Sexting With A Vampire
Chapter 52

Stella

Blinking, I wake up cuddled up to Evan. My cheek rests over his chest, and my hand is on his upper abs. One of his arms is curled around me, and I've dragged one leg over him. Oh-my-god.

This is a complete romantic couple position, one I could see us do in the past, but right now?!

May the gods save me. What if this Evan won't approve of this when he wakes up?!

I silently panic. I try to think of my next move but freeze when I realize Evan is already awake.

Wait.

Has he been awake this entire time without pushing me back to my side of the bed?

His beautiful blue eyes meet mine, and he gives me a tired smile.

"Good morning," his voice sounds deeper and gravelly after waking up, and he kisses my head. "Did you sleep well?"

He kissed me?!

Butterflies storm my chest, and suddenly, I'm close to tears. Why is Evan being so cute to me? Is he playing with me? Pretending to love me again so I will give him my secrets? "Yeah... I slept like a baby."

His dimples show. "I'm glad... You were adorable tonight, by the way. You wouldn't let go of me and kept hugging me. I found it cute and couldn't push you away. I let you sleep on my chest." I stare at him. "You let me... Sleep on your chest?"

"You're tiny and not exactly heavy; I didn't mind."

A sob escapes from my lips, and Evan's demeanor changes. His sexy half-awake smile disappears, and he sits up and holds me tighter. "Hey, what is wrong?"

I peer up at him and hold back my tears. I'm acting like a loser, but Evan is so nice to me it feels suspicious. As if he doesn't mean it. "No, nothing is wrong..."

Evan deadpans. "I'm not stupid... Tell me what is wrong."

"No..."

He rolls his eyes. "No woman games with me, Stella. Tell me straight up what is bothering you."

"Easier said than done."

"Just talk to me."

I inhale. "It's hard... Because I would like to think what I fear isn't true. I would like to think this moment is real, and that..."

He tilts his head, waiting for the continuation. "And that?"

I meet his eyes. "And that you're not manipulating me."

He considers my words for a moment before his lips curl into a smile, and he laughs-f*****g laughs-at me!

I stare at him, heart in my throat. "And now you're laughing?"

"Yes."

"That's rude!" I pout.

He snorts. "You're such an idiot... Come here."

Evan leans forward, and then I see stars.

My heart is racing.

The world has screeched to a halt.

Evan kisses the hurt from my soul and the following few words from my mouth. I experience flutters and pleasant shivers trailing up my spine as he tastes my tongue. So soft.

So gentle.

I'm breathless when Evan leans back, only inches away from my lips. He brushes away a single tear from my eye with the tip of his thumb and speaks in that gravelly voice. "I get cuddly in the morning; I thought you knew that already?"

I stare at him. "So, you mean that..."

He smirks. "I like you-I meant it when I said it, and while I'm not the best person in the world, I enjoy cuddles. Especially with the curvy and beautiful woman that I'm interested in." "Oh, now you're being too sweet..."

"I am sweet."

Despite that mischievous smirk on his lips, I smile back at Evan and push him into the covers. He lets me, and without permission, I run my hand over his chiseled abs. He arches a cocky eyebrow. "You like those, huh?"

"Oh, shut up!" I roll my eyes at him and bite back a laugh. "Every girl likes abs, and I'm an opportunist. You're being nice to me this morning, so I will cop a feel under the blanket." "I feel so used..."

"Bullshit! You love this! I can see the arrogance in your eyes and that smug expression. You're so self-satisfied and admit it-you love to be touched and massaged."

To my surprise, Evan laughs. "I do like to be touched and massaged, but not by anyone..." his expression turns serious, his eyes heated. "I would rip off the head of anyone else who dared to touch me. I'm not much for physical contact, and I've been a lone wolf most of my life."

I arch an eyebrow. "Most of your life?"

"Yeah, but I'm not lonely now," Evan says, eyeing me with an expression I don't entirely understand. "You're absolutely batshit crazy, Stella, but I'm having fun on this trip. And... I like it when you touch me."

Oh boy.

Evan is complimenting me?

And he is... Smiling?

Dang, I already have palpitations.

I blush. "I'm having fun too, but... I'm also stressed since I have to save the world from Arachne. I can't afford to mess up this timeline, and I might already have done it."

I mean... This never happened in any of those scenes I saw at the pond, so everything thus far is entirely new.

"You haven't messed things up," Evan says while my finger travels down his sternum. He looks sincere and also sexy. "But we can't enter Raphael's territory without proper combat training. You need to train so you can defend yourself."

I smile. "But you and I have trained in the other timeline. I believe I'm pretty good at martial arts."

"Fair enough, but you lack the usual werewolf muscles. No offense, but you're soft, so it doesn't hurt to train a little. Get some muscles on that frame. Just a little bit since you're a werewolf."

"Good point," I study him from under my eyelashes before kissing one of his abs and smirking back at him. "The other Evan was a little more well-trained than you, too."

"Oh?" I can see the fire awakening in his eyes. "Then I guess I will have to start training harder as well."

Oh, it's happening-Evan is taking the challenge.

I giggle at the tension in the air.

Evan is getting fired up, and I intend to add fuel to the flames. I want to see his motivation grow; maybe he can become more powerful than the other Evan?

It doesn't hurt to try.

"I bet I could beat you in a duel right now. I've trained the older version of you, and no offense, but the other Evan was insanely powerful. He had magic abilities and stuff."

Evan grins at me. "Oh wow, aren't you a cocky one? You really think you could beat me in a duel?"

I shrug one shoulder, smiling mischievously. "Maybe?"

"That's brave of you to say."

"It really is-I might be wrong, but it's fun seeing the wheels turning inside your head. The motivation and that fire? Amazing. I want to see you work hard to reach your potential." "Yeah, well, it's working-challenge accepted. I will battle you tomorrow inside the forest."

The look in his blue-blue eyes tells me I might have taken water up over my head, but I'm not afraid. I'm excited.

"The battle is on. You better be prepared, vampire-the werewolf is coming for you."