Chapter 54 Owning You 2

Chapter 54 Owning You 2
For a while she didn’t move, she just bent down there, watching him as he took her hands in his, drying them gently with his cloak. His actions confused her, first, he would be calm towards her and then he would be like a madman in need of her, and then other times, like most of the time he would act so cold towards her, having no feelings or any sort of human sympathy for her.
She blinked twice and snapped out of her trance. No, she would not be falling for this again, and with that, she pulled her hand away from his, taking the long strip of white cloth he was using to wrap her hands in, and she stood up, turning away from him.
“There is no need for you to do that.” She spoke to him coldly. “Why would you care when I can do it myself?”
He stood up and fixed his eyes on her, giving her a stare so cold she could feel it even without looking at him. He placed a hand on her shoulder and turned her to himself, taking her hand in his again. She tried to resist but he held it firmly.
“Wanted to see just how long you can endure,” He carefully wrapped her hand, the burn was severe and the fact that she had been riding with the injury for so long had caused it to worsen. Somehow, he felt guilty but not sorry. “But I admit I have to look after whatever I own.”
“Own?!” She tried to pull her hands away again but he had a firm grip on her. “I am not some property that you own!”
He paused and looked at her dead in the eye, then said his next words slowly, making sure that she understood everything he said and letting her know that he was serious. “I own you, you are my Khione and mine alone.”
She remained quiet and stood still as he finished wrapping her hands. She didn’t want to be around him because that only fueled the anger she had for him, causing her to hate him just a little bit more. But, why was she angry?
It was not because of the fact that he had not cared about her injury and had caused her to ride with it, no. She was angry because of what had happened before that. Because he had gone to Iris that same night he had been with her, but why did it bother her so much? Why did she let it bother her? They were betrothed and engaged so it would be normal for them to be together but why was this feeling overwhelming her? This feeling of jealousy.
He let go of her hands when he was done and turned away from her, heading back to where the others were, then very casually, he threw his next words over his shoulders. “You’ll be riding with me.”
“I can ride just fine on my own, thank you very much.” She replied, keeping her head down and walking behind him to catch up.
He stopped abruptly and turned to face her, causing her to collide right into his chest. She stumbled backward on the uneven ground and slipped on the stones. Ryder’s arm went behind her instantly and caught her by the waist, stopping her from falling. She gasped and instinctively reached out to hold his cloak by the shoulders but the injury on her hand prevented her from grabbing it, their closeness caused her to tingle nervously and she swallowed.
His intoxicating gray eyes were fixed on hers and his brows were knitted in a slight frown, his breath was cold to her skin which was strange and unusual but she did not keep her mind on that. She could not. The man was a walking temptation and she could not help but feel attracted to this handsome hunk of a person. The same ruthless attitude that pushed her away and caused her to hate him was what pulled her towards him as well, how could someone possess such abilities?
Her eyes went down to his lips and lingered on them for a while, they were not pale like hers from the cold and it seemed that the weather did not affect him. She swallowed again, remembering what he tasted like, his kisses were always demanding and his touches always awoke something in her, something she was curious enough to want to explore but scared to actually do. His lips parted and she looked back up and into his eyes.
“You will ride with me, Lyra of Dragonsbane, and that is not a request.”