“I love you Miss Hart,” my heart pounds at his words and I lunge forward and kiss him.
Twenty-Three
Adrian and I make our way, out of our room, into the grand house and we start for downstairs. Adrian has changed his clothing and he is now wearing, his dark blue jeans, black sweater and a dark green shooting jacket. He has also shocked me by wearing black, Hunter gumboots and a tweed cap. I smile at him as I take in his looks. He catches me staring and he instantly slates me.
“Alanna, do you ever stop staring?” I blush but I hold my own.
“I will stop staring the day you make me,” he laughs at me and he escorts me down the stair. We enter the lounge once again and there is Michael. My smile fades as I see him. He is dressed in a similar way to Adrian as is the case with all of the other men that fill the room. Adrian grips me tightly as he makes his way further into the room. Michael instantly smirks when he sees us and he quickly embraces Adrian with a firm handshake. He lightly takes my hand and places a soft kiss onto my skin. I cannot resist smiling at him as he embraces me in such a gentle way. I hear Adrian exhale rather deeply at Michael’s actions so I quickly pull my hand away from him. Michael grins at me and I feel that he can see into my soul. I gaze into his ice blue eyes and my dreams come flooding back to me. I lightly close my eyes as I try to shake off that image. My eyes instantly open at the sound of Michael’s voice.
“How have you been mate?” Adrian quickly responds.
“Good,” I am sensing a little tension between them and I feel instantly guilty. I clear my throat as I pick up the courage to speak.
“Michael how have you been,”
“I am good Alanna,” I smile at him and he looks as if there is something that he would like to say. My heart flutters and I fear the worst.
“Adrian, I feel that you should know that Chad is in the other room,” Adrian nods and I think back on what Adrian did to him. I again try to shake off my anxiety as I watch the two brothers communicate.
“Have you seen him?” Adrian asks.
“Yes and I have also seen Zara,” my heart rate is increasing again and now I know that she is here and I don’t know how I feel about that. After all, she was the only other girlfriend that Adrian had and I feel anxious about seeing her. How will she react to seeing me here with Adrian? What also scares me is that I do not know if Zara and Adrian have unfinished business. For all I know he could be totally hung up on her and she could be the same. What if she tries to start things up again and what if he leaves me for her? I cannot breathe as these thoughts are spinning around in my mind. My blinking is becoming more rapid and I feel light headed. I grip onto Adrian as I try to keep my balance. He turns to me.
“Alanna are you okay?”
“Yes, I am fine,” I choke out he shakes his head at me.
“Baby, you don’t look fine,” he says as he lightly feels my forehead.
“You feel very warm, come on I will take you back to the room.” Adrian says firmly.
“No I am fine, I just need a drink can you get me one?” Adrian looks unhappy as he walks over to the bar. Michael is staring at me and I can tell that he wants to question me.
“You know if you wanted me alone then all you had to do was ask!” He says very sarcastically. I frown at him and he quickly straightens his face.
“What’s wrong Alanna?”
“Zara,” I confess. Michael rolls his eyes.
“Why are you worried about her?”
“I know that Adrian was with her he told me everything,”
“I see but why are you worried?” Michael quizzes.
“Because I don’t know how she will react to me and I don’t know how Adrian will react to her.”
“So you are worried that he still has feelings for her?” I grit my teeth as I answer.
“Yes, I don’t know how much she meant to him but I am guessing she meant a lot when he betrayed his stepbrother.” Michael looks annoyed with me as he gently pushes his hair from his face.
“Alanna, she is nothing, don’t worry about her.”
“What about Chad?”
“What about him?”
“What is he like?”
“Why don’t you ask me yourself, love?” I hear a husky, British voice say. I turn around and I see a tall, dark haired man standing before me. I gaze up at him and I realise that this is Chad. He has the same build as Michael but his eyes are a darker shade of blue than his are. His hair is short and flopped down onto his face. He is dressed in faded jeans and a white shirt. He also has on gumboots and I take in his looks as he stares at me.
“Who are you?” He says softly. I force a smile from my lips as I introduce myself.