The Orphan And The Crown

9

Rafael introduced us to his friends. The one was a young, Italian businessman called Davide. He was a brunette with dark brown eyes. His other friend was a tall black man from the States, named Paul. His friends were very handsome.

"You look absolutely smashing, G." Rafa whispered in my ear and gave me a glass of champagne.

"You never said your brother was coming." I told him, anger evident in my voice.

"Sorry, love. It was last minute. I knew if I said something, you wouldn't have come."

I rolled my eyes. "I can't be arsed anyway."

Girls came in carrying bottles of champagne and Patron in their hands. I could tell it was going to be a crazy night.

Alessandro's eyes were on me the whole time. Kate couldn't be bothered to greet Beatrice so we just stuck together and distanced ourselves from Beatrice and Alessandro.

With a few drinks in, Kate and I were dancing.

"Do you want to go to the dance floor?" Kate asked, sounding drunk.

"Yeahh!" I yelled over the music.

We walked out and made it to the dance floor. We danced to a couple of songs. With the liquid courage I had, I danced with all the confidence.

Many men kept staring. I asked Kate if we could return back because there was too much attention on us on the dance floor.

"Bloody hell, you are quite the dancer aren't you?" Rafael yelled over the music.

I chuckled.

Beatrice passed out on the couch. The guys were all dancing except for Alessandro. He sat down and watched me intently. He had a drink in his hand and kept taking a sip every once in a while.

I bravely walked over to Alessandro.

"Why aren't you dancing, people's prince?" I asked him as I sat next to him.

He smiled for the first time tonight.

"I'm not the dancing type, princess."

"Dont be ridiculous. You're at a club! Have fun."

He laughed. A genuine, beautiful laugh.

"I can't be arsed."

I rolled my eyes. "Okay, people's prince."

I got up and danced with Kate before Rafael came and grabbed me to dance with him. He could surprisingly dance well. We danced to a few songs and then I went to the private VIP bathroom to retouch my makeup. I walked passed Kate and couldn't help but smile when I saw her talking to Paul, Rafael's friend. They seemed to have great chemistry by the way they smiled adoringly at each other,

After using the bathroom, I walked out and found Alessandro standing against the wall with his hands in his pockets. He looked attractive in a white polo shirt with blue denim jeans and sneakers. His eyes rested on me and he walked towards me with a scowl on his face.

"What's your fucking problem?" He snapped. 

I looked at him confused. "What's wrong now?"

His hand tighten around my wrist. "That's it, I'm taking you home."

He tried to pull me but I yanked my wrist from his grasp. 

"I'm not going anywhere with you. Your fiancé is passed out. Take her home instead."

His jaw ticked.

I walked back to the VIP room, leaving him alone. I went to Kate and told her I wanted to go home. I felt tears welling in the corners of my eyes.