Chapter 11
CHAPTER ELEVEN
RYO
Iwanted to wrap my hands around this man’s throat and choke him for being… adorable. I’d never slept beside anyone until now, and the noises he made were too sweet for his own good. He was melting me in ways I’d never experienced, and I wanted to kill him for making my heart react.
But I also wanted to smother him with a pillow so he’d stop fluttering my stomach from those little puffs he made with his mouth.
Since I really didn’t want him dead—at least I think I didn’t—I went back to watching him.
He was in my bed.
Even when I’d offered the spare room next to mine, he’d ignored it and walked into my room to strip and slip under my covers.
Like he had every right to do so.
I thinned my lips so I didn’t laugh when he snuffled a little.
Wait….
Why was he making that noise?
Was there something wrong with his mouth? His lungs? His face? Did he have a sleeping disorder? I hadn’t noticed if he stopped breathing or not, but I hadn’t been awake long either.
Did he need to see a doctor?
Sitting, I reached for my phone. Maybe Wolf would know.
An arm curled around me, and I was dragged back down under a warm body as it covered me.
“Where were you going?” Up on his elbow, he hovered over me with a small smile and tired eyes.
My gaze travelled all over his tattooed neck, shoulders, and arms. His ink was always something I admired. He looked scarily hot.
What was he doing to me?
He brushed his nose against mine and then pushed his fingers through his messy salt-and-pepper hair to push it back.
“Your breathing was obnoxious and worrisome. I thought you might need a doctor.”
His neck stretched as he roared in laughter. He dipped his face down and pressed his forehead to my shoulder while he still chuckled.
“No, I am serious. You might need to see a doctor. You could have a sleep disorder that could kill you.”
I felt his grin against the skin of my neck before he kissed there.
“Love that you’re worried, snook, but I’ve lived through sleeping all these years already. I should be fine.”
I sniffed. “If you think so.”
When he scraped his teeth over the flesh of my neck, I bit my bottom lip to stop the moan wanting to spill free.
“Yeah, I’m sure, baby, and now I’ve got you to keep an eye on me.”
“We won’t be in bed together all the time.”
He pulled back and grinned down at me.
Oh.
I realised my mistake too late.
“Not that we will be doing this again.”
“Nah-ah, love. No take backs. We may not be in bed together all the time. But a lot of it. Which reminds me, I need to pay your neighbours a visit.”
My chest expanded.
He couldn’t mean….
“What for?”
“I wanna buy one of their places and start on that secret tunnel.”
I shoved at his chest hard. “You’re being ridiculous.
” When he flopped back, I sat up and leaned against the headboard to cross my arms over my chest. “This is just new. You’re not going to want to stick around when you see I have the emotions of a dead fish, Link.
I’m wired differently. I can’t give you what you want, so please just forget this and stop acting like we’ll last forever. ”
Link groaned, throwing an arm across his eyes, and my blood cooled.
Now he was finally understanding.
Any moment he would get out of bed and leave me. I’d never see him again.
An ache started in my chest, and I wanted to hurl, but I ignored it and waited.
It was for the best that he left.
It was.
He groaned again.
“I told you this was useless. Just go.” I swallowed thickly.
He sighed.
But said nothing, and that agitated me even more.
He should be walking out by now.
When he blew out another breath and shook his head, I asked, “What are the noises for? I told you we wouldn’t work.”
He removed his arm and stared up at me. “I’m pissed.”
My eyes bugged out. “It’s not my fault you don’t listen.”
“I’m not pissed at that, baby. I’m fuckin’ livid that I haven’t done a good enough job at getting you to see we’re in this for the long haul.
If it wouldn’t scare you, I’d shove my ring on your finger right now so every goddamn person knows who you belong to.
Don’t think I don’t see some of the staff eyeing you like they wish they were in your bed. ”
He was crazy.
Absolutely insane.
How did he come up with this?
“I really do think you need to see a doctor or a psychiatrist.”
He chuckled and sat up to lean against the headboard next to me. Of course, he practically glued himself to my side.
He kissed my shoulder.
I sighed. “Link—”
“Not having it, snook.”
“What?”
He wound an arm across my stomach as he pressed into my side more and kissed my shoulder again.
“I’ve told you before and I’ll tell you again.
No matter what you say or how you act, I like you the way you are.
We’re not just hooking up for the time being.
We’re dating in the way where we’ll be in each other’s future.
I get that it’s scary, but we’ll work it out together. ”
My heart hammered into my ribs so fast, I was sure they would break.
This man.
He’s crazy.
Utterly ridiculous.
But maybe that was just what I needed in my life because for some absurd reason he wanted us to work and he wasn’t folding when I tried to push him away.
Could I risk getting hurt?
Or destroyed, since I believed that being with this man and having it end would wreck me.
As I turned my head to stare at him, he gave me a soft smile, causing my pulse to race.
He was insistent and serious, but playful and sweet.
I wanted to trust him with everything.
Even my heart.
I moved my gaze to the end of the bed when I said, “Okay.”
Link scrambled to his knees and planted his hands on my shoulders and shook me.
When I looked up at him, he seemed like a child who saw his presents on Christmas morning for the first time.
“Okay? You said okay. That mean yes. No fuckin’ take backs, snook. We’re locked in. I’m gonna date the hell outta you.”
And suddenly I was scared.
I cocked a brow. “Do you mind if we keep a lot of it behind closed doors?” My heart wouldn’t be able to take Link’s type of public displays of affection.
He leaned forward and claimed my mouth in a hard kiss.
“Anything,” he said against my lips, and then I let out a gasp when he moved back and yanked me down along the mattress so he could straddle my waist.
“We gotta celebrate. You want my dick in you or you wanna fuck me?”
My cock jerked.
Both ideas sounded nice to me.
But I couldn’t pick.
I wished I could slide inside his heat and have him fill me at the same time.
My face ignited with what I wanted to tell him, but I pushed the nerves down and spewed, “I haven’t been with anyone since my last test, which was all good.”
His smiled was slow and wicked. “Baby, are you telling me you wanna go ungloved?”
I wanted to fan my face but didn’t. Instead, I nodded.
“Christ,” he clipped, gaze darkening. “I’m good, too, snook, but now it’s gotta be me fuckin’ you so I can spray your insides with my cum.” He hummed low. “Yeah, I fuckin’ love the thought of that.”
I did too.
A lot.
“Okay,” I whispered.
He groaned, leaned down, and kissed me with tongue, teeth, and lips. Like he poured all his soft and sweet emotions, mixed with his dirty thoughts, into the kiss.
When he pulled back, both of our chests rose and fell rapidly.
“I gotta take a quick piss, though it might not be too quick, since I gotta wait for my cock to go down. You wanna come piss with me, or are you good?”
“Are we already at the stage in this relationship where we talk about bathroom visits?”
He grinned and then chuckled. “Baby, when you’re with a guy like me, yeah we are.”
I huffed. “Fine.” My cheeks heated. This wasn’t something I spoke about. “I’ll go first so then I can shower and… prepare my body.”
He smirked. “Snook, don’t feel like you have to shower and clean your ass out. That don’t bother me.”
“Dear God, Link. We don’t talk about that.”
Another laugh left him. “Why not? It’s your ass I fuck.”
“Yes, but… cleaning isn’t spoken of.”
He snorted and rolled off me. “Baby, go do what you want to do, and I’ll go take a piss in another bathroom, since there’s billions around here.
We’ll meet back in bed in ten.” He clapped his hands and yelled, “Let’s go.
” He scrambled off the bed and bounced to his feet, but when he saw I hadn’t moved, he cocked a brow.
“Are you always this energetic in the mornings?” I asked.
“Only when I’ve got a hot guy I’m gonna get a bit from.”
Shaking my head, I shoved the blankets back and climbed out of bed. “I think I need to evaluate my own head.”
His abrupt, rough laugh had me jolting, and as he was on his way to the door, he said, “Already told you, baby, no take backs. We’re stuck together now.”
He opened the door and walked out, but it was then I realised he only wore a pair of my black boxers.
Grabbing a robe, I pulled it on as I rushed after him. When I stuck my head out the door, I bit out low and harsh, “Link.”
He had his hand on the doorknob a couple down, and he turned back, smiling.
Always smiling or grinning or smirking.
This man.
“You need clothes,” I snapped.
“Baby, I’ll be back soon, and then even these will be gone.”
Oh my God.
“Link,” I warned.
His chuckle had me wanting to punch him. But then he looked over my shoulder and tipped his chin up. “Hey.”
My blood froze over.
Woodenly, I turned to look down the other end of the hall.
Wolf and Ruin stood there with smug expressions that I wanted to wipe off their faces.
I bowed to Wolf and ordered, “Not a word.”
“But—”
“No.”
As I turned and started to close the door, Wolf called out, “I’ll tell the cooks to leave some breakfast for you both later.”
I clenched my teeth but managed to get out, “Thank you,” then shut the door and stalked to the bathroom.
I had a man I needed to get ready for.
My man.
My boyfriend.
My stomach fluttered, and I felt like I was going to throw up, but I pushed through the nerves because I’d admit he was mine even when he drove me up the wall.