"Want to date again?"
The question made Randell freeze where he was standing.
He blinked his eyes multiple times as he wondered if he had heard her wrong.
"You want to date me again?" he asked in disbelief.
Making Nida want him again was the moment he had been waiting for such a long time, but now the time had come, he couldn't respond properly as he was too shocked and in disbelief.
"Am I dreaming again?" he asked himself, since he could only date her in his dream, he doubted his reality.
"It's okay if you don't want to." Nida added, after noticing Randell's silence.
She moved away from Randell and thanked the stranger who took their photo together. She checked on the photo taken and frowned at the image that had been captured.
"What the? Why did you look at me? Our photo turns weird! " Nida speaks as if she hadn't said something important moments ago.
She showed the photo of them to Randell, but he was not in the right state to act normally after hearing Nida's shocking question.
"Nida, are you serious with that?"
"With what? Me dating you?" she inquired, attempting to avoid the question. Nida tried to break his gaze, but Randell grabbed her cheeks and yanked her gaze back.
That's why she fixed her gaze on his brow; his golden eyes are so hypnotic that Nida fears she'll fall into a labyrinth if she keeps staring at them.
"Yes, dating you! Why did you ask that? " Randell shook her while he spoke too close to her.
"Baby cologne," she mumbled.
She smiled after smelling his baby cologne. That made her feel relieved, she thought. "He is the real Randell if he is using baby cologne."
However, the smile on her face is something mysterious to Randell and shakes her up more.
"Stop shaking me! You're making me dizzy!" She pushed him away, but Randell stuck back to her.
"Tell me! Nida! Do you really..." His voice starts to tremble as his gaze becomes more deep and warm. "Do you want to date me again?"
"That is what I am asking you to. Do you want to try dating again?" She awkwardly asked him again. She doesn't know if she's doing the right thing, but as of the moment, it was her heart's desire to do.
"Of course I do!" He moved closer to her and talked in such a way that there was only an inch between her face and his.
The two blinked their eyes as they realized the distance between their faces.
Randell was about to back away, but Nida grabbed his collar and made him look back at her pretty closely.
His face flushed and became red as a tomato.
And Nida looked at him very closely with full intent.
"Randell, I know I'll be shellfish if I ask you to date me again, but I..." She paused for a moment and stared at his trembling eyes, organizing her thoughts into what she should be saying.
"I want to be selfishly loved again." She let go of Randell's collar and took a step back, but their gazes were still fixed on one another. "I am not the same person you remember. I can't even remember how to act sweet and loving like I used to." She started to fidget as she wanted to convey her feelings without missing a word. "But I hope to receive love." She finally looked down at the ground and lowered her voice as she became unsure of what she was saying. "I'm sorry for selfishly asking," she said in a low voice as she hummed her shoulder.
"No!" Randell exclaimed.
"No?" This time it's Nida's eyes trembling.
She thought, "Why do I expect him to say yes?" and became disheartened by Randell's answer.
"Ah right, sorry for asking." She feels ashamed and embarrassed.
"No!" He shouted again, making Nida wonder why Randell wanted to reject him twice in a row and in a shouting manner.
She was about to tell him to lower his voice, but he took a deep breath as he closed his eyes and clenched his fist while standing straight and firm.
"No! You're not selfish! You can ask me anything! I will do anything for you. I mean everything for you! My feelings for you don't change! You can date me or throw me away. Do whatever you like! I will always love you no matter what! "
Randell said his response in a loud, full voice that made even the people far away from them hear Randell's confession-like response.
Nida didn't panic or feel embarrassed by Randell's public announcement of his strange affection. She walked closer again to him and grabbed his neck.
Randell opened his shut eyes from the surprise of Nida's action.
"This time, I will make sure that it's not only you that will be making the effort. " Nida said as she pulled his neck and hugged him.
Nida buried her face in Randell's shoulder, then he hugged her back tightly.
"This time," He also whispered to her gently, "I will not harm you."
She chuckled as she lifted her face to look at his face again.
"Don't worry. This time, even if you end up harming me, I'll make sure to snap you back to your senses. I know you won't ever want to harm me or anyone."
She gently smiles as their gaze turns warm.
Randell didn't respond and observed closely the face that he missed so much and the smell of her warm breathing that he felt familiar with.
He gulped his own saliva as he held himself to kiss her, but before he could back away, Nida tip-toed and lightly pecked at his lips.
He blinks multiple times as he tries to feel the seconds of their lips touching, but that was not enough for him. He wanted more.
As Nida realized what she had impulsively done, heat rose from her stomach to her chest.
Randell stared at her intensely for a moment, then grabbed her waist and pulled her up without saying anything.
'Did I tease him too much? Is he angry?' She thought in his chaotic mind.
Randell's lips were getting closer and her heart decided to skip a beat, the smell of him hypnotic beyond reason.
She parted her lips and felt him wash over like a wave of warmth, curling her toes and unfurling all her senses as the taste of him nearly silenced all thoughts.
She worked hard to tip toe to match Randell's height, but soon Randell lifted her up, carrying him from the waist while their lips were dancing together.
Her whole body tingled. The feel of his frame supporting her body as his arms wrapped around her waist felt nearly forbidden. He adjusted her in his arms, claiming her mouth again, hungry and intense, until she drowned herself in his warmth.
It was as if time had stopped right there, as they stood propped against the large maple tree, glued to one another. As if no one else existed in the park. And for Randell, as if he'd never been shy to begin with,
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The two giggle at one another after they let go and catch their breath from their long kiss.
Their eyes gazed at one another as if they were memorizing each other's features.
"You're too good at this." Randell commented as he fixed Nida's clothes, which he had unintentionally stretched.
She wiped her lips because her lipstick was all spread out.
"At a young age, there was a boy who taught me how to kiss. Let's thank him for that." She responded with her sweet smile while also wiping Randell's lips, which were painted with her lipstick.
"That boy did a great job. Should we treat him sometime? " He happily commented, as if he was not talking to himself.
"Yeah, let's treat him a lot with good food." Nida hugged him again.
"Thank you, Randell," she said.
The two continue to chat under the maple tree, still feeling each other's ecstasy.
....
At the same time, at a place where important werewolves gather around, a strong-looking and proud werewolf is standing firm in front of the group with a remote control in his hand.
"What about it?" An elderly werewolf inquired bluntly at the man in front of him.
Gathering the higher-ranking werewolves and showing them the spy camera recording Randell's intimate relationship with a human priest
"Randell is literally neglecting his race! How could he date a priestess!" he exclaimed.
"Wendell." a stern and cold voice called out to the proud werewolf.
Wendell turned his attention to who called upon him.
"This is the reason why we are not accepting you as leader entirely, despite Randell having given up his position to you. How dare you call us here and waste our time?" The lady elegantly pointed out her frustration towards their leader, to which the others nodded in agreement.
The group, one by one, stood up from their chairs and was about to leave the room when suddenly Wendell shouted loudly.
"That priest needs to be purged. She's a threat to our pack!"