The Forbidden flame

f me. It was black and sleek and

until he opened the door

if it was real but I could have sworn

ident calculated steps, you could

t right in front

could have prepa

n I remember, if tha

ers looked

clung to him in al

arms and I couldn't t

sexier than he was th

aid, his voic

enly forgetting how to

ort friendly hug. The hug was too

carried my bags effortlessly and

underneath his shirt and I

I just nodded mechanically becau

car and he took

de we were both silent. Axel wa

hat to say to fill the sile

ersation with him in my head but now that h

ajor?" Axel asked

er on the steering wheel

red, still stunned that he'

e always had your head in

the window. I couldn't

ory about a beautiful princ

, athletic, had shiny black hair with s

liar?. Yes, I described prince charming exact

princess as me. Petite, brunette, brown eyes, I gave

y evil people and her prince charming came an

sney princess stories go,

on my dad found the book on my table open when he came looking for his stapler and when

hat prince charming was literally Axel but

tood there mortified, willing the e

o the present when I hea

e same exact way he laughed wh

r the story?. I couldn't dare to ask, I had

is gaze on me, I shivered. I wasn't sure if it was

oft click of the air conditio

eart thudded. H

rest of the ri

t I felt like the silence held a lot o

as he pulled into the

, I didn't want to

ing for the door handle but his han

r and stepped out befo

sigh I got out

nd dropped them in front of the

" he a

get them inside, they

again with little to no eff

I looked back and saw that his demeanour

nd nodded at me. Offering a flirty smile

he asked in a tone that told me he already k

call it that," I re

the bags down, looking a

ad know abou

of this morning's dream, when he was hovering

he call

d of all the naughty thin

y idea you're staying in a

tly," I answered, s

s face and sighed. "You're 19 years old

n college," I argued, cros

t I mean," he retorted,

lled, what was I supposed to do, fin

have called me," he replied, hi

fered me a place to stay?" I

his jaw clenched and han

ctually considering it, then his eyes wi

verything is a joke Ellie

uttered under my breath, but

once he looked at me differ

dn't look at me like a child,

ed right in front of me, then he leaned

me, little one," he whispered,

nd went towards the direction of my room while I was s