Prey of a Predator

Chapter 31

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"Found you, Darling."

This man! Why does he always jumpscare me like this? Doesn't he has any other work than to just loiter around me? I would have screamed if I wouldn't have gotten the warning from my heart.

I closed my eyes and took a deep breath control my anger and fear, feeling his breath on my neck. I didn't look at him and asked him rather rudely,"Aap phir? Kya chahiye ab aapko?"(You again? Now what do you want?)

Instead of replying to my question, he leaned in more towards my neck and took a long breath, making the hairs of there, stand alert. He then spoke,"I came to spend some time with you."

Why was I expecting some other reason? Of course, the only thing he says is this.

I opened my eyes and looked at the necklace. I don't know what was I thinking but I bought that and another one with an amber stone which suits Kundan.

After paying the vendor and taking the necklaces in my purse, I, without looking at him, started walking further in order to catch up with Kundan.

I could clearly hear footsteps behind me and I knew that he is following me but I decided to ignore him as if he doesn't exist for me.

I went further and saw a store selling beautiful bangles. I was looking at those beautiful bangles and saw an Aqua Green bangles with floral thread work and honestly, it looked so cute that I just couldn't resist from buying it. I went towards the store and asked for those bangles price and she said that it's 1 ruppee whole set.

Last time, due to an idotically insane jerk, I couldn't buy those silver bangles but these I can't miss and not when he is here, again.

And with that, I can buy those, I have enough money. I forwarded my hand towards those bangles and traced the work with my fingers, admiring them. And I thought to why not try if it's of my size.

I took one bangle, put my fingers together, put it on my clustered fingers and started lightly pulling the bangle towards my wrist. It was moving, but it was slightly paining. I thought of ignoring the pain and started pulling the bangle rather aggressively and just then two hands came towards my hands and one of those big vieny hands encircled my wrist while the other removed my hand from the bangle and put his hand on the bangle and pulled the bangle, gently.

And suprisingly, it went in smoothly without paining. That hand took another bangle from the set which was  kept on the table and put it on my hand and pulled it towards my wrist and it again smoothly went into my wrist.

I finally looked at the owner of those hands and when I saw him all focused on my wrist while he put on the bangles, I just got lost in his eyes for the first time. He was again wearing a disguise outfit with the wig. He looked like a complete villager in this outfit but his eyes, his eyes roared otherwise. But right now, there was no wickedness in it but peace.

I just stood there without moving, talking, even breathing, the only thing I did was to stare at the man in front of me. This man who is so cruel that he didn't even hesitate to a kill a man with only a whip, didn't hesitate to shot a bullet in front of an animal or choking a shopkeeper to death with his tight grip, is now gently puting on bangles in my hands even when I completely ignored him earlier?

I thought my ignorance would hit his ego and he will either leave or force himself on me to be with him but this..........never-ever in my mind did I think that he will do something like this.

Now, I really don't know which side of him should I believe in. I just stared at him when he left my left hand and encircled my right hand to put on the bangles.

The world around me seemed blurry while he was doing all this but when he finished, I realised that the people are moving and warm breeze is blowing while there was a sweet aroma of Jalebi, flowing with the winds.

He then enclosed both of my hands in his big ones and looked at my wrist, smiling. It then striked me that I have to pay. I pulled my hands and reached my purse to take out money. I took the required money out and was going to forward my hand to pay when one big vieny hand already went towards the shopkeeper and paid for the bangles.

Why is this man doing all this? I didn't ask for anything, then why? Wait, is it a strategy to give me a debt and to pay for that debt is that I'll have to his? No, that probably only my thought and he's really not going to do any such thing, isn't it?

After paying, he looked at me and with his hand sign, he told me to move forward. Didn't even let me say thank you, that was rude. But from the manners training I received from my mumma, I thanked him for the buying the bangles. And he said,

🔥 "It's obvious that only I will buy you these so no need to thank me and now move forward and simply ignore me as you were doing."

🌸 "What-ho-how did you-? Anyways, you can walk beside me if you want. I won't ignore you."

🔥 "Your wish is my command. My love. But don't worry, I am not leaving you alone. Even if you were to ignore me again and walk further, I will follow you, even to the end of world, I will be behind you and with you."

Where does he bring all those words from? Whatever, I started walking and he took, started walking beside me. I took my purse, opened it slightly and was looking at the grey stone necklace, conflicting with my own thoughts on whether should I give him these or not, when suddenly a hand pulled me towards a rock like chest and from my side eyes, I saw a carriage running just beside where I was walking. And because my focus was somewhere else, I was just about to come in front of the carriage if only Henry wouldn't have saved me.

I then pulled myself away from him, focused on the front view and started walking when again the hand pulled me and Henry came on my left side when earlier he was on my right side.

What is his problem? Why does he keep pulling me? Oh god if I kill this guy right now, don't blame me.

I looked beside him and saw two people who looked like thieves walking by and when they saw him on the side and not me, they walked further rather fearful.

Oh so now I get it, can't he just tell me all this? Instead of dealing with these in his own way.

We walked further without talking and honestly it was very awkward. And he was also not speaking anything just walking by my side so I decided to talk and probably start a conversation.

What a twisted game you play with me god! Just a few minutes earlier, I sweared that I will not let Henry have his way with me and now I am the one starting a conversation with him. Just what I needed! (sarcasm)

🌸 "Hey"

🔥 "Yes, darling."

🌸 "Won't you buy anything for yourself? Not that I care but curious."

🔥 (Smiling faintly) "Oh I will. Do you want to buy anything else?"

🌸 "No, not right now."

🔥 "Tell me when you do."

🌸 "Btw, you have to leave as I am already with someone else."

🔥 "And who might that be? Your friend, Avni?"

🌸 "No, Kundan."

The moment I mentioned his name, he stopped walking. I thought that maybe this is my time and I should just further without looking at him but some part of my heart said otherwise and I looked at him.

His face was neautral but his eyes were darkened, his fists were clenching and he just stared at me as if I am a criminal now.

Just then he took my hand and dragged me towards a gap between two stores and lightly, slammed me against the wall of one of those two stores.

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