Chapter 30: Chapter 30

LAUREN……

"It's perfectly okay with me if you don't want to answer me right now. I can understand your feelings now. It must be an awkward situation for you. It is obvious if someone unknown suddenly proposed to you the outcome would be like this the way you are reacting. Don't be stressed out. You can take as much time as you want just don't break my heart. My heart is very sensitive."

Mr. Miller said and before I could say something I felt someone's presence behind me and soon a hand slipped around my lower back. I didn't have to look back to confirm who it was because I had already detected by his spicy cologne that it was Rhys.

"I'm really sorry to interrupt you guys. Please pardon my impudence, Mr. Miller. I'm here to escort my girlfriend to a dance with me. I hope you won't mind disturbing you. It's just that I can't stay away from my girl. And I can't see her with someone else?" I was shocked to see Rhys' audacity. Because of the way, Mr. Miller was looking at him with his blazing eyes. If it was someone else in his place then they would have run away by now.

Vivian Miller looked at me with a frown on his face. "Is he your mate or boyfriend?" I was awestruck by the sudden question. At that time, he was nothing to me.

I took a step at him and leaned to his ear. "He's my son's Dad. No one knows about this except Mr. Old Knight and now you. So I hope you won't disclose this to anyone." saying that I pulled back and gave him a lip-tight smile.

Vivian's eyes ping-ponged on me and Rhys. It was obvious on his face that he was shocked to discover the news. Rhys was also looking at me with keen eyes but I didn't say anything and just smiled at him. I gave Vivian Miller his answer. It was like killing two birds with one stone.

"Please excuse us." Saying that, I held Rhys's hand and took him with me to the dance floor, the exact place where Jaxon and Brianna were dancing a while ago. That time they were burning my heart. Now it's someone else's time to go through the same feelings.

Rhys pulled me closer to his chest, I wrapped my arms around his neck as we began to dance. His hands roamed my back before trailing the carve on my hips and I moved with him synchronically.

I should have caught his attention right? I moved my hips and continued dancing with Rhys sensually, teasing him with provocative moves. It didn't take a lot of effort, simply just using my hips and throwing sexy looks at him. He was already into me and by my moves I drove him crazy.

"Damn, Ren. You are so hot," Rhys whispered in my ear, his voice sounding like he can't wait to fuck my brains out on his bed. When I looked into his eyes, it didn't go unnoticed by me the burning desire in his eyes for me. I was aware of the fact that I was tottering on dangerous ground here. But my main intention was to make Jaxon jealous. If I have to bear the pain then he also has to taste the same medicine as me.

Though I wasn't in any mood to dance, I was pissed at that moment. Firstly because of Jaxon and secondly because of Vivian. I gazed at Jaxon whose eyes were blazing and his fists clenching around the glass. In one motion he said something to Brianna who was enjoying her Coke as everyone knew she was pregnant and couldn't drink so to show off she was drinking Coke instead.

I watched as Jaxon headed in my direction. My eyes widened as he approached us. "Hey, Rhys. Will you mind if I borrow the mother of my child for a dance?" Jaxon emphasized the words 'Mother of my child' while requesting Rhys.

Reluctantly Rhys nodded his head and handed me to the beast who gave me a sweet smile while I knew the nastiest smile behind it. My jaw dropped at Rhys' action. So easily he just handed me to his Alpha. I was staring at him in disbelief while he was walking away.

All of a sudden Jaxon pulled me with force making me collide with his chest. My face heated and my heart stopped beating at that movement. He quickly wrapped his arms around my waist so that I could not get away from him. He leaned near my ear making my body stiff in nervousness.

"You really love to make my blood boil, right Lauren? Don't push my limits. I'm a very bad-tempered person. So it will be good for you if you stay away from him."

My body was on fire. My hands were still resting on his chest and I could feel his fast beating heart.

What did he mean by that? There is no way he remembers about us. Then it must be his feelings for me that he felt about me that made him feel jealous of Rhys. Mr. Knight forgot, we can erase someone's memory but we can't erase feelings from someone's heart.

But I have to control my emotions before him. I can't let him know that I have feelings for him. I have to be cautious and strong in front of him. I can't be weak in front of him.

"You should let go of me, Mr. Knight. I don't think it's appropriate for you to come so close to your surrogate." I told him firmly while looking right into his eyes, emphasizing the word Surrogate to remind him of our relationship.

His eyes were glued to me and I knew at that moment that my words said one thing but my eyes meant the opposite, shit!

Jaxon let go of me and took a step back keeping a decent distance between us. "If I properly ask you for a dance, will you dance with me?" I was confused about whether I should say yes or no. Before I could stop myself from saying it, I said yes.

My own mouth betrayed me!

I shuddered when I felt his hand slipping around my waist. The press of his fingertips ingrained in my sides and mind.

"It's inappropriate for you to dance with me when your mate is here and besides it's her birthday. How will she feel? And what will she think? She will misunderstand our relationship. She will think I'm trying to woo you. I don't want to be in her bad book." Jaxon chuckled at my words.

"Don't worry, it's just a dance. She will not feel bad. And I have already told her that I'm going to have a dance with the mother of my child."

Why does he keep chanting the words 'Mother of my child'.?Does he want to remind me that I'm just the mother of his child to him, nothing else?

While dancing I glanced at Brianna who was throwing deadly glares in my direction. So I just look away. It's not that I went to steal her man from her. It was her man who stole me from my man. If she can't keep her man in control then it's not my fault. She would know how to control her man.

Jaxon leaned near my ear and whispered. "Today I'm gonna mark Brianna. Are you thrilled to hear that, my love?" My eyes went wide in utmost shock.