Predator | 32

Sexual content. Skip this chapter if you don't want to read it.

April was laying next to Nikolaj. The air around her was cool ever since the fire in the fireplace had died out when no one bothered to threw another log of wood into the fire. It was Nikolaj's skin that was keeping her warm, and the small blanket Nikolaj had thrown over them earlier.

She snuggled deeper into his side, enjoying his naked skin against hers and keeping herself warm. Though they had a blanket to keep them warm, April still found herself shivering slightly.

Nikolaj was sleeping again, which only confirmed that he still was very tired. He most probably only denied it to make her stop worrying about him.

Nikolaj snored quietly in his sleep, his breath fanning against her neck. He had one strong arm wrapped around her, his fingers slightly brushing against her butt. The other arm was above her head.

He didn't look comfortable in this position. But then again, neither was she. The couch was too small for two people. There was enough space when he had been hovering over her, but not when they slept next to each other.

Seeing as both of them were so eager to rip the clothes from their skins, they were too impatient to make it up to the bed. There is no doubt that he will get a sore arm once he wakes up.

They didn't really finish their food earlier, but April wasn't hungry anymore and she was sure that Nikolaj wasn't either. Nikolaj surely did surprise her earlier, when he all of a sudden caught her lips between his, his tongue brushing over the edge of her bottom lip and slipping inside her mouth.

For brief moments, she did nothing but enjoy the simple taste of his lips agains hers, too surprised to move her own lips. She didn't really expect that. She hoped for it, maybe, but not expecting it.

Nikolaj's thoughts weren't exactly innocent. When his mouth reached for her lips, he didn't want to to have a taste for her lips. He desired for more. Nikolaj knew what he wanted.

He was quick to grab her shoulders, softly pushing her down on the couch. He hovered over her and broke the kiss. A violent shiver run down her spine when she stared into his lust-filled eyes. It was mesmerizing.

During the whole time being in her presence, he was patiently waiting for the right moment to take her. Like a true wolf, he had been patient and took what he desired when the time was right.

His hands disappeared underneath her shirt. He enjoyed the feel of her skin beneath his fingertips. Small goosebumps started to perk up all over her skin. The traces he left with his fingertips left her skin burning and humming with desire.

He had given every inch of her body attention, pushing her over the edge. April was writhing underneath him, her breath coming out as shaky and short pants. Nikolaj was breathing just as harshly as she did.

His mouth had caught her nípple between his teeth every so often, flicking his tongue over it and savoring the taste of her skin, ravishing her until they both could no more.

It was so intense. He had been staring into her eyes while thrusting into her, watching her face when she reached the highest point of pleasure.

April still could feel his mouth on her, devouring her, nipping her skin and making it hard to breathe. Nikolaj had left her completely tired and exhausted.

She turned around, resting her head on her forearm and watched him sleep. Up close, she noticed small details she hadn't noticed earlier.

A few very faint freckles dotted his skin. They were almost invisible to the eye, when not being so close to his sculptured face.

He had a faint scar below his eye. April was sure that he got it from one of the fights, just as the several scars he had on his back and on his chest.

"Does it disgust you?" He had asked her in a whisper when she traced the faint scars on his chest. He had a pained look on his face. He was insecure about his scars and the mark on his neck which he got from a branding iron.

"No.. Never." She shook her head, upset that he even asked that. Did he really think she was disgusted?

She caressed his face and pulled him down to her, kissing him feverishly and quenching her thirst for him. She gripped him tighter, pushing her closer to her body.

It was enough to make his insecurity vanish.

Up until now, she didn't know that he was insecure. He kept his whole appearance impassive, rarely letting emotions slip over his features. But sometimes, April noticed, his eyes looked sad, as if there was a bad memory from his past haunting him.

Sometime as the time flew by, Nikolaj stirred in his sleep and eventually woke up. He watched her silently, taking in her features as if he was trying to memorize them.

His hand was still lazily looped around her. He brushed his thumb over her skin and April jumped slightly, a small squeak falling from her mouth, earning her an odd look from Nikolaj.

"I'm ticklish," she answered his unasked question. "Stop that."

His hand stilled momentarily. April sighed in relieved, but not a moment later he brushed his finger over her skin, again. He did that on purpose.

April caught his wrist and shot him a triumphant smile. "Idiot." She stood up and picked her clothes from the ground. Nikolaj watched her putting on her clothes, his eyes still a bit sleepy.

She grabbed the pizza boxes and put what they hadn't eaten into one box and throwing away the empty one. They had each eaten just a bit more than half of the pizza.

"You don't have to do that," Nikolaj spoke.

"I know that, but I want to," she said and threw him a quick glance. He was about to stand up and help her, but she quickly interrupted him. "You don't have to help me. Go back to sleep."

"I know I don't have to," he answered her with a smile. "But I want to," he added, mirroring her own word with a mischievous glint in his eyes.

He was fully dressed when he helped her taking her of the mess. There were crumbles all over the table and a bit on the ground.

"Sorry about that," she apologized, her cheeks burning.

"Don't worry."

She had kicked the pizza box with her foot when Nikolaj was undressing and touching her. This made all the crumbles fly over the table. Nikolaj didn't mind though. To him, it was worth the mind-blowing and intense sex.

April crouched down and brushed the crumbles into the palm of her hand and emptied it into the trash.

"Thank you," Nikolaj said out of nowhere. "For being here."

"There's nothing to thank for. Not for that," April told him. "I wanted to be here."

She slowly dipped her head, eyes closed, and kissed him quickly. As she was about to pull away, Nikolaj grabbed her by her neck and kept her mouth longer against his.

Eventually, she broke the kiss. She knew where it would lead to, if they starting kissing each other like this again. Like he was thirsty and kissing her was the only way to quench this torturing thirst.

Some time later, April decided that it was time to go back home. Her phone went dead, she forgot to charge it . She hoped she had no missed calls.

"Are you leaving?" Nikolaj asked when she searched for her belongings.

"Yeah.. I think it's time to head back."

She grabbed her bag and looked for her keys. A frown settled on her forehead when she couldn't fine them.

"Looking for these?" She turned around and saw him playing with her keys in front of her nose.

When she tried reaching for them, he withdrew his hand, keeping them out of her reach. A sly grin was on his face.

April stood on her toes to reach his face and gave him a long kiss. When he forgot about the keys, she quickly grabbed them and stepped away from him. Now it was her with the sly grin on her lips when she outsmarted him.

"See you soon," she said when she was about to leave his cottage. It was late already and she didn't realize how much time she actually spent with him. The time flew by so fast.

"See you soon," he answered and watched her leaving and closed the door once she was out of his sight.

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Thanks for reading. Hope you enjoyed this chapter. I have the feeling that it was a bit too cheesy. I wish everyone a great weekend! P.S. They used protection. They always did.