Echoes of Past (DISCONTINUED)

Chapter 29

"Nyxen Mehra. He's the first born of my family-"

"You're the first born" I spoke just as he started.

"Anika just listen. Don't speak before i'm finished" He said a little harshly but I didn't mind.

"Wait, guys" Kartik said "I think we should leave" He looked at Ishan and they both stood up to leave.

"Are you sure?" I asked them and they nodded.

"Yes. You both should figure it out in private" Kartik spoke up. Ishan took one last bite of the cake and went after Kartik.

Krish looked at our intertwined hands the whole time.

"My parents were young" He said "Or that's what I tell myself"

I looked at him and waited for him to continue. I will not interrupt in between.

"My mom- she uh, told me that my dad and her were teenagers when they fell in love. They were stupid and reckless. She got pregnant at 17"

My eyes widened a little at his statement.

"My nana, nani, dada, dadi- they were all furious. Obviously. They give you all sorts of freedom and you end up getting pregnant" His voice sounded rough and full of anger.

"She didn't get an abortion but she couldn't keep the baby either. She gave him up for adoption when he was born"

"But she still checked up on him, time to time. He was adopted by some NRI. Named him Nyxen Mehra" He let out a bitter laugh and a furious breath.

"She was in the picture for some time before she had me 12 years later. The guy didn't really know that my mom is his mom too but he does know that now"

"She stopped seeing him after some time. It's not she didn't care about him after she had Sara, she just got busy with us. But one day, I was in London, when my assistant told me my 'brother' was here to see me"

"I didn't even know then that I had a brother. I wasn't told, they hid the fact that we have another brother from me and my sister. When I didn't meet the guy because- well I thought it was a scam. A few months later, I was with my parents I mentioned this casually and their faces told me some different story"

"They still refused to tell me anything and that is when I asked Kartik to dig deeper and found out about the whole thing. But there was something suspicious with the guy. His adoptive parents died and the cause is still not known. Only except that we know. We know that he killed them"

A gasp left my lips.

"Killed?"

"Murdered them. You know how I found out? He confessed it to me. He threatened to kill my family. He said the empire is something that the first born should get and SAKR should be his, not mine"

"He's after you now. He found out about us somehow and he has another reason he can use to bring me down"

My face definitely had a shocked and terrified reaction because Krish cupped my cheeks with his hands.

"You don't have to be scared. I'll never let him hurt you or come near you"

I lowered my eyes, unable to speak.

"Krish are you insane?" I finally said after a few minutes of silence "You think I'll let that guy bring you down?"

He smiled a little and tucked a strand of my hair behind my ear "I really, really love you, Anika. I'm sorry I didn't tell this to you before but now you know. I just never wanted you to know the messed up side of me. I want you in my world, you are my world. But I wanna remove every hindrance, every obstacle that would ever come in between us. You're my strength and i hope you know how much your mere existence motivates me to get up in the morning"

Tears formed in my eyes at his words. I have been so annoyed at him the last three days.

We stayed there for a few minutes in the same position before I asked him:

"Why didn't you tell me?"

His eyes flashed a look of guilt but nonetheless, he said "I didn't want you to judge...me or my family"

I pushed the chair backward and stood up and so did he.

"Your family? We're getting married, Krish! You think i'd judge my own family? That i'll judge you?"

"Anika I was scared to show you that side of my world. I wanted to keep it away from you so that you don't get hurt"

I walked close to him and cupped his cheeks with my hands. My face frowned a little at his words.

"Thodi der kardi tumne" I said "Jo bhi hai, jaisa bhi h, I'm a part of your world now and that doesn't include just the perfect one. I want your imperfections, your flaws, your everything. I want you, Krish Malhotra"

For some reason, tears formed in his eyes and he just leaned in and hugged me tightly. My tears also started flowing down when he did so.

I love him.

I pulled back from him and we were still dangerously close "I love you, Mr. Malhotra"

He chuckled through his tears and looked down. Butterflies exploded in my chest and stomach at that sight.

I pulled him in the hug again.

He didn't let go for a few minutes and I was getting used to being in his arms.

I kissed him on the cheeks when he pulled away.

I walked over to the drawer and got his phone out and handed it to him. He chuckled and took it from me.

"I'm sorry for being so insufferable" I said.

He raised his eyebrows and said "I'm used to it"

I dramatically gasped and hit him. "Are you calling me insufferable?"

His voice got defensive when he said "MAINE KAB BOLA? TUM HI BOL RAHI HO"

I crossed my arms and turned my head away from. Then he did something that made me weak in the knees.

He put his hand under my chin and made me face hi. His hand went around my neck as he leaned down and kissed me.

Scratch that, he devoured me.

His lips sucked on my lower lip and I just followed his lead. He pulled me into him as he deepened the kiss and slipped his tongue in.

My hands went behind his neck and I pulled him even closer. I pulled on his hair slightly and a low, involuntary groan escaped him.

He pulled back but pecked me on my lips again.

"Drama queen"

"Shut up"

His fingers brushed my arms and slid into my hands as he held onto them.

"Hanji so, kya bol rahi thi aap? That I don't trust you?"

I squinted my eyes and gave him a 'stop it' look.

He chuckled and kissed me again.

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