Chapter 0004

ANGELINA

I tried to push the bulky hand away but my energy was nothing compared to his.The frown on my face behind the black mask only deepened.I couldn't help but wonder what was wrong with the golden masked man.

Was he trying to show me how strong he was?

“Let go…”My voice came out strained,”Are you sure you want to have another shot?You look so drunk already that you can't stand on your own two feets.”His voice was deep.

Was he trying to mock me?I already know I'm not a heavy drinker but I was quite sure that I could take more shots.I could still feel the pain and void in my heart.I could remember Monalisa's words.

That only meant that I was not drunk enough…

“Why do you even care,huh? It's not enough to help me forget about the pain.Now let my hand go!”This time my voice was commanding but trembling at the same time because I couldn't let the words out of my mouth without feeling pain.

The man looked at me,then let my hand go.

I picked the glass and gulped the drink down my throat in one go.The masked man gave me an awkward look but that was less of my concern.

“I want to forget about everything.''My voice dripped with emotions.”Another glass please...''I choked out,more tears streaming down my cheeks behind the mask.

I felt as though the world was moving at a high speed and I leaned on the bar counter for stability.I think the alcohol had gotten to my system.

The golden masked man looked at me as though I had grown a second head.The bartender poured me another glass.

“Why is a sexy lady like you here all alone drinking so heavily ?”His deep voice came again and I turned to look at him.

I wish he could know how deep his question cut.This has to be one of the worst days of my life.I have never drunk this heavy in my entire life.

“Well,this sexy lady just got her heart broken.”I paused to take a breath because the words were so heavy on my heart.

“Have you ever trusted someone so much that you thought they would never betray you?Have you ever been deeply in love with someone and thought that they would never do you wrong but the unexpected happened?”I couldn't help the tears trickling down my cheeks as I asked him countless questions.

Who knows? Perhaps he had the answers to all the disturbing questions in my head.

The man was quiet,as though he didn't know what to say and I bursted out laughing my ass out.

I was laughing out the pain because I didn't know what to do with the pain in my chest anymore.It seemed as though alcohol was not enough to help me forget about the betrayal.

The pain was still there, buried deep inside my heart that I felt as if I was drowning in deep waters.

“See?”I twisted my lip, gesturing my hand in the air and shrugging my shoulders slightly.

“You don't know how it feels like because you have never experienced it!You don't know what betrayal feels like because you have never had a taste of it.You have no idea what it feels to be betrayed by the people you trust the most.”I paused then heaved a deep sigh.

“It’s hard for you to understand what I'm going through right now because you have never experienced it…”

My voice broke and the last statement came out as a whisper.I didn't know who the man was but it felt comforting to tell him how fucking bad I felt.

Perhaps he would understand me.I just wanted the pain to stop.I wanted to get the pain off my chest.All I wanted was to forget about everything,as though it never happened in the first place.

He heaved a deep sigh then turned to look at me.I don't know if it was because of alcohol,but I saw emotions flash in his eyes but then he went back to normal.

“I have once been betrayed by someone close to me.”He heaved a deep sigh after saying the words and I frowned.

“Really? Your lover?”I asked, curiosity getting the better of me.He heaved a deep sigh once again and I could tell that the words were heavy on his chest too.

He shook his head.

“I have never been in love.It was my best friend.Someone I trusted.”He said and I could feel the hurt in his voice.

His words reminded me of Monalisa's betrayal and my heart twisted inside my chest painfully as if someone was squeezing it into a tiny ball.

“You better never fall in love if you don't want to end up like me,”My lips curved into a bitter smile.I picked the glass of wine and gulped.

“I don't understand why the people you trust the most end up hurting you.”My jaw clenched,”My husband betrayed me.”I laughed and tears streamed down my cheeks.

“You know what hurts the most?”I asked the man who was looking at me calmly.He had ordered a drink and he was sipping on it.

“He betrayed me with my best friend,can you imagine that?It hurts so much.It hurts…”I choked, emotions were clogged in my throat.I was afraid I would go crazy if I didn't let it out.

“I hate them!I hate them so much!”I continued to let out my frustration and the man listened to me without saying a word.

I tripped when I climbed down from the stool.However,strong arms wrapped around my waist tightly, preventing me from landing ass first on the tiled floor.

I looked deep in those dark orbs.His face was just inches away from mine. I could feel his hot breath fan my cheeks and I took a sharp breath.

I don't know if I was just being paranoid because of the alcohol but…there was something about this mysterious man that I couldn't wrap my head around.He executed a powerful aura which demanded respect.

What does his face look like?I couldn't help it but wonder,curiosity getting the better of me.

“Careful,”His deep voice jolted me back to reality and I straightened up, staggering.

”Sorry about that,I get clumsy sometimes when I’m drunk.''I said,unable to stand straight as the alcohol had gotten in my system.

It's true I get too clumsy when I drink too much.That's why Lucas always kept an eye on me so that I wouldn't drink much.

However,tonight I was all alone.There was no one to watch over me.

The golden masked man didn't say a word,he just looked at me calmly.I turned around but then bumped into a waitress.

The expensive bottle of wine and glasses that she was carrying on the tray dropped and shattered into pieces.

My heart pounded wildly as I stared at the mess that I had created.If looks could kill,I would be dead by now.The waitress looked at me as though she was going to skin me alive with her eyes.

“I'm so sorry,I didn't mean to.I will pay for…”

“What's wrong with you bitch!”She shrieked and raised her hand in the air to slap me.

My eyes shuttered in fear as I waited for her slap.Perhaps it would help me clear the alcohol in my head.

I waited for the slap but it didn't come.Slowly,I opened my eyes to see whatever was going on and my eyes widened.

The golden masked man was holding the waitress's hand in the air so tightly that I was afraid it would break.I could see the fear in her eyes and I couldn't help but wonder why she looked so scared.

“She's with me!”He said,his voice bold and it held something dark which I couldn't comprehend.He then let her hand go forcefully that she stumbled back.

The lady stepped aside immediately,fear written all over her face.She seemed as though she had seen a ghost or something.

“Let's go!”His voice was commanding and gentle at the same time.Before I could utter a single word,he picked me up from the ground as though I weighed nothing and carried me bridal style.

I wrapped my hands around his neck tightly because of his sudden action,afraid he would drop me.All eyes were on us and it made me feel a little uncomfortable.

Good thing I had my mask on.

“What are you doing…please put me down.I can walk…”I stuttered,my tongue feeling heavy in my mouth while kicking my legs.

He stopped in his trucks and looked at me.For a minute,I was lost in those dark eyes as I tried to figure out who the man was.

Why did he scare the waitress?I questioned myself.

Surprisingly,I wasn't scared of him.Not even a tiny bit.

“How will you be able to walk on your own when you can't speak properly?”He asked and I was rendered speechless.

“Just making sure you don't cause more trouble.”His grip around me tightened and I could tell that he was fucking serious.

He wasn't going to let go…

I didn't fight him to let me go because my strength was nothing matched to his.I just let him carry me in his arms and take me wherever he wanted.

My head fell on his hard chest.His strong arms tightly wrapped around me reminded me of Lucas and tears flowed down my cheeks.

Why?

Why was it so hard to forget about Lucas despite drinking my arse off?

Why was I thinking about Lucas when I was in another man's arms?My heart twisted painfully.

The man opened the car then placed me on the passenger seat at the front.He was about to close the door when I held his hand.He looked at my little hand wrapped around his wrist then raised his head to look at me.

“Thank you for earlier,”My lips curved into a smile.It felt so good to know that someone cared about me.I didn't know what would have happened if he was not around to save me from the angry waitress.

“Next time drink what you can handle.I might not be around to save you…”He said,his voice gentle and I nodded with a pout.

I let his hand go.He closed the door then walked to the other side of the car and got inside.

“What's your residential address?I will drop you off at your place because it's not safe out here.”I looked away from him,my heart sinking deep in my stomach.

”I don't want to go home.”Tears flowed down my cheeks.

“Do you have somewhere else?”I turned to look at him,”I don't have anywhere else to go.My husband is the only family that I have got.I can't go to my best friend's place because…”Soft sobs escaped my lips.I couldn't bring myself to finish the sentence.

He didn't ask me more questions,he clutched the steering wheel and started the car.

I didn't care where the masked man was taking me,as long as he wasn't taking me back to Ford's Villa tonight,it was okay with me.

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“Are you sure about this?”He asked,his voice dangerously low when we pulled off from the heated kiss.

My chest moved up and down as I tried to catch my breath,my boobs wiggling.Without second thoughts,I nodded.

“Yes,I'm sure about it.''I affirmed,my voice unwavering.

I don't know how it all started but here we were,naked and the desire to have him was so heavy.Perhaps it was because of the alcohol…

The room was dimly lit with red lights and it looked so beautiful.

Despite the dim lights,I could clearly see the perfect body that stood before me, shamelessly naked.He has a body that any woman would want to lay her hands on.He was heavily built and I couldn't help but wonder how many years it took him to acquire such a body.

I swallowed hard when my eyes fell on his hard on,it was huge and thick.My p*ssy clenched when I thought how it would feel to have him buried deep inside me.I diverted my eyes, feeling a little bit embarrassed.

He was still wearing the golden mask.We decided that there was no taking off the mask or asking each other's name…

He stepped forward,standing dangerously close to me.I felt his dick poke my stomach and I took a sharp breath.

'RUN…’My mind screamed.

However,my legs seemed as though it had a mind of its on.I remained standing at the same spot,my legs heavy.

He slid his finger under my chin and tilted my head upwards.Our eyes locked.

“I don't know how to be gentle.I get rough sometimes,”His voice was husky and held something dark which I couldn't fathom.

'This is not right Angelina.’ A voice said in my head but I quickly shut it down.

I didn't know what was right and wrong anymore.

“What about you show me how rough you can get?I like it rough sometimes too.”I said,not backing down or showing any fear.

“Don't forget you asked for it,”His voice was so dark,”Give it to me then…”I don't know why I felt so courageous.

Perhaps it was because of the liquor.I'm so sure I wouldn't be this bold with a sober mind.

“Damn it!” 

He grabbed me by the neck roughly and smashed his lips on mine.His grip around my neck was tight,but not too tight to suffocate me.

He kissed me so hard that I felt my lips burning.I closed my eyes and decided to forget about all the pain just for a moment.I kissed him back, digging my manicured nails in his masculine bareback and pulling him impossibly closer…