Hellbound With You (WN)

Alicia was surprised to see that they had materialized back in the wooden cabin they just left this morning. She had never thought he would bring them both to return to this place. Was it a conscious or unconscious decision? She wondered about it.

But that was the least of her concerns at this moment. Because even though Ezekiel ’s darkness had lessened, his one eye was still dark. So dark that you could not see any whites in his eyes at all.

”Are you… okay now Ezekiel? ” Alicia asked him gently. Their position was still the same as right before they disappeared from that lonely forest road.

He did not speak for a long time. But she knew that he could hear her and see her. The fact that his hold on her tightened as she spoke to him told her so.

She was glad that the terrifying bloodlust coming from him was gone but she could not quite help but feel worried and uneasy because there were still no signs of his one fully black eye returning to normal.

”You are… ” he finally spoke. That sinuous voice made her heart race, but it was not due to fear. It was never fear.

”Hmm? ” she hummed, waiting patiently for what he was going to say.

”You are doing that again. ” he spoke slowly.

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She blinked. Unsure on what he was talking about until he lifted his hands and held her wrists.

”Oops… ” she finally realized that she was still pinching his cheeks, and a smile curved on her face as she quickly let go of her punishing grip on him. ”Sorry… ” she tiptoed and kissed his cheeks that were slightly reddened due to her squeezing them, ever so gently as if to soothe him.

When she pulled away and looked at him again, Ezekiel was very still. She waited for him to speak but he just stared back at her before he tore his gaze off her.