Withering Heart

Prologue 2

                 AUTHOR'S POV
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The bright rays of sun fell over his slightly tanned face, making him squint his eyes. The sunlight was providing warmth to the entire city which was freezing in cold since a whole week. But for some reasons, he was not liking it. The heat as he was used to coldness.

He wanted to go inside but at the same time, he didn't want to witness those miserable eyes staring at him with nothing but fear. The man felt a sharp pain in the left corner of his chest.

She stumbled upon him last night and he was speechless after seeing her. The girl which had been playing with his mind since years, he finally found her last night.

His heart beat suddenly dropped and breathing ragged. Sweat started forming on his forehead and then started dripping down his temples.

His honey brown orbs teared up suddenly and the tip of his sharp nose turned red.

"Br-breathe..breathe." He muttered rubbing his palm all over his chest.

After some minutes, his breathing and heartbeat turned normal. Wiping the sweat using his hands, he stepped away from the window. He quickly switched on the AC and the air conditioner started doing it's work making him feel better.

"Ma'am is awake, sir." A middle aged woman said after knocking on his door.

He forced out a sigh and closed his eyes. No matter how hard he was trying, there was no point in avoiding what's bound to happen. He needed answers and he will get it.

"Tell the cooks to prepare soup and light dinner for her." He ordered rolling the sleeves of his crinkled black shirt.

The maid nodded and then left.

Taking a deep breath, he prepared himself. He needed strength to face her.

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A painful hiss left her mouth as she tried moving her body. She was feeling extreme warmth and could feel a huge blanket on top of her body.

Fluttering her eyelashes, she finally opened her eyes. Adjusting her orbs to the rays of sun she looked around the unfamiliar room.

Slowly, she sat on the bed and removed the blanket. Her whole body was aching badly and her head was spinning a bit.

Where Am I??

How did I get here?

She shut her eyes and held her throbbing head. Calming herself a bit, she finally remembered everything that has occured leading her to end here.

Fresh set of tears filled in her eyes and her chapped lips trembled violently. Her body shook as she tried muffling her sobs.

The memories of his actions flooded her mind. She still couldn't believe it actually happened. She actually ran away from him.

But running away from a devil led her in the house of another devil.

The girl flinch as the door opened and someone entered inside the room. She was sitting holding her knees close to her chest. Her face was buried in her lap and she was shaking continuously.

In her mind, she was praying to the almighty to save her from this man. The man who once successfully destroyed her happiness and only God knows what he will do now.

The sound of his footsteps echoed in the room making her shiver badly.

"Si-itara.." he whispered approaching her slowly.

He felt his heart breaking into million pieces seeing her condition. He never wanted to see her like this. Heck he never even wanted to face her after whatever he did to her years back.