Rise of the Devil - Part 49B

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Chapter 49B



Arnav’s POV


It’s night when I get Khushi to the hotel. It’s a place where we are safe for tonight. I don’t trust to take her back to the Prime Safe house. With my father still on the run, I didn’t take the risk. Khushi is still shattered, confused and easily shaken and scared because of everything that happened in the last few hours. I make her sit on the sofa and then give her some water to drink.


“I will order some food. You take a shower till then.”


The moment I get up to dial the room service, she grabs my arm.

“Don’t go.. Just stay with me.. please..”

She’s shivering and it aches my heart to see her so disturbed. I cup her face and leaning down I place a kiss on her temple.

“I am not going anywhere tonight. I promise. But you need to eat. Give me a minute Angel. I will call and come right back to you.”

She nods with another shiver and I quickly head to order some food over the call. I ask them to deliver the food in 40 minutes as I need to take care of Khushi’s shower first. I stride inside the bathroom and fill the tub with warm water for my wife to relax. Then I reach back to the living room and find her still snuggling the pillows, cocooning herself on the sofa like a child. She looks so delicate and small that it pains me even more.


“Lets get you a bath now..”


I don’t wait for her to reply, just lean down and carry her in my arms. She doesn’t stop me nor debates. I know my wife is strong. As time will pass, she will be fine again. I drop her on her feet inside the bathroom. She sees the tub and clings to me again.


“I don’t want to get in that tub..”


My brows furrow at her statement. She is tired, I see that so obviously she doesn’t have that much patience to have a relaxing bath in the tub.


“Shower then?”

She nods softly and the husband in me is on full alert to help her get in there.. I undress her gently, and take her in the shower with me. It’s obviously hard to keep a control on my desires at this situation. It is not a moment where we can indulge into making out. She has to come clear with her thoughts first. I bathe her and she doesn’t mind. I know she’s holding it up in her heart… all that emotions and pain she went through is still running deep in her thoughts which she hasn’t shared with me or anyone else let. They need to come out and while I do want her to speak up so that I can assure her this wont happen again, I don’t bring that topic now at this instant when she is already so vulnerable. I wash her hair, and her body like its mine to take care of and she allows me to do so without any restrictions. It is only after I turn off the shower and wrap a towel around her that she hugs me tight, crying her heart out..


“I was so scared..” she sobs.


I pull her to me, rubbing her back, and untangling her wet hair.


“I thought I will never see you again.. God…” She hugs me tighter. “I prayed.. I prayed to God to let me see you once..”

“I know..” I kiss her hair and then pulling away, I cup her face. “I prayed too Angel.. I prayed God to keep you safe. That’s it now.. It’s over. We are back together. No more dark world.. No more Devil and no more the threat of living in fear. I will find him Khushi and I promise to end this forever so that just like you always wanted, we can start living a life you always desired. A simple life with lots of love and babies.. Are you in this with me?”


She finally smiles swallowing her tears.


“Say it..” I urge and she nods again.

“Yes”


I feel like blood rushes in my body as Khushi kisses me chastely. She needed this to believe we are together again. I scoop her in my arms kissing her back with the same hunger. My fingers exploring every inch of her skin as I pin her to the wall of the shower cubicle again, with the white Turkish towel being the only piece of cloth covering her body from mine.


The ring of the doorbell alerts us, breaking this sweet passionate moment which had just started. I kiss her lips again quickly.


“Get dressed. It’s the room service. I will get the food inside.”

She nods looking intensely in my eyes. The passion to be in my arms, get devoured and loved still lingering in her gaze.


“Soon” I promise grabbing another towel for my lower body and head out to get the food.


It’s a simple food, nothing heavy. I know she wouldn’t be able to enjoy her food tonight no matter even if it’s her desired cuisines. So, I kept it simple Dal rice and her all time favorite Aloo sabji. While I serve it on the little table before the couch, Khushi comes out in a robe.


“I don’t have my clothes here..” she murmurs.

“Someone will get it for you tomorrow morning.”


Which is true. I have told someone from my team to pick Khushi’s dresses from the Prime safe house and bring it here tomorrow. But she and I both know it means she has nothing to change into tonight. Initially I thought it would worry her but the look on her face says she is comfortable. A lot… comfortable than I had imagined her to be. It’s not that I haven’t seen her without clothes so far. We have consummated our marriage and there’s no need for her to feel shy.


“Lets eat… come..”


She walks to me at my command and I serve some food in her plate. She eats it quietly and so do I. We finish the food and though she doesn’t eat much, I don’t force her. I don’t want to stress her more for anything. We sit in each other’s embrace for long until I start sharing my plans on sending her to Denmark. She listens with heavy heart. I am aware Khushi doesn’t want to leave me alone here but this is the best way to ensure I can focus on finding my father and making sure I end this war completely before it takes any other ugly form. Khushi understands. I tell her that tomorrow night she will already be in flight with my special ops team who will personally escort her to Denmark and will also provide protection to her after reaching her father and Madhumatiji.


Now that she has to fly tomorrow and this being the only night we have before we part, Khushi commands me to make it memorable for her. How can I not accept her wish? So without wasting time, I carry her back to the bed and make love to my wife the way that gets imprinted in our hearts forever.


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Khushi’s POV


Getting sleep was always an easy affair. All I had to do was lie down on my bed and close my eyes but tonight is not the same. The moment I close my eyes, all I see is the face of those evil men who had trapped me, tied me up and were going to murder me. Then the sound of bullets, the sight of blood and the echoes of those people who got killed in the firing clouds my vision and peace. I wake up with a shudder only to find my devil… my husband Arnav holding me in his arms. He looks as worried as he was the moment he found me in his father’s den.


“You okay?” he asks stroking my face and I nod.

“yea.. bad dream.. The same things that happened keeps flashing again and again….”

He scoops me again in his arms and we lay on the bed again, with me clinging to his body.


“I know a lullaby..” he whispers.. “The one which my mother used to sing for me to put me to sleep..”


His mother!! He hardly ever talked about her but looks like this one incident and his face-off with his father has finally unlocked that part of his life where he can at least share about his past with me.


“Sing me that lullaby..” I urge, closing my eyes, breathing on his chest..


And he sings!! It’s a sweet song.. and though his voice wavers in between, I don’t want him to stop. He keeps singing softly for me until sleep finally takes over.


To be Continued.

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