Party

After her brief but scary run in with Xavier Woods, Sierra decided to hide in her room for the rest of the day. Her heart refused to slow down even an hour after she walked out of his room. She was scared and angry at the same time. He managed to bring the best out of her in his presence. He has a way with his words which woke the old Sierra from its slumber. She is not worried about offending him, because he never had a good opinion on her to begin with. So she doesn't have to try to please him. And at the same time, he also incites fear inside her, which almost makes her feet paralyse to the floor.

"Si, what are you doing in there? You have been inside your room all day. Come on out" Claire urged Sierra.

This is the third time Claire came to check on her. Every time Sierra assured her that she is fine.

Reluctantly Sierra opened her room door. Claire immediately entered inside her room. She was holding a navy blue coloured dress in her hands.

"What were you doing in here?" Claire demanded with concern.

Sierra waved the book she was trying to read, but couldn't calm her head enough to do so.

"I was reading" she explained.

That seemed to make Claire relaxed.

"Alright, enough reading for the day. You get dressed. Nancy arranged a party to welcome everyone on board. It will be fun. Come on" Claire demanded with her usual goofy smile.

Sierra sighed. It was on the tip of her tongue to refuse. But she kept her mouth shut and went to do as she was told. The dress is short, barely reaching past her thighs. It hugged her frame like a glove. After Sierra was dressed, Claire worked her magic on her hair and face. Some light make up and styling of her hair layer, Sierra looked like she belonged on the boat. Beautiful and put together. But out of all people, she knows that it's an illusion. If not Claire, she doesn't belong there.

"Now come on" Claire pulled Sierra along with her.

Claire on the other hand is wearing a red velvet body con dress. Claire is tall and absolutely stunning with her branded clothes and confidence to match.

By the time Claire and Sierra came to the second floor deck, the party was going on in full swing. Loud music combined with colourful drinks, were the first thing Sierra noticed. That reminded her of her past, which now feels like another life time. Then, she had a purpose to work and a person to take care of. Now, she is an orphan. If not for Claire, no one would bother to know if she is alive or dead.

Nancy was seen sitting alone near the bar section while nursing a pink drink, while her brother was dancing with a hot blond who is wearing a corset dress which barely covered her butt cheeks.

"Nancy" Claire joined the bride, and her groom is thankfully nowhere in sight.

"Finally you found her" Nancy teased while looking at Sierra.

Sierra gave her a small smile, guilt gnawking on her insides.

"Yes, she was in her room studying some book. She is such a nerd" Claire teased Sierra along with Nancy.

Sierra just smiled at their antics. Her heart is pounding though. She doesn't want to face Xavier Woods again.

Douglas was busy with the blond.

Sierra mostly stayed silent while drinking her fruity drink. Nancy and Claire chatted about the theme of the upcoming engagement party.

Whatever was there on the drink, Sierra started to feel light headed after the second drink. She cannot handle her alcohol.

"Si, let's dance" Claire pulled her along to the middle of the dance floor.

Sierra is a good dancer, but everything stopped after she lost her father and brother.

Her hips swayed to the beat of the music, unaware of the intense gaze from the fourth floor private deck. Xavier's figure is hidden in the shadows. But he was watching everything from the moment he heard Sierra's name.

After Sierra started dancing under the affect of alcohol, she caught the attention of everyone in the party. All the men are ogling her with lust, while woman are eying her with envy.

Nancy is watching her dance with curiosity.

But Sierra is unaware of all the attention she was receiving.

Adam joined Claire as the music changed to a romantic number. Sierra excused herself from the dancefloor to use the restroom. She found the toilets on the far end of the corridor, where it's relatively empty.

All the employees are serving the guests near the deck. After Sierra finished her business, she stumbled out of the toilet feeling dizzy and drunk.

"Hey beautiful" two strange arms wrapped around her from behind, scaring the hell out of her.

"Let me go. Who are you?" Sierra struggled to break free from the man who is now kissing her neck from behind.

But he is not listening to her, and he doesn't have any intention to let her go. He roughly pulled the straps of her dress down from her neck, while he persistently started to kiss her roughly.

"No, let me go. Claire" Sierra started to panic. But she is drunk and she couldn't muster enough strength to pull herself free from her molester. And no one seems to hear her cries for help over the music.

"No, Claire" Sierra is desparate to break free. If this man successfully completed what he started, then she might not be able to survive this blow.

"No, help" as if someone heard her cries of help, the man was roughly pulled back and away from her.

Sierra immediately moved away and turned to face the person who helped her. Her eyes widened with shock when she saw none other than Xavier Woods standing there while looking at her with a gaze that looked like he is mocking her.

Her molester is now lying motionlessly on the floor in the corridor.

"Come"