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Chapter 12 | Zain

Zain

"You're the part of me that I will always need."

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ZAIN'S heart was beating furiously in his chest. He didn't know how to react at all. His body switched from its previously relaxed mode to one of complete attention.

She was close.

Way too close.

He could smell her lavender scent as soon as he felt her head hit his chest. When she laid her hand on his naked chest, he could fee the tingles that erupted on her touch. She was affecting him too much.

Zain's nightmares have taken a turn for the worse now, he could barely sleep at night. That was the main reason he had encountered Kiara that night. What he couldn't figure out was why she was awake at that moment?

And what was she doing here?

Her mixed signals were confusing Zain to an extent that he even stopped trying to understand what was going on in her mind. It has been three days since he last saw her, and even though he hates to admit it, he missed her presence.

He always did.

Yet, she always left him, alone.

Zain was infuriated with this game they seemed to be playing. Every time he thought they have grown close, she would push him away. Still, he would get up and hope, that one day she would let him in. This was wrong.

He deserved better from her.

His hands didn't leave the side of the bed, he didn't want to touch her. Not until he was sure where they stood at. He knew that he couldn't expect anything from her, but he was a human and he could deal with his emotions to some extent only until he burst.

Whenever he was with her, he was someone else. And now, he didn't know where he gained confidence, but he did. He refused to shut up anymore.

"Kiara?" he asked her, again.

Kiara looked up, meeting Zain's eyes and those astonishing grey eyes of hers left him speechless every time. He forgot what he meant to ask her because as of now, all he could see was a beautiful girl who looked at him like he was the only thing that mattered in the world.

Those cold eyes were gone and for the first time, he saw the tenderness in them.

"Zain. I...I am sorry. I know this is confusing. It is for me too, but...listen to me for once, please." Kiara pleaded, leaving Zain dumbfounded.

What happened to her? Did she hit her head or something?

"When we were born, technically when you were born, my father had made your father sign some sort of a deal that when we turn 18, we are expected to get married and deal with both our father's businesses together. Our parent's businesses aren't in our name alone. That means you own half of my business and I yours. That's why you are here." Kiara says.

On hearing this Zain got infuriated. This is the reason why she came back for him? For the money?

Did she even care?

Zain let go of her, standing up to get away from her. He can't even bear to see her right now. Did he mean absolutely nothing to her?

"So, that's why I am here. So, you could make me hand down all that money to you. So, you could be the richest person in the world? Isn't your own wealth enough for you? Gosh, Kiara, what have you become? First, you kidnap me from India and act like nothing's wrong. Then, you get me to sign this stupid contract so that I can marry you while you threaten my father and send him to a mental hospital. Then you seduce me in the fucking kitchen. Leave me like it was nothing. Why do you claim me as yours when you clearly do nothing about it. I don't need your bloody gifts! I need you!" Zain shouts at her, his anger eating him up.

Kiara looks at him, shocked and for a moment he even reconsiders that he had been too harsh with her. But he knew he has to do it. It's been almost a week since he came here and they have been acting like strangers. '

"I am not a good person, Zain. I will ruin you." Kiara says as she gets up to face him.

Their faces are just inches apart from each other and he could hear her heartbeat in her chest.

"I have murdered people without even giving a second thought. I have broken people, changed them completely. If they come to know about what I have done, they will come after me and everyone I love. And money? Money means nothing to me. But in this world, the richer you are, the more attention you get. I want them to know that they wrongly messed up with the Kapoors. That we are back. I want one thing in my life. That when my parents look down to me from heaven, they aren't disappointed with what I have become. So, do you want to know the real reason why you are here?" Kiara continues, " You, are the dumbest mistake I have committed in my entire life. A mistake I will never regret. Even though we were kids, I fucking fell for you. So hard that I didn't want to get up. And even if I knew I needed you to get up, I left. I search for you in every damn man but you, you just don't leave me alone. You eyes are everywhere. Your lips, gosh, I want to kiss them until they are swollen. We aren't kids anymore and I find it fucking hard to control it when I am around you. For the first time, I am scared. To lose you again. Again and fucking again."

Zain is speechless by her revelation.

She is in love with him? How?

He doesn't even like himself. And Kiara is Kiara. She could do so much better.

"Say something, you idiot," Kiara says.

He looks in the eye, completely lost in them. He remembers everything about her when they were kids. Her smile. Her dimples. Her sweet giggles.

Why was he ever with Nikita when he clearly knew he never saw her the way he saw Kiara? That even after 8 years, she was the only person in his damn mind?

"What do you want me to say? That I am scared of you and I will run away? New flash, Kiara, you do the running between us. You always run away from me. If you say you love me, prove it. I am damn tired of not knowing what are you thinking. Fuck, don't you see this? You make me fucking swear! My mother will be mad at me!" Zain says.

He wanted to tell her that everything will be just fine. That she had nothing to worry about and he would never ever leave her alone. But he couldn't just let her go.

He knew she was hurt. But he has to see a change.

He can't let her use him and then throw him out when she is done with him. Love needs to be earned.

Proclaiming love is easy, but keeping the promise that comes with it is the hardest. Zain can't deal with another heartbreak she might give him.

He just continues to stare in her eyes, adoring them. He didn't want to let go of her.

He knew what she was now, but all her faults were a part of her and he loved every single part of her. He didn't want her to change. What he wanted her to do is just to show him how much he means to her.

That's all he is asking and he would follow her to hell.

"I know I broke your heart. I know what I did was wrong. But remember this, my mind, my body, my soul, my heart has only belonged to you. You are irreplaceable. I won't promise you that I wouldn't let you down, that's bound to happen at some point of time, but I promise that I would always mend what's broken, even though there will be scars left behind. I would never ever leave you. Ever." she replies.

"I ain't no saint, Zain. I am messed up, but I am trusting you to handle it. So, tell me can you handle me?" she continues, grabbing him by the collar and pulling him closer.

Zain smirks, not smiles, as he looks at her. If and only if she knew how much he would love to handle her.

"Baby, trust me if anyone can handle a bad girl, that's me," Zain replies.

Soon, soft lips smash against his.

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I think I might be obsessed with the name Damian. I have used it in two of my books. I am really bad at names, though. 

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