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Chapter 58

*DANTE VINO POV*

You had one job. One fucking job, and she still managed to end up by herself. 

I wasn't sure who I was more upset with: Rebel for blatantly separating herself from me, or myself for allowing it. 

I spent my entire life accepting the fact that I was going to spend my days filled with loneliness, it was a fate that I learned to accept very early on. People like me, we didn't get happy endings. We didn't get the luxury of a loving woman that we could come home to. To have someone who we could talk about our day with. To have a significant other that we could share our life with. In this life, it was always a trade off: we could either fall in love and reveal our weakness, or stay lonely and keep the ones we love safe. 

Needless to say, I always went with the latter. 

But when that hazel eyed goddess crashed into my life, everything changed. I found myself wanting  to be with her in ways I never thought about before. 

 I'd find myself daydreaming about coming home to her, kissing her as I walked through the door and spending every evening next to her side. I imagined waking up next to her, and even cooking her breakfast as we woke up to the sounds of the birds chirping in the garden. I pictured us relaxing on the beach, laughing and living a carefree life. I pondered a house that she could make her own, a place where we could start a family. 

I imagined a life where I spent every waking moment with her. 

Rebel wasn't just some girl to me, she everything. She's the light in my dim world. She is the air that filled my lungs. She's the reason I wake up each morning. She's the binding force that's keeping me sane in this ludicrous world I called my reality. 

She eased the loneliness in ways that I never thought possible. Just being around her is enough to calm the endless storm within my aching soul. She accepted me, and didn't judge or attempt to change the person I was born to become. Whenever she was near me, it was as if everyone else in this dreadful world just vanished, leaving only the two of us to enjoy each others company amidst the peaceful silence.

Rebel was one of a kind, and I knew that being with her is a once in a lifetime opportunity, and I'd be damned if anyone is going to take her away from me. 

I scanned the floor, looking for my beautiful girl in her long, black gown. My heart began racing as my eyes darted from guest to guest, hoping that I'd see her gorgeous face or hazel eyes amongst the crowd. I looked over at Stephan and Natalia, only to feel my heart sink as I saw Rebel wasn't with them.

Anxiety coursed through me as I continued looking through the crowd, and I sighed in relief as I saw my girls curvy figure standing in the middle of the room. But that calmness quickly faded as I saw that she was speaking to a man. A man that I've been hunting for years. A man that has been looming over my family for as long as I can remember. A man who singlehandedly ruined my life in more ways than I can count. 

Xavier Pavlovski. 

I quickly turned on my heel, and began walking towards Rebel, completely ignoring Eduardo and his associate as I abruptly left the conversation. 

"Dante?" Eduardo said hesitantly as he grabbed my shoulder. I shrugged him off immediately before I nearly jogged towards my girl. 

I didn't give a fuck if Eduardo thought I was rude. I didn't give a fuck about this ball. I didn't give a fuck about anything but Rebel. 

I maneuvered through the crowd, shoving people recklessly as I neared her, my heart thumping in anticipation as I tried to mentally talk myself out of snapping Pavlovskis neck right here and now.