Blood Legacy Chapter 33: 33. The mate bond pt.2

I flipped my damp hair back then traced my fingers through it, my stomach growling from hunger as I could feel the sweet aroma of freshly made pancakes.

I slowly made my way into the spacious kitchen, my gaze darting around until it found Nathan, watching him stand by the island with a large plate of steaming hot pancakes, chopped fruits and various other goodies neatly placed on the marble counter.

"What?" I asked as I noticed him weirdly staring back at me, his heated gaze slowly trailing from my bare legs and all the way up to my face, making me feel kinda warm and restless.

"Nothing," He awkwardly cleared out his throat and looked away, blinking a few times before he lightly shook his head.

"H-how was your shower?" He asked out of the blue, keeping his gaze trained on the food sitting right in front of him as I made my way towards the island and took a seat across from him.

"Uh, warm and...wet?" I replied unsure, brow raised as I curiously watched him for a moment, vaguely weirded-out by his sudden odd behaviour.

*What the hell got into him?*

"This looks nice," I said nonetheless with a smile as I let my gaze fall onto the healthy and fresh-looking variety of food, not even sure what to start with as everything looked so damn good.

"I figured that you'd be hungry," I heard him sheepishly say just as I'd popped a strawberry into my mouth, my gaze raising just in time to catch him staring at me like a creep again, his heated gaze switching between my eyes and mouth as he nervously rubbed the back of his neck.

"What?" I asked with a small and humorless laugh, receiving a mild shake of his head as he rather bashfully averted his gaze again.

"Wow, you totally suck at making small talk," I said with a chuckle, watching him as I popped another piece of fruit into my mouth.

He remained silent as I eventually took a plate and got myself some of those yummy-looking pancakes, filling them with syrup and eating them to my heart's contentment.

I licked my lips and fingers after finishing them as I'd somehow managed to cover myself up in syrup, almost forgetting that I wasn't alone in the kitchen when the sound of him clearing out his throat abruptly drew my attention, startled to notice that his eyes were now black again.

*Holy shit.*

I didn't move at first, too scared to find out what happened if I did as I didn't even know why they looked like that all of a sudden.

"Is...everything okay?" I cautiously asked with a calm and quiet tone, holding myself as still as possible as I watched him furrow his brows with evident confusion.

"Your...your eyes...They're-they're uhm..."

"Black?"

I quickly nodded in response, dragging my hands back closer to my body as I unconsciously prepared myself to run away, should our current situation request of it.

"Oh. That usually happens when I'm feeling really...*stimulated* by the sight or smell of you," He calmly explained as if there was nothing unusual about it, my heart though starting to pump a little harder and my cheeks filling up with heat at the sound of that.

*Oh my god! That's what he looks like when he's turned on?* My eyes widened at the sudden realization, quickly remembering all those times I've seen him like this and David too.

*Holy shit he looks like a fucking demon,* I thought as I continued to warily eye him, carefully watching his every move.

"You don't have to be afraid though. It's not like I'm gonna jump over this counter and pounce on you like some wild beast," He added with a chuckle, the mental image though that resulted from his words making me feel so...weirdly curious to say so, wondering what it would feel like...

*Holy crap.*

My heart started to bang with urgency as a very explicit mental image of him bending me over this counter and mercilessly pounding into me as I screamed and moaned his name out suddenly popped into my head, failing to even hear what he said next as I struggled to contain that tiny lustful mewl that bubbled up in my throat.

*Fuck. What the hell is wrong with me?*

"Carina,"

I blinked hard and focused my gaze back on him, forcing myself to seem as composed and nonchalant as possible as I looked into those endless pools of blackness.

"You were thinking about it, weren't you?" His head tilted, expressing a knowing smile as he challengingly looked at me, no doubt enjoying himself whilst watching me squirm.

"W-what are you talking about?" I feigned innocence, throwing him a confused look.

"I heard it. That tiny little whimper,"

My face fell at the sound of that, feeling utterly mortified.

*How the f- Oh. Right. Superhearing.*

"And I can smell and feel you even from here. I can feel it through the bond,"

"You want me just as much as I do," He said with confidence, making me feel so damn uncomfortable after being exposed like that.

"Wait wait, what do you mean you *feel* it through the bond?" I suddenly asked with curiosity as those words finally registered themselves in my head.

"Exactly like that. I can feel whatever you do, thanks to our special connection. You could do it too, with a little bit of practice, of course," He said with a wink, his words though creating a strong sense of vulnerability within me. I was feeling fucking violated.

So he could just...*tap* into my emotions and get a read whenever he wanted to, whether I agreed with it or not?

*What in the motherfucking hell?!?*

"What the f...How do you even...? S-stay out of my...J-just stay out of me, okay?" I stammered in pure anger, shoving my chair back as I stood up and turned around, walking away as I couldn't even stand to look at him a single second longer.

"Carina, wait!"

"Leave me alone!" I quickened up my pace, desperate to put some space between us.

"Carina, please wait!"

"No!" I shouted back and broke into a full sprint, barely conquering a few feet before his hand wrapped around my bicep and whirled me around to face him.

"No! Let me go!" I instantly started to thrash and squirm against him in a failing attempt to set myself free, even managing to throw in a few scratches and slaps before his arms wrapped around me a little tighter and pulled me in his chest, effectively immobilizing me.

My breath came out in fast and laboured breaths, feeling the first and few small tears trailing over my cheeks as I uttered with dejection,

"Why did you bring me here, Nathan? Why?"

"Because I need to help you get through this," His response came right after my question, his hold on me loosening as he continued to calmly speak,

"You can't do it alone and you know it. That's why you lied to your sister too,"

"You could've just told her that I kidnapped you or even tried to escape by now, but you didn't. Because deep down you know that you need me. You need me to be close to you,"

My blurry gaze rose to meet his just as he said those last words, peering up into his beautiful green eyes as I took lungfuls of his amazing scent.

And before I could stop to think about it or even try to stop myself I pushed myself on my tippy toes and wrapped my arms around the back of his neck, meeting him halfway as I slammed my lips against his, moving into a soft yet passionate kiss.