Out Of Darkness

Chapter Seven

Alea

"Alright, I’ll admit that the place isn’t as bad as I originally thought," I said

"There's no way I'm saying 'I told you so.' Persuading you was hard enough, so I won't risk jinxing it,"

I laughed derisively before sipping my water. It feels good to be dressed up and out.

"You look stunning girl."

I've always struggled with acknowledging compliments. Therefore, I chose not to say anything. Juul, my best friend, consistently complimented me, but despite that familiarity, I still struggled to accept it.

"You should have more confidence in yourself, babes. You should really see yourself the way others do. And when I say others, I don't mean your dick husband. Your family are blind to see what a truly beautiful person you are." Juul said reaching across to table to take my hand.

Tears threatened, but I managed to smile at her. I don't have faith in my voice to communicate.

"No crying. Let's just focus on having a great time, alright?" He whispered.

I nodded in his direction while my eyes traveled around the room and came to rest. At the entrance was none other than Aleksei's blue eyes looking straight at me with a small smirk.

"Babes, I think we should go."

"what, why? We literally just got here." He protested

"Aleksei showed up. Jesus don't look" I scolded him

Juul scanned his surroundings in a frenzy. It was almost comical, but my nerves made it hard for me to laugh.

"Oh look. He's heading this way with someone. By the way, did you forget to tell me how extremely handsome the man is? And Jesus Christ. He has Shasha with him. Oh my. He's just as gorgeous. I wish he played for my team. I wouldn't have minded a piece out of him" he said faning his face

Juul always had a crush on the town's owner. However, he had not met him before. In contrast, I often met him at events I attended with Mathew, where my husband always tried to ingratiate himself.

"Juul, let's go, please. How about we go somewhere new? Please. We could even go clubbing and dancing just as you wanted,” I suggested, holding my purse tightly.

"No. Jesus, calm down. The hell is on with you. The man isn't going to bite you for Christ's sake."

"Who said anything about bit..."

"Alea," exclaimed Aleksei as he reached us.

"Aleksei," I said, nearly out of breath.

Upon hearing my tone, Juul's suspicious gaze bore into my face. Heat overwhelmed me with intense sensations. Aleksei's eyes traveled up and down. He was checking me out.

"You look beautiful"

He moistens his lower lip with his tongue. I wiggled uncomfortably in my seat. His eyes examined me with a look that felt intimate and invasive.

"Oh. Or maybe he will" slipped out of Juul awkwardly. Color rose in his cheeks.

Shasha cleared his throat, he quickly brushed past Aleksei and introduced himself.

"I'm Shasha. This assholes brother. Doesn't even have the decency to introduce me properly" he said holding out his hand

"I'm Juul and this is Alea" Juul replied.

Thank goodness for that. I feel like I don't have a voice.

"Hi there, it's a real pleasure to meet you! I know who Alea is, but I've never seen her handsome friend before."