Chapter 510 - A CLOSE CALL

Lana was very close, extremely close for her own good, she was about to close her eyes and savored the sin that she nearly committed when all of sudden her eyes caught Kace's red eyes, which abruptly opened.

His eyes were not the beautiful ocean blue color, but the bloodshot red one.

Being caught out off guard from the indecent act she was about to do, Lana let out a short yelp as her body jerked away from Kace.

Lana fell with a soft thud on her back, her hand covered her mouth and her eyes widened in horror.

What should I do now? What should I do now?

With her quivering lips, she tried to form an excuse for her action. "Kace… I…" yet, apparently, her words failed her, as she couldn't calm her beating heart. In this rate, she wouldn't be able to talk or fixed the situation.

And again, what situation that she should be fixed? When everything was as clear as a day about what she was going to do to him, taking advantage of hid condition.

Lana gulped hard and was about to cry when Kace's red eyes locked on hers. Regret and guilty washed over her body, seeped into every particles of her body.

She was already at the point where she resigned herself to what would happen to her. This situation couldn't be saved anymore.

Stupid Lana!

She really wanted to curse and slap herself for even having that kind of thought. Lana felt like she was not herself a few seconds ago for committing something out of her character.

Yet, she wouldn't regret it if everything went as she wanted, and this thought alone made her sick. Lana didn't know she has this sordid side in her.

She lost track of time under Kace's bloodshot glare, but when a few moment later Kace's eyes slowly closed, Lana felt there was a huge burden was being lifted from her shoulder, allowed her to breathe in relieved.

What was that?

Lana had thought the worst case possible. If the last time she was hugging him and he was so livid to even look at her for a few days, the more horrible things than being ignored should have happened by now the moment he knew she was about to kiss him, right?

But, Kace just closed his eyes like that? What does it mean? Was he falling asleep again? So, what was happening before?

It felt like, even Kace didn't realize what was happening a few moment ago. Was that his subconscious that prevented Lana from doing that or his beast, which came to the surface and gave her a warning.

Whatever it was, Lana stood up quickly and rushed to her bed, covering herself with blanket. Her heart pummeled in her chest and it seemed she would have trouble to sleep now.

She bit her lips and peeked at Kace from under the blanket, but it seemed the lycan was fast asleep.

So, what did she just see?

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When the sun kissed Lana's face and she felt someone shook her body, she groaned.

"Wake up, we need to go, right?" Kace's voice was akin to a beautiful song from Lana's dream, so soft and warm, she wanted to indulge herself in it longer.

But, a flash of memory hit her hard and made her jumped from her bed. This sudden action also took Kace by surprised as he jerked away from the bed.

"What happened?!" his eyes scanned the entire room in alert, looking for any threat. However, there was no other creature inside the room except the two of them.

"No, no… nothing…" Lana shook her head, fl.u.s.tered by her own reaction. Her eyes stared at Kace warily, trying to find hostility in him, but the lycan before her eyes acted normal.

Very normal until Lana thought last night was only a dream. A very dangerous dream.

"Did I surprise you?" Kace raised his eyebrows, amus.e.m.e.nt dancing on the corner of his lips when he said that. "Don't worry, even if you unconscious n.a.k.e.d in front of me, I will not do anything to you."

That was absolute fact that Kace could tell her. There was no way he would touch any other woman except his own mate, Hope. Her name itself reminded him how he missed her.

Kace just wanted to finish this journey and returned to her as soon as possible. If he thought about it again, he felt like a lovesick teenager when his age was older than some of the mummies.

Moreover, despite the hugging incident before, Kace still thought of Lana as his younger sister, this one of the reasons why he was upset because Lana has feeling for him.

Kace arranged his backpack, ready to go within a minute, as he crouched down to check his belonging, he missed how Lana's face turned like a ripe tomatoes when he didn't see it.

Lana was heading for the bathroom. She felt her heart and brain boiled with embarrassment.

Kace was clueless about his predicament last night. It should be he was the one who had to be more careful around Lana when he was in unconscious state.

Lana felt dreadful.

It took her a long time before she finished her bath and stepped out from the bathroom, fully clothed with her hair slightly damp.

However, the important point now was; the rapid thumping in her heart had slightly decreased. She didn't want Kace to know. But his bloodshed red eyes kept her on edge every time she saw him.

"Eat this first." Kace threw a sandwich to Lana, which she caught it mid- air. "I bought it when you were sleeping. I think the taste a little bit salty." He scrunched his nose, sitting on the sofa where he used for sleeping.

"Thanks," Lana mumbled and took a bite.

In all honesty, she couldn't taste anything from that sandwich as her mind was in disarray, it played the scene from last night. She was so close to touch his lips with hers.