Chapter 5 Seeing him again

Nadia quickly whirled around gripping the railings behind her with both hands, her silver colors eyes looking frightened at the man before her.

It took only a second for her to recognize him as her gaze landed on his deep green eyes staring at her intently with a cold chill that could freeze a person to the bones.

It was the same man she'd seen standing in the shadows downstairs earlier at the wedding hall.

And it was at this moment she realized what she'd missed earlier in her distraught state, at the other side of the terrace was a high end pool glowing from the underwater lights.

The man rested an arm at the side of the pool nonchalantly while the other swirled the glass of red wine he was holding as he moved it to his lips taking a small sip, he seemed coldly calm as if he wasn't fazed by the fact that a hysterical woman in full bridal attire was currently standing in his private terrace.

His dark hair was sleeked back dripping wet against a well shaped skull, with high cheekbones and a hard perfectly defined jawline, he arched a brow at her questioningly and once again, Nadia had the heart hammering realization of how extraordinarily handsome he was.

Just staring at him had her heart pounding in her chest, a physical sensation she'd never experienced with John before no matter how charmed she thought she was of him. Even though she believed herself to have been in love with him she'd never once felt a flutter in her chest in his presence, not even once. The realization had her feeling quite astounded.

"Cat got your tongue? Shouldn't you be kissing your groom right about now?" His tone held undisguised sarcasm as he spoke, his handsome face a mesmerizing picture of calmness as he took another sip of the wine.

She scoffed, "All he'll be thinking about is nothing but his precious reputation." Hearing her own voice loud in the silence made shock grip her once more. She didn't know why she remained standing there even after knowing she'd broken into someone else's suite.

She had to leave, she wanted to be alone, somewhere she could think, but where would she go? She was absolutely certain John would have monopolized the entire hotel in search of her, not to talk of the swarms of reporters and paparazzi that would have already flooded the place, she didn't want to be found just yet, not by her family or John either. She wasn't yet ready to face the consequences of her actions.

When all these thoughts ran through her head, she felt her legs go numb and the day's events began to play in her head like a panorama. It was as if the pressure of all that happened the past week had suddenly crashed upon her, before she knew it, her knees went weak and she collapsed onto the floor weakly.

A tight pain gripped her chest as the thought of what she'd done and the impact it'd have in her life, and her future dawned on her.

_Its over, it's over._

She didn't even realize when but the man had gotten out of the pool, her eyes stared blankly ahead as he moved closer crouching down before her, the water sliding down his perfectly sculpted body, his large hands came under her arms as he effortlessly picked her off the floor as if she weighed nothing.

She suddenly came back to her senses, "I'm so sorry, I didn't mean to bother you, I had no idea where I was going, I just had to get away... Am sorry, I'll leave you alone now." Her voice trembled badly as she spoke.

As if not listening to her he gently supported her back through the glass doors into the luxurious living room inside the suite switching on the lights as he went.

His strong arms around her was like a steel support, and the wet body she could feel through her dress felt like a warm wall of hard muscle.

He brought her over to a sumptuous couch and sat her down gently, when she was seated, her crouched down and looked up into her face.

Earlier she had thought him extremely handsome, but up close he was simply breathtaking.

His features were perfectly proportioned on his handsomely sculpted oval shaped jawline, deep ebony brows paving for a straight nose, eyes set in deep, his orbs the glimmering color of emeralds in a smoldering gaze that could take one's breath away, and his lips...

Oh Good Lord his lips set by perfectly cut Cupid's bow, slightly prominent lower lip still dyed from the wine, enticingly kissable. He had a prominent dip on his chin that made him look even more ethereal, it was an understatement if she said he was the most handsome man she'd ever set her eyes on.

Not a single one of the actors in the movie industry could even come close to his looks. Overall he looked perfect, it was as if every feature of his was specially carved into this utmost perfection.

Not matter how she tried to distract herself, her eyes couldn't help but fall on those lips once more, and to her horror, she suddenly had the urge to run her fingers along his sensual lips just to know how it would feel.

Frightened by her own thoughts she shifted back relaxing on the seat but she immediately regretted that as it gave her an even better view of his broad shoulders and distractingly taut muscled chest.

She thought she caught a glimmer of something in his eyes as he also drew back, "I'll be right back, will you be alright?" Her head nearly fell off as she nodded vigorously.

Her lips went dry as he got up to his full imposing height, helplessly, her eye were glued on to him as he walked away, he had a broad back which tapered down to narrow hips, his legs were perfectly taut like an athlete's and she couldn't help but wonder if he actually was one. With his disappearance from her line of sight, she seemed to come back to her senses.

'Ugh, why are you thinking Dia?' she slapped her burning cheeks with her palms feeling a flood of heat rising from the depths of her stomach.

'Are you insane or something, you've just thrown your whole life's struggle away, and now you're drooling over a stranger like an idiot!' she admonished herself.

She was thinking about leaving but was still scared that the minute she walked out, she'd be surrounded by John's countless men and he would come to threaten her again. Also, she owed this man an explanation for bursting into his penthouse suite, she decided to just wait for him to return so she could apologise and probably leave after that.

She would try to find somewhere else and be alone and hopefully, she wouldn't get caught in the process.