Ensnaring his Dark Moon-Chapter 226: Scared of me?

After they left, Esme quickened her footsteps, intending to avoid the stare fixated on her.

In a few quick strides, Aleister caught up to her.

Esme quickened her pace but he seemed to have no trouble keeping up.

Contrary to his effortless strides, she probably looked like a duck dawdling and running in a gown.

In the end, she stopped in her tracks and glanced at him, ’’What do you want?"

’’That’s what I wanted to ask you,’’ a devilish smile made its way to his face as he glanced at her.

The people who were passing by in the hallway slowed down to look at them.

Esme grabbed his hand and pulled him to a secluded corner with her without a second thought, ’’There is nothing that I want. And even if I want something, I don’t want anything from you.’’

’’I meant...’’ he drawled, ’’Whether you want tea or wine,’’ his gaze trailed to her delicate hand which was tightly gripping his wrist.

Did both these brothers discuss this line to annoy her and Luciana to death? But from the rumors she heard, it seemed like these two did not get along that well.

Esme quickly released his hand, ’’Neither tea nor wine. I appreciate your thoughts,’’ she said.

’’Sweets?"

’’No,’’ Esme avoided his gaze. The visions from yesterday made her face feel hot and her voice was unintentionally raspy.

’’We can talk, can’t we?" his voice was softer this time.

Esme glanced at his face. There was a pleading intent in his eyes that confused her.

As she blinked, his face was calm as usual, ’’But we have nothing to talk about.’’

Esme turned around and started walking towards her room.

Aleister’s lips quirked up in a victorious smile. Her laid-back and ’glareless’ words counted as a ’Yes’.

’’We can talk about you.’’

’’I don’t want to talk about myself to a stranger,’’ Esme raised her hand, shaking her index finger twice, ’’That is risky and foolish.’’

’’Some risks are worth it,’’ Aleister said, eyeing her wrist. Her hand looked so thin like it would break if he held her a bit roughly.

How was she treated in the past year? Did they not feed her well? Was she mistreated?

His eyes darkened as he snapped his fingers.

Two shadow guards appeared behind him.

Esme paused in her tracks and turned around only to find Aleister standing with two men in the little distance.

Both the men were bowing to him and Aleister seemed to be deep in thought about something.

He was not following her anymore?

She blinked. Shaking her head slightly, she turned around and walked towards her room.

She could have stayed there and eavesdropped on their conversation but Esme felt like her curiosity got her nothing but unwanted troubles.

And her determination to stay away from this huge and handsome trouble was something she could not describe in words.

Just as she had reached the door, someone grabbed her wrist and twirled her around.

She was caught off guard.

The touch was gentle and soft but the way she twisted her body in a struggle ended up with her crashing against the man’s chest.

Esme’s elbow was tightly pressed on Aleister’s chest and there were barely a few inches of gap between them.

She tilted her head to look at the man, ’’What are you doing?" her words came out as a whisper again.

Traitorous voice. She was trying to sound harsh, not bashful. 𝐟𝐫𝕖𝗲𝘄𝚎𝗯𝕟𝐨𝕧𝐞𝚕.𝕔𝕠𝐦

Regardless of her thoughts, she kept her face straight.

’’Stop glaring at me,’’ Aleister blew on her forehead, casting aside the unruly strands of her that hid her grey eyes from his vision, ’’I was trying to stop you.’’

She blinked her eyes, feeling the cool sensation on her forehead as his masculine scent invaded her senses.

’’Is this how you stop people? And why would you even stop me?" Esme glanced at the man who was not letting go of her wrist, who was holding her so close that... that her mind was being muddled.

"Not people. You. You are the one I want to stop because you did not bother to wait for me,’’ this time, he was whispering too.

Standing in the hallway, in each other’s arms, and whispering like this made them look like they were close to each other.

Esme slowly stepped back from him, detaching herself from his body despite the loss of warmth that seeped inside her, ’’I told you I won’t talk about myself to strangers,’’ she pulled her hand out of his grip.

’’Then we can talk about me.’’

’’I don’t want to know anything about you,’’ Esme shook her head to calm her racing heartbeats.

What a dangerous creature. Shaking her head again, she was about to step inside her room when his voice stopped her in her tracks.

’’Scared of me?" Aleister glanced at her back, keeping his voice as provocative as he could.

’’I am not scared of anyone,’’ Esme’s voice was stern.

Aleister stepped closer to her and lowered his body till his chin was grazing her neck, ’’Then are you scared of yourself? Are you scared you won’t be able to hold back on your desires for me if I am anywhere near you? That you might just let go of all your inhibitions and hold me down or beg me to do things to you? Like how it was yesterday, hmm?"

Esme’s breath hitched when he whispered those devious words in her ear. Something familiar to heat spread in her chest just as the indignance rose in her eyes. What did he mean by she will do things to him?

"I was caught off guard yesterday. It was a mistake,’’ Esme said emotionlessly, ’’If you want to come inside, then do so. Your presence or absence has nothing to do with me,’’ she spoke through gritted teeth.

’’Yes?"

’’Yes,’’ Esme paused for a moment as she added, ’’But as you said before, you would tell me anything that I ask you.’’

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A/N: Quiz time ;)

What are you expecting in the next Chapters?

a) witty banter

b) something steamy

c) Esme interrogating Al

d) something else (explain)