Rawon gasped and staggered backwards. She hit her foot against the sofa and was about to fall backwards when Jin grasped her forearm and pulled her towards him. Rawon's hands landed on Jin's chest. She could feel the muscles under his tracksuit jacket, but more than that, Jin's rapid heartbeat caught her attention. No. No. No. She could not let this happen. Not under any circumstances. She could not allow Jin to like her. She was a person of her own, and the trust issues she had with Jin made him the last person she would want to be bound to for the rest of her life.

"You cannot." Rawon said.

Jin felt her warm breath on his cheeks. He was holding her by the waist and their proximity was doing him more harm than good. His heart was pacing, but something else was a bigger problem. And as it kept getting bigger and erect, he gulped hard. He let go of Rawon and cleared his throat. His ears felt warm and flushed red. He bit the inside of his lower lip. "What do you mean by I cannot?" he asked in the most nonchalant tone he could.

"You cannot like me." Rawon said. "No way."

"I was just testing you, Detective Ju Rawon. Do you think I would fall for someone like you? Someone who's more man than a woman." In that moment, Jin realized that he had said a bit too much.

Rawon's nostrils flared. "What part of me seems like a man to you? On what basis are you making these assumptions? You are the most ridiculous....arghhh. Why am I even arguing with you? By now, I should have known that every conversation with you is just a test of patience for me. It leads nowhere except arguments." Rawon turned and paced around the room. After a while, she stopped. "And if you thought that of me, you should have rejected me. But no, you had to show up with a marriage contract-"

Jin rushed towards her and placed his hand on her mouth. "Shh." Little did he realize he had wrapped his other arm around her, bringing her immensely close. "The palace walls have ears. They definitely do." He glanced around and then looked right back into Rawon's eyes. "This is between us."

Rawon shirked his hand off. "There's no space between us for now. I need that first. Don't think you can hold me whenever, wherever and however you want."

Jin let go of her. Rawon was messing with his brain in all the wrong ways. He sighed. "I think we should talk tomorrow."

"We'd rather not talk. I feel like divorcing you even before we get married."

Jin shook his head. "I told you to not be loud. Now go to your room."

Rawon raised her eyebrow. "Excuse me, Crown Prince Lee Jin. You are standing in my room right now. You must go."

Jin looked around. His head was foggy. "The entire palace is mine. I can sleep anywhere. I can spend the night here with you if you wish." He smirked. "A hot one at that."

***

Rawon's eyes widened. Jin came dangerously close to her and pulled down the zipper of his tracksuit. As the zipper went down, Jin's perfectly chiseled abs came into sight. Rawon ogled at them and gulped hard. Jin smirked as he took off his jacket, allowing Rawon to admire him with leisure. Rawon stared into his eyes and Jin saw his reflection in them. He slid his arm around Rawon's waist and pulled her closer to him. 

Rawon let out a short squeal. Her heart was racing. She wasn't expecting this. She held her breath as she saw Jin coming closer. With his other hand, he moved his thumb over her lips, drawing them apart. He let his hand rest on her lower lip for a while before bringing his lips to hers. Rawon exhaled all the breath she had been holding for the while. Jin took his thumb off and held Rawon by the cheek as they slowly kissed.

Rawon found herself melting in Jin's arms, losing control over herself. Jin took his hand off Rawon's waist and took off her jacket. Rawon did not resist. He felt her closer to him now. Jin brought his hands to Rawon's t-shirt, but paused for a moment. He drew his face apart and raised his eyebrow, asking for permission. Rawon nodded.

He rolled up her t-shirt and took it off, leaving her in her bra. Jin lifted up Rawon and she wrapped her legs around him. Jin started kissing her feverishly. He lay her down on the bed. He gazed into Rawon's eyes with the love he didn't know he had within himself. He tucked that lonely strand of hair lying on Rawon's face behind her ears. He held Rawon's earlobe between his index finger and thumb and gently rubbed it. He felt Rawon's ear turn red and hot.

Rawon breathed heavily- she could hear her own breath and was sure Jin could hear it too. She kept staring at the perfect sculpture Jin's body was. She took her hand to his collarbone and traced its line. She then moved her hand towards his neck and brought his face to hers. She left wet smooches on him- on his eyes, nose, cheeks, and then lips.

Jin brought his hand to the straps of Rawon's bra and slid them down. He held Rawon by the small of her waist and made her arch a bit to unhook the bra. Rawon then took it off herself. Jin admired Rawon for a while, making her feel embarrassed. She brought up her hands to her chest to cover it, but Jin grabbed her wrists and pinned them to the bed above her head. Rawon was now fully exposed, her nipples hardening with the slight chill in the room, plus the arousal. He brought his face to Rawon's breasts and nuzzled between them for a while, taking in her scent. He moved his tongue over them, occasionally sucking at them.

He began unbuttoning Rawon's jeans, but stopped while doing so, looking up at her. "May I?"

Rawon bit her lower lip. She nodded.

Jin undressed her and took off his own pants, his bulge already visible.

Rawon looked at his penis. It was erect already. Rawon looked away.

Jin climbed on top of her. He caressed Rawon's face and went in for a long and deep kiss. He stopped abruptly, irking Rawon.

"What's the matter?" she asked.

"I don't have protection right now." Jin muttered.

"Second drawer." Rawon said.

Jin raised his eyebrow. He leaned towards the side table and opened the second drawer. It was enough to last them for a week even if they did it thrice or more daily. He grabbed a condom and wore it. "Ready?"

Rawon nodded.

Jin kneeled on the bed and pulled Rawon towards himself. He grabbed her firmly by the waist as she wrapped her legs around him. Her head remained on the bed as the rest of her body arched towards Jin, ready to take him inside her.

Jin teased her for a while, hovering his penis and rubbing it against her clit. Rawon gave him an irritated glance. "Do what you are meant to. Don't make me wait-"

Before she could finish, Jin was inside her, making her scream in surprise. He hit her G-spot in four thrusts, and whatever happened after that, was pure heaven.

***

Jin opened his eyes and prayed for it all to be a dream. No, he wanted it to be his nightmare. She was his worst nightmare and he wanted nothing to so with her. He was sure of not having slept with her- it was just his thoughts after his statement of of a hot night that went haywire. No, no, no...

He lifted his blanket. Naked. Stark naked. Not a single piece of clothing on him.

No clothes, but another limb on him. Her leg.

He turned his head to look sideways. Rawon. Ju Rawon. His enemy. The woman who vexed him. Yet, with her, he had had the hottest night. And if they were together long enough, things would get better. But they were to not stay together. Never.

In his muddled state of mind, he had even failed to realize that he was in Rawon's room. That should have been the first thing he should have noticed. The news must have spread like wildfire in the palace. How was he supposed to face his family now? A family which laid so much emphasis on the first night would now confront him about his premarital relations with his to-be contract bride. Except for them, she was just his to-be bride.

He sighed.

Rawon grunted and moved, throwing her arm over Jin's chest and pulling him closer. Jin's heart began pacing.

"Rawon. Ju Rawon." Jin whispered. "Wake up."

Rawon grunted again.

"Wake up." Jin said, a bit louder this time.

Rawon rubbed her eyes and opened them. She kept staring at the sight in front of her. Crown Prince Lee Jin. She could feel the warmth between their entwined bodies. Jin's peculiar scent was grazing her nostrils and she felt a wave of familiarity flush over.

She had slept with him. And she had liked it.

A horrendous mistake.