Drive me Wild, Rival(BL) Chapter 56: The Hunter and his Prey

Alaric

I pulled away from the kiss only to stare at his face.

His beautiful face.

I could not believe that I had actually confessed how I truly felt to the man who was supposed to be my rival.

I kept telling myself it was the alcohol talking. That was the excuse I desperately wanted to believe because it was easier than admitting the truth.

But this was far more than alcohol.

I had kissed him because I wanted to.

I wanted him so badly that I could barely control my emotions whenever he was around anymore.

Even as the kiss deepened, I could not stop myself from releasing my pheromones into the air. It was an invitation and a risk at the sa ti. So reckless part of wanted to see if he would reject again the way he had done so many tis before.

But it seed like Nico wanted the sa thing.

I might have been drunk, but I still knew exactly what I was doing and everything happening around .

Did he want as much as I wanted him?

I slowly fluttered my lashes while staring into his dark brown eyes. Nico blinked once before his arms wrapped firmly around my waist, pulling against his chest.

"You have such a beautiful waist," he muttered slowly.

I wanted to smile at the complint, but I could not stop staring into his eyes long enough to react properly. The question I had been dying to ask all night escaped from my lips before I could stop myself.

"Do you want ?" I demanded softly.

Before he could respond, I quickly continued speaking, suddenly rembering the stupid bet between us.

"I know you won the bet, but... can you..."

I stuttered like an idiot while trying to force out the deepest desire hidden inside .

"Can you what, princess?" he asked softly while brushing a strand of hair away from my forehead.

Princess.

That word was slowly becoming sothing dangerously addictive whenever it ca from his lips.

"What is it that you truly desire, Alaric de Villier?"

I blinked slowly before lowering my head in embarrassnt.

My chest tightened painfully, but after a few seconds, I forced myself to look back at him again.

Then I finally let it all out.

"I want you to fuck tonight," I confessed quietly. "Even if it is only for tonight."

The mont the words left my lips, I felt his hand loosen slightly around my waist.

There it was again.

That horrible feeling of rejection.

Was I really that unwanted?

Did he not look at and feel sothing too? Why was he acting like I had asked for sothing unimaginable? We were both adults. Having sex did not have to change anything between us.

After all, it was just sex.

Or at least that was what I kept trying to convince myself.

"Be careful what you wish for," Nico said slowly before pulling away from completely and walking toward the dining table.

I stared at his back in disbelief.

"What I wish for?" I repeated before letting out a humorless laugh. "You are making it sound like I asked for sothing terrible."

My irritation imdiately started rising again.

"Why do you keep running away whenever we are about to fuck, Nicholas?" I snapped, deliberately using his full na. "Why the hell do you keep making feel unwanted? If you do not want , then just say it!"

My voice echoed loudly throughout the penthouse, sharp enough that it almost felt like the walls themselves trembled with it.

Nico stopped walking.

He released a slow breath before turning toward again.

The mont our eyes t, I noticed the imdiate shift in his expression. His brown eyes had darkened completely, sothing dangerous flickering beneath them as he slowly approached again.

"It is not that I do not want to fuck you," he said quietly. "Trust , I really want to."

"Then what is it, Nicholas Park?" I demanded imdiately. "Are you afraid that I would be too good for you and then you would not be able to stop asking for more?"

His eyes widened slightly.

That tiny reaction told everything I needed to know.

I let out another bitter laugh before shaking my head.

"This was great," I muttered sarcastically. "The dinner was nice, and now it is ti for to go to bed."

I hiccuped softly before yawning.

"I am sorry I kissed you. I am sorry I even asked." I rubbed my eyes tiredly before continuing. "We should really stop all these stupid gas we keep playing. I think this should be the end of it and—"

"Oh, just stop talking."

Nico cut off suddenly before closing the distance between us and crashing his lips against mine in a rough kiss.

I pushed him away almost imdiately.

"What the hell is wrong with you?" I yelled at him. "Stop ssing with my head! If you do not want , then just leave instead of acting like I forced you to be here!"

I shoved his chest again as he stepped closer.

"Stop, Alaric."

Nico grabbed my wrists before suddenly pinning both of my hands above my head against the cold glass window behind .

I struggled against him imdiately, breathing hard, but Nico did not let go.

Frustration burned through my chest.

I turned my head away from him with a sharp breath, but Nico imdiately grabbed my chin and forced to look at him again.

"What the hell do you want from , Nico Park?" I demanded angrily.

"You," he admitted instantly. "I want you badly, but—"

"But what?" I snapped impatiently. "Why do you always stop talking whenever you are about to say sothing important? Just tell what I need to know!"

Nico stared at silently for a mont before his free hand slowly slid across my face and down toward my lips.

"When I go after soone or sothing," he said quietly, "I like having them completely to myself."

My breathing slowed slightly.

"I like control," he continued. "And you seem like the type of person who enjoys dominance, but that is not what I want."

His thumb brushed slowly across my lower lip.

"I want soone submissive in bed," he admitted darkly. "Soone who will let do whatever I want to them."

I visibly swallowed.

"Aren’t you a beta?" I asked breathlessly.

Nico chuckled softly, but there was sothing dark hidden beneath the sound.

"I am much more than that," he murmured. "But trust , princess, finding out will only make you more curious."

I frowned slightly. "What are you?"

He chuckled again before leaning closer until I could feel his warm breath brushing against my neck.

"I am a hunter."

I scoffed imdiately. "Be serious, Nicholas."

"I am serious, Alaric," he whispered. "And right now, you are my prey."

A shiver ran down my spine.

"As much as I want you," he continued quietly, "if we are going to do this, then there will be no third parties."

My heartbeat quickened again.

"It will only be us," he said firmly. "No other sexual partners. No sharing. Whenever I want you, you co to ."

His eyes locked onto mine intensely.

"And when I say I do not like sharing, I an it."

Sothing about the way he said it made my stomach twist.

"Lastly," he added quietly, "do not fall in love with because I do not do love."

The mont he ntioned love, I shoved him away from .

"Who the hell would fall in love with a narcissist like you?" I scoffed loudly.

But deep down, my stomach twisted painfully because so part of knew I was stepping into sothing dangerous.

"This will only be sex," Nico repeated calmly before finally letting go of my wrists. "Nothing more."

He stepped back slightly.

"If you are okay with my terms and conditions, then we can continue," he said quietly. "If not..."

His gaze remained fixed on .

"Goodnight, Alaric de Villier."

A slow smirk appeared on his lips.

"This has been a very interesting night."