Chapter 21

The dress was blue in the shape of a rose with thorns; I didn't know he had good tastes. Under the dress, there was another layer separating another garment; it was a sheep white pajama with another note. Next time, come to me with this. What? I felt the heat rises through my body. There were also panties that were slightly ticked. I felt like something hard inside them but I didn't care. I bet they were warm. Well… I didn't have a choice. I had to dress up for the mighty Andre.

I hurried to a black limousine that waited for me and Andre wasn't inside. I waited for him in front of the Palais Garnier. It was the worst thing ever. It was cold. Maybe I should just leave and leave him on his own…

"There you are," he forced his breath to calm down as if he was running, but HE WAS RUNNING. Unlike his uniform that wasn't too much disorganized, his hair was all tousled. "You are all dressed and ready to turn the world to your feet."

"I am not used to these pick-up lines from you," I grinned and fixed his hair softly. "You are all done. What were you doing?"

"Stuff… Are you ready for the experience of a lifetime?" he grabbed my hand and my cheeks blushed severely. I want water. I will run out from it shortly. "Are you ready to listen to a magnificent piece?" he looked charming but I felt like something about him was different. My heart raced but not because of hormones.

We walked side by side, shoulder by shoulder and especially hand by hand. I knew sometimes Andre likes to play the lovers with me and especially in front of his family. Were they around us?

The opera palais was magnificent from the inside. We were sitting in the first loges de côté, listening to a woman scream all the time. He said it was magnificent but I guess I don't like this type of music and somehow it shocked me Andre liked it. I was more like assumed he liked rock stuff, something heavy and strong. First impressions can be wrong sometimes.

"I see you don't like this kind of show. I am infatuated with it," he put my hand between both his hands and touched me softly. His eyes burning me with… something like hunger. "Do you want to hear a story?"

"If it is interesting, why not?"

"Of course. You will like it. Do you believe in devil love, mademoiselle? Because this story is about a devil who gave a forbidden fruit to a woman. She liked him so much that she couldn't see he was a monster in disguise."

I focused on Andre and the way he looked at me; I liked it. I felt like someone finally noticed me. I always wanted someone to notice me back in the moon but no one did. In this moment, I would believe everything he would tell me. I didn't want to cross a line I put in front of me hours ago; I wanted to feel this moment like he intended to. My breath hitched as I watched his hands moving slowly on my face then tracing my neck. It was different from what I imagined; no wonder the moon saints had a specific time to do their missions. They would get lost in the mundane world and lose the sight of their goals. They would suffer because they can't experience the pleasure of life. But I can! Even if it's for a short while, I can experience what they couldn't.

At the moment, the only sound around us was the scream of the woman; everything was dead silent and our eyes didn't budge. What was he waiting for? The last time he slammed his mouth on mine quickly. I wasn't drunk like I was that day. I didn't have wine or anything else but I felt drunk already. The world buzzed around me and it felt magical. I felt like I could conquer the world simply by a word. Nothing mattered.

I saw him through my lashes, a smile looking like a smirk and he came closer to me. I leaned forward to meet his mouth but instead he put it on my neck. I was too weak to resist. I felt magical. However, I wanted a kiss, like the one I felt previously. I pulled his head and put my lips over him, devouring him completely. I always watched porn to learn how to kiss; I felt like I needed to learn for the future but I didn't expect to use it so soon. He returned my kiss a thousand times burning but it didn't feel like the one we shared, it felt lacking. I tried to imagine the feeling I had that day but it was different. Maybe because I didn't drink.

"I wanted to take it slowly but you are burning; I will make you feel like a queen."

He pushed me on the ground roughly, licking his lips and fingers. I watched him as he undressed me. There was nothing wrong in a husband and wife sharing an intimate moment.

Maybe he brought me here for this. Anais wasn't a virgin. Why would I be shy? But I felt shy. I never did this before, only when I was watching porn, watching myself in the mirror. He snaked his arm around my waist and pulled me closer to him. I was ready for him… My eyes looked around his face then body; he didn't undress himself and… didn't have the necklace.

He always had the necklace. He never took it away and I asked him about it; he said he would never ever take it away, that he was so obsessed with it that no moment would pass without checking on it. Why didn't he have the necklace?

I moved my hand to my bag discreetly but I was caught. "I need to warn my friend, that I won't be coming home early."

"Since when you did that?"

"Something happened and I have to warn her after it. She is sick and gets worried fast."

"Okay. I will pull out a condom while you get ready."

A con when I forgot about my period because it was still here and it was creepy, especially when I gave up easily under his influence. Who is he?

My heart raced inside my ribcage as I sent a message to the last number that called me. Andre pulled his phone to check what it was after a while of complaining as I skimmed quickly thought my contacts; I had two Andre numbers and I don't remember putting two, the one that called me and the other one… I sent an SOS message to the other one, you can never be cautious…

He pulled me against his body and started kissing my neck. The magic all gone, only fear remained. I knew what I was dealing with and I was scared.

"What were you doing, babe? Why do you feel different now?"

"I am completely fine. I need to go to wash my hands. I feel uncomfortable."

"You are witty and clever and it makes me alive, Anais. It will only take a second. No one will be hurt in the process."

"What do-" I felt a sharp pain in my neck as he dug his teeth and sucked my blood. "Shit! Claude!"

"How did you know, babe? No one likes a smartass."

"Leave me alone," I felt my senses going dull. "I mustn't… It isn't my body… Anais will…"

Then all felt lost in darkness.