When love lasts

Chapter Three

It looked like they were the last to arrive. Selene guessed as Jeremy escorted her towards the building. The paparazzi were outside and they were in a convertible so that gave them time to throw questions her way. Damn the paparazzi weren't giving her a breathing space as they flooded around her with questions about Jeremy being the new man in her life.

She must have cursed out loud because Jeremy murmured in her ear, "Things you see when you're an attractive woman and the CEO of a well-known multi million dollar jewellery company." Selene smiled as they walked into the hall.

She had been to a fundraising event event before but this one tugged at her soul. Made her nervous. It must have been the conversation she had with Rose. Selene said to herself to relax but she felt edgy. Something that had never happened since her stay in London.

Jeremy had insisted on introducing her to his business partner. Someone he had said that's the CEO of Christos Enterprise and who's back was turned on them.

He was standing ten feet away from them. Selene noticed. And was talking with some group of men with a beautiful brunette on his arm.

She stiffened as an image flashed in her mind.

“No it can't be him, not after six years of her forgetting him and starting over. She said to herself, “It can't be Alexander Christos, No Alexander is in Temeni married and ruling there. He can't be in London because he hated the big cities, he had told her so. Then”

Even as she tried to convince herself that it wasn't him, the truth was standing ten feet in front of her. Why have the gods decided to punish her today?

“Are you alright? Because you looked like you just saw a ghost Selene”

Selene wanted to say, 'Yes I have and he's standing right in front of us,' Instead she said, “Yeah, I'm alright i just felt light headed but I'm okayʼ

She didn't want Jeremy worrying about her when he was supposed to be having fun, so she decided to change the subject.

“Let's go meet one of your business partners Jay” And with a hint of humour she added, “or shall i call you sire?”

She said and was relieved that his concern was replaced with a smile. “Okay, if you insist m'lady” He said

Which caused her to laugh out loud.

TENSION GRIPPED ALEXANDER CHRISTOS as he stood with his Business associates. He knew that laugh, had been tormented by that laugh since six years ago.

Ghost from his past are hunting him. She's supposed to be dead. Had been proclaimed dead by the Royal family of Aigio. The explosion in the building had seen to that. He was sure of it. Then why did he feel alive for the first time in six years?

Selene his first love. His woman—Theós not his woman. His deepest secret but she was supposed to—No he shook his head. He won't go there, won't think of it again.

Need burned in his system as he turned and saw her glide through the crowd with Jeremy Scott's hand lying possessively on her waist. Theos! She was real. Alive. And she looked different. Oxi. She looked more beautiful than six years ago.

She was dressed in a red strapless gown with a slit showcasing her left long leg. Her body moulding the dress looking every inch a moon goddess she was named for. What had she been doing, is she with Scott now? Fury replaced the need as the question burned in his mind.

Pull yourself together Alexander—he cautioned himself. You don't expect her to wait around for you not after you dumped her six years ago.

But his Greek trait had other plans.

Selene and Scott stopped a few feet away from him. His hands were still resting possessively on her waist that Alexander mustered every self control he had to stop himself from peeling Scott's hand off her waist and drawing her to his side. Theos! She was turning him inside out. It was as if the event that happened six years ago did not happen. Like she was still his.

“Hello Scott” He said after he's had himself in control.

“Christos” Scott responded back, “I wasn't expecting to see you here”

Alexander shrugged, “Evelyn peddington is a business associate. So she invited and I accepted.” His dark eyes rested on Selene, “Looks like you've snagged yourself a good lady. A proper introduction should suffice. Ne?ʼ

“I told Selene about you. I'm shocked you haven't heard of her” Jeremy said as his eyes rested on Alexander's wrist, “Ah! You're wearing one of hers”

“Alright. Successful as much as beautiful. She's indeed a treasure, eh.. Scott” His deep voice caused her skin to tingle. “It's a pleasure to finally meet you, Miss—?”

“Selene Blackwood” His nose flared at the name but she didn't care. She couldn't believe her eyes. The swine was talking like she was some kind of a tycoon's mistress. And he had looked down his aristocratic nose at him "Dekára!" Was he mocking her, or did he think she was naive enough to accept his outrageous flattery?

He wants to play strangers, I'll give him strange. she said inwardly and smiled sweetly at him, "Hello to you too, Mr Christos, Jay told me a lot about you." She said, and turned to Jeremy giving him the sweetest smile.

Alexander couldn't believe his ears. Anger drummed in it. She has a name for Scott? She calls him Jay? What kind of relationship did they have? Is she sleeping with—”

"I'm just gonna get us champagne Seleneʼ Jeremy's words cut his thoughts just in time to see him smile passionately at her, “Do you think you can keep Mr Christos occupied till i get back?"

Selene's first instinct was to disagree and go with Jay but if she did then Alexandro will think she's not over him.

"Off course Jay." She said and turned back to face her greatest mistake.

“How long have you known Scott, Selene?ʼ

"For about four years now Alexander and his name is Jeremy."

you two have been partners for about what? A ye—"

My relationship with Scott is strictly professional gynaíka mou.

"Don't call me that, I'm not your woman and i seem to recall about that chapter ending five years ago. Speaking of which where's your wi—"

He continued talking as if she didn't ask him a question.

“Are you sleeping with Scott?”

Selene was already fuming because he rudely interrupted her but this sent her over the edge. She have never been a woman to create a scene but right now she wanted to slap some senses into Alexandro's head. The swine had the nerve to ask her this question like he didn't ditch her five years ago.

"What are you, the Judge of persecution? My relationship with Jay is none of your business. — “In fact my relationship life is none of your business, you lost that right five years ago Alexandro!, Now if you'll excuse i have to find my date.”

Alexander stretched out his hand and held her firmly but not enough to bruise her wrist. “Six years ago, you walked out on your heritage. Your family. On me! Doesn't that give me enough right to inquire about your life”

Selene hissed at him. “I seem to recall that you did the walking not I. And as for—”

“Did you even care?”

Selene peeled his hand carefully off her wrist. “As fun as it is watching you pretend to care, you must excuse me if I think that I find it uncomfortable talking about my personal life in the public and other than that, my date is waiting for me”

With that she turned and walked away from him.

How dare she talk to me like this? He muttered to himself as Selene walked out on him. And now she's walking out on me? I'll be damned if i let her walk out on me like this.

He wanted answers and worse, he was aroused and angry.

In a few strides he caught up with Selene and turned her around to face him. As she let out a cry, she raised her hand and slapped him hard on his face but the look he gave Selene told her that she made a terrible mistake as his head descended to claim her lips.

“No,” selene said, but it was too late, Alexandro had already pulled her into his arms, and brought his mouth to hers.

It was a kiss filled with anger as Selene struggled against it, pounding her fist on his chest, trying so hard to tear his mouth from hers but all struggles seemed to bring her closer to him.

And suddenly she felt her self loosen as anger gave way to a more dangerous emotion, need. And suddenly memories of their first kiss came flooding in.

“Is it alright if I kiss you here under the moonlight and the stars gynaíka mou?”

“nαi, agápi mou. No one's here to see us and no one knew that i left the palace”

“she closed as eyes as his mouth claimed hers”

Kissing Alexandro has always been like this, it always made her yearn for more. It turned her to someone she doesn't know, someone you don't respect. And that seems to bring her back to earth as she started struggling for real this time.

Alexandro felt Selene stiffen in his arms and he knew that something was wrong. He hadn't intended on kissing her nor getting lost in that kiss but she pushed him. Theós! If he was being truthful to himself, kissing her had always felt like coming home which made him vulnerable to the truth.

He still wanted Selene Agnieszka and seeing her and kissing her again just proved that.