Chapter 48
RYN
I should be terrified, but I’m not.
Instead, I felt aroused. I felt like that was what I was thirsty for.
“Ryn.” Theon called in his deep, raspy voice and it only seemed to add fuel to the fire burning me from the inside. I blinked and realized that I was halfway across the kitchen towards him. My nipples tightened painfully and I began to pant like I had run a thousand miles.
Theon raised his hand as if to tell me to stay where I am. “This is not you, Ryn.” He said. “You’re under the spell of the Moonstone.”
I swallowed, licking my lips. I understood what he said perfectly but my brain and body did not seem to register what he said. Still, I willed myself to stop but instead, I took another strained step forward. “Why?” I whispered, as I dragged the knife across the surface of the kitchen island.
“Why what, Ryn?” He asked, as his eyes flickered from the knife to my boobs which naturally used to bulge from my tank top due to them being on the large size.
“Why didn’t you tell me that I was using your lifeforce?”
Theon’s eyes narrowed as he watched me. “I didn’t think it was important for you to know.”
I scoffed, feeling anger and lust rise in my bones. “You didn’t think it was important for me to know that whoever wears a moonstone will be sexually attracted to the life force giver? No,” I cocked my head to the side in thought, gripping the knife tighter. “…research said the person would have an insatiable lust and desire for the giver of their lifeforce. Care to explain that?”
Theon sighed. “It’s a side effect of the Moonstone, yes, but it wasn’t that way for every person. I did my research, Ryn. Insatiable lust is a side effect pertaining to mates.”
I blinked at him in surprise.
“Relax,” He said, “I already found my mate years ago. You’re not mine.”
I thought about his stinging words for a moment and suddenly felt jealous. I had no idea he had a mate before. I wondered what she was like. Did he love her? Did he lose her? Is that why he has stayed single all these years? Is that why he never falls for his projects?
“So, where’s your mate?” I asked.
Theon’s eyes hardened. “I don’t want to talk about her.”
I swallowed and nodded. “If I’m not your mate then, what side effect was I supposed to have?”
Theon sighed again and ran a hand through his hair, thus flexing his biceps. I closed my eyes and took deep breaths, forcing myself not to close the distance between us. “You were supposed to just grow fond of me and with time, if the Phoenix flower wasn’t found yet, you might start getting obsessed with me but that would have meant months passing. I had no intention of making you wait that long, Ryn. I have no idea why you’re in lust with me.”
I smiled bitterly and felt the urge to take another step but I forced myself to stay still.
“In lust with you.” I whispered, my voice trembling.
Dropping the knife, I ran a shaky hand through my hair and looked out the window. “I did some research about the Phoenix
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flower too.” I whispered, feeling despair join the myriad of emotions clouding my judgment. “How sure are you that you’ll find it in time? None has seen it in decades. Some even say it’s a myth.”
“Have I ever let you down, Ryn?”
I thought about his words for a moment before shaking my head Suddenly, I became tired of fighting my own will so I took two steps forward, and closed the distance between us. A whiff of his aftershave had me almost rolling my eyes backwards and the warmth radiating from his body made my pussy throb.
I reached out to touch him but he gripped my wrist. Catching his gaze, my heavy breathing filled the air. “And what if you don’t find the flower on time like Maori?” I whispered, leaning closer to his face. “What happens to me then?”
Gripping the kitchen counter, I took deep breaths to steady myself. Is this how I am going to suffer till my cure is found? I turned to face him. “So, in the meantime, your Highness, what’s the temporary solution to this?”
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