The SSS-rank Guide Doesn't Need Saving novel Chapter 35

Chapter 35: Clash Between Two ?-ranked Sentinels

The moment she heard that voice, Aisha’s body reacted quickly without hesitation.

Her elbows snapped back hard into whoever stood behind her, aiming for their ribs. In the same breath, she pulled the hand off her mouth, twisted her body free from the arm around her waist, and spun around with her fist already flying toward the figure in front of her.

But—

Her fist didn’t land.

A hand effortlessly caught her fist mid-air.

Aisha’s eyes narrowed when she finally saw who it was. Under the dimly lit alley, that silver hair was unmistakably easy to recognize. Crimson eyes gleamed faintly with the reflection of light coming from the opening of the alley.

"Not bad," Nykos said, examining her still-clenched fist in his hold. "For a guide, you know how to throw a punch. Your form is almost perfect, too. Hard to think you’re a guide if I hadn’t met you before."

"Let go." Aisha bit out.

"Mm, in a minute."

Nykos didn’t let go.

Instead, he lifted her fist slightly, turning it over in his palm like he was inspecting a rare object, before pressing his lips against her knuckles.

"!!!"

Aisha froze.

Her widened eyes met his, which never stopped looking at her.

"You’re shameless."

She tried to free her hand from his grasp, but he did not let go, unlike the time in the restaurant.

"Is that a compliment?" A slow, dangerous smile pulled at his lips. "Because I can assure you, honey—I haven’t even started trying to earn that title yet. We still have a long way to go."

He made a point by staring a little too intensely at her lips. Aisha felt her blood rush to her cheeks despite herself.

She wanted to argue that whatever happened inside his mental landscape was nothing but what was necessary for guiding. Earlier too, she knew he deliberately drank from her cup and precisely sipped from where she had. But arguing with him felt like she was making a big deal of it.

His grip on her loosened. Before she could pull away, he tilted his head down and pressed his cheek against her palm, closing his eyes for a moment as if savoring something.

Aisha felt something within her open. She could feel her own guiding energy slipping from inside her and being absorbed by him. She hadn’t meant to do that, didn’t even think of using her energy to guide, yet it started moving on its own, creating a connection between them.

She pulled a plug on her energy immediately.

She didn’t forget to take this opening, swinging her other hand toward his face, aiming to slap him.

But her palm met empty air.

Nykos, who was standing right in front of her, was gone.

A heartbeat later, warmth pressed against her back. He was close. Too close. She could feel the heat radiating off him and the faint musk that was coming off his body.

"So eager," ignoring her protest, his voice curled around her ear. "If you wanted to touch me that badly, you only had to say the word."

"I wasn’t—"

"Shhh."

Her ears burned. She could feel the heat crawling down her neck as well.

Nykos noticed how her nape had turned red.

Suddenly, he felt compelled to dip his head lower. A desire to feel her skin against his lip started to bloom inside his chest—

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