Academy Of Mates novel Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Chapter 15

Admittedly, this wasn’t my best idea.

And the last person I wanted to see me in this state, completely naked and very angry, was Benedict and his wide baby blue eyes.

I do not know how to explain what I was doing to him. No words seem to be appropriate.

Thankfully, Benedict, being Benedict, doesn’t say a word. He won’t push answers out of me.

Despite how embarrassing this situation was, his presence calms me. His face had mostly healed, leaving only a faint red line along his cheek. He’s dressed as well, a tight shirt encasing his stone hard chest. He was fiddling with something on his wrist and when I looked down, I saw his fingers playing with the fabric of my bracelet.

He was still wearing it.

My cheeks flush and it’s not because I was butt naked in front of him.

He’s careful not to look below the neck. I can see his eyes focused solely on mine… doing his best not to look down.

Or maybe he didn’t need to force himself not to look at my naked body. There wasn’t much to look at to begin with. I’m sure a man as handsome as him has seen it all, the most beautiful even. I wouldn’t entice him if I tried. I’m sure of that. My body is starved, ribs showing on the sides and arms frail without a single curve of any kind.

Benedict surprises me by removing his shirt, those perfectly sculpted muscles showing in the afternoon glow. If it was possible, he looked more handsome, more perfect because of it. And then he surprises me some more when he starts to unzip his pants.

“What are you doing?” I finally asked, lips parted.

“We’re skinny dipping aren’t we?” He says so casually and so unproblematically it’s as if he’s pretending that he didn’t just see me ripping my clothes off aggressively.

His pants came off next, leaving his underwear… which, as hard as I tried not to look, was fashioning a really large bulge. The sight made me swallow as I tried hard not to smack my lips together.

If I thought he wasn’t going to remove his underwear, I was fairly mistaken because he shrugs that off as well and I’m forced to look ahead before I can see more than I should. It’s too late though. I wasn’t fast enough… at least I hope I tried to look away fast enough because his manhood sprang up as his underwear was lowered.

I saw it. I saw it well.

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And as much as I tried not to think about it, I did, and it made me hot all over. Far too hot for a chilly late afternoon.

It’s strange because werewolves are naked all the time.

They really are, clothes are hard to come by, and most prefer to walk around naked, but why did it feel so different with him?

I’ve seen plenty of manhoods. None like his though.

Red in the face, hot between the legs and nearly panting, I was just ready to jump into the water. Benedict stops me from doing so by standing behind me as I felt his breath on the nape of my neck. He wasn’t touching me, not yet, but I could feel his heat on my back and it was doing something to me that I couldn’t explain.

He took my hand in his, interlacing them. “Ready when you are, Vareesa.”

This was a game… a little fun is all.

I know this. I know this very well.

And I happily, very much willingly, let myself fall for it.

Because what’s a little fun in the School of Love, right? Everyone’s already playing everyone and I’m already being called all the horrible things. What else was I going to lose?

I looked up at Benedict with renewed hope and gave him the biggest smile I’ve ever given anyone. “Run.”

There’s a brightness that flashes in his eyes, excitement maybe or something more, before he follows my word and sprints off. With a light tug of his hand, my feet were racing through the shallow water with him. The cool water splashes around us in a flurry of droplets.

He’s laughing.

I can hear the sound so beautifully that I laugh with him, sharing the excitement. We don’t stop running until we’re completely engulfed in the water and swimming to keep afloat. The clear lake does little to hide our nakedness, but we didn’t care. Nothing mattered right now.

The School of Love, the mansion, it felt so far away.

Benedict’s hand stayed with mine, his fingers never slipping away, not even a second. The feeling was addicting, small innocent touches that made my head light and fuzzy. Benedict laughs again before diving down and I go with him, holding my breath before following.

I opened my eyes underwater, it stung. But I could see his beauty so clearly, so beautifully, it was worth it. He smiled at me, his blonde hair freely floating about. I would stay underwater forever if that meant I could see him like that.

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There was a slight hesitation in his eyes before he moved closer, his free hand reaching for my cheek. I leaned in, the reaction automatic. I was running out of breath but… but something told me to stay, so I did.

And this, thus far, is the best decision I’ve ever made because he closes the gap between us and presses his lips ever so gently with mine. It was the briefest touch, the smallest movement of the water on me, but it happened.

Beta Benedict, the strongest Beta in the world, just kissed me.

The most handsome man alive… was pressing his lips on mine.

If this was a dream, I never wanted to wake up.

A flutter in my chest makes it even harder to breathe but I don’t move, frozen in place – feeling like I was airborne as I silently lavished the feeling.

It was wrong, I know it is. He’s a Beta and I’m… and I’m me. Despite how the School of Love is played out and how everyone would like to believe something different, there are still rules and mine is to stay in my lane.

Whore, they called me.

Dirty. Poor. A girl worth absolutely nothing.

My hands were on his face before I could stop myself, pulling him close as my lips met with his. His lips are soft and cool to touch and I lost myself in them like I was thirsty and he was the only thing that could quench me.

If he’s surprised by my forwardness, he doesn’t say anything about it and starts kissing me back just as aggressively as I was.

Just as I feel as though I might burst, he pulls us up to the surface, breaking through the water as we gasp for air. Our lips don’t separate for long, springing back together like we were never meant to be apart.

His lips were dizzying and his touch was electric, shocking me alive with each caress. Everything about this was surreal and something I would likely never experience again.

Benedict deepens the kiss, using his tongue masterfully in a way that makes my heart leap out of my chest. He takes hold of my hips, pressing us close until I remember how very naked we were.

Something hard and very erect presses on my thigh and a hunger, a ravishing hunger, starts to build somewhere between my legs. I can feel it throb against me and I’m forced to bite my lip to stop from making a sound.

Our eyes locked and those baby blue eyes just have a chokehold on me, keeping me captivated and utterly his.

This is what drives me over the edge and I don’t hold back any longer. Keeping him close like he’s mine, kissing him like this was real and living this moment like it would

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amount to something.

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