Chapter 714: A Game
"If you break my trust, I’ll break your heart." Dora winked at Kael with a playful glint in her eyes, before turning around to face the inside as she stood in a circle of girls. The music blared through the speakers, a mix of bass and beats that rattled the walls of the college dorm and she moved lightly to the music, feeling on cloud nine.
Dora grinned as she turned back once more, and saw Kael’s eyes fixed on the back of her dress. Of the lack of it. Though the butterflies in her stomach were on the rise. For when she had chosen this daring dress, she had not thought to participate in this game!
The game was simple—at least in theory. When the music stopped, the girls, standing in a cicle would lean back, trusting the guys behind them to catch them before they hit the floor. A game of trust, they called it, but it felt like more than that. But she was thrilled for he had volunteered to stand there behind her. She had no wish to feel someone’s hands on her.
She trusted him well enough to know he wouldn’t let her fall, but the thrill of uncertainty made her pulse quicken. Today, everything seemed to be a thrill for her. She’d already spoken to the DJ about coming onto the stage for a special announcement.
But there was something even better planned back in her room. Tonight, she was not just going to make everything official publically. But she planned to take a step further. All these days, they’d been flirting on the edge of taking their relationship to the next step. It was now time to take it further.
From this moment on, there would be no turning back. She was going to have an official boyfriend and if things failed to work out in the future... she shook her head. Nope. Not thinking of the future. She was going to live in the moment. In this moment with Kael.
The music cut off suddenly, and for a heartbeat, the room was filled with nothing but the sound of everyone’s collective breaths. Dora took a deep breath as she let herself fall backward, trusting completely in Kael to catch her.
The world seemed to slow down as she fell and for a moment, a wayward thought made her question what she would do if he broke her trust. But then, just as she knew he would, Kael’s hands caught her. She could feel the warmth of his palms against the bare skin at the edge of her dress on her waist, the touch sending a shiver down her spine.
For a moment, she stayed there, suspended in his grasp, acutely aware of the way his fingers brushed against her, making her heart race.
"You okay?" Kael’s voice was low near her ears and when she looked up, their eyes met.