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
ALINA’S POV : “You look stunning, my little devil,” Enzo said as we danced slowly to match the song.“I know.” I just shrugged with a smirk on my lips.He shook his head and chuckled, “You haven’t changed at all.”“Who said I had changed? It’s you, who thought that I have changed.” I said while taking a step forward while he took a step backwards.“Well, that was different. That change is different and I’m happy for it.” He said while swirling me around once before changing the partners.And he passed me to Aaron, as he switched partners with Jessica. “Stop talking nonsense, Enzo,” I said but he just smiled giving me a wink and whispered something in Jessica’s ear that made her laugh.“Is he bothering you, again?” Aaron said, pointing his gaze at Enzo. “His life is just a call away, you know. One call to Gio and he is done, for good.” Aaron smirked.I chuckled at Aaron’s suggestion while Enzo glared at Aaron which he ignored btw. “No need to call Pop. I can handle him.” I smirked, lo
OMAR’S POV : I f*cking couldn’t believe my eyes!“What the f*ck are you doing here?” I asked, trying to keep my cool in the middle of the dance floor where everyone was swaying their bodies to match the music.I was just enjoying the dance with Grace until it was time to switch partners much to my dismay. Do you have any f*cking idea of who I happened to switch partners with?Catherine!Yes, the woman who wanted to mess with me but failed. I didn’t punish her for what she did, because I didn’t need to, as she has experienced a much bigger one by falling in love with an asshole who used her as a pawn in his selfish games and doesn’t care about others' feelings or lives. I pity her for falling into his trap but that doesn’t mean I forgive her for whatever she did. She made a mistake when she tried to play with me, but coming to my family gala which my mother loves, is a big mistake!She placed her hands on my shoulder and I resisted the urge to throw her right away. But I didn’t want
SHANE’S POV : I made sure everyone left the room except for the people that I trusted and the people who knew about us.I told Rudy to take the girls with him to a safe place before they came. And he did. He took Emily and Grace with him telling them there was an important thing that he needed help with. But Alina?I didn’t find her anywhere in the room. And it made me furious at myself for letting her leave out of my sight. I just hope Nate convinced Jessica to find Alina and take her to the safe place on time. Because, if something happened to Alina, I would never forgive myself! She is very important to me. And I couldn’t even think of seeing her hurt.“Are you ready?” My train of thoughts broke when I heard a voice beside me.I looked at Lorenzo and nodded, “Always.” I told Lorenzo about what was going on when he insisted on not leaving the ballroom all of a sudden. He is stubborn but yeah, he could be helpful, if things go unplanned. Because sometimes, situations are unpredicta