Femme Fatale: The King's Deadly Temptress Chapter 139 - Two Three Words

It was very nostalgic for the two to be in that place and feel each other's lips, sharing a romantic moment at a time that Damien least expected.

Just a while ago when he went in search for her, all he wanted was to quickly return to her side, worried that she might be lonely. However, it turned out to be so surprisingly sweet just because he realized that Katherine recalled a memory… their memory.

They broke their kiss and Damien looked at her as she looked back at him, feeling ecstatic at the memory of sharing a memorable night with him years ago. 

"Do you still want to go to that lounge bar?" she asked, her voice was a little tensed up because she was unsure of what he actually had planned that night for them. 

He tentatively shook his head. "We can do whatever you want to do. I'm all yours tonight."

A charming smile filled her face as her hand slid down to hold his. "I want to go back to our room and watch the stars with you."

He returned her smile with his own and caressed her cheek as he nodded. "Sure." He placed a quick kiss on her forehead and held her hand as he brought them back to their suite. Damien also wanted to talk about what she remembered.

When they arrived, Katherine headed towards the balcony. 

"Do you want anything to drink?" he asked.

"Just water." 

She stood by the railing and her eyes looked straight ahead to the magnificent view. She heard him walking towards her and she turned, "Thanks." She received a glass of water from him.

After taking a sip, she set it on a table before she went back to Damien's side.

"Tell me about what you remembered," he started.

Katherine placed her hands on the railing and tried to recall everything that she remembered. From the bar… to the dance floor… and to that balcony.

Nodding, he walked up behind her and placed his hands on the railings with her in between his arms in an embrace. "Do you remember why you were there that night?" he asked.

"I…" She shifted her gaze and closed her eyes as though she was trying to remember more but all she saw was black. "I don't know…"

Damien lowered his lips to her shoulder and kissed it. "It's okay… you'll remember when you're ready." 

Feeling warm because of his kiss, she was brought back to her curiosity. She turned around to face him and asked, "Did you purposely bring me here to make me remember that night?"

Releasing a breath, he lowered his gaze for a long time before he looked back at her. "Is it bad for me to hope that you'd remember something… about us?"

Katherine shook her head but did not say anything. 

"I didn't really expect anything. We had been together for a couple of months but…" He swallowed. "I brought you here partly hoping that you would at least remember something. But I also wanted to bring you here because if you didn't remember anything, we could at least build another memorable time together. Something that not only I remember… something that you and I could share together. In this place that you and I both love."

Katherine felt bittersweet. She could understand how frustrating it might be for him that she couldn't remember what happened to them before.

"I'm sorry, Damien…" she muttered, placing her hand on his arm.

He furrowed his brows and took her hand that was touching his arm. "About what?"

"I wish I could remember everything about us… I hate that you're suffering from this." She knitted her brows and looked away, feeling frustrated about herself as well.

"Hey," Damien hooked her chin with his fingers and lifted it up so that they could look at each other in the eyes. "What are you being so sad about? As much as I want you to remember them, I just want us to move forward and make more memories. We're together now. That's all that matters. Don't beat yourself up for it."

"Why are you so good to me?" 

He shrugged his shoulders. "I guess I'm still trying to take all the interest I can get from what you owed me." A playful smirk crossed his face, making Katherine roll her eyes. "I'm good to people who are good to me. And I'm good to you because you're you."

She formed a small smile before she leaned on him, watching the twinkling stars in the sky.

Damien leaned closer and whispered, "I have something for you."

Katherine turned to face him and watched as he reached his hand into his pocket and retrieved a small beige velvet box. Her eyes flickered and met his, wondering what he was doing.

He opened the small box in his hands at the same time that the corners of his mouth lifted upwards. She looked at the content of it and heard him say, "I know what you're thinking. And I don't want to burden you… which is why I chose this particular ring."

He knew that Katherine's main concern was the price tag of the gifts that he gives her. She didn't want him to give her expensive gifts and had often told him that it was unnecessary. And although he wanted to give her a piece of extravagant jewelry, he chose this for now and thought of making it valuable because of its meaning. 

So, he carefully picked up the ring and held it as he explained, "These are actually onyx gemstones. I just wanted to give you something to remind you of our little vacation. So I hope that you'd accept it... I promise I didn't spend so much on it." He grinned.

Katherine softly chuckled and allowed him to place the ring on her finger. She held it up to examine it and found it actually eye-catching as it's not very common. The ring that's beautifully encircling her finger was a half-eternity onyx ring in a white gold band. The slim band made it look very dainty on her while the little black stones that covered half of the ring was quite appealing.

They didn't shine as they weren't diamonds but she loved it very much because it would be a constant reminder of the two of them. 

"Well?" he probed, seeing that she didn't say anything and just continued to stare at the ring.

She lowered her hand and faced him. "I love it. Thank you…" 

Damien breathed out a sigh of relief. "Good. Because I don't think the store accepts returns," he joked.

Katherine chewed on her bottom lip as she stared up at him. This man had been extremely good to her that her heart almost hurt upon thinking that everything was just too good to be true. What if one day she woke up and realized that she was only daydreaming… or that Damien Park didn't even exist? She felt her heart constrict.

"What's wrong?" He inched closer and placed his arms around her waist. He narrowed his eyes and tried to study her unreadable expression. 

How was it possible for her to feel so much for this man? Her fears started creeping up on her and all of a sudden, she was brought back to that time where she was alone in her shabby apartment with no one by her side. She had no one… and now she had him. Was it really okay for her to love him? Did she even deserve to have him?

"Talk to me…" he said, cupping her face with his hand as he began to feel nervous when he noticed her lips quiver a little.

Katherine forced a smile and told him, "I'm just afraid to wake up and realize that you are just a dream."

Damien flashed a lopsided grin before he raised her hand to his mouth and without warning, he bit into her hand, making her yelp.

"Aw!" She retracted her hand but he held it in place and rubbed the part where he just bit, kissing it right after. 

"Was that real enough for you?" he questioned, raising his brow. 

She crossed her brows. "Did you really have to do that?"

"Sorry." He chuckled and leaned in and kissed her lips. 

"Stop thinking about stupid things. This is real. You and I… Us… We are real. And just like I am to you, you are my onyx. You're the only reason why I could say everything is perfect. So I hope that you continue to believe in us." 

Katherine bit her tongue and pressed her head on his chest, hearing the calm beating of his heart as though it was convincing her to believe in what he just told her. She smiled and swallowed what she was about to say. She had been wanting to tell him but she didn't know what was holding her back. 'Maybe… it just isn't the right time to tell him,' she thought.

"It's getting colder. Come on, let's go back inside." Damien brought her in, closed the glass door and turned around. "Do you want to fresh—"

The rest of his sentence was shoved back to his throat when Katherine tiptoed and smashed her lips to his. He instantly wrapped his arms around her, holding her up while he was a little surprised because of her sudden approach before he started responding to her kisses.

She pulled away and gazed at him, waiting for him to open his eyes and look at her.

"Damien…" she panted.

"Yes?"

Katherine could feel her heart kicking her ribcage and the rush of her blood as she tried to utter, "I love you."

Damien's lips parted and he had to blink a few times, trying to wrap his head around what he just heard from her. 

'What?' was the first word that he managed to say.

She began to feel nervous, thinking that she may have made a mistake. What if… No. She couldn't. She wanted to say it. Her mouth was faster than her brain but this time she really wanted to tell him. 

He was still gaping at her. He couldn't have heard it wrongly. Did she really...

Placing both of her hands on either side of his face, she enunciated clearly for him to understand, "I said... I love you."

"Do I need to say it again?" she asked.

"I heard you the first time. I just… I…"

"Damien… shut up and kiss me." 

As soon as she said the words, Damien snapped out of his daze and leaned in, capturing her soft lips with his eager ones. 

Katherine shrugged off the suit coat, dropping it to the floor. He deepened the kiss as they miraculously found their way to the bedroom. He pressed her on the wall while she struggled to kick off her heels all without breaking off their kiss.

Damien slid his hands down to the back of her thighs and lifted her up, wrapping her legs around his waist. She moaned when his lips moved to her neck, giving her open-mouthed kisses. 

She couldn't get enough of him yet — she raised his head and kissed him, parting her mouth as though she was asking for his tongue, in which he gladly complied and explored her mouth. 

Slowly, he walked backwards while holding her securely in his arms until they reached the bed. He sat on the edge, making Katherine sit on top of him with her legs on either side of his hips as they continued their heated lip-locking.

Realizing where this was leading, Damien slightly pulled back and breathed, "Katherine…"

With her heart drumming in her chest, she said in a needy tone, "I want you." 

Chapter end