Bastard by Coco Cadence

Author:Coco Cadence [Cadence, Coco]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-09-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Emily

Chris storms through the room, shoving away the tables, spilling drinks everywhere, and pushing people aside as if they’re mere obstacles in his way. His eyes are blazing, furiously hot, and the moment they settle on me, I freeze in place, overcome by the primal agony edged on his face.

“Who is he?” Chris yells.

He’s not walking straight. At first, I thought it was from the rage, but then seeing him walk criss-cross makes me think he drank too much instead.

“Chris?” I say as he comes toward me.

“Victor?” he yells, his eyes widening, and then narrowing again. “You …”

“Calm down,” I say, but the moment he reaches us, he’s got his fist palmed and an attack is imminent. “No!” I yell, grabbing his arm, blocking him from hurting Victor. “Chris, stop! What are you doing?” I scream.

“You son of a bitch!” Chris yells in a drunken slur. “Get your hands off her.”

Victor steps back. “I’m not even touching her.”

“I saw you,” Chris says.

“Chris, calm the fuck down before you get your ass kicked,” I growl, pushing him back when he tries to attack Victor again.

“The only one kicking ass here is me.” I can smell the alcohol on his breath.

“What’s your fucking problem, dude?” Victor says.

“You! You’re my fucking problem, that’s what,” Chris points at him, but he can’t even keep his hand steady.

Oh god, this is turning into a PR nightmare.

I lower his arm and hiss, “Shut up. One more word and I’ll be the one kicking your ass instead.” When his lips part again, I interrupt him before he has the chance to speak. “Shh! No.”

I glance at Victor and say, “Sorry, he’s a little … bummed about the race. I’m really, really sorry. He’s kind of an asshole, sometimes. Very overprotective of his little sister.”

Victor raises his brow. “You know this could get him kicked out of the competition.”

“Please … please don’t.” I beg Victor with my eyes to consider forgetting about this. “Please don’t mention it to anyone. I’ll make sure he doesn’t cause any more trouble, just please don’t file a complaint.”

“All right,” he says. “For the lovely lady.” He clears his throat and addresses the rest of the people in the party who have gone awfully quiet. “Let’s continue the party. Nothing to see here.”

The music volume returns, and I mouth a ‘thank you’ to Victor before pulling Chris with me. He’s quite heavy when he’s not walking properly, and I have trouble dragging him through the crowd. “Goddammit, Chris. What the hell is wrong with you?” I glance over my shoulder at him.

“You were flirting with him. You can’t deny it. I know what I saw,” he hisses.

“I’m not,” I say, dragging him out the door, “but it’s still none of your business what I do.”

“You want to be with a guy like him?” he says, his words slurring a bit.

I sigh out loud, still dragging him along. I’m not really in the mood to explain myself to him, considering the way he behaved.

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