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CHAPTER EIGHTEEN: FEED

TIARA'S POV

I have never understood the hype of kissing. Movies dramatize it, books exaggerate it, and people sing praises about the feeling of being kissed. Though I know what it feels like to receive and give it out of affection, I haven't really fully seen what the rest of the world is talking about. Until it's Domino's lips that were on mine.

I don't know who first moved. It didn't matter. Not when we both wanted the same thing.

There was urgency in the way we moved. He tugged down the silk robe I'm wearing at the same time that I pulled on his shirt. Our lips broke contact for a moment when he inched back a little so that he could take off his shirt, and I could freely feel his warmth on my seeking hands.

If freedom is a person, it would be him. I would feel it in the way he cups my cheek, in the way he has an arm wrap around my waist tight, and it's in the way he claims my lips as if he were a starving man. It was an ironic feeling. The way he touches me feels like he's caging me in, and yet I have never soared as high as I do now.

People have different perspectives when it comes to being free. Most of the time, when asked what place they would imagine, if they think of the word, it would be a land so vast that you couldn't see the edge of it. A place unbarricaded and where peace is prevalent.

But here, inside the expansive confines of his land, surrounded by giant walls and enclosed inside the strength of his arms, I feel unshackled. Here, I can be anything. I can be who I am. I can feel vulnerable. In here, I can let the war inside me break free without fear of it sweeping me off into destruction.

Parehas kaming naghahabol ng hininga nang bahagya siyang umatras dahilan para maputol ang halik. My eyes fluttered open, and I saw him looking at me in a way that added fuel to the already blazing fire around us.

His hand raised, and he ran a finger on my lips. For a moment, he just stared at them as if he wanted the sight to be imprinted in his brain.

"So fragile," he murmured. "So breakable."

"Dom..."

He met my eyes, and what I saw in them was enough confirmation. The serpent wasn't posing to strike anymore. It already did.

I watch him take something from his pocket. My heart quickened when I realized that it's an army knife. He pinned me with a gaze so heavy that I knew without hearing his intention that he'd be telling me not to move.

I gripped the edge of the desk, and his eyes glinted more sharply than they had before.

"I'll make sure of it." The tip of the knife touches the flimsy material of my nightdress. My lips parted when he cut through it easily. "I'll watch you break. I'll watch every part of you that the people in your life have damaged fall apart. I'll wait until everything turns into dust and you're bare in front of me."

The knife continued its downward path. It leaves a touch of cold on its way as the only fabric covering me gets stripped away from my body.

He nuzzled the side of my neck. "And when everything is over, when all of their traces are no longer attached to you, that's when I'll melt those ashes and create new fragments from them. I'll put you back together piece by piece." I gasped when his teeth sunk into the softness of my skin. "When that happened and the pieces became whole, there would be none of them. There would be just me and you."

I heard the metallic thud of metal as it hit the floor. I opened my eyes, which I didn't realize had shut close, and met his, which was filled with unmistakable hunger.

The way he's looking at me is sending a trail of fire in the direction they're taking. He's taking me all in. Memorizing me that is now displayed under his gaze.

My breathing became labored when his hand reached for my neck. I can feel the roughness of his palm when it grazes through my skin. Heat pooled between my legs when his large hand cupped my breast.

I want to reach for him so badly. I wish to have more. But it couldn't compete with the need to follow what I knew he wanted me to do. To stay still and surrender it all to him. To stay unmoving and let him take me where he wants to take me.

He's the first man to see me like this. The only man who has touched me this way. And he's the only one who has made me feel something as great as I'm feeling right now.

Hindi pinuputol ang tingin na pinosisyon niya ang sarili niya sa pagitan ng mga hita ko. Kasabay no'n ay naramdaman ko ang paglakbay ng kamay niya pababa kung saan iyon huminto. My stomach dips when his hand reaches the waistband of the remaining undergarment I'm wearing.

"Say it," he whispered.

I didn't need to ask him what. I already knew what he wanted. I know because it's the same thing that I needed.

"Yes," I breathe out.

In a move so quick, the small triangle covering me has been laid discarded on the floor. It was then replaced by his searing touch.

"Don't move," he reminded me.

I wouldn't be surprised if my fingers created an indention on his desk at that point. I bit down my lower lip, and I nodded, but he didn't continue what he was doing. Instead, his other hand reached for me, and he applied pressure to my chin.

"You're not allowed to bite that lip." He leaned down, and I let out a strangled breath when he nipped my lower lip. "Only I can."

He didn't give me a chance to gather my brain, which exploded at his declaration. I watched as his huge body folded down until he was kneeling in front of me.

He told me briefly about his chosen... lifestyle. I may not know a lot about it, but I do know that our positions should be the other way around. And yet, even on his knees, I have never seen anyone look so powerful.

His lips pressed on my inner thigh, and I felt my legs tremble from the sting of his bite. He did it again and again, his direction leading to the aching flesh at my center.

He doesn't slow down. It wasn't long before his mouth found its intended destination. His hands grip me on both legs tightly, pulling them up. A cry I didn't recognize escaped from me when the pad of his tongue swiped at the tender nub between my legs.

I trembled under him, my head falling back in ecstasy.

Domino dragged his tongue through the folds, making my body buck underneath him. His hold on me tightened, stopping me from moving. I was at his mercy. There was nothing I could do but let the surge of pleasure crash upon me.

It wasn't long after I had my eyes closed that I felt a burning sensation on my flesh as he gently nipped my sensitive clit. The euphoria enveloping me became heightened by the combination of pain and pleasure, and all I could do was scream out his name as another release followed my first one.

I looked down, and I saw his lips turned up in the corners. He straightened, and I swallowed as I watched him lick his lips without taking his eyes off me.

"I was right."

"W-What?" I whispered.

"You're really my sweet doll."

HINDI KO MAPIGILAN na hindi sundan ng tingin si Domino. He's on his way to the kitchen after getting the fireplace going. He's only wearing his faded jeans and nothing else. But compared to me, he's definitely overdressed.

After what happened inside his office, he didn't give me time to feel awkward, and instead he gathered me in his arms and carried me into the living room. He tossed the throw pillows on the floor, and he grabbed the decorative blanket on the sofa to cover me before he turned to the fireplace.

Patagilid na humiga ako at isinandal ko ang pisngi ko sa braso ko. I stared at the flickering flames in front of me.

My mind feels quiet while my body is humming with contentment. I don't think there was ever a time that I felt this relaxed in my life.

And we didn't even... Wala sa sariling napakagat ako sa mga labi ko pero agad ko rin iyong pinakawalan nang maalala ko ang sinabi ni Domino kanina.

"You're not allowed to bite that lip."

Isinubsob ko ang nag-iinit na mukha ko sa unan. Hindi ako makapaniwala sa mga nangyari. It's what I wanted. What I needed. What I've been yearning for the moment that I accepted that Domino affects me more than anyone in my life ever has. Still... everything feels so surreal.

Bahagyang nanigas ang katawan ko nang maramdaman ko ang presensya ni Domino sa likod ko. He slipped beside me, his bare chest touching the skin of my back.

A plate of fruit came into my view when he set it in front of me. Hinawi niya ang mahaba kong buhok at naramdaman ko ang paglapat ng mga labi niya sa balikat ko.

I looked up at him, and he gave me a smile before touching his lips with mine for a second. "Eat, doll."

I forced myself to look away from him so that I could turn to the food. Akmang aabot na sana ako pero naunahan niya ako. He hooked an arm around my waist and he pulled me up with him. Umupo siya at inilagay niya ako sa kandungan niya bago siya umabot ng pagkain para iumang iyon sa bibig ko.

"You keep on feeding me." I lean forward a little and take the piece of watermelon. "You're going to spoil me."

"And that is a problem?" Muli niyang dinampian ng halik ang hubad na balikat ko. "I want to do exactly that."

Bahagya akong tumagilid para malayo akong makatingin sa kaniya. As if he couldn't help it, he pressed his lips to mine.

Heat spread to my cheeks. We've done and shared a lot of things, but I still couldn't stop being shy about the level of intimacy between us. "Are we going to keep on kissing, or are you going to feed me?" I asked, feigning annoyance.

"Who said we can't do both?"

Binigyan ko siya ng masamang tingin na mahinang ikinatawa niya lang. Muli siyang umabot ng prutas at ibinigay niya iyon sa akin.

"Olena said I'm gaining weight."

Nagsalubong ang kilay niya. "If she tells you to go on a diet, I'm going to lose my mind—"

"She said she liked it."

Natigilan siya sandali pero pagkaraan ay napangisi siya. Just as I expected, he looks proud of it.

"You keep trying to make me eat, but you're the one who's not eating." I pushed his hand, which was holding another piece of watermelon. "You eat too."

He grinned. "I eat plenty." He tapped the tip of my nose. "Gusto mo lang tulungan kita eh."

Guilty. With a roll of my eyes, I took the piece of fruit from him roughly, making sure that my teeth would brush his finger. His eyes shined with amusement, but they soon dimmed as he followed the trickle of juice that fell from the side of my lips.

Pumatak iyon sa leeg ko at pupunasan ko na sana iyon nang yumuko si Domino. He licked the juice off, and a sound of approval rumbled from him. "Sweet," he murmured.

"Dom..."

"You want me to eat?" Without waiting for my answer, he led my hand towards the plate. "I'll eat."

When I took a fruit between my fingers, he raised my hand back. Instead of guiding it to him so that he could eat it, he directed it towards me. The fruit didn't find its way to my lips. Sa halip ay ibinaba niya iyon hanggang sa maramdaman ko ang lamig no'n sa balat ko.

"Oops," he said, acting surprised. "Let me help you with that."

He wiped the juice off my neck quickly. Binigyan ko siya ng matalim na tingin pero ngumisi lang siya. He pulled down my hand, creating a trail on my skin.

My lips parted open, and I almost jumped from my seat when I felt the cold on the tip of my breast. And just like moments ago, his warm tongue followed the direction of the sticky wetness of the juice.

"Domino!" I gasped.

"Sorry. I'm a bit clumsy tonight." Umakto siyang kukunin ang prutas gamit ng bibig niya pero muli niya lang ibinaba ang kamay ko at idinampi iyon sa isa ko pang dibdib. "Oh no."

I cried out his name again when he took my hardened peak inside his mouth, suckling the sweetness of the fruit. Napakapit ako sa balikat niya.

It was a fight between pushing him away or pulling on him more. But the latter won, and I found myself gripping his shoulders tightly.

My whole body is buzzing with need. I thought I was already satisfied with what he gave me earlier, but it seems like my need for him is a bottomless pool of desire.

As if he knew what I was feeling, he tugged me closer to him. He pulled my leg and positioned me so that I'm straddling him. Thrill ran through my spine when I felt the bulge on his jeans touch my bare center. I couldn't help but grind myself to his hardness, emitting a groan from him.

Sandaling nag-angat siya ng mukha at dinala niya ang kamay ko sa tapat ng mga labi niya. He popped the fruit inside his mouth, and he chewed quickly without breaking the way our eyes are bound together. When he was done, he licked the excess juice from my fingers.

"You're all sticky, sweet doll," he teased.

"And who's fault is that?"

Ngumisi lang siya at karga ako na nagsimula siyang maglakad. Iniyakap ko ang mga braso ko sa balikat niya nang mapagtanto ko na tinatahak niya ang daan paakyat ng bahay.

When we were in front of our rooms, he gently put me down. "You need a shower."

Disappointment embraced me, but I did my best not to let it show on my face. I gave him a timid smile before I turned around so that I could open the door of my room. Pero hindi ko pa nagagawang ipihit ang seradura nang maramdaman ko ang pagpigil niya sa kamay ko.

"Where do you think you're going, Millie Mouse?"

"W-What?"

He opened his own room without letting me go. "You're coming with me."

Nagpalipat-lipat ang tingin ko sa kaniya at sa kuwarto. "But fuck buddies don't sleep together," I said, the words slipping out before I could stop myself.

"A.. what?"

I bit the inside of my cheek. "You know..."

Nagsalubong ang mga kilay niya. "You thought we were fuck buddies?"

I opened my mouth to answer him, but I stopped when laughter bubbled out of his chest. He looks highly amused by something that, for some reason, scares me. Not because I think it would hurt me... but because I know that there's a great chance that I would want the same thing.

Nangingiti pa rin na hinila niya ako papasok ng kuwarto niya. It's the first time that I've ever been in his room, and despite what's happening, I couldn't stop myself from being curious.

His room was darker than any other room in his house. The walls are painted with a light color, but the wooden furniture inside the room is all made of dark materials.

I couldn't take everything in and appreciate the interior, even if I wanted to. Not when all my focus suddenly went straight on the giant black four-poster bed at the center of the room.

I felt his heat behind me. My breath faltered when he pulled me close, and I felt the friction of his straining pants on my back.

"I'm still hungry, doll. It's your responsibility to feed me too."