Chapter 5

His eyes were dark as he held my hand under the tap. My blood swirled around the drain before finally disappearing. The water was stinging my wound. “Quin. Let go of me!” I tried to force him to release his grasp on my hand, but his grip was impossibly strong. I was growing desperate. Why was he acting this way? Why wasn’t he saying anything?

Finally, he looked at me, but it wasn’t the same man who had caused my heart to beat so rapidly at the gym. This wasn’t the man that had ignited a fire between my legs when his strong fingers wrapped around my thigh. I gulped, peering into his now pitch-black eyes, his pupils nonexistent. I was so scared. I couldn’t even move. My veins froze over and my heart slowed down to an impossible rate. I was getting light-headed and feared I would pass out at any moment.

“I need to take out the pieces of glass.” He finally spoke, but his voice was foreign. Where once it was thick and full of life, now it was hollow and somehow dead. I shuddered, trying to pull away, but his fingers tightened even harder around my slender wrist. Carefully he pulled out small pieces of glass. His actions were quick and precise, like that of an automaton. He no longer seemed like a person.

“Quin… please, you’re scaring me.”

His eyes softened for a moment, the flecks of gold returning. Suddenly, he let go of my wrist. “I’m so sorry… I… I didn’t mean to…It’s just… I…” Quin’s voice regained its natural timbre, but even so, it shook as he held his head between his hands. “I can’t believe… I could’ve…” He wasn’t making any sense as he continued to babble.

“I don’t understand…” Even through my fear, I could sense his anxiety. I reached out and touched him, but he pulled back with such force that it caught me off-guard. A plate on the counter fell to the ground, shattering to pieces.

“Don’t come near me! I’m only going to hurt you!” His voice was hysterical as he edged away. His eyes were hazel once more, but he continued walking backward.

“What’s going on?” I asked, finding this all too strange. “I’m really sorry I broke your glass… I didn’t mean for any of this to happen. Please, just tell me why you’re acting this way.” His eyes darted across the room. None of this made any sense. I wanted to know why he was acting this way. I couldn’t accept that he was just another crazy guy that had fallen for me. I stepped forward and touched his hand.

He looked at me, his eyes wide and doe-like. “Quin. Please. Talk to me.” I pleaded. Inside my chest, my heart ached to see him this way. Even though I had not spent a lot of time with this man, deep down, I knew I had already developed feelings for him. And even deeper, I could feel my attraction for him growing with every minute I lingered in his presence. There was just something about him that drove me wild. Was it his soft, soul-searching eyes, or was it the musculature of his body? Or maybe even that earthy laugh of his. I didn’t know and frankly, I didn’t care. In my mind, I was still hoping for this night to end well and I wasn’t going to let that fantasy die just yet.

“Get away from me!” He yelled, jumping back until he cornered himself.

I stopped and frowned. Maybe he didn’t feel the same way. The thought made my heart ache like someone was slowly pressing a hot poker through my chest. I looked down, my eyes welling up with tears. I had been so optimistic that this man would be different, that he wouldn’t be like all the rest, but now, I realized I was wrong. He would break my heart just like everyone else.

I was about to turn around and leave when he reached out and grabbed my wrist. Suddenly, he pulled me into his body. His arms wrapped around me, locking me against him. My breath caught in my throat as I looked at him. I saw the newfound lust in his eyes for a flickering moment before our lips smashed together in an earth-shattering kiss.

His lips were rough and demanding as they danced against mine. I could feel my heartbeat quickening as his tongue forced its way into my mouth. My tongue avoided his at first before they tangled together, caressing one another until our breathing became ragged. Still, he continued to kiss me, harder and harder, until I thought my lips would bruise.

Under my skin, instincts started to kick in. I pushed my body against his, naturally pressing my hips against his crotch. Already, there was a raging hard-on in his pants. I continued to grind against it, feeling my own arousal awaken inside of me.

My nails dug into the back of his neck as I got on my tippy toes, struggling to reach his lips. His arms tightened around me, threatening to keep me forever trapped against his body. Suddenly, he grabbed my ass in both hands. His fingers dug into my skin as he kneaded my flesh. I moaned, wiggling my ass. He pulled back his hand and smacked my left cheek, hard. I gasped, jumping up in surprise. He took the opportunity to hoist me up and drape my legs around his waist. My ankles hooked behind him. I could tell that I was already soaking wet for him and things were only starting to get fired up.

Finally, he broke away from our kiss, a blazing gaze in his eyes. The golden specks had turned into embers as he smirked down at me. “You have no idea what you’ve started.” His grin deepened before he reached down, kissing my neck. He left behind love bites, nearly breaking through the skin before he pulled away, flashing me a smile. Only this time, instead of a row of uniform white squares, there were two large canines that stared back at me.