CUTE DEVIL

Pretty readers, I'm back!!! I'm so sorry for the abrupt break, Pretty author had her final exams but now she's done and so ready for constant updates...And guess what? Today's my birthday, so this chapter is dedicated to me.

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In the parking lot of Hotel la Flores, a black sedan had been parked for over an hour but after the departure of the driver no one else came down after that.

Inside the car, Kiaraa rubbed her hazy eyes and yawned softly, her smooth hair landed on her forehead softly giving her a more pleasant view.

She then snuggled her head closer to what she thought was a warm blanket and caught a whiff of a masculine scent that intoxicated her.

She drew in a sharp breath and her mind was thrown into a state of serenity. She rubbed her head closer to it expecting a soft sensation but she momentarily paused when she noticed that it wasn't as soft as she expected.

'Wait... this scent... the only perfume I use in my room is Lavender or Jasmine... why is this different...?'

Her eyelids immediately jolted open and her face was panic-stricken as she scanned her surroundings. Her breathing hitched with a loud thudding sound of her heart resounded deep inside her ear when she realized that she was in a car.

Neglecting her fears, her pupils contracted fiercely as she clenched her fists tightly with a sharp gaze.

'Was I kidnapped?'

She felt fear grip her heart for one fraught instant.

She looked around fearfully until her gaze landed on a perfect figure resting his head on the seat of the car with his eyes tightly shut. She then realized that she was in his embrace and fell asleep.

Her mind drifted to how she almost broke down in his presence and how he softly comforted her. His attitude was so gentle and calm like a mother hen to her chicks in perfect contrast to the icicle she met a few days ago. His silent comfort was reassuring and she felt that all her problems were instantly solved just by being in his embrace.

Remembering how she melted right into his arms, her face flushed in a dark shade of red. His warm embrace and smooth words flared up an unfamiliar feeling in her heart that she couldn't decipher.

Her soft gaze rested on his face. His long lashes fell over his eyes and his entire being was calm as if he was dead if not for the little movement in his chest which reassured her.

She wanted to avert her gaze but as she continued staring at him, Kiaraa found herself unable to take her eyes away from him. This man... for a moment she wanted to think that the one sitting beside her was an imposter.

He looked so calm and detached from the things around him as if he had no care about the things around the world. So peaceful, so vulnerable and so calm which was absolutely so not like the person she noticed a few days ago.

He was so cold and almost frightening then and looking at his peaceful nature now she felt that she should never judge a book by its cover. Everyone has a soft side too.

Still in her daze, she rose her hand and gently touched the single strand of his hair that fell over his forehead, brushing it slightly away from his fair skin.

She didn't stop there, she felt mesmerized all of a sudden and traced a finger down from his forehead to his eyebrows and then to his thick lashes.

She spent her time admiring them as she slowly ran her fingers through them, marveling in their softness as she brushed a finger through it. Her gaze lingered on them for a while before she traced her hand down to his perfect nose and then ran it down his jawline before settling them on his lips.

Her eyes stayed on his red lips and this time, she used her thumb to graze over them in a daze. She didn't know what spell was cast on her but she found herself being drawn to them and she couldn't pull herself out.

Due to her distraction, she didn't notice when his hand that was tightly wrapped around her waist tightened as her hand touched his lips but there was no change in his facial expression as his face still remained like a sleeping god.

She continued staring at his lips and then reluctantly shifted her gaze to his chin, from his neck down to his collarbone.

Feeling her heated stare, Adrian gulped hard, his adam's apple gobbled up and down but she was too wrapped in her own world to notice the shift in his expression.

Adrian gritted his teeth. This girl... she had no idea what she was doing to him. At first, he wanted to ignore her and see what this little daredevil was up to. But as her hand kept traveling down, he gritted his teeth and abruptly held her unruly hand to prevent it from going any further.

He opened his eyes sharply and his silver orbs stared deeply at the cute devil in his embrace who now had her eyes widened and her face crimson.

The atmosphere around her tensed drastically and Kiaraa held in her breath and closed her eyes tightly, deeply embarrassed to look up at him.

In a word: Awkward!!

In two words: Really awkward!!

In a sentence: This is really awkward!!

Adrian gazed at her with amusement in his eyes. His body felt hot wherever her soft hand touched but he couldn't react, not when she had no clue about countless things so he had no choice but to hold her hand before the fire that was buried deep in his soul was rekindled.

But now, staring at her flushed face, he felt that she looked as cute as a white rabbit.

'Has she always been this cute? Then why did she hide this wondrous side of her.'

He fought with his inner demon to hold back his laughter and not to tease her but he couldn't help himself, not when she was acting like an endangered bunny.

"Had your fill yet?"

Kiaraa could sense the amusement in his voice and despite her embarrassment, she still shot him a hard glare.

Realizing that she was still tightly wrapped in his arm, she wriggled herself free and shifted to the other side of the car. She averted her gaze to look out of the tinted glasses, the scenery of the grand-style hotel was breathtaking but she wasn't feeling any of it.

"Tell me, why did you stop?"

She returned her glare back to him. She wanted to scream, 'Because you woke up that's why I stopped you dummy!' but she controlled her anger that was laced with embarrassment and shot him another glare before opening the door and dashing out of the car.