Freedom

10. Stephen

Okay before you read!! 

There will be possibly three more chapters with an cute ending! Please let me know if you like it and vote definitely As soon as this story is finished , another will be up. I believe that one will have about only 10 chapters? I think lol. I don't like super long books so, much of my stories will be short! If you don't like it, go cry to mommmmyyyyy :) (I'm Serious..) Thanks again for sticking around.

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We arrived at the party 20 minutes ago and I have been on high alert since we got inside the car. Stacy kept a hand on my arm the whole ride over here and still has it on me. Guess I'm not the only one on edge. Ever since she walked in, nothing but eyes have been on her. I growled at about 10 guys that got close, thinking they can talk to what belongs to me. Every time I do it, Stacy glares at me silently telling me to quit it. I wouldn't bet money on that. I wil stop some weird creep getting close to her.
Ever.

When she spots a woman she lets go of me and walks fast up behind her, and I'm quick on her heels. I look around and see people stopped giving her their attention. I pull out my phone as they talk and look to see if my brother is on his way. I told Stacy all about him coming to give us a hand if something went wrong. She okayed it and I'm still looking around for him. I look around once more, and spot him far by some blonde woman and I want to smack him. He was caressing her arm and she handed him a piece of paper. 

I roll my eyes and turn my attention back to the mystery woman that I now know as Alise. I smile at her and she smiles back. " Your mother has been looking for you for an hour Stace. I don't know if you should be here. I could already see her horns coming out." I listen in on their conversation, and still try to get my brother's eye. He sees my wave and excuses himself, heading over. I nudge Stacy and her and Alise look over to of is coming. 

"Stacy this is my brother, Anthony. Tony this is Stacy and Alise." I nod to them each, while keeping my arms around Stacy's waist. I pull her to me more as I see eyes looking around at us again. 

"It is nice to meet you." She says looking up at him, shaking his hand. I start to notice that the ball room is beautiful. Decorations everywhere and the people look clean and cut. Smiles and laughs are heard and a little music too. I can feel myself relax a little not needing my guard up at the moment. I look over to Anthony and see him staring at Alise. I raise and eyebrow at him. I've seen that look before but, I may be mistaken. I know my brother, and he does not do love. He thinks it is some kind of disease. 

"Tony?" I call his name and see his eyes shift to me and he clears his throat. 

"What did you say?" He asked wiping his forehead. He looked differently.

"Are you okay?" I ask him, I see him look toward Alise again and then he looks to me. He shakes his head and apologises. I see him put his drink on the table closest to him and I see him leave. I let go of Stacy and tell her to stay with Alise and I walk out after him. I follow him and stop him pulling his shoulder. "Brother, what is going on?" I ask him shaking his shoulder. He looked up at him and he had some weird look on his face. 

"That woman.." He mumbles. He puts his hands over his eyes and I raise an eyebrow at him. 

"Alise? What about her?" Could she be involved.. 

"I want her." He groans out. I glare at him and think about smack him once again. "Like I want her bad. I want her more than I've wanted any woman brother." He tells me with a serious face. I can see that he means it and I was about to reply when I look back to the party and have no visual on Stacy or Alise. 

"I don't see them. Come on." He is on his feet and moving faster than me. I look around and I call out for her. "Stacy!" I yell out a little louder and people start to stare more at me. I could give two fucks. 

I look around more and I still don't see her or her friend. I start to get a bad feeling and I look up feeling eyes on me. I see her mother smiling, guving me an evil look. I was on the stairs immediately and I pull my brother with me. "Up here." I tell him. We take two at a time. 

When we reach the top Stacy and Alise are up there with two other men and her mother. I see Stacy look at me with tears in her eyes and I see the man next to her go to grab her. I feel a rumbling in my chest and I'm over there quick, grabbing his arm. " Don't touch what's mine." I tell him, pushing him far away from her. She jumps into my arms and catch her holding her tight. I look to her mother seeing a little glint in her eyes. "You stay away from her too!" I yell at her, pointing my finger at her. "You did this!" I feel Stacy's hands on me and I feel myself calm down a little. 

I look over at Alise and I see her with tears too. The other guy was knocked out on the ground and I didn't even notice. I see my brother holding on to her in a tight hug. She was blushing. I see Stacy with her eyebrow up and if now was the time I think we would have said something. I look to her mother and see her with a angry expression on her face. "Mom?" I look down and see Stacy pulling away from me and going to her mother. "Did you have them take us up here? Alise? You were going to marry her off too?" I look at her mom and see her smirk at Stacy.

"Of course I was. You two deserve rich husbands. I was giving that to you. You deserve better than him." She responded and I see Tony stiffen at her words. I can see Alise with a look of horror on her face. 

"Manda doesn't know does she? You would have given her own daughter away without her permission?" I can see Stacy's shoulders shaking I can see Alise pull away from Tony. She went right behind her and hugged her. I could tell that Stacy meant a lot to her. "You are so cold hearted! Ever since I left this prison, you have been doing so many sneaky things!" She yelled at her. "Does dad know what you have been up too? I bet he doesn't know what you've been planning!" She screams at her. 

Her mom had a hard look on her face. "Oh please, permission? I own them. And your father would never disobey me!" She yelled back at Stacy. "He will do whatever I tell him to, and you know that." I see Stacy turn to Alise and pull her hands off of her. She whispers something to Alise and her eyes widen, nodding her hand she moves back some and puts her hands over her eyes. I see Stacy turn back to her mother and lift her hand, and smack her mom across the face. Her mom gasped and turned back to Stacy. "How dare-" 

"You will leave me alone. The deal is off. I'm moving out of the shit apartment tomorrow and giving you and my weak father your money back. I don't want anything to do with you! EVER." She tell her. She walks away from her, pulling Alise with her. "Alise and Manda quit." She yells over her shoulder and she comes up to me. "Alise needs her things and her mom's stuff too." She tells me, wiping her dress. Her mom still had a upset look on her face and I smirked at her. 

"You three are welcome at the main house. We can grab Miss Manda and leave if you would like." I look between the two women and see them nod. We walk back down stairs and everyone was looking at us. Stacy had her head up high with a smile on her face. Tony was right on Alise's heels and we all walked out. I didn't have to help her with her problem. She already made up her mind and I was proud of my future wife and her choice. I can't wait to get her home. She just doesn't know what she has done. 

I think this was the best ball  I ever attended.