"BETROTHED" ✔️

Chapter Thirty Five (Unexpected)

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The party went on great. I stuck with Keisha all the way. We ate, drank and even danced with a few handsome gentlemen. That took my mind of the garden scene and Shane for some time.

Anyway, I also noticed Shane and Sloane clung to each other throughout. They looked so perfect together. The bad Shane and the good Sloane. I envied them. I sat at a table with Keisha, admiring them at a distance. They were chatting and laughing with a different couple.
The way she giggled and wrapped her arms around him.

At a point she even kissed him. I felt my tummy turn. What was I thinking? They were for each other. He probably still loved her. But at the same time I believed he wasn't messing with my feelings. No. He couldn't. He was probably divided. It hurt.
I wasn't trying to destroy their couple. I just envied it.

"Keisha, I'm not well. I need to go the washroom."

"Oh, alright. Let me know if there's a problem."

"Yeah."

I made my way through the crowd to the ladies' washroom. Shane had seen me go.

When I got there, I was lucky to find it empty. I entered a cabin and cried my sadness out. I loved Shane. I wanted him. I couldn't have him. Once again, I'd fallen for the wrong guy. I felt stupid.

But that was when I realised something. I'd never put my happiness first. I'd never thought of me first. I was furious and tired. I always thought of others first. And me? Didn't I deserve happiness?
I decided on the spot that for once, I'd think of me first.
I heard the main door opening.

"Shayenne?" Shane's voice. What was he doing in the ladies' washroom? I knew it was his house but still, "You didn't seem okay so I came to see if everything was alright. You there?"

I quickly wiped away my watery eyes before walking out of the cabinet. He turned to me.

"You were crying?" he asked, surprised. I guess my eyes were slightly swollen. I didn't answer. He approached me.

"Honey, what is it?"

He tried to touch me but I stopped him. He stared at me in wonder.

To Shane's surprise, with shaking hands, I held his face and slowly, I placed a simple kiss on those soft lips of his. I felt my body shiver just by the little act. That was one big step for me.

I stepped back waiting for his reaction. I was scared. He didn't speak but just stared. And when he finally took a step towards me, my breath caught up. He smirked and wrapped his arms around me.

And then, what I'd dreamt of for the past nights, Shane's lips met mine in a slow passionate kiss. I melted in his arms. He kissed me carefully. He was tender and hot. I was in a different world. I moaned against him, my body growing hotter as he caressed my back with a hand and gently squeezed my ass with the other.

And when he finally broke the long kiss, we were both breathless.
He smiled and I smiled back.

"Shayenne??" I heard Keisha's voice from outside. I turned to Shane.

"Gotta go." I whispered and quickly left the washroom. I would never forget that night.

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