Part Three - Chapter 22
“Everything in the universe has a rhythm, everything dances. ”
― Maya Angelou
DARYA P.O.V
“Oh” I said after hearing Quillon’s explanation.
He nodded. If it weren’t for the gravity in his eyes and tone, I would have laughed. But he was dead serious about the dancing part as well as barging into the station to kill that offender.
“You didn’t ask me to dance” I reminded.
“Why ask when I already know the answer?” he said smoothly.
“So arrogant” I whispered shaking my head and he smiled, a genuine smile from Quillon that had my heart thumping wildly. “I can still say no” I pointed out and he shot me a ‘really’ kind of look.
He was right! I am not going to say no because I wanted this too. My wolf wanted to be close to him especially after hearing Leah’s crude remarks.
“Do you know to dance?” I asked narrowing my eyes.
We were both facing each other, but there was an arm length gap between us.
“I know” Quillon said and my eyes widened in surprise. “It was a part of co-curricular activities in my school.”
“They taught you tango in school?”
“And many other ballroom dances” he added smoothly.
“Who was your partner?”
“I forgot her name” he replied with a shrug. “Do you know tango?”
“I am a trained dancer honey. Do you think you can keep up with me?” I asked sweetly.
“Don’t. Call me that.” was his reply and I giggled.
“Okay. Do you want to lead or follow?”
“Lead”
“Expected” I sighed and Quillon narrowed his eyes, but didn’t comment anything else. Instead, he held my hand and pulled me towards his body. I gasped in surprise and the total philistine smirked. Sucking in a breath, I straightened my spine and lifted my chin. Once my eyes locked with his dark ones, I was lost. After that I let him guide me around the dance floor.
Quillon was the first one to move to the slow rhythm of the music, using the basic steps and I quickly followed his lead. When he placed his left feet forward, I placed my right feet backwards. I kept mirroring his moves until the music went to a fast pace. That’s when Quillon lifted me in his arms and twirled a few times, before gently helping me get on my feet as the pace of the music slowed down.
Tingles spread across my skin when he would touch me. Be it just while embracing or while he placed a loose but firm hand on my hips or while he held my hands or sometimes when he just looked at me. I was so aware of his every single touch that breathing was a challenge, most of the times.
Our bodies moved together as we glided around the dance floor. Quillon was good. He was really good at this because he moved confidently, seductively to every beat while he kept leading me around the dance floor.
My wolf closed her eyes and I did the same, when all of a sudden, Quillon pulled me close to his chest so that we were pressed chest-to-chest and our breaths mingling sensuously. I could feel his heart banging in his chest the same way mine did. And just like that, Quillon twirled me so that my back was pressed against his chest, while he slowly slid his hands around until they rested on my waist.
My chest heaved up and down, while I felt his hot breath near my ears. Goosebumps appeared on my skin and my lips parted slightly. The music was back to slow pace and Quillon held my hand, while I twirled and faced him. He placed a hand lightly below my shoulder blades, while I wrapped an arm around his neck. Our eyes clashed for a brief second or two, and that had my wolf purr like a wild cat, deep in my chest. I was thankful the sound wasn’t audible.
I was really glad we were the only two people in this hall because what we were doing was not dancing. It was deeply intimate and publicly improper.
The music was in a slow pace now and hence I kept mirroring his moves again. When the music was fast, he would lift me so that I could spin like a fan. And then once again, the music slowed down. Slowly, I arched backwards and shivered when I felt Quillon’s breath against my chest.
It took both of us a while to realize that the music had stopped. Quillon slowly stood straight and I followed suit. We were standing chest-to-chest and there wasn’t even an inch of space between us. My arm was wrapped around his shoulder and his was resting firmly on my waist. Our foreheads were pressed against each other while I was clinging to him, struggling to breathe normally. The sensuous heat between our bodies did nothing to calm my racing nerves.
When I opened my eyes I first saw his lips that were parted slightly. I swallowed audibly and took deep breaths to calm my rapidly beating heart. Nervously, I forced my eyes to lift up to his dark ones and color framed my cheeks when I saw that he was already looking at me.
Letting out a husky growl from his throat, Quillon pressed his lips against mine but quickly pulled away just as soon. My wolf whimpered and I actually felt my heart crack a little. Before I could react any further Quillon groaned and wiped my lipstick off with his thumb. I stared at him with wide eyes, while my wolf heaved a sigh.
Long fingers meshed my hair before Quillon lowered his head and captured my mouth with his. The kiss was hard and hotter than flames. I tipped my head back and tasted him. He was sweet, seductive and dangerous… oh yes! Very, very dangerous.
Quillon pressed me closer to his body and I gasped. He used that opportunity to delve his tongue into my mouth while I shuddered with pleasure. My wolf closed her eyes, just like me, and enjoyed what he was making us feel. There was not a single part of my body that wasn’t touching his.
With my fingers, I tightly gripped the fabric of his shirt when we pulled away for air. Blinking dazedly, I stared at Quillon and found that his eyes were as dark as night. There was a swift movement and the next thing I know, I was trapped between a counter and Quilon’s hard body.
I snatched in a breath and took in his strong, masculine scent.
“Mine” Quillon growled before pressing his lips against my mouth. My wolf yipped excitedly because she loved that declaration. It made her feel confident.
Quillon pulled away and then trailed hot, seductive kisses on my neck. My head fell against the counter table while Quillon kissed and sucked down on my neck. I gasped in pleasure when he did that. Quillon growled again and I felt his chest rumble against my body. It made me feel giddy.
While he continued trailing kisses on my collar bone, his other hand travelled downwards and stopped when they reached the hem of my dress. Slowly, he started pushing my dress upwards and I moaned and pressed myself closer to him. I captured a fistful of his black, curly hair while Quillon trailed wet kisses on my chest.
His expertise mouth trailed upwards and found my mouth again. I clasped his shoulders while his lips savaged mine. His tongue hot and sweet probed into my mouth. His hot kisses then moved down my neck. At one point, I even bit my bottom lip to stop the moan that had threatened to escape from my mouth. Every part of my body was aware of the heat between us.
I loved what he was making me feel at the moment. Wrapped in his arms, I forgot myself and only knew that I didn’t want him to stop. My heart jumped just like a fish out of water when I felt Quillon’s raise of interest down there. My wolf howled proudly and color in my cheeks went far down to my chest.
While Quillon was kissing my neck, I felt his sharp canine’s grazing the skin there. But I was too damn lost in this new, wonderful sensations to even consider what he was about to do.
Time froze and I gasped in pleasure, when that very canine’s dug into my neck. My wolf moaned and closed her eyes.
My eyes flew open when there was a loud, boisterous roar of a thunder while Quillon sunk his tooth deeper into my flesh.
No!
I gasped once again in shock and pushed Quillon off me. But it was too late to stop. I could feel my own blood trailing down my chest.
Quillon growled murderously and glared at me, but then his eyes softened when he saw my shaken face. Dark blood framed his cheekbones the moment his eyes drifted towards my neck, where his mark lay proudly. Slowly, his eyes drifted towards mine and he just stared at me with a poker face.
My lips were still parted in surprised and I closed them when a choky sob got caught in my throat.
What did I do?
My eyes were already brimming with tears and my whole body was trembling in panic.
“Darya” Quillon called gently. He had just taken a step towards me, when I ran out of the room.
While I was running in the long corridor, I spotted a closed window. Without thinking twice, I rushed towards it and hurled myself over the window.
The window glass broke into hundreds of tiny pieces and cut my skin, while I jumped out and shifted into my wolf.