Darling, you have always been mine

Part 3

Ina was busy working when she felt the whole office going crazy as people immediately ran to their desks and began to immaculate their desks, leaving all of their work which they were previously doing.

This behaviour made Ina scrunch her eyebrows in confusion as she found this behaviour quite weird even though she had been working for 6 months in the same company. She noticed this kind of behaviour once when she was newly appointed to the company.

However, she didn't pay much heed to that at that time because she herself was involved in her very first project with this company. Now after witnessing all this, A sudden spark of curiosity shot inside her and she decided to turn towards Riya only to get amused.

A look of pure amazement washed on her face as she found Riya tidying her desk and giving a touch up to her makeup. Riya was one of those girls who didn't apply makeup to look beautiful. They applied makeup as they enjoyed doing that and according to them, looking good was just like a bonus.

" Now, will you keep staring or ask the question?" Riya asked as continued to press her lips to evenly spread the rosy lipstick on her lips.

Ina found herself coming out of her bubble as she came up with the question," What's wrong with people today? Why they are cleaning their desks as if somebody is going to punish them for an untidy desk or scattered paperwork.

" Actually, that's not the matter. The man who is going to come here has an effect like that. His persona speaks for himself and nobody just wants to get caught in his eyes" Riya explained and Ina found herself getting lost in curiosity.

" But why his persona is like that? From the time I am here only once he had come and that time also I couldn't find out the reason behind all the office getting so topsy-turvy because I didn't know anybody" Ina questioned and Riya just shrugged her shoulders, letting her hair bounce on them.

" I don't know much about it but it is said that he is quite a dark soul. Getting in his eyes is like walking in front of a lion and waiting for it pounce on you" Riya said with a serious expression and Ina pressed her lips to stop the amused smile. This girl and her exaggerations, she thought, but what if she is telling the fact?

With her lips sealed and her wandering mind, she also decided to follow the crowd as she didn't want to take any chances with her fate. Both her and Riya's desk were neatly arranged in the matter of the next 15 minutes and now both of them waited for the excited yet terrifying event to begin.

Ina started reading a file with extreme concentration but in reality, she was creating a bogus. Her eyes were scanning every employee present in her sight and found everyone doing the same. At a point of time, even Riya caught her eyes and winked at her making her smile stupidly at the act everyone was pulling on. 

Ina had finally started setting in this arrangement when suddenly her boss came rushing out from his cabin. He gestured everybody to stand up as he waited for the so-called devil to arrive. Everyone including Ina quickly left their seats hearing the sound of shoes clashing on the ground as a man started walking in. 

With strong long strides, A man walked in wearing a dazzling Armani suit which was charcoal in colour. The man had his hair set back with the gel and had a muscular body which the suit was showing off while hugging him tightly. The man's eyes were bloodshot and there were deep dark circles under his eyes giving him a very menacing look. The man's eyes were roving all over the place. 

The devil aka Mr Viraaj Thakur was one of those men whose name was enough to make people shudder in fear had finally arrived.

A sense of pride, satisfaction and arrogance ran through his body as he notices everybody's clean desk and scared faces. It was quite simple for him that people can only respect you if they have a sense of fear in them regarding you, otherwise, in any other case, these people are bound to take things for their way in some way or the other.

His expression was stony as he stood in front of a very nervous and perspiring Mr Sharma. Mr Sharma greeted him in a very polite way but the cold and stiff demeanour of Viraaj just scared him for the time being. He was just giving a nod when his eyes caught hold of a very familiar pair of eyes.

The very sole reason that why sleep was far away from him was staring with her round beady eyes making him spellbound. His eyes got locked with hers as he tried and wondered the magic they had in them. He remembered how difficult it was for him when his lips craved for hers making him lose his head. 

The desire he had felt was unparalleled leaving with one option- Alcohol. But even alcohol couldn't do much of a help as when he got up in the morning. Her blurry face was roaming in front of his eyes with his head pounding after getting wasted. 

Ina felt a sudden urge to scream and her breathing stopped when her eyes met with the most gorgeous person she had ever met in her life. She found losing herself bit by bit in his eyes, leaving her mind in a very inactive state. She couldn't breathe. She couldn't think and most of all, She couldn't take her eyes off him. 

She felt her body shivering slightly when his eyes moved up and down her figure making her more than conscious than she could ever be. On the other hand, Viraaj felt himself getting on the same path from where he had left yesterday.

Taking into account, that he was in his office and she was just his employee, he walked inside Mr Sharma's cabin whose eyes were just on the floor just like others who were too afraid to make eye contact with him. 

Ina felt a weird sense of disappointment when he just abruptly looked away with a very frustrated expression. She didn't feel quite comfortable when she felt his eyes gracing hers with such intensity that it made her feel odd and strange. 

She could hear everyone releasing a sigh of relief when he left but no reaction came out of her. A sense of alarm was building inside her and she just couldn't figure out the reason the why.  

" Do you know him?" A voice distracted her and she saw everyone settled on their seats. She immediately took a seat as she was the only one standing and then she turned towards her friend to answer the question," No I don't know him. How would I know him? I have seen him today for the very first time".

Riya raised her perfectly shaped eyebrow in question while Ina was wondering how to tackle her. " He is not a good news Ina. You know that, right?" Riya asked again, placing her hand on hers as if consoling her. 

" Why are you consoling me? I really don't know him. And I don't even want to know him. I mean you would want to know such a scary man" Ina started justifying herself, feeling irritated by the fact that Riya was having some kind of doubt on her. She knew whatever she was saying was the truth and she didn't owe anybody any answer especially in this case where she herself didn't know what the hell was going on. 

Seeing her annoyed mood, Riya backed off and stared at her, only to find her getting busy in her thoughts again. Whereas Ina felt inner peace getting shaken because of the way his eyes racked her reminding her of yesterday's event. Oh no! What the hell I am thinking? It was so dark then how can I just identify a person just by his eyes? I guess I am thinking too much.

While this was going on the outside, Mr Sharma was getting nervous with each passing second on witnessing how frustrated and angry Viraaj looked. The fire in his eyes and the iciness of his demeanour was enough for Mr Sharma to know that one wrong move from him and he will be thrown out of the company.

Whereas Viraaj felt an irresistible pull towards the girl he didn't even know and also the girl he kissed in the heat of the moment. He felt his frustration reaching peaks when she didn't even recognize him, in fact, she just kept staring at him like a statue making him want to pull her in his arms and kiss her senselessly. 

But according to the code of conduct, he decided to follow the sensible part of his brain rather than taking decisions in the flow of his inner desires. Thus, for that, he decided to face the boring Sharma who looked like he was just ready to pee in his pants at his one roar.

Ina was determined to not let all these things affect her and she was trying to focus on her computer when the telephone on her desk rang with a red light indicating 'boss'.

It had been quite a time since that mysterious creepy man went inside her boss's cabin and now him calling her just didn't settle well with her. Urghh God knows from yesterday whose face I have seen, she thought to herself.

Ina turned pale and with a lump in her throat, she answered the call. " Hello, Ina, Please come to my cabin urgently" She heard Mr Sharma in a hasty and frightened voice making her all the more nervous. 

She could feel her heart skyrocketing again at the mere thought of facing him but she knew she didn't have any other choice but to go inside on her boss's order. Taking a few deep breaths, she got up from her chair and ambled away to Mr Sharma's cabin.

'What the hell is this?" She heard a roar from his cabin when she was just about to knock. The intensity of the voice just made her already jumping heart, fall off the cliff.  She could hear her boss explaining something and she just knocked on the door before she gets influenced by her mind which was forcing her to run away.

The voices on the other hand quickly stopped and Mr Sharma asked Ina to 'come in'. With her self confidence going in negative and her mind preparing all the ways to run away, she stepped inside the cabin with heavy but shaky steps. 

The first thing that her eyes caught was the same man who had made her curious, was sitting opposite her boss in a very arrogant manner with his right leg crossed upon the left one giving him a quite a dominant look. He looked red with anger but at the same time, he looked as if he was ready to kill with his cold and frosty stare. 

Viraaj was just praying for patience for not firing the old man from his job because of his lack of presentation skills. He interrogated him regarding the presentation and came to know that a girl had made this for him that's why he didn't know the intricate details. He made Mr Sharma call that girl to present her presentation.

Viraaj was about to lose his cool again when he heard a very soft knock on the door. The door opened to reveal his biggest trouble and that was Ina. His gaze locked with hers and they both stared at each other with blank expressions. 

Moments later, Ina looked away from him to Mr Sharma, feeling uncomfortable seeing the growing intensity of his eyes. " So you are here Ina, Meet Mr Viraaj Thakur, MD of our company"Hearing his introduction, Ina again glanced at him to find his eyes still on her. 

She internally shook her head to divert her minds from idiotic thoughts and introduced herself saying," Hello Sir, My name is Ina Ghosh". 

Viraaj found himself enthralled by her voice which just sounded like a sweet melody to his ears. He was finding her even more irresistible seeing the way she presented herself in a very dignified and decent manner. He could just nod at her greeting which just made her look at her boss making him curse the old man. He wanted Ina to look at him only him and nobody else. 

Mr Sharma could notice the slight tension in the air but he thought that it was due to his boss's aura which made such a thick atmosphere. " Actually Ina Sir wanted you to present the Presentation as it is made by you" He quickly said when Ina looked at him from the caging eyes of his boss. 

Ina felt that now any moment her heart could jump to her mouth hearing about her presenting the presentation. The presentation was not a problem. Problem was the audience and a man to be particular that was bothering her. 

Seeing Ina's face, Viraaj wanted to smile as she just looked as if somebody had left her alone on an extremely crowded station. He knew that it was very mean of him to think like that but the cute expression that she made, he was very much okay with the mean tag if it meant to see her like this. She flashed a smile to Mr Sharma and nodded at him to which he returned a small smile of his own.

Everyone grabbed their seats except Ina who moved towards the presentation board and started explaining the whole thing without any glitches or faults. Viraaj just kept on watching her in awe. Many times, their eyes met but Ina would quickly look away in a matter of second. And this irked Viraaj. 

Once the presentation was over, Ina looked towards her boss and felt relieved seeing a very satisfied smile on his face. And then her eyes finally went to the man of the hour who was looking at her with slightly proud expression making her wonder why.

While Viraaj just loved her presentation and the way she presented it with confidence, this just added to the beauty of the girl who had captured him by her eyes.

" The presentation needs more work. I could see some errors. So, fix it and present this to me as soon as possible" Viraaj said in a harsh tone when he saw her looking at him for a reaction. He felt some kind of a pull in his chest noticing her face which sulked at his comment but he just couldn't help it. There was a reason he was called a devil and now the devil had started plotting its way to his beauty.