Chapter Six

AEYRAH

"This is like the sixth dress I have put on, and you have rejected them all. I can swear all of them look good, Maryah!" I whined as I stood in front of my cousin who wasn't even looking bothered at all as she sat on my bed, telling me what and what not to wear.

"It's your first night here, and you need to make a good impression...look sexy as hell, Sis." She said, looking at me squarely.

I rolled my eyes. "You do realize we have spells for this, instead of making me stress myself going in and out of the closet like it's some fashion show." I looked at the mirror trying to see what was bad about what I was wearing. And I could see nothing.

Nothing at all.

"Fine." She sighed, getting up. "You can go with this one. You just need to put a finishing touch on your lips and you are good to go.

I smiled and did a happy dance before touching my lips with some gloss.

I had to admit.

I looked sexy.

Maryah had chosen a dark blue dress for me that stopped just few inches below my butt. It was short, but I wanted to be a little bit daring.

"Can we go already?" I asked, grabbing my purse and my phone.

She rolled her eyes at me and grabbed her things, heading for the door. "Look how impatient you are. Thought you weren't interested in the party?" She scowled and opened the door, stepping out before me.

"Blah blah blah." I teased and followed her out.

I knew from the sound and smell of the house, that our parents had long retired to their rooms, leaning us to ourselves.

Which was good.

Because as friendly as my father had suddenly become, I was not willing to risk him seeing how exposing my dress was.

"All clear." Maryah said and we strutted down the hallway and out the door, where my car was waiting.

I was really glad I brought the car.

It would have been such a shame looking for a ride because Maryah didn't own a car yet, and Lakewood did not operate taxis.

We got in, and I switched on the engine, driving off in the direction my cousin gave to me.

For a breif moment as I stared at the road before me, I couldn't help the flashback I had of the man in my bathroom.

Who was he?

And there was also the fact that my body had responded immediately to his.

I darted my gaze to Maryah who sat next to me, rapidly typing on her phone. The was no way I could ask her who it was. She was going to ask a lot of questions, and only the universe knew I was in no mood for gossip.

The whispers among everyone since I set my foot on the grounds of Lakewood was enough for me.

It didn't take me long before I realized that at some point during my thinking, my nipple had hardened against the blouse I was wearing.Which made it quite hard for me to shake eben the slightest because any move I made caused my nipples to graze against my cloth.

I almost moaned in pleasure.

My nipples were fucking sensitive.

LARKXE

I sat at the bar of the club, trying my best to vibe with the song and environment, but it wasn't working. I couldn't.

Not when my head was filled with the encounter I had with that woman in the bathroom.

On one hand, it was funny, and on the other, it was a pretty serious situation.

Her skin against mine had been so soft and luscious. It had taken every bit of restraint in me not to draw her into me.

"I'll be going to see some of my friends over there." Uri said from his seat which was next to mine and stood up, pointing in the direction of a VIP corner in the club.

Typical Uri.

Always ready to abandon me at anytime and at any place.

"Cool. I'll see you later then." I answered, raising my glass to him. He nodded, and turned to go.

I just smiled and shook my head as he passed me, leaning me alone at the bar.

I must have been sitting down for up to an hour when a small commotion started from the entrance of the club.

I stood up, ears peaked and I tried to looked at what was happening, trying to see and hear.

Nothing.

Then just as I was about stepping foward to the check of I could see, I heard a familiar female voice speak, and then the crowd parted like the frigging red sea.

Maryah.

Lake wood's fire cracker.

I chuckled and sat back on the bar stool. It had to be her and one of her friends at the club today.

Maryah, even if she was a firecracker and unstoppable, was quite adorable and shy sometimes.

I signaled the bartender to add some more tequila to my cup and nodded my 'thanks." to him, grabbing my cup.

"Two shots of tequila please." Came Maryah's voice from behind me. And before I could say hi, another voice joined.

"make that one, please. You know I am not really a fan of alcohol." This time, I turned sharply to see who it was and almost had my breath knocked out of me as i laid my eyes on the most beautiful woman I had ever seen in my entire life.

"Aer_Larkxe!" Maryah who had been just about to talk to the other woman saw me and came around to where I was, putting her arms around me as she enveloped me in a hug.

"Maryah. How are you?" Even as attentive I was to my friend, my eyes were on the woman, who was looking around and shyly tucking her hair behind her ears.

I was entranced.

"I'm fine, Larkxe." Maryah replied, pulling away. "Meet my_" she started to say, but was interrupted when someone called her name from somewhere behind me.

Maryah's eyes lit up, and in a blink of an eye, she was gone, leaving I and the woman.

She turned to face me, and I stilled.

Her eyes...