• Kiss •

Layla's POV

Sinn remained by my side the whole time. His presence was comforting and made my heart excited.

"You don't need to stay with me, I'll stay here for a while you can head back in," I told him but he ignored me. He's a weird man.

"What did Seth mean he didn't regret joining hands with your father and making you fall for him?" Sinn's words caught me by surprise.

He turned his head and looked at me, "You don't need to tell me if you're not comfortable. It's just been bugging me."

I've never told anyone about what actually happened with Seth but I think I can tell him. I can trust him.

"My father and I don't have a great relationship. You can say he hates me and the same goes with me, I hate him just as much."

I stared at the moon feeling calm as I picked up the courage and told him. "To sum it up, my father wanted to prove I'm a whore so he made Seth gain my trust and well, have sex to prove his theory."

"But you didn't." His voice was calm but laced with bitterness. I met his gaze which didn't stop looking at me. I thought I might find pity or maybe find him mocking me to be a fool but he was like he could go on a killing spree.

I cracked a smile, looking straight into his eyes, "You're the only one who knows that." It was the truth. Apart from me, he was the only person who knows I am a virgin. The rest assumes I am a walking whore.

His eyes widened a bit when he realized that. I turned my gaze again to the moon. "Well I got some serious trust issues from that and now my only goal in life is to get my mother out of his sight and prove him wrong that a woman can be strong."

"You are strong." His words made me feel something that I couldn't explain. I never thought I would hear it from someone whose known for his immense strength.

A warm feeling spread around my heart, his words comforted my soul which was aching for someone to acknowledge them without any ulterior motives. I could die to make my father hear them. But knowing him, he wouldn't care and say I seduced him to say that

"Are you gonna go back on avoiding me from tomorrow? Let me know so I'm prepared." I joked, trying to change the topic cause I was feeling overwhelmed by his words and his gaze which didn't stop looking at me the whole time.

"Weren't you the one who suggested we keep our boundaries?" He questioned and I was flustered by his directness. It was the first time any of us talked about this topic upfront.

"I mean yea I did but that doesn't mean you go on and avoid me completely?" I reasoned. Sinn turned his face and stared at the moon, "I wasn't avoiding you. I did as you asked."

I was confused by what he said so I turned to face him completely, "Why would I ask you to-" I paused and continued, "I only wanted us to have some boundaries. Didn't you say you were about to ask the same?"

I confronted him cause I remember it clear as day that he said that. Sinn looked at me. His face was stoic now. "I have my reasons." The only reason I think he has is that he regrets but I don't dare to say that out loud.

"That's some nice excuse you got but you don't need to hide that you were avoiding me. You didn't look at me once for 43 days." The last part came out on its own and I swallowed feeling his eyes on me.

He took small steps towards me and I could feel the warmth of his body radiating from how close he was.

"I didn't know you counted days. If you were that desperate for me to look at you, you should've asked and I'd stare at you all day." His words made my head fuzzy. I didn't know if I was imagining this or if he was actually saying this to me.

His face inched closer to mine and I stopped breathing. His nose grazed mine and I felt my stomach flutter. He stared at my eyes and then at my lips. His warm breath hit my face and I was losing my senses.

"This time I won't do anything. Just like you asked, I'll respect your boundaries." He muttered, turning his back on me and started walking away.

I breathed heavily feeling desperate for his touch. I could sell my soul to feel his lips on mine.

The feeling from when he praised me was still strong. I lost all control over my senses, my desires taking over me.

Before he could walk away, I grabbed his arm pulling it towards me and held his face smashing my lips on his.

He was too stunned to react at first but then his hand immediately held the side of my face and his other found my waist as he kissed me back.

I wrapped my arms around his neck and his hand around my waist pulled me closer to him, deepening the kiss. Our lips moved in sync, they fit perfectly against each other.

I felt the coolness of his rings around the nape of my neck and I traveled my hand around his soft hair. Our kiss was desperate, it was like we were holding ourselves for centuries.

Sinn left soft kisses along my jaw and neck. I felt like I was sent to heaven when his lips met my collarbone. His hand slipped under my shirt and I almost groaned in pleasure feeling the coolness of his ring on my bare skin. His lips met mine once again and I kissed him back.

But then suddenly the reality of what I was doing hit me and I came back to my senses. I pulled away from him, breaking the kiss, and looked at him breathing heavily.

Sinn didn't seem to be needing to breathe as I did, his silver eyes stared down at me looking even more beautiful as the moonlight shined on them.

"I'm sorry," I whispered to him too embarrassed to even look at him now so I ran away as fast as I could and he didn't stop me.

When I reached my room I locked it and leaned against the door. My heart thumped loudly against my chest and I tried to control it. I can't believe I lost control of my emotions.

I can't believe I kissed Sinn Phoenix.

I was the one who told him to keep our boundaries and I'm the one who ran over them.

I'm too ashamed to even look into his eyes now, I don't know how I'll work with him. It was he who avoided me before and now I think I'll be the one to avoid him.

I touched my sore lips where moments ago his were and I couldn't help but hate myself for running away. I screamed throwing myself on my bed and mumbling my screams.

"Why the fuck would you run away? No, why kiss him in the first place?" I hit my legs against the bed in frustration.

I might need to run away from here. Cause if he didn't regret before he sure as hell regrets now. But he kissed me back and I ruined it by running away like the dumb fuck I am.

I pulled my hair away trying to think it through. I'm kind of on a vacation so I'll just inform Leo or Yuri to visit Jasper. Right, I'll do that.

The kiss replayed in my head and I couldn't forget the way his lips felt on mine, the way he trailed down kisses down my neck and the way his hand slid under my shirt.

He sure is one hell of a kisser cause I've never felt pleasure in a kiss like that by anyone before. They all seem nothing compared to his.

I couldn't wait till morning so I picked up my phone and opened Yuri's contact and left him a message;

I have a favor to ask, I need to go back to Jasper's for a while please let Sinn know, thanks!!

I closed my phone and sighed. It's best if I take some time off and clear my head.

I didn't pack anything cause I have some of my stuff there. I just kept my dagger.

After ten minutes when it was 5:46 AM I headed out without making a sound and exited the mansion. I grabbed a taxi and told it the address to Jasper's.

Till I reached Jasper's the sun was already up and shined brightly like it was mocking me.

I knocked on the door to his house and after a while, a half-awake Suzie opened it. When she found me she smiled and said, "I think I miss Layla soo much that I'm hallucinating now." She whispered to herself and I pinched her cheek.

"You're not hallucinating Suzzie I'm here," I told her and she rubbed her cheek her eyes widened as she blinked multiple times. "Layla!" She exclaimed and hugged me tightly.

I groaned cause she held me so tightly that it was hard for me to breathe. "Suzzie I can't breath." I breathed out and she pulled away giggling embarrassed, "Sorry, I can't control my excitement."

I smiled at her and entered the house putting my arm around her shoulder and pulling her to me. "How are you?" I asked her and she smiled brightly. "More than better now that you're here."

She furrowed her brows in confusion and asked, "But why are you here? Don't tell me you ran away from the Three Devils oh my god Layla you can't do that they-" I pulled her to me laughing.

"I informed them, I'm on paid leave," I told her and she sighed in relief. "Oh, that's great news. Jasper would be glad to have you back for a while." She told me and I know she's trying to be nice cause we both know, he would be anything but happy.

"Layla, what are you doing here." Jasper's looked at me with his arms crossed. Perfect timing.

"Nice to see you too cousin," I replied sarcastically and Suzzie laughed nervously beside me. "She's on paid leave and visiting," Suzzie told him for me and Jasper nodded his head looking at me.

"Well then it's nice having you back, it's your place so make yourself comfortable." He told me and I rolled my eyes. "I would even if you didn't tell me."

He walked away and I went to my old room to rest. It was the same as I left it. "I didn't let anyone touch your place I know you don't like it," Suzzie told me and I smiled. "Thank you." I hugged her and she hugged me back.

"Have some rest we'll talk after you're up." She left the room closing the door behind her before I had a chance to say anything.

She knows me and she knows I'm not here to visit.