Destructive Desires

Chapter 30

SANDHYA POV

As the dinner was successfully ruined , I did not care for it much ''what are you thinking'' Satvik said looking at me ''nothing just I missed the once in a lifetime opportunity to have a nice meal at the top of hanging gardens'' I said with a hint of sadness , it's not everyday we come across such things , currently we are taking a nice night walk in our garden , sitting on the swing I put my head on his shoulders ''you did something right , they all were so silent''

A chuckle escaped from his mouth '' well I might have talked about a thing or two'' I have no idea what he did but seeing them like that I felt a bit satisfied

''okay whatever you say'' I said looking at him , in moonlight casted a soft glow on his slightly tanned skin , his almost black eyes with a hint of grey in them seemed to hide so many things his sharp straight nose and full lips , a jawline which people die to have and that scar , my husband he is so handsome , unconsciously I reached my hand to touch his scar but stopped midway , what am I doing he will feel uncomfortable and it might hurt ''you can touch it''

''uhh''

''the scar you can touch it , I won't feel uncomfortable , and it doesn't hurt now'' he said taking my hands in his and letting me feel his scar , my hands came in contact with his cold skin , the scar felt coarse on my skin , I caressed it with light fingers still fearing that it might hurt

''I must've hurt very badly'' for a moment he seemed to be lost in the memory of his past

''it's been long I don't remember'' lie , I know you clearly remember it , you just don't want to relive it by telling me , rising up to his level I place a kiss on both of his cheek and forehead ''what was that for'' he asked his finger lingering on the spot where I kissed ''nothing just felt like kissing my husband who is both good and handsome''

''me , I am handsome and good , can't you see this scar on my face and I am not good'' he said pointing towards his face

''that scar it is something painful to you , but because of it you don't need to lower yourself this much , it only adds a charm to your face and you are good to me , good for me so I don't care what others say about you''

Breaking the eye contact he replied ''no Sandhaya don't paint me in good light so soon , you don't know my past '' I know I don't know your past , but you also don't know about mine but still you are always there without a question , so the least I can do for you is to wait for you

''I know , and I will wait for the day when you will tell me about it'' I put my hands over his savouring in the moment

''by the way when are you visiting my restaurant''

''I will visit soon , but first come with me'' he took my hands and led me to our room , inside the closet , he took out a small box from the deep corner of his side of closet and placed it in front of me

''that necklace that you wore it today was for you , I bought it for you''

''I know , you said that you bought it for your future wife –'' he cut me off in the middle

''no I bought it for you , what I said was a lie'' I couldn't process his words , why will he buy it for me , blinking my eyes , I looked him for an explanation

''I bought it for you as an birthday gift infact this box contains all the gifts that I bought for you in the past years , I didn't wanted you to believe in my lie , I wanted you to know the truth '' with trembling hands I opened the box to find three more gifts in them , one being a ring with a card that said happy birthday and the year was 2022 , I was engaged to Rohan in jan 2022 and he broke it on 31 dec 2022 almost a year and this was the year I first met Satvik, other being a pretty flower hair pin with the same birthday card and the year was 2023 and third is this necklace

''why , why did you do it , why bother buying something for a me we were practically strangers at that time'' I asked him in my trembling voice my eyes briming with tears

''I don't know either , maybe you were the only one who looked past my scar , who tried to find good in me when I myself gave up to do so or maybe you were the only one to give me a birthday present ever'' with that he took out a broch I gifted him on his birthday in 2022 the year we met , I was talking to Rohan and told me how his brother's birthday is coming but he is to boring to even celebrate , but at that time whenever I saw him , he looked like me lonely , I was not very well connected with Rohan or his family so I didn't gave a gift out of my sense of responsibility but with hope that maybe he will feel less lonely , maybe he will feel happy to receive it

''you have it till now , I thought you didn't liked it , I never saw you wearing it''

''of course I have it I will keep it forever and I was afraid to loose it , so I kept it with care , you see it's too precious for me'' he said shrugging his shoulder , but he don't know what his words did to my heart , he say he struggles with emotions and the next moment his words leave me struggling with my emotion

''how do you know that ,I gave this out of goodwill or not'' keeping the brooch safely he took my hand in his and replied ''well I just knew , that it was genuine'' I squinted my eyes at him

''you are not going to tell me are you'' nodding his head in a no he replied ''well not now , maybe after years from now''

All the time I thought that no one remembered my birthday here he was buying gifts for me at this moment something bloomed in my heart for him