Conall Reid’s POV
Her lips were out of this world. I cannot stop myself to break the kiss as Katrina wrapped her arms around my neck and I held the side of her body.
“Hmm,” she groaned as she was pulling on my nape and the base of my hair. I claimed her lips like I owned the place. I don’t know if she ever been kissed but I know that I envied those guys that she had to.
“Conall, we need to go,” she said as she was breathing heavily as I broke the kiss to breathe.
“in a minute, love,” I said as I can sense that her legs turned to jelly when she heard my Scottish accent and that throaty voice when I woke up every morning. I know my one night stand always was.
“Conall, we need to go,” she whispered as I kissed her jaws and neck. I kissed the base of her neck and her shoulder blade as Katrina was playing with my hair.
“Conall, I have to go,” she said as she pulled me to level her eyes with mine. I perked her lips once more before letting her slid off from my hold. I looked at her back as she went out of my room and I can see that her ears were red as tomatoes. She closed the door and I went to get a dress for the outing.
I went to look inside the wardrobe what kind of clothes I can wear. They have a trouser and a shirt as well as the blazer and vest for me to look more like in the century. I need to blend in to make sure that I can gather enough information about the emerald. I put it out on the bed as I went to take my towel and hit the shower, wondering what Katrina was thinking after that kiss.
Katrina Kuznetsov’s POV
How dare he did that! I thought as I went toward my room after my unexpected encounter with Conall this morning. I did not know what to react when he went and claimed my mouth as he owned it.
“damn it, Reid,” I said under my breath as I went toward my room before I hit someone.
“Sorry,” I said as I bowed at them and surprised to see it was Jack.
“Oh, my, it’s okay. Are you alright?” Jack said as he took my hand to steady me. I smiled shyly at him as I know that my face was still red after that kiss.
“Are you alright? Your face kind of red,” he said as he was taking my temperature as he touched my forehead with his hand. I went out of the way to get out of more manly contact today.
“yes, yes. I just went outside to feel the fresh air. I think it must be the cold air,” I said as I was trying to get out of his presence soon enough that I cannot make my escape.
“oh, well, it’s still August but the fall weather has finally kicked in. You cannot wear those anymore if you went outside. You’ll catch a cold,” he said as he offered me his jacket.
“here,” he said as he put his jacket around my shoulder. “this should do it,” he said as he smoothed my arms. I smiled at him as I took his kind offer.
“thank you, Jack,” I said as I looked at him. He cleared his throat before he looked at me again.
“I was wondering if you want to go out today. There was someone from far away that came to visit me. Danielle already invited Conall to go with her and I was wondering if you want to go, with me?” He said as he looked at me. I was hesitating to answer him.
“I …i don’t…” I stuttered before I saw those pleading green orbs that made me turned to jelly. And I was also wondering if that duchess was interested in Conall. Not that I cared but just to make sure that he did not do anything stupid.
“yes, I would love to go with you,” I said as I can see that he was smiling at me.
“Great, I’ll meet you in 25 minutes. Why don’t you warm yourself first and I will send someone to come to get you, okay?” He said before opening my door and lead me inside.
“thank you, Jack,” I said before he bowed at me and went outside to let me get ready for the visit. I went to my wardrobe and looked at the dresses that were hanging in the wardrobe. I was wearing a yellow dress and Conall was acting strange this morning. I shook my head to forget about the kiss but the more I tried, the more it became more vivid in my mind.
“Damn it,” I said before I went to the bathroom to get my head out of the kiss and I will choose the dress later.
After a moment that I felt like an hour in the bathroom, I wrapped myself in a towel and I walked outside of the bathroom. I opened the door and shrieked when Conall was sitting on my bed.
“took you long enough to get out. What do you even do in there?” He asked as he was standing from his seating.
“what are you doing inside my room, Reid?!” I exclaimed at him as I was holding my towel a little tighter to my body.
“I was waiting for you to come to my room but I guess I have to make the first move then,” he said as he walked toward me.
“Don’t come to any closer, Reid,” I said as I was trying to block him.
“make me,” he said as he continued to walk toward me. I went toward the bed as I knew that I have some weapons stashed on the bed. Pillows.
“Conall, stop. I mean it,” I said as I was circling myself toward the bed.
“I'm not going to hurt you, Katrina. I was just wanted to help you get dressed, that’s all,” he said as he pushed his blazer to the side and slide his hands inside his trouser’s pockets.
“Conall, please just leave me to get ready, okay? I don’t need your expertise on this matter,” I said before my legs hit the bed and I went flying backward before Conall came to soften my landing. He put his hand under my head and around my waist as I was closing my eyes and I held my towel tighter. His legs were between my legs and that position made butterflies moving inside my stomach. I was waiting for something as I can sense the tingles of his hot breath on my face.
“Are you okay?” He asked as I did not open my eyes. I was afraid that he would see my emotion for him if he did.
“Katrina, are you alright?” He asked again as I did not respond to the first one.
“Damn it, Katrina, open your eyes!” He exclaimed before I opened my eyes and Conall looked deep inside me, my soul through my eyes. I searched for his green orbs before I turned to the side as he moved his face closer and closer toward me.
“Katrina are you ready, love?” Jack’s voice was booming from the door. I turned to look at the door as I knew that I had to answer him before he came inside the room and saw our intimate position.
“Yeah, almost, Jack,” I shouted as Conall was looking at me.
“Are you decent? Can I come in?” He asked. Conall was making the sign at me that he cannot come inside.
“No, no, no! please, I was still underdressed. I meet you downstairs,” I said as conall was smiling at me. Well, more like smirking at me.
“Okay, if you’re ready, I’ll be waiting at the foyer,” he said before I can hear his footsteps faded. I sighed before Conall was smirking at him. god, I wanted to slap that smirk away but I won’t because it looked good on him.
“well, shall we made him wait for you then?” He said as he was moving closer and closer toward my face before I kicked his groin. He grunted before went to the ground.
“don’t ever, and I mean, ever, threat me, Reid. You know better than that to do it at me,” I said as I went to get my dress inside the wardrobe and I picked up the blue ones.
“I liked the yellow better,” he said as he was straining his pain. I shoved him the finger before I went inside the bathroom and put on the dress. After I was done with my makeup and hair, I went outside to see that Conall was waiting for me at the door. The pain has gone as he was offering his hands to me.
“Shall we?” He asked as I went to his side. I glared at him but took his hand anyway.
“now, we better blend in if we don’t want to make ourselves as a target,” he said as we were descending the floor. I looked at him, confused as I saw Jack was talking to the duchess before he looked at us and his expression was hard.
“why?” I whispered to Conall before I smiled at Jack.
“You’ll see,” he said before he gave me to Jack and he went to the duchess’ side. He bowed at her before he offered his hand and they went out before we followed their pursuit.
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