Chapter Hundred and One
“Mr Lenkov”
“Shall we….“ He says as he takes my hand and takes me back to the dancefloor, with one hand on my hand and the other holding me.
I have no choice but to dance with him, and as we do I can't keep my heart, my body or my eyes still as I keep looking around the room. Everyone's eyes seem to be on the two of us dancing together, even people on the dance floor have moved away from us and given us a space that I am sure can't be missed from the entrance door.
I keep whirling my gaze around looking for something or someone. I know this was a mistake, I shouldn't be dancing with Alex Lonkov. I shouldn't be anywhere near him, but what am I to do now? I keep picturing Cyrus's face and I feel myself trembling. If he was mad just because I sat close to Cullen at the table, what would he do when he sees this?
Cyrus and I have been doing so great together and I am afraid that this will take us ten steps back. I don't want him to go back to treating me like his prisoner anymore but I am not doing anything wrong. If I had refused, it would have been a much bigger scandal than just giving him one dance. I hope Cyrus understands that
“Are you okay?“ he suddenly asks from nowhere, I am so distracted and on edge, that I think I misheard him.
“What….?“
“ I am sorry,” he says looking pointedly at me and I am so caught in his gaze and his words that I can't help but look right back at him and give him my full attention.
“ I should apologize for the other night. When I forced you to come see me at the club. In my defence, I couldn't help it when I heard that you were so close to me that I just wanted to see you”
“ Oh…umm..“
“You don't have to say anything. I know that from what you have probably heard and how I have been acting when we met since your wedding and the other night, you probably don't have a very high opinion of me, but I want you to know that I am not as bad as I might seem“
“Okay...”
..“Do you think you can treat me like a man and not a monster from now on? I mean you know the world we live in, I can't be a sheep among all these wolves but trust and believe me when I say that I would never hurt you, Bella. I would never tarnish something so precious, something so beautiful…..“
“Can I have my wife back now?“ Cyrus says standing just between the two of us, looking straight at Alex Lenkov with an angry glare. We both know what this is, it's not a request but a demand.
I notice two things when I remember where I am, who I am with and who just appeared before us. One, the song we were dancing to had just ended and we weren't even dancing but standing there while Alex talked. Two, that everyone is watching us, some are amused and interested in what will happen, some are weary and some even look scared.
“Of course “ Alex Lenkov answers as he goes to let me go but pulls me back at the last second, with a lazy grin while Cyrus looks ready to burst at any second.
“I have a question that has been bugging me and I was hoping you could be of assistance”
“I just want my wife Lenkov, I do not want to play whatever game you have going on right now”
Cyrus says taking one of my hands in his grip. Now I am standing between Cyrus and Alex Lenkov with my hand held between them. I don't want to be here, I don't want to be in this situation. What do I do??
“Are you happy?“ Alex asks while watching my husband. We both frown until he continues
“With him. Are you happy with him, does he make you happy or do you regret ever saying yes to him?“ He asks now looking straight at me.
I blink and look at Cyrus. No one has ever asked me that question before, not even my parents. Everyone just assumed I must be really happy after I got what I wanted for years. My crush. Am I happy though?
“What are you trying to do? What do you think you're doing?“ Cyrus seethes looking at Alex as his hand gets painfully hard on my wrist. He then pulls me to him and this time Alex doesn't hold on but lets me go and walks the other way like he wasn't just stirring drama in the middle of the party.
Cyrus watches Alex Lenkovs back until he disappears into the crowd and then turns his attention towards me. He looks at me with all the anger he has as his grip gets tighter until i squirm from the pain.
“Would it kill you to smile? Everyone's watching” Cullen whispers as he passes his brother and heads towards their cousin to get her to dance.
Back on the dancefloor, the music is still on but everyone seems to be standing still and watching the show that is us.
I immediately smile at Cyrus and touch his shoulders trying to get him to dance. He is reluctant but after a while he smiles and I feel the tension leave his body. He even goes so far as to kiss me slowly in front of everyone, which takes me by surprise and I smile that he has gotten over whatever pissing contest he has with Alex Lenkov.
Just as I am beginning to get in the rhythm, he suddenly starts pulling me from the dance floor. That is when I realised how tired I was before the whole Cyrus and Alex thing began. I am heading to our table but Cyrus has other plans as he heads outside the hall.
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