Chapter 122 - Heated Passion And Poison

Mr Michael addressed through the mic, as he stepped a little higher on the staircase to garner everyone's attention and gave a small speech, thanking guests for their arrival, after that he announced the dance and various couples began to settle their foot in the vast hall, ready to sway in each other's arms.

It was my chance and I needed to grab it as soon as possible before any other guy could make a move on her, without wasting any more minute I walked towards her direction, passing through the previous woman in black with a smirk, I totally ignored her presence and approached the goddess, who had already stole my attention without even doing anything. 

"Can I have a dance with you, miss?"

I cleared my throat to grab her attention because she was immersed in talking with the other lady and finally I asked her a romantic dance, which of course was a beginning towards something bigger, I was confident that she wouldn't turn me down, just confident because of my looks and belonging to a rich family was a bonus, or maybe it was vice versa.

For a moment she stared at me blankly which made the situation pretty awkward for me, I couldn't bring myself how to react to her expressionless face, maybe she was in a daze by seeing such a handsome man in front of her, moreover, who was asking her for a dance. The lady stood stunned while holding the spoon in between her lips, which aroused me further. 

Her black diamonds took my heart away, while her innocent reaction made me smitten that before I could actually sway with her on the beat of pleasantly soft music, my heart began to dance merrily at her naive expressions, that It didn't even cross my mind for a split second that she was humiliating me by not responding to my request. 

Flabbergasted by my sudden approach and request she didn't reply to me, while I remained rooted there with my hand flung out to her, I was impatiently waiting for her to speak or at least speak even if she was aiming to refuse me, which I was confident wouldn't happen. I was calmly waiting when her friend shook her out of the zoned out condition by poking her elbow with the goddess!

"Azlaan, he is asking you for a dance, girl!"

It was my first success to get to know her name, which seemed a little uncommon but its pronunciation suited her composed aura, but it was still hard for me to comprehend why she stared at me with a stone faced 'expression' as if the lady was about to wring my neck with just her penetrating stare. 

"Oh! yes, sure, gentleman!"

She finally wore a smile on her pretty face, which seemed as if an arrow had pierced through my heart and that was a million dollar one I would honestly conclude, she took my hand and the touch of her skin with mine induced some sweet sensations within my body, that I found the lady irresistible, I was drawn to her unknowingly and we walked towards the other couples and halted in the middle of the hall, which served as the dance floor. 

I stretched my hand out again while bowing my head slightly as my left arm was tucked behind, I wanted to win her heart now rather garnering her attention, my hand ached to feel her touch once more, to which her gentle creamy skin touched. 

I felt as if a strong wave of strange sensations passed through body like a current, surprisingly I didn't feel anything in my lower abdomen but something fluttered in my stomach and in my heart, as it skipped a beat, perhaps. It didn't happen to me before ever, never mind, we both began to sway along the beat of the romantic music, hand in hand.

"So, miss Azlaan?"

I wanted to talk, befriend ber, precisely an urge popped up to hear her speaking without taking a pause. So, I left the sentence in between with a questioning tone, I wanted to get her full name before proceeding further because the lady seemed to belong to some influential family, the strangely strong aura wasn't letting me to pursue her any further, she surprisingly intimidated the casanova within me and what was more surprising than this, I still wanted to chase her!

"Azlaan Amber."

She told her name in sweet voice while shaking her head sideways, she didn't sound like the lady was taking me in any high regard, maybe she had already seen through me and the pickup lines...or maybe my gait showcased her the whole 'inner thing'. She was still smiling at me and the way she replied wasn't made up like women often do, whenever they talk to any rich guy, speaking in a certain flirting manner.

"Quite a unique name."

I complimented her while lifting my eyebrows, to which the lady replied proudly, explaining me further as if I were taking interest in her name more rather herself or perhaps she was trying to change the subject. Many questions bearing 'maybe and or' were humming and buzzing in my mind while endlessly trying to initiate a pleasant conversation with her, the lady was actually giving ne a hard time.

"Yeah, it's origin is Arabic and it means a lion. Although, it sounds masculine and I don't know why my parents gave it to me but I feel, I'm gifted with those 'fierce' qualities."

The lady was in my embrace, dancing along the rhythm but the way she grinned while filling me with the information, I felt as if she was warning me indirectly because the temptation of night failed to force her to put the strong guard down, even my own charms didn't seem to work on her.

Well, even If you would ask my opinion of her name, that meaning suited her well. I mean she definitely didn't seem like a 'Barbie doll', despite having soft and delicate appearance, something was still there maybe hidden  which made her apparently strong.

"Oh! that is a blessing, I must say."

I swayed her along in a spinning motion with holding her index finger and after a complete one turn, I held her tightly by slim waist and with a jerk she was close to me, our faces were nearly touching as I intentionally joined the tip of my nose to hers.

"So  all by yourself?"

Her breath became faster and was brushing over my face, we never lost our eye contact even for a split second and that was totally  mesmerising.

"No, with my parents."

She smiled in nervously but still managed to reply, maybe she was feeling awkward because of our closeness, which didn't seem a plausible conclusion to me, she wasn't a lady who could easily be shaken. 

I loved that fact about her and It was natural to feel nervous with a man, maybe, but I began to love every single bit about her with the urge to watch closely, how she behaved and talked. 

"No, I mean someone special to accompany you?"

I chuckled at her answer and innocence, while I questioned her directly this time. I needed to confirm whether she was alone or not because I wasn't in a mood to fight with a bunch of trained bodyguards. 

She bit her corner of her lower lip hesitating, definitely not in luring way and lifted her body up on the pointy tip her heels and I heard her, whispering in my ear which a gentle brush of breeze that tickled my ear.

"No one here is better than you Mr?"

Now she was being naughty, that I decided to go slow. One thing became clear that neither she was having a partner nor had a boyfriend, otherwise she wouldn't have been so bold to praise me.

She was tempting me in every way, indeed a temptress without knowing or again another 'maybe' confusion. 

"No one can be better than Ambrose Lorenzo, Miss Azlaan Amber."

I hushed her proudly, revealing my name which could lead her to search about me in 'Google search bar'.

She chuckled at my remark, while dancing I lowered her upper half body by grabbing her tightly from the waist and for a few seconds we stayed in that posture, her neck became bare to my sight, the jade skin was defenceless under my preying gaze, an urge to kiss her rose and uncontrollably I placed my lips in the crook of her neck and a tingling sensation circulated throughout my body, as I touched her soft milk skin.

I lifted her up in my embrace, wrapping my right hand around her waist again. She didn't say or complained about my sudden assault let alone questioning me anything rather she simply smiled. I decided to savour the moment so, we kept on staring at each other's eyes as I studied her features thoroughly.

Mr Michael announced the cake cutting session as soon as the dance ended and we both went across the gathering along with other couples, the little kid was in her mother's arms as her parents cut the cake, claps echoed in the hall instantly. Azlaan was standing opposite to me across the table but her eyes were glued on me as my gaze was also stitched to hers, we both shared some sort of unsaid and unexplainable feelings.

Father took me to meet his topper friend, but every now and then my gaze slid across her and each time I caught her staring at me eerily. The birthday bash ended and when she was about to leave, some strange unsettling emotions overcame which forced me to the point that I rushed towards her, grabbed arm and spoke impatiently, while huffed to gasp for breath.

"Any contact Miss Amber? I think we can be friends."

Honestly, I knew that I only wanted her in my bed and nothing else. She slipped my hand away gently trying not to be rude, and again she leaned closer to me and whispered with a challenging smile.

"Go find it yourself, Mr Ambrose Lorenzo!"

After stirring multiple emotions within me she walked out but before sitting in the car, the lady turned around to glance back at me and waved goodbye.

I responded to her with a smile, as a sign of accepting her challenge, while she drove away leaving me there at the entrance of the mansion all by myself, with my confused emotions. I got bitten by a snake that's what I think...as I fell for that lovely temptress at the very first sight, those strange sensations seemed something more than just affection, might be addiction as the poison of love was now running throughout my body and I was ready to surrender myself to her and die of this heated passion!

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