Tethered To Your Heart

Chapter- 3

His dark gaze burned into her eyes. Damien had no idea what was happening to him. It was like everything around him faded away and she was the center of his vision. She's sitting with that Phillip by the bar. Aren't they divorced so what is with all the friendship? He wants her away from all this crowd's attention. Roger's comment broke his train of thoughts. "Man, that girl in fishnets is super hot. She's with a guy, what a bummer!" Damien focused on Rosalia again he noticed her fine long legs covered by fishnets!! A throb of arousal hit him hard. He chugged his last drink trying to cool his nerves. She looks so different from before. That jewelry and damn that leather skirt hugging her enticing curves. He kept drinking to forget the goddamn pain he is feeling inside which can give him a stroke just by looking at her with some other man.

Damien walked up to her as he saw she was all by herself. "What are you doing here with that guy Rose?" He always called her Rose he recalled ruefully. She looked at him with a shocked expression. " It's none of your business Damien! Leave me alone." Damien grabbed her by shoulders and said in a husky tone " That's the one thing I can't do right now Rose..." She was mad at him. " You were the one who left me, Damien, You cut me out of your goddamn life. So please behave you seem drunk." Damien expression turned bitter when he saw Phillip standing next to Rosalia. He saw the glinting diamond on her finger which cut through his heart. "Mr. Korealis, can you release Rosalia, you are creating a scene. " Phillip announced as Rosalia stepped back. Damien could not contain his anger anymore " You think you are so great by stealing my Rose from me? I don't know what she sees in you!!!" Damien barked at him. Rosalia stepped between the two men. " At least he respects and cares about me more than you ever did!!" She grabbed Phillip's hand and walked out of the club. Roger came at his side and tried to calm him down but to no avail, Damien stormed out of the club too.

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Phillip started coughing badly as they waited for his cab to arrive. " Phillip are you okay? wait I'll bring you some water. " She quickly went to the parking lot and grabbed the bottle of water from the back seat. Coming here was a mistake obviously. She had not expected to run into Damien again. She turned around to find Damien towering over her. He pulled her closer to him " What do you think you're doing? " Rosalia asked angrily. "What I should have done today at the hospital seeing you after three years..." Then he brought down his mouth to kiss her which exploded her senses. She should not be doing this. She could not think of anything else but him. His kiss is like an enchanting spell she had fallen in since the first time. How did she survive three years without him? How many lonely nights she had cried into her dusty pillow to release her pain? He was touching her everywhere, his hands grazing her exposed thigh covered in fishnets. She gave herself to him completely. He smelled musky and his rough stubble grazing her neck as he planted a kiss on her neck. She forgot everything suddenly she jerked and pushed him away as his hands were going under her leather skirt. She was not her old self anymore she reminded herself as she moved away from him. He was looking at her hand, the diamond ring her mom had given her when she had married Phillip urgently. His expression looked grim. " You're mine Rose and only mine! " Damien said as he moved closer to her.

" Go to hell Damien! " He smirked at her as he said, " I don't need to go there Rose I am there already, my life was a living hell without you in it!" " I need to go, Phillip is waiting for me. He needs me. " she grabbed a few shopping bags and put it in the passenger seat. She hopped in the car as he said " I need you too, my Rose. I'll call you tomorrow." She saw his figure slowly getting smaller in the reflection as she drove out of the lot. She gave Phillip some water as he sat in his cab. " Lia, Are you okay? What happened at the club..." She passed him the bags and said " I am fine Phillip Don't worry about me and go back to your Cheyenne quickly. I'll call you tomorrow." He smiled and waved at her the cab whisked into heavy traffic. It was getting late as she drove back home. Thousands of thoughts running wild in her brain. She cannot risk getting back with Damien. The stakes are too high this time. She cannot bear him if he hates her or disgusts her. She has changed a lot and he may not like her as he used to. She wanted to remember as one of her happy memories even if it was laced with pain and heartbreak. She tossed and turned on her bed. Sweat trickled on her forehead as she fell into a heavy slumber.