Page 108 of Reckless Dare

Tormentor: Fuck. There is going to be a delay.

The place where the rugby team had gone was also situated on a terrain like Simha University. But unlike Simha, the place didn’t have as well developed roads or airport.

Ava: Is everyone all right?

Tormentor: Yes. Apparently there are rocks blocking the road. Buses cannot pass until they are cleared tomorrow morning.

Her heart sank at the thought that she might not see him that night. It was his birthday the next day and she had hoped to wish him with a kiss during midnight.

Ava: I hope things clear up by morning.

Tormentor: Yeah.

There were no more messages.

She didn’t want to keep bothering him while he was with his team.

Feeling disappointed, she wondered briefly if she should swap back the hospital shifts. She had exchanged it with one of the interns based on the weekend plans.

But her mind wasn’t into it. To distract herself, she decided to go for a workout. She hoped it would keep her mind away from disappointment.

Almost two hours later, she returned to the housing unit, feeling exhausted from the intense cardio workout. As she approached the door to the housing unit, she saw her special order delivered and that only disappointed her further. She took the neatly wrapped package straight to her room and went into to shower. Nitya hadn’t returned from her home and Pooja had gone to a party. She had the apartment all to herself. Until a few hours ago when she was expecting her tormentor to join her, she was excited about having the apartment to themselves. Now, the place felt too empty.

Letting out a sigh, she grabbed the lunch leftovers from the refrigerator along with a box of yogurt. She ate her dinner while briefly checking for messages on her phone. There were a couple of messages from her study group and a few from her house team members. But none from Abhi.

Feeling a little disappointment once again, she put away her phone and finished dinner.

It’s not the end of the world. It’s okay if you don’t get to wish him at midnight with a kiss.

She decided to make it up to him whenever he returned with the special order she put in earlier that week for his birthday. With that thought, she went to bed early, hoping to receive good news that he was heading back the next day.

*****

Ava dreamt of her tormentor. She dreamed that she woke up to his kiss. Blinking her eyes open, she saw his face hovering on top of hers.

She smiled. “Oh, thank God you came,” she said sleepily. “I was so worried about not kissing you on your birthday.”

He laughed softly. “Don’t worry, I’m here now.”

He kissed her again, a deep mind-numbing kiss this time. Her toes curled and she moaned, pulling him closer.

“I missed you,” he said. “All I could think of was kissing you everywhere.”

His deep, sexy voice made her stomach flutter.

“I have been waiting for your kisses too,” she whispered.

He laughed softly again. Then, giving her another drugging kiss, he pulled back slightly.

She wanted to protest and drag him back to her again, but before she could reach his head, he slid down her body.

She was shocked, and then, her heart began racing.

“I’m going to kiss you between your legs.”

She recalled his words and the thudding in her chest got stronger.

Oh God.

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