Ch. 101..105: Forbidden Heat R18 Chapter 101-105

Chapter 101: First Love

What do you think about your first love?

For me, the feeling of falling in love for the first time is so innocently sweet and daringly uncontrollable. You can’t pick who would be your first love and sometimes, he could be someone completely random. The boy who held your hand during your first sports day in primary school. The boy who just moved in next door. Your handsome homeroom teacher. Your older sibling’s best friend...or in my case, my stepfather.

I’ve been in love with my stepfather for as long as I can remember. Probably sometime after my mother passed away. As I grew older, I realized that Lucien is absolutely a sight to behold, but when I was younger his looks were probably not what I fell in love with. I didn’t fall in love with him at first sight, that’s for sure. I don’t know how or when it started; however, at some point I surely fell in love with him.

“Have you figured it out yet?”

I stared at my mobile screen, a text from Edward. I think I have but I needed confirmation, I thought as I put my mobile away without replying to his text. After I confirm everything, I’ll meet him in person to yell at him and then thank him.

Yes, thanks to Edward and his daring push, I’ve figured out why I fell so in love with Lucien. He was my savior, that night when I got lost in the forest in the middle of a storm. Those green eyes that I’ve seen so often in my dreams, were Lucien’s eyes. After weeks of trying to piece everything together, I concluded that the event must have been real and must have taken place soon after my mother passed away. Since my mind decided to bury that event, I didn’t know for sure when it took place, but this was my best guess. Now all that is left is to ask Lucien about it, this time I won’t allow him to brush it off like last time.

If he would tell me the truth about this, I will confess my love to him. Two years is a long time, but I’ve waited for him for more than ten years already. What is another two more years?

...

I trembled slightly as I stood in an unfamiliar part of the mansion. I don’t remember the last time I was here. Lucien’s wing of the mansion was non-officially off limits to everyone in the mansion except for some maids, butlers and bodyguards that have special permission to enter to serve Lucien. In my ten years of living here in this mansion, I’ve been to this part less than three times and all of them for some type of emergency or the other. Unlike Edward’s long-abandoned wing, Lucien’s wing was modernized and luxuriously decorated.

Jake, one of Lucien’s senior bodyguards gave me a suspicious look when I walked past him in the hallway. The fact that he didn’t stop me dead in my track meant that I was not officially banned from entering so it was just unusual for me to be here. I gave him a tight smile as I walked past him. He nodded slightly back at me in greeting. If he was curious about why I was here today, he didn’t voice it.

After a walk down a very long hallway, I arrived at a large dark blue double wooden door. The door reminded me of the doorway to Edward’s old bedroom, this is the door to Lucien’s master bedroom. I’ve been here only once before and back then I did not get to enter his room.

“Miss Natalia?” an old maid said almost in disbelief. She didn’t think I was a spirit of some sort, did she?

“Hello, is Lucien inside?” I asked. This question was redundant because I knew that he was certainly inside. If Lucien was not in his wing, Jake wouldn’t have let me in this far because there would be no reason for me to enter Lucien’s wing if he wasn’t here. At all.

“Yes, Miss Natalia. Why...are you here so late at night?” the old maid questioned in a solemn tone.

“Am I not allowed to visit my father?” I shot back with a smile.

“I didn’t mean it like that, Miss...” the maid replied softly, clearly taken aback with my tone.

“It’s late. You should retire for the night. I’m sure Lucien no longer requires your services,” I told her as I put my hand on the large door’s handle.

“Yes. Thank you, Miss Natalia,” the old maid said with a bow before turning to leave.

She didn’t stop me outright or try to block my entrance which means that Lucien didn’t give explicit orders that I’m not allowed to enter his bedroom. This is interesting...

...

“Lucien?” I called out to him in a sweet voice once I entered the room. I closed the heavy door behind me, and it automatically locked.

“Natalia, it’s a surprise to see you here. Have a seat?” Lucien replied smoothly. Contrary to his words, he did not sound surprise in the slightest. Did he expect that I would come?

I sat down on the navy leather sofa opposite to him. I’ve never been inside his bedroom, so I was a little surprise at how big the room actually is. Edward’s room was already big, it could be called a set of rooms; however, Lucien’s room was even bigger. Edward’s room was clearly a teenager’s room frozen in time while Lucien’s room was clearly modernized with grey and dark blue tones that reflected his personality pretty well.

“Is there something urgent you wanted to discuss? It is quite late...and you’ve never came to my room before,” Lucien asked as his eyes narrowed at me.

Now that I was here, I wasn’t sure what to say or how to start. I unconsciously reached up to play around with the star-shaped pendant around my neck as I thought about what to say.

“I’ve finally figured it out. The truth behind the nightmares that I was having,” I began to slowly explain.

“I see. Have they stopped? The nightmares...” Lucien asked with concern.

“Yes, they have. I think once I started to remember, the nightmare stopped,” I replied with a small smile as I gazed back at him. Does he remember? He must...

“That’s good to hear. I was going to recommend another therapist to help you if you didn’t get better soon,” Lucien replied with a sigh of relief.

“I asked you a while back about the incident in my dream and you said that you didn’t remember...” I said as I cocked my head to the side.

“Why don’t you tell me what you’ve discovered?” Lucien prompted me. Does he want to hear it from me instead of just telling me that he remembers?

“I remembered that the incident actually happened. I’m guessing a short while after my mother passed away, I got lost in that forest and a man saved me,” I said as I looked directly at Lucien to gauge his reaction. Lucien, however, wore a complete poker face and I couldn’t read him.

Lucien got up slowly as he came over to sit very close to me on the sofa. I could feel the warmth of his thigh against my own and the smell of his shampoo. He was so close.

“You must be thankful to that man who saved your life. Do you know him? What does he look like?” Lucien asked in a sensual whisper as he moved his face closer to mine. I was immediately captivated in the depth of his green eyes.

Chapter 102: Together

He’s so close and I wished that we would remain this close to each other in body and in spirit as well from now on. I placed my hand lightly on the side of his face as I gazed deep into his eyes.

“He must have cared for me a lot and he had magnificently green eyes...just like yours...” I replied shyly. Lucien, why didn’t you tell me all this time. Were you waiting for me to remember all by myself?

“He sounds like a truly wonderful person...doesn’t he?” Lucien said teasingly as he closed the distance to place his lips softly on mine.

We kissed sweetly, taking it slow because we had all the time in the world. I felt Lucien’s arms around my shoulders as he pulled me even closer to him as his playful lips teased mine. I wanted to feel his hot tongue against my own, but I wanted to enjoy this moment without rushing it. I moaned softly when Lucien parted my lips with the tip of his tongue as he slid it inside the depths of my mouth. He replied to me with small moans of his own.

“That man who saved me...I think that...he’s my first love,” I confessed timidly. You’re my first love, Lucien.

Lucien froze for a very short moment before regaining his composure. Was my confession of love so shocking to him? He seemed to be recalling something or connecting the dots in his head before he emerged from his daze.

“I’m sure he’s been manly in love with you since that day as well,” Lucien replied as he crushed his lips to mine in a very insistent and possessive kiss. He just told me that he loved me as well, right?

I felt so relieved and delighted as I kissed him back eagerly. Finally, we were on the same page with our feelings well aligned. I ran my fingers through his hair as he hugged me tighter to his warm body. All the while, he kissed me passionately, thrusting his tongue deep into my mouth as he changed the angle of our kiss. I was panting now as he turned me on. If this goes on, we’ll...

“Lucien...I didn’t come here to...” I protested weakly. I honestly just wanted to talk.

“Then you should have worn more clothes...” Lucien replied as he silenced my further protests with his aggressive kiss. His hands untied and parted the thin burgundy robe that I had put on top of my quite revealing matching-color short night gown. His hand groped my breast to drive his point on my lack of decent clothing home. The lace fabric of my nightgown was thin, and I could feel the heat of his hot palm on my flesh making my nipple harden instantly.

“Ah...Lucien...” I moaned his name as I started to get lost in my own lust and yearning.

“You have to be prepared for at least this much when you visit a man’s room late at night,” Lucien whispered seductively into my ear as he sucked and licked them.

His hands continued to pump my breasts quite roughly. It feels good. I want more. As if sensing my need, Lucien removed the thin straps of my nightgown from my shoulders before sliding down the fabric from my breasts to reveal their naked form to his ravenous gaze.

I felt my body grow hotter and my pussy tightened when he placed his hands against my naked tits. His large warm hands kneaded my flesh assertively and my moans got louder. I hope none of the staffs were around anymore at this time of night. He pinched my nipples and rolled them around in between his fingertips and it was driving me crazy with desire. I felt my wetness ooze out in between my legs.

“Straddle me, Natalia,” Lucien commanded as his hands helped to lift me at my waist.

I did as I was instructed and straddled him, and we continued to kiss fervently. His hand cupped my ass as I sat on top of his lap. I could feel his hardness against my wetness as I straddled it. His hands gripped my hips as he grinded his hardness against my wet opening. I felt so pleasurable to feel the shape of his cock rubbing against my slit and my clit that I instinctively grinded my hips down against him hard. I pressed my sensitive breasts against his chest as we continued to grind our bodies against each other and the sounds of our moans and wet kisses filled the room.

Lucien’s hands lifted my body up a little so that I was on my knees above him. His wandering hand traced the inner of my exposed thighs from my knees inching upwards towards the cleft in between my legs. I must be so wet there now after grinding against him, I could feel my juices drip out of my hole onto my thighs when he lifted my body up a little just now.

“You must be so wet already, your juices are all over your inner thighs...oh, what’s this? You’re not even wearing any underwear underneath this short nightgown...how naughty. I thought you were telling me just now that you weren’t here for sex tonight,” Lucien teased me as his fingers greeted the sopping opening of my pussy. He’s right, I didn’t have any panties on.

“Lucien...don’t tease me,” I said as I panted in heat when I felt his thick fingers stroking my wet opening stimulating me. My pussy clenched and quivered at his touch. I cried out when he flicked my sensitive bud before massaging it repeatedly with his thumb. The ache at that spot became increasingly mind-numbingly pleasurable and my body writhed against his fingers.

“You’re much wetter than the other times we’ve done it. Are you in heat today?” Lucien continued to tease me as he shoved two of his thick and long fingers inside of my flooded hole. I was so wet that he could slip in so easily. He sucked in his breath as my pussy sucked in his fingers deep inside of my hot pit.

“It’s so good...Lucien...that spot!” I cried out in pleasure as his fingers thrusted hard and fast against my sensitive spot. I was breathing so hard now and my hips were grinding faster against his finger. If this goes on longer, I’m really going to cum.

“Not yet, Natalia. I want to cum together with you today...can you hold on?” Lucien whispered into my ear sexily as he slow withdrew his fingers from my cunt. I almost screamed with disappointment. I was so close to my orgasm.

I nodded to acknowledge his wish, knowing what would come next...

Chapter 103: End of the Wait

Lucien stripped off his shirt in one swift motion before taking off my robe. Throwing our clothes to the floor before returning his attention back to me. His hand squeezed my breasts a little too roughly before he took my other nipple into his hot mouth. He sucked it hard, and I whimpered his name in pleasure.

“Do you want me?” Lucien asked as his hand guided mine to his throbbing hardness. He was large and hard already. I wanted to take his length into my pussy. I’ve been waiting for so long for this. He’s never offered to go all the way with me before when we’ve had sex previously.

“Do you even have to ask?” I replied back with a question of my own. It was obvious that I wanted him.

“I don’t have a condom with me. I never bring a woman in here, you see...” Lucien raised his concern to my attention.

“It’s a safe day. You don’t have to worry,” I brushed off his concern with an innocent smile. I’ve been taking the pills regularly like clockwork because I didn’t know when Edward would turn up demanding for raw sex. How ironic. However, I couldn’t tell Lucien that.

I rubbed my hand against his bulging hardness a little to feel his shape in my hand before using my hands to pull down his pants to reveal his massive and erect cock to me. I admired his hard shaft as I imagined it piercing my hole and driving me towards my climax. My pussy quivered with expectation as it got warmer and wetter. I wrapped my hand around his shaft and stroked it up and down lightly. Lucien moan in response to my touch on his sensitive part.

“Put me inside you, Natalia. I can’t wait anymore,” Lucien commanded as he panted with lust.

I couldn’t wait to have him fill me either. I got up and roughly pulled his pants down all the way and then completely off. I didn’t want it to get in our way when we copulated. I don’t think I could control myself once I started riding him.

I straddle him once more. My hand reached for his member and slowly positioned it in between my legs so that the head of his cock was rubbing against my slippery slit. I moved his cock to rub it along my wet opening back and forth and then I rubbed it against my swollen clit. The feel of his cock rubbing my sensitive clit felt so good that I wanted to slip him inside of my hole right away.

“Stop teasing me, Natalia. I want to be inside you now,” Lucien said impatiently as his strong hands gripped the back of my ass to pull my body down towards his upstanding cock.

“Ah...it’s so big and hot...it’s piercing me!” I cried out as I screwed the tip of his cock into my eager pussy.

“You’re so hot inside. Take more of me inside, Natalia,” Lucien panted greedily as his hands began playing with my nipples roughly.

I opened my legs further apart and slowly lowered my hips down onto his erect pole. Finally, I’m taking in Lucien’s cock inside of my body. I’ve always imagined doing this with him. The feeling was much more incredible than I had imagined when I dreamt of loving him. Inch by inch, my pussy sucked him in until his whole length had disappeared into my warm body. I sat on him skin to skin now with his whole cock buried deep inside of me, filling me completely.

“Your insides feel so good. It’s so warm and you’re clenching around me so tightly,” Lucien said as he sighed with satisfaction. We stayed still for a little while enjoying our new union.

“Ah! Ah! Ah!” I cried out softly as I bounced my hips up and down his hard pole. Lucien’s large hands cupped my ass to help support me as I rode his cock. He slammed my hips down on him fast and hard so that his cock rammed hard into my hole. He’s penetrating me so deeply with every thrust as he thrusted his hips upwards to meet me halfway. It was so aggressive and rough that it started to hurt but all the pain was overwhelmed by the pleasure that he was giving me. My pussy will be sore, and my insides will be mush by the time the sun rises, I thought.

Lucien whispered my name and kissed me as he continued to thrust his hard dick inside of my hole. He must be enjoying himself because his cock just got bigger and longer inside of me. He used his hand to pinch my clit as I rode him, and it made me wild with lust. I bounced up and down his pole even faster as I flexed my leg. I clenched my wall tightly around his throbbing cock so that we would feel better together. I was close to cumming as he kept pounding into me and playing with my delicate clit.

“Lucien...I can’t...I’m cumming...already,” I confessed to him as I felt my mind getting hazier as my climax consumed me. I slid down his cock hard and fast to feel him pump deep inside of my hole as I squirted my love juices. I felt the stream of my juices leak out of my opening as Lucien continued to jerk his cock in and out of my sopping cave.

“I’m cumming...Natalia!” Lucien groaned and screamed while pounding my insides non-stop as his orgasm came. His cock twitched wildly deep inside of me before he filled me with hot gushes of his seed. His hot cum mixed with my own. He shot loads of cum inside of me as he threw his head back and groaned like a wild animal. It was a fantastic sight. I closed my eyes to catch my breath.

“Let’s head to the bed,” Lucien whispered huskily as he stood up, lifting my body with him.

Chapter 104: Do You Love Me?

I wrapped my legs around his hips and my arms around his neck. He was getting harder again inside of my hole. I could feel it because his cock was still buried deep inside of my body as he carried me towards the bed. I bet he’s going to fuck me again, I thought as my insides trembled with anticipation.

He laid me on the bed as he loomed on top of me. I drew his head towards me so that I could kiss him, I inserted my tongue into his mouth to taste him again. Twirling our tongues together felt amazing and I couldn’t stop moaning into his mouth. I wrapped my legs around his hip tighter and felt him grow harder and bigger inside of me.

“I want you again, Natalia. Open your legs wider for me,” Lucien instructed hurriedly as his hands tugged at my legs to open them wider for him.

“I want you too...” I mumbled softly and was awarded with his charming smile.

I heard a wet sound as Lucien slowly withdrew his hard cock from my trembling womanhood. I felt the mixture of our love juices ooze out from my opening and onto the bed covers as he unplugged my hole by removing his dick.

“So much of our cum is leaking out from your body. You must be flooded inside. Ready for another go?” Lucien asked as his fingers parted the outer lips of my pussy. He pinched my swollen clit with his fingers, twisting it around to send jolts of electrical pulses of pleasure through my body. He’s making me wetter for him again although I was already more than well lubricated and ready for his entrance.

“Just...put it in me, Lucien,” I pleaded for him to hurry. I wanted to become one with him again as soon as possible.

“As you wish, My Lady,” he said jokingly as he positioned his hard swollen cock at my entrance. I braced myself for his hard thrust as I spread my legs wide open.

I screamed when he drove his cock deep inside of me all at once. He buried himself to the hilt in once thrust and I felt like cumming already. His thrust was hard and deep, and it hit the sensitive spot deep inside of my cave. I moaned as I clawed my nails over his bare muscular back while arching my hips upwards to thrust against him. He’s hitting me in all the right spots inside making me ache with pleasure. Lucien screwed his pole inside of me from various angles making sure to ram against all of my hidden pleasure spots.

He grabbed one of my legs and pushed it up over his shoulder in order to ram into me deeper from a different angle. Suddenly, his cock was able to reach even deeper inside of my love hole and it felt so amazing at this angle. I cried out his name in between my pants again and again. We were both sweating a lot at this point, and I could feel the heat from his body as I hugged him. I reached around to cup his ass, pulling him closer as he continued to pump uncontrollably inside of my cunt. At some point my pussy became numb from the repeated beating of his thick shaft against it. I felt like cumming...

“Turn over,” Lucien commanded as he jerked his cock out of my gaping pussy entrance. His hands turned my body over so that I was lying on my stomach. Lucien then pulled my hips upwards with both hands before ramming his hard rod into my opening all the way.

“Lucien! Ahhh! It’s so deep!” I cried out as he took me from behind. I was moaning and crying so loudly now that my throat burned. My hands clenched hard on the blanket as I tried to steady by body against his wild thrusting. I bit on the blanket to keep my screams to myself before I woke up the entire household. It felt so good, I just wanted to faint. My body is going to orgasm again...

“Are you cumming already, Natalia?” Lucien asked as he paused his thrusting. I couldn’t even speak anymore at this point. My mind was too messed up by all the sexual joys he was giving me. I clenched around him harder sucking his cock deeper into my pussy as a response instead. After a couple of harder and deeper thrusts, I came as I moaned and squirted my juices onto his hard cock. I was out of breath and physically exhausted as I flopped down onto the bed.

“Hang in there, My Lady,” Lucien teased before grabbing my ass to lift it up. Once it was in a suitable position, he continued to fuck my hole hot and hard until he too came inside of me. He shot his burning hot load deep inside of my womb. I could feel his hotness everywhere deep inside of my tummy.

Lucien laid on top of me as he kissed the base of my neck and shoulders, exhausted too from his climax. He slowly withdrew out from me, and I winced a little at the slight pain in between my legs. I pray that I can walk tomorrow without limping. He slowly flipped my body so that I was sleeping on my back before placing a pillow under my head.

Then I felt his fingers slowly tracing my collarbone and then he took the star-shaped diamond pendant between his fingers as he stared at it.

“I guess he’s always had an interest in astronomy...” Lucien whispered as he continued to play around with the pendant in his hand.

“Who...?” I asked. Not catching on to what Lucien meant.

“Do you love me?” Lucien asked. His directness surprised me a little and I blushed.

“Yes, I do...” I murmured softly and slowly.

“Then...you won’t be needing this,” Lucien said firmly as he jerked on the thin gold chain of the necklace, breaking it away from my neck.

“But...” I protested. Why is he doing this?

“You won’t be needing this...or the man who gave this to you. Go to sleep now,” Lucien said as he got off the bed and headed for the door.

That night he never returned.

Chapter 105: To See the Stars

The next morning when I returned to my room, Reiner was there leaning on my door. The last thing that I need right now is to explain why I wasn’t in my room and where I went.

“Where have you been?” Reiner asked without looking at me.

“I went to find something to snack on in the kitchen,” I replied. Yes, I lied. I hate it, I’ve been lying so much lately.

“Since 2AM? Did you fall asleep in the kitchen as well?” Reiner shot back with narrowed eyes.

“Have you been standing there since 2AM?” I asked in shock.

“Long enough to figure out that you were gone practically all night,” Reiner replied as he faced me.

“I don’t think I have to explain myself to you. Step aside, please. I want to be alone,” I said softly as I tried to walk past him into my bedroom.

To my surprise, Reiner did not try to stop me, and he didn’t ask anymore questions. Once inside of my room, I closed and lock the door behind me.

Edward...I need to see Edward.

...

Reiner sighed loudly after Natalia entered her bedroom. Since he couldn’t go to sleep last night, he had a sense of foreboding which was confirmed the moment he came to Natalia’s room and found it empty. He spent the next hour looking all over the mansion for her but to no avail. He looked everywhere except for Lucien’s wing. That wing was off limits to all other staffs except those exclusively granted to enter to serve Lucien. Things are getting messier than I thought possible.

I guess leaving the tracking device intact in the pendant was the right move after all. After checking the pendant, it was evident that there was indeed a tracking device inside. At first thought, I was going to remove it right away but on second thought...no one should underestimate Edward’s foresight. If he put it there, then perhaps it served another purpose than just to find Natalia on that rainy day.

Guess I’ll give it back to her as is. Natalia’s been pestering me to find it ever since that day...

...

“Princess! I thought you’d never call,” Edward’s cheerful voice greeted me over the phone. I haven’t spoken or seen him for weeks.

“Hi. I need to see you,” I said briefly as I got straight to my point.

“I’ll pick you up. 5pm? Use my exit,” Edward replied in a serious tone.

“Ok. See you then...Thank you,” I replied back softly before I hung up.

I’ll talk it over with him when I meet him.

...

This red dot on the screen here is Natalia. However, the red dot is now located at the building of my office. It’s been less than five minutes since I got off the phone with Natalia, which means that there’s no way that she is here. There’s also no reason for her to show up here to meet me since I’ll be picking her up later today. The most reasonable conclusion is that the red dot on the screen now is no longer Natalia.

“Let’s see which devil is here to see me today,” Edward mumbled to himself with a knowing smile on his lips.

...

Pushing open the secret trap door at the end of the dark and cold underground tunnel and I was now in the middle of the woods in the garden. I’m a little earlier than my appointment time with Edward. I guess, I’ll wait for him if he’s not here yet, I thought to myself as I closed the trap door behind me and disguised it with dried leaves.

Phew! I made it.

This is the first time that I’ve used that passage again since going through it with Edward. It was so dark and damp down there. I will forever be grateful that I did not run into any spiders or other similar creatures. Looking up, I spotted a dark blue Porsche 911 parked where I was supposed to meet Edward. Why did I go and expect a red Bentley, I should have known that Edward must have other cars as well. Lucien for sure had a bunch...these brothers.

“You’re here,” Edward greeted me a little tensely when I got in the passenger seat of his car.

“Yea...” I replied dryly. What now?

Edward started driving away from the mansion without another word. This reminded me a little of our escape from the mansion a while earlier. Once again, I didn’t know where he was going to take me but strangely, I felt that I was in safe hands. Last time I could guess where he would be taking me; however, this time, I had no clue at all.

“Where do you want me to take you?” Edward asked. I see, so he wasn’t sure where we should go either. I’m glad he’s at least asking for my preference this time though.

“Are there options that I can choose from?” I asked casually. I didn’t exactly have a place in mind.

“Umm...Somewhere you can see the stars, a private cinema...or my place?” Edward voiced his options before flashing a smile my way.

All those options seemed nice except his place, although I didn’t even know where his place was.

“Let’s go with somewhere that we can see the stars. You good?” I replied with a small smile.

“Sure. Let’s go, Princess” Edward said lightly as he drove even faster.

Along the ride out of town, I wondered if Edward realized that I wasn’t wearing the necklace he gave me. Then I stopped wondering, I’m sure he’d realized since the first moment that I stepped into the car. Edward never misses anything.

The ride was silent, but it was more peaceful than awkward. I could sense that what we needed to say to each other was best saved for when we arrived at our destination. Stealing glances at Edward’s handsome face, I could tell that he was very tired. He may have acted cheeful and full of energy when he was with me but there are rare glimpses like now, when I can tell that he must be exhausted, and sleep deprived. I should tell him not to work too hard but perhaps he would just laugh at me.

“I’ve seen you on the news a lot lately. Have you been busy?” I asked lightly. I guess I couldn’t tell him outright that I was a little worried for his health.

“A little...I only go on TV to attract attention and donations. Otherwise, I would prefer not to appear in public at all. No choice there though, research requires funding. Non-profit philanthropic projects require massive amount of monetary backup...” Edward explained a little as he continued driving.

“Umm...perhaps you should take some breaks here and there...you know...you look a little tired,” I said hesitantly.

“I’m fine. Thanks for worrying, though,” Edward replied without any change in his tone. I’m sure he’s anything but fine.

Edward smiled a little, but our brief conversation ended there.

...

“Master Edward! It’s a pleasant surprise for you to be here. Welcome home. I will have the chefs prepare dinner immediately,” A man who must be in his fifties greeted Edward with a deep bow. He must be a butler judging from his uniform.

“Call me Edward like always, please,” Edward replied with a small smile of his own.

“I can’t do that. There’s a guest here with you. Welcome Miss. It is an honor to serve you,” the old man said professionally as he bowed.

I waited for the old man to lead us into the mansion before I turned to address Edward.

“I thought...we weren’t coming to your place. I didn’t choose to come to your place, right? I chose the option where we could see the stars, remember?” I asked in confusion. Why am I at his place? The butler greeted him as the master of the house so obviously this is his place, right?

“I never said that we weren’t coming to my place. All three choices were all references to my place. Your choice determines which one, out of the mansions that I own, I would bring you to,” Edward explained with a small laugh. He must be enjoying toying with me so much.

“What about the third choice? The third choice was your place!” I asked, a little pissed that he was playing me again.

“If you’ve chosen that I would have randomly chosen one of my places for you. Oh...and the third choice was there so you would think that the first two choices were not my place. It worked out well, didn’t it?” Edward unraveled the puzzle for me with a child-like smile.

Technically, what he did didn’t go against his word and I had nothing much to say in return.