Chapter 222: A Different Kind Of Shower
The moment Princess entered the club, it was a completely different setting... It was supposed to be some kind of setting for a baby shower, but it had a different form of shower... The lights were spinning rapidly across the ceiling, casting long, dark shadows over a crowd of rowdy bodies instead of the bright, cheerful space she had planned.
"What is happening in my club?" Princess said the moment she got to the bar. Her voice was flat, her jaw clenching tight as she slammed her car keys down onto the sticky counter.
Beam was leaning by the bar while Kiara sat on the bar stool...
"Princess, you are back, welcome..." Kiara said with a smile.. She swirled the ice in her glass, her eyes crinkling at the corners with an innocent look that immediately put Princess on edge.
Knowing Kiara was pointless to ask, so she turned to Beam.
"Beamer, what happened to the decoration I put you in charge of?" Princess demanded, her eyes locking onto the new school president with a heavy, questioning look.
"Well, we had to cease that because at the last minute someone called to book this for a bridal shower..." Beam explained... She shrugged her shoulders, shifting her weight from one foot to the other while rubbing the back of her neck nervously.
Princess looked around, women half naked, drinking, some wearing underwear with a neck tie, looking all sweaty, roaming around with drinks... One girl was stumbling near the edge of the stage, her high heels clicking loudly against the wood, while another group let out a piercing shriek of laughter near the booths. She spotted a young lady sitting down and being entertained, meaning she happened to be the bride-to-be.. The girl had a tacky plastic tiara crooked on her head, her face flushed red as she cheered at the dancers.
But Princess was expecting some balloons, ribbons, color decorations, something similar for a baby shower... She had envisioned soft pastels and a quiet, safe environment for Faye, not a loud, chaotic mess filled with drunken strangers.
"Whose idea was it to set aside my plans for today?" Princess said. Her hands slid into her jacket pockets, her knuckles turning white inside the fabric as she stared them down.
"You wanted a new business, this is it, renting the club out for occasions.." Kiara said as she smiled and waved her hand at some girl.. She didn’t look bothered at all, leaning her elbow on the bar rail with a lazy elegance.
"There was an occasion booked for today, a baby shower for my girlfriend, not this... I did not skip school for this..." she said, giving Kiara a death glare.. Princess’s Alpha aura flared for a brief second, making the air around the bar feel heavy and suffocating. Kiara just avoided her eyes and sipped her drink.. She gripped the glass a little tighter but kept her face completely blank, refusing to back down.
"That is what I have been saying... but she didn’t listen to me.." Beam explained. She pointed a finger at Kiara, eager to shift the blame away from herself before Princess lost her temper completely.
"So you are saying that you let that bitch control you and tell you what to do.. you are the manager here not her..." Princess growled, her chest heaving as she glared at Beam, who immediately looked down at her own shoes.
"Come on Princess, I am also important in this business... I am the financial advisor here.. I wouldn’t have agreed, but they said they would pay triple the amount... you can throw the baby shower tomorrow..." Kiara said, relaxing her head as she watched the scene before her... She leaned back against the bar, gesturing toward the packed floor with her glass to show the sheer volume of customers.
It took time for Princess to adapt to the situation, she just calmed herself, since it was a business deal and there was no refund because the client already paid. She sucked in a deep breath, forcing her muscles to relax as she accepted that the day was completely ruined. So she just sat down waiting for the party to end. She dragged a stool over, her heels hooking onto the bottom rung as she tried to ignore the loud music blasting from the speakers.
"So, what are you doing about the night walker roaming around Oakland?" Princess said to Kiara.. She leaned closer, her voice dropping into a low murmur that easily cut through the background noise.
"Are we still on that? I thought we are not working for Leo anymore," Kiara said lazily. She set her glass down with a dull thud, rolling her eyes at the mention of the middle Kings sibling.
"We are not working for him, I’m just doing him a favor... we need to find the night walker and make sure she doesn’t mess with Leo’s underground race.." Princess explained... She kept her eyes on the crowd, her mind racing back to the warning Leo had given her in his office. She didn’t give Leo her answer about working for him, but he told her while she was thinking about it she should make sure the night walker doesn’t step a foot into his tunnel.
"You know the only way to avoid night walkers is to not mess with them..." Kiara said, then she looked at Beam who was on the other side of Princess. Princess was in-between them. "Someone almost lost their heart because they ripped out a night walker’s..."
"That wouldn’t have happened if you didn’t push me..." Beam said. Her jaw tightened, her hands balling into fists on top of the counter as she glared past Princess’s shoulder.
"Push you... you are insanely foolish and stupid..., you are the one who is pushing yourself for something you will have.." Kiara replied. A cold, sharp edge entered her voice, her lazy demeanor vanishing in an instant as she stared right back at Beam.
"You two are still on this stupid nonsense..." Princess said, looking annoyed by their behavior... she tapped Beam’s head. The sharp smack made Beam blink, pulling her attention away from the brewing argument. "When will you stop this obsession... she doesn’t want you so accept it and move on.. find someone better than her... look at her, she is not even worth it, there are tons of girls around who would want someone like you.. you are now the school president, so many girls are lining up to be your PA... I’m sure they are better than this whore.." Princess said, giving Kiara a judging look...
Kiara scoffed, looking at the two... "Whore... you dated this whore and worshiped her like a goddess.." Kiara said, praising herself, not looking ashamed at all, in fact she was even proud. She flipped her hair back with a smirk, tilting her chin up in defiance.
"Yeah, you are right.. that was when I thought you were the only option, but you are not.... I’m glad I dodged a bullet." Princess shot back, her tone dry and completely unaffected by the teasing.
Kiara laughed, it didn’t reach her mind... Her eyes remained totally cold despite the loud sound coming from her throat.
"You did dodge a bullet.. but you caught a bomb... a crazy one.." Kiara muttered, her fingers tracing the rim of her glass.
"Never call my girlfriend crazy... you should know your limits..." Princess said with a serious face...
The atmosphere between them turned freezing cold, Princess’s eyes narrowing into sharp slits. Kiara kept quiet, burying her face in her drink.. She took a long gulp, finally shutting her mouth as she looked away toward the dance floor.
While they were talking, one of the girls who claimed to be the maid of honor approached the Trio, requesting for someone to dance with them... The Trios refused... Princess shook her head immediately, waving her hand to dismiss them. Then the girl said she was going to pay for the service..
Princess suggested Kiara since she was good at that, but the maid of honor was interested in Beam...
Beam refused but Kiara’s sharp, sarcastic chuckle was enough to push Beam over the edge, making the new president rip her jacket off and toss it onto the bar before stepping directly into the crowd of shouting women.
Watching Beam from a different point of view was interesting to Princess, but Kiara was beginning to have an unknown kind of glare towards the scene...
Princess noticed it. Kiara’s fingers were practically crushing the napkin in her hand, her eyes locked tight onto Beam’s moving form through the pulsing lights.
"So let me guess, you reject that girl and her feelings but you can’t stand the thought of seeing her with someone else.." Princess said to her... She leaned back on her stool, a small, knowing smirk touching her lips as she watched her friend unravel.
"W-what.. she can be with whoever she wants, I don’t care..." Kiara stammered, her voice cracking slightly as she tried to force her eyes away from the dance floor.
"Really? because you seem like you do..."
"Don’t you have something to do, like read a book or paint your puppies bedroom, huh?" Kiara said. She turned her back completely to the floor, her face flushed with a mixture of anger and embarrassment.
Princess stared at her trying to figure out what kind of girl she was, always trying to act like everything is under control but slowly breaking inside...
It was plain as day, but she knew Kiara would never admit it out loud.
"Well I am done here, I would rather go for smoke or find something to do inside the nursery room.." Princess muttered, standing up from the stool.. She stretched her long legs, ready to escape the suffocating heat of the party.
"I just said that now..." Kiara shouted as Princess pretended not to hear her, then a sudden, forceful yank caught her off guard, spinning her right back down onto the leather cushion.
"What the!" She said. The blonde girl was on her lap... Before she could even process what happened, the bride-to-be had straddled her thighs, her arms wrapping loosely around Princess’s neck.
The girl looked drunk and wasted... Her breath was hot against Princess’s face, her eyes unfocused as she giggled loudly over the music.
"You look hot, I would love for you to be the girl I kiss before I become a Mrs.." the girl slurred, leaning her face dangerously close.
"Can you get off my lap before I slam you away?" Princess growled, her hands gripping the girl’s waist to push her off, her Alpha dominance flaring in pure irritation.
"I would love that, how much for a night?" the blonde chuckled, completely oblivious to the danger she was in.
"Are you insane, do I look like a fucking whore to you?" Princess snapped, her voice rising above the bass as she prepared to physically throw the girl off her body.
"I know you are an Alpha... I want to know what it’s like to bang one..."
The conversation was getting longer and tiring, Princess had enough of whatever was happening. Seeing the girl was wasted, she was about to toss her aside when she smelled that some angry pregnant girlfriend of hers was in the room..
Princess slowly turned to see Faye giving a death glare that could eliminate the entire clubhouse.
