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“She is fine and is under observation at the hospital.” He held her in a vice-like grip and she wondered why he held her back. “And you are not going anywhere. It’s unsafe for us to go out until we know whatever else is out there.”
“We shouldn’t have performed the ritual.” She started to panic. “I should have never agreed.” She was shivering with fear.
“Aadhya, calm down. She is safe.” He pulled her closer.
“I don’t care. I need to go be with her.” She started to fight him frantically. “Nakul, let me go.”
“I said. No.” He circled his arms around her, and she did not like being restricted. She started slapping his chest, and he pulled both her wrists together and held them together, limiting her movement. He was too fast and strong for her.
“You are a—” Her words were lost when his lips descended on hers, suppressing her words. He swallowed the gasp that escaped her as his fingertips dug into the flesh on her arms painfully while his lips punished hers.
The outrage exploded within her, and she tried to fight him but had no coherent thoughts. Her body would not respond to her command, and he held her in an immovable position as she fell down an abyss of disappointment and anger. She wanted to push him away, but the hand on his shoulder and the one tugging on his shirt were frozen.
“Stop,” she demanded against his lips, and he pulled back his eyes, threatening to sear her with his glare. His breath was coming fast, and so was hers.
Aadhya caught her breath and fought back some intense, unidentified sensations that triggered within her. She grit her teeth and tried to push him away. “You are an asshole and—”
The pain on her lips was back when he pulled her back into a punishing kiss. Her objection was lost in the aggressive exploration of her mouth. She stood frozen yet again, unable to react to such an offensive act, which scared her further.
His fingers dug deeper, making her feel the pressure on her skin while his teeth grazed over her lips. The sting on her lips and the delectable pain from his fingers made her body shudder before going limp in his arms. She had no fight left in her, not at that moment, and she knew the best way to stop this was to yield or at least pretend to.
Like he sensed the shift in her manner, he pulled back, his breath coming fast and his chest heaving like hers. Feeling weak, she stayed in his arms, taking in how her lips trembled. “Please take me to her.”
“Aadhya, she is fine. Not a scratch on her, but my men have been badly injured.”
She felt a tug in her heart when she saw how sad he was for his staff. “Nakul,” she sobbed. “I’m sorry. But I still want to see my aunt. She must be feeling so scared and lonely.”
He kissed her cheek. “I’m sorry, baby.” He ran his thumb over her fingers. “I can’t let you go.”
She hugged him. “I cannot imagine anything happening to my aunt.” She took a moment to process the sadness. “Bring her home soon and be with me, please.”
He kissed the top of her head. “I’m here. Not going anywhere without you.”
Aadhya drew strength from being close to him, and it felt like he would not let any sadness near her heart.
He guarded it and also ruled it like a king!
Chapter 29
Aadhya’s anger was surmounting as she paced in the main dining area. Nakul was supposed to be back for dinner. He had promised to take her to the Oasis for a moonlit walk on the holy lands. It was her semester-end exams, and she wanted to celebrate with an outing.
Since the time her aunt’s vehicle was attacked a week back, Nakul had stayed in the mansion with her. It was a stressful time for her, end of semester exams and the fear of the unknown. Thankfully, her husband had unique ways of destressing her. At times it was, his helping her study, and most other times, it involved their slick bodies stuck together.
What surprised her was no clan took responsibility for the attack. Her aunt could not pinpoint or associate the attackers with a particular clan. She was relieved her aunt was not injured in the attack. Her aunt seemed in good spirits as well but she could not wait to find out who attacked her aunt.
How dare they!
Dinner time came and went and there was no sign of Nakul. He was away for a clan meeting and he wasn’t going far. She finally lost all patience and called him from the satellite phone. Her stomach twisted anxiously when she could not reach him via the phone.
Moments later, her phone beeped, and she saw it was a message from Nakul.
Nakul: Sorry, held up here. See you later.
“What do you mean, later?” She growled at the phone as she called him and he would not answer. She tried numerous times, didn’t work either. She threw the phone on the couch, suppressing the need to scream her annoyance.
She moved around the house impatiently. He not only canceled on her but to add insult to her injury, he was ignoring her calls. If only he had said those words by answering her phone call, it would have been so much better.
She had the staff check with the leading security center of the mansion on Nakul’s whereabouts but no information was available. Unaware of any other way to get hold of him, she sat in the main living room, waiting for him. Whenever, thelaterwas going to be, he would be in deep trouble.
