The Royal Contract

She might not have been born with a silver spoon in her mouth or worn the finest clothes growing up, but she still considered herself a woman, deserving some respect.

“You should know better...” She continued with her litany while he just kept his silence.

He unceremoniously set her down in the center of the living room. Just looking at her, waiting for her to stop her rambling. But he figured that she was not done yet.

He could think of only one way to shut her up effectively. But it did not involve talking at all. With a smirk on his face, he went to action.

“I deserve more than...” The remaining words were finally drowned out when he grabbed her by the waist, pulled her closer, and devoured her lips with his.

He had been dying like a starving man since they had left her apartment. Her teasing had him hard and almost out of control. Now, he planned to exact his revenge and satisfaction.

.....

He could not wait any longer because he felt like he was about to explode if she kept torturing him with her seductive smile. Now, he was more turned on by her sassiness. She was a temptation he could not resist.

“You were saying?” Marcus asked when he finally came up for air with her still melting in his arms.

His lips still lingered inches away from hers while his eyes waited for her consent to go full speed ahead. While his arms held her body close to his, supporting her from falling to the floor.

“Stop staring and kiss me.” She breathily said as she tried to catch her breath. Demanding that he continue what he started.

She moved her hands from his arms, raising them to his neck. Then, she wrapped them around his nape, pulling him down until his lips were connected again with hers.

She knew that she had been playing with fire with him since that morning. But it was a game she loved to play because the outcome had always been more satisfying.

“Your wish is my command.” He mumbled before sealing their lips. It was the only consent he needed to continue his onslaught on her lips and body.

He pulled her body closer to him. But this time, she jumped willingly into his arms, wrapping her legs around his torso. He took this as his signal to proceed to the next level.

Swiftly, he strode from the living room towards the bedroom with her cradled in his arms. Once he was standing on the edge of the bed, he laid her gently down on the soft, white blanket covering the bed.

“Are you not joining me?” She asked when he remained standing, just gazing at her.

She wondered what he thought of her as his eyes scanned her from her head to her toes. But his eyes expressed how much he was burning to have her.

“Give me a second to enjoy the view.” He smiled at her, unbuttoning his shirt and pulling it off his body.

Since he got back together with her, things between them had been different. In this case, he believed that he had grown more fond of her each day.

She had weaved more intricately into his life that he was afraid of how he was losing control. Scared of the power she had over him. But in truth, he was more terrified of losing her again.

“Don’t take too long.” She said seductively, biting her lower lip to control herself from pouncing on him.

This time, she was the one ogling him, enjoying the show he was giving her. Honestly, she had seen this scene more times than she could count, but she would never get enough of it.

Finally, the long wait was over as he crawled to her side, pulling her closer to him. With his other hand, he started to caress her body. Starting with her shoulders, down to her arms.

“You don’t know how much I want you,” Marcus whispered in her ears as his lips grazed the skin around her neck.

She moaned in response, unable to create a coherent word at the moment as she savored the delicious sensation his lips produced, sending waves of electricity on her spine.

He suddenly stopped, then his face loomed on top of hers, gazing into her eyes. It was taking all his power to control his desire, but there was something that he wanted to say.

”But I know how much I want you.” She finally responded, staring into his eyes. “I...” But she knew she could not say it first. No matter how much she wanted to tell him.

Because if she did, he might feel like she was forcing him to say it back to her. That was not what she wanted. Because at the end of this all, he might take it back if he did not mean it.

At least, she had seen the effort he made to change. She had seen how their relationship had progressed to another level. She could wait until he was ready to tell her what he felt.

“I...” He was about to say something but stopped. He could tell from her eyes what she was supposed to say. He might not be well versed with love, but he had shied away from it long enough to know the signs.

He was expecting this to happen, but he was still unsure if he could say the words. He had never believed in them, seeing how his parents had never been a good example.

He knew to some it was just mere words. But he could not simply say it to Jacky, just to make her happy. He had to determine if he was actually capable of loving someone.

But in his defense, he truly admired Jacky. He was willing to try where their relationship would take them. This time, he was not running away. Instead, he planned to go the extra mile for her.