Chapter 0095
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I search my memory for the perfect song that will help me stand out in a sea of dancing people. It needs to be something that most clubgoers won’t easily know how to move to, leaving them swaying or slow grinding, maybe even taking a break to rest or grab another drink. Allowing the space for my floor work and to become more visible to Coner. There’s a particular song and dance that is guaranteed to get his attention. Yet, I feel a wave of reluctance wash over me because it’s a contemporary piece of choreography that I swore I wouldn’t ever do again. That piece was born from a collaboration with Coner, a time filled with creativity, hope, laughter and lust, but it was shattered when I discovered his betrayal just a day before our performance. All those feelings from that moment, the heartbreak, seem insignificant now in the grander scheme of things. What truly matters is the company I have with me now, these incredible men who stand by my side. So with that thought in mind, I decide to do it, but I feel that this will be a test for all of us.
“Okay, I think I can draw him to me but I’m going to need help and for all of you to promise you won’t kill him,” I say to the guys.
“Why would we kill him?” Theo frowns. 1
“Because he’s going to have his hands all over her,” Mason growls, his fists clenched at his sides.
“Mason, I love your possessiveness, it’s hot, but I need everyone to keep a level head for this,” I shut him down, ” I’m about to do a dance that I swore I’d never do again for personal reasons and the only reason I can even consider doing this is because I know I have you all here to come back to, so please support me rather than judge me,”
“You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to,” Axel says, taking my hands in his and I could kiss him right
now.
“It’s fine, now I have all of you this doesn’t hold the same emotional connection it once did. In fact, it’s almost insignificant now. Plus I put so much work into creating this that it deserves to be seen, at least once,” I smile, feeling the truth of my words ease the bitterness I had once held.
“Then I look forward to seeing it,” Axel squeezes my hands
“Me too,” Luke agrees.
“What help do you need?” Theo asks.
“I need the DJ compelling to play the song because there’s no way he’s going to play it otherwise. It’s pretty much a dance floor clearer in a place like this,” I look around nervously. Am I really going to do this?
“What song is it?” Mr Collins asks.
“Let Me Down Slowly by Alec Benjamin. Tell him to follow it with his best floor filler so we can disappear into the crowd straight after,” I say with a slight tremble in my voice that I hope they don’t notice over the loud music.
“Is it wise to draw this much attention to yourself when you are supposed to be missing?” Mason asks.
“I think this will work in my favour, if someone does recognise me then it won’t take long for them to recognise Coner too. We could have Coner send a message to his uncle that he and I have run away together. If I also send the same message to my friend, who is the only person who would have reported me missing, then that would make our lives easier,” I explain.
“We will discuss that later, let’s just get this done and get out of here,” Mr Collins says, he gives me a small nod before walking off towards the DJ booth.
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“How do you want to do this?” Luke asks.
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“Stay on the edge of the dance floor, and please do not try to interrupt,” I give Mason a pointed look, “If anyone were to make Coner trip it would be bad for me, I have to trust him to catch me at some points and he can’t do that if he’s on the floor himself,”
“Fine,” Mason grunts.
“Good luck, Babe,” Theo grins as I move to the centre of the dance floor. It becomes harder to breathe with every step I take. A panic attack threatens to grip me but I focus on the music, letting the beat soothe me. I sway to the current song whilst I wait for my song to start and I think of my bonds and how each of them makes me feel. Then I think of Coner, the boy that made me happy once, but then put me off dating in the worst way. I can’t believe he is a Grey, what are the chances? Maybe that’s why we were drawn together. Or what if he’s another one of my bonds? I quickly push that thought away. I have enough bonds already, I don’t want to collect any more. My eyes find Mr Collins, he’s up next to the DJ. He gives me a nod and I take a steadying breath. I can do this, it’s a three- minute routine. I just pray it works. The current song finishes and the opening melody of my song starts. My eyes scan the crowd and find my bonds as the dance floor starts to clear of at least half the people. Theo gives me a thumbs–up. Axel and Luke both smile encouragingly and Mason gives me the smallest of nods. I close my eyes and block out everything else except the music letting it fill me and take over as I begin to move with it. This routine has no contact until the two–minute mark, at which point I am supposed to fall backwards and Coner is to catch me.
“Swan,” I hear him use his pet name for me and I can’t keep the smirk from my face, got ya!
“Coner,” I breathe, not breaking my stride or even turning to look at him as I drop forward into a reverse fall before straightening up. I quick step backwards and let myself fall back into Coner’s waiting arms. I may not have been able to trust him to keep his dick in his pants but as my dance partner, I trust in him completely. He spins me to face him and then supports my lower back as I bend over backwards, my head almost touching the floor. We had practised this move so much and we pull it off perfectly. We move around each other with grace, like we’ve done this every day of our lives and when the song ends he pulls me into a hug. I hug him back in excitement. We did it, we finally performed our routine in front of an audience and we nailed it.
“Oh my god, Swan, I’ve been so worried about you. You were on the news. What happened?” he asks, holding my face in his hands and examining me as if to reassure himself it’s really me. His words bring me back to reality and I glance around nervously.
“I’m going to explain everything but we need to get out of here, you’re in danger,” I say, grabbing his hand and pulling him towards my guys through the quickly filling dance floor.
“What do you mean?” he demands yanking his hand from mine just as the lights go out with a pop so loud it can be heard over the music, plunging us into complete darkness.
