"Why are you so fucking late?" As the elevator door opened an intimidating stature of a man appeared in front of Elouise, his words are so dense and firm that it made her heart sink down to rock bottom.
Her eyes are wide open and her lips slightly parted in an expression of stunned surprise. Elouise was so confident that she's ready to face Dominique but her brain is saying otherwise.
"Staring won't get you anywhere" Dominique stated bluntly as he passes by Elouise breaking their gaze. As soon as the elevator bell rang, she snapped back into reality and quickly held unto Dominique's wrists.
"I'm sorry, I was caught up with something" Elouise looked up to the tall man and softly squeezed his wrist but he did not even bother to glance at her.
She clung unto Dominique's left arm and pushed her upper body against him, this prompted Dominique to look at her but his expression remained impassive.
"I made a horrible mistake so let me make up to you, but first, let's head back to your room" Elouise's voice came out a little low and sultry as she teasingly run her hand across his broad chest. Her eyes gleamed at him with desire when their eyes are locked unto each other, but Elouise is shockingly intimidated when Dominique glared at her.
She was taken aback with his reaction forcing Elouise to retreat her hand, it felt like Dominique saw right through her and that he knew who she really was. Elouise tried to look composed and not frazzled by smiling at him sweetly while shifting her hands back and forth on his strong arm.
"I changed my mind" he said in a stoic manner before shoving Elouise to the side.
"Pardon?" The bewildered Elouise turned to see where he was going and suddenly a wave of anxiety and panic washed over her, Dominique was walking towards the direction of the club room and she almost frantically ran to keep up with him, not to mention how she struggled with the heels
"Uhm, where are you going? This is not the way to your room" Elouise nervously laugh as she tails him from behind. It was just the two of them and it was unbearably quiet.
"Why won't we go somewhere else private? You know, just the two of us?" Elouise suggested but her heart made a faint thump when Dominique halted at the entrance of the club and clutched firmly unto the door's handle
"You are not supposed to ask those questions, slut" As soon as his words reached Elouise, she felt her blood rising to her face, her cheeks turned into a flushing red color with suppressed rage. She just stared at Dominique's back with exasperation as he went inside, Elouise was at the verge of slitting the man's throat in public but she ended up swallowing her anger instead.
As Elouise followed him inside, the upbeat music that she used to love felt nothing but a deafening noise to her ears, it only aggravated her more knowing that Dominique is making things difficult for her like he is doing this on purpose.
Her eyes roamed through the crowd then to the people sitting at the bar hoping that Veronica is still around, but to her dismay Veronica is nowhere to be seen. Elouise just tagged along to wherever Dominique went, she kept letting out deep breaths feeling flustered on how she will complete her mission, when they both got pass the guard at the enclosed VIP lounge surrounded by glass windows a man stopped Dominique from his trail and started to talk to him.
Elouise peeked from behind his shoulder, the place is filled with smoke and reeks with alcohol but she's already used to it. There are people either chatting or making out endlessly and the lounges are already full, except for one, to her delight she saw an empty lounge at the edge of the room. She felt as if the heavens are in her favor since on top of the table, are two glasses of champagne prepared for them. She approached their designated table without anyone noticing her.
Elouise blocked Dominique's line of sight to the champagne before pulling out the black veil from her coat's pocket, she then poured the water like liquid to one of the glasses of champagne. She checked both of her sides to see if someone was able to catch her but everyone was busy with their own businesses.
Feeling accomplished with what she has done Elouise slid down the comfortable couch, a few moments later Dominique came and took the opposite side of the lounge settling himself.
"Sorry, just some annoying business partner" he began to rub his nape and groaned feeling displeased.
Elouise stared at him intently catching his attention, she bit her lower lip and flashed him a seductive smirk
"You don't have to apologize. Here, let's drink our worries away" She raised a glass to him and he followed, as their glasses clinked their eyes met, Dominique's orbs were filled with carnal passion while they both take a sip of the champagne.
"I assume that this is much better than what we normally do, don't you agree, Ms. Amherst?" Dominique stated in a deep low voice, he then smiled in a condescending manner as if Elouise successfully turned on a certain switch.
"You're certainly right, Mr. Dominique" she replied crossing her leg over the other and leaned towards the man with brushed up hazelnut hair.
"Interesting, it seems like you and I will be having fun later. I hope you can stand the heat though" he cunningly chuckled still wearing the smug on his face
"That's for me to know and for you to figure out" Elouise said in a slightly breathy voice attempting to entice the man further. Dominique held his champagne and took a sip again; Elouise couldn't help but to let out a light giggle.
"Very charming" Dominique mumbled under his breath then all of a sudden Elouise felt light headed as if her mind momentarily paused, she struggled to find the right words to say and keep a straight face, she can feel her breathing getting shorter and steeper along with her heavy eyelids.
"Are you okay?" The man in front of her asked, she just nodded and bowed her head down slightly.
"Yes, just excuse me for a second" She didn't even bother to look at Dominique given that she feels awfully nauseous, she couldn't even think straight. She quickly got up and run towards the restroom with her hand pressing unto her stomach.
'Elouise are you there?' she suddenly heard familiar voice in her head but Veronica's breathing was ragged as if she is being chased. Elouise fought back the urge to fall as she reaches to the nearby wall
"Yeah, I'm here" Elouise croaked out weakly
'Get the fuck out of there now! That guy you are dealing with is no ordinary human, he is the leader of the twelve, he is the earthly beacon of the ruling sign, Leo"
Elouise cursed firmly under her breath, she knew that Dominique was playing tricks with her and was just killing some time for his own amusement. Elouise's right arm smacked the wall to her side as she felt her strength gradually leave her body, her vision became distorted as if her whole world is spinning in endless circles. She shut her eyes close and tried to take a step forward but she felt utterly weak, her legs almost trembling gently folded as she subsided slowly down to the cold floor
Then Elouise felt someone looking at her from behind, the gaze made her shudder as a chill run down her spine. But as she turned her head to look at the man, she felt her skin changing back to her own complexion, his golden eyes peered at her with contempt as Elouise helplessly sat there feeling terrible and tensed for her inability to move or even act in any way. They both held their gazes, motionless, as if time never existed, then it dawned on her, how this man messed everything she worked hard for.
"You motherfu—" before Elouise could even muster another word; her senses numbed and everything around her faded before she was pummeled into darkness.