Chapter 6 6
Chapter 6
ADRIANA CROSS
“Adriana!” Dimitri's voice echoed right behind me as he jumped off the cliff, trying to reach for me, but unfortunately, I landed right into the blue lake below.
A scream tore from my lips as I felt the piercing coldness of the water around me, swallowing me completely. Before I could successfully swim my way up to the surface, large arms wrapped around me, carefully pulling me up above water level.
“Hey, are you okay?” Dimitri pulled me closer to his body, his large hand sweeping back the wet hair that stuck to my face.
I could only nod, grasping tighter onto him, trying to swallow as much air as I could until I felt completely better.
“There, that's it,” He encouraged in a deep voice as I managed to steady my breathing, sending a wave of shivers down my spine, and soon I became aware of how my body pressed against his hard, naked one. I could feel every inch of him, down to his thick hardness pressing against my legs.
I gasped at the warm electrifying sensation that shot through my body, setting my very soul ablaze.
“Let me go,” I tried to push him off, but his grip around my waist only tightened.
“Let's get to land first,” He tugged me closer, swimming us to shore.
Once we got to land, I peeled myself out of his grip, pulling enough distance between us in the darkness. We were completely lost, surrounded by a forest with a small cave at the side of the lake.
“We are not lost,” He stated as if reading my mind.
“Where are we?” I asked, almost shivering from the brutal cold that blanketed me and the sharp pain at the side of my stomach from the attack earlier today.
“The Silver Lake. But don't worry, we're still in my pack’s territory. Just far away from the pack's village and the mansion,” He started walking away to the cave.
“Wait, where are you going?” I took a step towards his direction, unsure if I should risk following him, or use the opportunity to make my escape.
“To get some clothes,” He stopped walking and turned to me, “Unless you want us to have this conversation underdressed, though, I wouldn't mind,” His voice hardened and eyes turned darker under the moonlight as they swept through every inch of my body. .
“Stop staring,” I arranged my shirt properly, but the attempt was useless.
“It's hard not to,” He muttered, his voice darker than usual, and instead of feeling the slightest bit of fear at the way he was staring at me like he was a second from losing any sort of control and pulling me against his body, shamelessly, I felt didn't.
Before I could comprehend my next thought, he was next to me in a flash, pinning me against the nearby tree, his large body pressed against me, making me feel all the things I shouldn't and the things I craved at the same time.
Hell, I was losing it. But still, I couldn't find it within me to push him away, and to my surprise, I found myself wishing he could touch me.
“Fuck, Adri,” Dimitri pressed impossibly deeper into me, and a moan almost slipped past my lips. His voice dripped with the darkest obsession. “Adri,” The way he called my name again sent a wave of pleasure through my core, and it felt like something deep had awoken inside of me, and I wanted him. “I can smell your arousal, and it's not helping. I won't be able to hold myself back,”
Could he feel my crazed need? Did he want me as much as I did?
Instantly, Dimitri crashed his lips against mine.
Dimitri held me in his arms a minute longer, as we both attempted to clear our heads. The second that happened, I felt my cheeks burn in mortification at the thought that I had almost slept with a man who, as it stood, was a potential enemy or, even worse, had been sent by Nikola. It wasn't the first time Nikola would have sent someone after me. It happened eight years ago when I just turned sixteen and shifted for the first time. With the dark witches and rogues working for him, they were able to track me down. I barely managed to escape, and once I did, I knew it was best I bound my wolf, Naya.
“Okay, I think it's best we have that conversation now,” Dimitri said, after putting me down.
I managed to cover what little was left of my dignity, nodding. “And some of those clothes you were talking about,”
He nodded with a smile, moving into the cave. And against my survival instinct, I followed him into the darkness.
Soon, a torch was lit, and he hung it on one of the holders in the cave. The warm light now gave me a clear view of his nudity as he grabbed a bag hidden inside the cave and took out some clothes. The only thing that could fit me was a dress shirt which thankfully stopped close to my knees.
I held the shirt close to my chest, watching him get dressed, but he stopped halfway, giving me a look that meant why wasn't I changing as well.
“Aren't you going to turn around?” I asked with my brows raised.
“Why? Do you think you'd do something you'll regret again?”
I almost winced at his words and the hurt that flashed through his eyes briefly. I didn't know why he could read me so well. I was never an open book.
Without breaking my gaze from him, I took off my wet shirt. Trying my hardest not to react to the way Dimitri's gaze coasted over my body hungrily. As soon as I was done dressing, we stood in silence, most definitely fighting the force of whatever madness was pulling us together.
“You wanted to talk,” I broke the silence first, meeting his gaze.
“Yes, that's true,” He ran a hand through his hair.
From the look on his face, I could tell this was going to be a serious conversation, and all the better because tonight, I was going to figure out what Dimitri Valequez was truly hiding. I'd know if he told any lie to me because the second we stepped into this cave, I spelled it with my magic, and I hoped to all things sacred, Dimitri would be completely honest with me.
“This is going to be a long night,” He said, and I couldn't agree less.