64–Paint My Nipples
Nora:
My wolf left me puzzled. I couldn’t chat with her much because I had to rush out and make a call to Natalya, just to check on her.
“Who are you ringing?” Cain’s sudden appearance caught me off guard. I thought he’d be in his studio. Perhaps he couldn’t work due to stress over his father’s disappearance.
“Natalya!” I uttered, peering down at my phone, but once again, her phone was turned off.
“She might be deep in the woods right now,” he replied, his scent slowly wafting into my nostrils.
“I’m so stressed about Natalya and dad,” I said, sighing and plopping onto the couch, getting comfortable with my legs dangling down.
“I get why you’re worried about dad, but Natalya? I’m sure if anyone’s safe out there, it’s her,” Cain said, leaning over me, resting his hands on the counter on either side of my thighs, ensuring our faces were level, so we could gaze into each other’s eyes.
I wasn’t sure if he realized how intense his eye contact could be, but since he didn’t seem affected, I acted like I wasn’t intrigued either.
“I understand, but her wolf–,” I began to repeat myself, and Cain just chuckled to silence me.
“Is unpredictable, blah blah blah,” his lips moved so gracefully when he talked, “she also has your stepbrothers with her. So, if you don’t
trust her wolf, trust theirs.”
That’s exactly why I worried about her. My stepbrothers weren’t very reliable when it came to taking care of someone.
“You don’t trust us, do you?” Cain noted, raising his brow. He was vigilant. His eyes tracked every movement of the person he interacted with.
“I don’t trust them,” I confessed, but it only made his brow raise even higher.
“What about me?” he asked, tilting his head. I noticed a slight smirk on his lips, making my heart flutter at the way he looked at me.
“You–,” I paused as his eyes narrowed further, “I don’t know.” With a shy smile, I lowered my head, focusing on my hands in my lap.
“There is no way you don’t know, tell me,” he uttered, bringing his face even closer to mine. i got to see how deep his eyes were. they were so soothing.
“Maybe i trust you a little,” i wasn’t lying to him. he made me change my mind.
“Aha! i thought i was in the same list as them. what made you change your mind?” the more he talked, the more i urged to shove my tongue down his throat and even when it was wrong, it felt like the only right thing to do in the moment.
“Why do you blush so much around me?” He never let anything pass. If he noticed something, he had to comment on it.
“I don’t.” I replied, without lifting my head.
“Do you want to see your painting?” His voice softened even more. I raised my head, and our eyes met once again.
“You finished it?” I inquired, surprised. I thought he was too stressed to do anything, but I guess painting helped him relax.
“I did,” he nodded, giving slight jerks to his head, causing his hair to bounce and fall into his eyes. I watched his face and the unruly strands bothering his sight. All I wanted to do was gently push his hair off his face before he did it himself.
“What?” he queried again, not yet fixing his hair.
“Your hair-.” I pointed delicately.
“Can you fix it?” he lowered his face for me to get a good view of his crown, looking at me through his eyebrows.
“Sure!” It felt like a wish granted. I quickly raised both my hands, stopping near his head, and then gently ran my fingers through his hair.
Oh sweet Goddess, have mercy on me and my little heart.
His hair was so smooth, and they smelled so good. If I could, I would bury my face in his head and inhale the scent until there is nothing left. I then gently touched my fingertips to his eyes, brushing the strands. away from his vision.
“Alright! Thank you,” he suddenly pulled away, walking over to the refrigerator to grab a can of soda.
“Follow me,” after retrieving the can, he ordered me, and I trailed behind him to his studio like a lost kitten.
Once inside, I found my painting facing the other side, placed in the middle of the studio. With my heart pounding loudly, I walked to the painting and noticed the moonlight from the window illuminating it.
When I say my jaw hung low, I really mean it.
Every stroke was done so perfectly. But not only that, the exaggerated details made my heart skip a beat.
Wow!” I exclaimed as he settled beside the canvas, facing me and sipping from the can.
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This might be a good read if it quits switching languages. It starts English then I believe maybe dutch then possibly Spanish so makes it hard to understand with not being able to read paragraphs at a time ....