Page 55 of The Pursuit
Krish chuckled, his arms encircling my waist as he drew me closer. “You don’t need to thank me. We’re in this together, remember?”
I nodded as he looked at me and smiled again. “I, too, have something to tell you.”
Krish cupped my face in his hands, his eyes shining with a depth of emotion that stole my breath away.
“I spoke to Dad about us and cleared everything up.”
My eyes widened in shock. I had strictly told him not to tell his father yet.
“But Krish, why did you tell him?”
“Why not?” he asked. “I didn’t want to wait any longer for him to know what a grave mistake he made by keeping us away, Trisha. Now he realises that you are the one for me,” he murmured, his thumb tracing the curve of my cheekbone. “And he approves.”
I was speechless. His father approved of us being in a relationship? That sorted almost everything that hadkept us away so far.
“Once all this is over, I’m taking you to Austria to meet him officially as my partner. How about that?” he asked.
My heart swelled with the same all-consuming love I felt for this extraordinary man. Our lips met in a searing kiss as I searched for the perfect reply to give him.
Krish pulled me into his embrace, racing my heart while his eyes burned with want. I shivered at the feeling of his lips trailing along my collarbone, leaving a blazing path in their wake.
“Did you meet Meher’s cousins at the event?” he murmured huskily, unhooking the strings of my choli one by one.
Even in a situation like this, where he was devouring my body, I knew how to rile him up.
“I did,” I replied with a coy smile. “And I loved a few of them.”
Krish’s jaw clenched. I gasped as he undid the final hook, my choli hanging loose at the back. I instantly held it at my front, not letting it fall.
“You are mine, Trisha Choudhary. And I’m the only one you’re allowed to love,” Krish commanded before kissing me again.
His fiery kisses along my neck made my knees go weak.
“I was dying for this moment since morning…” he murmured, nuzzling his nose over my collarbone. “To help you out of this attire.”
I froze, suddenly feeling very exposed. Sensing myhesitation, he tilted my chin up to meet his tender gaze.
“Hey, we don’t have to do anything you don’t want to,” he said softly.
“I didn’t freeze because you’re undressing me,” I began, leaning in closer to him, my voice dropped to a teasing whisper. “I froze because your towel has fallen down, and is now pooling at our feet, though I didn’t look.”
Krish’s eyes widened in realisation, and he bit his lip, noticing his state of undress.
“Oops,” he muttered, his cheeks tinged with a hint of embarrassment.
Then, a mischievous gleam lit up his eyes as he met my gaze, and I couldn’t help but return his smile.
I leaned in teasingly, “You’re at my mercy now, Director, and not vice versa,” I added, diffusing the sudden tension with humour.
But before I could move and look away, giving him the time to dress up again, he cupped the back of my neck and looked intently into my eyes.
“I don’t need your mercy, Trisha, I need your love.”
His seductive words only inflamed the smouldering desire between us. Dropping my hands, I let my choli fall, baring my skin to his hungry gaze. I cupped his face and kissed him with everything I had, pouring out my passion. Soon, his mouth was mapping every inch of my tingling skin as I took the lead, guiding him backwards towards the bed.
By the time the backs of my legs hit the edge of themattress, Krish had divested me of my lehenga as well. It pooled at my feet as he laid me down, nipping and stroking every tender plane and curve. Want grew into a desperate need as his hands and lips trailed along my body with unmistakable hunger. I craved more of his caresses, just like I needed air to breathe. His mouth feasted on every inch of my skin, but when he buried his tongue inside me, a swirling, all-consuming ecstasy overtook my body.
I’d never been this close, this exposed to any other man before, and having this moment with Krish, making love to him, I was awash with love, desire, trust and completeness. This went far beyond the physical—it was the deepest bonding of two souls.
