Chapter 190: Hot and bothered (3)
"Why would you need to kiss me again when I already said you have won? And I thought we weren’t supposed to go back to what happened that night," Annalise said.
"This has nothing to do with that night. I kissed you because I wanted to. Because I like you," Rafael confessed. That game was the last thing on his mind and he would like for it to have been the last thing on her mind. "I have wanted to kiss you for some time now."
"Uhm," Annalise replied, trying to scoot back on the table to get away from him. "That is not a funny joke and if you are trying to fool me, I am not going to fall for it."
"I do not joke around when it comes to my feelings, Annalise. Haven’t you noticed by now that I am quite serious with my relationships?" Rafael asked, stepping away from her to give her some space. The second kiss wasn’t going to come today.
"What sense would it make for Rafael Callahan to like me? You have plenty of women around you. I should be the last one to make any sort of feelings form. Were you hit on her head during your match? I think we need to go back out there to find your mind because it is clearly not in here," Annalise said.
"I am thinking clearly right now and it has been quite some days that I have realised I liked you. I kept it to myself so that I would not make you uncomfortable. You were already dealing with what happened with Connor and then with Logan. I apologise for kissing you without asking," Rafael apologised.
Annalise thought if he had asked the first time, she would have told him no and missed out on getting to experience what a kiss from Rafael Callahan was like. She wanted to take pride in having him like her when she did nothing while the other young women failed, but there were so many things on her mind.
Rafael had no idea who she was, but she did. She was fully aware that they were from opposite worlds. They were enemies and he only liked her because he did not know. This confession about his feelings would quickly change if he knew. She was certain of it.
Rafael would pick up his sword from the ground and try to capture her. He had a duty to catch her like every other knight or guard in this kingdom would. Then, she would have to deal with her father’s disappointment in her since she was to take his place.