Chapter 117 - Secret Affair

"You're angry?" 

Aries frowned as she bat her eyes innocently to gain his sympathy but to no avail. Abel simply tilted his head, standing in the same spot, hands on his hips. 

"Darling, you can't hurt yourself, even for whatever reason. I can only hurt you because you live for me. Whether you bleed or die, you needed my permission for that." He raised his brows, sporting a knowing expression, rendering her speechless. "Now, why don't you receive your guest properly? Can't leave the bed?" 

Her frown grew worse, watching him cross his arms. The corner of his lips curled up into a smirk, studying her in delight.

"The second reason is, I hate the fact that you cannot leave the bed because of another man," he intoned and shook his head as if she turned him to a cuckold. "I am utterly disheartened. What a foolish girl. So stupid." 

"Don't make it sound like I was unfaithful," she mumbled, scrunching her nose up. "Do you really have to talk down on me like this? I sprained my ankle, but I got what I want."

"What do you want?" 

"To be Daniella."

"To make Dexter believe you are his sister, huh?" Abel rocked her head in understanding, letting her think she was off the hook. However, even before she could smile, he looked at her dead in the eye. 

"Am I not on that list of what you want?" 

"Pardon?"

"Have you thought of me when you considered the things you want?" he tilted his head, a misplaced wonder in his eyes. 

"..." Aries blinked, mind buzzing for a second. When was the last time she was in this type of situation with Abel? Although she was certain he was freer now around him, the menace of this man was something one couldn't ignore. 

She let out a deep sigh as she smacked her lips. "I do think of you when I think of the things I want," she explained, to appease the angry wife. "But I can't deny there were other things I think of when I think of that — I mean, the things I want."

This time, his expression grew worse. How awful, he thought. She should just lie because he would appreciate that even more than hearing the awful truth. 

"But you're the first person who comes in my head when I think of the things or people I need," she added as soon as she saw his lips part, pushing his words back in his throat. "Not the kind of need for my own benefit, but the type of need that is essential to me. Abel is just as essential as the air I breathe. Without you, I'd suffocate and die."

If Conan was here, she was certain he would give her money just to learn from her. Aries pursed her lips, raising her brows while looking at Abel with innocence in her eyes. She wasn't joking, though. 

He didn't react but blinked many times. "Say it again," came out a demand.

"Yes?"

"Repeat it. What you said, say it again." 

"Uhmm..." Aries cleared her throat, straightening her back, facing him squarely. "You are just as essential as the air I breathe. Without you, I'd..." she hesitated, seeing him took large steps until he was a step away from the bed. But he didn't stop there as he raised his knee on the bed, crawling on top of her while she moved back until her back was on the mattress.

"... without you, I'd suffocate and die," she continued under her breath, palm on his chest, staring at the menacing pair of eyes hovering over her. 

"I hear you." He grinned, biting his lips seductively. "Really?"

He looked happy, she thought. No. He was happy, and he didn't know what to do with it. 

"Really." The corner of her lips curled up in delight, glad that something so simple elated him. Aries clipped his cravat, eyes holding his gaze fearlessly. 

"You're that important to me, so I might go crazy if someone wants to steal my lifeline away." 

Oh, how he longed to be looked at like this. He wanted to drive her crazy so she would never leave him, ever. But she was also driving him insane. If only he could crawl his way under her skin, he would've done it already and without a second hesitation. 

His eyes drooped until they were partially closed. "Crazy is just what I want," came out a seductive voice, bending over ever so slowly. His eyes glinted when she slowly closed her eyes, making his smirk curl up dangerously.

Abel bit her lips lightly, his body and weight covering her lean body frame. His hand snaked around her waist, making her arch her back to give him easy access. As his tongue carefully slipped in between her lips, Aries wrapped her arms around his neck to deepen their kiss. 

It hadn't been a week since they last held each other, but they inhaled each other's breath as if wanting to take each other's breath away. As Abel raised her knee in between her legs up, he grinned against her lips. 

"Stop," came out a bashful whisper, knowing he would tease her about her sexual need with just a mere kiss. 

"I hadn't said anything yet, darling." He chuckled into her mouth, but she bit his lip to stop him and pinched his back lightly. "Alright, alright, good riddance. I'm just flattered since you need me just as much as I need you." 

"You talk too much," she complained.

"Keep my mouth busy if you hate it so much." Abel drew his head back slightly, sporting a playful smile. Staring at her flustered face, he could not help but bit his lips once again. 

Aries pressed her lips, as he surely knew how to tease her. "Come here," she pouted, fluttering her eyelashes coquettishly. "Stop teasing me. I sprained my ankle."

"What a hopeless girl. What do I do with you?" he clicked his tongue as he slowly bent over to claim her lips once again and fulfill their needs. But just before their lips could make contact, a faint knock from outside caressed their ears. 

"My lady, I've run you a bath and..."

"Don't enter!"

Without even thinking, the frozen Aries pushed his chest away with all her might, taking him by surprise. Abel managed to prop his elbows against the mattress, stunned, eyes on her. 

"Go!" she whispered loudly, pushing him further while he tilted his head to the side. "What are you doing? Hide!" 

Appalled, Abel blinked twice and followed where she was pointing at. She was pointing at the side of the bed — out of the bed opposite the door — so the maid won't see him. He couldn't even argue or question her as Aries slapped his shoulder and urged.

"Now...!" she said almost in a whisper. "Quick!" 

In the end, Abel found himself lying on the floor beside the bed so the maid won't see his 'greatness.'

'Is this.... what a secret affair is?' he wondered, blank eyes staring at the ceiling.