Forever Entwined [ Slow Updates ]

chapter 10 : his cure

-Author's pov :

Devaansh came back and found her already sleeping on the couch. He smiled , sitting beside her and caressing her face carefully so as not to wake her up. He picked her up in his arms, taking her to her room.

His heart pounded in his chest with the proximity. Her head resting on his chest made him blush and finally he felt the peace he was craving for. Putting her inside the sheets and making sure she was comfortable, he went outside towards the kitchen.

He found a small bowl covered with a lid and a fork neatly kept beside. He opened the lid and tasted the spaghetti she tried to make as her first dish.

Surprisingly, it tasted good . The spice level was a little unbalanced but tolerable. He picked up his phone , took a picture and saved it as her first dish.

Devaansh then went inside his room. He dropped his body on the bed and closed his eyes. But the recent incident played on loop , creating a havoc in his mind

He tried to control his headache , closing his eyes tightly, tossing on the bed and bringing his knees closer to his chest but all efforts went futile. Devaansh felt unbearable pain in his chest as he mind recalled the bits of memory he tried to conceal.

“d..dadu” he remembered his shaky voice from that dreadful day.
“yeh.. yeh kya kiya apnay?” and the unanswered question he asked his dad (this .. what did you do?)

Devaansh groaned under his breath, clutching his hair in a tight fist. It became difficult for him to breathe. His lungs squeezed with the detestable pain as his thoughts swirled in a maddening cycle.

“ansh”

Suddenly everything stopped.

He listened to her voice which brought instant relief, working as a balm for his aching heart. She was the cure for his every problem.

Devika entered the room, rubbing the sleep off her eyes. “When did you arrive?” She asked moving closer and with each step near she saw his disheveled state.

Her thoughts swirled, coming up with the instant realization that something happened. She sat beside him silently, suppressing herself from asking the questions bubbling up inside her.

Devaansh took a sigh of relief. His lips curving up in a small smile and hands reaching out for hers. He pulled her down , making her lay beside him.

The next moment, her hands went inside his locks, caressing them delicately while offering her silent support.

“what happened?” she whispered after not being able to control herself from asking.

“I am sorry” he whispered back, making her confused. “why?” Her eyes filled with worry. she pushed herself near him, her one hand going behind his back while the other still caressing his hairs

“for whatever happened to you” His guilty eyes were enough for her to understand the situation he pulled himself in.

“Were you behind my kidnapping?” she asked, her voice stern.

His eyes widened as he shook his head saying “no, why would you think-” he sat straight making her follow the same

“Then why are you saying sorry hmm?”

He bit his lips as he felt his eyes once again filling with tears “my family did this to you”

“Devaansh, whatever your family did isn't your fault and neither it's Saanvi or Rishi's fault” Inside , she was feeling more worried for them than for herself. The way they blamed themselves for things which none of them was aware about, made her feel pathetic.

“ Why do you guys blame yourself when you all didn't even know something like this was happening in your family?”

Devika felt anger bubbling inside her. She was unknown of the fact why but still she couldn't stop herself from questioning him

“You have done nothing wrong to me. Whoever in your family was behind my family’s death and my kidnapping will pay for their crime and maybe they have already paid.”

“I don't want you to feel burdened with all of this. It's all over now. It's not like I'll get my family back if I'll know who killed them.” Her voice trembled.

“Getting into this puzzle will only intensify your hatred towards your family and my pain otherwise we'll get nothing out of it…. I want to start freshly .. with you ansh”

She cupped his face as she cried “please forget about this” Devika pressed her forehead against his.

She said a lot but one thing irked Devaansh

“Your family was killed?” She looked at him, moving back and her eyes widened as she realized.

“You didn't tell us that?... I mean I know I never asked more about your past but … can you please tell me Devika…. Your family was killed? And …. And it .. it was my family right?” He asked her as his fists clenched tightly

She slowly nodded and hold his hands tightly whispering “ please ansh, don't delve into this mess”

His eyes stared into hers, trying to reveal the story behind them and suddenly jerked her in his embrace tightly hugging her and let his tears fall. “ I didn't know I was living with the evils. The demons who destroyed your life.” He said and cried while hugging her to his chest

His breathing became shallow as he let out the storm which had made its home in his heart.

A river of tears fell from his eyes, wetting her kurti. His sobs filled in the room

Devika's eyes widened when he hugged her and started crying but hearing his sobs, her heart clenched.

She wrapped her arms around him, holding him close as he sobbed into her shoulder. His body shook with each cry.

She could feel his pain radiating through his body. Tightening her grip ,she tried to absorb some of his pain.

As he cried, she could feel his tension slowly start to release. His body relaxed, and his sobs became less frequent.

Slowly, he pulled back, looking up at her with red, puffy eyes. She smiled softly and wiped away his tears with her thumb.

“Feel better?” she asked, and he nodded slightly.

“I love you so much Devika” he let out. The only feeling he wanted to stay right now was the love he felt for her

“I love you Devaansh” she reciprocated to his confession.

Their eyes filled with love and affection, stared into each other.

He leaned forward , cupping her face. Slowly decreasing the distance of mere inches between them , he stared at her lips which were demanding his attention.

Devika closed her eyes, her palms moving up from his back to his nape, igniting a spark in his body with her soft touch.

“Am I allowed?” In the heat of the moment he asked, his eyes smiling softly as he looked for her permission.

“You are the only one allowed” she whispered, caressing his cheeks wiping the last remains of tears.

And the bell rang suddenly, indicating they were having yet another intruder in their moment

who must be the invader?
and what do you think about his dad?

answer in the comment section !
and please vote 💌

Also spare me for tomorrow's update because it's my special day and I think I won't be able to post the next chapter.