Elfin

Chapter 1-3

“Wwwhat was that?” She stumbled over her words. Finally persuading her feet to move, she pulled back from him, staring up at his widened eyes. When he continued to stare at her instead of answering her question, she gathered her thoughts. She turned to look back at the door through which she’d entered. She could hear the other men out in the hall, speaking in low tones.

“They are going to find me soon. I need to go.” She looked back and nearly jumped when her face almost ran into his chest. She tilted her head to look up into his face.

“They won’t look for you in here,” he told her confidently.

“They will eventually. It’s pretty obvious since its right next door to the conference room and I hid so quickly,” she reasoned.

His lips formed a wickedly crooked smile. “They won’t find you because I won’t let them.”

“And who are you, exactly?” Cassie raised a single eyebrow in question at him.

He leaned forward until his mouth was mere inches from hers.

“I’m yours,” he whispered.

Cassie snorted out a short, abrupt laugh to cover up the gasp his words caused. “Does that work on all the girls?”

Suddenly, his head whipped up as the handle of the door began to jiggle. Cassie’s body tensed as she turned to look at the door, ready to bolt like a frightened animal, to where she wasn’t sure.

“Cassie, are you in there?” Cassie let out a relieved breath as she heard the voice of her father.

She took a step toward the door but was stopped abruptly when an arm snaked around her waist. She let out a gasp of air as her back came in contact with a very firm chest. She felt his breath on her ear as his lips grazed her skin.

“I will see you again, Beautiful.”

She closed her eyes briefly as she tried not to enjoy the sensation of being held so confidently. When he released her, she moved quickly for the door. As she unlocked it and began to turn the knob, she felt his breath again on her neck and then heard a whisper.

“Trik, my name is Trik.”

She turned to look over her shoulder at him but there was no one there.