3 Chapter 2

Katherina Blackwood's POV

Chris and Kevin's "consciousness" of the match paid off when I skipped a class to check why there is no practice going on. Taylor was running in the ground with beads perspiration clear on his face and tiredness making his eyes droopy.

I asked one the football players, and he told me that the coach has punished him for his monkey tricks. I quickly went to the players room to find Kevin, Chris and some his team members laughing hysterically on Taylor's condition.

'Why are you not practicing?' I deadpanned when I reached my boyfriend.

'Oh, hi, love. The new chick was asked to run 50 runs in the field, the ground is busy' He smirked widely.

'What did you do?' I asked, narrowing my eyes.

'Oh me? Nothing. Absolutely nothing. He got this on him, all by himself!' He spat.

'Chris' I warned him.

'Okay, I'll tell you. Come here' He motioned me to sit on his lap. I ignored the other guys in the room and sat on his lap, encircling my arms around his neck.

'Tell me' I demanded, glaring at him.

'We asked our computer genius, Carter to make a funny video of the coach and upload it on the school's website and YouTube under Taylor's name. The coach found out even before all of the Bridgehills. He's been punished for that' He said like it didn't bother much.

'You didn't do that' I looked at him aghast.

'I did. He's a dwarf wearing a blue underwear with golden stars. The video is so funny' He started to laugh.

'Why didn't you send me? Is it deleted from the sites?' I asked.

'Yes, it is but don't worry Kevin has the last copy of it in his pc' He winked at Kevin who gave a thumbs up.

'Does Taylor know it was you behind all this?' I asked carefully.

'Yeah, and the surprising part was he didn't mention our names nor he put up a fight with us' He said in a surprised tone indeed.

'That's really bad, Chris. You shouldn't have done that. I mean, I understand that you don't want anyone competing you but...that doesn't mean you try to put them down. You got to play fair and win him' I spoke carefully, watching his humour changing into confusion and then to irritation.

'He's not the best' Chris stressed his words, his ocean blue eyes staring deep into my brown ones as his hands tightened around my waist.

'Maybe...but the coach knows better. You should show you are the best in the field and prove it to him that you're the only one fit to be a quarterback. Listen, this match is very important to our school and we need to win. Considering the fact that we've been losing for the past five years is not something to slide over. I personally think you're over working yourself, maybe you should let Taylor be the quarterback —

'We're done' He cut me off before I could even finish.

'Chris, I was just trying to tell you —

'Hey Chris, quick message' Said Kevin looking down at his phone 'Party tonight by Thomas'

'Party? Why?' I asked Kevin, dropping the subject about Taylor because Chris will not listen to me.

'Thomas is going out of state to Chicago and won't be back for another five years' Kevin said.

'How come I didn't know about this?' I asked, ridiculously.

'It was a sudden plan, you see. His father's business is blooming and he decided to leave the town. He told us he's going to be leaving soon, didn't know it would come this soon' Replied Kevin.

'Will be there' Said Chris 'Right, babe?' he looked at me for an answer.

'But...but Mom invited you for dinner tonight' I said looking at Chris.

'Oh yes, you did tell me last night. We'll meet him tomorrow, Kevin' Chris said to Kevin.

'Not possible. He leaves tomorrow morning' Kevin shook his head.

'It's okay, I'll talk to mom' I said Chris.

'Okay, I'll come to the dinner tomorrow or any other day, tell your Mom I'm sorry' Chris said. Mom and Dad haven't seen Chris due to all his practice so Mom called him over for dinner but seems like going to Thomas party is more important now.

'Yeah, sure. Where's the party anyway? In his home?' I turned towards Kevin.

'Nope. There's a club called Morte at the end of out of town, the party is held there'

'Morte?' I asked, the word tasting weird on my tongue.

'It means death in Italian. We'll be there' Chris assured Kevin and he jogged back to tell the news to Isabella and Anna.

'Why will anyone name the club as death club?' I asked once Kevin was out of our sign.

'I don't know but guess the owner is an Italian. Be ready, I'll pick you up by 7'

'Okay'

'Wear something sexy, it feels like ages since I've been inside you' He murmured in my ear causing me to blush.

It's been a month or so since I dressed up for any event. I wore a full sleeve black cocktail dress that clung to my body like another layer of skin stopping till my mid-thigh. The sweetheart neck made my breast look prominent but not revealing any cleavage. I applied light makeup so my blood red matte lipstick would stand out. Pairing with black stilettos, I waited in my living room for Chris to pick me up.

'You look like a smoking hot queen bee' Said mom as she made way to me from the kitchen.

'Thank you. mom' I smiled.

The doorbell rang and I rushed to get the door, knowing who it is already. As soon I opened the door, I was greeted with the rich familiar cologne of Chris.

'Hey you — woah baby' His sentence and tone changed as he took in my attire 'You did take into consideration when I said you to wear sexy, didn't ya?' He cursed and immediately wrapped his arm around my waist and pulled me close. I smiled softly at him.

He brushed his nose on mine, his minty breath fanning my face as his blue orbs darkened with desire as he gazed into my brown ones. His face came closer and captured my lips in his.

'No, not at the entrance of the home kids' Came Mom's voice. Chris quickly left me and I turned around in complete embarrassment to see my mom grinning.

'Mom!'

'What? I said not there' She said innocently.

'Hi Mrs. Bethany' Chris addressed Mom.

'Hi, son' Mom chirped happily.

'I'm sorry I couldn't join you for dinner today, It's just that —

'Oh no, it's fine Christopher. You're always welcome here, so do come over for dinner when you're free' Mom said smiling at him.

'Will do' he said, kissing my mom in the cheek.

'Hey munchkin' Chris said when he caught Arabella peeping above from the stairs.

'Chrisy!' She beamed in happiness and came running down the stairs.

'Woah, easy there, bunny. Don't want you tripping over and hurting yourself' He smiled and carried Arabella in a swift and threw her in the air, her laughter filling the house and he caught her in split second. She wrapped her legs around his waist, her arms around his neck and kissed his cheek.

'Are you and Cat going out?' She asked him.

'Yes, me and Kat are going out' He said pushing a strand of hair behind her tiny ear.

'Oh' Was all she replied.

'I bought something for you' He said and dipped his hand in his back pocket. Her eyes glittered in happiness as she saw him taking out a bar of chocolate.

'Thank you' She said in a small cute voice and took the chocolate from him.

'Anything for my princess' He said as he placed a kiss on her forehead.

Times like these makes me hard not to imagine our future but then I always wonder what would happen if he doesn't excel in football like he wanted to and just the image of it is like a bad dream to me.

'Can we go?' His voice made me snap out of my little reverie.

'Yeah, yeah sure' I nodded while he grinned and held my hand in his, intertwining his fingers in mine.

'Bye hun, Bye Chris' Mom bid us goodbye.

'Bye Kat, bye Chrisy!' Arabella frantically waved, showing her teeth to us when Mom finally closed the door. We walked towards his car that's parked on the lonely road.

'Babe?' He called softly when I reached for the passenger door.

'Yes?'

'I need you to wear this' He said, holding a chain in his hand. I took it from his hand and examined it. It's a thin gold chain with small golden heart at the centre.

'It's cute' I said looking into his blue orbs.

'Let me' He said and took the chain from my hand. I turned around and pulled my hair in front, giving him the access.

I touched the small heart and looked down at it.

'Perfect' I heard him mumble. I leaned forward and pecked his cheek.

'Thank you' I said. He smiled warmly and opened the door for me to slip in. After buckling up, we finally took off to Morte.

Throughout the ride, he would hold my hand or brush his finger on my bare thigh making me shiver with desire. After coming out of town, we drove another few mile and finally reached our destination. I got down after he parked the car and a pang of fear hit me, making my stomach churn in discomfort.

The club is painted in pitch black, and we wouldn't have seen it if not for the bright orange lights at the sides. The name Morte is carved beautifully yet dangerously. In the word Morthe, O is the skull and at the end of the word is a red flame of fire. Two bodyguards stood at the sides of the door wearing all black.

I clutched Chris arms as we walked towards the door. My fear increased as we took each step and I had tough time in dwelling in confusion as to what's wrong, it's just a club. The guard towards my right came forward and immediately Chris said something in his ear before he opened the door for us.

We stepped in and everything looked black due to the neon lights. The alcohol hit my nostrils making me clutch Chris's arm tighter. Realizing my uneasiness, he walked faster through the crowd that's dancing their hearts out.

Chris opened a to an open space. I immediately sighed looking at the familiar faces from my school. My grip loosened and Chris snaked his arm around my waist. I looked around, the open space is filled with our school friends and classmates. The trees around are all lit up with lights and there was a huge building with a huge balcony facing us.

'That's the VIP session, the whole building. People inside are having their intimate time' Chris said watching in my direction. I nodded my head as we went through the crowd.

'Christopher!' A loud familiar voice called out.

'Thomas' Chris addressed and hugged his friend tightly.

'Is it necessary to go, man?' He asked Thomas.

'Yeah, but chill out we'll be in touch' Thomas patted Chris's shoulder in a comforting manner.

'Hi Thomas' I smiled and he immediately took me for a bone crushing hug. I hugged him back trying to breathe.

'You look super sexy' He said and winked at me.

'Thank you' I blushed deeply. Chris immediately pulled me closer to his body, making Thomas to smirk at his jealousy.

'Enjoy the party. I'll see you guys' He said and went off to greet others.

A kiss on my neck made me turn.

'That was bad' Chris said.

'What?' I whispered and leaned into him.

'You blushed red at his compliment' He fake glared at me.

'So?' I raised a perfect eyebrow, trying to be cool.

'Don't expect me to be gentle tonight' He whispered in my ear, making my legs to wobble.

'We should find Bella and Anna' I said.

'There they are' He said gesturing in front of the VIP building, where my friends were having the time of their lives.

'Hey Anna. Hey Bella' I greeted once we reached them.

'Finally, you guys are here' Anna dancing all the while with Isabella.

'Where's Kevin?' Chris asked Bella.

'Here' Kevin's voice came from behind. He had two glasses in his hand which he gave to us.

'Oh, c'mon Kat' Kevin said when I hesitated to take the glass from his hand. I took it rather feeling uneasy.

The party went on hard and everyone were having their night alive. We curled up in a corner, exhausted from dancing and drinking. The open area gave a different mood of parting. The stars are twinkling brightly above and the crescent moon is clear in the night sky. We sat on the stairs that leads to the VIP club. Chris was chuckling to some Kevin's comment while I sat next to him chatting with Bella and Anna.

'Hey Isa, wanna dance?' Jack, one of the players in the football team came up to us and asked Isabella. That's when I heard the rock music replaced with some romantic tune and everyone where dancing slowly with their partner.

'Her name is Isabella and no, she's not dancing with you' Kevin's stern voice came out making us look at his blazing eyes. No one calls Isabella as Isa, except Kevin.

'Let she say that Kevin' Jack replied coolly looking at him and then back to Bella. She smirked looking at his boyfriend.

'I would say yes' She played along and took Jack's hand, letting him drag her to the dance floor.

'How dare she!' Kevin exclaimed as soon as she was gone.

'C'mon it's just one dance' I said.

'She did it on purpose!' He accused.

'I'm going to spank her ass till it's beetroot shade and not let her sleep by —

'That's enough!' I said loudly.

'Oh God, please' Anna said, closing her ears.

Chris gave out a small laugh and stretched his hand towards me. I looked in confusion but placed my palm anyway.

'Let's dance' He said and got up with my hand in his.

'I-I can't I'm wearing stilettos' I complained as he took me to the dance floor.

'Don't worry. We'll be very slow and I won't let you fall' He assured causing me to smile shyly.

Circling both my arms around his neck while he placed his arms around my small waist, engulfing me in his warm body, we moved slowly looking into each other's eyes.

'Someone's trying to be romantic' I said pushing myself closer to him.

'Hmm, am I not romantic always?' He said, a small smile playing on his lips.

'Hmm....No' I said, looking above as if deep in thought 'Definitely no'

'You wound me, baby' he said, making a hurtful face and pouted his lips.

I chuckled softly, making him smile and placed my forehead on his.

It was fine.

It really was.

I was smiling so wide that my cheeks hurt and Christopher's ocean blue eyes were filled with so much desire and love for me, that I was getting lost into them, almost.

There are times when you feel like you've been watched and when you look around frantically, you find no one and realize you're making a fool out of yourself. And there are times when you might be surrounded by people who sound safe to you, give yourself a bit of confidence that nothing could go wrong and still sometimes...sometimes you feel like you're in no safe place but in a dark forest and the people around you are nothing but the trees, that stood helplessly.

That's exactly how I felt out of nowhere. I tried to brush it off but I couldn't. I swear I could feel someone staring at me.

A shiver ran down my spine.

I felt cold, too cold all of a sudden.

Chris leaned forward and placed a soft kiss on my neck. I frantically looked around and it within no time, my eyes locked into dark orbs.

He's standing in the balcony of the VIP club with his hands folded together as he rested his elbows on the railing, leaning forward, watching me with those mesmerizing eyes. His black t-shirt is tightly clung to his body, enabling his tattooed muscles and arms to contract and bulge. His face was a little forward as he looked at me without blinking nor shifting his eyes elsewhere. He is still as a statue with his thick lips formed into a thin line and his jaw tightened. His black hair is messy and his legs are apart.

I was so engrossed in that man, I forgot what was doing. His hands descended down, holding my firm ass, making me release a gasp.

'Chris!' I moved away from him. He stood there smirking at me.

'We're not in a bedroom, for Chris sake!' I scolded, he just chuckled.

'I-I need some water, please' I dismissed him and Chris immediately left after pecking my cheek.

I looked back quickly to see the man still watching me intensely. Not a hair out of place, he's not even blinking. I wrapped me around my petite frame and tried to look at him in a different way rather than just stare blankly. He's tall and huge, for sure and for some reason he looks scary.

The more I kept gazing into those dark eyes, the more he seems to be enjoying it. He didn't move, not a damn inch. His messy hair is slightly moving due to the calm breeze and other than that I catch no movement in his state. His eyes didn't even descend down to my body, it remained on my face.

'Hey' Chris called, holding a bottle in his hand.

'Can we leave?' I asked all to sudden and Chris looked at me with concern.

'Are you okay?' He asked softly.

'Yeah, yeah I am. Let's leave, please'

'Okay, I'll just say goodbye to Thomas and the others'

We quickly made our way to the exit.

I was almost close to the door from which we came from, when I felt like seeing there one last time. I quickly snapped my head to the VIP section and my eyes widened a fraction to see him still in the same place, same position. He didn't move at all and his eyes are still on....me. I felt an arm wrap around me and quickly I jumped back.

'It's me Kat' Chris said looking me but my eyes went back to that place, to him.

And for the first time I saw a movement, a very slight movement that's visible even though I'm far from him. The side of his mouth lifted up into a smirk while his pitch-black eyes told me something.

It was a promise stare. A promise.