Burning Hearts

59. 𝐊𝐢𝐝𝐧𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐝

Chapter-59

Author's POV

" Were you scared?" he grabbed her wrists, pulling her closer to him. He was sitting on the bike while she was standing next to him.

Her eyes squinted on their own. She didn't understand the context.

" At the bus stop?" he said.

She nodded her head, the corner of her lips bent slightly suggesting her dislike towards the situation.

The muscle in his jaw twitched. He got down from the bike and pulled her closer. His hand rested on the back of her head, and her head was resting on his chest. She heard his heartbeat for a brief minute. It was slightly fast.

For whatever reason, she found solace in his arms.

It was true that she was scared. She thought about all the worst possibilities. Shiva also scared her. For some reason, she thought that being with Shiva was better than that situation.

" It's my mistake. I should've been there earlier." he cupped her face, his eyes were unusually calm. She couldn't help but nod at his words. It was like he was hypnotising her.

" Don't worry Paaru. It won't happen again" he cupped her face again, this time his eyes flickered with slight madness. She gulped.

" Until I give you a ring, wear this" his hands went inside his shirt and he pulled out a chain.

She looked at it, curiously.

" Nobody will dare to come near you, again!" a proud smirk danced on his lips.

He slipped the chain around her neck and leaned back to his original position.

She looked at the pendant. Her eyes widened, and her breath caught in her throat.

It was the pendant of the sword engulfed in flames. The symbol of Ashen Reapers.

He was smirking, looking at her terrified face. She slowly raised her eyes to meet his burning brown eyes, already on hers.

" Turn it around" She did as told.

Ratha was engraved on the sword, in cursive letters.

" You shouldn't be scared of anyone Paaru" he pulled her closer, and her body flushed with his.

She was looking at him with scared eyes.

" This fear...it makes me want you more.." he pointed his fingers at her eyes and then placed his hand on the right side of her chest. Her heart was pounding.

" The only man you will fear is Me... understood?" his eyes flickered in a psychotic high. She didn't have to nod. Her face said it all. Her heart responded with loud beats.

" The only man you will fear is, Me... understood?"

" The only man you will fear is, Me... understood?"

" The only man you will fear is, Me... understood?"

The corner of her lips uplifted, there was a flicker of hope and courage in her honey-brown eyes.

His words did the magic.

She was very much aware of the gravity of the situation, very much aware of how this would end her life brutally, and she was aware of the consequences.

She thought... Anyway, I am going to die if Shiva doesn't come to the rescue, so why act like a coward?

She didn't want to endure the torture quietly. If death comes her way, then she might die after shouting at them heartily.