Alina's POV
As Aurelius broke the kiss that had spiraled out of control, I leaned closer to him, my head on his shoulder and with his hand clasped on my waist... it didn't seem as if he was ready to let go.
I wasn't ready to let him go either, to face Charmaine and the brutal reality of what happened this night.
But our quiet world came crashing down when I heard someone chuckling behind me. The chuckle was low, and it made me pull away from Aurelius.
As I turned to face the person, my eyes flew open. Charmaine stood there, dressed ever so casually with a frown on her face.
Her jaw was clenched, but she tried her best to hide it. She stepped forward so she was standing under the white bulb that was just above our head.
"I see you both enjoyed yourself, but I'm about to shut the door, ma'am," Charmaine said, but she wasn't even looking at me; she was glaring at Aurelius, who had a smirk on his face.
"Don't worry about it, darling. I'll come see you by tomorrow," Aurelius said. He leaned down to kiss me on the cheek before going back to his car.
I looked at my hands, ashamed. I had no reason to feel this way since I meant nothing to her, but I had no chance to explain as Charmaine turned, heading back into the house.
As we walked through the hallways, Charmaine suddenly stopped, turning to face me. Her deep purple eyes shone in the darkness, but I saw no emotions in them. She seemed rather upset and angry.
"C-Charmaine, are you okay?" I moved closer to her, about to touch her arm, but she moved aside, avoiding my touch.
"You dare ask me that question?" She snickered. Her voice sounded like she was betrayed, but I had no idea what to say.
"I should've known this was what would happen. You're just another sheltered slut who needs someone to touch her."
My hands clenched into fists as I stared at them. "That's not how it is. Can you let me explain?"
"Explain what exactly? Isn't that guy like your boyfriend, or you don't know who you are speaking to?" she questioned, her gaze on me, but I couldn't look up to meet her eyes.
"I almost... almost let my guard down in front of you. Heck, I thought you were different."
"Different, huh? When we had that talk last night, you didn't even acknowledge me the whole of today, and you dare accuse me like we mean something to each other?" I yelled at her, and I saw something flash in her eyes. "You don't get to judge me."
I stepped closer to her, our lips almost touching, but I didn't care. I couldn't let her make me feel bad; if she couldn't give me exactly what I want, someone else would.
"You're crossing boundaries again, miss," Charmaine said, about to take a step away from me, but I grabbed her shirt, pulling her closer.
"I want to cross those boundaries. You called me a slut—why not let me be a slut?" I smiled at her teasingly.
I stood on the tip of my toes, pressing my lips against her closed ones. She clamped her lips shut, not letting my tongue pass through. I leaned against her body, and I could feel her soft, enormous boobs against my chest, but I didn't care.
"If we do this, there's no going back," Charmaine said as she played with a strand of my hair. "Alina."
My name rolled out of her mouth so easily. Her voice was low and seductive, it made me blush, but I found myself wrapping my hand around her neck.
"Kiss me," I whispered, hoping she wouldn't embarrass me. She grabbed me by the back of my head, slamming her lips against mine.
Our lips moved in unison. Her soft, plump lips pressed against mine made me moan. Her hand ran down my back, slowly settling on my ass. She gave it a slight squeeze before pulling away.
"Do you know how long I've been waiting to finally kiss these lips?" she whispered to me, running her thumb over my now swollen lips. I shuddered at the electric current that seemed to pass through me each time she touched me.
"I can only imagine." I giggled as I tried to remove her hand from my ass, but she didn't budge. "Let go, I need to shower."
"Let me do the honor of taking you into your room." Before I could complain, she wrapped her other hand around my waist, lifting me without struggle. I wrapped my legs around her hips, making her chuckle.
"C-Charmaine!" I shrieked, giggling as she started walking towards my room. I placed my head on her shoulder, slowly inhaling the scent of cinnamon and lemongrass.
When we got to the room, she slowly let me down, and as I stood in front of her, I suddenly noticed the broad smile on her lips.
"You're smiling?" I asked, slightly surprised. I reached to touch her face. She flinched at first but slowly let me, and I soon noticed she had soft and smooth skin.
"I'm sorry I called you a slut earlier. I don't trust that Aurelius guy one bit. Hope nothing happened during your date?" Charmaine asked me, and as I recalled the incident with Princess Phina, I suddenly shook my head.
"Good, I don't want you getting hurt." She brushed a few strands of hair away from my face, placing a quick kiss on my cheek before taking a step back. "Go ahead and shower, I still need to patrol the area for a while."
I wanted to say I didn't need her to go, but I couldn't. I slowly nodded as I made my way into the bathroom. As the door shut close behind me, I placed my back on the door and slid down until I was seated on the floor.
"H-how do I tell her about Princess Phina?"