Page 71 of Till Forever Falls Apart
Sebastian wrapped his arm around my waist and kissed my head.
Just then, the servers appeared with trays of food, and the table was soon filled with an array of rice, various styles of lamb and chicken, and stuffed vegetables. Different salads soon followed, along with bowls of soups and that bread I’d smelled the minute I walked in.
“Nyx, try this. It’s my favourite.”
Sebastian placed some of the stuffed vegetables on my plate, and a hint of sourness hit my nose.
“What is it?”
“It’s called dolma. They hollow out different vegetables and stuff them with different spices and lemon crystals. You’ll loveit, I promise.” I took a mouthful, and the flavours burst onto my tongue. The sourness wasn’t overpowering but worked well with the tomato and other spices.
“Sebastian, have some sultanas.” Hayden chuckled, piling a load on his plate.
Sebastian looked up with an exaggerated outraged expression. He hated sultanas. Then he grabbed a few and threw them at Hayden’s head. Hayden went to throw them back when Serfina narrowed her eyes at him.
“You two are worse than my nephews,” Berevan said.
“I’m with you on that one,” Serfina agreed.
Sebastian sat there, trying not to burst out laughing, and Hayden covered his mouth with his hand.
I couldn’t help but try to hold my own laughter back. These two had always been like this.
“You love us, really, Serfina.” Sebastian smirked.
“Him”—she pointed at Hayden—“yes.” Then, she pointed at Sebastian. “You’re debatable,” she teased, sticking her tongue out at him.
Letting out a silent laugh, I couldn’t help but look around at everyone at the table. This was everything I’d never had in Leeds, and I was so grateful that Berevan and Soran felt like family already.
“Sebastian,” I giggled as he kissed down my neck, his stubble prickling my skin.
“Why are you wearing so many layers?”
He roamed his hands around my body, pulling my coat off as he backed me into the foyer of our house.
“To stop you from getting in,” I teased.
He stopped and rubbed his chin, looking my body up and down, and his eyes turned primal, burning deep into my skin as if he were marking me. My body caught fire, sending that heat to my core.
“Guess I’m ripping it off.”
“Oh my God, don’t you dare—this jumper dress is my favourite.” I tried to keep my face serious, and I slowly started to back away.
“Don’t make me chase you, Nyx.”
“I’d like to see you try.”
He shook his head, silently laughing to himself, then stepped forward. I let out a half-laugh, half-scream and bolted for the stairs. My breathing was heavy as I darted into the bedroom, placing my hand on my heart to try to steady it.
“Nyx, you’re being a bad girl tonight,” Sebastian growled as he appeared at the door.
“Oh yeah.” I lifted the dress over my head, then wiggled the tights down. “Why don’t you show me how bad I’ve been?”
I unclipped my bra and let it slowly fall to the ground, then stepped out of my lace knickers. His eyes darkened as goose bumps ran over my skin. His eyes never left me as he slowly made his way over, as if he were stalking his prey. He ran his hands up my neck, resting on my jaw, his fingertips disappearing under my hair.
“You have no idea what I’m going to do to you,” he whispered in my ear.
My breath hitched, his voice vibrating through me. My arousal was going into full meltdown from his words. Then his lips hit mine, kissing me like it was the first time seeing me after years of being apart. The tip of his tongue brushed against my lips, and they parted, allowing him to enter.
