Chapter 9 ~ "He Let You Go"
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review! The little blue box helps to get me to write faster, you know. Don't be
lazy bums. Thanks to all the regular people! (lol!) All characters are TP's
except Sasha of Mindelan, but she's not that important. Like I said, if you
read the previous fanfic, this is a lot easier to understand!
Kel
gasped, and unconsciously fell off the chair, her beautiful dress getting
caught on the side of it. She was too angry to care that it was ripped at her
rib. She felt the rage swell up in her chest as she fought against the crowd to
get to the other side of the room. How
could he! Kel thought, enraged.
How dare he? What happened
to his promises of faithfulness? She
asked herself. Again, the annoying little voice at the back of her mind
scorned, all those promises flew
out the window when he saw her. Reaching the kissing couple, Kel barged between them.
"Hate to break up your little party here, Dom, but have
you told her about – " she stopped abruptly, turning to see the
'vixen' in red. "Sasha?" Kel breathed, some of her rage melting. "Sasha of
Mindelan?" The girl's frightened expression cleared suddenly as she looked at
her cousin. "Kel!" she cried joyously, giving her a hug. "What a pleasure to
see you again! You look lovely…" she, too, halted, seeing the way Kel was
glaring at Dom. "Oh, sorry, I have to introduce! Um…Dom, this is my cousin,
Keladry of Mindelan. Kel, this charming young man is Domitan of Masbolle,"
Sasha announced happily.
"Oh, we've met." Kel
said shortly, her hazel eyes flashing. "We've definitely met." Turning to look
at her cousin, she could almost understand why Dom kissed her. She was
gorgeous. Raven black curls cascaded down her back. Her low-cut satin gown was
a crimson, pomegranate color, bringing out her red lips and perfect, curvy
figure. The dress clung to Sasha like a second skin. Kel sighed, wishing her own curves were as obvious. Still, her mind said, it's no
excuse for him to kiss her! "Sorry, Sasha? Could I have a private word
with my friend Dom here? Excuse us." Kel ordered more than
asked, dragging a helpless Dom off to the corner.
"Kel – "
Dom started, a guilty look on his face. "Before you start – "
" I don't want to hear it!" she shouted, ignoring the stares from
onlookers. "She's my cousin." Kel hissed. "My 15-year-old cousin! How could you do that to her? Take advantage of her like that?
Take advantage of me like that?" By now, the girl was stalking
out of the room, reveling in her fury. Dom had to run to catch up. "I didn't
know she was only 15!" he protested, only making matters worse.
"Oh, and I suppose if you'd known you
wouldn't have kissed her? That's
not the point!" Kel retorted.
"Look," she swirled on him suddenly, out of breath. "I can't believe you ruined
this night for me! I don't want to see you again. Ever again, " she said in
an undertone, her eyes glittering dangerously. "Get out of my sight." Dom
stared at her, obviously lost. "KEL! Wait!" he shouted as she ran out of the
room. She whirled around one last time. "Domitan of Masbolle…I should NEVER
have given you a second chance!" Kel flew out of the room, tears streaming down
her cheeks.
Out on the
terrace, she found couples kissing each other, ignoring the rest of the world
around them. Stumbling a little, she fell with a clatter onto a nearby wooden
bench, her sight blurry. Someone sat down beside her, offering a measly tissue
out of his pocket. She smiled appreciatively, still not seeing who it was. "Are you okay?" a deep voice asked. Kel
wanted to nod, but ended up shaking her head. She blew her nose. Looking up,
she saw it was Raoul beside her. "What's wrong, then, little lady?" he said
with faked gallantness, refusing her used tissue. She sniffled. "It's Dom. I
was so stupid to have believed him when he asked for a second chance." Kel
explained what had gone on that night, looking at the Commander curiously for
his reaction. The burly man shook his head. "Fool," he said of Dom, sympathy in
his dark eyes. "He let you go."
"What do
you mean?" Kel asked.
"I mean,
he didn't run after you when you came out here. He should have." Raoul
explained patiently.
"I
wouldn't give him another chance for the world!" Kel said, her eyes hard.
"Oh, poor baby!" Raoul flashed her a grin, slinging his arms around her
shoulders.
Kel had a restless
sleep that night. She kept dreaming of the look on Dom's face when he kissed
Sasha. He was exactly like Neal, always flirting with the pretty ladies. I guess it runs in the family, Kel thought wryly. She pushed all that out of her mind when she
heard the alarm sound across Mindelan.
The Scanrans were here
a night early.
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