The beautiful woman walked towards us when she was done greeting the other guests. Her eyes lingered around us and stopped when it fell on me.
"Hello Arno, you never said you were attending my party, where’s Xander." She asked finally shifting her gaze from me and I let out a small sigh.
"He should be with his maker, or is probably having fun at a corner." Damon laughed at his dry jokes which no one else thought to be funny.
"Who’s she?" She asked sizing me with her eyes.
"This... Is... Bash, she’s a friend to Xander." Arno lied. I wasn’t a friend to Xander, he wouldn’t even talk or look at me. She narrowed her eyes at me.
"I don’t recall having a mask party." Arno chuckled at her words.
"Well, we don’t always have to follow your silly dress code should we?" She shook her head not taking her brown eyes off me.
"You must really be of importance to him to be called a friend." She said with an invisible pain in her voice. Of course, I saw this coming, Mr Perfect is so handsome, so it’s not surprising that he’s got a woman in love with him. She’s ten times more beautiful than I am, I wondered why I thought I had a chance with him.
I said nothing to her, rather just smiled at her words adjusting the mask on my face. If only she knew I haven’t said anything to Xander other than the hi he didn’t respond to.
"Anyways, since you’re here, may I have this dance, my lady?" Callon asked gesturing his hands which she took after rolling her eyes.
"Stay here, bunny don’t go anywhere. I need to talk to someone real quick." Arno left me to a woman just across us. I felt awkward and alone standing next to no one, it’s not like Damon looked like someone who could keep people company. Maybe I should have asked Camela or Yvonne to come with me.
I was the only one without a partner. Even if the men didn’t con with anyone, at least they could still mingle with people. They knew a lot of people here than I did. I tried distracting myself with something else just to avoid looking awkward at the party.
Taking a drink from a waiter walking around, I gulped a large ball down my throat. I had zero control when it came to drinking and I had no idea why, but I still drank anyway. "Be careful with that, that is no ordinary wine," Damon said from behind me placing the glass back on the table. "Come on, let’s dance." He said. Before I could protest he dragged me to the dance floor.
Damon guided me across the centre of the large hall. He kept his eyes on me, yet still, he knew exactly where to take me. Every moment, every angle seemed to be planned in advance. Nothing felt forced, I literally thought I was floating.
"I gulped noticing the gazes of people on us as I was the only person in a mask. The strange girl in mask.
Damon squeezed my hand slightly and smiled. "There’s no need to be nervous, just flow with the instrument," he chuckled softly, "Thanks."
With that, I knew. He need not say more. My heart, settled and my smile was unending. I’ve never danced like this before, but it felt like I knew the music, it felt like I’ve danced to this tune before.
The music changed in time, but Damon was not willing to let me go as we started a new dance, a more close one. When it was time for the women to leave their partners and twirl before holding them again, I did just that but almost choked with who held me.
"He had somewhere to be." Was all he said. He spoke to me for the first time since I met him. I could hear fireworks exploding in my head. My body tensed up as he held my hands. Why was I feeling this way?
The heat radiating from us caused the slick sweat that glides down my skin. How we moved in sync, my ragged, short breaths, and how each dance move makes me breathless.
"What do you want from them?" He suddenly asked. At a time like this? A time when my brain could no longer process a sentence.
"I’m not here for them," I said without a clue of what I was saying.
He turned elegantly, his body in tune with the slow music. Yet, there was a sort of harshness to him, like he was someone who shouldn’t be underestimated. I didn’t quite care at the moment. Was it because I was falling in love with a man I hardly knew?
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