Our Designed Love

CHAPTER-15

EVAN

"I want that person there after I get back to NYC." my voice tensed a bit as the voice of the other person came into my ears.

"Don't worry, Mr.Kavinsky! Consider the work as done"

"No mistakes! Or else you'll be done!" I said as I cut off the call without hearing the response.

No one can save you this time, not even God.

SHYLA

Walking through the corridor of the resort, my hands are shivering continuously and my mind cannot stop thinking about the letter that I got this morning. The incident in the club that day and the letter that I got this morning is convincing me to think that something really wrong is going to happen.

After a long time of explaining Linda and Ave that I am fine and nothing is affecting me, deep inside I still know that all these are affecting me more than anyone could ever imagine. All these incidents are making me understand that the trauma that I went through in the past years are still not healed. I just forgot everything over time while the wounds of the past are still lying somewhere inside me fresh and alive.

My thoughts were interrupted by a familiar voice which can be heard near the corner of the corridor.

As I expected it was Evan! Standing there in the corner while talking to someone on the phone.

"I want that person there after I get back to NYC."

"No mistakes! Or else you'll be done!"

He cut the call and kept the phone in his pocket as he turned around.

"Woah! You sounded like one of those mafias in the dark romance books." I said as a little smirk appeared in my lips.

"So you read those dark mafia romance books?" He said as he crossed his arms and leaned in the wall.

"I mean is there any reason to not read it?" I asked as I came a little closer to him.

"Of course! Those books make people romanticise criminals. I mean who the hell falls in love with criminals?"

"Whatever. By the way who's the person whom you want somewhere when you get back to NYC? Is he an employee of your company who betrayed you or is it someone who stole your girlfriend?" I said playfully but then instantly regretted it because this is a little too personal to ask.

His expression changed as an unexpected seriousness covered his face. I gulped thinking that I shouldn't have asked these questions.

"Uhm- no problem. It's okay if you don't want to share it. I should probably leave now. Bye! Have a nice day." I said as I turned around to leave.

A grip in my wrist forbidded me to move any further. I turned around to see him holding my wrist as his eyes were down.

"You know Shyla, I hate betrayers. And the person who betrayed me needs to get a lesson no matter how hard the lesson is." His voice broke a little as he spoke.

The first time I saw Evan Kavinsky feeling something. It is the first time I felt that the big muscular figure is hiding a lot of things behind those expression less eyes.

My eyes and heart both softened as I turned around completely and moved closer to him. His eyes which were looking down are looking at me now while his hand is still gripping my wrist tightly without letting it go.

"Did that person betray you?" I asked hoping for him to reply.

"Betray is such a small word to explain this."

That's it. It broke my whole heart when I listened to his voice. The way his voice was breaking while saying each sentence was enough to let a tear flow down my cheek. I instantly wiped it and put my other hand on his hand which was gripping my wrist.

"Are you okay Evan?" I asked him as he instantly straighten his posture and replied-

"Jesus! Let's stop this now. I don't know what I am saying to you right now. This conversation was not supposed to be so serious." He laughed a little as the serious expression became invisible in his face.

I chuckled a little and decided to not stretch this conversation anymore.

"So I'll just leave now. Linda and Ave must be waiting for me." I said and realised that my hands were still on his hands holding it tightly like my whole life depended on it.

Instantly letting go of him I turned around to leave when I felt one of his hand wrapped around my waist from behind. My body shivered as my heart started to beat in an uncontrollable speed. The whole world around me stopped when I felt him coming closer to me from behind. My head turned a little as I saw his other hand slowly moving towards my hair. My hair loosened as it fell on my shoulders when I realised that he unclasped the barrette which was clasped in my hair and held my hairs in a messy bun.

I felt him coming near to my ears as the warm breathes of him touched the skin near my neck resulting in goosebumps. With my side eyes I could see his face so terribly close to mine that if I turn my face a little bit more, we could actually kiss.

"You are the prettiest with your messy bun but trust me, you are the best with your open hairs."

He whispered into my ears as I felt his hand slowly letting go of my waist. I couldn't move an inch as I felt my feet were glued to the floor. What did just happen? What did he just do?

He walked ahead but turned around.

"I'll keep this with me." He said while showing my barrette which was on his hand.

He turned around again and disappeared out of my sight.

My mind was still not able to process what just happened now. What is this man doing to me? The way his face is always unreadable by me, his feelings are too unknown to me. Does he feel the same as me? Does his heart beats crazily just like mine while he is there with me? Does he also want the time to stop whenever we are together just like me?

Is it just me or it's him too who is feeling like this?