Total pages in book: 94
Estimated words: 91361 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 457(@200wpm)___ 365(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 91361 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 457(@200wpm)___ 365(@250wpm)___ 305(@300wpm)
Kellion: Why? I was hoping to bring my brothers with me and have you finally meet them.
Me: I already know who they are.
Kellion: Not officially.
Me: I just don’t want others to think...you know?
Kellion: What?
Me: They might think I’m just using you and the club to make myself popular.
Kellion: It would really make me smile if you allowed me the honor of introducing them to you tomorrow.
Gaaah. When he said it like that—-
Me: You win.
Kellion: I knew I would.
Me: Shaddap.
Kellion: Your friend was indeed right. The grumpier you are, the more it makes me smile.
When we reached a particularly secluded part of the campus, Kellion suddenly stopped and faced me. “Aria?”
Mm?
“I really don’t understand, though.”
I frowned. Don’t understand what?
“Why you want to make me smile. I’m not the one who doesn’t smile.”
Oh.
My fists clenched at what I wanted to do, but I forced myself to relax. Forced myself to speak because I wanted him to know how much this meant to me. “I...want the...smiles...that...come...from here.” Carefully, I placed my hand over his heart.
After a beat, he said, “It’s decided. I’ll have the entire club with me at your exhibit.” Kellion bent down, stealing a kiss from my lips. “They have to know I’ve got the sweetest girl—-”
My hand on his heart turned into a claw. Kellion!
He laughed as he tried to avoid my scratches.
I shook a fist at him. You will NOT bring them.
Kellion cupped a hand over his ear even as he continued walking backwards, dodging and evading my punches. “What?” he said laughingly. “I caaaan’t heaaaar yooooouuuu.”
Grrrrrrrr.
I ran after him, not like how couples ran in romantic comedies, where one or the other was really itching to get caught. I ran after him, more like how good cops ran after bad guys.
I just wanted to kill him so bad.
But of course he was too fast for me.
When we reached the street where my dorm building was, Kellion suddenly halted and spun around to face me. He knew what it would do to me, of course, and he was smiling with his arms wide open as I crashed into his chest.
Before I could snarl and kill him, he was already cupping my face, his mouth devouring mine.
Aaaaah.
That was me, sighing an embarrassing, toe-curling sigh as his kiss once again made me feel like it was just the two of us in the world.
When he pulled away, I was swaying on my feet.
Kellion cursed.
My head jerked up. What?
“I want you,” he bit out. “And when I see you like that, almost drunk with wanting me—-”
I gasped, automatically slapping his mouth with my hand. How could he say something like that, I wanted to wail. Yes, it was true. I did feel drunk, intoxicated by his beauty, his passion, everything that made Kellion who and what he was. But he didn’t have to say it!
Kellion was dragging me now, and I tried my best to keep up with him. I tugged on his sleeve, wanting to know where we were going since this was not the way to my dorm.
But Kellion only just kept walking, his stride brisk and powerful, his body stiff with purpose. He was a man on a mission, and his mission was—-
“Thank fuck.”
My eyes widened when Kellion suddenly stopped in front of an ATM center, its door and windows made of frosted glass, preventing anyone from seeing the people inside.
His mission was to withdraw money? He didn’t have cash with him? Couldn’t he have just asked me instead?
Kellion pushed the door open, his body noticeably relaxing. “Good.” Pulling back, I was even more confused when he flipped the sign to Closed. Then he was pulling me inside.
Click.
Did he just lock us inside?
Chapter Eleven
Dear Ashton,
Your sister did a bad, bad thing. Forgive me, but don’t ask me what it was.
Just say you forgive me.
Love, Your Big Sis
I TUGGED AT HIS SLEEVE harder, but Kellion was already striding towards the ATM machine. He positioned his face right in front of the machine’s built-in camera. “This is Kellion Argyros—-”
What was he doing?
“I’m just going to make my beautiful girl come, and I’d rather not have an audience while I’m at it.” That said, he took off his jacket and hung it on top of the machine, the sleeve falling down to cover the camera.
When I got over my shock, I nearly fell in my haste to reach him. I tugged on the back of his shirt.
Kellion faced me. “What is it, baby?” He noticed my panicky expression. “Relax, I promise they’re not going to see anything.”
My jaw dropped. That is not the point!
But Kellion was moving again, this time walking to the other CCTV camera, a dome-type unit mounted in the corner. He waved his hand. “I’m Kellion Argyros. I need this place to be private. You can get your crew to install a replacement unit in about...” He checked his watch. “Two hours?” He pulled his fist back. “So, I’m going to smash this camera now, ne?”