Betraying her drowsiness she got up from the bed making her way to take a bath. She winced slightly as she tilted her head a little while thinking which dress to wear for the day. I t was her first day with Sohail after marriage and she wanted to dress nice and beautiful not for herself but for Sohail too. Yet again the pain in her neck came rushing back making her groan in agony and irritation, deciding to quit looking for a dress she made her way to the ornate mirror placed on the right middle part of the wardrobe. She took in her appearance and blushed. Her hair were slightly disheveled though still curly from styling. She touched her lips and yet again blushed scarlet. She rolled her eyes at her own self, "God! Im a blushing mess today", she thought to herself.
Pair of hands encircled her waist making her shriek a little. "Shhh- its just me", Sohail said and snuggled his head into her hair and sighed, Morning Mrs. Khan. Anum relaxes sinking into his touch and soon realizes Sohail smirking.
"Quit with the smirking", Anum wined.
"Am I smirking?" Sohail asked innocently and tightened his grip on her waist, he seemed pretty reluctant to let her go.
Shaking her head Anum placed her hands on his biceps and tried to break away from the soothing hug to which Sohail tightened his grip on her and slowly ascending one hand from her waist up to her neck he tilted his head and kissed the nape of her neck and sucking on it he left a hickey. Anum felt her stomach making flips as if butterflies churning in her stomach leaving her out of breath for a second.
"Sohail"-, she whispered
"Mm?"
"Youre hurting me", Anum withered
Releasing her from his grip he cupped her face. He looked at her with confusion and frown on his face.
Anum disconnected eye contact with him and squeezed her eyes shut and took a long breathe.
"Hey look at me", Sohail cooed
Placing his index finger under her chin he made her look at her. "Whats wrong? Did I hurt you?" his voice soft like a feather.
"No you didnt", her voice shaking.
Sohail tilted his head, bringing his head close to Anums he rubbed the pads of his fingers on her neck but stopped abruptly sensing a bump or two on her neck. Removing her luscious hair from her shoulder he accessed the other side of her neck and clenched his teeth.
"This happened last night?" he asked m ore to himself with clear despair dripping out of his tone.
Anum gulped sensing hurt off his tone and nodded her head in agreement.
Sohail sighed and held Anum by the arm to make her stand sideways his eyes darkened by every passing minute. Due to all the force and roughness last night a bruise had been formed on her neck, it was big with green and purple shade and quite visible even from afar with tied hair.
"I- Im sorry love .... I was a bit too rough"
"Dont be .Im fine"
"No you're not and its all my fault. Your neck might be hurting so bad now".
"Trust me Im fine and its okay", she said whilst cupping his face in her hands and kissed him on the cheek reassuringly to which his rigid body relaxed.
"Im sorry ...let me put some Vaseline on that it will help in healing faster", Anum nodded as a yes.
"Sit", he gestured to her and grabbed the Vaseline from the bed side table and came back to her in the wardrobe. After he applied Vaseline on to her neck Anum thanked him and made him look in the eye.
"Dont feel bad about it Sohail. See Im fine and not complaining about it".
Sohail smiled all that bright and cheeky smile. His smile developed a warm feeling in Anums heart too which she returned the gesture.
"I love it when you say my name and I love you", he said and pecked her on the lips.
"I love you", Anum blushed
"Um- I need to take a bath mind taking your hands off me?", Anum teased him and rose her perfect formed eyebrow at him.
Sohail smirked and spoke with an amusing and teasing tone, "Can I join you?"
"NO", Anum blushed and frowned.
"Easy love", he rubbed her back up and down soothingly to which she visibly relaxed.
"Meet me downstairs when youre ready well have breakfast together alright"
"Yes sir", Anum teased and made her way to the bathroom.
Concentrating on the newspaper in front of him he patiently waited for Anum. His ringing cellphone brought him out of his news world and he answered on the first ring after having a look at who the caller Id was. He closed his eyes for a split second before speaking through the phone.
"What?", he demanded.
A sigh made its way on the other side at the lack of politeness of Sohails.
"Hello to you too", the person on the other line said.
"Cut the crap Bajwa and come to the point", his voice cold and curt. Any hindrance was the last thing he wanted on his honeymoon and it was specifically what he asked his people not to do. He wanted to have some time alone with Anum but guess he wont get it, disturbance once in a day was necessary as if.
"I dont know man you tell me because we were working on this damn agenda of you trapping Anum in to thinking you love her and youd get out the information she has about his dead father which could help us into getting deeper in the case but what do you do? You fall for her head on heels might I add and hallelujah you marry her too. GREAT JUST GREAT", Bajwa said sounding beyond pissed off and trying his best to control his voice to not let his voice come out of the speakers of Sohails cellphone.
Sohail inhaled deeply desperately annoyed and pissed at Bajwa. Trying to whisper shout at him over the phone so as to not let Anum suspect the commotion happening downstairs. " The hell with you and your deal I dont give a f**k about what you think ,care or say and let me tell you something I made the deal so I break it too and guess what the deal is over and gone. Now dont boss me around because clearly Im the boss here and if you want to stay then stay but if you want to leave this party then be my guest and I dont even care for a second whatever the hell youre going to reveal to the media and the nation about me but sure I can make your life a living hell. So I suggest you be careful with me".
He then shut down his cellphone and threw it on the kitchen counter with a thud not even bothering enough to have a look at his cellphone to see if broke or got a crack or something. He sighed and ran his hand through his hair in anger making them partly disheveled.
Hey "Im-", Anum stopped mid-sentence as she saw the look of hurt on Sohails face when she entered the kitchen.
"I need to tell you something", he said with glistering eyes.
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I hope who ever read this chapter liked it.
-SOFIA
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