Falling, Fallen | ✔️

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~Ayla's POV~

"I thought you said you were going to kiss me before the night is over." I teased Soren as we walked out of the restaurant, glancing up at him. He raised his brows at me and eyed my lips. "What's wrong? You growing antsy for me to kiss you?" He retorted, making me huff and stick my nose up at him.

"No!" I exclaimed. "I'm just wondering when you're going to put me out of my misery and get it over with." I said, causing him to snort. He stuffed his hands deep into the pockets of his pants as we walked through the parking lot, heading towards his car. "Mhm, and I told you I'm not going to let you know when I kiss you." He murmured, pulling his right hand out of his pocket with his car keys now clutched in his grip. I heard the sound of his car chirping when he clicked a button on the keys, unlocking the car doors.

"That's not fair." I huffed, sulking my way around to the passenger's side of the car. He got in on the driver's side and jammed the keys into the ignition, glancing over at me as he pulled on his seatbelt. "Seems to me like someone is sulking because I won't kiss you when you want me to." He remarked in a taunting tone, reversing out of the spot we were parked in. I looked over at him and narrowed my eyes at the side of his face, ready to fire back a response at him when he suddenly spoke again. "If you really want it so bad, all you've gotta do is ask nicely." He hummed, his lips twitching up at the edges when he looked over at me.

It was instinctual when I scowled at him, my hair falling over my shoulder when I turned back towards the window. "The last thing I want is for you to kiss me." I snapped, thinking that he would drop it after that and I would be able to have the last word. Of course, though, that didn't happen. "Oh? But it is on your list of things you want, then?" He teased, making me grow even more flustered than I was before. I just hoped that he didn't pick up on it.

"You're infuriating." I said softly, unable to look at him without wanting to melt into a big puddle of pure embarrassment. He smirked smugly as he kept on driving, not bothering to say anything. Even if he did, it wasn't like he didn't know how true it was. This man was so very infuriating, I never knew what he was really thinking. It was hard for me to tell what was real and what was an act when he did it.

We arrived back home rather quickly after a bumpy ride up the dirt road that led to his house, a breath of relief leaving me when he parked and cut off the engine. Every time I went up or down that road in a car, I half expected to die somewhere along the way because the road was narrow and was right along the edge of a cliff. Someone could easily drive their car right off of it, since there wasn't even any railing. It was a scary drive.

I got out of the car and followed Soren back inside, kicking my shoes off in the middle of the hall as I heard him shut and lock the door. I bent over to pick up my shoes, not thinking very much of the action until I felt a warm hand on my lower back.

Soren's warm hand traveled from my lower back to my hip, making me gasp and immediately straighten up. Before I could step away his other arm slid around my front, pulling me back against him. He was so close that I could feel his hips against my ass, his broad, muscular chest pressed into my back. My face felt like it was on fire, and when he leaned down until his lips brushed the back of my neck, I had to conceal a whimper. His lips gently latched onto a spot and he bit it, beginning to suck at the spot. I couldn't help but to relax into him, absentmindedly lulling my head back for him. His tongue licked gently at the spot and I panted softly, latching my hands onto the arm around my waist.

"What are you doing?" I whispered, able to feel his tongue trail along my neck. He squeezed my hip and I shivered when he bit my earlobe, nipping at it gently. "Reminding you just how much you really want me. I know you're attracted to me, but you won't even admit it." He hummed, only making my face a thousand times hotter. I already knew he was aware of my attraction but I hated to hear him rubbing it in my face like this.