What Lies Beneath

Chapter 1

"Are you happy? Happy now that you marry me?"

Ishaan snapped at Misha, his eyes burning with rage and hate in his heart for her was clearly seen by his face.

"Please- just listen to me once, please."

"It doesn't matter now, Misha! The marriage has already happened!"

He looked mad, utterly mad.

"Just give me a chance to explain myself, I did went to uncle-"

"I don't want to hear your lies again! I have heard enough. You had promised me that you'll not marry me no matter what it takes, THEN WHAT THE FUCK HAPPENED TO YOUR OATH!?"

He suddenly grabs her by both arms and pulled her closer to his face. His cold hands came in contact with her soft skin, causing a feverish shiver run down her spine. Her eyes met his, and she saw them becoming dark and cold, holding aversion in them. It was for her.

A painful yelp came to her mouth as his iron-like grip tightened more around her arm. His jaw clenched as he dug his fingers into her flesh. "You really didn't take my warnings seriously, did you? I told you I'm not a good person, I told you your life isn't going to be any better if you marry me."

"I didn't do it deliberately."

"YES YOU DID IT! You did it deliberately Misha or why didn't you stop father from making all this happen!?"

The girl tried to get away from him. The closeness in their faces was at a sickening gap and she suddenly couldn't breathe anymore. But he refused to let her move an inch away from her place before snarling, "You really wanted to come here, right? You wanted to taste how it feels to live in a luxurious house like this? You wanted to feel what richness tastes like didn't you? You gold digger!"

"ISHAAN!"

She felt an undeniable urge to push him back and she did with all her strength but he didn't budge. She stepped back struggling against his chest but he again held her on stance, closer to his beaming body. Frustration starts to suffocate her from inside and she grabs his collar in annoyance. Bitterness clearly showed in her words as she spoke, "Let go of me Ishaan!"

"Why? Does it hurt?"

With a swift moment of his hands he grabs her wrist and twists it behind her back to turn her around. Her back hit his strong chest as the pain in her hand and wrist became intolerable to bear. "Or does it now?" He growled.

Misha screamed in pain. "Ahh! Ishaan stop!! You are hurting me!"

Tears start to brim in her eyes and they fall helplessly, both because of the pain and the situation she was trapped in. She struggled to get away but it hurted her more.

"Ishaan please- stop, it is hurting me really."

Misha sobbed breathlessly. She has never cried so heartbroken in front of anyone else, not even when her parents have died, she's never been so hopeless in her life ever before. Her tears weren't stopping falling from her eyes, she was vulnerable to explain her side of the story to him. She wanted him to understand her, to trust her once, but his action proved he will never listen. Even if he does, his rage won't let him believe anything related to her at all.

His resentment was evidence of all.

All of a sudden Ishaan stepped back, pushing Misha away as she fell on the ground losing her balance. She immediately backed away from him, wiping her tears. He glared everywhere in the room but her as she held her hurted wrist in another hand to reduce the pain.