Chapter 89 - Eighty-nine : The Punishment (1/2)

Maya's Pov

With my heart pounding in my throat, I looked up, but it was a mistake.

Though Niklaus tried to keep his expression neutral but I knew he was fuming inside, judging from the way his jaw was clenched tightly and his nails digging into my waist.

”Niklaus , I can explain.. ” I tried to say to him but I found out my voice was unusually breathy and shaky, not to talk of his stopping gaze.

I lost whatever I was going to say when I met his eyes , he looked like he was really ready to murder someone.

Suddenly his face lit up with a smile that didn't look halfway near the word called ” sincere ” .

uh oh, I don't like this.

”So ” he began ” You were having a good time with my cousin ” he bent and in the guise of whispering into my ears, he kissed my neck.

My breath hitched and I looked up, but remained speechless. His scorching gaze made me think of a scenario : A situation where a wife was caught by her husband, sleeping with his cousin - that was how judgy his gaze was.

”Niklaus, nothing happened ”I finally managed to speak.

”Really, you seem to know Eden more than I do? ” his lips twisted into a humourless grin.

My mouth quirked, he didn't believe me.

”I really - ” I didn't get to finish what I wanted to say cause he spun me around suddenly and I misstepped, slipped and almost fell, had he not caught me.

Thanks to the distraction, I forgot we were still on the dance floor. But I couldn't help but feel he did this on purpose, was he punishing me intentionally?

Because of the fall, I instinctively hung my hands around his neck for support while my back was lowered a few metres away from the ground.

Niklaus had his arms wrapped around my waist while the other gripped my raised thigh.

I can't tell if people knew I almost fell but the look I got from a few looked impressed, as if we just did some random improvise.

Niklaus slowly drew me back to my feet but made sure his hands ran down my thigh that was exposed through the slit.

”Niklaus ” I gasped, looking over my shoulder frantically ” There are people watching ”

Thankfully, It was reliving that the part of the dance floor we were walzing was a lot dimmer than the rest - thanks to the romantic light bulbs - alongside the fact that Niklaus had pulled that shenanigan subtly.

”I guess you didn't think of that when you were with Eden ” he growled into my ears and pulled me flush against his body, and let his hands curve down my sides slowly.

I guess I was stupid, forgetting the fact that Niklaus was extremely jealous and possessive.

He continued ” Where did he touch you? ”

My eyes widened while I gulped and he caught that action - I was definitely dead meat, Niklaus wouldn't let me off easily tonight.

”Just as I thought ” He chuckled, but I felt the hairs on my body stand on edge ; now was a really good time for that ejector seat to appear.

”Since you won't talk I would get the truth out of your mouth myself, let's go ”