This was awkward… Bella felt so weird at the mont that she started regretting the fact that she even pondered on what Osman was thinking about her.
[You're getting affected by his words,] Poona pointed out. [How much more would you be affected if he actually does what he just said? You'll turn into helpless putty in his hands. Knowing this, we can no longer ignore the fact that we want him just as much as he wants us.]
[It's still too early to assu sothing like that, Poona. As of now, Osman has simply told that he desires ,] Bella rebutted her wolf. [It can't be interpreted as love. It's more of a purely physical attraction than love. Like I said, I want a man who will love wholly, not just for my body, but for myself as well.]
This was non-negotiable. She didn't want to make the mistake she did with Calypso, so she intended to know more about Osman before getting further into their relationship. She had already learned her lesson with Calypso. She wouldn't assu too much from soone anymore.
She gave Osman a smirk as she confidently declared, "If you want to make it happen, then you have to love wholly. You have to make fall in love with you deeply too, Os." She then gave him a pointed stare as she added, "But I'm warning you again, in case you might forget: I still have two years left to possibly experience the Mate Pull and et my Mate if I'm blessed enough to have one…"
"I understood my little vixen. Like I've been always saying before, it doesn't matter," Osman nodded, his tone lacking the usual conviction he had deep inside of him. "I'm responsible for my own feelings and actions, and I will honor and respect whatever decision you might take if the ti cos."
Osman inwardly shivered at his own words. He had always been a man who never broke his own word, so why did it feel like he would soon regret what he just said?
Shaking his head to clear his thoughts, he went back to reality and quickly diverted the topic back to his original concern. "So tell , Bella. Is it possible for a Lycan to feel the Mate Pull?"
"No… According to the books, it's not possible," Bella pensively answered.
"Also, I'm sure that it isn't the Mate Pull that you're feeling for since I don't feel it too. I an… if that's the Mate Pull, then I should be feeling the sa way since I'm a healthy werewolf with no disabilities. There's no way that I shouldn't be feeling the Mate Pull right now if you're feeling it for . Based on that, I believe that what you're feeling right now is-"
*Thud*
The carriage shook, and Osman was quick to hold and protect Bella with his arms as the entire interior cabin seed to shudder. The whole thing also moved sideways, making him wrap his arms around her tightly as he let his body take the impact.
"What was that?" Bella murmured as she raised her head up to Osman. She was currently on top of him, and she couldn't help but worriedly ask, "Are you alright?"
Osman smiled. "I'm more than fine," he cheekily replied.
Noting his reply, Bella blushed hard as soon as she realized their current position. Osman's arms were currently holding onto her tightly, and she was right on top of him…
'What the hell?' she alarmingly mused. She could feel his bulge on her legs, and it was making her feel sothing for weird reasons that she couldn't explain.
Before she could try and decipher her own emotions, the door had suddenly swung open.
"Milord, milady, are you both alright?" the coachman anxiously asked.
With them being exposed, Bella quickly got up to compose herself. Likewise, Osman did the sa as the coachman helped the two of them out of the carriage.
"My apologies," the coachman profusely apologized. "I didn't know that there was a huge hole on the road. The snow had covered it up, preventing from seeing it…"
"Tsk! They should've put a warning on the road then," Bella fud with a frown.
"I will quickly relay a ssage to the officer in charge of this area, milady," the coachman quickly replied. "Again, I apologize for the delay. Let just get so help and request for food and a new carriage."
"That's alright," Osman reassured his coachman. "Go ahead and report this incident. Bella and I will take the horse instead and have a stopover for lunch. I'll get a new carriage in the nearest town."
Bella kept her silence as she simply watched the coachman prepare the horse for Osman and her to ride on. She flinched when she felt him put sothing over her shoulder. It was her cloak that she had taken off as soon as she got inside the carriage.
"We can travel in my wolf form though," Bella absently suggested. "That will be faster,"
"Hmm, I found it weird riding you though…" Osman comnted. "Still, that would be our last resort. Maybe if there's really no other option available."
Bella chuckled. "You're so weird. I an, so what if you'll ride on top of ?"
Osman chuckled and shalessly replied, "It's not weird, milady, but I don't want to inconvenience you whenever you're around . So let's just ride this horse together, shall we?" He shrugged, "Besides, riding a horse is the perfect alibi for to spend more private ti with you."
Bella flinched at Osman's words as she tried her best to control the frantic beating of her heart. His candid nature always sohow gave her butterflies in her stomach. It wasn't an uncomfortable feeling though. In fact, it was honestly a feeling that made her anticipate what else was there to co. It was making her feel good and excited, and she didn't know why.
Agreeing to their new arrangent, she climbed onto the horse first, with Osman following her as he sat behind her.
She couldn't help but blush. This was the first ti she had felt this close to a man… The first ti that she had let a man get this close to her like this. His warmth radiated all over her back when he wrapped himself around her to grab the reigns. The weather was supposed to be cold, but Bella felt so warm and secure in his embrace that she even unknowingly leaned against Osman's sturdy chest.
Just as she felt her head impact his chest, she felt Osman's body stiffen. Quickly, she murmured and explained, "I'm sorry. It's just that it's warm like this..."
She was about to move away when she felt Osman's one arm tighten around her waist. Leaning into her ear, he whispered, "That's alright. Feel free to lean on whenever you like, my little vixen. You're safe in my arms."
"Am I?" Bella naughtily replied.
"Well, yes, you are in terms of being in danger from other things and creatures," Osman chuckled. "I will definitely protect you against them with all of my life…" He then let out a deep breath as he added, "But as for myself, I'm no exemption from being dangerous… I'm quite dangerous, but you currently hold the power to restrain . So don't worry. I won't do or force you to do sothing against your will…"
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