LOGIN***~~DANTE~~***I headed back to the VIP section after searching everywhere for Zara, but she was nowhere in sight.She had tricked me and disappeared into the crowd like some magician. One second she was there, the next second gone. I’d been looking for her for the past ten minutes, and I was starting to worry.I even showed people her photo on my phone, asking if they had seen her. Random strangers in a club. That’s how desperate I was getting.The thing was, Zara wasn’t used to places like this. She shouldn’t have been wandering around alone, since Adrian and Dahlia, the so-called club kids, were nowhere to be seen.Where the hell had everyone gone?What if something had happened to Zara? What if some drunk guy bothered her? What if she got lost?I couldn’t shake the feeling in my chest, this tightness that wouldn’t go away until I knew she was okay.Maybe she went home or got tired and left, but wouldn’t she have told me first before running off?I got up from my seat again and
***~~ZARA~~***I stood outside the stall with my heart beating fast.The sounds from inside grew louder, and I could hear moaning—a female's voice, loud with pleasure, and a male's voice I knew too well. I needed to see this with my own eyes to confirm if I was imagining things.I reached for the door handle, and my hand shook as I pushed it open.What I saw shocked me completely.Adrian had Dahlia pressed against the wall. Her back was flat on it, and her legs were wrapped around his waist. His pants were down, and they were having sex right there in the club bathroom.They didn’t notice I was standing there because they were too focused on what they were doing.Adrian was thrusting into Dahlia, and she had her head thrown back with her mouth open, moaning loudly.“Oh yes, Adrian. You hit the right spot. Do it faster, harder,” Dahlia cried out.I stood still in complete disbelief, and my eyes filled with tears.I patted my eyes slowly, trying to clear them, like I needed to make
***~~ZARA~~***At exactly 9 p.m., we stepped into the club. Adrian took my hand and led me through the red velvet curtains, with Dahlia just behind us.The room was packed, with pink and red lights flashing, and the bass shaking the floor.“This is crazy,” I shouted over the music.“Just follow me,” Adrian yelled, pulling me toward a booth near the stage.We sat on the couch, and I looked up just in time to see a woman spinning on a pole. Her moves were incredible, and her hair flipped as she moved with the beat.I rolled my eyes but couldn’t stop staring. Everywhere I looked, it was chaos. Moans got lost in the bass. Champagne glasses clicked, and the noise was overwhelming. Yet there was something about it that made me feel alive.“Oh my god!” I grinned, laughing nervously. “This is… a lot. Okay, I’m officially overwhelmed,” I said, still trying to take it all in.Adrian smirked. “Thought you’d expect something tame? This is the whole point.”I chuckled while glancing around. The
***~~DANTE~~***I drove away from Zara's house, heading back to my office. The road was clear, and I kept a steady speed, shifting gears smoothly as I navigated through the light traffic.I turned on the radio, and a song started playing. I found myself humming along at first, then singing the lyrics under my breath.The same song played again, and I let it repeat, this time singing louder, my voice blending with the melody. I slowed at stoplights and moved when they turned green.The road went straight, then curved, and I followed it carefully, keeping control the whole way, my voice filling the car as the song played on.The lyrics shifted to something about a club, and suddenly my mind went back to what Zara had told me earlier.She said Adrian was taking her to a club with him tonight.The nerve.Adrian knew she was getting married to me, but he still wanted to take her out as if he had the right.What made it worse was how happy she looked when she said it, and she didn't even
***~~ZARA~~***“Broke ass, Zara.”I turned around and saw the usual troublemaker group walking toward me with phones out and grins on their faces.I placed my hands on my hips and waited for whatever they wanted."Can I help you?" I asked.Raven held up her phone straight at my face. "Just wanted to confirm something."On the screen was a video of me outside the bursar's office yesterday, telling Dahlia and Adrian everything about my family’s situation.I froze for a second.Who recorded that? And how did it get online?"Guess that answers my question," Raven said, laughing. "Broke girl. I saw him drop you off this morning.”Her friends joined in, laughing like it was the funniest thing they'd ever heard.“Raven, what if I am marrying Dante? Got a problem?” I said, standing taller.“Broke girl with sponsorship,” Raven chuckled, pointing at me."So what's your point?" Dahlia cut in."My point?" Raven looked at me. "It's just funny how fast things change. One day you're Miss Perfect,
***~~ZARA~~***I ran all the way from the Wright mansion and didn’t stop until I reached the gate of my family home.When I got into the house, I slammed my door shut, locked it behind me, and then sank onto my bed.I stared at the wall, trying to calm my mind, but all I could hear was Adrian’s voice when he told me he loved me.I didn’t know whether to scream or cry.He had all the time in the world to say those words. We spent every damn day together, and he waited till now.It felt like he only wanted me once he realised I was slipping away from him. It hurt in a way I didn’t even expect.If he had told me earlier, maybe things would be different. Perhaps it would’ve made me happy. But now it just felt painful and confusing.Everything he said just messed me up completely, because I went into that house ready to marry Dante and to move on from Adrian, but hearing him say those words sent my brain into full chaos mode.I cried until my eyes hurt. I just lay there staring at the wi







