HELENA’S POV
It was a sweet buttery kiss, his mouth tasted like a mixture of cotton candy and scotch, it was different from the usual hardened whiskey. I was too drunk to care, I thought it was Dante so I allowed myself to lean properly into him, into his hardened torso and strong arms holding unto the curve of my waist. I closed my eyes, the wind blowing through and the scent of moss and old brick stone wafting through the air, just until my eyes fluttered open in the middle of the kiss and my eyes met with one that shone in the darkness in fury.
I froze those were Dante’s eyes.
I pulled away from whoever I was kissing, my back almost hitting the open window, the same time Dante charged towards the strange man and grabbing him by the collar and almost flung him on the floor, then he pulled out his mask, one that was an exact replica of Dante’s mask if not the same one it was Matteo.
I gasped, my hands going to cover my mouth when Dante shot me a look, the anger ricocheting off him, I was still in shock from the sudden surprise when I realized Dante’s look meant, he thought I had done this on purpose.
I waved my hands in front of him “It’s not what it looks like, I didn’t I didn’t ”
But Matteo cut through, still in Dante’s grasp “Oh come on Helena, there’s no need to lie anymore, he caught us, the secret is out of the bag”
I paused, my eyes widening and a strange feeling engulfing me that caused my heart to speed up “That we’re seeing each other secretly of course” he winked at me. I felt all the color drain from my face, the instant paleness of my skin contrasting deeply with my black dress as Dante threw him a hard punch, but he didn’t let go of his grip on him.
Matteo only smiled, the kind of smile that made him look like the devil’s apprentice.
“You know the rules” Dante growled in a low
“And I broke them” he sneered “You can’t kick me out and you know it”
I stood, my foot rooted to the ground unable to move or even make a sound, but Dante’s eyes flicked to me in a second, the intensity of his anger weighing on his gaze and even when I tried to avoid it and look somewhere else, somehow my eyes always moved back to him.
“You” he said, dropping Matteo and charging towards me and I knew that if I took another step back I’d be toppling out through the large window.
“You” his deep baritone voice bounced through the walls as he grabbed me by my neck hard, not too hard that I couldn’t breathe but hard enough that I felt the weight of his hands.
“It’s not what it looks like” I tried to explain, emphasize on every word but it felt like I was talking to the air, my words evaporating just like that.
“I came here I chose you and this is what you do? With my cousin?”
“I didn’t do anything!!” I tried to scream but his grip on my throat made it croak out like a throaty whisper
“Dante please ”
Immediately, he let go of me, his eyes full of anger and fury that I could feel it buzzing through him
“I want you out of the house” he said, his tone laced with venom and then he turned around to leave before he stopped, and turned around to face me again
“You can keep the ring, it’s worthless now” then he angrily pushed past Matteo, storming off in the process.
I want you out of the house?
He was he was he was sending me out?
“You!” I pointed despicably at Matteo who was in turn offering me a blank “Why the hell would you say that?”
He shrugged.
“Now go and tell him that’s it’s a lie, this was one big mistake and I don’t understand what is going on”
Matteo smiled now, kicking off from the wall that he leaned on and walked slowly towards me, his hands seamlessly shoved into his pockets, his hair disheveled and falling all over his eyes.
“You did kiss me you know, there’s no way you can say you didn’t know it wasn’t Dante”
I paused, realizing how logical he was beginning to sound and how unbelievable I sounded.
“No ”
“I mean you kissed back, you leaned into me, you allowed me to grab your waist” his hands hovered over curved, barely touching but I could feel it still and I moved back.
“No ”
“What’s all the fuss about Helena, you enjoyed it as much I did” his fingers slightly caressed my face, he stood so tall, completely blocking my path.
“You know something Helena I could treat you better than Dante ever did”
I paused
“You want new flowes, I’ll buy you the florist shop. Let me tell you something Helena, I might be an asshole but I sure know how to treat a woman – my woman”
I stared at him, with my eyes blinking rapidly and in a sudden state of shock
“Wait w hat!”