It All Started With A Bet

Chapter 2

Stella POV

"The only way to save yourself is to ask Aaron to play a show with you. But that's impossible. He never cooperates with anyone without benefits" Kyle looked at me with hopeless eyes.

"Benefits.................. You are my saviour, Kyle!!" I hugged her with happiness.

"What's going on in that little head of yours?" She pushed me back on the couch and eyed me.

"This problem can be solved only if we find any weakness in Aaron. I can then use it to negotiate with him" I swang her arms.

She laughed out loud. I glared at her to stop.

"His weakness..............you are saying as if it is laying in front of you....... and all you have to do is to present it," She said in between laughs.

"We have two months, Kyle. I don't believe that we can't find it. Moreover, we have the upper hand here. Head has not seen me since I was ten. So we can investigate him freely. I will use my French identity "Sera" to approach him" I stood up and tried to illustrate the scenario.

"Stella, Aaron has way more enemies than you can imagine, if it was that easy then he wouldn't be standing this high in the business field" She aimed to knock some sense into me.

"I can't think of any other way. Besides, there is no harm in trying" I suggested as I opened Aaron's profile on my mobile and scrolled it.

She got up from her seat, grabbed my hand, and made me sit on the chair in front of the mirror.

"There is another way" she picked up a nude red lipstick from the top of the dressing table.

"What do you mean?" I eyed her.

"Seduce him, use your charm! Fish out some information from him so that we can later use it against him" she whispered in my ear.

"Are you crazy? I won't be his slut. Moreover, in the future, we would often have to face each other. This move is totally out of the picture" I snatched the lipstick back from her.

"Who said that you have to sleep with him? You can just play hard to get the game in front of him. Trap him, isn't he your childhood sweetheart? This is your chance girl" Kyle tried to persuade me.

"What childhood sweetheart!! He was just a small crush. I had gotten over him a long time ago" I rolled my eyes at her.

"Yeah, yeah I believe in you" she laughed and turned around to pick up her phone from the bed.

"What are you doing?" I asked as I saw her calling someone.

She ignored me and went outside my room to attend the call. After ten minutes she came back with a smile on her face.

"I know where Aaron will be tonight"

"So fast!! It's just been ten minutes, girl. Besides, I am still thinking about your suggestion" I glared at her.

"You also know that this is the only way to shut up and get ready!" she opened my closet and shuffled through my clothes.

He will be in the new and famous club that opened recently, the blond" she announced from behind the door.

"Let's do this!" I cheered myself and walked into the closet.

After looking around my eyes shined at the small fitted raven dress with revealed a lot. With a smirk on my face, I headed to the bathroom.

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The loud music in the bar banged through the speakers. Disco lights shined on the dance floor where sweaty bodies were grinding against each other. Our gazes wandered over the bar to look for Aaron.

Skipping through the crowd we reached the VIP section.

"Spotted him?" I yelled over the loud music to Kyle.

"No, maybe he hasn't arrived yet!!" Kyle shouted back.

We called the waitress and ordered some drinks for us as we sat in a corner.

"Keep a close eye over the place. We can't afford to miss him" I told her as she was eyeing the boys all over the club.

"I know, I know" she shouted, still eye f*****g the boy sitting at the bar.

I rolled my eyes at her and downed a shot down my throat. My eyes tighten because of the hot trail in my throat.

"Let's hit the stage!" Kyle excitedly grabbed my hand and pulled me up from my seat.

"We are here for hunting not for enjoying!" I exclaimed trying to get free of her hold but failed.

"Come on, we can look for him from there too" she whined and gave me her best puppy dog eyes.

After a lot of pleas and arguments from her, I finally gave in. As soon as I arrived at the stage, my gaze met with the figures of three young men entering the Vip section.

"He is here!!" I shouted to Kyle who was busy flirting with a man. She didn't listen to me. In the dark and crowded area, I could easily lose track of him so I decided to follow him closely. Though I didn't get a complete view of his face I could roughly tell that it was him.

Trialing them, I took a seat near them. Upon a close view under the dim light, I noticed that all of them were deviously handsome. In the center was Aaron. His smooth and handsome features stood out from all of them. He was not a male model but he should have been. He had a devil may care outlook with a stellar smile. Pictures did no good to his looks. He possessed a latent, leonine power and always walked with authority.

His silky black hair was in a messy state. The hazel in his eyes looked like a mountain's dusk. They had a sparkle with mirth. The hawkish nose with defined cheekbones added beauty to his face. His stubble beard was smooth. From the tight black shirt, I could see every bit of his well-built chest. His strong arms were making my thoughts go wild.

"May I have a drink with you, princess?" a sloppy voice grabbed my attention away from Aaron.

I looked upward to find a drunk man sitting next to me. I felt disgusted just by looking at him.

Rolling my eyes at him, I got up to leave but he grabbed my hand and ran his filthy hand over my thighs.

"f**k off!" I kneeled him where the sun doesn't shine and walked away to the bar.

Another look at Aaron, made me feel like the temperature of the surroundings got higher than before.

"One tequila shot, please" I ordered.

I grabbed the drink and looked back at Aaron. To my surprise, he was watching me. He raised his glass to me and gulped his drink.

I smirked and swallowed my shot of tequila and licked my lips at the end. Even in dim light, I could see his expression change as his eyes darkened. He whispered something to his friend and walked toward me with a leopard-like grace.