Dreaded Thoughts

Mr. Liu glared at Roman but then he was met with Roman's cold stare. Mr. Liu was quick to turn his face away to look at Nicole.

"It's nothing girl, we just need you to do something for your mum and me. It's also for your future." Mr. Liu explained, chipping words about her future.

"Oh, I will do anything for you and mum." Nicole said, innocently, not knowing what would be asked of her. But then she still felt uneasy.

'Why does the handsome man talk about collateral?' Nicole thought while glancing at Roman.

She didn't realize she just thought Roman was handsome.

Roman, on the other hand, had a slight smirk on his face after he heard her words. While Bryce was still quietly observing, Roman's thoughts were starting to go haywire.

"Would you like to take a walk with me?" Roman suddenly asked, causing Nicole to jump. Obviously, his question was directed at her.

"W-what? Me?" She asked with uncertainty and then turned to look at her father.

"What? Are you scared? I don't bite." Roman assured, smiling meekly which got Bryce wondering what he was up to.

"You can go, girl. Your father needs to do some things here." Bryce encouraged, supporting his grandson.

From his grandson's actions, Bryce knew he had granted the proposal for the loan. He just wondered why Roman was suddenly interested in the little girl.

Nicole, on the other hand, turned to look at her father. She didn't want to go with Roman even though she thought he was handsome.

Mr. Liu only nodded at her, giving her the assurance she needed.

Immediately, Roman offered his hand, waiting for her to take it. With a skeptical glance at her father, Nicole took his hand.

"That's more like it." Roman said, putting a firm grip on her palm. Her palm felt soft in his, feeling like it was meant to be there.

He couldn't help but draw small and slow circles on it, sending shivers down Nicole's spine. His touch was sensual.

"What's wrong with me?" Nicole murmured, dazedly. She felt like she was floating, just from his touch but then she didn't let that feeling cloud her mind.

On the other hand, Roman had an ever-increasing smile on his face. His touch had an effect on her!

Under the gazes of the two old men, Roman and Nicole walked away. It seemed like Mr. Liu was giving away his daughter in marriage.

A few seconds later, they had walked a distance from the wide hall. Everything became a blur to Nicole.

"Who are you?" She blurted, coming to a halt.

"Are you so interested in me? That's a good start." Roman declared, smilingly.

"What good start? We're not starting anything." Nicole shot back, dragging her palm away from his grip.

Roman watched her take her soft palm away. He could have easily held onto her but then she needed her space.

"Of course, we are. Actually, you're starting a new course… in your life." Roman said, saying the last three words in his mind.

Nicole however thought Roman didn't know what he was saying but then she started to have a bad premonition in her heart.

They had mentioned collateral earlier, even though she trusted her father, she still had to reason logically.

She then decided to analyze the situation, one step at a time.

"Where are we?" Nicole asked, her face scrunched up in a frown.

"We are the base." Roman said nonchalantly. He didn't want to hide the information from her.

"What base? An underground base? A laboratory base?" Nicole asked curiously, while her eyes darted to look at her surroundings.

They were in an enclosed space, with a few lights in the background.

"You're not going to tie me up and do bad things to me, right?" Nicole naively asked.

"Of course, I would like to do bad things to you." Roman responded immediately, taking a step closer to her. Nicole's eyes had gone wide, hearing his words.

She couldn't help but step away, immediately he got closer but then she hit the wall with just a few steps.

"Bad things you would like." Roman whispered, pressing his body against hers. His deep and mischievous voice sent tremors down her body and she couldn't help but clutch his shirt while gasping.

Nicole was pressed between Roman's muscular body and the wall but then she didn't feel uncomfortable in the slightest.

"Hold onto me." Roman ordered, while his head slowly rested on the crook of her neck. Nicole on the other hand, held on tightly to him, scared to let go.

Everything she felt at that point was so new to her and she didn't know how to navigate through them. What she knew was that she didn't want the close proximity to end.

"Hmmm, you smell so nice and addicting." Roman took a whiff of her enticing scent. His werewolf senses amplified it. He could get addicted to her in seconds.

Nicole on the other hand, couldn't help but blush. No one had ever made such a compliment about her. As Roman began to place soft kisses on her neck, her lips parted.

Eyes closed, wanting more. She didn't know what else to do, than to angle her neck for Roman's ease.

"Hmmm…" Roman breathed, liking the way she responded to him. He got bolder, tracing light kisses from her neck, to her jaw. His eyes were set on her red and juicy lips.

Nicole, who was in high clouds, started to feel his kisses trailing toward her lips but then she didn't have the awareness to stop him.

However, a knock sounded on the door, sending Nicole down from her high clouds. Roman cursed in his heart, prepared to bury whoever was at the door.

"I need to go to my father…" Nicole said out loud, suddenly making Roman's brows rise. He could see the evidence of his doings glaring back at him.

"Oh, you don't need to. This is your home from now on." Roman declared, making Nicole's eyes grow wide.

Her most dreaded thoughts were true!