Chapter seven

My husband quietly held my wrist. His skin felt warm against my cold skin. I didn't speak but I searched his eyes.

“Lily needs you.” He looked at me.

My heartbeat raced, a strange unease settling in my chest. The name Lily echoed in my head.

“We were on our way home and we bumped into an accident. The doctor said she needed blood because she lost a lot of blood in the accident.”

I remained silent and he continued.

“There isn't a matching blood type for her in the hospital currently so he asked if there is someone that can donate for her. Yulia… donate your blood. We need to save her.” 

“How did you know I'm a perfect match for her?” 

“I asked my men to do a background check on you.”

My eyes slowly widened.

“So you were with her.” I pulled my wrist back and my voice began to rise.

“Just donate the blood we are losing her.” His voice became louder than mine and suddenly dropped.

“Please, do this for me. Lily needs you.” He held my hands tight and I couldn't resist.

“Where is she?” I swallowed.

“She is in the ward.” He pointed towards the ward down the hallway.

Nikolai watched me, waiting for a reaction. 

I froze and tried to remember where the name came from. 

My mind went back to days before my wedding. 

The music at the club was loud. The DJ played with energetic vibes. 

The bartender mixed two different drinks and slid them towards us.

My fingers tightened around the glass as I took a slow sip. 

Polina's phone vibrated on the table, the screen displayed “Babe.” She didn't hesitate to swipe right and walked toward the exit.

I watched the dancers and gently placed the cup on the table. One woman caught my attention, she wore a colourful mask, she danced near the DJ, her hands brushing his shoulders as she twerked on stage.

“Wow, that's impressive.” My hands slightly covered my mouth.

The bartender handed me another drink.

“That's Lily,” he said.

“You know her?” 

He nodded.

“She is a popular dancer, she never shows her face.” 

I turned to watch her move. She turned back to the crowd. I saw a tattoo on her waist. It was a specific design.

 “She is a good dancer.” I raised the glass slowly and drank.

Polina walked in and sat on the chair beside me.

“How was it?” I asked.

She grabbed a bottle and poured it all in her mouth. 

“Be careful. Are you okay?” I touched her shoulder.

“If he wants to end this relationship, he should.” She slammed her hands on the table.

She landed on her feet and slowly spread her hands into the air.

“I just want to be free from this relationship.” She took a few steps backward and stumbled on a stranger.

The stranger bent down to pick up her purse. I spotted Lily's tattoo on her waist. I stretched my neck to look at Lily on the stage but she had disappeared.

She straightened her back and handed Polina’s phone to her. 

Polina froze. Her face turned pale.

“Lily. What's up?” The bartender waved.

She blew him a kiss and smiled. She turned and headed toward the back door. 

I stood up to help my best friend Polina. I grabbed my phone and walked out of the party. We walked toward the car and started the engine.

A few days later.

My phone vibrated under my pillow. I swiped right before I could look at the displayed name on the screen. I placed the phone on my ear.

“Hello. Who is this?”

“Yulia, why didn't you pick up my calls.”

My eyes glanced at my phone screen, it displayed “Bestie”

“I'm so sorry, I was sleeping.”

“He broke up with me, I'm so heartbroken right now.”

“What?” I quickly stood up and sat on the bed. I clicked on the speaker icon and continued.

“He doesn't deserve you, girl. You are too pretty to be with a man that doesn't deserve you.”

She sniffed.

“Girl, thank you so much. I sent you an invite, there is a party tomorrow night at skylord and it's an all masked party. Make sure you dress sexy, I can't wait for the fun.” 

“Okay, I will, bye.” I pressed on the red icon on the screen.

I minimized my phone and checked the invite. My eyes landed on an image that looked like Lily's figure, I couldn't see her face but the figure looked familiar. 

I walked to my wardrobe. I touched some fabric and I picked a black sexy gown.

Polina and I stood in the long line at the security check point. 

We finally stood in front of the security, Polina handed the invite to him and we walked past them.

The music was louder this time. The crowd filled the building and everyone danced to the music rhythm.

I walked into the crowd without looking back. I stumbled into a stranger and immediately looked at him. He wore a golden mask that looked like real gold. I turned and left without saying a word.

My throat felt dry and I headed to the bar. I placed my phone on the table and sat down. 

“What drink would you like to give me today?”

The bartender looked at me and quickly flashed his smile. 

“The mask suits you, Yulia.”

I smiled softly.

He lined up five shots. 

“Try this.”

I raised the glass and downed it.

“This tastes good.” 

I turned to the crowd, I couldn't find Lily on the stage. I turned to the bartender. 

“Where is Lily?”

He looked at the stage then turned to me.

“She won't be on stage today. She'll be in the VIP room today.”

“Ohh.” 

I raised another glass and drank it.

The stranger I met earlier sat beside me, his cologne caught my attention.

I turned to enjoy the vibes in the crowd.

“You dropped this.” The stranger interrupted. He brought out my bracelet.

I quickly grabbed it from him.

“How did you get that?”

“It fell. I tried calling you. You didn't hear me.”

“Stop following me.” 

I stood up and walked into the crowd. I moved my body and followed the music rhythm, a hand moved slowly around my waist. I turned around and the man stood there right in front of me. I pushed him away and ran.

I didn't realise how long Nikolai had called me. His hand still held my wrist. 

I looked at the ward and tu

rned to the wall. 

“Why was she in his car?” I muttered.

“Yulia.” He squeezed my fingers.

I looked at him then in the hallway.

“Okay. I will.”