Finnick had forced Vivian's teeth to part, and Vivian soon felt his warm tongue raiding her mouth. She couldn't disregard his presence, no matter how hard she tried.
She wanted to retaliate by biting him, but it seemed that Finnick had already anticipated that. Before Vivian could do anything, the hand at the back of her head shifted and confined her jaw. That made it impossible for her to do what she initially planned.
There was no saying how much time had passed, but Finnick explored every section of Vivian's lips before the anger in him slowly dissipated. His kiss became soft and tender.
Finnick had never felt more satisfied before. He enjoyed that kiss and felt like they were the only two people in the world. How he wished that they could spend the rest of their lives like that.
At first, Vivian struggled hard, but she later lost all her energy and could only give in. She noticed how Finnick's kiss was becoming gentler until it was as light as a feather caressing her tongue. She could feel her heart softening and her mind losing the will to resist.
Finnick slowly put some distance between them after ending that kiss. He saw how Vivian had her eyes closed, and that got him to grin instinctively. The determination in his eyes became stronger as well.
"Vivian, do you really think that I'd give up on being with you? I will never do that, not in this lifetime, so you should stop behaving that way in the future."
Vivian could still feel Finnick's breath on her when he spoke, and that prompted her to blush a little when she opened her eyes. That was when she was ambushed by Finnick's gaze, which was shining with blatant love.
"I love you, Vivian. Only you. And that is true no matter if we're in the past, present, or future. Promise me that you will not do anything like that again, okay?" said Finnick. He looked into Vivian's eyes and was sincere when he declared his love and made his promise. His tone was so sweet that it could drown her.
Vivian felt her heart thumping faster after hearing Finnick's profession of love. She could even feel her heart jumping out of rhythm in her heart.
She instinctively blushed. She didn't have the time to think things through, so she pushed Finnick away before running to the others without ever looking back.
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