Chapter Thirty Seven

Opening her eyes Rosa felt a strong pair of arms cradling her, the intense over powering heat was gone, replaced with cool air and lots of oxygen. She gazed up into Axel's concerned face. He held her tightly as though afraid to let her go. As though if he did, she might break into a thousand fragile pieces.
"What happened?" She asked, she tried clearing her throat as it felt dry and her head throbbed.
"You passed out. Have you ever done that before?" His voice was filled with worry.
"No... Not that I know of... I was fine in the car." Rosa struggled to sit up, immediately axel rushed to help her, He kept his arm locked around her shoulders as he helped her to take a seat. Just beyond him she could see several other people hovering nearby. As though awaiting instructions.
"What have you drank today?"
She paused, her mind trailing back over the day’s events, she remembered drinking her coffee but after that there was nothing, sheepishly she looked up at him through her eyelashes.
"Coffee..."
"And?" he prompted, but she shook my head.
"Oh for god’s sake, Rosa. You need to drink more..."
She cut him off by lifting her hands above her head. "Don't tell me off, i feel stupid enough for passing out."
He softened a little and squeezed her shoulders. "I'm sorry, it's just you frightened me. But you need to drink more."
She nodded her head. "I could do with some water, actually. My throat feels as though I haven't drank anything in years. It's so dry."
He turned away from her and barked orders at the small group standing behind them. "Water, iced."
His look when he returned to staring at her was filled with concern and something else that lurked just beneath the surface.
"What is it?" She asked him, her curiosity finally getting the better of her, she wanted to understand him. He was so hot and cold. One minute all concern and the next brusque and business-like. The water arrived and she gulped down several mouthfuls.
"Nothing. It's not important," he answered me as she drank.
Rosa opened her mouth to insist on a complete answer when something caught my eye that made the words dry up on my tongue. A man walked in through the doors of the hotel. The woman draped across his arm was one of the most stunning women she had ever set eyes on.
Her blonde hair fell down her back in a perfect shimmering curtain, Her skin was the perfect combination of sun kissed bronze. It complemented her hair and eye colour perfectly. She was tall and graceful, her curves hinting at a body that was not all hard muscle and perfect toning. The one thing that repeated over and over in Rosa's mind as she watched her was, perfection. She was the epitome of it.
Rosa looked down at her own frumpy body and let out a longing sigh. If only... However, that wasn't the most interesting part. Although the woman was incredibly stunning, what had drawn Rosa's attention in the first place was the man.
"Allen. Lovely to see you here." Axel's voice was filled with false warmth as he stood and approached the other man.
Rosa watched with interest as Allen's eyes opened just a little too wide as axel surprised him, but that was the only sign he let slip through his cold exterior.
"Axel... You're here..." He smiled and extended his hand, they shook and Rosa could see the tension running through Axel's shoulders. It made her wonder if she was the only one who could read him in that way.
The blonde turned a hundred-watt smile on axel, her entire face lighting up with joy at the sight of him. Something tightened in the pit of Rosa's stomach in a very uncomfortable way. She had the look of a woman in love, or at the very least infatuated, with Axel. Although axel had said he wanted her, how could she compete in the face of such complete beauty?