Gamble of Death

Limerence

Edith POV

Blake was really kind towards me.He cared about me a lot and I didn't understand why.It's been a week since I've come to know him.

He's been extremely caring towards me.If he liked me,why did he refuse to sleep with me?

Oh,I see.He told me that he wanted love not lust.

"Des... Desdemona." He whispered from behind.I looked over my shoulder as I sipped onto my coffee.It was 7 in the morning.Staying with him made me like him.I was following his habits now.

"Yes,Blake?" I asked.

"Can you do me a small favour?" He asked.

"Absolutely." I replied.

"Can you warm some water for me? I am running late and I have to take a shower." He said.

"You go take a shower." I smiled.

"Thank you,Des." He smiled and walked to his bedroom.

He told me he needed to go back to the city since he had a very important meeting to attend.

I asked him to take me with him but he said he would come back before midnight.

I walked to the kitchen and poured some water to warm.

As soon as the water was warm enough,I poured it down on a mug.I made him a cup of coffee.Just the way he liked.

He came out of the shower and stopped on his tracks.

"You made coffee for me." He whispered.

"I did." I said as I handed him the mug.

"You didn't have to." He said.

"I know.I just wanted to.Since you have to fly there,you will be pretty tired and I hope this perks you up." I smiled.

"Thank you." He smiled and drank the coffee.

I watched him from afar as he finished his coffee and collected his things.

"See you later." He said and kissed my forehead before getting into his helicopter.I waved him a goodbye.

-

I made some mac and cheese.I ate some myself.It was mainly for Blake but he wasn't arriving anytime soon and maybe he already had his dinner.

I thought what's the point of waiting? If he comes home,I will serve him and can eat a little with him as well.

It was a gesture of my thankfulness to him,for being so kind.

I turned on the television and kept on swapping through the channels.

He must be a really busy man.It's weird how a man like him was spending his precious time with me.Was I really special to him like he said?

I heard people barely got an opportunity to meet him.

It was 9 pm.It was almost our bedtime.He told me he would be here before midnight.Should I wait? Should I go to sleep?

I looked at the television as something caught my attention.

"Blake Alaric,30 year old billionaire,owner of Techno Enterprises and underworld lord was seen attending the Roberts' party this evening with Genelia Robert herself,as his date.As rumours has it, they've been dating under the shadows for years.Are we right about this? Here's a footage of him with Genelia Robert from this evening." She said and they were showing a video footage.Amongst the massive crowd of reporters and journalists,a beautiful and hot woman was in his arms.He was protecting her from the crowds and the rain of questions.The woman was wearing his coat over her flawless body.

She was literally in his arms.Soon,they both got into a black car.

Enough.I turned off the television.I looked at the dining table.Was he the man for whom I prepared dinner with such care?

He told me it was a business meeting.It was a party? He had a date?

It was unfair.He would go on date with someone else then what was I?

He told me I was special.Was it just a lie?

I heard the door open.I clenched my fists tightly.How dare he use me like this?

His kindness,his care,his sweet talks,all of it were fake.

"Desdemona." He smiled.He looked pretty cheerful while I was burned up from inside.

"I brought so-"

"I am going to sleep." I said and walked to my room.

"Des!" He called from behind.I turned around.

"Yeah?" I asked.

"You didn't hear me." He said.

"Tell me." I said.

"I brought...you know what? Nevermind." He said and walked away.I noticed a bouquet of red roses behind his back.Why wouldn't he just give it me?

I banged the door.

-

Sitting in front of him and eating was the worst part.I was playing with my fork waiting for him to say something.

"What was it for?" He asked after a long moment of silence.

"What?" I asked without raising my head.

"The macaroni you cooked." He said.

"What do you think it was for,Blake?" I asked as I raised an eyebrow.

"You knew,I would be home late.You must've cared abo-"

"I don't care." I said as I tightened my teeth.

"Will you explain why are you behaving like this?" He asked.

"I am behaving like this? How about you remind yourself how you behaved last night." I said.

"I was in a bad mood and...I brought flowers for you.You were behaving like crap with me and I had the right to get angry." He said.

"You had the right? How dare you?! You used me!" I yelled and stood up.

"Desde-"

"No,you don't get to speak! I was a fool to believe you when you said that I was special to you and every moment I spent with you was actually special.I was a fool to believe that a cold, heartless person like you can actually be kind and caring but god, I've never been so wrong.What did you think? You would act like a nice person in the beginning and slowly sell me away to god knows where! You are heartless,you don't deserve me!" I slammed the table before running back to my room.

It was enough.I let him in only to realize that he was just like the rest of them.

Hatred was like a wound.You can hide the scar with a bandage but you can never numb the pain and pretend like nothing is there.

And the last person I wanted to hate was him.

I looked outside the rain pouring slowly and the thunder crashing.I wasn't the type of person who would cry.I never felt like I needed to because I always had everything under my control and if something didn't happen my way,I made it happen my way.For the first time in a really, really long time,I felt like I needed to get it all out.I needed to cry down a river and I couldn't even understand why I wanted to cry.

He stormed into my room furiously.

"Care to explain what that was?" He asked.I didn't respond.I didn't even turn around.He took a few steps and grabbed my arm, making me face him.

"Stop making this harder for both of us." He said.

"Don't touch me and please go away.I need to be alone." I said.

"Desdemona." He whispered.

"Look, why are you angry?" He asked.

"I was in a terrible mood and I should've given you the flowers but I am sorry.Anger got the best of me." He said.He wanted to make things right.When will he understand that why I was angry?

"I don't care.I am your victim and I hope you treat me that way too.Just stay away and leave me be." I said.

"I am sorry." He made me look him in the eyes.

"You are not sorry.What do you expect from me? You are a rich man, hell bent on destroying other people's lives.You are having one woman as your date, another woman to be in your car for pleasure and another one waiting at home? Let me tell you something,I am not a w***e who wants your money,name and fame.Stay away from me and dare not treat me like you treat those women." I yelled at him.

I walked out of the house and sat on the sand.The exact same place where he told me that I was special.

Men,I laughed,they know how to break you just in the worst way possible.

I didn't have any appetite.My hunger vanished away and the only emotion I could feel was anger.Anger was fuming in each and every vein of my body and I could feel it.

How dare he use me?

I sat there the entire day.When the night came,it was getting a bit cold so I decided to head back to the house.

I walked in and locked the front door immediately.I turned around just to see a version of Blake I've never seen before.

He kept the glass on the table and walked towards me.Before I could walk away,he grabbed me and pushed me to the wall.

"Blake,I am really tired for an argument.Please,let me go." I said nicely.

His sharp nose touched my cheeks.He was angry and disappointed.

I didn't know why.

I should've been the one in that state.

"Oh, Desdemona." He whispered and ran his fingers through my hair.

"You need to let me explain." He said.

"Explain? What do you want to explain? I saw what I saw and I clearly know what it was.Blake,I am telling you,stop this.Stop...us!" I said.

"Listen to me." He cupped my face firmly.

"She was just a date for the night.She meant nothing to me." He explained.

"The reporters said that it is rumoured that she is your girlfriend since a very long time." I said.

"You know,those people,they say whatever they come up with." He said.He was dizzy.It felt like he was going to pass out any moment now.

"You showed her affection!You gave her your coat and god knows what you did with her in the car.You protected her from the world! You showed the world that she belongs to you and you belong to her so why explain this all to me? I am just a nobody to you." I said.

"You don't understand and you will never understand." He said.

"I don't need to understand! Don't touch me and don't talk to me." I said that and went back to my room.

It was hard.I didn't want to fight with the only person in my life at this point but he messed it up.

Blake POV

She sat on the chair and yawned before grabbing a serving.She took small bites of the pancake.

"Des..." I whispered.

"Why would you think that I don't care for you? Why would you think that I lied and you aren't special to me? You are all I have at this point and you are the closest person to me." I said.

"Give yourself a break and me too." She groaned.

"I meant every single word I said to you.Sorry,I was drunk last night and I want you close again." I whispered.

"I am done with your bullshit.Don't talk to me.You can't explain what I saw.You cannot use me.I am not like other women who are dying to be with you.I don't want you.You are a man who got everything by luck and you are acting like you are the best.Well,guess what? You are nothing but a loser!" She said.

That was really rude.I didn't get everything by luck.It was all my hard works and all those sleepless nights.

I should've just given her the roses.Honestly,what could've been more hurtful to a woman than bringing a bouquet of roses and then throwing them away in front of her.

The question was,did she want the roses?

Where was all this coming from?

She made me dinner that night, knowing that I will return from a meeting and I will be hungry.

Bloody reporters.

I grabbed my phone.

"Seen the news?" I asked to my men.

"Yes,boss.The rumours are spreading faster than air does." He said.

"Watch the clip again.Find out which reporters were there.Find out everyone who are spreading rumours and end their career.I want it done soon!" I said.

"Affirmative." He said and the line went flat.That was one less problem but the bigger problem was here.

I walked to her room.She was sitting in front of the window.

"Go away." She whispered.I quietly sat down beside her.She looked at me and threw me a restless look.She looked like she was about to kill me.

"I am sorry." I said as I held her hand.

"I don't care." She raised her brows.

"If you didn't care, you wouldn't be angry." I said as I pulled her to my chest.

"Don't touch me.Don't embrace me.This place is clearly for other women." She rolled her eyes.

"No other woman." I whispered.She stayed there quietly.

"Why did you embrace her last night?" She asked.

"I respect woman and I protect them from anything." I said.

"Oh?" She laughed.

"So if you get married,will you be roaming around,hugging women in dirty streets?" I asked.

"No,I would never do that to my woman." I replied.I would never betray the person I love or more precisely,will love.

"Then what the hell was that?" She asked.

"Genelia is a good friend of mine." I said.

"Go back to her, don't lay your hands on my body." She said.

"She is actually married and didn't disclose it due to privacy and mostly protection.I was there because her husband is my brother and since he couldn't protect her.I had to." I explain.

"How many brothers do you have?" She rolled her eyes.

"Only two."

"And for the record,I wasn't embracing her and you are rude." I rolled my eyes.

"You were holding her.I am not rude,I am disappointed." She whined.

"That's not the same thing as embracing." I said.

"I would do the same it it was you." I added.

"I don't want to be treated the same way you treat other women." She said.

"How do you want to be treated?" I asked.

"Better than the rest..." She whispered.

"Specially?" I raised an eyebrow.

"Your words hurt me too Desdemona but you don't see me yelling at you." I said in the deepest voice possible.

"Mhm." She licked her lips and looked at my lips before looking straight into my eyes.

"Stop looking at me like that." I said.

"Like what?" She asked seductively.

"Like you are about to do something,I specifically told you not to." I whispered.

"Oh..." She trailed off.

"So don't." I said.

"Did you kiss her last night?" She asked as she leaned closer to my face.

"No,I told you she is my sister in law." I replied.

"When was the last time you kissed someone?" She asked.

"I don't kiss." I replied.

"Oh...why?" Her voice was so deep and so seductive.It was getting out of control and I couldn't even control my body reacting to her words and my heart pounding crazily.

"It is a gesture of love and I won't kiss someone whom I don't love." I explained.

"You and your morals." She laughed.

"You like me, don't you?" She asked.Her forehead was pressed on mine and her nose touched mine.

"Of course,I do.You are a good person." I said lightly.

"Not that way." She replied and pursed her lips.She grasped my collar and looked into my eyes.

"In a way like...you think about me when you are away.You think about me until you fall asleep.Your first thought in the morning is-"

"Shh." I put my index on her lips.

"You are describing the person I love.It's not you.You crave for lust and I am not available for someone like that." I sighed.

"It's always more with you." She bit her lips.

"Don't get your hopes high.I won't kiss you or do whatever your fantasies are.If you were in my life maybe a couple or three years earlier,then you might've had the chance." I said.

"You are special to me.You are a person I care about and not just a person whom I like for their body.Don't seduce me.I don't want to end up hurting you or ruining this relationship between us." I explained.

She rested her head on my chest.

"I won't do anything you don't want me to." She smiled.

"That's like a good girl." I smiled and patted her back.