Husband With Benefits
Chapter 295: A New Years Ball

Chapter 295: A New Years Ball

Nora stood straight, almost not daring to move as she watched in the mirror, Demetri walking towards her slowly. She knew of course, that she shouldn’t tease him, but she just could not resist. Even now, she could feel the butterflies in her stomach as she wondered what he would do next. It was the highlight of her day, her week, her month and her entire year, to see his reaction when she did something unexpected.

She felt her breath catch as he placed his hands on her shoulders. Breathlessly and quite daringly, considering his mood, she quickly reminded him," We’ll be late for the ball. Let’s get ready fast."

Instead of answering her, Demetri gently moved her hair forward, revealing the curve of her neck. Ever so slowly, he traced his fingers from there down the length of her back, leaving goosebumps on her skin, as she waited in anticipation. Slowly, he eased the zipper upward, the sound almost drowned out by the rapid beating of her heart.

As he reached the top, he leaned in, his lips brushing against her nape. "You know, my kitten, you can’t escape that easily," he whispered with a playful growl, sending a delicious shiver down her spine.

Her eyes sparkled with mischief as she turned to face him, feigning innocence. "Escape? Who said anything about escaping?" she teased, a mischievous grin playing on her lips.

"I’m waiting to be caught. Why do you think I’ve been doing all this?"

The fire in his eyes gave her a thrill. She’d been teasing and evading Demetri all day, playing cat and mouse, just for this moment. Every time, she felt herself burn for him, she’d tease him, happy to see that he burnt just as much.

With a mock scowl, he shot," You want to miss the ball today? All you have to do is say the word..."

Widening her eyes at his threat, she shook her head quickly, trying to escape him, "No no no! We can’t miss the ball! I want to make a grand entrance. Let’s go!"

Before she could escape, however, Demetri caught her by the shoulders," Not so fast, kitten. Let me mark you, first..."

Hurriedly, Nora moved to cover her neck, as she protested, "I am not going to the ball with a love bite."

Demetri’s mischievous chuckle echoed in her ears, as he whispered, " What a perfect idea. But next time...It was at this moment, that she realized her foolishness. She watched as he pulled out a long chain with a small briolette diamond hanging at the end and fastened it around her neck. "This is so pretty..."

His fingers brushed against her collarbone, leaving her momentarily breathless, and distracting her from the sparkly diamond. "There, now you’re properly adorned for the ball," he remarked with a smirk, his tone carrying a hint of satisfaction.

With a final lingering touch, Demetri gently kissed her cheek and tapped her nose," Now, let us go make that grand entrance of yours."

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Nora swirled the amber liquid in her glass and sighed for the nth time. The entrance was grand. The decor was grand. The party was grand too... grandly boring!

If someone came to express their condolences over the loss of her mother one more time, she would upend her glass on their head. Her mother had been gone from this world for good and she did not need to be reminded of her. Even her husband had been ’kidnapped’ by those who wanted to talk business.

It was going to be the new year in a few hours, and all these people could talk about was politics. How sad this and how sad that! Maybe she should slip away to a corner and do some reading. She’d found this amazing book on NovelFire... At least she’d find some romance until Lucien came out to propose to Evana.

She looked around for him in the huge ballroom and saw him talking to someone while Evana stood chatting next to him. She sighed. What a perfect couple they looked like. Astonishingly, Lucien did not look nervous at all. She just wished that he would offer her the ring only when he proposed and not something else.

As she slowly slipped away from the crows, her wrist was suddenly grabbed. Alarmed, she was about to scream and attack the person when she looked up to see Demetri who was leading her away from the crowd.

" You’re here? Where are we going in such a hurry?" Nora asked in amusement, as Demetri swiftly cut his way through the crowd, his aura warning off from anyone approaching them.

"Are we going for a secret rendezvous?"

"Something like that."

Gasping, in true Victorian fashion, Nora raised her ungloved hand to her mouth and protested, " Sir! Please be a gentleman! If we are caught, it will be a huge scandal. My reputation will be in tatters."

Shaking his head, Demetri finally reached the edge of the crowd and added to her theatrics," You wound me, my lady. I would never do anything to tarnish your impeccable reputation. I just hope to wish you a happy new year."

As they reached a secluded balcony, hidden from the buzzing ballroom, Nora breathed a sigh of relief.

The cool night air brushed against her face as Demetri turned to her with a smirk. "Here we are, my lady, away from the chaos. No scandal, just us."

Walking her to the balustrade, Demetri stood behind her, his hands coming around her to rest on it. With a sigh, Nora leaned against his chest and grinned," You are the best, My Husband. Rescuing me from the clutches of boredom."

"I’m glad. I have no intention of spending the new year with a bunch of money-minded people." With that, Demetri gently kissed her shoulder as the two looked outside, the noise and the chatter left behind.

As Nora closed her eyes, she was assured that she could spend all her life like this. Closing her eyes in contentment, she wondered if she would even need anything else. Before she could say more, he suddenly said," Nora. I have something for you."

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