Chapter -6

Cassie's POV

"Why are you here Tobias?" I asked, looking at his emerald eyes. I don't know why but seeing him without his lip piercing feels odd.

"I'm here for you, and you are telling me everything I need to know." He had some more determination in his eyes which is making me worry much about how long I could hide from him.

I could feel him sneaking his warm hand around my waist and pulled me a little closer to his torso.

I could feel his hard chest behind his shirt and couldn't help but close my eyes when he lowered his head to my neck. His breath was fanning on my ear and my breath hitched when he gave a featherly kiss above my earlobe.

"Tobias?" My voice came out more like a whisper and I could feel him smile beside my neck.

"You are so beautiful, Cassie." I could feel his chest vibrate when he spoke. What is he doing? He is my boss for God's sake. What are we doing here? But God why does it feel so right when I for sure know that it isn't.

Is he trying to trick me into telling him the reason behind my escape from him?

"Calm down, Cassie. Just tell me what's in your mind. What's bothering you Cassie?" His hand on my waist is drawing circles on the fabric of my dress, sending shivers down my spine and it's scaring me now. I'm scared I will give in to his soothing and I don't want that to happen.

"Tobias, you need to leave." I spoke abruptly, pushing his chest away from me.

I gasped for air when he was a comfortable distance away. He was looking at me like he would brust anytime now. "Please, I will tell you everything tomorrow. I will text you the address and I will tell you what you need to know, just go." I said and rushed out of the restroom. I only want him out of here as soon as possible because his presence is an irresistible distraction.

I mengled between the crowd of people in the hall and found Carolina standing with Rachel. I was about to turn on my heels and walk the other direction but they noticed me and now they are waving in my direction.

'Oh lord, you know I am holding on to my last string of patience and you make me stumble upon these snakes.'

I went to their table and greeted Rachel as a new stranger. I held her hand which ten years ago were filled with rigs to make her punches more painful for me.

I saw that her brown hair was straightened and her make up covered all of her freckles. Why do these people have to look deceiving? One look at them and they would make any man believe they are the most vulnerable and softest people on earth.

"Cassie have you met, Leah?" Carolina asked when she saw her other minion coming toward our table. Leah, our camera girl is here. She is the most cunning one of all of them. She might look the most uninvolved but deep down she is the most rotten. And she has something I want from her.

I smiled as usual and shook her hand. "How come all of you look beautiful?" I asked, looking at all of them.

"Oh, that's so nice of you to say." Rachel answered and took a sip from the glass of wine.

"All of you met Cassie?" Someone from my behind spoke and it turned out to be Sasha. The whole party is here now.

"Oh Sasha, you came." I turned around and welcomed her to the crowd.

"Yes we've met. You look so gorgeous by the way, Sasha." Carolina complimented her and turned her face to the crowd.

"Have you seen Tobias? He was looking as gorgeous as always and you should have seen how he warmed up to Cassie here."

"Really?" It was Rachel who spoke this time. She was astonished at what she heard. But why? And also, how the fuck does they know about Tobias? What do they know about him?

"Yes, you should have been there. I don't even know how Sarrah convinced him to come here." That is also where I got confused.

"He even shook her hand." She said again and they all gasped at her statement.

What? How's that a big deal? It wasn't just a handshake, he also kissed my knuckles and more? He almost kissed me in the restroom! What would they say if they saw all of that?

"Cassie? Is that true?" Leah asked.

These people will kill me with their high pitched voice before I manage to kill them God! Why are they all squealing beside my ears?

"Yes?" It was more like a question. What do they expect me to tell them though?

"Oh my gosh, Cassie. You are so lucky." It was Leah this time.

"Did you ask for his number?" She asked again.

To hell with all these people! What is the big deal out of shaking someone's hand?

"I'm kinda getting lost here. Who is he?"

"You must be kidding, Cassie. Who doesn't know Tobias?" Carolina was the one who decided to torture my ears this time.

"He is the most handsome, rich and arrogant bachelor in the whole world." She added.

Ok then. So it's not only these snakes who dream of him. Why does this information bother me though?

"Rachel, have you seen Jaden?" Sasha asked.

"No she didn't and who cares about him?" Carolina answered.

Wait. Excuse me? Did I hear her words right? Wasn't she and Jaden lovers? Wasn't she the one who convinced him to date me and play with my emotions? And now she doesn't care about him.

"Well I saw him earlier tonight but he disappeared all of the sudden." I answered. Sasha seems concerned about something but she stays silent about it.

The rest of the night went by quickly and I made my highschool bullies my friends. I even told them we could go out of town for a vacation. And they all agreed.

Now all I have to think about is what I'm going to tell Tobias. Tomorrow I have to meet with him at the cafe near the hotel I stayed in when I first came. He texted me the address right when I went out of the ball. Don't even ask how he got my number. He's got dozens of hackers by his side, while Michael being the smartest of them all.

I wonder if Michael is here too. But I shouldn't care now. I will have to be extra careful not to reveal my mission here. I spent years planning this. And I erased any form of evidence about my childhood. I erased my school information, my birth certificate and I believe most people don't even remember how I looked when I was a child. I was the invisible one, silent and ugly. Why would they remember me?

Tobias is going to have a hard time digging into my past. Unless he found out about the video Leah was filming. It was the only thing that I am not in control of. I don't know where it is. But I will find it soon. Before Michael or one of Tobias's hackers finds it and blows my whole mission.

'This is harder than I thought. But surely I will complete it no matter what.' I thought and got under the duvets to get some sleep. Hopefully tonight I won't have worse nightmares than usual.