Alec

I shook my head. "Do I sound like I'm jokin'?"

"I can't tell, you're sarcastic ninety-nine point nine percent of the time."

I felt a small grin curve around my mouth. "Well, this is the point one percent of the time that I am bein' serious."

"Fuck. Off!"

I laughed. "That's not nice."

"Are you really fuckin' serious? Don't play with me."

I covered my mouth to smoother my laughter.

"I'm not playin', I swear on Storm's life."

Aideen gasped. "Oh my God!"

"I know!"

"I told you he liked you. Didn't I tell you?"

I nodded my head even though she couldn't see me. "Yeah, you told me."

"I fuckin' love bein' right!"

I snorted and quickly lowered my head as I passed the doorman on the way into my hotel so he couldn't hear the unlady like sounds that were coming out of my mouth. However, keeping my head down cut off my vision of what was in front of me so when I literally walked head first into somebody, I didn't see coming.

"Ow!" I yelped as I fell back and landed on my arse with a thud.

My head stung from knocking it off the body in front of me but the real pain was in my behind, the concrete floor that kissed my arse saw to that.

"Fuck! I'm sorry, are you okay?"

I froze.

All the pain in my head and behind fell away when I heard that voice.

I knew that voice.

I hated that fucking voice with every fiber in my body.

I removed my hand from my throbbing head, and looked up.

Jason Bane was staring back down at me and when his eyes landed on my face they widened ever so slightly indicating he recognised me. That look vanished as quickly as it appeared though and what replaced it caused me to curl my lip in disgust.

Jason grinned down at me looking smug as fuck.

"Keela, you made it... here let me help you up-"

"If you touch me, I swear to God I will go fuckin' crazy!"

Jason's flashed his pearly whites as he smiled at me stumbling up onto my feet.

I cleared my throat and once I got my balance I quickly bent down to pick up my phone. The screen was back on my home screen which told me my call to Aideen had been disconnected. But I didn't want to show any sort of emotion in front of Jason so I bit my inner cheeks and shoved my way past him.

"Damn it Keela, don't be like this-"

"I'm not bein' like anythin', I'm goin' to me room. Now fuck off."

I slapped my hand against the lift button and angrily folded my arms across my chest and muttered obscenities.

Why did I have to bump into Jason of all people, and why did it have to be at a time when Alec wasn't next to me?

I tensed up when Jason's came up beside me. "That's just rude, I'm only tryin' to make sure you're okay. Come on gorgeous, don't be mad at me still. I've said sorry for what I did."

No. He. Did. Not.

How dare he mention it.

How dare he call me gorgeous.

How fucking dare he think saying sorry suffices what he did to me!

"You think sayin' sorry makes up for what you did to me, you fuckin' scum bag? I swear on all that is good in this world that if you don't turn and walk away, I will put me fist down your throat."

Jason's chuckle didn't help douse my rising temper, it only added fuel the flames.

"I've never seen you this... heated before. I kind of like it."

"Go and fuck yourself!" I spat, and surged forward when the lift doors open.

The people who were in the lift glared at me when I shoved into them as they exited the steel box. I repeatedly pressed onto the button for my floor, but when Jason got into the lift and the doors started to close I tried to get out. The bastard moved in front of me and blocked my path.

"What are you doin'? Move!"

The doors of the lift closed as Jason frowned down at me. "Keela, please. Can we talk?"

I humourlessly laughed. "You can talk to yourself because I don't care for a single word that leaves your mouth."

"People make mistakes every day, Keela. Are you goin' to hate me forever for makin' a mistake?"

Was he serious?

"Yes, Jason, hatin' you forever is exactly what I intend to do."

Jason shook his head and stepped forward. "You hate what I did, you don't hate me."

I took a step back. "No, I'm pretty sure I hate you and what you did."

He took another step forward. "Are you sure about that?"

I stepped back, and jumped with fright when my back hit the wall of the lift.

"Yes, I'm sure."

Jason stepped forward again until his chest was a hair's breadth away from being pressed to mine. He placed his hands on either side of my head and leaned down.

"I don't think so. I think you're hurt and upset, which you have every right to be, but I don't think you hate me. I think you still love me, isn't that right gorgeous?"

The doors of the elevator opened on my floor, and no one got on or off so the doors shut and head back down to the lobby leaving me alone with Jason, again.

I swallowed. "Don't call me that. Please, just get away from me."

"You didn't answer me question."

I turned my head to the left and looked away from Jason's face. "I don't love you. I love me boyfriend, who is no shape or form you. He is a real man who takes care of his woman."

Jason, who was in the middle of moving his face down to my neck, froze when I finished speaking.

"You have a boyfriend?" he asked.

"Yeah, I have a boyfriend."

Jason raised his head and used his left hand to grip my chin and turn my head to face him. The smile on his face caused me to narrow my eyes.

"I must say gorgeous, I'm very impressed. You plucked up the courage to come to me weddin', and also brought along a boyfriend."

I rolled my eyes. "I'm only here because I'd rather put up with your disgustin' self and me slutty cousin, rather than listen to me ma moan for the rest of me life."

Jason laughed. "Glad to see you still have your sense of humour."

Sense of humour?

I was being dead serious with him.

"Why are you so close to me? Back off."

Jason raised his brows. "Once upon a time you loved me bein' this close to you. You loved me gettin' close to you and whisperin' dirty things to you, it always resulted in you fuckin' me."

I shivered in disgust.

"That was the past. You only repulse me now, Jason."

If he was insulted, he didn't express it.

Jason smiled. "Tell me about your lad."

"Why?" I questioned.

"Because I want to know the name of the lad whose girl I'll be fuckin' throughout this week."

I felt my jaw drop open just as the doors to the lift opened.

"You're unbelievable! Stay the hell away from me!"

"And if I don't?" Jason asked, a smug grin plastered on his face.

"If you don't-"

"If you don't, I'll kick your fucking ass."

I jumped like a fish out of water and quickly put all my strength into pushing Jason away from me. Jason moved, but did it with a lazy attitude.

When I moved away from Jason I stared at Alec who was focused on Jason with his eyes narrowed to slits. I moved forward, and when I was close for him to do so, Alec took me by the arm and gently put me behind his back.

"I don't personally know you, but my brothers know you, and they don't like you. My girl knows you, and she doesn't like you. From what I've seen and heard from you, I don't like you very much either. So here is how this is going to go down, you're going to go about your business during this trip and stay the fuck away from my girlfriend. If you don't, I'm going to enjoy making you sorry. Do you understand me, kid?"

"Who are you brothers?" Jason asked.

"Dominic and Damien Slater."

"What?"

I peeked my head out from behind Alec and looked to Jason who was glaring at Alec, he flicked his eyes down to me and snarled, "You're with a Slater?"