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“Yes, I do fucking mind.”
“Ana, tell me it wasn’t real. It can’t be real with him,” he pleaded as his eyes left Lorenzo’s and met mine.
“It’s not your business.” I snatched my arm away, and his emotionless expression morphed into to a wounded one.
“You heard her.” Lorenzo was beside me in a split second as he moved me behind him, not that I needed it, but I let him take action anyway. “Whatever happens between my fiancée, and I is between us. It has fuck all to do with you.”
“She’s my friend. Her safety and happiness are important to me.”
“Are you insinuating she’s not safe with me?” The gap between them closed rapidly as Lorenzo’s hand wrapped around Chad’s throat. “If I were you, I’d think very carefully about what comes out of your mouth.” His hold tightened, and I froze.
“Lorenzo, please stop,” I begged as I pulled on his arm. “Please.”
“You’re lucky she’s the one begging for your life right now. Otherwise, I would have gutted you for everyone inside to see.” He pushed Chad away as his back collided with the wall. “Now, do me a favour and fuck off before I change my mind.”
“Ana.” Chad’s voice was only a whisper as he clutched his throat.
“I thought I told you to fuck off, why are you still here?” Even though Chad overstepped tonight, a part of me couldn’t help but feel sorry for him.
There were no other words exchanged between any of us as Chad retreated back inside. I hadn’t realised I was still clinging onto Lorenzo’s jacket as he turned to face me once the doors to the ballroom had closed.
“You didn’t need to do that.” My voice was only a whisper as Lorenzo cupped my neck.
“He overstepped; he had no fucking right to put his hands on you that way.”
“But it’s all right when you did it?” His face fell as those words left my mouth, and I think he realised how wrong he had been.
“That’s different.”Did he believe that?
“No, it’s not, and you know it.” I sighed. “Was it real?”I had to ask, I had to know.
“Why are you allowing him to get into your head?” Lorenzo pinched the bridge of his nose with his free hand as he thought that was the case.
“Was it real or was it another one of our mistakes?” I removed his hand from my neck. I didn’t need make-believe shit, I needed the truth.
“Anastacia, I—”
“Tonight was all a show. A show for our parents and, our alliances and friends, wasn’t it?”
“Ana—”
“Wasn’t it?!” I screamed. His face remained impassive as he struggled to get his words out. “Why do I always think otherwise? Why do I always try to give you the benefit of the doubt?” I turned my back to him as I watched the party continue in the ballroom. “I’m going to see if Red will drive me to your house. You can stay here and enjoy the party.” For the first time, my heart hurt, there was a pain I couldn’t describe, and I wanted it to go away.
“We’ll go together. I have a driver waiting downstairs.”
* * *
After we arrived home, Lorenzo and I parted ways at the top of the stairs silently, and I couldn’t say it didn’t hurt a little. Either he didn’t want to speak to me in general or he genuinely didn’t know what to say.
Why did I let myself feel something other than hate for this man?
Why did this hurt so much?
I had so many questions, but each one of them had no answer.
As I was about to unzip my dress, my phone vibrated on the vanity. I was in no mood to talk with anyone, especially not now so I ignored it.
Until it vibrated again almost instantly.
