Chapter 441 - 441: Magic Words

Black Shadow still had no idea that Catseye won't be able to join him in the upcoming mission due to her pregnancy.

Days before he would do the very important mission of sabotaging the deal between the Dark Knight Organization and the terrorist group, he made sure to spend time with Marie. He visited her in the Flower Shop and asked her out once again. 

Marie didn't hesitate to come with him. Black Shadow planned on staying with Marie for the whole day. Using Black Shadow's motorcycle, they went for a ride. They had an amazing road trip experience outside City Z.

It looked like they just visited the countryside. The beautiful view of the green rice field along with the fresh air felt so relaxing. They would stop-over once in a while to capture the scenic view.

Black Shadow even taught Marie how to drive a motorcycle. He was carefully guiding her on the back while Marie was focusing on her driving. After several hours, Marie had familiarized everything and she learned to drive a motorcycle.

Marie really enjoyed these simple but exciting bonding moments with Black Shadow. Now, she understood the reason why he preferred to ride a motorcycle. Though it was risky, every ride was filled with both joy and excitement, a thrill of adrenaline rush within your body.

It was the same feeling when she was with Black Shadow. She felt he was mysterious but she couldn't resist the excitement of being with him. 

Brandon Stone also known as Black Shadow meant danger for Marie because her heart would always act abnormal whenever she was with him. It was the danger of falling deeper into his irresistible charm.

Black Shadow could melt her heart by just looking at her with his penetrating gaze, sending her heartbeat into a frenzy. Only Black Shadow could do this to her.

"Hey, penny for your thoughts," Black Shadow snapped his fingers in front of Marie's face to catch her attention. She looked like she was daydreaming.

Black Shadow and Marie took a rest on the side of the road under the shade of a big tree. They just finished their driving lesson. Marie was standing while leaning on the motorcycle while Black Shadow was standing in front of her.

Marie just gave him a faint smile. Her cheeks became fl.u.s.tered because of embarrassment. She became absentminded by just thinking of the person who was in front of her.

"Are you tired?" Black Shadow asked her worriedly while giving her bottled water.

Marie accepted it. "Nope. I'm not tired. Thank you. Riding a motorcycle is fun. Now, I'm thinking of buying one."

Black Shadow let out a husky laugh as he leaned on the motorcycle beside Marie.

"Be careful when you are driving. I feel like you wanna fly a while ago. You drive so fast. Are you going to join a race?" Black Shadow pinched her cheeks after saying that.

Marie pouted as she hit his hand.

"I just did that because I knew you were guiding me from the back. I feel safe and secured because I know you are there with me," Marie said, sticking her tongue out after.

Black Shadow was taken aback when he heard that. His heart was touched since Marie was trusting him with her life. She also said she felt secured and safe while being with him.

At that certain moment, he had sworn to himself that never again he would let Marie get hurt because of him. He would protect her at all costs even if he needed to sacrifice his life. He won't let the Azumi Twins touch her again.

With those thoughts in mind, Black Shadow could no longer resist the urge to bury her in his arms so he pulled her, hugging her with all his might. Marie was surprised by his sudden action. But after a few seconds, she returned his hug, wrapping her arms around his body.

After savoring the moments of feeling each other's warmth, the two of them broke apart. But Black Shadow remained standing close to her. His eyes were staring intently at her lovely face as if he was planning to imprint her feature in his mind forever.

Marie looked away as she couldn't match his intense gaze. She was afraid that she would do something to him because he looked very charming today with his bad boy but a very cool look. She must control herself or else Black Shadow would think she was a very aggressive girl.

Unknown to her, Black Shadow would be glad if she would become aggressive when it came to him. He wouldn't mind that, instead, he would like it more.

A cheeky smile flashed on Black Shadow's face as he noticed that Marie was intentionally avoiding his eyes. He wouldn't let her do that so he cupped her face, gently moving it so that she would now be looking at him.

Before Marie could voice out her complaints, her words were already swallowed by his mouth. He kissed her. It was a surprise attack coming from Black Shadow. She didn't see it coming, now her heart went wild again inside her chest.

Badum! Badum! Badum!

With every movement of Black Shadow's lips on hers, her heart would beat like there was a drum roll inside her chest. It was very loud in her ears. She just wished that Black Shadow couldn't hear it too.

It was a soft kiss, not demanding but slowly gaining passion. This time she responded passionately, returning his kiss eagerly. And that was his cue, Black Shadow deepened the kiss, claiming her lips hungrily.

They didn't mind kissing even if they were on the side of the road. They had no awareness of their surroundings anymore. They were lost again in their own world. All they cared about was each other's presence and what they felt for each other.

When they were both satisfied, they broke apart, catching their breath. Black Shadow didn't release her face yet, he was still cupping it using both hands.

Then he looked straight in her eyes, saying, " Marie… I love you." 

He finally said it... those three magic words.