Chapter 18 A Wild Kiss

Regina’s POV
Gray was kissing me?
My own brother was kissing me!
And it wasn’t one of those peck-on-the-check, brother-to-sister kind of kiss. Instead, it was hot and passionate!
I gasped in panic and tried to push him away. Yet my little resistance seemed to irritate him. He grabbed both of my wrist in one hand and pressed them against the wall on the top of my head. His other hand traveled to the back of my neck, holding my neck, and he deepened the kiss.
His tongue slipped through my parted lips and explored my mouth, hungrily. I was horrified and tried to say something. But he tightened his grip on my neck to keep me in place and bit on my lip to punish my distraction.
I felt my sanity slipping away.
I couldn’t breathe, nor could I think straight. I felt like I was melting in his strong arms.
And the weirdest part is—I didn’t hate any of these at all.
Oh my god. I should be disgusted by this! He was my brother for god’s sake! He was my blood! What the hell were we doing?!
But my body couldn’t lie.
I loved this. I loved the way he held me, kissed me, and dominated me. There was a tingle between my legs and my panties was getting wet…My body craved him, very much.
Even my wolf was purring. I could tell by her voice that she was enjoying this as much as I do.
I had never experienced anything like this before. The mind-blowing pleasure. It felt right, like we were destinated to be together.
Gray licked the corner of my mouth and brought his lips down my neck. He nibbled my collarbone, sucking on it, and successfully won a husky groan from me.
I threw my head to the back and panted.
God, I wanted him to rip my dress apart, wrap my legs around his waist and slam himself into my body—
“Regina…”
I heard a low moan escaping his lips.
And that snapped me back to reality.
Right. I was Regina Gibbons, the sister of Gibbons. We were blood. This was…This was sick and twisted.
No matter how right it felt, this was still wrong.
“No…Stop!”
I shrieked and shoved him away as hard as I could. He blundered under the influence of alcohol. And I took this chance to turn on my heel and escaped the room.
I was still in a daze as I dashed down the hallway.
Everything that happened in that dark room felt like a dream. Did it really happen? Did Gray—the brother who loved me very much—kissed me hungrily just a moment before?
And I kissed him back. I even longed for more. I even—
“Regina?”
I halted sharply in my track, jerking around to look.
Connie was standing on the marble staircase, looking down at me. There was a suspicious look on her face as she descended the stairs and came close to me.
“What are you running for? Did something happen?” she asked.
My appearance must be giving me away.
My hair was messy. My face was flaming red. And my breathing was heavy.
I looked like I just got fucked.
“M—mother!” I gasped, stroking my hair. “Wha—What are you doing here?”
“I’m coming down to find you. To talk about Nigel. Where did you come from?” Connie glanced behind my back. “…That way led to Gray’s room. Did you just talk to Gray?”
I started to panic. I really was.
God, I couldn’t let anyone find out what just happened! What would people say about that? That kiss was only an accident, and it should be kept as a secret forever.
So I lied, “No. I was at the rooftop appreciating the beautiful weather. So what about Nigel?”
Connie leant in and said to me with a low voice, “I heard what Gray did to poor Nigel during the breakfast. Making him a servant? That is absurd!”
“But Gray had his reason,” I argued.
Yet Connie darted me a warning glare.
“What reason? Regina, Nigel is your husband. You should be taking his side right now!” Connie said sternly. “Don’t let Gray spoil you. One day he will get married and has his own family. He can’t protect you forever. It’s about time for you to grow up!”
The thought of Gray building his own family made my heart ache.
I had always believed that I would be his most treasured person in the entire world.
But was that going to change one day?
“Actually, mother, there is something I want to tell you.”
Taking in a deep breath, I looked at Connie and said with a solemn tone, “I’m not going back to Shadow Valley with Nigel. I am leaving him.”
“What?!” Connie gasped, “Are you crazy? Regina, grow up already! You can’t leave your husband for a simple quarrel—”
“It’s not just a simple quarrel! It’s…way worse.” I sobbed, holding tears in my eyes. “Mother, I have made up my mind. I won’t be coming back to Shadow Valley. I will stay here. Alpha—Gray, he is with me on this.”
Actually, I hadn’t told him about this yet.
We started making out before I said anything.
But I was sure that he didn’t want me to go back.
There was a grim look on Connie’s face. She stared at me for a long moment before asking, “Then what about Nigel? Are you going to let Gray keep torturing him?”
“Of course not. And that’s why I need your help, mother.”
I carried on telling Connie about my plan, “Nigel is working in the garden right now, which is great because he has more freedom now. I will find an excuse to distract the guard and get him out of courtyard, along with that officer who’s still locked in the dungeon. When they are out, can you arrange a car to get them back to Shadow Valley?”
Connie frowned.
She seized me up and asked, “You are willing to set them free?”
“Yes. It’s the last thing I will do for Nigel as his wife,” I said.
Connie pondered. There was a calculating gleam in her eyes. After a small pause, she nodded, “Very well. Meet me in the side door outside of the West Wing tomorrow night. I’ll have the car waiting for you,” Connie said.
She was willing to help! Which was wonderful!
I was so thrilled. I grabbed Connie’s hands and beamed, “Thank you so much, mother! I really appreciate everything you have done for me.”
“It’s nothing,” Connie smiled. “Remember to tell no one about this. And you should come to the West Wing yourself to say goodbye to Nigel. It might be the last time you ever see him.”
“Certainly, mother.”
I hugged Connie with a bright smile.
After sorting things out with Nigel, I felt a great pressure being taken down my shoulder. Finally, I could say goodbye to my past and start fresh. I would finally get to spend more time with my family, I would take up my responsibility as the princess, I might even meet somebody new—
Somebody new.
My face went pink at the thought of this.
The passionate kiss I shared with Gray in his room swam into view above me.
My heartrate would quicken every time I thought about the way he pressed his lips on mine. My mouth would become dry, my palm starting to sweat. I could even hear the husky groans from the both of us, the voice of pleasure…
I couldn’t shake the memory off! No matter how hard I tried!
Because I didn’t know how to face Gray, I skipped dinner that night.
The next morning, I asked Maya to send a message to my grandparents and Gray, saying that I wasn’t feeling so well so I wouldn’t be joining them for breakfast either.
A small part of me wanted Gray to come to me first. He always overreacted when I got sick. When he came and visit, I would take the chance to ask him about that kiss.
Yet to my great disappointment, Gray didn’t show up.
Half a day had passed since I informed them about my condition, and normally Gray would have burst into my room with the doctor by now.
Yet this time, nothing.
I didn’t get a word from him.
At lunch, grandma asked the maid to bring in some chicken noodle for me to have in bed. And I still hadn’t heard from Gray.
What was going on here? Was he ignoring me? But why? Was it because of that kiss?
I tossed and turned in bed as anxiety built in me.
When it came to dinner time, I asked Maya to go down to the dining hall again and told them that I still hadn’t recovered yet.
I waited anxiously for Maya to come back—and hopefully with Gray this time.
10 minutes later, Maya returned. By herself.
“What did they say?” I asked, trying and failed at hiding the disappointment in my voice.
“Lady Violet said—”
I interrupted her urgently, “What did my brother say? Was he worried? Concerned?”
“Alpha didn’t say anything.” Maya murmured, “I didn’t think he paid any attention when I passed your message. And when I left the dining hall, I overheard the Alpha talking to Sir Vincent and Lady Violet…Alpha Gray said that he will be leaving the castle for a while, heading towards the boarder.”