Hate You With Love || MAFIA AU

Chapter 14:: A pawn

Author's POV:

"Dance? With him? Hell, no." You scoffed at Taehyung who stared at you, raising a brow. You came in as his fiancee- no, wait, fake fiancee. And you were going to dance with him? No. 
"If they suspect... it's your loss." He said, smirking a little. You frowned and said, "Not with you!"

He just stood there with a raised brow as you squinted your eyes at him, looking away. In no way were you dancing with him. But as a few stares fell on you both, confused and surprised, your guard was fading away. Why were they staring? What did they expect?

Soon, everyone was assembling as Taehyung stood there. From the corner of your eyes, you saw Jo dancing with Azure. Guy had gone crazy.
"We're the only couple left to go," Taehyung said, moving his eyes towards the crowd of people. You took a sharp breath, trying not to feel embarrassed, but the whole situation was embarrassing. Everyone was about to dance in pairs and the only 2 guests left were you and Taehyung. Even the old men paired among themselves.

You saw Taehyung tapping his feet impatiently but trying to keep his cool.
"Hey, umm... I think we-" You were talking but got cut off by Taehyung saying, "Yes or no? It's a one-word answer that I need. Your actions affect your uncle, not me." 

Right, you had no idea. But how was THIS dance going to affect your uncle? You had no idea. But you loved and respected him a lot, he was like your father. You sighed and looked down saying, "Fine.. but, no PDA." 
"The dance itself is more than PDA." He said as you walked towards the crowd. You didn't hear him, if you did, you would've screamed on the spot. Sometimes, you really didn't know how to keep your cool with him. God knew why.

You gulped as you felt Taehyung leaning in close to your ear saying, "Hold my hands... one hand on my shoulder." 
You did as he said. You felt so uneasy. Uneasy... in a weird way. Your hands felt electrified by just one touch of his as you gulped. Your heart was pounding so hard. No guy's ever been that close to you.
You felt one of his hands barely holding your waist, they were resting on your back, not even touching. You realized how he didn't touch you without your permission. 
You felt your throat drying up as his face was so close to yours. He tilted his head saying, "You're sweating in this cold venue."

"It's hot in New York.." You said in a low voice. His lips twitched as he cleared his throat, hearing the music start. 
'Thinking out loud- Ed Sheeran' was playing in the background. You looked down as you felt Taehyung swaying his body along with yours. It wasn't as disgusting as you thought. He wasn't really touching your back or waist, he barely brushed his hands with them, they just existed there to make sure you were safe. 
"I don't touch women without their permission if that's what you're asking." He whispered. You frowned and said, "You hold my hands without my permission."

"Safety reasons are excluded." He said.
"You touched my shoulde-"
"Safety reasons are excluded, I said." He repeated, not bothering much about how big your frown was. You didn't look at him yet, just looked down. The floor looked easier to look at than his face, at the moment. 
He twirled you around as your bodies came close again, making you gulp. You felt the warmth of his body radiating towards yours in this cold venue.

A soft tingle spread across your spine as you felt him picking you up softly, for just a moment. It was a rule of the dance but he did it shortly, keeping you down. And it was at that moment when you couldn't help but look at his face. 
His pink plump lips, the little mole on his nose, a few more tiny moles on his face, his dark brown eyes which couldn't be distinguished with black. You realized he was better looking than you thought. You've noticed this before but his face glowed differently in different places.