The tension was evident in the center table, due to the huge Egos which were colliding against one another, call it twisted but all the people seated on the table knew that they would kill or would die to protect anyone of them.The table which usually seat fifteen people had one extra seat tonight at the north end of the table and not so discretely every one of them had once or twice asked each other the obvious . Sitting one seat away from Zoran was Sebastian , Zoran's second cousin who is also known as the serial-skirt-chaser of Chicago.
He's the brunette version of Zoran but with smoldering grey eyes, the bad boy millionaire of Chicago, who always get caught up in Media Scandals. Even Sebastian with his Jesus-may-care attitude had noticed the tension in the air, "So when's the bombshell gonna drop? As we all know that no Zavrazin celebration is complete without some bombshell dropping!" Sebastian exclaimed in an attempt to lighten the mood. Zoran's eyes darted to him at his statement as if to make him remember what had happened in the last gathering.
What Sebastian said was true but what he forgot to mention was that most of the times he's the one who go around dropping bombshell during the Clan gatherings. During the last gathering, his threesome video had popped up on the internet with two upcoming models, who after investigation were found as the ones who had shot&viraled the video to gain recognition. Igor who was then sitting at the north end of the table shaked his head in silent humor as he thought about the ridiculous scandal Sebastian had caused. He then stood up from his seat and adjusted his tux as he made his way towards the stage ,where the hired band was playing some 'The Virgins' song.
He took a hold of the mic and cleared his throat once to get everyone's attention.
"As the night isn't getting any younger , I'd like to make a small announcement. My niece who had just came back from Switzerland is going to join our Zavrazins Clan. " he announced with a genuine smile on his face and his dark brown eyes was showcasing just how proud he was of her. He looked towards the grand door as she came in and he can't help but feel a little more proud of his desicision to make her a member of the Clan.
'Castle' by Halsey was playing loudly in the ball room when she came and not so inexplicably the ballroom felt silent to take a look at the new girl . Her white satin gown had a long split on the left thigh ,those long brown curls that fell down her back in waves was just adding to her elegance and there was that strange aura of calmness and mystery around her that it made people look upto her as some royality .
Zoran had felt her presence even before he had turned around to saw her face. To say he was surprised with Igor's announcement would had been the understatement of the year .He had known the man for as long as he could remember and he was apparently surprised to heard that Igor had a family member and more importantly he was introducing her to the Clan, and nonetheless he was doing it in front of the whole effing ballroom as if she was some high class guest and not an A-class opportunist trynna gain favor in the high society, which he was sure that she was. He had never seen Igor be proud of anything and especially not of anyone. Now he was more curious than ever to meet this mysterious family member.
Every single person in the ballroom had their eyes set on her, for elderly it may had been out of curiosity, for ladies it may had been out of jealousy or competitiveness and as for the Men, no one needed to say it out loud because the look on their face was enough to give the truth out.
From the far away right corner of the ballroom Natalia was fuming with anger, as she turned to stare at the new girl. It should had been her and not some new girl who had got that position just by sharing some petty ounce of blood with the right hand man of Valentin, she should had been the one to be showered with admiration and loyalty of these people afterall she was the one who had dedicated herself to Zoran and his company for six long years, she was the one who had worked hard from day to night to show her capability, had shown her loyalty and evolved herself over the years and in exchange of all that she had only wanted to be a part of the Zavrazins.
Her high heels clicking on the marble floor was making a rhythmic sound. She had her almond shaped brown eyes glittering with secrets and amusement, set on the center table and she walked straight towards the center table with a gracious smile perfectly set on her Angelina Jolie lips. She pulled the seat beside Zoran and perched herself on it and turned her head to the left to look right at Zoran and not so surprisingly she realized he was already staring at her, she locked her gaze with him and rivaled the angry stare coming from him with her arrogant one. Even though she was smiling cheekily but if one look deep enough they would see the arrongance & proudness behind her sparkling eyes.
To say Zoran was shocked and filled with rage after recognizing her face would be sugar coating the emotions he was feeling, he was trying hard to maintain his posture and not let his rage get the best of him but it was not possible when she came to his birthday gala looking hotter than the first time he had seen her, which was exactly 72 hours ago.
To others it may seem like , they are long lost friends Or two people who had just fallen in love at first sight, but only the both of them knew about the one sided war that's brewing between them.
Sebastian cleared his throat from the right side of her, he smiled flirtatiously as he looked her up and down while speaking "I think I just forgot your name while staring at you ", she rolled her eyes at his cliched lines ." I'm Keerah but you can call me K", she said while extending her hand for him to shake but he caught her off gaurd when he raised her hand to his lips and left a lingering kiss on the backside of her hand.
Just at that Igor came back to the table , "I'm not surprised to see that you've already introduced yourself to my niece Seb", he said in return of which Sebastian flashed him a cheeky smile. Valentin who was sitting silently till now, cleared his throat to get Zoran's attention, "Zoran, make yourself familiar with Keerah because starting from Monday she will be your new assistant".
Zoran's eyebrows shot up in surprise but not in a good way his eyes flared in rage as he looked back at Keerah, " Did she even pass the bar? " he asked as he thought about the ridiculousness of the situation . "You mean the bar you made in which your assistant has to be just like you; self centered, arrogant and think she's the best in the room, oh yess I passed that bar" , Keerah said with a loopsided grin. Zoran threw her a glare in response then turned his head to the other side. "So I'll be your Personal Assistant from Monday", she said in a sing song voice as she was very much enjoying getting under his skin. " More like Personal Hell" , Zoran muttered under his breath.