Tempting Sin

Vow Of Protection

"I have one," she responded. 

"What is it?" the eagerness in Viviana's voice was unmistakable. 

"He claims he hates cookies but the truth is he loves them," she revealed. Her response was met with a deafening silence. She could feel her own heart pulsating in her ears as she waited for her response. 

"You fucking moron, you think it's funny," Viviana blasted from the other side, causing Nivi to flinch.

"No, it's not. But that's the only secret I can share with you about him," she answered despite her quivering nerves. 

Viviana let out a dark chuckle that made her blood curdle. 

"I fucking gave you a chance to free yourself from his clutches and you are playing with me," she seethed, causing her to swallow. 

"You were going to use me as a pawn," she disagreed. 

"Don't think I know nothing about you two, sweetheart. How does it feel being taken against your will over and over again? Now I think you like it. You like being raped by him every fucking night, don't you? You enjoy it when he puts it inside without your consent. You like it when he treats you like a fucking animal.....You deser.." 

"Shut up," Nivi choked out, cutting her off mid-sentence. She wasn't able to hear more. She could barely find her voice as the crushing pain in her heart overwhelmed her to the point she lost her ability to speak for a second. Tears flowed down her eyes without a stop.

"You should be ashamed of yourself for defending your rapist," Viviana taunted, knowing very well her words were hitting her in the right place. 

"I..I am not defending anyone. He'll get his karma. I have full faith in God, he..he'll give him what he deserves but not for a second think, you can play me into your nasty game. You all are the same. You all are evil, vile people who derive pleasure from innocents' pain," she spat angrily.

"I don't know about, Sin, bitch, but you will pay for this. You'll pay for acting smart with me," she threatened, prompting Nivi's heart to sink into her stomach. 

"I did nothing. Don't involve me in it, please," Nivi said. She had a first-hand experience of what happens when a gangster threatens. She couldn't understand why she would have to suffer because of him.  

"You got involved the moment Sin brought you into our world, dear. And he made it worse by marrying you. I'll take my revenge on you by setting you on fire as Sin did to me. Your screams......" Nivi cut off the call, too horrified to hear the rest of her threat.

The woman, sobbing, slid down the wall and huddled against it. She couldn't understand why they were dragging her into their revenge game, she wanted no part in it. She didn't ask him to bring her into his world, she didn't ask him to marry her, it all happened against her will yet she would be the one enduring the consequences. How unfair was that? She condemned the day she crossed paths with him. 

"Nivi," her nanna called when she didn't come out after a long time. 

Nivi quickly wiped away her tears. After assessing her face in the mirror, she came out of the room and felt too depressed to muster a smile. 

"What's wrong?" Nanna questioned in concern after seeing her. 

"Nothing, just work stress. I'll leave now, Nanna. I'll be back tomorrow again. You take care of yourself," she hugged her and walked out of the room, resembling a ghost. 

"Colin?" she spoke from the backseat, breaking the heavy silence in the car. 

"Yes, madam," Colin responded with a bright tone, driving.