Chapter Eighteen: Just Some Mere Touch

I was yawning back to my room after I grabbed my late brunch. Earlier this morning, I couldn't sleep because Claude was already there. My wolf won't let me sleep as I was tossing myself in the bed.

Fortunately, today was my day off. That means I could go back to sleep. I laid down in my bed comfortably upon arriving in my room. I was about to cover myself with my blanket when I heard a loud banging on my door.

Not only that, I felt myself shivering as I smelled the familiar smell from someone I knew. I groaned silently and covered my ears with my pillow to not hear the loud banging.

"Open the door, Rachelle, or I'll invite myself in. Harshly."

I groaned and pushed myself to move out of my bed. Annoyed, I opened the door only to meet Claude in his casual suit.

"What do you want?! Can't you see it's my day off today?!" I barked.

"I know. But we need to go out." He smiled sheepishly.

"What—Hey! Did I even invite you in?" I asked, half-annoyed with him. He just entered my room without my permission! How dare he! "Claude!"

But he wouldn't listen. He just roamed around like it was his room. I rolled my eyes. I popped my head out of my room and saw no one was around before I decided to close the door. When I turned to look at Claude, I gasped when he was holding my combat suit.

"Claude! Get your hands off from my suit!" I rushed at him and was about to snatch it when he quickly moved it away. "Claude!" I jumped to reach it but he was too tall.

I attempted but it was freaking useless for me to do it. I couldn't snatch back my combat suit that was properly folded. I decided to attack him by kicking him but he was too quick to dodge my foot by holding it with his hand.

Claude smirked as he looked down. My eyes widened as I was only wearing an oversized shirt and I was only wearing my underwear. I felt my cheeks getting hot from embarrassment and snatched back my foot.

"P-Pretend you did not see something," I stammered, looking away from embarrassment.

He chuckled. "I'll treasure it."

I snapped my head at him, glaring. "Pervert!" I exclaimed then my eyes set on his hand that was still holding my combat suit. I returned my gaze on him only to catch him eyeing me up and down. I covered my chest with my hands. "Give me back my combat suit, Claude."

"Nope. If you want it, take it away from me."

"Please?"

"Nope."

I narrowed my eyes at him. If he won't be taken for a kind approach then I will use a harsh approach. I ran towards him and attacked him by hugging him.

"Oh shit!" I heard him saying.

I closed my eyes as I felt my arms laid on my bed as well as his back. I immediately raised my head and moved to take my combat suit from his hand. I grinned when I triumphantly got it. I was about to get off from him when I felt his hands snaking on my waist. I gasped, eyes widened, looking at Claude who was already smiling from ear to ear. My heart panicked as his scent engulfed me and the way our bodies pressed to each other brought a different effect on me.

I propped my elbows on my bed and tried my best to get away from his hold. I even tried to remove his hands snaking on mine as well but to no avail, it was very futile.

I gasped when in a blink of an eye, I was already underneath him. My eyes widened in surprise. Claude was already grinning from how the advantage he was right now. I gulped.

As my heart ran rapidly and I couldn't react when Claude was slowly taking my hands and pinning them on top of my head. I gasped.

"G-Get off me!" He needs to get off from me or it will trigger my heart again. Although that was just a theory and I haven't made proof from it if it is because of Claude that triggered my heat before. But it could have happened again.

His head lowered down to reach my neck and sniffed it. I suddenly felt shivered down my spine when his nose trailed down to the crook of my neck.

"You smell so alluring, I want to ravish you."

My mouth parted and a soft gasp released from my mouth. I also felt chills crept out at my nape. "Claude..." I sounded so breathless that it made him look at me.

Claude plastered a soft smile then he started grazing my face with his fingers. Every single touch of his fingers that traced in my face was sending an electrifying touch that made me want to arch my back for some reason. My chest suddenly rose up and down when his thumb traced the shape of my lips and slightly parted them. I looked at his eyes and saw his eyes sparkling from an emotion that I couldn't figure it out. I could tell that there was excitement, nervousness, and something unfamiliar...

His intense gaze was melting me but the moment his eyes laid down on my lips, my wolf already lost it and I felt like she was taking over me as my hands moved to their own accord and reached for Claude's hair.

"Rachelle..."

"Yes?" I asked, breathless as I laid my eyes to his lips and to his eyes. I gulped.

"I've been wanting to kiss you..."

I shivered. In a good way that made me so excited. Why, all of a sudden, would want him to kiss me? What is this sudden urge? I could feel something pulling under my panties and I saw how Claude smirked from it.

"I would love to taste that aroma scent I am smelling down there." I slightly moaned when he pushed his protruding front to the apex of my thighs. I bit my lower lip from it. "But don't worry, I am not taking advantage of you. You need to accept me as your mate first before I will ravish you."

My jaw dropped from what he said and then he slowly slid off himself from me. I irked when he pinched my side and left a kiss on my inner thighs which I sandwiched him in between them that made him chuckle.

"Involuntary movement? Or you want me to spread your legs and taste that ambrosia that is wanting to be tested by me, Rachelle," he teased.

I frowned and spread my legs a little to release him from sandwiching him. "P-Pervert!" I want to hit myself as to why I stammered. And why did I feel the excitement from his words earlier? How was it empowering me?

"I need to go now."

Huh? "Why..." I asked mindlessly. I shook my head and cleared my throat. "I thought w-we need to go out..."

Claude turned at me, released a soft chuckle. "Well, I need some exercise to do right now. You know..." He shrugged, insisting that I know it.

"Know what?" I asked, confused by his words.

He looked at me with amusement in his eyes. "I'll just take a cold shower not exercise. My bad." He approached me and lifted my chin so I could look up at him. "I will take that innocence from you. Be ready that I will do everything to make you mine, Rachelle. I know that in the end, you will accept me as your mate."

I clenched my hands. "Dream on."

"I don't take 'no' as an answer. I still have plenty of time to make you mine. Plus, there are some ways to make you sweep off your feet."

I jerked his hand off from my chin. "Stop pushing yourself, Claude. You know that I still have some things to take care of." I couldn't just accept nor reject him. I still have things to consider. I need to find who I am first.

I watched how he gnashed his jaw and his expression darkened. "And I am not going to let you reject us. You will be mine soon, Rachelle. Mine only." He growled which made me feel shivers down my spine.

He left me as he harshly closed the door of my room. The moment he left, I felt a prick of a thousand needles in my heart. The feeling of rejecting him was making my heart ached. It felt like the moment I rejected Claude would be the end of me as well.

What if I am just not ready yet?

And how would I know if I am ready to accept him?

I don't know where I could find answers. This was more difficult than I expected.