“Why are you so quick to give up, Nelly ?” he asked while pinning her against her seat. Alpha Kilian 's face exuded an icy-cold aura even under the warm glow of the sun.
That, combined with his masculine facial features, was what Nelly liked the most about him.
Because Alpha Kilian looked incredibly hot, his cold attitude toward everything formed a perfect contrast and made him look all the sexier.
As such, it wasn't exactly Nelly 's fault for succumbing to temptation when she was with him. Having been freed from the chains of morality, she was able to fully indulge in his charming sexiness. Nelly swallowed hard when she saw his face up close.
Alpha Kilian narrowed his eyes in amusement when he noticed that little reaction of hers.
“You know me. I'm not exactly a very patient person, so you need to tell me why you're angry,” Nelly said.
“What happens after I tell you?”
“After that, I'll assess your statement and determine if I am indeed in the wrong. If I am, I will acknowledge and own up to my mistake. If I am not, then I will not take any further action.”
Alpha Kilian simply narrowed his eyes and stared at her in silence.
“Is it because I helped one of your guys with his ransomware problem?” Nelly asked. “You shouldn't have exposed yourself like that,” Alpha Kilian replied.
“That was a very simple task, though. No one is going to suspect a thing,” Nelly protested.
“Nelly , you need to understand that nothing is certain in this world. Every huge problem stems from tiny ones,” Alpha Kilian insisted.
“Do you really think we can keep it from them, Alpha Kilian ?” “We have to try.”
Nelly took a deep breath and said, “It wasn't my intention to hide it back then. I only did it because I made Grandpa a promise. Besides, I didn't have any friends, so there wasn't really anyone I could open up to. Spencer was the only one apart from Grandpa who knew about it. It was never my intention to keep it a secret, but I had to do so in order to protect the three kids. In other words, I don't want to remain in the shadows.”
Is that why her alias is “Shadow Seeker”? Because she is forced to remain in the shadows even though she doesn't want to?
Alpha Kilian felt his heart ache when he heard that.
It felt as though someone had crushed his heart with a sledgehammer. “Nelly ...”
“Also, Boss has probably figured out my identity by now,” Nelly added. “You believe that guy?”
“No, but I didn't have a choice then. I had to give it a shot. I initially wanted to wait until I could get the antidote and pass it over to you guys. You could either let Thalia take it or have Spencer analyze it. I
didn't think I'd run into so many obstacles in the process...” “You could try to have some faith in me, Nelly .”
“Oh, I always have. However, I also know that he wouldn't do anything to hurt me. That way, I could at least ensure that I would make it out alive. There's no telling what he would do to you if you went alone, and I don't want you to put yourself in danger.”
“I would rather die than have you go to him!” Alpha Kilian replied firmly.
Nelly pursed her lips and stared at him for a good few seconds before replying, “All right, I understand. It won't happen again.”
“Really?”
Nelly nodded. “Yes, really. I won't do anything that you don't like ever again.” Her words stabbed at his heart like a needle.
If his love for her could be described as an intense and honest one, then her love for him was direct and straightforward.
Unlike most other girls, Nelly would never behave pretentiously. In fact, she was so direct with him that even Alpha Kilian felt a little ashamed of himself.
“I'll remember this promise of yours, Nelly !” Alpha Kilian said. “Yeah, you'd better. After all, I don't lie.”
Those words had barely left Nelly 's mouth when Alpha Kilian sealed it with a deep and passionate kiss. Alpha Kilian cupped her cheeks with both hands as he kissed her aggressively.
Half an hour later, Alpha Kilian smoothened his clothes with satisfaction and put on an innocent look again.
Nelly , who was next to him, had a flushed face.
She wasn't someone who would get shy easily. She was in such a state now because of what he had done just now.
When she remembered the scene from earlier, her burning cheeks that had just cooled down burned fiercely again.
Her face was so red that it was as if she had applied blusher all over it, extending from her cheeks to her earlobes, making her look even more charming and alluring.
After tidying his clothes, Alpha Kilian looked like a wolf in sheep's clothing. He turned to the woman next to him and saw her half-closed eyes and reddened earlobes. With a smile, he asked, “What's wrong with you, Nelly ?”
As Nelly looked up and locked eyes with him, the images of the similar scenes she recalled moments ago flooded back into her mind.
“Nothing,” Nelly replied, trying to put on a composed expression, and shifted her gaze toward the scenery outside the window.
The more Nelly tried to conceal what was on her mind, the more amused Alpha Kilian was. A faint smirk appeared on his face.
“Nelly ...”
“Hmm?”
“Did you enjoy yourself just now?” A deep voice suddenly sounded next to her ear. Nelly froze.
She looked up and stared straight into his eyes.
She struggled to put into words the emotion she felt after hearing such a lewd question from a man who had just moments ago appeared so reserved and proper.
She stared at him in disbelief and said in a daze, “You...”
“What about me?” Alpha Kilian leaned closer and fixed his eyes on her affectionately. Sunlight shone in through the window, which made him look all the more dashing despite his unkempt hair. His straight, refined nose gave off an air of elegance and wickedness that was hard to describe.
Nelly gazed into his eyes for a while, trying to form a coherent sentence, but his face left her speechless. After a moment, she averted her eyes and said, “You were quite a wild one just now!”
Alpha Kilian cocked his brow. “Don't you like it?” Uh...
“But Nelly , you looked like you were enjoying it just now. Have you forgotten about it already?” Alpha Kilian 's magnetic voice rang in her ears.
The mention of it made Nelly 's heart flutter with embarrassment, and she immediately placed her hand over his mouth, blushing. “That's enough, Alpha Kilian .”
Alpha Kilian had never seen Nelly so shy and helpless before. The grin on his face became wider and he became more unrestrained. He took her hand away from his mouth and said, “Nelly , you'll have to get used to it. We've only just begun...” Then he leaned closer to her ear and whispered, “There are still a
lot of things we can explore together.”