Carnivals: Claimed By The Deranged Alpha Prince [BL]
Chapter 88: In His Presence

Chapter 88: In His Presence

Jules’ pov

I wasn’t sure of when I actually fell asleep. The last thing I remembered was feeling like I was floating in a bed of clouds before everything blacked out around me.

As I slowly blinked my eyes open, everything that happened right before I passed out rushed through every inch of my brain and I let out a small gasp of indignation. I sucked in a sharp breath, unable to believe all that happened between Blaze and I.

It felt like his mouth had been on fire as it teased into places it had no business being in.

Thinking about how he had made me fall apart with his mouth was enough to make me let out a long breath as I gingerly sat up in the bed, which was empty, but still smelling so strongly of Blaze.

Our mixed scents filled the air and I loved how it brought forth a completely different scent once tangled together.

I was completely naked underneath the sheet, and I felt my cheeks flush in embarrassment. I slowly glanced around the room, wondering where Blaze was at as I slipped out of the bed, taking the sheets along with me because there’s no way I’d be caught walking naked across a room.

I stepped into the bathroom and took a quick shower, feeling giddy and lightheaded as I washed off. Despite how much I scrubbed off, blaze’s scent still strongly clung to every inch of my body, and I loved that so much, for reasons I can’t even explain.

As I toweled off, I stood before the mirror and stared at my reflection. My blue eyes appeared lighter than I remembered and I wondered if it was because of the contact lenses I have in my eyes most of the time.

The roots of my hair was starting to grow out even more, reminding me that I needed to retouch the roots with dye as soon as possible.

I turned away from the mirror and stepped out of the bathroom, and then I gasped, eyes widening and towel slipping from my grip because Blaze suddenly appeared in front of me out of thin air, completely catching me off guard.

"Fuck." I swore, and then I hurriedly reached for my towel, wrapping it around myself while blaze softly chuckled above me.

"Did I scare you, bunny?" He drawled when I peered up at him, eyes twinkling and lips stretched out to reveal his top teeth. My eyes lingered on his lips as images of his lips moving between my thighs flashed before my mind and I swallowed emptily before slowly shaking my head.

"You didn’t." I responded, voice pitched embarrassingly high and he snorted as his eyes raked down my body, across my shoulders, chest and waist.

My mouth suddenly felt dry and my breath grew labored as he stepped forward, closing the distance between us as his eyes bored into mine.

I bit on my bottom lip, heart racing as his fingers suddenly touched my chest, crawling downwards and stopping at the top of my towel. A small shiver rolled down my spine as his eyes lingered on my lips for a fleeting moment.

"Is this necessary?" His voice was low as he spoke and I swallowed emptily again, heart hammering against my ribs as his question danced around the insides of my head.

"I-" I trailed off and exhaled slowly.

He has seen me naked twice, and has done questionable things to my body as well. It was ridiculous for me to still feel shy in his presence, but I couldn’t help it even if I tried.

His fingers slipped into the top of the towel and I shivered again as his fingers teased the front of my left hip.

I felt my heartbeat accelerate again as slowly shook my head, not because I suddenly wasn’t feeling shy anymore, but because I wanted to please him.

It was stupid and undoubtedly ridiculous. This foreign need to please him that has bloomed inside of me and has refused to go away. That urge has instead kept growing bigger and bigger with each passing hour.

He stared at me for a moment longer, hand sliding up my chest to loosely wrap around my throat. I felt my breath hitch as his grip tightened around my neck, stealing the breath from my lungs and making me feel more lightheaded in a way that was starting to make my body feel like it was slowly being set on fire.

It should be scary, having his hand around my throat right now, especially since I know the things he’s actually capable of, seeing as I had literally witnessed him murder someone.

But it didn’t feel scary to me. It only felt like it was slowly making me feel aroused, which made me question myself if that was a normal or disturbing reaction to being choked.

He dropped his hand and stepped away so fast that I blinked in surprise, watching as he nodded at the side of the room where my stuff were at.

"Go put something on, bunny." He ordered and I exhaled again before nodding and trying not to trip on air as I slipped past him, hands gripping my towel to prevent it from slipping, because it felt loose around my waist.

I could feel his gaze on me throughout as I slipped into something light which I could go to sleep in, because I was sure it’s already nighttime and I wouldn’t be stepping out anymore tonight.

Blaze motioned me over once I was done, dressed in a light top and a loose pair of pants.

As I got close to his bed, I realized that the sheets has been changed. Knowing that I was the cause of that made my cheeks grow a little warm as I sank into the spot on the bed beside him while trying not to feel flustered again because of the look in his eyes right now.

A few moments of silence passed between us, with our eyes locked and our knees slightly touching each other’s right before he broke the silence.

"So... what’s your favorite color?"

I blinked once, and then I flushed down to the roots of my hair because that was the exact question he had asked me while he had been working me up with his tongue and mouth, which I had been unable to answer because of how distracted I had been.

The side of his lips twitched and I puffed out a slow breath and squared my chin, trying to speak through the wave of embarrassment currently engulfing me.

"Uh... white. My favorite color is white."

He appeared surprised this time as he responded. "Really?"

"Yeah." I breathed out and he laughed a little.

"That’s actually crazy because I’ve never seen you in white before. To be fair, the only color I’ve seen you in, is black." He explained and I shrugged a little.

"Oh, I get that a lot. That’s because black clothes makes it easier for me to blend into the background most of the time, compared to white. White clothes makes me stand out, which is why I stay away from it."

Blaze hummed this time as he regarded me closely.

"Why do you love blending in?" He questioned and I shrugged again, a lump hanging in my throat, which I swallowed down.

"I- because, well... blending in makes it harder for people to notice me. Whenever people don’t notice me, they forget I exist. When that happens, I don’t have to worry about being made fun of or picked at."

As I spoke, so many memories rushed through my insides, memories of me hiding away in bathroom stalls and gardens whenever in public gatherings because I was trying to avoid people.

Attracting attention is something I’ve been able to do since I could remember without even trying.

My siblings believed it was a blessing, but I believed it was a curse, and of course Anya agreed with me, because no one understood me like she did.

Blaze reached forward and cupped the side of my face and I felt myself leaning into his warm touch without thinking twice.

"I believe you’re meant to shine bright and not to blend in. It’s undoubtedly why you instantly became the center of attention here at carnivals as soon as you arrived." He explained, voice soft as he spoke and I swallowed emptily as his words sank into my mind.

"I- I don’t know..."

"Think about it. It’s why you caught my eyes that day... and every other day after that." He insisted, eyes glinting and my cheeks colored a little this time.

I could still vividly remembered the first time our eyes locked, literally on my first day of resumption.

"Speaking of school..." He continued, pulling me out of my thoughts.

"Which school did you attend before you transferred? And why did you transfer? At first, I assumed it was because your father has some strong connections with those in charge of things behind the curtains and is mixed with some of the things they engage in."

My eyes widened this time, breath slowing to a stop.

"Oh." I whispered as he continued.

"But after they literally almost had you captured, I figured it couldn’t have been that. So..."

He trailed off, clearly waiting for me to start speaking, but I felt tongue tied, not knowing where to actually start from or what to actually say.

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