Paramore Series: The Maffioso

You're poison (2)

Lux

He gave me a smoldering look though, as if he had more than just fun in mind. I had to ask Skylark about him later.

'My name's Lux...' I said because he had just called me an entirely different name and this man's entire aura almost made me forget to reply to that insult.

He just arrogantly smiled at me as if I was not in on the joke.

'I didn't say your name, Carina.' I stared at my desk, lining up my pencils, essentially ignoring him. Because what was I going to say to that? I didn't even understand what he meant.

He tapped my shoulder and I turned around on instinct. He grabbed my neck softly but firmly at the same time, and turned me further towards him. Palms warm on my skin. Tingling erupted everywhere on my body at the contact.

I was rooted to the spot, this strange man I had just met had grabbed my neck. It should be considered an aggressive move, especially since his large hands wrapped all around my small neck, but he made it seem like it was barely a handshake and of no importance. It turned me on for some weird reason I was too afraid to think about more. So I swallowed visibly.

'Look at me when I'm speaking.' He sighed sardonically. There was some sort of anger in his voice though and I figured out rather quickly he was sizing me up with that move and not trying to intimidate me, not exactly.

I grabbed his wrist, he felt way too hot to my touch and electricity went through me at the contact point our bodies had made. He glanced at my hand on his wrist and I could visibly see the electricity hitting home with him too.

I roughly yanked him off me, not caring that the entire class was laser focused on the two of us right now.

I stared straight into his dark eyes, who were turning a tint of reddish brown by getting a little bit angry. He did not like me overpowering his dominance play. But the golden sheen was back as well. So maybe he did. Who did he think he is anyway?

'Don't touch me like that ever again.' I growled. I maintained eye contact for dear life. He was to know right here, right now, not to mess with me. I was done being this plaything of any man who thought he could tell me what to do. That old Lux had died with earth.

It stayed tense for about three seconds. The two of us having a staring match and trying not to blink first. He chuckled suddenly, breaking off the eye contact as if I was amusing to him.

His crooked smile popping up and eyes smoldering even more, the gold sheen now dominating his entire pallet. I guess I have passed the test.

'I'm going to have a good time with you, Carina.'

Later that day I had almost forgotten about that strange encounter but Sky and I were doing our make-up for a night out on the town. I had just told her what had happened in Poison Study.

Skylark dropped her eyeliner and turned around. 'What?' she screamed. 'Dominic -Dosch-Rios?'

I rolled my eyes at the disgusting look she now had plastered on her face. Her eyeliner had slipped and made a mess next to her left eye.

So I said. 'What's his deal, why you say his name like that? And what kind of name is Dosch anyway?'

'He's like the son of the most dangerous mafiosi of Rivellin. His real name is Dominic but they have nicknamed it into Dosch. It's Mons for boss. He runs the biggest gang of the entire state. He was put in this college as punishment. He won't get to run the business without a college degree, according to daddy Dom. Don't mess with him, Lux. I mean it!' she was dead serious and pointed her eyeliner at me to make her point. I was sure she was about to throw it my way if I said something stupid.

Why was I not surprised.

As soon as someone spells trouble I'm game.