He glanced at the caller ID.
“Yes, Caleb? What is it?”
“Your Highness,” Caleb’s voice came from the other end of the line, laced with urgency.
“His Majesty and Her Majesty request your presence at the Royal Palace immediately.”
“Oh, that.” Dylan let out a quiet breath.
“Give me a few minutes. I’ll call you back.”
“Your Highness, it’s urgent….”
“I said give me a few minutes,” Dylan repeated firmly before ending the call without waiting for another response.
He lowered the phone and rubbed the bridge of his nose.
“What terrible timing…” he muttered under his breath before letting out another long sigh.
“What’s wrong?” Rose asked, raising an eyebrow as concern flickered across her face.
“You look tense.”
“It’s nothing, Rose,” Dylan replied, offering her another warm smile despite the obvious interruption.
“Something important just came up at the palace.”
For reasons even he couldn’t explain, his expression always softened whenever he looked at her.
He wasn’t usually this gentle with people.
Yet around Rose, smiling came naturally.
“You should go then,” Rose said quietly.
Just get out of here already, she thought inwardly.
I seriously need some peace and quiet.
I just buried what happened between us last night at the back of my head and now you’re here.
Thank goodness he didn’t mention me and him having sex last night in front of elder brother or else I’m screwed.
Now that I think about it….dies he even remember what happened between us last night?
He was in heat afterall.
Did he forget everything?
Hence the reason he hasn’t bought it up?
That must be the case.
That’s good then. This chapter was taken from g.com without permission.
“I… uh…”
Dylan hesitated.
For the first time since entering the room, he seemed completely unsure of himself.
He opened his mouth several times, only to close it again without speaking.
“What’s wrong?” Rose asked, tilting her head slightly as worry became visible across her face.
Dylan scratched the back of his neck awkwardly.
“C…could I… get a kiss before I leave?”
His unexpected request sent waves of shock through Rose.
“What?”
Her eyes widened in complete disbelief.
“Uh… I…”
Dylan himself suddenly seemed embarrassed by what he’d just asked.
Unable to find the proper words, he slowly stepped even closer and grabbed Rose waist tightly and pulled her to himself.
Their gazes locked.
Rose felt her heartbeat quicken.
His warm breath lightly brushed against her face, making her cheeks flush a deep shade of red.
“This scent…”
Rose swallowed hard.
“Why does he smell so good?”
She couldn’t stop herself from staring….unable to break eye contact.
Her thoughts became increasingly scattered.
Everywhere suddenly felt much warmer.
Being this close to Dylan made it difficult to think straight.
“The man really is the definition of temptation…”
“Why should I give you a kiss?” Rose finally managed to ask, their gazes still locked.
Even so…
A part of her couldn’t deny that she wanted to kiss him as well.
Her gaze drifted toward his lips almost against her own will.
She found it surprisingly difficult to look away.
“I…”
Before Dylan could finish his sentence…
Without realizing what she was doing, Rose pressed her lips against his.
Then, almost instinctively, he returned the kiss.
His arms wrapped securely around her as he lifted her effortlessly off the floor.
Rose instinctively held onto him, her arms circling his shoulders as she was caught completely off guard by her own impulsive decision.
Time itself seemed to disappear.
Neither of them noticed anything else around them as they continue kissing fiercely.
After what felt like forever, Dylan reluctantly pulled away.
Both of them were breathing heavily.
Carefully, he lowered Rose back onto her feet before taking a small step backward.
“Uhm…” Dylan began, only for the words to disappear before leaving his mouth.
“You…” Rose also attempted to speak, but no sentence came out.
An awkward silence settled between them.
Both of them avoided each other’s eyes for several long moments.
“I… I should leave now,” Dylan finally managed to say with an awkward smile.
“I’ll see you in three days.”
Before Rose could respond…
He quickly turned around and hurried out of the room.
The door closed behind him.
Rose remained frozen where she stood for several seconds….
“Fuck… what are you doing, Rose?” she muttered under her breath as she finally collapsed backward onto her bed, burying her face in her hands.
“You’re practically giving him the green light.”
She groaned in frustration.
“No…”
“It’s because of his heat.”
She nodded to herself repeatedly as though trying to convince her own heart.
“Once his heat cycle is over, he’ll definitely ask for a divorce.”
“I only kissed him because I thought it would finally make him leave.”
“That’s all.”
“It doesn’t mean anything.”
She shut her eyes tightly.
“Everything will be fine once his heat cycle is over…”