Addicted

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MAYRA'S POV

I woke up after hearing the light sound of shower coming from distant. With a yawn, I sat on the bed while humming a random song.

My gaze went down towards my feet and then everything from yesterday night started clouding and a bright smile danced over my lips.

Yesterday was something, I will never forget. It was just a moment and little did I know that we were making a memory.

I bite my lips and let my eyes to roam in every direction. I saw a plate full of breakfast and medicine placed on the table. And next to that a piece of paper was kept.

"Have breakfast and gulp down the medicines Mrs. Malhotra before I came back from the shower." I clutched the note near my heart and started smiling like an i***t.

This feeling is beautiful. I don't even have words to describe that what exactly I am feeling? I closed my eyes to calm my uneven breath. I don't know why but there's something more.

Something unusual happening with me. From the beginning I was trying to change his life but now it feels like I want to be the part of his life and then make him change for the better.

My heart started thumping harder. With a smile, I once again read the note.

It didn't take another minute for me to realize that my heart is getting involved with him and in a beautiful way.

Is it right for me to feel something like this? Something so strong yet so fragile. I've never felt like this for anyone and here I don't even know the reason for this new borne feeling but still I am

ready to accept it whole heartedly.

With a deep breath, I grabbed my hair in a messy bun and realized that I am still wearing his shirt. I run my thumb over the sleeves of shirt and smiled inwardly. His shirt felt way more comfortable than any other clothes.

"I've told you to eat not to zone out." A familiar deep masculine voice dropped inside my ear and my eyes automatically went in the direction of the voice.

I flushed after founding the mischievous glint in his eyes. My gaze started wandering over him. His lips twitched slightly as soon as over eyes met.

I licked my lips nervously and clenched my fists little harder to calm my rapid breath. Why my body and mind starts betraying me whenever he is in front of me?

"G-Good morning." I stammered and mentally noted down that he is not going to say anything but instead with a slight node, he said

"Morning."

I looked at him in surprise but he just shrugged it off whilst pointing his index finger towards the breakfast.

"Finish it." He said in a dominating tone and I nodded.

"Now." Once again he added and I gasped slightly at his strict voice and with shaky fingers, I started grabbing the plate.

"That medicine also." He said and sat on the couch. Next he placed his laptop on his lap and once again that old dark and blank look fogged up his face.

I pressed my lips together to stop myself from saying something. This strange silence between us was hard for me to not let my thought wonder that what had caused him to be like this. Be like so cold and distance?

Is he is genuinely like this? No that can't be true, there must be something as there's always a reason behind the way person is whether they are good or bad. I quickly shake off my every thought and fixed my glance at the breakfast.

"Will you not eat?" I asked in a barely audible voice and he shook his head in a sharp no with his eyes completely fixed on his laptop.

I sighed.

"When will we head back from this hotel?" I asked again and this time in frustration he slammed his laptop close and stared at me.

I bite on my lower lips and shifted myself slightly in fear.

"Can't you just keep your little mouth shut for a minute?" He yelled and I found myself sweating at his sudden change in behaviour.

"Fuck." He cursed under his breath, running his fingers through his hairs.

I averted my gaze away from him and without eating anything, I just gulped down the medicine with orange juice. Not because I want to but I just don't want him to shout again.

"What the hell with all these mood swings?" He muttered to himself which instantly caught my attention.

"Usually the ill effect of d**g results into the aggressive and harsh behavior." I pointed out in a low tone and he chuckled after hearing my words as he was challenging me that it's not the only reason.

"You said yesterday that you will help me, so now what? Come calm me down." He taunted.

I licked my lips again and tried to find something in his eyes but he kept them completely blank without any emotions.

"Will you allow me to do so?" I questioned hesitantly and he rolled his eyes.

"No." He said sternly in one breath.

I frowned.

"But it isn't like you will not, after all you enjoy challenging my decisions. Don't you?” He breathed out in sarcasm after a long pause and I couldn't stop myself from smiling.

"I will take that as yes." I whispered to myself and looked up at him again who was looking at me with strong burning intensity.

His breath was slight audible to me and I froze.

How am I going to calm him? I hesitantly put my feet on the ground. It hurt a little but not enough to stop me from walking to him.

He gave me a warning look while gesturing towards my feet but before he can threatened me with any of his words I grabbed a seat on the couch.

His expression changed from anger to confusion.

"What..." But before he can complete his words which seems to be come out laced with cruelty, I embraced him tightly in my arms.

I can sense the surprised expression but more than that I felt more surprised actually I had done this? My mind started spinning but soon I saw the tensed muscles of his back getting relaxed.

My heart rate doubled at that thought and I pressed my eyes close. Maybe it is selfish of me to think that being here like this is enriching me with peace and comfort. I don't know about him but at one point everybody needs someone to just wrap arms around and forget about all the pain.

After few seconds which felt like infinity, I tried to pull myself away from him but before that he pulled me closer to him and wrapped his arms around me more tightly. I gasped in shock when he buried his face in the crook of my neck. I had a little goose bumps on the back of my neck.

Many butterflies started erupting inside my belly and I tried to suppress the urge of hiding somewhere.

"You know what Mayra." He whispered and his warm breath raised tingling sensation over my whole spine.

I closed my eyes more tightly and tried to let some words out of my mouth but it was like my body has once again started to betray me. I let myself completely molded in his arms and his holds tightened more like his life was depended on me.

"You are more addictive than any other drug." He confessed in a husky voice.

My body stiffened and jaw dropped open.

And after that he slowly unwrapped his arms around me. Something started irking inside me.

"And this wasn't supposed to be happen." He said in a defeated tone. I tried to find the meaning of his words.

He stood up and rubbed his palm over his face.

"This wasn't supposed to be happen Mayra." He muttered again.

"THIS WASN'T." He shouted and I flinched at his voice.

His eye started again burning in rage and with clenched teeth, he called someone on his cell phone.

"Tara, where the f**k are you?"

Tara. Isn't she his secretory?

"I want you here in 15 minutes." He tried to sound calm but anger was easily visible in his voice.

"Are you angry just because I had hugged you?" I asked nervously and he let out a dark chuckle, throwing his cell phone on the bed.

Is he really angry for that? But then why he hugged me back? I wanted to ask many questions to him which were running in my mind but I didn't find enough guts to mold them in front of him.

"Go home. James and Ron are already outside." He directed and I just nodded in response.

After few minutes as I was going near the door he gripped me by my elbow and pulled me closer.

"Don't tell me that you are planning to go out in my shirt? No one has right other than me to look at your bare legs." He said in flat tone and pushed me harshly.

I almost stumbled on my feet. Avoiding my gaze with him, I looked at my feet and smiled painfully.

Yesterday he was taking care of my wounded feet and today he pushed me not even caring that my feet were still not healed? One minute he said that he wasn't supposed to hug me and the next very minute he said that no one has any right to see my legs except him.

What exactly does he wants?

Without saying anything next, I changed my clothes and went down where James and Ron were. They both greeted me with a warm smile.

"Hello brothers from different mothers." I said playfully and they both burst out laughing.

"Hello Mrs. Malhotra." James mocked me in the same girly tone and I playfully rolled my eyes.

"Mayra are you fine? I mean yesterday blood was coming from your feet." I smiled slightly at Ron's word.

"By mistake I've had stepped on the broken glass pieces but yeah now I am completely fine." I said and he nodded.

"What the hell is she doing here?" James spat in disgust.

I averted my gaze and saw a girl getting out of a black car. From her body language it seemed like I already knew her. I looked again at her face and found that she is Tara.

My eyebrows automatically went up in confusion that why James was so unpleasant to see her?

"Rehan sir is still in the hotel room, isn't he?" Ron asked in a sad tone and I just nodded but from inside curiosity was killing me.

"What happened? Why you two are behaving like this?"

"Trust me Mayra, Tara is a bad news." James replied with a serious look.

"Don't say like that." I whispered.

"Only because you don't know her reality Mayra."

I frowned and once again looked at her all over again. Why everyone keep on saying such things about her?

"Come let's go." Ron directed while pulling the door of SUV.

With a nod I grabbed the seat and started thinking about Tara. An instant thought of talking to Vishal crossed my mind and I started searching for me cell phone.

"What happened Mayra?" James questioned.

"My cell phone-" As I was going to complete my words, I realized that I must have forgot it in the hotel's room.

"I'll be back in few minutes."

"Listen Mayra." Suddenly James from somewhere came and grabbed my wrist.

I gave him confused look but he just shook his head.

"What?" I asked confusingly and a frowned appeared on his face.

"I don't think that it's a good idea for you to go there." I raised my eyebrows at him.

Why both James and Ron are behaving so differently since they had seen Tara here?

"Are you saying so because of Tara?"

"Something like that." Then Ron came and added with a shrug.

But without saying any other thing to them, I quickly removed James hold from my wrist.

As I reached in front of the door, I realized that it is not locked from the inside. Maybe Rehan was having a business related issues with Tara. But as soon as I opened the door, it felt like ground has slipped beneath my

Rehan was kissing Tara!