An Appealing Entrance
Night Club
December 2016, India
Music leeched into the air and she could feel the alcohol in her nerves. Everything appears to be dim and her vision gets blurry. She closed her eyes and reminisce her quondam days.
Her life could be seem to be superficially perfect. She has a great family with a loving mother and a grandmother. Graduated with top grades, star of St. Francis of Augustinus, and a bright career ahead. But not everything is as it is seen.
That night... that bulky muscular body... those dark eyes... her lifeless body and the pain... the pain of being drugged... pain of being torn... pain of being ruined of her innocence by a bastard.
One night and everything changed... or... everything destroyed.
She tried to stumble back on the dance floor but then next moment she sloppily tripped off. She could already feel herself falling apart on the hard floor.
But... as Hayati just closed her eyes, her heart sinking in embarrassment ready to meet the hard floor, a strong pair of arms approached her at a lightning speed and pulled her by waist. The man managed to spin her around dramatically and pull up in a warm and safe embrace.
A few metres away all the spectators were shocked by the sudden appearance of the mysterious man. The angel like man who made a smooth entrance was as if the male protagonist from a novel came in action. He was wearing a black leather jacket and his hair was slightly messy giving a sense of unruliness. His wild and charming personality managed to rob the heart of all the girls present there evidently envious of Hayati's fate. The most hypnotising part was his ruminative dark eyes under the golden flamed glasses, as dark as river Acheron in Hades, drooping with kind of fractiousness. Yet they looked nonchalant as if nothing can enter them. Even if he was cruel... he gave an aura of noble king.
The evil charmer looked like other men who try to take advantage of even if nothing happened to her. But unlike others he loosened her grip around her waist giving her room for fresh air and calm composure. When Hayati subconsciously looked up she met a pair of acherontic eyes, for a second it just reminisced her of those pair of dark eyes from her nightmares.
"You okay?" He asked in a cool low tone.
As soon as she steadied herself back in a composed manner, he immediately made a safe distance from her.
Looking at the person in front of her her heart started beating frantically, "Thank... Thank you..." somehow she managed to thanked him.
The dark haired man with those pair of charming eyes did not waited to take her by arm or try to make any further physical contact with her.
It was hard to deny the fact that for a moment she was almost charmed by his dark cruel gaze...
For a moment... Just a moment
But at the same time it reminded her of her bloody nightmares. She immediately put her guards up as she took a step back but her left foot stumbled.
The buckle on Hayati's heel had come undone because it was twisted earlier, so as soon as she thanked him, he bent down to help her buckle her heels properly again. Then, he held out a hand to the girl.
Hayati hesitated shortly before as she slowly offer her hand to him. The moment she touched his fingers, her cheeks immediately blushed against her wishes. Apart from a palm supporting her, the man was not in contact with any other parts of her body, as he slowly walked with her, supporting her to sit down on a chair.
All the spectators who witnessed the incident were excitedly flushed at this point, even their words were all over the place whispering...
"Oh, wow, he's handsome! Who's this man? Is he a supermodel? How have I never seen him?"
"I don't know who that is either! But his skills are so impressive! That move earlier was so quick and smooth! Just like something we'd seen on television! "
"Why is my heart beating so fast? Aaah! "
"Me too, me too! I think it's love at first sight! What can we do?"
After the mysterious man led Hayati to a side to sit on the chair, he didn't left immediately. Instead he order one of the passing waiters to bring ointment for her. He kneeled on one knee and held out her fair ankle in one hand and started applying ointment with the other, "It might hurt a little." He warned her gently pressing the acupuncture point in her ankle.
"Aaahh..." Hayati subconsciously pressed his shoulders.
Damn it! What was I doing?! Why am I not restricting myself? Damn! Damn! Damn!!! Blast it!
Hayati immediately had a regretful expression on her face. What was happening to her? How could she become such a damsel? Damn she couldn't be falling in this evil charm!
No never not at all. She is a tough girl who had never fallen in such silly things.
"Endure it for a while" he said without showing a flinch of emotion. His tone so hard but so cool that it could set fire on ice.
Oh good God why is he so fascinating.
"Mmm" Hayati who had always been reckless nodded obediently, even her voice showed tenderness.
After that he fixed his specs and left without turning back. Leaving her all in a daze. Even though his eyes were as evil as sinister but hard to resist against its charm. Hayati was wondering there what just just happened but a sudden tap on her shoulder broke her from her reverie.
"Hey Momo what?" She asked her friend.
"Are you alright Hay-ti? Gosh! That man was... Sooo handsome!"
"Handsome? Oh yes! As handsome as death angel." Ling Sheng cut her.
"Why?" Hayati asked confused.
"Why! He is the overlord gangster of underworld. The ruthless boss of the most dangerous gang of this country - Night Kings. Shayleen King!"