Chapter 10.

“I'm dying to know

I know you're taken

I'm mistaken

But I just can't let you go…” Guilty Pleasures- George Kay

February, 2137

Eveline

That night after dinner I disappeared upstairs and didn't tell anyone what I was going to do and asked the girls to say I would be in my room for the rest of the night reading and resting for tomorrow, and on that cue I changed my regulars for more casual ones, and I opted for dark jeans and a tighter long-sleeved shirt in the same color and grabbed a leather jacket and boots to finalize my choice.

So when I was ready I went down the passages quickly trying not to be late and opted for the closest exit from the garage, and when I got to the door and activated the mechanism I waited silently while listening to my surroundings, but by the time there would be no one in the garage, so I got out of there, avoiding a few cameras by sneaking along the walls and continuing straight down the huge hallway that connected the general's office and high-ranking officials to the garage.

When I got there I saw it was dark and I tried to find my guard in the middle of that darkness but I couldn't see anything, and before I could formulate a plan I felt something go around my waist and a hand covered my mouth and pulled me back from one of the trucks, and I held back the urge to scream as I recognized Roman's ruby-stone ring.

When he realized I wasn't going to scream, he removed the hand that covered my mouth but continued to pull me until we were out of sight and that's when I heard voices coming from the hallway, I looked up at him and saw him focused on watching whoever it was but he raised his index finger and put it to his lips asking for silence, I just nodded and turned to face him but soon diverted my attention to whoever was down there with us.

Roman remained focused and I dispersed for a few moments to take in his features that were even sharper in the garage's dim light, his super-lined jaw, his long eyelashes casting shadows on his cheeks and the almost blinding glow of his green eyes in the middle of all that darkness, and he saw me staring when he caught my gaze, so he turned his face towards me and that's when I also realized that we were practically glued to each other, his breath slamming inches from my face and one of his hands holding tight to my waist while mine were resting on his rapidly rising and falling chest.

I could feel all the heat of his body through the fabric of the shirt he wore and through the fabric of my own shirt, but soon our trance broke as the voices got closer and I felt him push me back further to try to cover myself with his own body in case anyone found us, and in the meantime I ended up getting between him and the body of the truck.

He remained attentive but hearing what I assumed were two soldiers coming towards us I started to think of something quick to try to push them away, but whatever came to my mind wouldn't do, as if we made any kind of noise and if we were caught everything would be lost, so while formulating something I saw a flashlight light appear from under the truck and saw that inevitably they were going to catch us, so when the idea occurred to me I ignored anything and pulled my guard by the lapel of the jacket that he was wearing and he looked at me extremely confused and I just mumbled a simple “I'm sorry” and kissed him.

At first he didn't react and remained frozen like a statue and I started to feel guilty and tried to pull away but he brought me back and touched his lips to mine gently as he held my face in both hands, I tilted my head I pulled back and held onto his waist as I listened to the guards approach.

And while we were kissing I noticed that he was kissing me softly and passively, quite different from the way the other guys kissed me as they concentrated more on touching any part of my body rather than my mouth and I let my thoughts wander and I smile in the middle of the kiss thinking that maybe he was this gentle with all the girls he kissed.

Roman pushed me back until my back touched the body of the truck and I sighed feeling him ask for passage with his tongue, I laced his neck and opened my mouth wider and felt his tongue contact mine causing the kiss to become more intimate.

At some point we separated and looking at him in the darkness I could see that his lips were swollen and when he saw my gaze he stared at me with a different gleam in his eyes and I approached him getting inches from his mouth when he stopped me and I waited for him to speak.

"Why you did it?" He asked softly, his voice husky as he placed both hands on my lower back.

“It was supposed to be a distraction,” I said and stroked the hairs on the back of his neck and felt it shiver against my palms and saw him take a good look at my face before bending down to whisper in my ear “interesting way to distract people princess,” and then he kissed me again and at that moment I heard the guards scream and we parted ways and I hid my face in his chest and hugged his waist as I listened to them getting closer and closer while he hugged me tiger against his heavy chest.

Roman pressed me against him and I gripped the fabric of his blouse smelling the woody scent mixed with vanilla and cloves of his perfume coming from his clothes, he then put a hand on the back of my neck and patted it to reassure me and I focused on hearing his heartbeat and feeling his chest rise and fall, which helped me to calm down.

"What are you doing here?" I heard one of the guards ask seriously unaffected by what we'd just done and felt the brunet pull me even tighter against him and I sighed deeply hoping it would be over soon.

“We're on soldier patrol, but you know that this type of conduct is not allowed inside the palace, and we will have to report it,” the other said and I froze and Roman noticed but just stroked my hair again to reassure me and spoke again. .

“I don't see the need for you to waste time going to annoy your superior being that I am Princess Eveline's official bodyguard and she has specifically requested that I stay by her side so it would be very sad if I had to suddenly abandon the post and leave the princess helpless, do you think that would be good?” I heard him say coldly and I heard the two guys gulp and I suppressed my laughing against his neck amused by his arrogance.

"I must agree with the gentleman, bothering the princess with so little would be sad as she would have to look for another bodyguard," I said and heard them both apologize and vanish the way they came so I could lift my head and watch as they crossed the driveway and headed back to the offices, I then turned my gaze to the brunette who was looking at me questioningly.

I then slapped his hands and gently asked him to let go of me, he then did and I straightened my clothes and hair and saw him do the same. I was a little nervous about kissing my guard but I hoped with all my heart that it didn't affect us in the future.

As soon as I finished getting ready and stared at him I realized he was thoughtful and so I reached over and touched his arm drawing his gaze to me. I saw that he looked serious but I just smiled and saw his expression start to soften and that reassured me so that I could talk to him.

“If I thought I was snobby to be the princess when I see you use your new position as a bargaining chip, it was priceless Williams,” I said to break the ice as I chuckled softly and saw him smile slightly in the corner and look away to our front.

“Sometimes it's necessary, Your Highness," he said and I nodded seeing him ruffle his hair a little embarrassed and I decided not to bring up the subject of kissing for now and let things flow normally.

“Well, since everything is resolved, let's get going? I'm looking forward to seeing my grandmother!" I say excitedly in a whisper and jump up and watch his smile slightly widen before he nods and guides me towards the garage exit placing a hand on my lower back.

When we got outside I saw a black motorcycle parked with two helmets on the seat. I hadn't seen one of these in a while and having the opportunity to ride one of them would be interesting.

I watched as my guard took one of the helmets and put it on before sitting on the bike and signaling me to come over and so I did, he then suggested I tuck my hair into my jacket and then put the helmet on me and the only thing I could see was his beautiful green eyes shining in the darkness, he then fastened his helmet to me and watched me one last time before lowering his visor and signaling for me to take my place.

I sat on the bike and hugged him from behind and he started it up and hearing the roar of the engine was like something liberating, I opened the visor to feel the night wind against my face and when I opened them again I realized he was watching me, and even with the visor closed I knew he had his eyes glued to me.

"Ready?" He asked and I nodded, so I held him tight and he sped up and we walked out of the palace by the employees' exit.

And every time I fled even the slightest bit from reality I felt completely free as a bird and it was the feeling I wished everyone could feel and if it was up to me I would do my best to make it come true.