When they touch me (Shelagh Milano)

Chapter 56 ARTEMISIA

Looking back up at him defiantly, he takes a step into me, making me take a step back.

I’m about to panic as he clicks his tongue at me. “Calm down, princess.”

He pushes open the door behind me and gets me to stumble back into an empty dorm room. Published by Nôv'elD/rama.Org.

As I regain my equilibrium and turn around, I see that it is quite a large and light-flooded room that has six bunk beds standing in it. All in all, it reminds me of one of those military rooms as it seems pretty sterile and seems to hold no personal items.

“Everybody out!” He shouts, scaring away two young men who were playing cards.

As they leave the room, he walks to one of the last beds and sits down with a sigh. “What do you want?”

“I wanted to ask if I’m allowed to take that thing off… Is this like a room for the warriors?” I ask, changing the subject mid-sentence as I feel like growing claustrophobic in the room.

“Yeah, we all share rooms,” he answers nonchalantly, hitting the mattress on which he is sitting. “This is my bed.”

Scrunching up my nose, I don’t even care if I sound bitchy. “You are kidding, right?”

“Why should I?” He asks back, squinting his eyes at me.

Laughing uncomfortably, I don’t get him to change his expression. “Come on… Don’t you have your own room?”

“Why? Does it freak you out, little Luna?” he mocks me, making me roll my eyes.

“Stop acting this condescending.”

He flashes me his pearly whites in a stupid grin. “I don’t have a mate, so I can do what I want. Speaking of which… Do you think you can talk to Logan before the weekend? There is a cute She- wolf in town that I really want to get off with… So, if you don’t mind wrapping all this shit up?”

“I will tell him as soon as I can, don’t worry. But I thought we were all waiting for you. If you wanna screw around just get it over with.” Spreading my arms, I squint my eyes at him. “Come on. As if I was afraid of taking a bit of betrayal pains.”

He tsks, shifting on the bed and I gasp. “Drake won’t let you, right?”

I laugh as he glares at me, and I clap into my hands once. “Oooh, poor little Fynn, all alone while the others keep having fun.”

“Stop making a scene, princess,” he growls annoyed, standing up.

Crossing my arms, I shake my head. “You are such a wimp. If you don’t care about me this way, why all this? Why make me pay for something you don’t care about?”

“Pretending loyalty and integrity has nothing to do with love. I did it for Matty,” he snarls, stepping to tower over me.

“Ah,” I press my tongue to my upper teeth. “Matt!”

He looks at me confused as I tilt my head at him. “It’s Matt. He is a man, not a stupid little boy. Contrary to others.”

“Go fucking ask Matt, then, if you can take it out. As if I would care.” He is about to walk away but I stand in his way.

I gulp as he casts me a look that makes me think he is close to ripping my head off my shoulders. “You are the one operating it, aren’t you?”

“Ugh, give over!” He murmurs, wanting to walk around me, but I block his way again.

“You felt everything with me! You are the only one who could operate it this perfectly,” I shout at him, making him grimace.

He leans down to me, growling. “Stop making a scene!”

“No!” I shake my head. “You can’t keep acting like this!”

“What is your fucking problem? I warned you from falling for me. I have no interest in you whatsoever!” My heart breaks, but I fight to keep up my poker face, ready to get back at him as I get interrupted.

Drake’s thundering voice ripples through me, making me shudder. ‘Such a bad liar.’

I gasp while Fynn looks at me as if I am totally mental. My brain wires itself anew, forcing me to go with another strategy.

“What did you feel when you kissed me?” I ask, and his eyes widen.

“I’m sorry… What?”

“You heard me! What did you feel when you kissed me?” I repeat, looking up at him defiantly.

He sighs, passing his hand over his face. “I really don’t know what is going on in that bird brain of yours, but I was horny, and you were close. Goddess, it was just a kiss. I didn't feel nothing. It was boring. Why? What did you feel?”

I know that he is lying.

I can see it on his face.

Also, it could never be as I felt so much.

And yet it is his wolf that needs to keep the pieces of my heart together.

Drake laughs, getting goosebumps to rise on my skin. ‘Oh oh oh. To me, he said that the world finally had started moving. He felt like it finally made sense why he was here.’

“I felt fire,” I whisper, shocked by what Drake just told me.

He exhales, ready to lash out again, but I stop him.

Just in time, I pull him by his shirt, getting his lips to crash against mine.