𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐲 𝐖𝐞 𝐁𝐮𝐢𝐥𝐭 | 𝟏𝟖+

25 | Wrong decision

-Maya-

I hold back a laugh but it soon escapes my mouth. Noah and Liam stare at me like I'm a psychopath. "What?" I ask. "I just told you your ex boyfriend was kidnapped and you're laughing?" Liam asks.
"It's not anything serious. He probably deserved it." I say. I look over to see Noah staring at me surprised.

"Whoever kidnapped him made a wrong decision. I'm not going to go find him or trade my life for his." I laugh out. Liam and Noah exchange looks while I continue laughing.
"Liam, can you give us a moment?" Noah asks. Liam nods as he walks out of the weapon room, shutting the doors on his way out.

I look over to see Noah leaning against the wall as he watches me. "What?" I ask.
"Nothing. Just observing." He says. His hands slide into his pockets as I watch his chest elevate with every breath he takes.

"Stop that." I yell. "Stop what?" "That!" I point to his face. Noah slowly walks up to me, making my finger push against his chest.
"What?" He asks. I feel my cheeks heat up as he stares at me. Noah cups my chin and pulls me into a rough kiss.

I wrap my arms around his neck and pull him closer to me as I feel hear him groan. "We have to get ready." I whisper out. "For what?" "The party we're going to."
Noah suddenly stops kissing me. "I don't think we should go." He says. "Why?" "It's nothing important." "But we were still invited. It'll be wrong not to go." "But we don't have to."

I push Noah away from me and walk away. He follows me upstairs where Sophie and Elena were sitting. "Hey girls. So that party, what time are we leaving?" I ask. "I think around 7." Elena says. "Perfect, I'll be ready by then." I walk upstairs to my room, only to be followed by Noah.

"We're not going." Noah says. "Yes we are." We argued. "What is the big deal about this party?" I ask. I watch Noah fold his arms above his chest and send me a glare. "I'm serious. Why shouldn't we go?" I do the same thing Noah does and wait for his response.

"Maya I'm not talking to you about this." "Obviously it's something so just spit it out!"

Noah walks out of my room and slams my door. I stand in the middle of my room furious at him. Noah's been difficult before but this is new.
I go to my bathroom to take a shower and wash my face.

When I finish, I open my bathroom door to see Noah sitting on my bed. "Get out." I say. "Maya." He says softly. "I said get out." I walk past him towards my closet.
"Will you let me explain?" "I asked you to explain but you completely blew me off!" I yell.

"Just listen to me please. Give me 1 minute." He says. I huff and turn towards him. "1 minute. Go."

Noah takes a deep breath before speaking.
"I don't want to go because my family will be there." "And you don't want me around them or something?" I ask.
"No of course not. I would want for you to meet my family but." He cuts off. "But what?" "There's just someone I don't want near you."

I sense the tension radiating off Noah. "Who?" I ask. "My dad."
Noah's never mentioned his dad, but shit, neither have I.

"I still want to go." "Maya no-." "We're going. I promise I'll be good." I say. Noah takes a deep breath and nods his head.

I finish getting ready and put on the light pink dress I bought. Noah wears a black suit but is anxious the whole time.
"Can you promise me something?" He suddenly asks. "What is it?" "Never be alone with my dad." "Why?" He turns towards me. "Maya, please just promise me." He says. For once, I see something different in his eyes.

Vulnerability.

"I promise." I say. Noah tugs me into a hug, and I'm taken by surprise. "I don't understand why you're so worried." I say. "I just am." He whispers.

Noah's massages my back as we hold our hug longer than we should've. "We should go." I say. Noah nods and we both leave together.

When we park into from of the venue, Noah holds a tight stare of the building. "It's okay." I say. Noah sends me a smile to make me feel better but I can tell it was obviously forced.

We walk in together and eyes stare at us both, but mostly me.

I see Chloe by the snack table and walk up to her. "Hello gorgeous." She says. I hug Chloe for a few seconds. "Where is my brother?" "He said he was going to the bathroom." I nod my head.
I look over my shoulder and see Noah scanning the ballroom.

"Who are you looking for?" I ask. "No one." "You're lying." I say. Noah stares at me and I stand close to him. "You're gonna draw attention to us." He whispers. "Why are you so worried about that?" I ask. "I'm not." "You are." "Maya can we please not do this now."

"Okay." I say. I push past Noah and walk towards the other side of the ballroom.

"Excuse me." A random voice says. "Maya Castillo?" I turn around to see a older man. "Can I help you?" I ask. "You're Maya Castillo?" He asks. "Who's asking."

"Dad."
I look behind the man to see Noah staring at him with dark eyes and his hands in fists.

Thank you for reading today's chapter.

We finally getting juicy in here! Now I am going to sleep as I know that Maya will probably yell at Noah once she finds out what his father is like.

I hope you enjoyed today's chapter. Stay healthy and safe, I love you babes. -R. <3