance.

As the kiss grew more intense, Lucien carried me out of the tub, making water dripping onto the floor.

We were making a mess but I couldn't bring myself to care about it.

My only point of focus was his tongue that plundered my mouth as if there were hidden treasures in its depth.

My legs tightened around his waist as I felt my wet body hit a soft surface that could only be the bed.

His cock pulsed with heat between my thighs, the low hum of arousal blowing into a full on throbbing of my core.

“You are so beautiful, inside and out” he mumbled, breaking the kiss as his hands cupped my heavy breasts.

I gasped out as he stroked his fingers across my pebbled nipples.

Flashing of pleasure bloomed behind my closed lids, my body arching into his in ecstasy.

“Open your eyes, baby” he growled out, his voice tight with desire.

I peeled my heavy eyes opened, watching as his head lowered against my chest to suck at my nipples at intervals.

I let out a moan, my legs spreading wider around his waist.

My hips jerked against his, needing friction to quell the blinding build up that grew with each suck within me.

He popped out my nipple, the buds glistening with proof of his ministrations on them as he kissed his way down my body.

“I love you” he said, eyes peering into mine. I gazed down at him with glazed eyes, my clit throbbing.

“I love you too” I responded, the words carrying more weight than he first time I had uttered it to him.

I let out a loud moan, hips thrusting as he lapped at my clit.

His fingers dipped into me, the penetration causing my eyes to roll to the back of my head in pleasure.

He removed his fingers, his tongue taking over with mind numbing thrusts that had me pleading out for his cock.

“I would never betray you, baby” He let out softly as his drove into me with one hard thrust.