ELARA POV
"Kael." I called, slapping him lightly on the shoulder as he groaned and opened his eyes, looking at me.
"What?" he said as I immediately picked up my nightdress and pulled it back on, wrapping my coat around myself.
"You couldn't stop me," I said, pushing him playfully as he laughed.
"Stop you? I was the one begging you to breathe. I guess it was the pull between the two of us," he said as I laughed.
"There is no pull between us, okay? You kissed me aggressively, you made me feel things I couldn't shake, I couldn't sleep, so I came back for more. Thank you. Now get back to your position. I'm going to go turn the camera back on," I said as he laughed.
"I can't believe you actually listened to what I said. You are so stubborn, yet you end up doing everything I want, and that amazes me."
Whenever he said things like that, I never bothered responding. I just rushed out of the lab.
The guards were already asleep, so I had no issues moving in and out of the building, as there was only one guard on patrol that night. I turned the camera back on and left. On my way out, the guard looked at me strangely, clearly because I had told him I was only grabbing something I forgot and I had taken far too long.
I drove back home, only to glance at the time and realize it was already past one in the morning. I couldn't believe I had spent two hours there. I sat on my bed, and all I could do was smile to myself. I couldn't think straight. The only thing I could do at that point was giggle. I couldn't contain it at all.
"Wow. I just had the best experience of my life. I never imagined it would feel like that." I curled up and pulled my knees close, because each time I thought about it, my whole body was alive with warmth. I wanted more from him. I just hoped I would be able to face him tomorrow morning without completely giving myself away.
I had a sound sleep after all my continuous thoughts, though part of me kept wondering if I had regrets. Truthfully, I had none. I had enjoyed every bit of it.
I woke up the next morning and was ready earlier than usual, which was something I had never wanted before. I used to dread going to work, knowing what I had to face with Kael. But ever since last night, going to work felt different. I was eager to see him. Was this what it felt like to care for someone? Because I had never felt this way with Marcus. I would not even call what I had with Marcus love at all.
I drove straight to the company, and the moment I stepped in, all I wanted was to see Kael. I knew I would still act composed and distant around him, pushing him away, acting like I felt nothing. But on the inside, I was absolutely giddy.
I put on my coat immediately and noticed my colleagues doing their usual things, competing with each other and going about their routines. I didn't care what any of them were doing. I already had my own happiness. I didn't care if he was a wolf or whatever they called him. He was all I wanted.
"Oh God. I am actually losing it. I am running completely mad. I cannot control my own thoughts. What has Kael done to me?"
I took the elevator straight to the lab, only to open the door and find the guards torturing him again. My heart dropped.
"Let him go," I said firmly as they stopped.
"Oh, you're back again. Always telling us to let him go. He becomes impossible when you're not here. He acts completely out of control," they said, and I felt my chest tighten.
"Stop calling him an animal. I will not hear it. I think I have to establish some new rules if this is how you are all going to keep behaving," I said to them as they walked away, leaving him unchained again.
"When do you want to leave this place?" I said to him as he laughed.
"Live here when I have you? No, I wouldn't stay here willingly. If I am going to stay anywhere, I am staying with you. I cannot cope without you," he said, and instantly I felt the warmth spread through me again. What was wrong with him? He was being held captive, in every real sense of the word, and yet he was saying things like this to me.
"Stop it, Kael. Be serious for once, okay?" I said to him as he walked toward me and wrapped his arm around my waist. I pushed him away.
"Stop it. Nobody must find out what happened last night. Understood?" I said.
At that moment, the door opened. One of the guards stood there with a frown on his face, as usual.
"Raya needs you now," he said as I rolled my eyes and walked out of the lab, taking the elevator straight to the board members' office.
I stood right in front of them as Raya tapped her hands on the table.
"Something is definitely coming together. Congratulations," she said.
I looked puzzled. "For what?"
"You finally did something worth noting."