I Won't Fall For You | ✔️

▪︎\\Chapter Seven

"I'm glad you came, nice dress by the way".

"Thanks", I replied before taking a sip of my cocktail. It was a peach Bellini as Julia called it and it tasted really good. Perhaps the best cocktail I've ever had.

We came back inside a little earlier and Julia and I have were having a conversation at the side of the room. After what Devin told me about Mordechai I developed this uneasy feeling. All I knew was that I didn't want to get involved with him at all, especially after what he did to my arm. He was rich and one wrong move from me could lead to something I didn't want even a lawsuit.

"How is your job coming on?", she asked before taking a sip of her wine.

"It's going fine", I say before glancing upstairs to see Mordechai talking to a woman who was dressed in a blue knee length dress and matching accessories. She screamed luxury from head to toe. I averted my eyes and focused on the conversation at hand.

"Oh, my husband is here", Julia said before getting up and walking off towards a man with a small beard but he wasn't the slightest unattractive. I also noticed the guy beside him and his name started to ring many bells in my ear. Matteo. His suit was more fitting for the carnival as it was a bright pink colour with yellow flowers on it.

Whoever dressed him needed to be fired.

"Care to dance?".

This was my second time I got startled. It was a bad habit to do that to people. The guy was smiling away as if he just won the lottery and cashed out. He was dressed in a navy blue suit and his hair was neat and very shiny.

"Thank you for admiring my attire, now can I have a dance?", he said looking at me with a cocky smile.

Was I admiring him?. He was getting the wrong idea. I wasn't even interested in talking to any strangers when I came here.

"I'm sorry but I'm not interested" I say but he didn't move from beside me. Instead his lips formed into a smirk and he stepped closer to me.

"Its just a dance beautiful, you don't have to be interested", he said not once breaking eye contact with me.

I didn't know whether I should be annoyed or just give him the dance. I groaned before putting my glass down and my purse knowing full well no one would try to steal it because it was practically empty. I took his hand and he grinned before pulling me to the middle of the floor. The music had changed to a slow romantic song which I found irritating. I don't like anything that has to do with romance.

Almost everyone was dancing to the song. Some men with their wives or others with random people. I was dancing with a stranger that couldn't keep his hands from wandering further down to my backside.

"So what's your name gorgeous?", he said into my ear as my eyes caught Devin who gave me a thumbs up. I groaned deeply before shaking my head disapprovingly.

"It's Vanessa", I replied with no emotion as I continued to move slowly towards the beat of the music.

"Well Vanessa, I'm Keith and it's very nice to meet you", he replied holding me tighter. Before I could pull away, before things get any further, I noticed Mordechai's eyes on me. He had an expression I couldn't quite read which made me wonder what was going on inside his arrogant mind.

Probably thinking of a way to get me out of this place.

I continued to dance not taking my eyes off him. This time when Keith brought his hand lower I pinched his side very hard. He groaned before putting his hands back on my waist. I felt satisfaction as I half smiled to myself- still not taking my eye off him.