Chapter 63
Lily POV
“Kai p>
“At my place. I’ll cook for you. I’m quite the cook you know.” He leaned forward, with an intense gaze. “Please p>
I should say no. These days he was becoming friskier than normal and always touchy, being in an enclosed space with him, was it even a good idea? I wanted to say No… it was on the tip of my tongue but p>
“Okay p>
His whole face lit up, and my heart did a dangerous flip in my chest. “Thank you so much,” he bellowed. “I’ll make you the best dish you’ve ever tasted. By the way, do you have any preference? Maybe something you don’t like or like to eat p>
“Anything is fine, Kai and you must promise me that you’ll be appropriate p>
He laughed, grinning at me, without skipping a beat. “I promise. I’ll be a total gentleman, you’ll see p>
I didn’t believe him, but still, a part of me was already looking forward to being with him. “My last class ends by 4 pm today. You can pick me up then p>
“Sure thing p>
Later that evening, I found myself in his luxurious penthouse apartment. I had expected we were going to the pack house but was surprised when he took a detour and brought me here instead.
“Why didn’t you take me to the pack house?” I queried watching as he dropped the grocery bags on the kitchen counter.
“Privacy and my mother can show up anytime. Not to mention, Briella lives there too. This is like my hideout for whenever I want alone time. Don’t worry, you’re the first person I’m bringing here p>
My heart fluttered warmly, causing a blush to rise to my cheek, but I backed him, I was too embarrassed at it.
“There’s a bedroom at the end of the hall. I got you some comfortable clothes if you want you can shower. I’ll prepare a snack for you before I start cooking p>
“Okay!” I nodded throwing him one last glance before heading to the bedroom. True to his words, there were indeed some changes of clothes in the wardrobe but they all looked like lingerie with sexy cut-outs, transparent p>
Grabbing them, I marched back to the kitchen to see him bending over a cook book his eyes furrowed in deep concentration.
“You promised to be appropriate, what is this?” I waved the clothes at him.
“The lady at the store said it’ll help set the mood,” he shrugged eyeing me innocently. “It’s not to your liking p>
“To my liking?” I huffed “This is the kind of dress you wear when you want to seduce a man and I came here to eat, just that. What the hell did you tell her before she brought this p>
“I told her I wanted to cook for someone I like so well and I wanted the perfect mood p>
“Sounds like you told her we would be doing a lot of touching p>
He shrugged, “Well, that won’t be bad either. Try one of the dresses let’s see. Maybe they’ll be good on you after all p>
I turned red, narrowing my eyes at him. “Not on your life,” I said and started back to the bedroom. “I’m going to borrow something from your wardrobe, okay?” I called out over my shoulders.
“Or, you could try to seduce the Alpha and I closed the door firmly, shutting out his flirtatious words.
A few minutes later, I was done bathing and felt so fresh. Rifling through the wardrobe, I settled for one of his shirts, that stopped a little below my knees. At first, I wanted to go out bare under… the thought of that stirred desires within me but knowing who Kai was p>
He would take advantage of that when he noticed, so I settled instead for a panty. I packed my hair into a messy bun, checking my appearance one last time before leaving the bedroom. When I got to the kitchen, my eyes widened with shock.
There was flour everywhere – in his hair, on his nose, across his shirt. He was alternating between watching a video on his iPad and looking at the cookbook already smeared with food ingredients. There were two pots on fire.
“Are you alright?” I asked, “Do you need my help p>
He looked up, flashing me a smile, his eyes flickering the length of my body hungrily. I leaned on the kitchen door post suddenly feeling naked under his scrutiny.
“I was figuring out the best pasta sauce to make but seeing you here and in that shirt he trailed off, whistling. “The perfect answer just dropped p>
I blushed. “You don’t look like you’ve got anything figured out. Are you sure you don’t want my help? I don’t really mind.” I asked as he dropped another malformed piece of dough into a pot of boiling water.
“I’ve got this,” he insisted smiling at me. “There’s nothing I cannot do p>
I bit my lip to keep myself from laughing. “Maybe we should order p>
“No! I mean, no. I want to make this for you. I want to show you p>
“Show me what p>
He looked at me with an earnest expression. “That I can take care of you. That I can be more than just the cold Alpha you heard about and everyone sees p>
My throat tightened with emotion. “Kai p>
“I know I’m not great at showing it sometimes, “ he continued, abandoning his pasta disaster to move closer to me. “But being with you… It makes me want to be different. Better… to do these things p>
He was closer now. So close that I could touch him. He removed the leather gloves he had on, discarding them on the floor as he reached for my chin. “You’re so beautiful, Lily… the name suits you… I daresay, you’re more beautiful than the flower p>
I blushed, allowing him to back me to the wall. “Stop saying nonsense,” I whimpered, feeling my heart racing in my chest p>
Suddenly, he reached for the messy bun on my head and with a swiftness, I’d never seen, he pulled the ribbon out of my hair causing it to cascade down my back in waves.
“What did you do p>
The words were barely formed when he leaned in and brushed his lips softly against mine.
The kiss was gentle at first, tentative – almost as if he was afraid to break the moment. His lips were warm and soft and I found myself melting into him. I opened up for him, allowing his tongue to probe into my mouth, swirling around my tongue.
His hand slid to the back of my neck cradling it, drawing me close as his thumb traced a small comforting circle against my skin. His lips left my mouth for a second, sliding down my lips, showering my face with open-mouthed kisses p>
Suddenly, he grabbed my waist grinding the length of his arousal against me. I bit back a moan as our lips met again, this time feverish… just as he reached for my blouse, a burning smell wafted into my nose.
“Kai!” I manage to tear my lips away from his “Something is burning p>
“Oh no!” he jerked away, his eyes wide with horror as he spun toward the stove. The water in the pasta pot has long dried off.
I stifled a laugh as I watched him rush to the stove, his cheeks flushed from both the kiss and his embarrassment. “Maybe next time, we should keep the fire in one place, Kai,” I teased.
He gave me a sheepish grin. “Let’s order something, I think I’ll never make it as a cook and his gaze flickered hungrily to me again “I was a little… distracted p>
I blushed. “It’s not my fault, there was nothing for me to wear p>