The Bully's Hated Mate
The Bully’s Hated Mate – Chapter 18

CASSIA’S POV:

I blinked twice for reality, snapping every dirty thought I had from the mere sight of his chest closed.

I passed by the bed, deciding not to draw my luck and stay where I was asked to stay.

I crossed my legs on the floor and looked up at him from afar. He padded over towards me and as he walked, swaying his h**s majestically, I couldn’t help but actually feel sorry for him after all what his father had said to me.

I wanted to reach out, but I didn’t.

“Hey.” He said as he got to the bed, sitting on it so he could look down on me.

Classic Lucius.

“What?” From where I seated, staring up at him in the manner I was extremely sure that he appreciated.

“There’s somewhere I want you to come with me to.” He said, surprising me.

I blinked multiple times to make sure this wasn’t some sort of fantasy.

“You wanna kill me or something?” I asked him, chuckling nervously and at the same time, needing clarification.

His tone was smooth and leveled. I couldn’t tell if he was angry, or if he was playing, or what exactly he was feeling at the moment.

Why on Earth would he want to invite me for anything, much less want me to accompany him?

“No, dumbass. I want you to come with me, mainly because we’re mates and we’re expected to be seen together.” He said matter of factly.

I rolled my eyes. “Do we have to go? What party is this even?” I asked, leaning on my arms and watching Lucius’ eyes follow my movement.

His sense of concerntration.

“It’s an annual arts party. It’s not school related, just some school kids that get to pretend they loved art.” He sounded like one of them.

I mean, if you loved art, you dont say or do all of that, right? I mentally asked myself.

“So, you want me to go with you? Can’t we stay home and enjoy fresh air? Is there something seriously special about this particular event since it’s not school related and, of course, nobody’s going to really care if I’m there or not?” I said, making myself realise I made more than enough sense here.

If Lucius could kill a bird with the way he suddenly looked at me, then I’d be the bird in an instant.

Legs up, and very very very dead.

“What?” I asked.

“You’re making this more difficult than it’s supposed to be. Will you just-” He closed his eyes and touched a point between his eyes.

And when he opened them up again, he looked less on edge and calmer.

I watched from where I was leaned, casually sitting up straight and folding my arms to indicate my stubbornness.

There was no way I was going to give up a good Saturday if there wasn’t a better reason than ‘ an arts event’.

“Cassia, I don’t want you there too, but I’m part of the founders and as such I need to be there, you’re my mate — you have to come. It’s not a request on if you can come, it’s more like you must come. It’s compulsory afterall, that we’re seen everywhere and anywhere public, to-ge-ther.” He said in a calm tone that had stress all over it.

“Well, I can’t go anyway.” I said matter of factly, uncrossing my arms and walking towards my closet.

I could feel the frown knit of his face.

“Why?” He asked harshly.

I was so glad I wasn’t facing him. I rolled my eyes to it’s limit.

Opening my closet, I spread my hands like an eagle to indicate while looking at him with an expression on my face.

“I have nothing to wear.” I said, exhaustion creeping in my arms as I got tired immediately. He didn’t pay me any attention.

“I wasn’t going to let you wear any of those in the first place cassia. You were not going to be trailing me with those rags you call clothes” he said.

I gasped at the audacity he had saying what he said with no remorse. I began to wonder if really, I was changing this s**t face or was his father merely trying to make me feel good about myself a little this morning to take off the edge of the awkwardness I felt choking me from before I even got to the table.

“I already have the maids,take your measurement. They should be back before the time for the party and dress you up properly for the event” he said, forgetting I didn’t have my back turned to him, I rolled my eyes at him again.

“It’s not a big deal Lucius” I said, turning around to close the closet. I backed up a bit and hit something.

I turn around and jump in fright as standing in front of me, clad in only joggers and shirtlessness was Lucius. Abs out and showing. I couldn’t help the intimidation as I tried to push against him, earning me the privilege to rub my breasts on his abs. It felt like I was shirtless too, skin on skin and my mind started to develop images.

With a growl, he looked down on me like he loved and brought his lips to my ear, his breath hot and wet at the same time. My skin making alot of wide spread of shockwaves as his breath caught on my ear, affecting my breathing instantaneously.

“It’s no small matter. Cassia. You should know that” I swallowed, trying to push the realization that my eyes just slanted, siren style and I just noticed how husky and how low his octave dropped as he whispered in my ears. Whatever it was, he wanted me to go to, with the way he said it. I was certain to go with him.

He pulled away and went back to the bed, I sheepishly left the room fearing that with the way my legs began jiggly, he would notice and that would be my doom.

I walked back to the room, hours later wanting to see if I could get a quick nap or something when I opened the door and met about ten maids, keoping clothes on the bed while three of them brought the biggest mirror I had ever seen.

My presence got everyone to stop what they were doing at once, like a time reverse they all started to go out of the bedroom on a single file. I watched them all as the last person marched out of the room, closing the door as gentle as she could. Lucius materialized out of nowhere, leaning into his bed frame. I expected him to leave as well but he stayed.

“Are all these for me?” My mouth hanging open as I saw every piece of clothing carefully folded on the bed. He leaned off the bed and stood erect.

“Obviously. Now, try them on” what he said registered to me. I stood mouth agape for the econd time.

“Excuse me?” I asked, wanting to know if what I had heard had been exactly what he meant.

He edged closer to me, walking with this swagger that had his h**s swaying from one delicious point to another, my eyes took a second to appreciate the beauty while trying to focus on his face and the situation at hand. He stopped at the end of the bed, eyes locked on mine.

“Try, them on cassia” he said, obviously serious about what he was talking about. I was serious too because I had crossed my hands in that moment.

“Then leave. No way am I trying on these clothes while you’re here” I stated matter of factly. We had an eye contest in a matter of seconds, holding my ground firmly.

“I have to be here. I don’t want you to look like a clown while we’re together. Enough about this and get on with it. There’s nothing you have that I haven’t already seen, touched or f****d” his eyes devouring me in a second. I suddenly felt very naked and exposed but not in a bad way.

“You could still step out and let me wear them, then I’ll call you back in to check it out” I said, my voice loosing grip as he began to sensually move his h**s towards me again. This time stopping right in front of me.

I could suddenly realize I was breathing too hard, my b***d rushed to my veins faster and I was suddenly fighting to breathe properly with his scent flooding my nose at an alarming rate. I wanted space but at the same time, I didn’t want space. I wanted him to stretch out a hand and touch me where my skin felt more on fire. Instead I watched him come a bit more closer, his mouth close to my ear, he did something I didn’t expect.He nibbled my ear a bit before lowering even more.

“We’re going to be late cassia. Start trying them on” my n*****s have never been more hard the way they were right now. I couldn’t recall hat it was we were talking about but the moment he stepped back, he handed me a dress he had taken from the pile, a dress I didn’t even noticed he picked because I was too busy looking at something else.

His h**s in those killer black slacks that accentuated his legs with so much caution. I took the dress from his hands, my own hands trembling as I held it close to my chest. The dress I had on earlier becoming too tight for me to breathe properly.

I began to peel the dress off my body, Lucius taking a step back to gaze at me as the dress started to slip off, he turned around in one swift movement and had his back turned to me. I sighed in appreciation as I quickly slipped into the mesh gown as it was called. Hugging into my tight curves, once I had smoothed all of the wrinkles, I cleared my throat.

Lucius turned around and his expression was not what I expected.

“It’s nice but I don’t like it. Here — he said, going back to the bed and picking a red evening gown as I looked at it from far and handed it over to me.

“Try this on” he said, his eyes dropping slightly.

I took it from his hands and he turned around again as I struggled to get the dress off of me, finally succeeding with a grunt here and there, I slipped the dress on and looked at the mirror that somehow was in a good angle.

“How about this?” I asked, turning around in that moment to look at the dangerous V cut that opened a good part of my back.

“f**k” I heard him mutter as he walked closer towards me, he turned me around and another v sliced through the front to show a good amount of my thigh. His eyes went there immediately.

I knew the effect I was currently having on him and a part of me wanted to cover up while anoyher part wanted to expose even more flesh.

“Here’s the last on. Try this on and I’ll know for sure” he said. I nodded my head, trying to get to the zipper that was behind me. It had been say slipping it on but getting it off became another story. Lucius saw how much I struggled with the zipper and he decided to help.

Pushing my hands away, he took charge of the zipper and again brought his mouth close to my ear and whispered ” do you want it a little or all the way?”

I couldn’t think for two seconds, I cleared my throat. Our eyes locking in the mirror as we gazed at each other. Eyes locked, my heart beat faster and harder in my chest but my legs were having a party between my thighs.

“A litt..little” I answered. He zipped me down a bit and like a cat to water, I turned around facing him. He smirked before turning around for the last time and letting me wear the black corseted dress, that spread my thigh even widely apart than the previous one. I held my breath in my lungs, making Lucius gasp as well when he saw me.

“Perfect” his tone huskier than it had been all morning.