"What have you done? Why did you ruin everything? Our story was a fairytale dream come true."
She kept thrashing her arms on the door with full force, only for her pleas to fall on deaf ears. Her wedding bangles broke and fell, her wrists bled and h...
But he didn't move his eyes from her, maintaining eye contact, even as he dragged Mohini inside his room.
He took a step back and shut the door, as Kalyani looked on.
It felt like he insulted her and shut the door on her face, although she was standing away downstairs.
But she had a clear view of the entire scene and figured out what had happened.
Or what would happen next.
She walked back to her room, hoping to tug herself in the duvets and find comfort to soothe her pain.
She felt like she had sold her soul to the devil. Because Rudra was pure devil in disguise. It couldn't get worse.
As she walked away, Rudra heard her footsteps fading carefully. And when he was sure that she had gone far, he breathed a sigh of relief.
Rudra bolted the door.
I've seen hatred and fear in her eyes for me. But this was the first time I saw disgust. I am convinced she will be broken beyond repair after this.
He shut off the lights in the room and made sure that everything was in place.
He turned around to look at Mohini, who was already fast asleep in his bed.
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She had hoped to put herself to sleep in the comfort of her bed.
But her feet betrayed her and carried her to the bathroom instead.
She felt lifeless like a dead body, forcefully pushing herself to walk.
She walked upto the shower and turned on the hot water. The water drops were so warm that they burnt her skin and left redness.
But she didn't care. She didn't even care to remove her clothes. The steam rose higher and immersed herself in the fiery water, trying to forget, or rather burn away her pain.
She began to cry and as the teardrops escaped her eyes, she sat down under the hot shower. She pulled her legs closer and rested her chin in her hands.
The water kept pouring over her, but she didn't even feel anything, anymore.
Especially not after what she saw.
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She woke up early the next morning and was back to work.
She entered the office even before Rudra was there. Mainly because she hadn't slept the entire night before.
She was about to call the guard to ask for they keys to open the door, thinking that it may have been locked. But the moment she turned the handle, it opened on it's own.
Someone was already there inside. She felt fear grip her mind again.
Is there any intruder? Was there any burglary? Or am I being too cautious?
She didn't want to get hurt again and feared facing what awaited her inside the chambers.
She went in and switched on the lights. She was expecting commotion or something scary.
But to her surprise, she saw Rudra sleeping on the guest sofa. He had covered himself with the blanket and only his face was visible.
He looked the most peaceful and innocent when he slept quietly. He held a content look on his face. Far better than his usual aggressive expression.
It seemed like he had more comfort on the sofa of his office than his bed.
I thought they had slept together last night.
She extended her hand to wake him up, but thought otherwise and turned to leave. She would come back when he woke up. She knew he would call for her to check upon the work once he was ready.
As she turned to leave, he caught her hand and twisted it.
Does it hurt?
He tightened his grip and swirled her around to face him.
Rudra had got up immediately from the sofa and now was standing in front of her. She almost fell on him but held herself in time, just an inch away from his chest.
“You can touch me”, he smirked, “no one will object. I won't tell anyone. I know you want to exploit me.” He looked at her with an evil gaze.
She felt her stomach churn when she saw that look on his face. She shook her head and tried to move away.
“What's up with all these marks on your skin?”, He said, hovering over her. He touched one of those red spots, and she flinched in pain.
“Did you burn yourself?” His voice sounded angry and concerned at the same time.
Her eyebrows furrowed as she tried to conceal her pain.
“Tell me?” He leaned in closer.
She was almost going to cry but she held herself back, not wanting to be vulnerable infront of him again.
“Rudra, you're hurting me”, she objected to his closeness.“Your fiancéé won't like this.”
“You don't have to worry about her.” He was getting hot and she could feel the warmth of his skin around her.
“Just a kiss, that's all I will take as my charges to let you go.” He said huskily.
“That's cheating.” She retorted immediately.
“Everything is fair in love and war.” He wasn't ready to back down. And he loved intimidating her.
She tried to slap him with her other hand but he pinned both her hands down.
“I want to run away.” She said panting from the physical struggle of obvious strength.
He let his grip loosen. And the moment he left her hand, she ran as fast as she could, straight out of the room.
“Go wherever you want. But know that you're not allowed to leave the city until the investigations are over. You're involved legally.”
“And what after the investigations are over? Can I leave then?” She asked, standing near the door.
But she didn't wait to hear his answer. She had already left the chambers.
“You can't get away from my clutches, ever.”
He tilted his head, looking on at her shadow disappearing in the hallway.
