Chapter 2 Is Destiny Real

Matt took a swig of beer and went to the restroom. He was about to enter the men's restroom when Matt smelled something. It was so fragrant, intoxicating. A kind of smell that invigorated him. Matt didn't realize he was following that fragrance. He found himself standing outside the ladies' room door. He almost sniffed all the women coming out from inside. Several women had passed by, but none of them had the fragrance he was craving. Matt changed positions. He leaned against the other wall, opposite the angle of the door. He could smell that fragrance more strongly there, as if it was giving him new strength.

"Where is she?" Matt asked impatiently. It had been years since he smelled something like this. It was almost nine years. Matt paused for a while. Yeah, it had been nine hell years.

Ella didn't know what was happening to her. She was fine when she entered the restroom. After using the bathroom, she tried to wash her face. Her face was already a bit oily. She took out her pressed powder, but then she suddenly felt dizzy. It felt like her whole surroundings were spinning. She couldn't be drunk because she only drank ladies' drinks.

"Shit! What's happening to her?" Her head didn't hurt or ache. She was so dizzy, or to be specific, she felt sleepy. Ella fought against the strange feeling. Slowly, she walked out of the cubicle.

"Holy cow! What the hell?" Ella almost cursed when she was startled by the large figure she encountered at the restroom door.

"What the heck is he doing here?" She looked up at the figure, only to be even more terrified by what she saw. The man was looking at her intensely. His deep green eyes were immensely drawn to her. She knew she was pretty enough to get this kind of attention, but my God, it wasn't normal to stare at you like that at the restroom door.

"Has he been fantasizing about me? Did he follow me? Is he a stalker?" In shock, Ella couldn't take a step away from the door. The fragrance intensified, making Matt's feelings even more intense. That scent was driving him wild. The smell was very close and intoxicating. Matt fixed himself.

So, she was the woman with the beautiful scent, and she was damn good-looking too. Matt murmured in silence. He looked at her intensely. His eyes were full of burning passion, longing, and admiration. But also, Matt knew the consequences of his actions and the after-effects of these collisions. But before the man could speak, the woman spoke first.

"Excuse me, sir! You're blocking my way," Ella said politely. The man was huge, and she felt a little scared of his gaze, but she didn't want to give it another meaning for her peace of mind.

"And sir, I suggest you wait for whoever you're waiting for a little away from this door. Some may misinterpret what you're doing, sir."

The woman politely reprimanded the man, whom she had to look up at to talk to. The man was tall. If she wasn't mistaken, he was about six feet tall and had broad shoulders. The hallway was dimly lit, and he was facing away from the light, so she couldn't see his face clearly. He was just a big guy, that's all! She heard chuckles and a smirk, then perhaps a smile. And to her disbelief, he even widened his smile and looked at her with amusement.

"Oh Jesus, this man is so weird," Ella whispered as she left. She tried to suppress her irritation. She didn't want to ruin her mood. It was her night.

Ella carried her annoyance back to their table. Matt panicked when the scent of the woman in front of him just moments ago disappeared. Did he piss her off? Did he do it again? Did he scare her or annoy her? Matt didn't know what to feel at that moment. That smell had a big impact on him. The last time he smelled something like that was when he was 21 years old.

When Matt returned to their table, his eyes immediately searched for the woman. Using his strong senses, he found her. The woman was there, having fun, dancing on the dance floor with her friends. He could smell her sweat, and he could even hear her heartbeat. She was so close, and Matt's heart and blood were in turmoil now. He is very close to where she was. It was only about a yard away from her. Matt was starting to panic. He didn't know how to control his increasingly raging emotions. Matt stood up and was about to approach Ella, but suddenly heard a loud noise.

People inside the bar were screaming in shock.He tried to sit down, but then a blackout occurred. People were screaming in fear. They were all scared. Matt heard some noises and hurriedly moved outside. He could also smell the powder guns and hear heavy breathing. Someone was tapping him on the shoulder. It was Toffee.

"Dude, let's get out of here!" Toffee was asking him to leave the place. But Matt couldn't even move his feet. He saw a shadow, he saw silhouettes. He smelled their sweat, but the woman's sweat was much more powerful than anyone else.

Matt was even more uncontrollable by the fact that he could smell the fear in the woman's breath. He could hear her heartbeat. And it was telling him that the woman was afraid of death.

Ella and her friends were startled by a loud explosion. They were about to return to their table because others were panicking when the lights suddenly went out. The woman felt even more panicked.

"What is going on? Brent, Sol, hey, where are you guys?"

Ella asked, feeling around. The whole place was pitch black, and she could smell something burning.

There was also smoke going up her nose. She couldn't hear any answers from her friends. Ella tried to walk unsteadily in any direction, as long as she could touch someone or something.

Ella was trembling with fear. She has nyctophobia, an extreme fear of darkness or the night. That's why she didn't like sleeping with the lights off. The bar they went to wasn't dark. It had lights in the corners of the tables and dim lights in the middle of the dance floor, so it was okay, but total darkness like a blackout was hell, killing her with fear.

Ella had only taken a few steps when she bumped into a figure. She felt around, thinking it was her friends. Then someone from behind her spoke in his baritone voice.