Chapter 10
A/N: I hope I still have a few people with me.
New chapters, more action, and a surprise on the horizon. Hang in there!
BorisxAlice (obviously)
Bait
Chapter 10
Boris stood above Alice's sleeping form and puffed out at his bangs in frustration. Her last words to him shook him to his core.
...Not good enough…
The moment those words escaped her lips, he had stood from the side of tub, unable to stop his motions.
He plunged his arms into the bath and pulled her out, cradling her in his arms, soaking himself but not caring.
"Alice, LISTEN to me. If ANYONE isn't good enough, it's ME. You will ALWAYS be enough. You're beautiful, and special, and NO ONE can spoil that about you."
He wrapped her in a towel then, had some soup brought, and with shaky hands, fed her until her eyes became heavy. He laid her down to sleep then and had been pacing the room since.
Not good enough! Bah! No one could ever change what I feel for Alice. No one!
He knew he needed to get some clothes and things, but he didn't want to leave her. Despite their sort of cohabitation, Boris had very little in the way of things in Alice's room.
They had talked before about moving too quickly, and he didn't want her to think he was trying to move in or crowd her space with his stuff. Plus when they were in normal Wonderland, he did have a place to technically go that was home, and the Hatter's was enemy territory.
He grabbed a piece of paper and scribbled a quick note, leaving it on Alice's bedside table before exiting the room. He had to get out and think a while. And he DEFINITELY needed some new clothes.
"I WILL be back. I just went for a walk and to get some things. Sleep well."
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Alice awoke disoriented some time later, and the first thing her eyes found was Boris's note.
She sat up, smoothing her hair back out of her face, still trying to sort out their last exchange.
She had been shocked when he said he loved her, and she panicked. With the recent trauma and everything else that had happened, she couldn't believe he still wanted her, LOVED her even.
She knew she loved him too, but they hadn't said the words yet. She almost smiled a little at the thought that wild Boris had claimed her heart and she his, but she still just couldn't believe it.
He was amazing, and she was no one special, even if everyone in Wonderland thought so.
Her cheeks flushed when she stood and realized she was naked. Boris hadn't dressed her when he pulled her from the tub. He made her eat and then she slept. She wasn't entirely comfortable sleeping naked, so she pulled on a simple night dress over her form, and then decided to leave the room to get food or simply wander the mansion for a bit.
She was lost in thought, not realizing her feet had carried her to Blood's private wing until she heard a door shut.
She looked up to see Blood in exercise shorts, dripping with sweat, having just emerged from what must have been some kind of workout.
Her mouth went dry as she took in his mostly naked, sweaty form. His chest was chiseled, his arms bigger than she had thought, and he was smirking at her.
"Blood..I...I'm sorry. I didn't realize where I…"
She looked down at the floor, cheeks growing red with embarrassment, and oddly, a little desire.
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