His Toxic Addiction
Chapter 62: Was he perhaps human?

Chapter 62: Was he perhaps human?

Nicklaus swallowed as he admired Arissa’s beauty and curves yet, his stern mask did not fall. If he had to be alone in his room staring at her picture on this dress tonight, he would have zoomed it in and out, admiring her beauty.

But this was reality. He has to look away.

And then he turned to her again and Nicklaus met her eyes because right now, she had turned away from her door and was gazing directly at him.

She looked red hot in that sizzling scarlet gown she was on. And as if that wasn’t enough, the skintight-off shoulders fiery gown enhanced her curves.

His eyes went to the lower part and his mask almost dropped seeing the daring slit on the gown. The slit was up to her tight and her inviting long legs were on display for the first time since he meet her, he wished she had her signature blazer and matching pants.

Her hair was styled beautifully to the side of her right shoulder. And her neck was bare showing off her seductive collarbones to the view of everyone. Her mild makeup looked so innocent and her lips were nude in color.

A good combination! A daring seductive gown and an innocent makeup

For the first time in his entire existence, he had his eyes lingering on a woman’s lips and her lips were as beautiful and as sexy as hell.

He shut his eyes briefly for a second.

"Your blazers?" Nicklaus dropped his cautions and asked. With her appearance this way, it would only be with his influence that he would be able to keep some bastards away so now, he loves her Blazers trench.

Arissa hung the silver purse that went along with her shoe on her shoulder as she looked at him. Can’t he see she was already dressed? Or was he suddenly blind?

She caught his eyes lingering on her shoulders, collarbones, and cleavage peaking out of the gown she was in, and immediately, she understood the reason for his question.

"I ditched them today," she replied him standing at her spot. To be as honest as God would want her to be, she wanted to move closer to him.

How can someone look this dripping hot?

She thinned her lips and admired him. Her eyes almost bleed because of how handsome he looked tonight. Frankly, no one beats him in the award of good-looking because even without trying, he was extremely enchanting to look at and if you don’t take control of your fucking mind, you might commit a grave lifetime sin.

Well, for some it would be no sin. Rather, it would be a blessing to them.

"I see. Wait for me here," he said and turned to his door. Without waiting for Arissa’s reply, he went back into his room.

Arissa rolled her eyes at the attitude he displayed just now.

And ignoring his order, she walked away from her door. She can’t stand waiting for him. She decided to go downstairs and wait for him but ten steps away from the elevator, his door was opened again, and he walked out.

"You don’t follow orders," he pointed out seeing that she was off her spot. Meanwhile, he told her to wait at her initial spot.

"I do follow orders but not the ones without reasons," she objected.

Nicklaus shut his eyes to end the heating-up argument. Sometimes, he forgets the attitude of his "wife".

Arissa stood there watching him and knowing she would not move an inch toward him, Nicklaus decided to drop some pride and be the one to move forward.

Nicklaus’s eyes roamed over her body while walking towards her. Her lips included. He can’t explain why, but he wants to taste them.

Unknowingly, he flashed a second duration smile to her when she blinked that doe eyes off hers beautifully. Arissa kept on blinking, unable to move.

He was supposed to move to her side and then, they walk out but instead of that, he was walking towards her like he wanted to hug her.

And her guess turned right when he stopped before her and slowly, he meet her eyes.

Arissa’s breath stopped with his close-range view. He is freaking the hell out of her with his unreal flawless face. Was he perhaps human?

Ridiculous, he was surely human!

But from books and novels, weren’t the nonhumans the ones with the high rate of handsomeness? But here she was. Someone with such handsomeness was before her.

Lost in her thought, she did not notice when Nicklaus raised his fingers, but she jolted up when she felt his finger on her shoulder.

"Nicklaus," she whispered his name.

Nicklaus almost laugh at how low she sounded. It was as if she do not want to be caught while talking to her partner in crime at the crime scene.

"Here," Nicklaus said bringing a diamond choker up to her view. Arissa’s eyes left his face and turned to the choker.

"This was what you went in for?" Arissa asked her eyes intensely on the beautifully designed choker.

Nicklaus hummed a reply. He got it for her a few days ago.

He came across it while overseeing the progress at his mother’s multi-billion fashion mall and she was the first thought that came into his mind.

And he never knew how he would have given it to her until tonight. Arissa never planned to put on jewelry tonight and that was why she kept her neck bare but seeing him holding this up, she decided to reconsider her decision of a bare neck, and come to think of it, the diamond was extremely classic, simple, and beautiful.

"Thank you," she said stretching her hand out to take it and put it on herself.

"Let me put it on you," he offered before he would stop himself. Shit! He cursed seeing her surprised expression.

He was about to pass the choker over to her but she surprises him, speaking first. "Okay," she accepted his offer and also, tiled her neck.

The task immediately turned stressful for him and he felt his hand stiffened. He was the one who suggested but now, he seemed to no longer be able.

"Nicklaus?"

Nicklaus’s jaw clenched when he meet her eyes again. Clearing his throat, he closed the small gap between them and crossed her side hairs over to her back so he would be able to put the choker on.

Arissa’s butterflies went rampant when his calm breath hit her ears. It was as if time stopped because she felt like having to hug him right now and fell onto that hard rock abb of his.

And finally, the torture was over. Nicklaus was finally done and he took his eyes off her neck which made it look as if he was spying on her breast.

Arissa raised her face to him and Nicklaus immediately had an urge to slam her back on the walls of this hallway and slam into her from all angles and holes in her body. She was a walking sex bomb and his self-control weakens the more he sees her.

Controlling himself, Nicklaus leaned down to her opened shoulders and placed a kiss on it. He wanted to kiss her on her lips but as he leaned down, the last scene of his parents kissing before his father died clouded his memory and he went in for a shoulder kiss. "You are gorgeous," he finally let out the confession he had been keeping in since she came out of her room and he set his eyes on her.

Arissa stilled. She was too stunned to speak. And for the first time before someone, she blushed.

"Let’s go, Nick," Arissa said softly, and for the first time, she gave him a nice nickname. The one without memories.

Nicklaus rubbed the tip of his nose before nodding at her. He messed up a lot tonight and he knows it.