Chapter 300 - You won! (1/2)

The two people intoxicated in love forgot their surroundings and allowed themselves to be swept away by the euphoria that they had experienced for the first time.

Aleksis had been obsessed with her 'Prince Siegfried' for 8 years while Alaric had never been in love before. But since the first time he met Aleksis as an adult, he had not been able to escape her charms.

Aleksis was very intelligent, beautiful, and pleasant, and her whole self seemed to radiate the warmth of love so foreign to Alaric.

During his long life, Alaric had been accustomed to living in solitude. His heart was frozen solid, its entrance closed for decades. He never felt the need to open it for anyone. That was until this girl came like a storm and decimated all the walls he had built up to survive the seemingly endless solitude.

They kissed on the couch, holding each other's heads and shoulders as their breathing began to get faster and more irregular.

A few minutes later, Aleksis tried to break away from Alaric's temptations and finally succeeded with great difficulty.

While gasping for air, she raised her hand and signaled Alaric not to try kissing her again.

”Why? You don't like it?” Alaric asked in a husky voice. He was very fond of her lips, her small mouth, her thick hair, and her body that smelled like fresh citrus.

His eyes were full of desperation and longing as he looked at Aleksis who was breaking away from his arms. Aleksis stared at the miserable-looking man, but she managed to pull herself together and slowly shook her head, ”I ... I like it ... But I can't do this ...”

”Why?” Alaric asked, disappointed.

”You have rejected my love confession... so right now I just want to be your friend ... I should ... over time, be able to get rid of my romantic feelings for you. Once that time comes, then we can be good friends...” Aleksis looked very sad, ”However. .. how will I get over you, if you continue kissing me like this ...? Do you know how evil your actions are? How can I forget my feelings for you ... if you are doing this to me...? ”

Alaric was stunned by her words.

Alaric did not intend to establish a romantic relationship with the girl. Thus, he realized that by being self-contradictory like this, he would only give false hope to Aleksis who was still at her vulnerable stage due to being rejected.

He suddenly felt like a jerk. He had firmly rejected Aleksis' love confession because he did not want to play with her heart. But why did his body betray him and pursue Aleksis so passionately?

”I'm sorry ... It's just that… you made my defenses tumble down...” Alaric wet his lips unconsciously. He felt frantic and Aleksis noticed this. The movement of the man's lips fascinated her. ”Can I call you my weakness? I've never been like this before ... My logic says I can't allow myself to fall in love with you ... But my heart says otherwise ...”

After Aleksis watched Alaric moist his lips, she frowned and shook her head,

”I don't understand your logic … How incompatible am I with you that your logic tells you not to love me? Give me a reason, why can't we be together?” Aleksis asked.