KIARA BURGESS
I completed my work and the whole day there was absolutely no interruption from Zayn Miller. I was working with Cheng on the project and we were literally chilling the whole day... not only us but the whole staff.
Zayn was busy in his office with some work, like super busy. He didn't have the time to check on the progress of the project.
When I was done with my work, I wanted to see Zayn Sir. I shouldn't, I know but I haven't seen him the whole day and I kinda miss him.
Wait. What is wrong with me? I want to see my sister's fiance?
Just one look and I'll come back.
I prepared a cup of coffee for him and fetched a croissant sandwich from the cafeteria then made my way towards his office. I knocked on the door and he yelled "Brie, I am busy. Do not disturb me."
Ignoring his warning, I entered his office. The whole room was a mess, papers and folders thrown everywhere.
He was on his seat, the suit jacket long gone, three buttons of his shirt were undone, giving a perfect view of his tanned chest, while his sleeves were neatly rolled up.
"Brie, I am busy. Get out."
"I brought some coffee," I announced.
He looked up immediately, his gaze meeting mine. For a moment, silence hung between us. Then, without a word, he set his pen down on the table and just stared at me.
That fiery gaze, looked like he could kill.
I went and placed the coffee on his desk. There was the croissant too on the plate because he hasn't eaten anything since the morning.
I was about to leave when he held my hand "What about Arthur?"
"What about him?"
"You'll marry him?"
"I don't know."
"Did you like him?"
"Doesn't matter."
"It does to me." He said, getting up from his chair.
I rolled my eyes "I think you should be more engrossed with your wedding."
I pulled my hand out of his hold and was about to leave when he spoke again "Tell me you are not attracted to me? Tell me you don't dream of a life with me? Tell me you didn't feel a thing when you got to know about me and RJ? Tell me all of the jealousy I saw was a lie?"
I turned to him "I thought of a life with you but now I don't think about it because you are a liar. And no, I am not jealous of RJ. I want to save her. What you saw wasn't jealousy, it was care. I know you are not the right person for her and I am trying to save her from you."
He scoffed and came closer to me "Why did you bring me food?"
I remained silent.
Knowing that you've been hungry since morning, this was the only thing that came to my mind.
His hand brushed lightly against mine, sending a jolt through me. Instinctively, I pulled my hands to my chest, retreating from his touch. As he stepped closer, I instinctively moved back, trying to maintain the distance between us. I was so focused on escaping that I didn't realize where I was going-until I stumbled onto the couch.
My breath hitched as I found myself cornered, unable to retreat any further. He leaned in, placing both hands on the armrests, caging me between them.
"S-Sir?"
"Accept it, you care for me."
"I-I d-don't."
"You're lying." He sat beside me, leaning back with a lazy stretch, his arms spreading wide, so close I could feel the warmth of his skin.
"Think whatever you want."
"Would you mind if I did something?" His voice was soft, almost hesitant, a side of him I had never seen before.
"Yes."
A quiet chuckle escaped his lips before he gently rested his head on my shoulder.
The gesture caught me off guard. My body stiffened for a moment, but his warmth was undeniable.
"I'm tired," he murmured, closing his eyes.
I stayed silent, biting my lip, unsure of how to respond. But before I could overthink it, my hand moved on its own, threading through his hair with slow, deliberate strokes. Silky strands slipped between my fingers, and as I continued, I felt the tension in his body melt away.
A faint smile graced his lips, a silent acknowledgment of the comfort he found in my touch.
He suddenly took my hand, intertwining our fingers as he rested them on his lap. "Don't strain your hands too much," he said softly.
A small smile tugged at my lips. So, you do care.
For a while, we sat in comfortable silence, the quiet settling around us like a warm embrace. After about ten minutes, I finally rose from the couch.
"I have work. Bye." Saying, I almost ran out of his office in embarrassment. I must be crazy, what was I doing?
I was waiting for a cab because as usual my baby car broke down once again, leaving me helpless as always because she loves to annoy me.
I kicked my car once "If you weren't my first, I would've sold you to my Dad and then he would've scolded your ass off to work. Like he did with me."
I chuckled at my stupid thought.
Finally a cab stopped in front of me, I got inside it and was scrolling through my phone when the driver asked where I wanna go. I answered his questions, still busy searching about Zayn Miller on Instagram.
I was scrolling through his Instagram, no matter the moments we share, nothing can distract me from my focus.
As I gazed out the window, I noticed the car gliding down a deserted road... but this wasn't the way to my house.
My heart pounded against my chest. In that instant, I hurriedly made an attempt to share my live location with the first contact I could find on my phone but before I could hit the send button, the driver snatched the phone from my hand.
That's when I saw his face... "Kayne."
The car came to a halt, he smiled. The smile I fear the most, the psychotic smile "Hey, little flower."
I glanced around, but the road stretched out empty, no cars, no people, just silence. Darkness surrounded me, and towering trees lined both sides, their shadows creeping into the night.
"Why? What do you want?" I was scared to death. No. Not again.
"I missed you, little flower." He made an attempt to touch me but I moved back, leaning as much as I could towards the car door.
"Let me go."
He laughed as if I cracked some joke "How can you even think that I'll let you leave so easily?"
"What do you want?" I tried to keep my voice steady but only I knew how weak I was.
"You." His fingers touched my lips, I turned my face away from him "I want to taste these lips again." I slapped his hand away from me.
"Get lost."
He smiled and caressed my cheeks "Aww but how are you gonna defend yourself tonight. Look around you, there is absolutely no one to stop me."
I unlocked the door and bolted out of the car, my heart pounding in my chest. I sprinted down the road, but he was faster. In an instant, he caught up, yanking me back into the shadows. His grip was strong as he dragged me towards the darkness. Then, with a brutal shove, he sent me crashing to the ground.
I moved back as he took slow steps towards me, his face was visible as the headlights of the car fell on him. And that face, it reminded me of that night.
His face showed hunger. Lust.
"You have no idea, little flower how much I missed you. I... I tried to forget our night together but I couldn't. I regret doing bad to you because I want that night once again. When you and I were so close to each other."
In a swift motion, he came on top of me and cupped my face with his hands "Don't you miss me, little flower?"
I tried to get rid of his dirty touches. I was constantly trying to move his hands from my face but whenever I was removing his hands, again he was holding my face.
"I miss your taste. I miss your smell." Saying he dipped his head in my neck, pushing me back on the ground.
I was disgusted by his touch.
I tried to push him away from me but I failed. I was shivering with fear.
"Lemme fuck you once, I promise to leave."
"Please, let me go." I begged him while crying.
He started sucking on my neck, even though I tried a lot to push him away from me but he was too strong. I tried to fetch something with my other hand because he was holding my one hand. With one hand, he unbuttoned my jeans and just then my hand fell on a broken branch of a tree.
I picked it up and hit the back of his head. He screamed in pain and moved away from me holding his head.
I should've stopped. It would've been the best option but the memories of that night flashed in front of me and thinking that he was gonna rape me today, boiled my blood.
I kept hitting him. I didn't know where I was hitting because it was so dark but I couldn't stop myself. I couldn't.
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MEANWHILE ZAYN MILLER
I looked at the time, it showed 8pm. I sighed.
There was so much work for the day, I didn't even get time to breathe properly except those fifteen minutes when Kiara came to my office.
Those fifteen minutes felt like heaven.
After last night, my mind has been a mess. There are so many things in my head, especially after Kiara's interaction with that dickhead, Arthur.
I was annoyed, though I knew I shouldn't be. It was hypocritical of me to feel this way, especially when I was the one marrying Rose. And yet, I couldn't help but feel uneasy whenever Kiara got close to another guy.
I rose from my seat, ready to head home, and finally checked my phone for the first time in what felt like ages, having kept it on silent while I worked.
There was a notification from Kiara-she has shared her live location with me.
"Why?" I muttered to myself.
I called her but there was no reply from her end.
Sus. Is she alright?
I checked the time of the message, and it was about 30 minutes old.
I called her again while waiting for the guard to bring my car from the parking lot. I was calling her again and again but there was no reply.
I called RJ to ask her if Kiara had reached home.
"No. I am at home, I came here to discuss our wedding with Mum and Dad but she isn't here yet. Why are you asking?"
Shit. She is definitely in trouble.
"Nothing. I asked her to stay till 9 but can't find her in the office, I'm sure she's somewhere around."
"Is she a pain in your ass?" She laughed.
"I'll call you later, Rose." Saying I hung up.
I checked the live location and it was an area where no one usually goes. I won't lie the area is very scary, especially at night.
The guard handed me the car keys, and I set off toward the road, just in case Kiara needed help.
A constant fear was running in me and I very badly wanted this fear to not come true.
I kept calling her over and over, hoping she would answer just once.
Finally someone picked up the call "Kiara?" I spoke. I was going nuts.
I wanna hear her voice one time and I'll be relieved.
"S-Sir."
"Where the hell are you?"
"Help me Sir, please. I don't know what this place is, h-he brought me here."
"I got your location. Calm down."
"It's so dark, I am scared." Her voice was breaking.
"It's okay, Ki. I'm coming. Calm down and stay on the call with me."
"Please, come fast. I don't know where I'm going, I'm just running."
Fuck! What have you done to yourself Kiara!?
My mind was a mess. I want to see her as soon as possible. I want to hug her and calm her down. I hate this helplessness in her voice.
Each and every second is killing me.
I want to get a look at her and that's it.
Suddenly she yelled, clearly she fell down while running. "Are you okay?" I could hear her cries. I drove as fast as I could, when my car finally reached the road I slowed down. "Can you see my car?"
"No." She cried. "It's hurting so much."
"Ki, just a few minutes. I'm almost there."
I was looking out of the window both to my left and right to spot her somewhere but I couldn't.
"I can't see you."
"I think I'm gonna faint." It felt like her voice was fading.
"No, stay with me. Please. I promise I'll get you soon."
"My body hurts, I can't bear the pain anymore."
Finally, the car headlights fell upon a person and there she was, sitting in the middle of the road. I stopped the car and ran towards her.
"Hey." I called. She was barely able to stay awake.
When she saw me, she signalled somewhere "I think he is dead."
I cupped her face "It's okay, we'll worry about him later."
She held my shirt and rested her head on my chest "S-Sir."
I tried to pull her up to make her stand but failed. She was losing her balance again and again. To support her, I held her waist. She again clutched on to my shirt for support.
"I k-killed him. I think he's dead." She repeated.
"It's okay."
"N-No. He was on me and to p-protect myself I hit his head."
"Ki, it's fine. We'll figure it out."
"Please... please, go and check if he's alive. I don't wanna be a murderer."
"It was self defence."
She pointed towards the road straight, ignoring my sentence "He's somewhere there."
"Do you know him?"
She nodded "K... Kayne."
My jaw tightened and after that I didn't care. He can fucking die.
I picked her up in my arms, she was so weak that she couldn't even make any attempts to stop me.
I carried her towards the car.
"Zayn Sir, please save him. H-He must be bleeding."
I didn't even react to that. I pretended that I didn't hear her and kept walking towards the car.
"Sir." She called again with her weak voice.
I placed her inside the car.
"H-He'll die.... He'll die, if we leave him here."
I buckled her seatbelt "I don't care and you too shouldn't give any fucks about that asshole."
"I'll be in jail, if he dies."
"You won't. Even if he dies, nobody's gonna find his body here." Saying I went to the driver's seat. She was exhausted by what happened and fell asleep instantly.
I was on the other hand fuming with anger because one more time it was Kayne.
He won't let her be at peace.
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Okay, I didn't get any time to go through the chapter and make corrections. So later, there can be some changes in this one.
Just a few changes.
Also apologies because I am late in publishing this one.
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"I wanted to thank you." Kiara spoke as we were in the car.
I nodded.
"Are you mad at me?"
I shook my head.
I was scared after last night. I am getting attached to Kiara which is wrong. I realised, I care for her more than I care for anyone because last night it really felt like I was gonna die when she was helpless, begging me to get her.
"Sir? Why are you not talking to me?"
"I want to be quiet." I spoke, finally.
"Are you not going to ask me, what happened? How did I end up there?"
"You are safe and that's what matters."
"Why are you being so cold to me? It was not my fault. I took a cab and I didn't know he was inside the cab."
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