Chapter 61

Nicholas

When watching my sweet princess finally walk away from her pesky brother, do I instantly decide that now would be the perfect time to implement my move. The need to act quickly before being seen or caught rising.

Downing the rest of my drink, I move to carefully set it down, the glass empty. My eyes still in the direction of Ella as I move to let my feet now guide me.

Soon… Soon she will be mine. One way or another, Ella will be mine along with her family's company.

Smirking at the thought, I move to make my way over towards the bathrooms, making myself less conspicuous as I move to lean against a wall, attempting to make myself seem less noticeable. Waiting. Using what I knew about my surroundings to blend in without sticking out like a sore thumb.

10 minutes later, Ella eventually walks out of the room. Still breathtakingly beautiful as ever I continue to watch silently. Everything about her just seemed to scream potential to me. Potential for fucking and potential for bringing about the end of a era and with the correct coaxing from the right people I could make it happen. Plus, if I was being completely honest with myself, I knew exactly who to ask when needed.

Maintaining my focus, I continue to wait. Ella carefully adjusting her dress slightly before getting ready to walk back the way she came only to halt when I moved to call out to her. A smirk rising as she freezes, as if she recognized my voice.

“Ah Ella, how nice to see you again. I didn’t think that I’d be seeing you here of all nights.”

Frozen in place, Ella tries not to react to my words, her back still facing mine even as I slowly move to approach her. My hands carefully moving to touch her as they move to caress her bare arms. My hands slowly coming up towards her shoulders as tiny little goosebumps begin to rise all along her perfect skin.

Perfect.

Humming at the way her body reacted towards my presence, I slowly moved to lean forward, my nose inches from her as I moved to breathe in her addictive scent. A scent that was uniquely hers and hers alone.

“Mmm… you smell so heavenly Ella, divine almost. Truly a magnificent smell. A Goddess in the making if I’m being completely honest.”

Taking her silence to my advantage I move to lightly place my lips against the back of her ear, my nose rubbing just below her lobe as I gently caress her neck while we both continue to stand within each other’s presence. Both oblivious to our surroundings. That was until she spoke, breaking the silence.

“Please…” whispers Ella, her voice clearly shaken as I continue to touch and smell her.

“Please what?” I purr, enjoying our little game of cat and mouse.

“Please… Stop.”

“You’d like that wouldn’t you” I whisper, more amused than anything.

“Yes… Please… just leave me be” pleads Ella, her voice barely above a whisper as her heart begins to race with fear.

“Then give me what I want then”

“But- I don’t have it. Please.”

“Oh Ella… I’m starting to think that you're lying to me. Because the way I see it, I think you do and you just don’t want to give it to me that’s all. You want your brothers to have it” I growl, my hands holding a tad tightly now making her wince.

Whimpering at my touch, I almost relish in her discomfort, wondering what else I could do to her before her brother came looking for her only to be halted by another person's voice.

“Ella?”

Lifting my gaze up I moved to see who had joined us. My eyes now locked on Dylan's, whose eyes begin to narrow at our closeness. A smirk slowly rising as I move to pull away from her.

“Dylan” whispers Ella.

“Ella, are you okay? Is he bothering you?” asks Dylan, his eyes still locked with mine even as he moves to reach a hand out to her.

“Yes… I’m fine” answers a timid Ella, her body clearly trying to reach for his as my hands continue to hold onto her by the shoulders, Dylan now glaring daggers at me in a warning.

“I suggest that you let her go or else Nicholas… Besides, you wouldn’t want people getting the wrong idea of you now would you?” questions Dylan.

Resisting the urge to lash out at him, I slowly move to remove my hands from Ella. Ella instantly rushing for her brother once free of my grip. Her body now pressed tightly up against his which causes me to growl softly.

She’s mine. Should be mine. Not. THEIRS!

With eyes neatly narrowed, do I move to spin around, no longer amused before stomping off in the opposite direction of her. Plans now formulating within my head at how to get Ella away from them once and for all.

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Dylan

When waiting for Ella to return from the powder room I couldn’t help but silently gaze around the room. Hayden having yet to join us but knew he was somewhere close by made me less edgy than knowing that he wasn’t.

Sighing I move to look at my watch. A good solid 10 minutes had passed by and Ella had yet to return causing me to worry. 

Where is she? I’m quick to ponder. Deciding on heading for the powder room myself only to pause, my eyes gradually taking in the sight that was before me. My blood boiling at what I was currently seeing.

Nicholas.

Growling low beneath my breath, I move straight over to him. My Stellina clearly uncomfortable within his presence combined with the need to get to her rising was enough to keep me on edge until he was gone from her presence.

“Ella?”

Watching Nicholas move to lift his gaze up to meet mine do I slowly see his smirk. Ella clearly in distress all while trying to keep it together for the sake of Gala and me/

“Dylan?” whispers Ella, my heart clenching at the sight.

“Ella, are you sure you're okay? Is he bothering you?”

“Yes… I’m fine.”

Knowing she was lying to save us from the drama, I suddenly felt the urge to punch him square dead in the face. The need to vent yet knowing better than to act, I refrain from punching him. A part of me knew that if I had followed through with it then it would cause us some serious trouble with mine and Reece’s companies or even Caleb’s racing career along with Nicholas’s, yet ultimately, Ella would be the one who suffered in the long run and that was something we wouldn’t put her through if we could help it.

With eyes still focused on Nicholas do I move to speak again, “I suggest that you let her go or else Nicholas… Besides, you wouldn’t want people getting the wrong idea of you now would you?” I say, knowing he had way more to lose than we did.

And then, with narrowed eyes does he eventually move to let her go. Ella now rushing for me as my arms instantly hold her gently. Her body shaking, as if she tries to keep it together until we leave. A piece of me wanting to reassure her that everything would be okay but knew that I couldn’t until he was gone only made me angrier.

5 minutes or so later, he finally leaves, allowing me the chance I needed to address her and her needs. Our eyes locking with one another as I moved to inspect her, the need to know she was safe and uninjured now taking control.

“Stellina, are you sure that you're okay? Did he hurt you? Anywhere?”

“No… he just surprised me that’s all. Can we please just go home? Please? I want to leave and forget that I ever saw him here tonight.”

Hearing our Princess pleading becomes almost gut wrenching. As tonight was supposed to be special yet because of Nicholas, it turned out to be a complete nightmare in which I feel won’t be the last time that we see him, at least not by a long shot anyways.

Sighing, I move to reply back softly, “Yes… Let’s go home, Stellina.”

Then, with that said, we both move to head out and return home, A place in which she would then be safe from the outside world including Nicholas, at least for now was our hope. Reece and Caleb, both unaware of what just happened tonight made me making mental notes to tell them as soon as possible before they found out via other sources.

They definitely won’t be pleased about tonight, especially after I tell them that Nicholas had the audacity to touch Ella as if he owned her, I muse, now leading Ella out of the Gala and into the night sky as we move to find Hayden and our car.

*Author's Note: Hey everyone, and sorry I haven't updated this story or any story for that matter in a while but I was or should I say, am dealing with a death in the family at the moment and while I know it's important to write and update where I can, this past week has been brutal for me as I've lost the motivation to do much of anything. With that said, I have slowly begun to get my motivation back and will continue to update when I can. Just know updates might be slower than normal until I'm officially back to normal standards in which I can then find the motivation to write and post a chapter a day instead of when I feel like it. So again, thank you to all who read and thank you for being so patient with me, you all rock. Many thanks, Linda.*