Sinful Love (Complete)

Part16 She died

After having a fight with Kiana, I was sitting in my study, smoking like an idiot while working. I found two important things: first, I got the exact location of Riddhima. She is in New York at Kiana's house. I should have known this; how could I be so dumb?

 Secondly, someone is betraying me. After my and Adi's fight, I realized that whatever he said was true. Otherwise, how would the media get a hint that Kiana is my replaced bride, and how would that consignment get stolen? Now I am trying to find the culprit because only Aditya, Rajiv, and I knew about the consignment and my wedding chaos with Kiana. I don't have even a little bit of doubt about Aditya, the same with Rajiv, but still, my mind says that I should investigate, and I am going to do it, but not now.

I am not able to do anything. Damn, how could I work when my tigress is not talking to me? She didn't even have dinner. 

I am in love with her.

 I neglected my feelings all this while for my hate, but now I want to be with her. When she said that whatever happened between us yesterday was a blunder, I felt as if somebody had stabbed me. Yesterday, when she was in my arms sleeping soundly, that was when I realized that this woman has the power to turn my world upside down.

 Having her all to myself made me feel content, but all that was ruined in a snap of a finger. I wanted to tell her that the bouquets of chocolate and flowers were for her and not for Kavya. Even earlier, after having a fight with her father, when she disappeared, Rishabh bhai told me that whenever she is sad, she loves ice cream, and I loaded the fridge with her favorite flavors. I don't want hr because I need her, I need her like air to breathe.

After throwing away my cigarette, I went back to our room. She was sleeping on the bed, curled up like a baby, her hair dancing on her face. With slow and steady steps, without creating a sound, I went near her.

"I can admire you tigress the whole day without blinking, still I won't get bored," I mttered, looking at her.

I gently brushed the lock of hair behind her ear, which was dancing on her face. She stirred in her sleep and pouted.

Even though I am angry, I don't want her to disappear from my sight even for a moment. I caressed her with a small smile tugging at the corner of my lips.

As I was about to move, she held my hand and hugged it, but I gently freed my hand. I love her, but I won't sleep next to her until and unless she asks m to. I took the pillows and duvet and went to sleep on the couch.

If someone had told me that I would love someone, I would have scoffed. But now I realize that all this while, I never hated Kiana. I was just angry with her for defending her sister, and I still am, but I never hated her. I thought of many brutal ways to torture her, but I could never do that. I asked her to join Kapoor Industries because I wanted to keep an eye on her, also for Riddhima, but I wanted her to be close to me.

 Eleven years ago, for the first time, when I looked into those brown doe eyes, 

I knew that I was hers. I was hers the moment we looked into each other's eyes, but now
she is mine.

 If that incident hadn't happened, I would have surely ased for Kiana's hand, but her sister ruined it. Still, even if I love my tigress, the culprit will get punished. As much as Kiana is important to me, my brother's love is also important to me.

As I was thinking all these, and sleep consumed me.

I should be the one who is angry, but he is the one getting angry. But am I really in love with him? If not, Kia, then why is it bothering you that he is sending bouquets to someone else? But how could he? Standing in the shower, the hot water cascading off me, I tried to calm my nerves and brain.

The audacity that woman has. What was her name? Oh yes, Kavya. "My Aayu," like seriously, is he a kid? Even kids have better nicknames. And on top of it, her irritating voice makes it more intolerable. With these thoughts, I wrapped myself in a towel, put on my night suit, and did my night routine. I wanted to eat; I am damn hungry, but after all this, my hunger has disappeared.

Why should I sleep on the couch? He is the one who should sleep on the couch. I will sleep on the bed. I lay on the bed and drifted off. In the middle of the night, I woke up to drink water and saw Ayaan sleeping on the couch, shivering in the cold, without a duvet. I am angry, but I don't feel good about it. I went near him and covered him with the duvet. I drank water, and my phone rang.

"Who is calling at this time?" I muttered and walked towards my phone.

It was Richard, my bodyguard who is in New York guarding Di. Strange, he never calls me, especially not at this time.

I picked up the call and answered.

"Hello," I said, yawning.

"M..Ma'am," said Richard while stuttering.

"Richard, speak, and you better have a good reason to disturb me," I said, my eyes closing.

"Ma'am, Riddhima ma'am," he said, and my heart started beating like crazy, my mind imagining every negative thought and increasing my tension.

"Fucking speak, Richard!" I shouted, and Ayaan jolted awake.

"Ma'am, she is no more," as he said this, I felt everything go numb. Ayaan came towards me worriedly, and he was saying something, but all I could hear was silence.

"Ma'am, ma'am," Richard said from the other line, but my hand was shivering, and the phone dropped from my hand.

Tears brimmed, but they weren't streaming.

Ayaan hugged me, but I was too numb to respond to anything.

I felt everything going dark, but before losing consciousness, I felt a strong pair of arms holding me, and then I fainted.