Chapter 216
- HAZEL -
I am awake alright. More awake than ever. I can’t help but shake the feeling of nervous anticipation at meeting his brother. This is someone Killian always talked about. His only family. The one he raised. What if Liam doesn’t like me?
What if, that happens, and he somehow manages to bend Killian’s views on me. I mean, Liam is his brother. My throat crease. Why does this feel like a relationship test all of a sudden? I’ve never really met the family of anyone I’ve been with, Tristan being the only one, but I thought I always was a natural till now.
I don’t even look presentable. I’ve got a cast which comes off my arm in a few weeks for Pete’s sake! I let out an exhale. I can’t seem to catch my breath.
“Even from here, I can sense your anxiousness.” Killian’s deep voice breaks my chain of thoughts, making me avert my gaze to the window. I’m in his car and the air conditioning is on yet I feel hot. Really hot. A hand rests on my thigh and clenches around it, groping me. “Tell me, what’s wrong?”
“What’s your brother like?” I ask, finally facing him. “What does he like? Or find pleasing in women.” The fact that I am nineteen suddenly hits me hard. Would he even find me as a woman? I don’t know. “Or in a person rather. Like personality wise or-“ Warm lips rest on mine, cutting me short. I shut my eyes as Killian’s tongue invade my mouth. I feel his warmth all over me, his mouth claiming mine as he sucks gently on my tongue. With his teeth trapping my lower lip, Killian nibs harder before pulling away. This definitely calmed every nerve. My cheeks are burning red and electricity flows through every part of my body.
“You talk to much.” He says into my skin. “Don’t think too much about it. My brother or not, he’s just a man. And nothing on earth will make me change the way I feel about you.”
It’s almost like he read my mind. This reassurance makes me blush even harder. I bite my lower lip, trying to hide my smile. “Can I ask you something?” I ask.
“Anything.” Killian’s eyes are on me.
“Did you kiss me to get me to shut up?”
Killian looks at me closely like he was trying to derive something out of me. “Maybe.” He confesses. I smack his arm feebly. Such a jerk! It worked though.