Chapter 16

Munching on the small, delicious apricots, Snow didn't even notice the figure walking behind him. With his lips still wrapped around the fruit, ready to take a bite, he almost bite his own tongue when the shadow behind him covered him enterally. 

With an amused huff, a heavy, warm hand that landed on his shoulder stopped him from turning around. It couldn't be anyone else but Master, though, why Snow didn't feel him or at last his magic at his back was an unknow.

''M-Master..!'' Snow voice was muffled by the fruit before he removed it hastily, wiping the spit on his shiny lips. When he tried to turn his head at Master it was with no luck, so he remained obediently in his seat waiting for his Master next move.

some punishment for sure  Snow thought scolding himself and his greediness. He wasn't even that hungry to begin with, the fruits just looked so delicious and sweet that he couldn't stop his desire.  I shouldn't even have those desires, I'm so bad and Master must be so upset that I eat his apricots

The hand on his shoulder, trailed up his neck to his head before resting in his hair. The whole movement brought a heavy shiver on his body, goosebumps spreading on his skin and a weird, red flush from his neck up. The place where his Master hand touched his neck was tingling.

''Master? What are you doing?'' he asked rebelliously, knowing that the man couldn't hear him to begin with 

In some way, Snow feel suffocated. The burning presence at his back, hips pressed on his chair, the heavy hand in his hair, unmoved but making him breathless nonetheless. Even the air in the room feel hot, maybe it was his Master magic or even his own breaking free from under his skin, Snow just know that he was already feeling dizzy.

He shouldn't have been surprised when the hand begin moving. 

Large hand and thick fingers spread in his hair before pressing gently on his scalp. 

''Mmm...'' millions shivers down his spine overwhelmed him ''Oh-!'' a tight feeling on his head made his whole body relax, loose agains any force Master tried to use. He was so dizzy and he feel like he couldn't breath any longer.

Everything feel so strange...

Long moments passed where Master would caress his head and hair gently before pressing harder and twisting his frail, white hair holding it in place. Sometimes he would tilt his head on the sides or his other hand would rest on his arm in a tight hold.

In a short time it become an intoxicating feeling and every time Master would tighten his hair in a fist, Snow couldn't help but hold his legs closer a strange desire between his legs. The sounds he made echoed in the large room knowing that no one could hear him.

Suddenly, for a long moment, it looked like Master wanted to come closer, to lower his head or bring his face to his neck but none of it happen. Startling enough to make Snow gasp and shiver from cold, sweat trailing on his back and forehead, Master turned around the desk and took his seat like nothing happened.

''Master?'' he asked, voice so rough that Snow would have slapped himself for it not too long ago. Now though he was more worried about the buckets of sweat dripping off him and the ache between his legs.

READ.

''Now?!'' Snow squeaked, staring at the olive skinned man, too embarrassed to raise his eyes further ''You want me to read now..?!'' with a violent shake of his head, Snow knocked himself out of it.

Of course he needed to read now, Master wanted him to do that. Even if he feels shaky all over and there was no way his voice would get to it's usual deep normal, Snow needed to follow the orders. Master was clearly upset enough for him eating his food, he couldn't risk making it worst.

''Right-'' he looked at the pages and turned them till the big number one showed ''-today I danced in the foyer, it was very nice though a little cold. The air is warm in the Manor but the ground is always freezing and I was never able to dance with any type of shoes or cloth to cover them.''

Licking his lips and fiddling with his hands in his lap Snow continued talking turning the pages from time to time. As he spoke the ache between his legs finally calmed down and the sweat dried off him. The heat radiating from the other side of the desk stopped bothering him so much and as his voice smoothed out, no longer paper rough he actually begin enjoying talking.

As time passed and Snow talked, his Master eyes were fixated on him, gaze trained on the younger man lips and eyelashes that were hiding his eyes.

YOU CAN STOP.

The words disappeared as quickly as they appeared and for a second Snow almost breathed wrongly before clearing his throat and lifting his head, a small smile on his lips. He froze for a second when looking at Master, dread raising on his spine before the feeling was gone as quickly as it come.

DID YOU LIKE IT?

''Like it..-!'' memories of his unkempt self while Master was holding his hair and the tendrils of magic spreading inside him, the way he gasped and whimpered at every move of Master hand. Those memories made him flush with embarrassment. ''Yes. I did.''

He nodded his head as well so Master could understand clearly.

GOOD. THEN FROM TOMMOROW YOU CAN READ BOOKS LIKE THIS AGAIN.

books?... Snow looked up at Master, clashing eyes with him for a few seconds Master. Do you even know what happened? You must!

Walking out of the study in a complete daze, Snow didn't even look back at his Master. If he did he would have noticed that it wasn't a trick of light that he saw back then.

It wasn't even his agitated mind making things up.

But Master eyes turned to a hard silver, cold and dangerous, while looking at him. Snow didn't notice though, too busy with walking in a pair of slightly sticky pants.