His Toxic Addiction
Chapter 184: Frightened .

Chapter 184: Frightened .

Nicklaus held her hand tight when she tried to pull it away, "Tell me what happened. What did she say to you?" his voice firm and serious.

He knows how edgy and despicable Raquel can be with her tongue, he also knows Arissa as a highly sensitive human and for her to ask him about Raquel when she isn’t someone who cares about that woman, something must have transpired between them and he wants to know every detail about it.

"She said nothing," she snapped at him, trying to squirm her hand off his hold. He has just too strong, so strong that she was beginning to feel pain from the tight hold.

Nicklaus stood straight when she tried to act strong, "You can’t be this moody if she said nothing,"

Arissa’s brow furrowed as she felt insulted by his words. Why was he pressing on the issue? It wasn’t like she turned a weakling overnight, or did he take her as one?

"Let me go," she half yelled and with that tune, Nicklaus let go of her hand. He watched her and before she would fully walk out of the table, he was already before her.

Nicklaus trapped her between his arms and Arissa gasped the moment she whirled around only to see him before her.

Her eyes widened as she trailed his chest up to his face. What was his issue with her tonight?

"Nicklaus," she trailed off as her eyes caught sight of his strong chest muscles and the ink on them as the white branded shirt did nothing in covering them.

It was just as if he was modeling for a magazine with an almost wet shirt on which made him look more...seductive, manly, and hot.

Slowly, she raised her hand to his chest and traced the inks - bit by bit, without haste as she took her time savoring the moment.

"She wants you back," Arissa voiced out while tracing his muscles, "I can handle her but I don’t want you around her," she added as she did not plan on holding back a moment from saying what she wanted.

Yes, she doesn’t want him around Raquel or any of his ex or sex partners. She wants him alone for herself with no prying eyes on him. Don’t get her wrong, she wasn’t jealous, she just want to keep him safe.

She paused what she was doing on his chest and stared up at him to know if he liked what she was doing. Not that Nicklaus minded because he let her run her hands on him without a frown. He loved what she was doing.

If anything, he was affected by it, and seeing that look in his eyes, she continued.

Nicklaus was over the moon when she gave him that order of not wanting him around Raquel. Though he has nothing more with them when he’s done with them, it still felt good Arissa was the one warning him.

His hand went to cover her hand stroking his chest in that seductive manner. Covering her small palm with his big ones, he stared into her eyes and parted his lips, "I’m all yours, you don’t need to think that way or get frightened. I would be loyal to you until we end this," he professed, staring at her deeply and Arissa returned the intense stare, unconsciously nibbling on her lower lip.

Looking at him, lots of thoughts ran through her mind concerning what he had just told her. Frightened? Who was frightened? Of course, she was but why? Wasn’t this what she always wanted? For him not to see her?

When he said that, she honestly did all she could do to control that feeling but still, it came and not just making her heart tremble, a blush ran from her face down to her feet.

Her toes curled themselves and Arissa wondered why the room suddenly turned so hot. What was wrong with her tonight?

Nicklaus took her tiny palm and interweave it in his as the air changed around them. The once moody air was now heated with sexual tension as they both stared at each other with an unsure expression.

Nicklaus was deep into her charms that he did not blink while staring at her. Talking in a deep breath, Arissa blinked first, "What do you think about my cooking?" she broke the silence with a question.

His gaze on her was all strong and luring. She had to distract him before he lures her further.

Nicklaus broke out from her spell when she spoke up. Clearing his throat, he answered, "It was good," he flashed her an appreciative gaze.

"Huh?" Arissa was disappointed. Was that all? Just good? Wasn’t he supposed to say more words? Like additional deeper words that would make her blush_ wait! Arissa, what stupid things are you thinking? She scolded herself.

She was so lost in the dilemma that her cooking wasn’t his standard, hence, she was overridden with joy when he said, "If it’s okay with you, could you cook_ I mean_"

"You want me to cook for you," Arissa brought the words out of his mouth with a straight face but her inside rejoiced as she was unable to control her heart.

At this point, she hopes she doesn’t suffer from heart failure due to how fast her heart was beating.

"Sometimes," Nicklaus corrected her with a flustered expression.

In all honesty, he would love to eat her food all the time but her expression doesn’t look like one who would love to do that so, to not snap her out, he decided to use ’sometimes’.

Arissa thinned her lips, "Rue’s cooking is better than mine," she pointed out, trying not to smile. Surely Rue’s cooking was better than hers but only in a few dishes.

She’s also a good cook but she wants Nicklaus to praise her cooking more before she accepts. For him to make this request, it only means he loved what she prepare.

Whereas Mrs. Wyatt said he hardly sticks to one chef, Rue’s case was different because the woman seem to be someone special to him, and if he loves her cooking, that means she was now special to him, right?

No way, Arissa, why are you thinking this way?

"I love yours the most," she heard him say, making her speechless again.

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