Chapter 195

Chapter 195:

This was stupid. Jaris might yell at me right now and call me names, and I’d get hurt and cry. Did I really want to take the risk?

But I was desperate and didn’t have a choice.

I moved to stand behind him. He cocked his head but didn’t fully look at me. “What’re you doing p>

I tried to say something, but my tongue wasn’t as brave as my limbs. My fingers shook lightly from what I was about to do.

“Lyric?” he called when I remained silent.

Taking a deep breath, I laid my hands on his shoulders, treating him to an affectionate, soft massage.

I noticed him go rigid. My insides screamed in both joy and protest. It was the first time I was consciously touching him like this, and while I was so nervous, I couldn’t deny that he felt so right in my hands.

“You must be tired.” My tone was light. “This should help p>

What followed was a silence thick with nervous tension. I couldn’t believe he still hadn’t asked me to stop.

I swallowed hard as I continued with the task at hand. After a moment, I did what I had to. I gently tugged at the collar of his shirt, exposing the skin beneath it.

If I didn’t know any better, I’d think this was a dream.

I knew what she was up to when she stood behind me. I knew she wanted to give me a massage—something that was beyond weird. I wanted to stop her, except my hands didn’t work with my brain.

The second her hands touched me, I was enchanted, trapped in a time and place I didn’t want to escape from. Her hands on me were divine, bringing me sensations I didn’t think were possible from mere hands. How the hell was she able to do it?

So, despite how strange the situation was, despite the fact that I should’ve stopped her, I sat there and let her. And enjoyed it.

If I didn’t know any better, I’d think she was doing this because she liked me. But I knew what she was there for. I knew the mark she was looking for. And I knew she’d gotten her answer the moment she lowered the shirt from my neck. I kept my eyelids sealed, giving her the freedom to discover her answer. There was no mark there. No color. And I sensed her disappointment the moment she saw it too.

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She rolled the shirt up while I pretended not to notice she had dragged it down in the first place. It was a close one. Let’s just say it was a good thing I woke up late today of all days. While I was dressing up, it was Kael who noticed and pointed it out to me.

I tried washing it off but couldn’t. I knew instantly that it was Lyric trying to be smart with me. I had to make use of acid to wash it off. Yeah, fucking acid.

It was painful as hell and peeled my skin. It was actually the reason I wore the turtleneck today. Hopefully, the burn would have healed already with my Alpha blood.

I think it had. Otherwise, she’d have asked me about it.