Chapter 198
Darius' POV
Stressful. That is the only word that I can use to describe what today is going to feel like... Stressful. Even though I am confident about tonight, I have a feeling that something is going to go wrong, I have a very strong feeling that tonight is just not going to go as planned but I don't know why.
I stick to what I said about Sharise acting differently, because she is but then I just think about what she's been through in the past few weeks and I let it leave my mind because think about it, if you were kidnapped for days and you come back to your family and friends after days of not seeing them, you're obviously going to feel different and act different to everyone you know, it's only natural.
I was cut out of my thoughts by Rakari sitting on my lap and I smiled and wrapped my arms around her waist and leant my head on her shoulder,
"Hey baby, you okay?"
She nodded,
"I'm good but I think it's me who should be asking you that"
I sighed,
"I'm fine"
She snorted,
"I know those 2 words Darius, trust me, when people say they're fine, they are never fine, so how are you really?"
"I'm so stressed right now, I'm scared"
She turned around on my lap so that she was now straddling meShe turned around on my lap so that she was now straddling me and looked at me confused,
"Why are you scared?"
"If tonight doesn't go as planned, I could lose you" I leant forward and pressed my forehead against hers,
"I don't want to lose you, not now, not ever"
She lifted her hand up and ran it through my hair and I closed my eyes at her touch,
"Remember the day we went bowling and you took me home after what happened?"
I opened my eyes and nodded, "Yeah"
"Remember when I was drifting asleep? And you said something to me just before I fell asleep?"
I smiled and nodded,
"Yeah, I remember"
She lifted her other hand up and placed it on my cheek and started caressing it softly with her thumb,
"What did you say?"
"I said that I was never going to let you go, not with the love I feel for you"
She smiled,
"Exactly and I'll never let you go, you will never lose me if we both plan to never let each other go"
I gave her a peck on the lips, "I have no idea what I did to deserve you"
"Well, we're mates for a reason, we were meant to be together"
I smiled,
"I have no idea what I would do without you, I know that this is going to sound mega cliché but I can't even explain how much I love you, sometimes I'm scared incase I wake up and find that this was all a dream and that you're not really here, I'm scared incase you leave me and I'm scared I'll mess up and you won't love me anymore"
I looked down at my lap but Rakari just tilted my head up so that I was now looking into her eyes,
"Why do you always think like that? You have a tendency to look at the bad side of things"
I shrugged,
"I dunno, I've lost a lot of people in my life, my best friend betrayed me with my girlfriend, my sister hates me and my dad isn't who he was before, I can't afford to lose you as well"
She looked at me softly and pressed her lips to mine gently while one of her hands was around my neck and the other was in my hair and I clasped my hands together around her back and pulled her closer to me so that her chest was pressing against mine. I gently bit her bottom lip and she parted her lips for me and I took that as my chance to slip my tongue in her mouth and we started battling for control but I eventually gave up and let her have it. Weirdly enough, the kiss tasted like strawberries,
"You taste sweet" I said against her lips and she smiled but didn't pull away, not that I was complaining though.
I grabbed her waist and lifted her up so that I could place her on the desk and I moved in between her legs so that she could wrap them around my waist.
I pulled away from her and she leant her head in the crook of my neck so I leant down and started to lightly kiss her neck which made her let out a shaky breath. I started to kiss down her neck until I got to her chest but she grabbed my hair and pulled me away,
"Don't you dare"
I gave her a peck on the lips, "I'm sorry baby"
I gave her another light kiss and started to caress her back slowly with my thumb,
"I can never stay mad at you, I hate it"
I chuckled,
"Why?"
"Because when I try to stay mad, you go and do something undeniably sweet"
I smiled and leant my head on her shoulder,
"Because I love you undeniably"
She sighed contently,
"I love you too, so much"
She put her hands on my chest and pushed me back so that I was now sitting on my chair and I looked at her confused,
"What was that for?"
She gave me a smirk,
"Remember how I told you that I hate teasing?"
I gulped and nodded,
"Sorry?"
She shook her head slowly and hopped off the desk,
"Not gonna cut it baby"
She moved forward and put one leg on either side of mine so that she was standing over me. She put both of her hands on my chest and leaned forward,
"It's only fair that I return the favour"
She sat down on my lap and swiftly lifted my shirt over my head. She ran her hands over my abs while starting to kiss down my chest and I let out a sharp breath and I could feel her smirk against my chest.
She moved her head up and started kissing up my neck until she got to my ear to which she started to lightly nibble and tug at it which made me close my eyes in pleasure but they immediately snapped open when I felt her hands move down to the front of my jeans,
"I can tell you're enjoying this" She said with a hint of a smile in her voice,
"It's a shame that's all you're getting"
She moved her hands away and stood up and I looked at her shocked before playfully narrowing my eyes at her,
"You better run baby"
She squealed and ran out of my study and I jumped up out of the chair and ran after her and I could hear her laughing from down the hall which made me smile,
'If anyone finds Rakari, catch her'
I heard Rakari scream from the lounge and I smirked,
"Rhylie, let me go!!"
"Sorry Rakari, alphas orders"
I ran into the lounge to see Rhylie holding Rakari by her waist and she was struggling to get out of his grasp,
"I appreciate your help Rhylie, I can take it from here"
He nodded and let Rakari go and practically ran out of the door, making sure to close the door behind him and I looked at Rakari and smirked,
"run away from me?"
I started to walk towards her which just made her walk backwards until I had her up against the wall,
"I always catch you Rakari, us alpha males love a chase, especially when it comes to our beautiful" I pecked her lips, "Gorgeous" I pecked them again, "Breathtakingly" And again, "Stunning mates"
She blushed and looked down but I just tilted her head up to look at me,
"That was a very mean thing you did Rakari"
She smiled,
"You started it"
"Getting childish are we?"
"You made me do it, you teased me first"
I tucked a strand of hair behind her ear,
"I was merely trying to please you"
I leant down next to her ear, "I know you enjoyed it"
"I enjoyed it as much as you enjoyed yours"
I smiled,
"Yeah but the difference is, I didn't leave you hanging"
She clasped a hand in my hair, "Yeah, the difference is that I left you wanting more, all you have to do is ask baby, and I'm yours"
I leaned back and smirked at her,
"Oh really? All I have to do is ask?"
She nodded and placed a hand on my chest,
"Just ask"
"I'm gonna give you a head start to run, 5 seconds baby"
She looked at me shocked,
"I wasn't gonna let you get away that easy, like you said, paybacks a bitch"
She unexpectedly punched me in the stomach and because I wasn't expecting it, it hurt more than I thought. I hunched over in pain and she laughed on the way out,
"That should buy me another 5 seconds!"
I smiled and shook of the pain before I starting running after her,
"DarI smiled and shook of the pain before I starting running after her.