Fractured (Josie) novel Chapter 95

Chapter 0095 

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I search my memory for the perfect song that will help me stand out in a sea of dancing people. It needs to be something that most clubgoers won’t easily know how to move to, leaving them swaying or slow grinding, maybe even taking a break to rest or grab another drink. Allowing the space for my floor work and to become more visible to Coner. There’s a particular song and dance that is guaranteed to get his attention. Yet, I feel a wave of reluctance wash over me because it’s a contemporary piece of choreography that I swore I wouldn’t ever do again. That piece was born from a collaboration with Coner, a time filled with creativity, hope, laughter and lust, but it was shattered when I discovered his betrayal just a day before our performance. All those feelings from that moment, the heartbreak, seem insignificant now in the grander scheme of things. What truly matters is the company I have with me now, these incredible men who stand by my side. So with that thought in mind, I decide to do it, but I feel that this will be a test for all of us. 

“Okay, I think I can draw him to me but I’m going to need help and for all of you to promise you won’t kill him,” I say to the guys. 

“Why would we kill him?” Theo frowns. 1 

“Because he’s going to have his hands all over her,” Mason growls, his fists clenched at his sides. 

“Mason, I love your possessiveness, it’s hot, but I need everyone to keep a level head for this,” I shut him down, ” I’m about to do a dance that I swore I’d never do again for personal reasons and the only reason I can even consider doing this is because I know I have you all here to come back to, so please support me rather than judge me,” 

“You don’t have to do anything you don’t want to,” Axel says, taking my hands in his and I could kiss him right 

now. 

“It’s fine, now I have all of you this doesn’t hold the same emotional connection it once did. In fact, it’s almost insignificant now. Plus I put so much work into creating this that it deserves to be seen, at least once,” I smile, feeling the truth of my words ease the bitterness I had once held. 

“Then I look forward to seeing it,” Axel squeezes my hands 

“Me too,” Luke agrees. 

“What help do you need?” Theo asks. 

“I need the DJ compelling to play the song because there’s no way he’s going to play it otherwise. It’s pretty much a dance floor clearer in a place like this,” I look around nervously. Am I really going to do this? 

“What song is it?” Mr Collins asks. 

“Let Me Down Slowly by Alec Benjamin. Tell him to follow it with his best floor filler so we can disappear into the crowd straight after,” I say with a slight tremble in my voice that I hope they don’t notice over the loud music. 

“Is it wise to draw this much attention to yourself when you are supposed to be missing?” Mason asks. 

“I think this will work in my favour, if someone does recognise me then it won’t take long for them to recognise Coner too. We could have Coner send a message to his uncle that he and I have run away together. If I also send the same message to my friend, who is the only person who would have reported me missing, then that would make our lives easier,” I explain. 

“We will discuss that later, let’s just get this done and get out of here,” Mr Collins says, he gives me a small nod before walking off towards the DJ booth. 

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Chapter 0095 

“How do you want to do this?” Luke asks. 

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“Stay on the edge of the dance floor, and please do not try to interrupt,” I give Mason a pointed look, “If anyone were to make Coner trip it would be bad for me, I have to trust him to catch me at some points and he can’t do that if he’s on the floor himself,”