TEMPTED BOOK 1: secret in the moonlight🌙

CHAPTER 5

Amazing I thought I would get my shit together when I spend time with aurora seems as if karma played its cards this time around, instinctively I kept my distance from her. Aurora went straight to exildahs group I felt something turn in me. It was going to be an awkward encounter for both of them. The moment my betrothed and my sneaky link meet that would be a nuclear war all together. I saw they exchanged greetings, with a fare amount of smiles and giggles, an outcome I didn't foresee. "I bet your life feels like a huge Canadian mess, huh", olly chipped in over my shoulder. For a guy with zero social skills he surely knew when to come by with a twisted line. "dude how should i handle this, I mean looked at them I cant approach aurora because everyone thinks she is a lesbian, and I cant approach exildah, because aurora will surely lose the shred of interest in me" I asked my loyal buddy, hoping he would give proper insight. However, he had his own problems, I mean who makes a case of mistaken identity between identical twins, with one being your sweet heart. I mastered the courage and a play with the wild card. Approached the ladies as they stood on the balcony and prayed exildah wouldn't make the awkward introductions. "ladies which of you would care to have this dance," shoot I knew in my head that was some 70's sick move, but would it work on these dynamite ladies. One of the ladies giggled and gestured towards exildah, when I turned to her she brushed me off with her chin up. It was then that I turned towards aurora "you seem to be a mid Caribbean type of person and I wonder how you move to reggaeton turned Latin", I smiled hoping she would fall that. No sooner had she turned to me, than her hand voluntarily pushed towards me and I whisked her away from her friends, I felt a sense of accomplishment, we danced to a number of songs getting lost in the moment the ring of music in the humid dark hall. She seemed more than happy, she felt at ease and in her element everyone was shocked seeing the most notorious boyish girl turn to a cheerful normal beautiful girl, her eyes lit up and her lips flare complimented her white perfect dental as she smiled away. I held her right hand upwards while my right hand pulled her waist inwards, it happened so fast but it felt like an eternity her lips met mine in a symphony of class and finesse the tension felt erased and the audience drowned in the abyss of emptiness we felt in sync that the music went silent, a phenomenal only known as the sound of silence . A violent hand broke us off, in the moment I couldn't care who it was who stopped our kiss but something in me felt reaffirmed I had finally met her, the girl who matches my stream. "what on earth is this, I invite you, my future husband, to my birthday party and you start to kiss a different slut", exildah bursted with furry, "watch your tongue, she is nothing close to that" with those words I knew I had stirred everything up and there was no turning back. I saw Olly in the side, he stopped comforting his night crush in shock and anticipation, as everyone's eye turned to aurora. Murmurs began "so it is true, she really was playing to be a lesbian", "she really is a slut I heard she has a lot of males who flock her house for pleasure" .............. the murmurs went on I could feel a pit of anger in me ready to burst, aurora stood frozen like her world had collapsed, the once proud girl who cherished her relationships with the same sex was humiliated and it was all my fault, well according to her perception. She dashed out the hall, from that time I couldn't find her around the compound, all eyes where focused on me many were the stare of disappointment, but to a few it was a stare of respect. I had chosen for myself what kind person I want to be. Exildah approached me with furry that matches the erupting furnace her gaze alone sent shivers down my spine, " derrick how could you after all the things we have been through". It was at that moment I felt I had an opening," what we have been through, how could you even use that statement, I mean yes where were in a relationship, girl you went away for three years and not to mention this wasn't even a relationship, all cared about were your dinner party and fashion auctions. You never had heart for a relationship I felt like an accessory than your boyfriend", she responded in shock " how could you say that I made you who you are, the entirety of your popularity Is because of me, I built you and I can destroy, and now that I am back and will be attending at the same institution as you I will surely crush that wholet". Her words heavy with hate, I could sense the atmosphere shifting from a rodeo type party to a scenery where every eye and ear fixated on us, I felt uncomfortable her words struck like lightening, I could only think of how to end this moment and find my way to aurora God knows what she was doing and how she felt about this. The lingering thought clouded my judgement I held exildah by her arms and pulled her in, "would you really want to cause a seen amidst all these people or would rather we settle this just us" with that quick thinking my fade thoughts returned and I knew with that move I had managed to sway the outcome of the situation for better or worse who knew. I led exildah to the parapets of her manor, I made sure the place had no one overhearing our conversation. I asked her in all politeness, "did I ever give consent to this arranged marriage you keep deluding to", I never knew her mind was set up the moment the idea came up, our parents made this move so they may merge our two houses and make our businesses titans in the country. However, the thought of disobeying my fathers wishes weighed on me, this arrangement assured him of the far greater reach in the fashion world than he had in his fabrics and textile business he owned a vast fashion houses on the east and south coast of the continent and to mention he owned the largest sheep farm overseas which gave him a constant supply of wool. And the person closest to him in the category was exildahs father, mr tembo. Revolting as it seems the plan was well and valid, but when I spent that evening with aurora, it felt as thou I had been flushed back to reality. Exildah looked up to me, she taunted at me "why would you say that, do you men see women as business pieces you can trade around to grow your investments, have you ever considered my feelings" she burst in tears and dropped to the floor in sorrow. I couldn't hold myself to the sight of a lady crying, it was though the gentleman trait in me was awoken I chipped in closer to her embraced as she placed her head on my chest and arms around me, her cry made her makeup fade straight unto my clothing the warm gush of her tears and low harmony sobs, could send event the tyrants of rome into despair.

"why would this happen to me" aurora paced her self looking for any alley, cunny or hole she can crawl into to avoid the shame she had felt. She walked passed the glare of people, she felt betrayed humiliated in every which way. As she approached the car park she encountered my little sister, her timing was impeccable, it seems as though she was inline with the fates, with a simple gesture she halted aurora and asked " why would you leave him alone just like that, why do you continue to lie to yourself, if you really want to know the truth and prove your thoughts right you will find him in the west wing near the Bianca gardens", with that she left, aurora stood there curious to find out the truth and again shocked because Anastasia had a goth type of vibe. As she turned and mastered her confidence she headed for my direction, as she turned the next turn she met olly who just smiled and continued his way. She reached where I was like a sight cut from a Nigerian drama movie both exildah and aurora locked eyes, for my back was turned to auroras direction I couldn't tell she was standing behind me. A sense of awareness hit me like an antelope cornered by two vicious predators, I could sense that this wouldn't end well. I slowly turned to confirm my suspicions, and behold her once gentle hand that touched and felt my skin with warmth and soft tender touch raced towards my face, I braced myself for the solid 4 centimeter slap to connect with my face, alas the slap never met my cheeks, however the cheeks that received the slap where those of exildah.