Chapter 43: Passion
"Do you have feelings for me?"
Vladimir wasn’t ready for this sudden confrontation. He stood there silently, meeting Athena’s inquisitive gaze.
Her lips curled up into a mesmerizing smile as she extended her hand to gently caress his cheek. The instant her fingertips made contact with his skin, Vladimir felt a surge of electricity coursing through his body, igniting his hidden desire for her.
Her actions shattered the last strand of his remaining self-constraint. Vladimir’s arms instinctively enveloped her waist, pulling her closer to him with an urgency born of longing and desire.
His penetrating gaze lingered on the face of the woman who captivated his heart. At that moment, all he could think of was to kiss her with an intensity that mirrored the depth of his feelings for her.
As he stared at her lips, he felt an overwhelming urge to devour her and ravish her kissable lips.
’I wonder how it would feel to taste her soft lips,’ He thought to himself. He was being drawn to her with an irresistible yearning.
He lowered his head, his face slowly inching closer and closer to hers. Athena didn’t avoid him. Instead, she even closed her eyes and parted her lips, anticipating the kiss to happen.
Vladimir’s heart quickened as their hot breaths mingled. He had longed for this moment to happen.
"Athena," he murmured her name as their lips drew nearer. "I like you... a lot."
After confessing his feelings, Vladimir’s lips finally met hers, igniting a blaze of passion within him. Their lips collided, feeling each other’s softness.
Vladimir tried his best to be gentle, taking it slow to savor the moment. His lips nibbled on her lower and upper lips alternately as his right hand moved up, its warmth enveloping the back of her head.