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Warning! A little steamy scene ahead. Don't worry there's no rape here!

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Aisha's mouth fell open as her hands flew to her chest. Her heart galloped like horses running in a race to win the first prize.

She gazed at Lord Lycano's devilishly handsome face which was so near hers, she could hear every thump of his heart. 

The smooth velvet skin of her arms could feel the roughness of his as her nose smell his manly scent mixed with his supernatural side scent.

With their position, the creamy part of her slender neck was so exposed that one wrong word will provoke the beast in him to take a bite.

As she recalled, werewolves always have a murderous instinct within them. She just didn't know if it was also the case with Lord Lycano. She gazed at his dark crimson eyes.. 

Or was it lust? She felt his hard manhood on her thighs. 

Alarmed, Aisha quickly tilted her head away and uttered, "Forgive me, my Lord."

She slightly pushed him away as she was not in the moment for that. Besides, the King might had likely betrayed her, but she just couldn't jump from one man to another. 

She has still not moved on from Jake's betrayal. She was just giving the King a chance. And now this?

But perhaps it was not the case.  Lord Lycano was just probably horny now because of their proximity.

She tried pushing him away again. This time, with more force. Lord Lycano moved, only to help her stand up. 

Still, his brawny hands were on her arched back and they seemed like they didn't have a plan to let her go.

"Are you smitten with the King? Would you still accept him even after what he has done to you?" Lord Lycano asked in a gruff voice. 

Aisha's eyebrows knitted together. 'Did he also have a peek at the chamber, that's why he knew? How did he know what the King could have done to me?'

She was pondering on these things when Lord Lycano spoke again from his set jaw, his bright fiery eyes penetrating hers, "Whatever the King did for you, I can also do it and more. I will make you happy and I will not hurt you."

The winds tossed some strands of his dark locks across his face. But she could see a hint of pain in his expression. 

Aisha heaved out a sigh as her hand that was initially pushing him away unconsiously pressed on his arms. 

Those words seemed to be like honey to her wounded heart. However, she has heard those words several times. And those people all made her sad and hurting.

Now she didn't know if they all meant that at first. Or they were just playing with her in the first place.

"Thank you, my lord. I knew you mean well. But I will pass. Once is enough, twice is too much, three is no more," Aisha said as she pressed her lips together and tilted her chin. 

She felt her temperature rising as she made that decision. She will not allow herself to get hurt again!

Aisha was expecting Lord Lycano to back out or get hurt that she rejected him. But he did not. Instead, his face drew near to hers all the more. 

"Did something like this happen to you in your former world, too?" He snarled, as if the voice that he used was that of his supernatural form. 

Aisha felt her hair raise up as she saw his angry state, making her extremities tremble. 

But she nodded as she recalled the last scene that she saw in the hotel where her boyfriend and her bestfriend were enjoying each others' bodies behind her back.

A vein throbbed in her neck as she clenched her jaw. 

"Am I really a skirt-chaser magnet? Or are all the guys just the same?" Aisha couldn't help but blurt out, making Lord Lycano pulled his arm away from her and cough. 

Seeing that he finally let go of her, she quickly looked around her so she would know how to escape. But all she saw were steep rocks. At the bottom was a huge forest where she didn't know what creatures were sleeping in it.

"People can change," Lord Lycano answered her question in a serious note, making Aisha glance up at him.

Her eyes bulged open in surprise as she realized that he was still stark naked from head to foot.

And to her bewilderment, he was now facing her, bare chest, erect manhood and all.

She didn't realize that he was hiding a hot physique underneath that layers of garments.

Aisha's face flushed in the deepest red. "Oh my gosh, can you just put on your clothes?" Aisha waved her hand frantically making her trip the second time.

"Uh – uh…" She was about to fall when Lord Lycano caught her again.

With their nearness, she caught on the corner of his lips curving up in a teasing manner. 

Aisha immediately pushed him away and explained herself. "I didn't mean to do that, I promise. Don't think that I am faking it so we could be like this." 

She again pushed his hard chest. But again, Lord Lycano was not letting her go. 

"Am I really that horrible to you?" He swallowed hard and tilted his neck downwards. His broad shoulders dropped as if he was really hurt by her indifference to him. 

Aisha's eyes darted to the colorful sky. He indeed made an effort to take her there and calm down. But she could pay him with anything except her body!

"No, it's not that. It's me," Aisha stuttered. "Look, you're the nicest and most warm-hearted werewolf I have ever met. But I am really not jumping into another relationship right now," She shook her head.

To lessen the pain that he must be feeling, she quickly added, "I'm sure there were other women who were vying for your attention."

He looked like a man who could attract any woman that he wanted.

That could be the reason why he refused to accept her rejection.

She again shoved him. But to her surprise, he laid her down on the rocks as he breathed raggedly, "But I only want you, my lady. I have never desired a woman like this before."

The colorful sky seems to change its color from the color of Aurora to something darker.

They were still on top of the mountain, making it appear like there was smoke coming out of the volcano like appearance of their location.

Aisha couldn't breathe at that moment. She bit her lips as she felt her own heart beating wildly as if it wanted to get out of its cage.

She gazed at Lord Lycano's longing look on her. It was like he wanted to eat her right then and there.

"With what I can do, I can easily imprint on you right now  and make you mine," Lord Lycano said as he slowly kissed every part of her face.

Aisha wanted to scream at that moment. She doesn't want to be his! She didn't like to be taken by force by anyone!

But her defiant voice seemed to get stuck in her throat. 

She couldn't help but recall how she felt with King Leandro. He was gentle and loving.  And she was comfortable with him. Unlike now.

She wanted to get away from his grasp but he was stronger. 

Lord Lycano was slowly lifting her skirt up while kissing every part of her face. His rough finger traced the silky smooth texture of her porcelain legs until it reached her thighs. 

Aisha trembled not because of ecstasy but of fear. She has never given that part of her to a man.

She couldn't help but recall her moments with King Leandro. Even if he tried going down there, she would not allow him, too. Intoxicated or not!

"If you really don't want to hurt me like you said, you should stop this minute. You wouldn't want to force yourself into me," Aisha said as tears started trickling down her eyes.

It seemed that it worked, as Lord Lycano immediately stood up, tasting her tears in his mouth.

He drew in a deep breath before uttering,

"Forgive me, my lady. I couldn't control my emotions. With you, I feel all sorts of passion right now," he gruffly said as he went to the rock where his clothes were placed.

But he froze on his feet as the beast inside of him wanted to come out.

"No!" He growled at himself as he pounded on his chest. " Not her! Get away, my lady!"

Aisha ran with all her might.

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The greatest power requires the gentlest touch.

If you have to intervene or force yourself on someone else, then what that's actually an indication of is that you don't actually believe in your own power.

Because if you believed in your own power - if you knew you were powerful enough to create the reality that you prefer - why would you need in any way shape or form to interfere with anyone else's process?

Basha