Page 84 of Kings of Desire

‘I’d like if just for once my son would say that,’ his father cackled.

‘Then, maybe Bea will manage to wake me up on time tomorrow,’ Cole let his fork fall on the table, making a loud clinking sound.

‘I shouldn’t spend the night...’

‘We’re all grown-ups here. I know how you are at this age. No one believes you would abstain until marriage. No one would even believe you if you two would say that you went further than the second date to-’

‘Debrah...,’ Mr. Clyborne interrupted his spouse. ‘You’ll have to excuse my wife, Bea. Sometimes she can’t help herself from speaking exactly what she is thinking. And the wine helps!’ The man pointed towards her empty glass, which strongly reminded me of my own night between the grape juice.

‘I’ll make up your bed. My son certainly doesn’t know how to do it.’

‘The bed I sleep in is just fine,’ Cole grunted.

‘See what I was saying. I’ll take this to the kitchen then change the sheets.’

‘The sheets are changed,’ Cole grumbled taking my hand and leading me towards his bedroom.

‘I should help her with the dishes,’ I whispered.

‘She’ll handle them this time.’

‘Cole...’

‘Don’t make a fuss about it. She sees you like a stray puppy. That’s why she asked you to stay the night. So you don’t go back to the Pit, not because you are mygirlfriend.’

‘At least she has a heart,’ not that I ever want anyone’s pity, but people who truly care are so rare, and if this was her chance to show this, then so be it.

Still, there was a question that was troubling me ‘And you? How do you see me?’

Amused, and honest at the same time, he guided me to his room, offering me an answer I suspected long ago ‘Through the eyes of the big bad wolf.

Chapter 19

Strange enough, this time Cole’s room was much more ordered than the last time I was here.

‘Wow, what made you clean up the place?’ ‘I did it for you,my love,’ his mocking tone assured me of exactly the opposite, though it was a little strange that he cleaned his room.

‘Always a gentleman,’ I flinched my nostrils, proving to Cole that the tone doesn’t only belong to him.

‘I’m happy that you noticed. Now this gentleman wants you to kiss him again. You know the rule-’

‘Yeah, like I mean it... Why are you even doing this? I’m not even sure that you enjoy it.’

‘You have no idea how much Idoenjoy it. I love how your eyes flicker in repulsion, not because you hate the feeling of searching my mouth, but because you hate to be told what to do.’

It was a certainty, he was the most devious type of demon, always coming up with a new way of torturing me.

‘Then, let me humor you,’ I took a step closer to him, and once again merged on his lips. Like I meant it. Like he wanted me to. Like my body was about to catch fire.

‘A week ago, I never thought that someone would ever share my bed.’

I get that a lot lately, but I couldn’t really go into that conversation.

‘Maybe I should leave then.’

‘Leave now? After youjust cost me my best friend?’