Chapter 5
"Seduction"
Erik moved towards the door, but Isabella wanted an answer and so she quickly moved in front of the door, hands on hips, her eyes searching his face.
He came to stand directly in front of her. "Excuse me Madame, I am leaving, and you are blocking the only exit."
Her only reply was "I know" as she continued to glare at him. "Would you rather I move you by physical force Isabella?" he asked wearily. "You would attempt no such thing" she replied. As he took another step towards her, their bodies nearly touching, her confidence began to wane.
Before she could escape, his hands were around her waist. "You wouldn't…" she started, but was interrupted as he took her over his shoulder. She pounded her tiny fists into his back, demanding to be put down.
He walked to the other side of the room and sat her down on the bed. As he turned to leave, her hand shot out and grabbed his sleeve. "You still have not answered my question she stated in a frustrated tone. She stood as he turned to face her.
His lips remained sealed, his face revealing no emotion. Just as she began to let go of his sleeve, he began to speak. "I did not hunt you down or seek you out. Our meeting was a complete coincidence, and a mistake to say the least. You would never have sensed me in the shadows, but when you passed by, I seemed to have lost my senses temporarily due to…." He stopped abruptly, as if deciding that he had said too much.
He made to go to the door, but once again she stood in front of him, her back against the door, arms folded in front of her. "Due to what?" she inquired.
Amused with her sudden change in attitude, a smirk crept across his face. "My, aren't we curious, or should I say, nosy?" There it was again, that fire that seemed to dance in her eyes. Her cheeks flushed a deep red at his mocking tone.
Chuckling at her so easily enflamed temper and lack of patience, he continued. "If you must know, I was slightly taken aback by your…how do I put this without inflating your head…dare I say, lovely features." He leaned in as he said the last part, his face mere inches from her own.
She held his gaze like before, but he noticed that the flames of anger had seemingly been doused. She was even more attractive when her eyes were wide, like they were now, and full of vulnerability.
He could not resist any longer. He cupped her face in his hands and kissed her full on the lips. To his shock, he felt her arms slip around his neck as his hands traveled down to her hips. He backed her up against the door again, though this time for a completely different reason.
He broke the kiss momentarily, allowing her to inhale the much needed oxygen, and him to let his lips travel down to the hollow of her neck. He began to gently suckle the place where the neck meets the shoulder, sending shivers down Isabella's spine. Her hands gently caressed his back as a small moan escaped her lips. Hearing her pleasure, he softly nipped at the place where his lips had been, causing her hands to grasp his shoulders as another whimper escaped her.
Suddenly, her hands went to his chest and she pushed at him. "This is wrong" she breathed. "I don't even know your name, stop…oh…stop…please…" Reluctantly, Erik took his lips from her shoulder and picked his head up.
"We shouldn't be doing this" she said. "We barely even know each other, and moments ago, we were fighting." Her hands covered her face, an attempt to conceal her rosy cheeks.
He wrapped his hands around her delicate wrists and took her hands from her face. "Yes, but you liked it, did you not? Is that not what enticed you and drew you to myself. Admit it Isabella, you enjoyed my kisses and caresses."
She yanked her hands away and opened the door. "I was seduced, and it will not happen again." She motioned for him to leave through the open door. He bowed to her before he continued out the door, irritating her further. "I do believe that we will see each other again my dear…I will see to it." And then he was gone, simply another shadow that filled the hallway outside her room.