3RD POV

Asher and Alissa went back inside the house. Ashe had his hand wrapped around Alissa's waist possessively.

"Aww, how cute," Melora said as she walked towards where Asher and Alissa were standing.

"Hi Melora, long time no see," Alissa said.

"Of course, we were made to believe that you were dead," she said.

"You and my son, huh?" she smirked, wiggling her eyebrows.

"Anyways, tell me, why did that psycho father of yours lie to us saying that you're dead, I mean we are aids for God's sake" she said not noticing the change in Alissa's face when she heard her calling her father a psychopath

"Mom, please, don't make her angry, you know what she can do right," Asher whispered to Melora.

"I'm so sorry, Alissa, you know how I can be sometimes, so please don't take it to heart. It's so good to see that you're alive, " she sincerely said.

"Oh look, who is coming," Melora said, looking at something or rather someone behind Asher

Asher turned around and saw Mia and her dad walking towards them.

When Mia saw where Asher placed her hand, she felt like ripping Alissa's head off.

'How dare she, did she seduce my man. What's going on between them,' she thought. She tried her best to cover her rage because her father told her to be good if she wanted to marry into the Kingstons.

"Hello again, Mrs Kingston. Alissa, you're here, with the Kingstons?" Eric suspiciously looked at her. He was also shocked to see Asher's hand, which was wrapped around Alissa's waist.

"Um Alissa, you didn't tell me that you knew Asher?"

"We go to the same school, and we do a project together. That's why I know her," Asher said. He knew that for now, Alissa didn't want her uncles to know about them being a couple.

"Oh, I see, that's good then," Eric said.

'This stupid girl can prove to be useful for once. If she knows Asher and they have a good relationship, it will be easy for me to curry favor from the Kingstons. With the Kingstons by my side, I won't have to worry about that devil, Alessandro De Leon.' he thought.

'But it would have been better if my daughter dates him, then he becomes her husband, that way our mafia will rise to the tip and we will have plenty of money coming from them.' He thought again and pushed Mia forward.

"My daughter wishes to have a danxe with you, Asher. She has been begging me to ask you to dance with her. So please, grant her the wish," he respectfully said.

"Do I look like Santa Claus?" Asher said.

"I don't grant wishes, Mr Rossi, " he continued.

"Mr Kinston, I didn't mean it in that w..." Before Eric could finish talking g, Alissa's phone buzzed in her purse. She took it out, and the caller ID read 'Brother Aid❤️'.

"I will pick this up. Excuse me," Alissa said and went outside to answer the call.

Eric saw the caller ID, and he knew what it meant. Aiden arrived at the airport. It was now time to execute their plan.

"I... um...I will leave, I just remembered that I have something to do, " Eric said and left in a hurry, leaving Mia with Asher and his mom.

He saw Nick from afar and nodded at him. He was giving him a signal to carry on with the plan.

ALISSA'S POV

"Alright, just come straight to the ball. You can tell the driver to drop your luggage at the Rossis," I said to my brother over the phone.

"Yes, I will be there in 10 minutes. Bye, love you," Aid said and dropped the call.

He is safe. It looks like I was getting worried for nothing.

I went back inside and saw Asher standing alone holding a glass of red wine.

He looked so handsome, like a Greek God. Oh sh*t, what am I thinking?. But anyway he is my boyfriend now so admiring him is not wrong, right?

He walked towards me when he saw me.

"Why were you gazing at me? I felt your gaze, " he said.

"Is it wrong to admire my boyfriend?" I said as I wrapped my arms around his neck

"Oh no, it's not. You could literally do anything to him," he said and peeked my lips.

'You know if someone would have told me that one day I would fall in love with a boy, I would have laughed out loud, but now, look, here I am.' I thought to myself.

"What are you thinking about?" He gently tucked my hair behind my ear.

"I just never thought that I would ever date anyone, I mean, with my personality and stuff. People are scared of me, so yeah, " I told him. He actually was the only person who could be on match with me, given that his strength is almost the same as mine.

"Yeah, I understand. I never thought I would fall in love, too, but now look at me." he said.

"Wanna dance?" He said, and I shook my head.

"Oh come on, won't you dance with your boyfriend?" He pulled me to the dance floor.

3RD POV

They glided to the center of the floor, the crowd parting as if commanded by an invisible force. The orchestra paused for a breath, and then, as if compelled by the duo’s magnetism, struck up a waltz.

Asher extended a hand, his piercing gaze locked with Alissa's. She raised an arched brow, a smirk tugging at her crimson-painted lips, before slipping her hand into his. They began to dance, their movements sharp and purposeful yet tantalizingly fluid.

While others moved with precision, Asher and Alissa danced with raw intensity, as if they owned the music, the ballroom, and the night itself. The hem of her gown swirled like ink in water, and his movements were a perfect counterpoint—steady, grounding her fire.

“She’s trouble,” whispered Dimitri

“So is he, and they make a badass couple, don't you think” Melora said

As the final note of the waltz echoed through the room, Asher dipped Alissa low, their faces inches apart. The applause was deafening, but they didn’t acknowledge it. For them, the world existed only within their shared gaze, charged with unspoken promises and dangerous possibilities.

Amongst the crowd, there was someone who couldn't stand Asher and Alissa dancing, and that person was Mia. She was so angry that she dugged her nails in her palms, and blood was coming out.

"Mia, it's okay, calm down." Camille tried to separate her hands.

"You shut up," Mia backed at her and turned to leave.

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