15| You dont own me.
"She found a home between his arms"
Fear.
This is not the part of my life until it comes to Tara.
But today, I felt the same when I saw Inayat in that condition.
I don't know what I exactly feel for this young girl, but seeing vulnerability, fear and emptiness in her eyes aches my heart.
I feel like protecting her from this world, and make her capable enough to protect herself from every evil.
I am standing outside her ward and watching her through the glass window. They are taking her inside the MRI machine. Her face drains off any colour as she's still unconscious.
My heart slows when she disappears from my vision and my eyes remain intact to the machine until I see her again.
I make my way inside and sit near her, taking her hand gently in mine, making sure that I didn't cause any discomfort to her. Fluttering her lashes, she slowly opens her eyes and looks at me and then our entangled hands. Her hazel eyes speak volumes but she stays quiet.
"Is it hurting, Angel?" I gently touch her bruised feet and turn my eyes back to her face.
"Please D- don't touch me, I- I'm impure" she stutters, her lips tremble and eyes gleam moisture as she speaks.
Her voice is so soothing that it can calm oceans.
A distinct part of me feels like I can lose my everything for her, but I'll make sure that her demons will see hell on this earth only, cause I'll show them.
"Never, You can never be impure." I cup her face within my hands and look intensely in her eyes, trying to comfort her. "You are so pure just like an angel belonging to heaven, precious like a god's gift- Evara."
For this very moment, we stay quiet and stare into each other's eyes. Her eyes are the window to her soul, she's the proof that you can walk through the darkness of hell and still be pure like an angel.
I stand up and pick the ointment from the side table, I take her feet within my palms and slowly starts applying the ointment on her feet.
"Sir we have to shift her in the normal ward" I turn my head to look towards this voice where the medical staff is standing. The moment I get up, she stands on her knees in bed and hugs me tightly, leaving my hands hanging in the air.
She's so insecure of the people around her, which can be felt in her actions.
"Step back." I croak on the ward boys who were heading towards her, my voice is cold and stiff. I shift my eyes from them to inayat again, she's holding me as if she didn't want me to go away from her, not even for a second.
"I'm here, angel, always with you." I rub her back to calm her and indicate the staff to leave with my two fingers.
I lift her in my arms and head outside. she wraps her hands around my neck and hides her face in my chest. As I reach outside, everyone starts gawking at us.
"Who is this girl with AJ? Isn't he engaged?" A slow whisper reaches me but I didn't turn as I don't give a respective shit on anyone or anything.
Reaching the normal ward, I carefully lay her in bed, she's still holding my hand as if I'll go away if she'll leave my hand.
"Sir we have to change mam's dress" A nurse reaches me, I nod my head slightly.
Just then kaira enters saying "Arsh bhai, you go. I'll help her." She sits near Inayat and uneasiness hovers over her face with their presence.
"No, aksh please don't go. Please" she panics, tightening her grip on my hand.
"Aksh?" Kaira frowns, shifting her eyes from her to me again.
Taking the dress from the nurse's hand, I command them "leave you both." My voice is barely above a whisper. The nurse leaves immediately, followed by kaira.
"You trust me, Evara?" I ask in a slow comforting voice, placing my hand on her right cheek and looking into her eyes.
"More than anything." She replies, her voice laces belief and intent.
"Then close your eyes for me." I say and she immediately closes her eyes, making me smile.
I turn my head towards the other side before opening the zip of the gown she's wearing. Her both hands are on my shoulders in a tight grip as I take off her dress slowly, her racing heart and uneven breath fills the silence around us as my fingers and palm trail against her soft skin.
I take the dress off her body, making sure I didn't make her feel vulnerable or unsafe with my touch. I pick the hoodie from bed and make her wear it.
I lean down and whisper in ear "Open your eyes, angel." Her warm uneven breath touches my neck as her hands slide from my shoulders to my chest.
She opens her eyes only to meet her gaze with mine which are already intact to her face.
"Wow AJ." my fists clench as soon as I hear this voice, but I didn't turn as my eyes are still on inayat who is now looking behind me.
It is Raya.
"So you are still ignoring me?" She yells, heading towards me with impulsive steps.
Maintaining my composure, I turn towards her as I didn't want to involve inayat in all this. "Ignoring? When did I notice you, Raya?" I scoff.
Grinding her teeth in frustration, she murmurs "In case if you're forgetting, I'd love to remind you that I'm your fiancée and we are marrying next month. So don't you fucking dare to insult me."
So stupid of you to think that I'll marry you.
"Warning you last time, get out or else I won't hesitate to drag you out from here." I say in a low growl, trying to control the rage evaporating within me.
Sighing, she's about to say something just then she turns her head towards inayat and a dramatic grin forms over lips.
"Ohh, now I got it. You are ignoring me for this piece of shit." She says while looking towards inayat, hatred and fury mixed in her gaze.
And my anger peaks here, I step towards her but inayat held my tricep tightly with both her hands. I turn my head towards her, my eyes travel from her hands to her face, she's staring at me with innocence.
"Stay with me, aksh." She mumbles slowly and my cold expressions soften in an instant.
I take her hands in mine and say "I'm here only, angel." I leave her hands and lay her in bed.
Holding Raya's arm, I drag her out of the ward. "Wh- what are you doing AJ? Le- leave my hand." She snaps but that doesn't stop me.
Reaching the waiting area, I leave her arm and she stumbles.
"The more you'll maintain distance from me and my life, the more it will be good for you, Raya dcrouz" I croak, my voice deepening with rage.
"Ohh, so you love that little bitch? She must have satisfied you, right? And-" before she can complete her words, I grab her throat and press her against the nearest wall.
My eyes darken with fury as I look at her, she's coughing badly but that doesn't make me stop. I'm not the person to lose temper so easily but the words she said, infuriated me from inside.
"I literally don't want to do something worse with you, so better leave by your own." I losen my grip over her throat slightly. This is the very first time I raised my hand on a woman, but I have no guilt of it.
"B- but I really love you, A- AJ. Who will I g- go to?" She stammers, breathing heavily as I leave her throat. And the drama of her tears begins.
A mocking smile make its way on my lips as I say "The one whose child you are carrying inside your womb. Do I need to mention his name?"
Her eyes widen and lips part on my words. Her face goes blank for a few minutes.
"Wh- what are you-" I cut off her words saying "Quiet", her mouth shuts close in an instant. "Now listen to me very carefully."
"I already told you- If I didn't react that doesn't mean I don't know anything, I could have easily insulted you in front of your f'cking parents and everyone. But if I'm quiet, that simply means 'your existence doesn't matter to me', understand?"
She nods her head immediately, fear filling her eyes.
"And about marriage, I WILL NEVER EVER MARRY YOU, got it ms. Dcrouz?" I conclude, my tone laces superiority and firmness.
"But A-" she shivers.
"OUT!" I growl and she instantly heads outside with faltering steps.
???
"Romano and eliot are just is pawn, luca. He's using them." I say, my voice rove over the map flickering on the wall.
"He wants a war and he's intentionally involving Tara in all this just to put her life in danger, but I won't let that bastard succeed." I murmur, marking a spot on the map.
"Boss, what are you planning?" Luca asks, his tone laces curiosity and bewilderment.
"You'll know it soon" I crack my neck "get my jet ready, I and Inayat will leave for London in an hour, I can't leave her alone."
"Got it boss" he acknowledges before leaving.
"I can bow down to your every demand princess, but not this." I sigh, and close my eyes and Tara's face comes across my mind.
???
"Too desperate to run away from your husband, wife?"
Shivers wrack through my spine on the sound of this voice. Goosebumps cover my body in an instant as I sit still, my body freezes in its place and my mind starts baffling. I fist my overcoat and bite my lower lip in anticipation.
Is he here? No way.
I stand up and glance around me, my heart skips a beat when my eyes fall on the seat just behind mine. Dressed in all black, he's sitting there, Crossing his legs. His head slightly tilts as his eyes intact to mine, an evil smirk working on his lips as he notices my blank expression.
"A- Aayansh." a whisper slips out my mouth as I gulp down my saliva, my voice ringing out into empty air.
"You- you left for London?" I bite out, taking steps backward.
"Stop there." He growls, his cold voice rips through the silence around us and my step immediately freezes in their place. I clench my fist as he stands up and slowly head towards me.
"I never said that I'll go alone." He takes another step, his eyes darken with anticipation and desire. My chest heaving wildly with every step he's taking towards me.
The sudden realisation hits me that this isn't Alie's jet.
Reaching me, he towers over my head and mumbles "So my wife was planning to run away from me, hmm?"
"J- just let me go, I-" I snap, panic sends my mind into a complete tailspin as he pins me against the wall.
"You can't cage me, you don't own me." I growl, trying to push him away.
Grabbing both my wrists in his single hand, he places them above my head and leans over my face.
"Take a look at my marks on your body and then dare to repeat your words, baby." He whispers near my ear, his lips brush against my earlobe and his deep voice sends ice down my spine, reminding me that he has already marked every inch and every part of my body.
A few drops of sweat splashes across my temple and I squeeze my eyes shut as he bites my earlobe, earning a gasp from me.
"You deserve a punishment for thinking that you can run away from me and I'll let that happen." He drawls, his deep tenor vibrating through his throat.
"Ah- Aayansh I-" I breathe as he licks and sucks my earlobe sensually before biting it.
"No more words." He shuts me off.
He pulls his head away slowly, I feel his eyes devouring me as he tightens his grip over my inner thigh in a punishing hold.
"You've been a very bad wife" he opens the zip of my top. "And bad wifes should be punished in worst ways."
"You are a monster." I gasp, my chest heave up and down as I breath.
"You made me one, baby. And now, you'll learn to love it." He steps backwards and starts rolling his black shirt's sleeves up to his elbows, I stare at him with confusion.