Page 10 of One Last Wish

Still looking, my eyes caught the back of a tall, dark haired guy. “Him,” I pointed over towards him. Okay, I couldn't see his face yet, but he was a better choice thanTheo!

“Where? Who are you pointing at?”

“The tall dude by the bar!” Evelyn squinted her eyes, looking over in that direction. “He’s right by thebar! How can you miss him?”

“It’s smoky! Go and fucking get him then! Go and get laid! It might make you more bearable and less suicidal!” Evelyn huffed, pushing me in his direction.

The smoke machine made it difficult to keep my eyes on him, but when he turned in my direction, I froze in place. Dark, hooded eyes were looking directly at me. It washim! It was the gorgeous guy from outside Bookends! There were still a few people between us, but we both stood motionless, his expression unreadable. Was that desire or annoyance?

A woman stumbled into me, laughing. I grabbed her to stop us both from falling. Once I looked back up, he’d vanished yet again. What the actual fuck? Where did he go this time? Reaching the bar where he’d been standing, I looked around. He was nowhere to be seen. Was I going crazy?

Evelyn was dancing with Ned and Daisy when I got back to her. “That was fucking quick!”

“He disappeared.” I frowned, looking back, hoping I’d see him by the bar again.

“He probably ran scared,” she teased, grabbing my hand and spinning me around. “Dance and drink!” She smiled, handing me a few shots that Theo had brought over. “I’m sure he’ll come back if you keep swinging that ass!” Evelyn had a point. If I wanted to draw him out, my body would do the job.

I drank and danced for a good few hours. The music totally consumed me. Theo had tried countless times to dance with me, but I kept pushing him away while looking to see if those dark, hooded eyes were watching me from somewhere in the club. Sadly, I didn’t see him, but I did notice a group of creepy guys checking me out.

I moved away from them only to find Evelyn had her lips locked with some stocky guy. Theo, Ned and Daisy had already left an hour ago, as it was almost three in the morning. They weren’t quite the party animals Evelyn and I were.

“Hey, sexy. Come and dance with us,” a guy slurred, grabbing my waist. When I looked up, I realised it was the group of men I’d tried to move away from. All five of them now surrounded me in a circle; I couldn’t get out.

“Let me go!” I fumed, pushing at one of their chests.Shit!He didn’t budge.

“Oh, we’ve got a little firecracker. We like those, don't we boys?” Another guy chuckled, his eyes roaming over my body. “How about we take this fine piece of ass out to the alley? You’d like that, wouldn’t you?”

“NO! I fucking wouldn’t!” I yelled, shoving hard with all my strength, breaking through the wall these assholes had put around me.

“Hey, where do you think you’re going?” One of the guys grabbed my arm, trying to pull me back into the group of men.

“She saidno!” A male voice boomed from beside me. My skin began to tingle as I took in the utterly beautiful man standing next to me. If I thought he was good looking from a distance, up close, he wasbreathtaking!

“This doesn’t concern you!” the guy seethed at him.

The gorgeous guy’s stance looked deadly as he spoke. “I’ll say this only once.Let. Her. Go!” Whatever threat he held in his eyes worked; I was released and the men backed off.

Turning to look at me, he seemed a little lost for words. It was as if he hadn’t planned this far. “Thank you,” I whispered, becoming lost in the depth of his almost black eyes. It must have been the smoke, but I swear I could see specks of gold and silver in them. Like a whole universe was hiding inside.

“You’re welcome,” he beamed with the most breathtaking grin before darting back into the crowd.

I tried to reach for him, I didn’t want to be separated from him so quickly, but Evelyn touched my shoulder. “Holy fuck! Was thathim? The dude you saw earlier?” Well, at least I wasn’t imagining him.

“Yeah, that...that was reallyodd.”

“Why? What do you mean?”

“He didn’t stay and talk to me,” I frowned. It wasn’t only that, though. I’d heard his voice before, but I couldn’t place where.

“Awww, you mean your sexiness didn’t work this time? You poor baby. You’ll have to try harder next time.” Evelyn sniggered.IfI saw him again. “Are you ready to go? That dude I was kissing...his lips felt like I was kissing a fish!”A fish?I had to laugh at her. Nodding, I looked back into the crowd, desperate to see those eyes one last time. The guys that tried to lure me outside kept their distance. How had my saviour threatenedfiveguys with one look, anyway? Maybe he showed them a knife, or worse, a gun! Getting mixed up with this guy might have been bad news, but who was I kidding? Those eyes were something I wasn’t going to forget anytime soon.

It was safe to say, I was already caught up in his web. I hadn’t been able to get him off my mind since I’d seen him outside Bookends.

Knowing he’d saved me, I’d searcheveryclub and bar until I found him again, all the while praying he might find me first.

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