My Love, Eternal

He tilted her chin, forcing her to look into his captivating eyes.

A myriad of emotions swirled inside her chest, threatening to push her body and press against him, wanting to feel his warmth.

Her heart fluttered, cheeks burning at his touch.

”Say the word, Selene, ” the gorgeous stranger whispered, his icy breath sending delightful shivers on her skin. ”Say the word, and Ill be yours. ”

With a gasp, Chloe woke up from her supposed to be five-minute nap. She groaned, rubbing her temple before forcing her eyes to see what time it was.

”Cripes! ” she squeaked, jumping out of bed. It creaked, shuddering at her sudden movement.

Chloe rushed to the sink, washing her face as fast as possible and brushing her teeth, racing with time before it hit six thirty.

She was running late.

”Bloody hell! ” Chloe muttered angrily, spitting the remnants of the toothpaste and gurgling it away with a cup of water.

Staring at her reflection, a pair of golden brown eyes gazed back at her. The messy bun she had done with her curly black hair made her look more homeless than she already felt.

”Why did you have to be so hot? ”

Chloe lamented, clicking her tongue as she slammed the bathroom door shut.

Chloe grimaced, throwing on a fancy dress instead of her usual jeans and shirt. She was dreading the gig she had to go to for the night.

Supposedly, she had tonight free. But Eric, her childhood best friend slash roommate, begged her to cover for a gig he had scheduled.

Because of an emergency, Eric couldn make it. Hence, he bribed Chloe to do it in his stead. The pay was promised to be good.

That was the only reason she agreed.

After zipping the dress, Chloe painted her face, putting on light makeup despite hating it. Her phone then buzzed, ringing incessantly by the vanity.

Without looking to check the caller id, she picked it up, feeling annoyed for being disrupted in the middle of trying to apply the mascara.

”Im on my way, Eric. Stop bothering me. This dolling up business is no joke. ”

On the other end of the line, Eric didn hide his amusement as he chuckled.

”I owe you one, Chloe. ”

The latter rolled her eyes, giving up on the mascara. She reached for the eyeliner instead and traced the outline of her eyelids.

”You better sweeten the deal, mate. Im wearing lipstick for this. ”

Eric whistled before hiding his snicker with a cough. However, Chloe didn miss hearing it, imagining strangling her friend for mocking her.

”I wish I was there to see it, ” Eric teased.

Chloe made a face, finishing the makeup with a light touch of lipstick.

Satisfied with the result, she moved on to the next agenda: her hair.

Based on the little time she had, Chloe needed to think of something to do with her hair and fast.

Untying the band that held the bun, Chloe let her curly hair cascading on her bare shoulders.

The black dress hugged her curves in the right places.

Reaching out for the hairbrush, Chloe started combing through the messy tangles. When that was done, she redid the bun neatly this time.

Her neck was left bare.

Arranging the tiny strands that fought over their right to be messy, Chloe breathed a sigh of relief upon looking at her reflection.

”You ready to go? ”

Erics