The Demon's Claim [House of Arcane #2]

I sighed as I was taking off the scarf and pulled my shirt off before I closed the door. I was looking around the bedroom as I was tossing my dirty laundry into the basket. I walked toward the bathroom as I was opening the door and went inside the shower.

I opened the faucet and adjusted the temperature so that the water would be lukewarm. I smiled before I was stepping under the water and sighed. My aching muscles were relaxing as I was rubbing my arms and legs before I was washing my hair.

‘This is life,’ I sighed before I was leaning against the water. Then, the image of fire was coming behind my retina again.

There was something floating in the air before I was feeling something else. I felt warm and hot but also safe.

Safe and sound in this place that I don’t know where.

I can see a figure was walking toward me. I don’t know who it was but I can see was the blond hair and ruby. Ruby eyes.

I gasped for air as I was leaning against the wet tiles as if I was being slapped by something invisible, a force that I don’t know existed. I rubbed my eyes before I was sighing again. Then, I shrugged my thoughts from that and I was taking a loofa and put some body wash on it as it started to foam.

I closed the faucet before I was cleaning myself with the loofa. I don’t think Logan would mind if I was to use his loofa. After all, we were married, right? I was humming while I was washing my body before I sensed that someone was staring at me. I turned to look at the door and I screamed when it was Logan.

‘What the fuck are you doing here?’ I hissed at him as I was trying to cover myself so that he will not be looking at my nakedness. But it was only fair since he was undressed and only left with towel.

I felt something stirred between my belly.

‘I thought you would like to have a shower with me, Nora. And since I have been a complete asshole this morning, I was hoping that I will make up for it,’ he said before Logan stepped into the bathroom and closed the door.

Suddenly, the shower was too small for me alone.

‘I don’t you to be a gentleman now when I was showering. I would like to be left alone, thank you very much,’ I hissed at him but Logan only smirked at me before he was closing the distance between us.

‘Why so grumpy, Nora? Don’t tell me that you are jealous when I was hitting on the waitress? You said it yourself that you don’t want to share my bed,’ Logan said as the clear glass door was the only thing that separated us now.

There was no turning back.

I looked at his turquoise eyes an gulped. This is bad, this is a very bad idea, I thought before my heart was tugging me toward Logan.

But it was not bad at all. He is your husband and it is your wifely duty to please him, my heart said before my mind counterattacked that.

If only it benefits him. and this is definitely benefiting him, with you naked and wet and was ready to jump on him with that look on your face…I shook my head before I was glaring at him.

‘And how do you wish to make up for your mistake? I’m pretty sure even when I was naked, I am not as attractive as the waitress earlier, right?’ I said as I was trying to be stoic. I don’t want him to think that he can get under my skin with his handsome face and peculiar eyes.

Dammit!

“I could wash you if you would like me to do it,’ he said huskily as he opened the door and stepped into the shower as well. I was looking at him before Logan was closing the door. I felt trapped somehow but I was anticipating for something else as well.

Dear God, what is wrong with me?!

‘Here, give me the loofa,’ Logan said as I was staring at his face. My grip on the loofa was tightened.

‘Nora,’ he said before he was taking the loofa and I let him. I let him took it and he was smiling at me.

‘Now, turn around,’ he said as I was being in trance right now, I was being controlled like a puppet string with his husky voice and sensual lips. I turned to look at the wet tiles before I felt the hot breaths on my exposed neck.

‘Such beauty. Why I never noticed before?’ Logan mumbled as I was feeling the loofa was moving up and down my body. I was biting my lower lips as I can sense Logan was controlling himself as well as myself.

‘Put your arms up,’ he said into my left ear before I was embracing my hands on the wet tiles, feeling the coldness underneath my fingertips. I was breathing hard before I was gulping from the close proximity that we were in right now.

‘Do you feel hot, Nora?’ Logan asked me before I was putting my face as emotionless as I could. I cannot let him think that I was being effected by his nearness now. That would do no good on my side.

He will try to use his sexiness on me in the future. And I hated it when people tried to control me.

‘Well, I did feel cold though. It has been a long time since water ran through my skin,’ I said with a monotone. Logan was silent for a moment before I can heard my heartbeat in my ears. Please don’t let him hear it, please don’t let him hear that!

‘Then, I think we should put the water on now, right, Nora?’ he asked me and before I knew it, the cold water was hitting my back. I jerked and shouted before I was turning to look at Logan. He was smirking at me as my hair stuck to my face.

I’ve longed forgotten our nakedness as I was glaring murderously at him. I was gritting my teeth before Logan was putting his hands up.

‘Nora, calm down,’

‘Calm down? Calm down?! After what you did to me, Logan O’Sullivan? Oh, you better believe that I will take revenge for it!’ I said before I was coming after him. Logan was trying to control me but I was faster. I was jumping on him as I wrapped my legs around his torso as the water was running down our skins. I was shouting inappropriate words as I was gripping his hair in my hands.

‘You pathetic little asshole—‘

‘Nora, watch out!’ Logan said before I slipped. I screamed and before anything can happen to me, I felt strong arms were scooping me up and held me against the walls. I was still closing my eyes before I was opening them slowly.

Logan’s face was near mine and our hot breaths mingled.

Everything was in slow motion. The water that cascaded our skins was long forgotten when all I can sense was his nakedness and his muscles. It was hard and I wanted to touch it so badly that I was looking at his chest.

Logan did the same. He was staring at my naked chest as I was breathing hardly. My chest rose and fell as his turquoise eyes were following them. We were silent for a moment before I was gulping and chewed my lower lips.

‘So—‘

Everything died in my mouth as Logan claimed my mouth. My eyes were wide opened before I was slowly, gradually succumbed to his kiss. It was like nothing else mattered. Only our lips touched and I was gripping his arms in my hands.

I never felt this kiss before. Sure, I kissed a few guys in college and definitely James but right now, all I can think was him. Logan O’Sullivan as he was moving his mouth in sync with mine. I was moving my hands up and down his hard chest before I wounded my fingers through his wet hair.

I gripped it hard when I felt his calloused, roughened hands were groping my bottoms. I moaned in his mouth before Logan broke it.

‘God, you’re something else,’ he mumbled before he was kissing my neck and jaws. I was angling my neck for more exposure and I was hoping that he will kiss my skin more. I wanted him to.

‘Logan,’ I whispered his name before I felt something between my legs. I was rubbing against it as it hit the spot that made me squirmed. Logan moaned.

‘Nora, I swear if you did that again, I will—‘

I grind even more on him before his turquoise eyes were staring at my face. I felt a smirk was on my lips before Logan was hauling me away from the walls as he closed the faucet and get out of the shower.

Nothing says priority when we left the bathroom without any towels or anything to dry us off. Am I right?