Chapter 172 - Between The Fireflies
Bg music recommendation: Yes to heaven by Lana Del Rey
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*Fang\'s PoV*
Selene\'s hazel eyes stared into Fang\'s dark eyes, which only darkened further as he looked at her. They stood right now in the middle of the long locks of wild grass surrounded by fireflies. The mild sound of river running filled the air along with the crickets.
Fang had his forehead touched over Selene\'s forehead, and he leaned down till their nose brushed.
"It is not possible Fang," Selene quickly looked away. For a moment, she was so mesmerised that she felt she would melt right here. The alcohol was still in her system, and her body was already heating up because of the way Fang had held her tightly in his arms.
Fang held her lower face with his one hand while the other still held her by her waist. He turned Selene\'s face to look back at him, "What\'s in it if you don\'t even try."
"I don\'t wanna try-"
Before her words could complete, Fang\'s lips descended onto hers. Selene\'s eyes went wide at the sudden attack made on her, but Fang did not care anymore. He had been holding off for a very long time and today if he did not even seize this opportunity, who knew what beast would release inside him. Fang took hold of her lower lips, nibbling at it softly. Selene placed her hand over his chest to push him away, but her body was too weak and his hold on her was too possessive and strong.
"Fang, don\'t," Selene said, huffing her words between the gap that Fang gave to her. Her brows creased and the intoxication that had already heated her body just made the situation more sultry.
But Fang simply tilted his head while his hand that was holding Selene\'s face went behind to interlace his fingers in her brown locks.
He pulled her in a kiss again as he felt his inner desires starting to come out. Fang was hungry when it came to tasting her and now that he had tasted her once, he did not want to let go. His lips bit into her lower lips and there was a slight gasp that Selene did as a result of it. He was gentle when it came to holding and caressing Selene.
Fang\'s hand over her waist pulled her closer, and Selene\'s hands only squished between them both. She was running out of breath, so Fang suddenly let her have the air that she had been wanting for some sweet time now.
Selene was panting while still in Fang\'s arms and there was a bubble of butterflies that formed in the pit of her stomach. "W-what are you d-doing?" Selene stuttered, "t-this is wrong."
Fang tugged a strand of her hair behind her ear, "Why?"
Selene couldn\'t help but want to hide her face somewhere and in the midst of her intoxicated mind, she crumpled Fang\'s t-shirt in her fingers, hiding her face in his chest. "Because it doesn\'t feel right. We should not be doing this-" Fang cut her words by pulling her face up by her chin. She looked into his dark eyes, which called her towards him, and Selene couldn\'t help but gulp. The embarrassment was raising on her face as Fang had stolen her first kiss without her permission!
"Why should I stop when you are my soulmate and you clearly seem to be enjoying it," Fang asked as he stared at her.
"I am not! You were the one who kissed me," Selene blurted out as her breath had turned ragged.
She would be lying if she said that it did not raise the heat inside her, and it somehow made her remember the day when Fang had marked her. How his hand had trailed and traced her skin as if he owned every part of her body.
Fang\'s hand around her waist only tightened as he pulled her up and close to him, "Don\'t deny it, honey, I can hear your heart against mine," Fang trailed his finger from her chest upwards and Selene pulled in a quick breath at his sudden touch. Her dress was up till her neck and yet she could feel his touch through the thin fabric. Fang saw how it affected her and it only made him want more, "The way you closed your eyes and creased your brows when my lips touch yours. Like your skin is set on fire."
Selene gulped as his finger slowly traced her skin below her chin, "It must be the drink," Selene almost whispered those words as she could feel herself become weak under Fang\'s gaze.
"Come here sweet, let me check is it the alcohol or the taste of my lips that have you so ragged with your breathing," Fang said as his hand came behind her head and he pulled her into another kiss. This time more feverous than the previous one. Fang could not hold it anymore, as his inner beast wanted to take charge.
It was his mate right in front of him, so weak and submissive because of the intoxication that his dominance was taking over.
Fang\'s tongue came out to graze the lower lip of Selene and slowly made its way into the hot cavern of her mouth. A soft moan escaped Selene\'s lips and Fang brought his hand behind to settle on her neck and kissed her with all the burning passion that he had inside him for her. He had been waiting for a long time and having her like this in his arms made his grip tighten on her as Selene\'s back arched to make way for Fang to kiss her the way he wanted to and hold her the way he wanted her.
Selene felt every nerve on her body tingle as Fang made his advances and his tongue rubbed against her tongue. He barely gave her any chance to breathe and Selene felt it elevate the need to have him closer to her.
Slowly, her hands that were resisting him clutched his t-shirt, pulling it into the grip of her fingers.
It would truly be a lie if she said she did not like this. Her body was saying more than enough and the heat that built up was shared between both of them. Selene could hear her heartbeat in her ear like loud drums and wanted to go far away and jump into the river to release the tension that was slowly building up with every nip and bite that Fang rained on her soft lips. It was a sweet torment, and Selene had fallen prey to Fang\'s spell.
"Fang, please," Selene said as she huffed and panted for more air.
Fang cupped her face in his palms and towered over her with desire thick in his eyes, "I want you, Selene, and I want you to look only at me." His thumb brushed her lower lips, and she inhaled at his touch, "I want your lips, your body and your soul. I want you to smile only for me and I want to steal you away from the world... Just for myself."
Selene was already panting when she locked her eyes with his. Those words were sweeter than honey for her, but that was not the same when it came to her fate.
Selene barely believed in her luck, and this was already too much, "Fang, I don\'t think it is possible-"
Fang brought his index finger to shush her, "I will always fight by your side, Selene, I promise you that. I have a long journey ahead and it will take me some time." Fang ran his hand through her hair with care, "Wait for me, Selene, I will always come for you."
Selene looked at Fang, a hint of disbelief passing through her mind. Those words were magical to her, and she did not know how to respond to them.
If it was possible, Selene was ready to wait till the end of her life, but that was not for her to decide. She wasn\'t born with those privileges to choose and even though she was the disliked princess, Selene still had duties to fulfil. Duties that no one could do for her. She was still to recover from the sudden burst of heat in her body because of the kiss and here Fang was, almost showing her a dream land. It was too much to process, and she really was tongue-tied.
But Fang had never asked her a question to begin with. It was like he had said to her to wait for him. She did not know what big and how big road lined in front of Fang with his revenge, but she doubted it was going to work.
"I don\'t think, Fang, this could work between us," Selene muttered as she took a step back, but Fang only held her wrist and pulled her against him, back into his space where he liked her.
"I did not ask Selene. I never think twice or delay on what I want," Fang said clearly, and Selene just wanted to scream at him that this was the very reason.
Unlike Channing, Fang was her soulmate and had boldly made his move on Selene. But Fang\'s personality was a big problem and being an Alpha herself, it was hard for Selene to mend her own ways for him and she knew it would be equally hard for him to mend his ways. Not to mention the huge politics of her mother that would come in between them in the future. But Fang was one adamant guy, and Selene hated that fact.
"Look Fang-" Selene was about to explain when suddenly she felt a sharp pain through her head. She quickly turned into her wolf and with that, even Fang got alert that something was wrong.
"What is it?" Fang asked, quickly becoming ready for any oncoming fight.
Selene\'s wolf looked at Fang as she telecommunicated, "It is Dandeline, she is hurt!"