The Crown's Seduction-Chapter 456: Seducing

"Don’t you like me?" Abel directly asked. He didn’t know what came into him but he wanted to at least ensure that he and Dani were already on the same page with their relationship.

"No..." Dani murmured. "It’s not that."

"So you like me then?" he further asked.

"Yes, but that doesn’t mean I’m ready to..." Dani trailed off as she hesitated. She didn’t know what to say.

"Don’t you want our relationship to become real?" Abel questioned further. There was this burning eagerness inside of him to find out what Dani truly felt for him.

"I want to," she genuinely answered. "But..."

"Then I don’t see any reason for you to hesitate," Abel concluded. "So let’s just get on with things and see where that leads us."

"But if we make it real, then that means we have to consummate our marriage," she bashfully pointed out.

"Hell yes. That’s why I want to make our relationship real, Dani," Abel shamelessly stated. "I want to be a real husband to you. I like you so much, Dani, and I want to have you..." He just couldn’t see the point to drag their situation. He wanted her to understand and see how much he liked and desired her.

Dani fidgeted at what she was hearing. Abel was being too vocal with her, and while she somehow liked it, but his words just now weren’t the ones she wanted to hear.

There was a terse silence as she mulled over her thoughts on whether or not she should ask Abel the question. What would she look like in his eyes if ever she asked it though?

Meeting his eager gaze unblinking, she took a deep breath as if the air around her would give her enough courage to do what needed to be done. Letting out a breath, she directly asked, "Do you love me, Abel?"

A beat passed, and as she expected, Abel looked like he was taken aback by her question based on the deep frown currently adorning his face. He parted his lips to speak, but he closed them just as quickly.

"Look, I want to make our relationship real too, Abel, but I believe that love is one of the major key factors for a fruitful relationship," Dani shrugged as she made herself clear. "We have to have that mutual understanding between us. It may sound reserved, but I want to surrender my body to a man that loves me, Abel. I don’t want to just have sex and enjoy it physically... I want real emotions to be involved."

"Dani... We’ll eventually get there," Abel reasoned. "I mean, I’m pretty sure that we’ll develop deep feelings for each other in due time." Deep inside, Abel knew that there was more than just liking and desiring Dani but he wanted to make sure before giving his words to Dani. Also, he wanted his actions to somehow convey more of his feelings to her at this rate.

Meanwhile, Dani blinked at him in disbelief. ’Did he really just lust for me that much?’

It was the only conclusion she could come up with. Even now, she could sense how hard Abel was trying his best to coax her into agreeing.

"Hmm, do you know that I’m already there? I’m already at the point of falling in love with you, Abel," Dani confessed with a bashful smile before letting out a sigh. "Unfortunately, it’s clear that you’re still not at that level yet."

This time, it was Abel who stared at her blinking. Shaking her head, she moved closer and raised her hand to touch his cheek. "Knowing that, you should already guess that you have the advantage over me. You can easily seduce me if you want. Besides, I’m already your wife, and in two days’ time, you’re going to mark me, and I have no intention of making a spell to fake that." ƒгeewebnovёl.com

She let out another sigh as she added, "I know it might sound like I’m asking for too much, but I’m willing to wait. Either way, I’m already planning my efforts to make you love me."

Hearing her spiel, Abel narrowed his eyes at her as he hoarsely murmured, "Oh Dani, why are you torturing me like this? You basically confessed your feelings to me, and you even gave me a heads-up on how you’ll make me fall for you... And yet you don’t want us to consummate our marriage?"

Dani nodded, trying her best not to smile. "I will diligently perform my duties as your wife, but I refuse to surrender my body no matter what," she firmly stated. "At least not until you fall in love with me."

"Are you sure you’ll be able to hold on for that long?" Abel challenged with a serious expression on his face. "You do know that I can effortlessly seduce you, Dani."

"Try me..." Dani challenged back with a raised brow. There was no way that she would give in too easily.

Taking the challenge, Abel’s lips stretched themselves into a mischievous smile as he pulled Dani closer to him. Smirking, he leaned into her ear and whispered, "My dear wife... You don’t know how dangerous the game you’re playing is right now. Be careful not to get burned because your husband is on fire right now..."

Yes, he was on fire and Dani’s challenge fueled this fire inside of him. He couldn’t help but lean closer and capture Dani’s parted lips.

"We’re outside!" Dani mumbled on his lips but Abel couldn’t care less of their surroundings. He must kiss her now and he did it hungrily. He could feel how Dani’s body writhed in his arms, how her heart beating was so fast... She wanted him as much as he wanted her so he couldn’t understand why she was holding herself back just to hear mere words of love from him. Was his unyielding devotion and commitment as her husband not enough?

Dani abruptly broke the kiss as she put her palms against his chest. "You won’t force me right?" she asked. A mischievous smile carved his lips as he said, "Of course not, wife. Forcing is quite very different from seducing, right?"