Page 43 of Twisted Deceit
“Are you still okay for me to kiss you?” She was unsure of what the kiss would lead to. What if he didn’t stop kissing her? Would she be able to stop him?
“Areyousure about what you want to do?” He let out a chuckle.
She deserved the taunt, and she nodded in response and sat on the sofa's armrest facing him and saw the excitement play out in his eyes. He sat back on the couch, his head resting on the headrest, his eyes half-closed as he looked at her. He looked relaxed, and the way his shirt lay loosely over his chest, showing enough, got her all worked up. She held his gaze, hoping for her breathing to settle down, but the more she looked at him, the faster her heart beat.
Moments passed in silence, and Aadhya moved her hand to cup his cheek. She shivered when he momentarily closed his eyes before looking at her again. His eyes were darkening, and she froze as she held his gaze. She saw movement outside the door but did not look away.
She knew it had to be the woman she had heard talking in the gardens, and like a flash, the woman was gone. Aadhya smiled, rejoicing the moment she drove away the girl who gawked at her husband while she was standing right next to him. That feeling gave her a new high.
She slowly leaned forward and pressed her lips to his cheek. That was all she needed to do, and that would have been a perfect time to pull back, smile at him, and leave the room. But her body had other plans. She pulled back only to plant another kiss on his cheek and another as she trailed her lips toward his mouth.
She kissed the edge of his mouth, and just as she was pulling back, his fingers slid behind her neck, pulling her back to him, her lips mashed against his. She moaned against his lips as she moved hers gently against his. Her stomach fluttered as his hand slid up her bare back, pulling her body onto his, and before she knew it, she was sitting in his lap.
Her eyes fluttered, and she saw that his chest was heaving. His eyes were dark and dangerous, and they demanded something that she didn’t know how to give.
“Kiss me more,” she said, running her arm around his neck.
Like that was his cue, his hold on her tightened, and he pulled her into a deep kiss. His tongue was deliberate, seeking to explore every corner of her mouth. He groaned when she met his fierce tongue with her, and they tangled as he kissed with a hunger that set off a new need in her.
She wanted him to keep kissing her. This is what she feared all along.
Her need to stop the woman from approaching her fake husband flabbergasted her. If she really wanted to get him out of her life, she should have used her cousin’s friend to lure him away. Instead, she started something she may never have control over.
What the heck, Aadhya?
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The dress clung to her body as she stood on the balcony in the evening breeze. Every one of her curves was on display for him to drink in, and he moved closer, taking in her beauty. There was no other woman in the world like her.
Everything about her enticed him, and he knew it was a risk from the time he saw her at the resort. His strategic mind had told him it could be mitigated by keeping the marriage bound by a contract, but it wasn’t working. He couldn’t stop himself from wanting her.
He walked straight to her, and when her eyes met his, all he could think about was to rip her dress down to remove any barriers between them.
Nakul’s eyes shot open in the dark, and he was hot and hard all over. It was not the first time he had his wife in his dreams, but something was shifting, and he had to stop obsessing about his temporary wife.
Just as the thought crossed his mind, he became aware of the soft warmth pressed against him. Like the last few nights, his wife had moved close to him in her sleep. It had been a week since they returned from the Jangid fort, and since then, he had been consistently woken up with her body thrown against his.
He slowly moved his hand that had been resting on her bare belly and moved away in bed. A moment later, she moaned and threw her arm over his chest, her breasts pressing against the side of his chest.
“This is a friggin bad idea.” The woman went from convincing him that she got confused between him and her pillow to now having him want her warmth in bed. This had to stop, and he needed to create a distraction.
He could not let her break the contract!
Chapter 18
“Aadi, have you not been sleeping well? I see you in your study even when I sleep. Don’t study so much,” her aunt’s words made her look up from her plate.
She shook her head and looked down at her plate. “No, I’ve been sleeping okay.” Aadhya would not admit it, but not having her husband beside her ruined her nights. She would wake up in the middle of the night seeking warmth only to be disappointed that he was away.
“Why are you toying with your food? What’s wrong?” her aunt probed. “Are you missing Meenabai’s food? She will come back immediately if I send a message for her.”
Meenabai was able to visit her relatives in Jangid Fort post Aadhya’s visit to her mother’s birthplace. The older woman had come to the Kanwar mansion to take care of Aadhya and chose to be with the Kanwars even after the accident just so she could be with Aadhya.
“Nothing, Rajji. I’m fine. The food is good.” She smiled at her aunt reassuringly. She didn’t want to admit that she was missing her annoyingly hot, fake husband and was looking forward to his return that evening.
It had been two weeks since they got back from the Jangid fort, and it had become an unspoken agreement that it was okay for her to scoot up to him and sleep close to him. When he decided to take a trip, she looked forward to having their private space to herself. She enjoyed not having to hurry through the baths and getting dressed with him around, but she felt a gap in her day.
She had not realized that he had become the catalyst for her to feel a sense of home. He made it a point to sit down with her aunt and uncle if he was home for a meal. He kept the conversations going and engaged her aunt and uncle in the chats. In the weeks after their marriage, he had tightened security for the mansion. He added his staff as security for her aunt and uncle, who attended events and meetings outside the mansion. Most of all he gave her back the family she had forgotten about for years.
