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Our lips began dancing together before locking like the last piece of a puzzle finally coming together to finish the bigger picture. His large hands circled around my waist, jerking me closer as my lips continued to melt into his. Each one of my cells wanted the most cold breeze to strike them in order to simmer down the burning desire in them. My hands snake up his chest reaching for his face that I so desperately wanted to hold in my palms for eternity, but he pulled away at that moment, stealing my breath away and halting all the oxygen circulating in my lungs.

His eyes protruded with hunger and temptation, but a glint of regret and sadness sparked through it all. With his brows frowning upon me and his breathing shallow, his right hand tried to caress away the past few seconds that felt like an eternity, a moment I would have gladly frozen in. "Love," he swallowed hard and spoke softly, "I can't do this with you."

Timidly, he backed away from me and strode towards the concrete stairs, skipping up them with two of his suited men walking right behind him. My heart lurched into my throat as a thin, transparent layer of tears blurry my vision at his words that stung me like a wasp. My entire body wanted to give out as the breaking of my heart screamed through my ears, scrapping them with a sharp knife. Each inch of me hurt with the rejection I just felt. I had never put my heart out there for a man before and when I just did, he kicked it right back to me. Did I really read it all wrong? Could I really be this naive to put myself in such a vulnerable position to let him stomp on my heart and walk right past it? Swallowing all the nonsensical thoughts that began surfacing in my mind, I rummaged for Mike's words.

Sensing a pair of eyes on me, I navigate the room to find everyone busy dancing or mingling except Mike who had Aunt Wendy resting her head on his shoulders. His brows frowned when he became aware of the hurt in my eyes. With a nod of his head, he motioned me to follow the man who was falling through my fingers right before my eyes. Wiping away a lone tear, I smile at him before maneuvering around people and skipping up the steps with my dress in my hands to help me run faster in these stupid heels.

"Leo!" I yell when I spot him heading for the exit with the same two men behind him. He slows down a bit but doesn't stop. I run to catch up to him when his men turn around to stop me.

"Ma'am, please stop right there. You can't go any further."

"Paul," my brittle voice seethed with anger as I glared to my right at the tall bulky man. "Get out of my way right now."

"We can't let you, ma'am," Jimmy chimed in from my left placing his arm in front of me to block my path.

"Remove your arms or you both will regret it." My fists begin to curl up into fists, ready to punch these men who were a hurdle in my path to the answers I desperately needed.

They just stand still and smirk amusingly at my rebellion like I'm some kind of little brat being stubborn. Well, I'll show them how stubborn I can be. Bringing my knee up with force, I slam it in Paul's crotch making him bend forward with his balls in his hands. I then hold his head and ram it down onto the same knee. He drops to the floor in agony while I turn to Jimmy who tried to grab me, but I clasp his right arm and twist it behind his back while I pivot around with it. Pulling on his blonde follicles, I bang his head on the pillar in front of him with great force, knocking him out right away.

"Jesus, Arie!" Leo paced back towards me when he noticed the commotion I caused. He kneels down and examines the two. "Idiots!" He slaps Paul who was already holding onto his remaining balls. Pulling out his phone, Leo quickly typed away as he looked at me sympathetically while my chest rose and settled in an abnormal manner due to the rage that burned my skin.

Six men come rushing through the exit immediately and began winding up the fallen men on Leo's order while I stood still like a statue watching it all uncoil right before my eyes. Quickly cleaning up the place, the men leave Leo to deal with me. He angrily walks towards me and grips my wrist tightly before hauling me to the nearest room, swinging me inside and shutting the door right behind.

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