SHANE'S POV : "Pay back is a b*tch, Shane!"She countered back and my eyes widened when I heard those words. What did she just say? I was literally shocked at her words. "Are you f*cking kidding me?" I grunted, clenching my fist in frustration. Sexual frustration is really hard to control. But she played me well, damn well. "Next time, think before you play with someone. You never know who your opponent is." She said, and a small smirk twitched up on my lips even though I was suffering here. This is why, I'm craving to have her myself. She is the best and the one and only person who can handle me and dominate me with ease. "Playing games now, are we? Fine." I said, leaning on the door and whispered, "Wait for my turn, darling." I can hear her racing heartbeat from here and I bet she can do the same with me as my heart is still beating so fast with such intensity that it might explode any minute now. And it beats like that only for her as if she is the owner of it. And before I co
THIRD PERSON'S POV : "Where did you go?" Emily asked Grace as soon as Grace entered the room with her phone in her hand. Grace was startled for a second hearing her voice all of sudden when she was closing the door slowly so that she wouldn't make a noise. "Oops! Sorry. I didn't mean to scare you." Emily apologised. "It's okay." Grace smiled and walked towards the bed, where Emily was laying on. "Got a call from dad. You were sleeping peacefully, I didn't want to disturb you so I went out to answer the call. When did you wake up?" Grace asked Emily. "Just woke up." Emily said while yawning a little and stretching her hands. "Sorry, I tried to close the door without making any noise." Grace apologized, thinking she is the reason. "Hey don't apologise. It's not your fault. I woke up because of a call but not because of you." Emily said holding her hand in hers and Grace smiled, showing off her perfect cute dimples and Emily smiled, looking at her. **Knock knock** They heard a kn
OMAR'S POV : After the whole long meeting with our team about increasing the security, I ended up walking in the corridors of the south wing, the guests wing, where we are hosting the ball in no less than 3 hours. Not much time and the preparations are still going on as I can see a lot of people walking around holding the props in their hands. They will probably finish the arrangements in an hour or so. Otherwise, they will have to face my mother's wrath which is worse than the devil's. My mother is a perfectionist and she won't tolerate it if anything happens in her favourite gala. That's why we had this meeting with all the team and it took us most of the time for planning the security if by any chance someone manipulates my father's plans. It's a precautionary arrangement as we all know that there will be Miller's coming to the ball. And also the rat that is yet to be revealed. So, it's a must. But because of all these things, I didn't even get a chance to check on Grace. I don
ALINA'S POV : "Oh come on, Alina!" Jessica said while trying to match up with my pace as I was walking faster so that I could escape from her. "No way!" I said, increasing my pace. "Why not! This one is the best among all that I have selected for you." Jessica said, still following behind me. "No way in hell I'm going to wear that!" I shouted, taking a right turn that will take me to my room. After meeting Enzo and Aaron in that beautiful garden that made my mind and body relax, we went to Jessica's room to see the dress that she had picked out for me to wear for the ball this evening. Because of all the drama that they have made to get me here, I had no choice but to see what Jessica has selected for me. Don't think that she doesn't have good taste, she is the best, to be honest. But she has this little thing inside her head that always tells her to irritate me with her selection of dresses. Whatever she has selected till now is the best, yet I couldn't wear them. Because, I a
SHANE'S POV : "Holy f*ck!" My breath hitched. My heart skipped and everything stopped at that moment. Alina and Jessica both were descending the stairs but my eyes were only on that one woman who took my breath away the moment she walked into the room. At this moment, I am positive that our lives are not about the amount of breaths we take anymore. It's the person that takes our breath away. And not about how many beats our heart can pound in a minute. It's the moment that increases our heart rate. And in my life, it's her. Only her! She can take my breath away in a second and can make my heartbeat go crazy the moment she enters. When I saw her in the club that night for the first time, I felt a strange connection between us. A feeling, which I couldn't describe. A spark, that I couldn't define. And the unshakeable urge to get close to her even though I tried so hard to resist it. Even after all the attempts that we had tried to push each other away, there was this hidden string
RUDY'S POV : "Look at you…" My brother pointed his finger at me as his brows knitted and face filled with amusement, "When was the last time that I saw you waiting for a girl?" He asked, with a smirk on his face. I rolled my eyes at him, "When was the last time that you have invited your assistant to our family ball much less asked as your date?" I asked him, "Oh, never, right!" I smirked when he had no answer and glared at me. Right now, we are waiting for the girls just outside their room door while they are getting ready inside. I was leaning on the wall with my eyes closed and arms crossed over my chest when my brother came here for Grace. We haven't even knocked on the door to tell them that we have arrived. Well, to be honest, I told Emily that I will wait for her in the lobby but I don't know why, but my feet just dragged me up here. But then, I decided to surprise her and wanted to see her reaction when she opened the door and saw me. I guess Omar wants to do the same as
ALINA'S POV : F*cking unbelievable! But, I like it. Because, no one will know who is behind the mask. "Well, It was a surprise for me also." Jessica said while wearing her mask. It was a masquerade ball and I only got to know about this now. Shane came in front of me with a designer mask in his hands, that comes up to my nose, which matches my dress, perfectly. "If you don't want to wear it, then that's completely fine. These are for guests not for family." Wh-what? What did he just say? Family? My heart skipped and I felt something inside my stomach. Stupid heart, stop fluttering over everything. And those butterflies need to stop flying over a simple matter. "No, it's fine. I actually liked the theme." I said while taking the mask from his hand but he held it tight which confused me. Jessica and Nate left us alone, walking ahead of us. "Let me do it." He gently placed the mask, and slowly moved towards my back to tie the knot. And when he did, he didn't move, neither did I. And
Meanwhile… THIRD PERSON'S POV : As the soft music started, everyone started pairing with their partners and started dancing slowly, to match the song. Everyone is enjoying the night with their friends or partners. Or that's what they are portraying outside. Who knows? Anything can be detectable, but human thoughts? Well I'm not a mind reader, so I don't have such powers. People may look good and behave well with us as if they are our friends but sometimes the ones who act as friends are the worst enemies that we ever have. So, we need to be careful. But for now, everything looks calm and everyone seems to be enjoying it. But one girl seems to be busy looking at all the items in the dining area. It looks like she is not at all interested in dancing. Her whole concentration is on the food and nothing else. She looks beautiful wearing a baby pink halter neck long gown, with matching mask and heels. But the way she held her dress when she tried to walk says that she is not good at w