Chapter 223: As easy as you think
"Tell him I’m resting. Come later," Gabriel said in a loud enough voice that Lester simply walked away from the door.
"Why did you lie?" Amelie turned around, holding his gaze.
"I don’t want any disturbance. It annoys me," Gabriel said, capturing her lips in a passionate kiss. He drew her close, his arms wrapping securely around her. He opened his eyes, guiding them slowly toward the bed.
His hand cupped her cheek, and his thumb brushed her lower lip before his tongue traced the soft outline of her mouth. Amelie’s breath hitched, and slowly, she parted her lips for him, her fingers clutching the front of the bathrobe he had put on as the heat between them bloomed.
Gabriel sat on the bed with Amelie resting in his lap. His fingers threaded through her hair, gently angling her head as he kissed her to his heart’s content.
A low groan escaped him when her cool hand brushed against his bare chest, the knot on his bathrobe already loosened. Breathless, they finally paused, their eyes locking in the dim light.
"Karmen must be worried about you. That’s why he came to check," Amelie whispered.
"I know," Gabriel murmured, his lips trailing to the middle of her neck, then lower to her collarbone, kissing her skin in slow devotion. "But I want to be with you. Everything else can wait."
A soft sigh left his lips. "Your pheromones... they feel stronger today. Do you feel it too?" he asked, lifting his head, his violet gaze searching hers.
Then, resting his face against her neck, his voice turned a bit more serious. "You were scared when I fainted, weren’t you? Did you think it was because of you? I hope you didn’t."
"Of course, I was scared," Amelie said. "You were all fine. Then, suddenly you fainted," she murmured.