Chapter 315: Charlotte [5]

Brandon pressed his forehead to hers for a moment, "I promise I will be here. You just need to follow my rules."

Her yellow eyes flared and she nodded her head quickly "Yes, yes, I will be good for you."

She leaned in, every inch of her focused on him "I will be yours. What is that rule?"

"You want me to be close? I will sleep with you every night. I will wake before you do and lay out your clothes. I’ll brew the tea just the way you like it the second you step from the shower."

"I’ll learn about the scars on your body so I can kiss each one away when you’re tired. I’ll fold your shirt the way you prefer with the collars smoothed... because little things matter when you belong to somebody."

Her fingers trailed down from his jaw to his throat to his collarbone, "Naked in front of you?" she breathed, and the laugh that followed was like a hungry sound.

"Yes. Constantly, if it pleases you. I’ll be an offering you can look at whenever you want. I’ll dress only in what flatters you, or nothing at all when you need."

She smiled, "Sex? Of course. I’ll learn every way you like it. If you want something wild in the middle of the night, I will be there. Any kind of sex you like and in any position..."

"Children? Yes. We’ll have them. I’ll hold them and hum lullabies I make up about you."

"Need to kill someone? Point the finger."

"Say the name, and I will make sure they disappear from your orbit. If they threaten what I love or if they stain your life with pain... I will remove them. Quick and Clean. No one will cry for long. You will be safe."

She leaned her forehead against his, "Whatever you want. Whatever makes you comfortable, whatever makes you happy... I will do it. I will be silent when you need silence. I will be loud when you need noise."

Her voice dropped even lower, "Tell me and I will do it."

Brandon listened to her ramblings while Elize watched her silently, startled by her obsession.

Charlotte reached up and brushed a stray strand of hair from his face, "Just tell me what you want... whatever it is... anything for my cute brother."

He glanced into her eyes and muttered "You should never hurt Eira or Jiyeon or anyone close to me. That is the first rule."

Huh? The grin on Charlotte’s face faltered and her eyes condensed "How can that be.. Kael?"

"They love you and tried to steal you from me? Have can I leave them ot be Huh? HUH?"

"NO! NO! KAEL!"

Her shout cracked across the room, shockingly loud, "You can’t- you can’t say that. They tried to take what is mine. If you love them, you... you’ll be taken. You’ll leave me."

Elize’s eyes narrowed slightly, looking at Charlotte’s outburst.

Brandon held her hands and looked at her steadily "I’m not going to leave anyone to be hurt. That’s not how I love."

Charlotte’s face split between fury and hurt "But they flirted with you, they smiled at you..." she swallowed, her voice breaking into a sob.

"They were always there, taking the crumbs of your attention. I couldn’t reach you because she was in control. Now you come and stand with them, and you tell me not to hurt them? How do I stop being me then?"

"If you love them, then what am I? What do I get to be? if you let them be close... I will make them go away."

Upon hearing this, Brandon’s gaze narrowed further ’She is actually... jealous?’

’Since the real Charlotte was mostly in control of her body, this Charlotte who loves me couldn’t get close to me and didn’t get any attention from me.’

’But seeing my lover easily get my attention, which she has been craving for, she is jealous and got angry... so she is hurting them?’

She leaned forward, clinging to his shoulders "We don’t need other nuisances in your life, Kael... it can just be us. Just you, just me."

Brandon raised his hand and cupped her face "Charlotte..."

Her expression instantly softened and she leaned further into him as she is finally getting the attention she had been craving for years.

Looking into her softened gaze, he asked quietly, "You will listen to me, right?"

She nodded her head so quickly "Yes, darling, I will... but let’s not talk about those nuisances, ask me anything else and I will do it."

With a soft sigh, he pulled her closer and his hand slid to the back of her neck as he pressed a warm kiss to her cheek.

Feeling the soft lips caressing her skin, her eye widened in absolute shock.

A wide smile appeared on her face as she jumped onto him "Kael... Kael..."

Her legs hooked around his hips as she moved forward compltely sitting on his lap "Kael!, you kissedme just now... KAEL KISSED ME! YOU KISSED ME!"

Brandon smiled gently and hugged her waist "I’m not saying you can’t enjoy me. You can. But first... listen."

However, she continued jumping on his lap, hugging him tightly "Kael, you finally kissed me..."

She buried her face against his neck, her voice muffled but trembling with ecstasy. "Do it again... do it again, please...!"

Glancing at her excited face, Brandon smiled dryly ’if she wants my attention, I can give her attention... In the end of the day, she is also Charlotte, my sister and I obviously love my sister.’

Pulling back just enough to look at her face, he saw her yellow eyes brimming with tears of joy with flushed cheeks and her lips trembling as though she couldn’t contain the flood of emotions tearing through her.

"Want me to learn French? Done!" she said suddenly, her words tumbling over each other in frantic eagerness.

"Want the garden remade with roses only? I’ll have them planted tomorrow! Want me to wear your favorite dress every Sunday? Say the word... say it and I’ll never take it off!" Her arms tightened around him until her nails pressed into his back through the fabric.

Her voice lowered suddenly, "Want me to stop breathing when you tell me to? Want me to kneel every night before bed? Want me to write your name on my skin until it scars?"

She laughed before nuzzling against his chest. "Anything, Kael. Anything for you."

Brandon’s arms stayed locked around her waist, pulling her closer "We can plan all those things."

"But as I said, we’ll also need to set some rules."

He tipped her chin up with one hand so that her yellow, manic eyes met his steady gaze. "You won’t isolate me from others. You won’t interfere with their lives."

"I love them just like I love you, Charlotte..."

For a moment, her grin faltered... as the wild joy was tempered by a sudden tension in her jaw.

She blinked rapidly, as if fighting between her instinct to lash out and her desperate need for his affection.

Finally, she let out a small laugh, though it shook with unease. "If that’s what you want... then... then I’ll try," she whispered as she buried herself back into his chest. "But only because you kissed me, Kael... only because you love me."