Gamble of Death

Addicted To You

Edith POV

As I was eating my Chinese lunch,Blake was eating sea food.

It was smelly and disgusting.I couldn't understand why people liked these things.

"Don't eat that! It's disgusting.As least not in front of me." I rolled my eyes.I couldn't control myself.

He dropped the fork and knife on the plate and moved it away.

"You are so cute,Mr.Alaric.You can eat.I was just joking." I said.

"Does that mean that you like sea food?" He asked.

"No,I don't." I sighed.

"What do you even eat rather than Chinese?" He asked.

"I used to eat spaghetti sometimes or cereals." I replied.

"Spaghetti and cereals?Who eats that?" He raised an eyebrow.

"Poor people." I replied.

"I am sorry.That's actually great stuff." He quickly showed me some sympathy.

"It's actually fine.I used to eat Chinese with my friends once in a while.It wasn't that we were almost broke.No.My dad and I had an average monthly income.It was pretty good but dad's dialysis and mom's chemotherapy were way too costly.We are still drowning in loans." I explained.

"What? It's terrible." He whispered and put his hand on mine.

"But you are always looking so smart and classy.How is that?" He asked.

"Secret." I winked.

"Alright,Des." He replied.

"Okay,but if you ever want to kiss me, please make sure you didn't eat sea food." I rolled my eyes.He laughed.

"Well,I will choose sea food." He said.

"Sea food over this heavenly body?" I asked.

"Woman, you have too much misconceptions inside that little brain of yours." He replied.

"I have a lot of things in my mind." I whispered and licked my lips.He shook his head in disappointment.

"Why reject me at all,Blake? I can take you to a whole another dimension." I smirked.

"Because I told you...I am not available for lust." He replied with his eyes down.

"A night without any strings attached is more than enough." I winked.He shook his head.

"You're being stubborn, Desdemona.I don't like this." He said.

"You're boring, Alaric." I rolled my eyes and walked to my room.

I turned on the television and laid down on the bed.

I really wanted Blake with me.I wanted to sleep with him.I told him that a night without any strings attached should work but he didn't want me.

Why was he rejecting me continuously? Was I not his type?

Whatever.I sighed.

Within a while,a knock was placed on my door.Blake was here to explain why he wouldn't sleep with me and he didn't want our 'special' relationship to break.I know what he wanted to say.

"Come!" I responded.He walked inside and sat beside me on the bed.

"Des." He whispered.

"Blake." I replied.

He didn't say anything instead just stared at me.I moved my head and placed my head on his lap.He ran his fingers through my hair.

"I am not a good person.You don't want to be involved with me." He explained.

"I don't care about how cruel you are.I like you, Blake and you are good to me.That's all that matters to me." I smiled.He smiled back.

"Let's go back to town.I will take you to my penthouses.We can come here next month." He said.

"Really?" I asked.

"Yes,if you want.We can go." He said.

"Yes,I want to go." I replied immediately.

"Okay,then pack up." He said.

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Blake POV

"Another dreadful flight." She rolled her eyes.

"It's just a couple of hours." I said.

"I hate waiting." She said and sat beside me as she turned on a movie.

I am pretty sure she wasn't going to watch it for even five minutes.

She yawned and leaned her head on my shoulder.Despite the whole jet being empty,she clung to my body.

A little while later,an air hostess came to us asking if we need anything.

I shook my head but the air hostess woke up Des in the process.

"Why is there such a hot air hostess in your private jet?" She frowned.

"She is an air hostess.How am I supposed to know?" I asked.

"You hired her." She said.

"My assistant did." I replied.

"Or maybe you made your choice." She whispered.

"No." I replied immediately.

"I don't like her.I don't want to see her the next time I come here." She complained.I've never seen a being more problematic than her.

I sighed.I wasn't going to do everything she demanded.Truth is,I found that hostess hot.That's why she was here but Desdemona,her beauty was out of the world.Nothing,I mean, nothing in this world could match upto her divine beauty.

"Excuse me,I am talking to you." She said.

"Calm down,she is nice." I said.With that,she frowned and moved to another seat.I sighed out of frustration.She really was hard to control.

I didn't say anything further.She needed to learn.

-

We came to my penthouse.We hadn't spoke a word to each other since then.

She clutched her luggage tightly and studied the house.

She immediately looked away when our eyes met.Why was she like this? Why couldn't she be normal? She only wanted lust then why was she jealous?

"Des..." I grabbed her wrist but it slipped through my grip as she walked away with her back facing me.

"Can I sleep in this room?" She asked, slowly.Almost like a whispered.Her voice seemed unbelievably innocent.

She stood in front of my bedroom and asked if she could sleep in there or not.She looked so beautiful,I couldn't even speak.Her lashes flickered as she looked at the cold, white floor.Every second she took a breath,her grip around her luggage tightened and her nervousness increased.

Her innocence demanded an answer.The truth was she could.Of course,she could.

But I couldn't bring myself to the point,to be ready to sacrifice my everything for her.

"That's my room." I replied.I didn't want to say that.Something controlled me and I didn't know what.Sometimes,when our hidden self controls us, it's for the best.

"Ok." She whispered and silently tiptoed towards the other room.No more hidden self.This moment,I control myself.

I grabbed her wrists from behind and pushed her to the wall.

My forehead touched hers and my nose touched her small one.At that very moment,the rhythm of her breathing changed and there was a heat coming off of her body.I cupped her face firmly.She looked into my eyes.Our lips were almost a millimetre away from touching.My grip around her face tightened as I was losing control.

I almost captured those lips.I wanted to.I wanted to kiss her so bad that it was almost impossible to resist the temptation.

She was resisting.

I was resisting.

"Desdemona..." I whispered as I looked into her eyes weakly.

As I leaned forward to kiss her,she lifted her head and cupped my face.

"Blake...Blake." She whispered and made me look into her eyes.

"This is not something you want." She smiled.

"It's alright." She smiled and embraced me tightly.I felt her body against me as every muscle of my body went silent,numb.

I have never embraced her in this way and it was beautiful.A wave of emotions rushed between us.I've never felt like this towards someone.

All these times,she always messed around like she wanted to cross limits,but she never intended to do it.She was mature.She stopped me from kissing her because she knew that I would regret it.She was a diamond.

"Desdemona." I whispered.

My fingers ran inside her hair and caressed the back of her head.

"You can take this room.You don't need to ask." I whispered.

"It's alright.It's your room." She chuckled.

"No, you can stay here.I don't mind.It will be my pleasure." I smiled.She smiled back and turned around.

"Oh...and." I breathed out.She turned around.Oh,how flawless she looked without even trying.

"Yes?" She asked.

''I will remove that hostess." I replied.

"No,of course not.You are an accomplished and independent man,you should've hot women around you." She laughed,making it seem like now big deal.Her smile reflected her state of pain and jealousy.

"I don't need her anyways." I winked.

"I am going to sleep,Blake.You should rest too." She smiled.

"Yes and..." I breathed out again.Where the hell was my self control?

"Have a good sleep." I added.

"You too." She whispered and kissed my cheek before going into the other room and not my room.

Oh Desdemona,what are you doing to me?