TOXIC TRANCE

CHAPTER 1

Annalaise pov:

"Another shot of tequila please" I shouted over the loud music to the bartender. I was in a new club opening which my best friend, Collette, had dragged me to.

"Color me wild" was, according to Colly, and I quote "The biggest f*****g Club in the world", plus her brother knew the owner.

"Here you go", the bartender said, sliding me yet another glass of liquor, I already lost count of the number of shots I've had, thanks to Collette for ditching me.

She had gotten lost in the crowd twenty minutes after we came here. I must admit the club was extravagant. The scenery was captivating and erotic. The strippers were on the other side entertaining the men.

Colly had told me she was going to get her brother so we could go to the best section of the club...The VIP section... but It has been more than twenty minutes now and still she was nowhere to be found.

"Anna" I turned to the familiar voice and I saw her approaching the bar with her brother Thomas.

"Where the f**k have you been " I hollered .

"I'm sorry. I had to find this dimwit but as usual he had his hands under a skirt" she sneered Thomas snorted.

"Do not exaggerate darling. You are the first lady I'm speaking to" he said while leaning in to kiss my cheeks.

"How have you been Anna it has been a while"

"It wouldn't be if you would just stop working for a moment and come to see your favourite sister and her best friend" Collette hurled.

"you wish you were" Thomas retorted. I chuckled at their banter ..They were the cutest siblings I had ever met.

"Are you ready ladies " Thomas bowed slightly

"Yeeessss" we both replied excitedly . Thomas led us through the crowd as we headed to a darker section of the club . The bouncers at the entrance looked tough but the ones here looked f*****g scary.

They were so hefty, I'll probably break my wrist if punched them lightly on their arms. They nodded at Thomas as he walked through the door which led to a spiral staircase. We ascended to the top of the staircase and I must say it was a different place altogether.

The men here were dressed in suits. Most of them were drinking, having light conversations and laughing which looked quite normal. But there were also some men at a darker corner who spoke in hushed tones and smoked their cigar which screamed dangerous. The waiters on this level were dressed in skimpy clothings and looked more like the strippers from downstairs I can't imagine what the strippers on this level will look like .

Thomas ushered us to a comfortable couch were a group of people were already seated.

"Thomas won't you introduce us to the beautiful ladies" a man drawled.

"Those are my little sisters and are totally off limits Viktor" Thomas announced as he walked to the bar area. Viktor stood up and approached Collette. He winked as me as he began to talk to her. Thomas came a few moments later and rolled his eyes at both of them.

"Fucker" he muttered as he sat down and offered me a drink.

"What do you think about the place?" Thomas asked.

"It's not entirely bad considering the fact that I have absolutely nothing to compare it to" I said.

He laughed "True. This is not your scene .Tell me what did that witch sister of mine threaten you with this time?".

"Ha. She threatened to set me up on a date with that weird guy that cleans at Aimee's". He scrunched his face

"Ewwww.. she said that?"

"Let me put it in her own words... "You f*****g b***h Anna if you do not follow me to Color me wild tomorrow i will make you go for a date with that f*****g shrivelled bum that cleans at Aimee's and you'll seat through dinner and watch him pick his nose,scratch his balls and try to eat all the food at once" He laughed as he slapped his knee.

"Collette is f*****g psychopath" His phone rang and he stood up.

"Excuse me please" I nodded but he was already walking away.

"alone" I muttered to myself. I looked at Collette but she was too busy sucking Viktor's face to notice me . I got up and felt a bit woozy. God how many drinks have I had. I went towards a door on the left and opened it and found myself on a balcony.

I hugged my hands around myself as the weather was quite chilly and it did not help that the dress my insane best friend had forced me to wear was to skimpy to cover anything. I rested a bit on the balcony and not long after, my mind wandered.

"You will fall to your death if the cold doesn't kill you first" a cold detached voice announced. I turned so quickly I was surprised I didn't get a whiplash. I turned to where the voice came from and saw a man seated in a defeated position. His tie was loose, the top buttons of his shirt undone and his eyes bloodshot probably because he had a lot to drink .

He looked powerful with his strong jaw and his hard chiseled face it made me wonder why an attractive,powerful man looked so defeated.

"You scared me..I could have fallen down you know" I said instead. He looked me up and down as if assessing me and I suddenly felt naked under his scrutinizing gaze.

"Who are you. And how did you get up here. You are not one of the waitresses and you definitely cannot be a stripper"he sneered.

"I'm here with a friend" I said immediately.

"Hmmm...come here" I shook with the power in his voice.

I walked over to him with timid steps. He straightened his clothes and stood up and he towered over me. He could well be 6ft3 or so but I was 5ft4 so I looked so small compared to him.