Never

Chapter 40

Amelia POV

My heart beating loudly, my stomach in knots, a lump in my throat which was hard to swallow, my ears hyperware as I walked away from the venue that Mrs Adhira had decided upon for this.

My clammy hands in Luke's hold. I was barely holding myself from pulling my hand away from his to wipe away that wetness.

My body flinches as the sound of gunshots hits my ears. I snap my head back, to see what happened when at lightning speed Luke's hand came around my shoulders and pulled me to his chest.

He ushers me to move and I do.

He opens the door of the car and ushers me inside. I move to the other side and Luke steps in, getting beside me. My eyes on the venue, I can see men but no sign of Agastya or Rani Ma. Luke closes the door and my eyes flutter to him.

Suddenly Agastya's loud and rage induced voice hits my ears.

"Are you happy? Are you happy to find yet another of your plays goi...." The voice muted away as the car manoeuvres away.

My head unconsciously cranes back, and I gaze outside through the back window. I look ahead when the entrance of the venue zones away.

I shift slightly and look down at my lap. I clasp my trembling hands on my lap.

Even though I have taken revenge, I don't feel any relief. I can still feel that burden and its weight has increased instead of diminution. But I am happy about one thing and that is he got to experience what I experienced when he left me on that empty road without so much of a word.

Luke's hand cups my clasped palm and I look down at it. His hands were big, covering all of mine and warm, making me realise how cold I was.

"If you want can you tell me your past with king Agastya?"

I lick my lips.

It's time I tell him everything. Since I have decided to give my everything to him when I proposed to him so I will start by telling him the truth.

So I tell him everything. I don't hide anything. From the day I was persistent to get Agastya to the day he left me without so much of a word.

Will he now regret getting engaged with me? The marriage was just a facade. It wasn't real. It was all a play. The marriage papers weren't real.

I had proposed to Luke yesterday and had held an engagement among ourselves and his family on video call. It was at 1 at night. His family were disappointed and wanted us to hold a perfect engagement later with them and we agreed.

When I proposed to him it was not due to revenge. I just wanted to give myself and him a chance. A chance for me to move on from Agastya and love someone else and a chance for Luke to see if he really wants me.

"I was glad when I met you. You know the day you came I had lost everything." I say, reminiscing that day. He really had saved me. If he hadn't arrived I would have been on the road and I dread what could have been my present life.

"Amelia, what if I say meeting you....." I look up at him with a small smile, he stops. He gulps the lump and his Adam's apple bobbles up and down.

"It's nothing." He says and looks away.

I sigh and lean back as I ask, "Do you think I did the right thing?"

The look of Agastya was chilling. He looked heartbroken. His crestfallen face was heart wrenching. It was odd to see such an extreme emotion in him other than anger.