Adrian's POV continues
That short pause before she answered has me second guessing my decision to let her stay. She smiles and wraps her arms around me. I stiffen when I feel her so close to me. “Okay that’s enough.” I tell her patting her head.
“You don’t like my hugs either?” She frowns, “I want to go back to my brothers, they like me and my hugs and Martin too. I want Martin!”
Great, the last thing I wanted was for her to start crying out for my brother.
I spoiled my sisters with material things but Ryan spoiled his with things I can't afford to give her, love and affection things I'm incapable of giving to her. She wipes her tears and sniffs peering up at me, she's so fragile I would shatter her if she came close like she did again. As if reading my thoughts, she stomps her foot and reaches for the door. “Camilla Mia Burton, don't you dare open that door!” I warn.
“I will, you horrify me but I can run fast and far so you don't scare me anymore.”
“I promise I won't scare you.” If she behaves that is.
“Promise me?” She petitions.
“Yes.”
“Good.” She grins, the lights glimmering in her violet eyes.
We head back to the celebration, Santiago is glued to his seat when I walk in with Camilla. “Hi.” she smiles sweetly at him and he reciprocates her smile. I take a seat and place Camilla next to me but she soon ditches her seat for my lap. She wraps her arms around my neck and rests her head on my shoulder.
Feeling her breath so close to me has me tensed, I clear my throat and turn to Santiago. “Did you get the deal?” I ask him and he nods, chunking down his drink.
Another one of my responsibilities, Mirabelle takes a seat next to Santiago and rests her head in his lap. “Santiago.”
Santiago smiles caressing her hair, “Hey shawty?”
“I miss Racheal and I cant find Camilla, this is probably retribution for dumping her earlier to flirt with Killian but fuck- I miss my best friends.” She sighs, getting her head up.
She looks at me and crinkle's her nose when I wink at her. Camilla reaches for the glass on the table. “No.” I forbid it.
Mirabelle tilts her head and squints,“Camilla?”
Camilla giggles, the sound still foreign to me. “Hey mama.” she waved at Mirabelle who was less than six feet away. I watch as Mirabelle waves with the same energy as her drunk friend. Her gaze drifts to me, “Alpha, you.” She says with a completely different attitude than that she used with Mirabelle seconds ago.
I watch the movement of her lips as she talks. “I want apple juice, you promised to play nice with me but look-.” she quivers.
“No more crying.” I warn knowing fully well she's about to cry. It seems crying is her favorite activity, on the nights I've checked on her I've caught her crying once or twice.
Mirabelle watches in astonishment as her friend throws a tantrum in my lap. She's debating with herself and arguing with me without permitting me get a word in. I grab her by the throat and pull her to my face, so close our noses are almost touching.
“Hey.” I whisper, shaking my head, she pouts, her eyes broadening with wonder as she gazes into my eyes. Now I know why I couldn't connect with her eyes before, there was a boundary but now I can see them crystal clear and they're intoxicating.
I brush my lips over hers and they part, sliding my tongue underneath hers, I subtly bite her bottom lip and she moans letting me devour her mouth. My Cock comes to life at the sound of her moan, the taste of liquor mixed with pomegranates is intoxicating. It has me needing more of her, more heaven that her lips are offering.
When I pull away from her lips she's smiling, running her tongue over her bottom lip. I promised myself I wanted to touch because she was too good for me, I was afraid I would fail as a mate but today I not only touched her, I kissed my mate, I'm about to hit the fan with panic when she brushes her lips over mine and tugs on the bottom one, bitting it hard before her tongue swirls over the bleeding wound.
When she pulls away, I feel empty, needing the feel of her warm mouth on mine.
“I think I like you better sucking on my lip.” She pouts. She has no inkling what that kiss did to me, to my cock. Everything with her is intense and if my dick didn’t know it before, it sure does now.
“Come on, the party's over.” I say against Camilla’s lips but my message is aimed at Mirabelle and she knows it. When I rise with Camilla she does too. “You know what I want to do?” Camilla smiles at Mirabelle.
“No, tell me.”
“I want to fly, so high.”
“To fly?”
Camilla nods, “Yes like a little bird, chirp chirp! But higher and then I can visit Talitha.” She says with dreamy eyes.
“Who is Talitha?” Mirabelle scowls.
“Talitha, she umm -look air.” She giggles avoiding the topic of who Talitha is. Once we're inside Mirabelle attempts to sneak out to the lounge.
“No, go to bed.”
“Fine but what about Camilla? Now that you know what her throat tastes like, you aren't-”
“She's going to sleep too, in her room.” I clarify, I would never take advantage of her sober or drunk and Mirabelle should know that better than anyone, she sees how women throw themselves at me I wouldn't need to beg or force one into my bed.
“Okay but something tells me it's not happening anytime soon.” She says looking over my shoulder, I locked the door when we got in there's no way Camilla would be outside. I turn around and she's here, inside. I let out a breath of relief as I approached her.
She's staring out the glass doors, it's raining, I don't know how but it's raining in the middle of the year. “Open it, I want out!” She demands, I find it hard to believe this is Camilla drugged or not. I can't believe this is her, not just because her appearance looks different but because the Camilla I know is too timid to order me around.
“And what is it that you will do when I let you out?”
“Me? I won't do anything except watch the itsy bitsy spider climbing up the wall.” She says dragging her fingers on the door to mark steps the spider will take climbing up the wall.
I'm about to say no but when she looks at me and pouts, batting her perfect eyelashes, I find myself unlocking the door for her. She makes a run for it, twirling in the rain, I stand on the patio, watching her play in the rain with the same excitement a child gives when you buy him that toy he's been dreaming about for so long, the same innocence and fragility twinkles in her alluring violet eyes.
She pauses to stare at me and I can't help the smile that spreads across my lips when she does a perfect back flip. Her dress is soaking wet, everything is now clearly visible, the bra holding her tit’s in perfect alignment so they don't jiggle and the thong covering her private area, an area I have fantasized about invading.
The one I've pictured everytime I fucked a blonde in my bed, having them call me ‘Alpha Adrian.’ So I would feel like I was fucking her instead.
When she runs to me and pulls me with her into the rain, I know there and then it's going to be a long night. Running away from me, she twists her ankle and falls, the tears coming down her cheeks faster than I can reach her.
I pull out the plastic ball from my pocket and hand it to her, when she shakes it the glitter and water slowly merge to form stars which provides just enough of a distraction for me to fix her ankle. I use the same trick on Mirabelle and it's worked without fail for over ten years, I would have been disappointed if it failed on Camilla.
“Neat.” She smiles, jerking the little ball once again.
“You haven't been a very good girl today but there's always tomorrow.” I sigh, taking her into my arms. She's so distracted by the glitter and water merging that she doesn't protest. Once inside I put her down and locked the door. “Can I have a cupcake?” She sweetly asks, handing me back my ball. I take it from her and nod.
“Where's the flour?”
“Flour?” I ask, perplexed. Why would she need flour to eat a cupcake?
She lightly whacks her head. “I need flour because I want to bake them Silly.” She cackles.
Oh my God.
This night is far from over because;
1: I find it difficult to say no to her.
2: I was doomed the second I went from imagining the taste of her lips to savouring it.