Seize Her And....

Chapter : 56

A bait.

Leo stood inside the balcony of the room he has been provided by the Delhi photography foundation. It's one of their elite complexes for the VVIPs. From the very moment they arrived here he has been going through this gut feeling that something is about to happen. Something way beyond his or anyone else's control.

Vulcan met the selected delegates yesterday. Some of them kept looking at his face a little more than what can be called comfortable, as if there is something they recognize about him but non of them uttered anything on it. The typical Nagpati features are not really hidden, people perhaps try to find out where they have seen this guy before but that's where it ends, because Manik was the only Nagpati kept safe behind the curtains of protection by his brothers and Vulcan never entertained them more than what his profession required. Leo witnessed the discomfort on his face. He still doesn't find any similarities with what his brothers describe him to be,with what they say he used to be once. Charming, happy and someone characteristically extroverted.

Seeing his discomfort the only things that made him worry more are the sessions and lectures to be held by him, today onwards.

Today the first lot of photographs arrived from West Bengal, Delhi, Kerala and Assam. The rest of the states' will be arriving within the next three days. The second panel of judges will pick the major Thirty from these huge amount of specimens and Vulcan will finally select the top five out of those. Everything is scheduled and going as planned, the only thing seems off though is Vulcan himself. From the very moment he left the Delhi mansion he has been acting weird. Agitated, anxious and extremely impatient. He called Pihu atleast twenty times. Most of which went unanswered because she was in a meeting, making him more impatient. And finally when she recieved and he heard her voice he seemed to breathe a little. During the entire call he asked her to be careful and safe atleast ten times and kept saying that he is going directly to Bangalore the very moment this ends. The moment the call got disconnected he became even more silent. Leo can bet he saw his fingers shaking out of sheer nerves.

Leo heard his words. He had to because somehow with time he has become his shadow without even realizing. He was not bound to stay by this man's side, he could have left the moment it felt overbearing but surprisingly he never felt anything like that. Perhaps because he has been experiencing Vaulcan's trauma and his pain from the very front row for the longest time or maybe because even when he was going through so much he has been respectful to him, true, honest and weirdly known. He feels this uncanny urge to do anything for this man no matter what, because even when his own family abandoned him, Vincent and Vulcan stayed by his side, searched for him, asked about his well being. He owes them, both of them.

That's the reason behind this  growing concern right now. He has seen him loosing his mind over this woman many a times but this.. this particular behaviour was unsettling even for him. He wasn't talking to him or anyone for that matter. He called his men to keep an eye on her the entire day but he still felt insecured. Leo didn't understand the reason behind this behavior. She is not alone this time then what is bothering him so much?

He, the Vulcan, the perfectionist, left the mansion without his most important documents. And when Leo asked for those he looked blankly at his face, entirely clueless. His mind was somewhere else, somewhere Leo cannot reach. There was this feral glint in his eyes, as if one small mistake can make him snap. Leo had to call Ritwik when he couldn't reach Purnit, to give the documents to him. Purnit is to join them today and he somehow needs to find out who the fuck this Master is. Because now this truly needs to end.

Sleep has been one of the biggest challenges for Vulcan, Leo knew that from the beginning, because Vincent himself briefed him on this. His sleep had a potential of being harmful, not for others, but for himself. Leo witnessed that first hand. So now, after his weird behaviour yesterday, when he walks towards Vulcan's chamber, he feels uneasy. An illogical concern grows within him as he finally reaches his door and presses the calling bell.