Chapter 14 - Two Sinfully Handsome Devils Part 4 (1/2)

In addition to that delightful sound coming out of her mouth, two bright-pink spots appeared on her cheeks, which only made her even more radiant.

When she managed to stop, she said, ”You're a pure one, aren't you?”

Pure? Me? Why would she choose such a word to describe me?

”Tell me your name,” she asked as her eyes looked deeply into mine.

I didn't know how or why, but suddenly I felt weak, light, and a little dazed. It was as if I weren't in control of my own body and mind anymore, the deeper I gazed into Aria's beautiful green eyes.

As if in a trance, I answered, ”Alfie Yuki Akari Nakamura.”

”Alfie Yuki Akari Nakamura,” Aria said in her singsong voice. ”That's a lovely name. How old are you, Alfie?”

”Nineteen, turning twenty in a couple of months,” I said, staring into the depths of the green void. I felt like I was floating in the air as gentle breezes caressed my body. I felt like I was in paradise.

”And how did you come to be here, Alfie?”

From a distance, I sensed I was watching myself, shaking my head.

”I don't know,” I said softly. ”I was in the bathhouse, and then I heard men shouting and loud banging noises. I got scared, so I came to find out what was going on. I thought it was World War III or an earthquake or something. Then I saw men running toward me, and I was frightened, so I ran. Then these two brutes, Caleb and Felix, caught me, and the bastard Felix even stole my first kiss. I was going to give it to the one I love, but that bastard stole it, and it pisses me off so bad and…”

I felt tears brewing in my eyes. I just didn't know why, but I started to sob. I said, ”I'm scared, Aria. I don't know where I am, and I don't know how I can get back home.”

”Shh…” Aria gently cupped my face and said, ”It's all right, Alfie. Look at me and just let me do the rest.”

Her words were gentle and soothing, like Mom's voice consoling me, and oddly enough, at that moment, I felt like I could trust Aria with all my being. So I found myself nodding my head. Then, as I gazed deeper into her eyes, I felt as though my body were floating gently in midair. I felt like I was being embraced in a pair of warm arms, soothing me and easing me of my problems and worries.

Then I closed my eyes, and I simply let everything go. In an instant, I felt a pair of strong, ironlike arms around me, and my back and head were resting against a warm, hard chest.

In my dreamlike state, I felt Aria move her hands up, and her soft, warm palms pressed firmly on my temples. Then I heard her saying, ”Alfie is from a faraway place. I see him at home, which is beautiful and full of love and joy. I see him studying and working hard to make his parents proud. His father is a highly regarded man in society. He is a man with much knowledge and creativity, and many, oh so many people that it seems to be countless, look up to him and admire him. He is a powerful man, Alfie's father. As for Alfie's mother, she is much loved by family and friends. She runs her own manor, with many guests coming and going. Her husband and Alfie are her top priority.”

Aria finally stopped, and it was only then that I felt the release of her hands from my temples.