Chapter 43. Untwist Legs

Chantel Raven

"Fuck, you're beautiful," he mumbles.

I smile, and his eyes widen when he sees my reaction. I immediately put a frown on my face. I don't even know how I wanted to react to that.

I slowly untwist my legs from around him, causing me to slowly slide down. His hands stay on my lower back. Because of our height difference, I need to look up at him. I'm not short at all, but he's just unusually tall.

His oceanic eyes burn into my forest ones—well, autumn forest. It appears as though his eyes are smiling. "I had been waiting for you to do that," he admits.

"It was just to prove something," I deadpan.

"Oh yeah? What?"

"That you don't control me, that I have the upper hand."

"Sure, darling. You're in control." He boops my nose and waits until he gets the reaction he wants. My cheeks flush red, and he laughs.

What the fuck?! hadn't