Chapter 29
Renee’s POV
“I’ll go get more drinks” Ashley yelled so I could hear her over the loud music which was almost bursting my fucking eardrums. We had arrived a while ago and without being told, we joined the rest of the people on the dancefloor, dancing and jumping to the music.
“But if I don’t return, find me” She added and chuckled before walking away. The party was a blast and I’d be damned if I said I wasn’t enjoying my fucking self.
By the time Ashley returned with the drinks, I had gotten to the other end of the party ground and was now dancing with some hot dude I bumped into. Wait, what was his name again? I think it was Rick or Mick. No, it has to be Dick. Well, not the other kind of Dick but who the hell bears such a name anyway?
Ashley left to dance with some stranger and I lost sight of her. The next thing that happened was me being dragged away from the hall and taken into some fucking dark room. At first, I was terrified by how hard the unknown person gripped my wrist but then, something about him was familiar. His scent.
He smelled exactly like him but for some reason, I couldn’t believe it was him. Shane doesn’t attend parties and fuck it, he’d run thousands of miles away from it. Too bad, Layla has agreed to stick to his ass and I can’t even imagine how extremely boring her life is.Copyright Nôv/el/Dra/ma.Org.
“What the fuck? Who the hell are you?” I yelled once he slammed the door shut. The room was dimly lit but I could still see the two people making out inside. When they noticed our presence, they rushed out of the room, leaving me with the tall, unknown figure, standing in the dark.
Suddenly, I felt scared as the name, Martini Galante, echoed in my head. What if he finally found me? I know very well that Nick had promised to keep him and his entire organization off my back but what if he didn’t succeed? Jeez, I couldn’t help but panic.
Thank goodness, my dad had left for Mexico but what about Nick? What if he was in some sort of trouble with Martini and his men? Oh God, I need to get out of here as fast as possible.
“If you don’t tell me who the fuck you are at this instant…” I paused and fisted my shaky hands. He was tall and huge and I knew I wouldn’t stand a chance against him but I had to give it a shot. “I’ll…”
Before I could finish the sentence, the figure stepped under the dim light and I gasped. Wait, what?
“Shane? what the hell…” I voiced, my face donned with surprise. Fucking mercies, this has got to be the greatest surprise of the century.
As I stared at him, I tried to stifle the panic that came. I still couldn’t believe that I got myself worked up for nothing. But what the heck was he doing here? And why the fuck did he drag me in here?
“So, tell me, Mr. Good boy. Did you miss me?”
He stiffened and moaned low in his throat the moment my knee came in contact with his crotch. His body shook and I looked up at him and smiled covertly.
“Yeah, I know you missed me so much but what happened to Mr. I don’t like parties? Cause this doesn’t look like a fucking book club” Before he could give a response, I rubbed him gently with my knee and he groaned. Surprisingly, my body reacted to him in some kind of way.
But hold on a minute. There’s no fucking way I’m attracted to him, right? I know he’s fucking handsome and all that shit but he’s not the type of guy I like. I mean, he’s too good for someone like me.
“Renee… Stop!” He moaned when I kept rocking him through his Jeans. Even with his simple and casual look, he still looked damn hot. “Ren… Jesus Christ!”
“Why are you here?” I asked after pulling away from him. He was shaking so hard and for Christ’s sake, I didn’t want him to pass out on me.
“I… I came to save you”
“Save… What??? Wait, what the fuck are you saying?”
“Look I… I can explain” Before he could finish, I burst into laughter. Wait, hold on right there. Did he just say he came to save me? Oh, hell no.
“You said you wanted to stay away from me”
“I did but…”
I rolled my eyes and pulled out a stick of cigarette from my cleavages. I had stuck it in there after taking it from a random guy at the party ground. Taking out a lighter, I lit it up and started smoking. After the panic session I had gotten myself into, I needed this to calm my fucking nerves.
“Please don’t…” Shane said and started coughing. “You shouldn’t be smoking, it’s not good for your health”
“Why? Cause you think it would kill me and you can’t stand the thought of missing me, huh?” I asked and chuckled lightly. “Look, just fucking admit that you missed me that’s why you dragged your ass down here”
He clenched his jaw and I felt like trailing kisses around it. Taking a few drags from the cigarette, I puffed out smoke from my mouth and nose as Shane watched in amusement. I noticed that his chest kept rising and falling heavily but that wasn’t all. There was something else; He looked so fucking scared.
“Jeez, you’re such a pussy!” I muttered and left the cigarette to fall on the ground. Once it did, I used my shoes to put out the flames. “There, are you fucking happy?”
He continued coughing and I sighed.
What the heck is he doing here? For the past five days, he’s been avoiding me like a plague. I always catch him stealing glances at me in school and whenever I do, he’ll look away like it never happened. He doesn’t come anywhere near me and as much as I’ve always been tempted to seal his mouth and drag him into the Janitor’s closet or anywhere else, I try not to.
“You know what? Just get the fuck out of here. Go find Layla or Theoden and go back home cause I’m leaving”
“He’s looking for you, you can’t leave”
“Who the fuck is looking for me?”
“My brother. Look, he’s not a cool guy and he’s not good for you. I don’t want you to get hurt”
I smirked. “At least, he knows what he wants and doesn’t have to keep running. He wouldn’t freak out if I got to touch him, right?”
“He’s not good for you, Ren, and I don’t think I wanna see him anywhere near you.” There was something about his voice. It was raspy and gravelly, along with the seriousness on his face. What’s with him anyway? “Stay away from him”
“Make me”
His jaw tensed up. “How am I supposed to do that? Tell me”
Was he really asking how to make me stay away from his brother? It was surprising yet hilarious. No doubt, I’ve heard rumors about his brother and how he bullies him non-stop. But what has that got to do with me? Why was he even looking for me?
“First, you have to stop avoiding me,” I said and noticed the tension coil within him. “Until then, I won’t try to stay away from your brother. I don’t care if he’s fucking good for me or not”
***
“Have you heard the news?” Ashley asked as we sauntered into the Cafeteria together. It was lunchtime and I was so fucking thankful for it. Aside from being excited to feed my starving self, I was also excited that the boring History class finally came to an end.
Why the fuck should we be learning about History of people who died thousands of years ago? Why should we be learning about what they fucking did and the rest of the stories? Gosh, I wish I could quit the class.
“No, Ash, I haven’t and I don’t want to” I replied grumpily as we got our meals and went ahead to take our seats. She has been feeding me with different kinds of news since we arrived in the morning and I don’t think I’m ready for more.
“This one is important, I swear,” She said and I sighed. Here we go again. “It’s about Kade, Shane’s brother. I heard he got into an accident last night and that explains why Shane is not in school”
“Lucky him. I wish there was something that could make me stay away from school, even for a fucking day”
“Don’t say things like that” Ashley scolded and I rolled my eyes, muttering ‘Whatever’. “Everyone is worried about him. He has never been the type to stay away from school”
Yeah, right. What else should we expect from someone like him?
“Y’all are worried for nothing. Shane wasn’t the one who got involved in the accident, was he?”
To be honest, I never noticed he was absent from school. I saw Theo and Layla a while ago but Shane… I just assumed he must’ve been hiding as always.
“Yeah, but everyone is worried. Theo and Layla will pay a visit, I guess. You should too.”
Of course, I definitely would.