The moment turned her head and looked down, he was mesmerised by what he saw. Her delicate face which has turned red after crying heavily, even the tip of her nose was also red. He kept on staring at her until she moved a bit, as if feeling uncomfortable.
She nudged her nose on his broad musculine chest and adjusted herself in his arms before going back to her deep slumber. She subconsciously hugged him back and gave him a warm smile before sleeping.
Sasha's sudden action made Aaric stunned. He looked at the little kitten in his arms and recalled how she acted all like a spoiled princess earlier. A smile flashed on his face as he stroked her hair and rubbed her back, to make her comfortable in her sleep.
After half an hour, when he finally saw that she won't be waking up now, he thought to take her to their bedroom. As he was just about to carry her towards the door, his eyes shifted to the tray on the side table. The moment he saw the tray, he realised that she was supposed to drink the milk and take her medicine.
He thought of waking her up, but when he saw that innocent face he could not bring his heart to do that. He strode out of the study room while carrying her like a princess in his arms and headed towards the bedroom. He opened the door and carefully placed her on the bed. He took out the medicine from the packet then mixed it in a small amount of water in a glass.
He took a spoon and placed it near her mouth so that she could drink it. After doing it two three times, he finally managed to feed her the medicine. He placed the glass on the bedside table and looked at her.
'Is there anyone except you who could make me do these things for them? Huh? Will you believe me if I will say I am a cold hearted person to the outside world who is controlling the life and death of other people. I will do everything which can force them to pay back you for whatever they did to you. I will do it even if I have to take their life. You are the only exception who deserves and has the right to see my gentle side. Aside from you, I will never accept somebody else. I love you mi amor.'
He planted a kiss on her forehead and covered her with a blanket. He stood up to walk outside the room. He opened the door of the balcony and headed out to make a call. He pondered as he looked at the time before making the call.
On the other side, the line was connected in a villa in the countryside of France. A man of about 182 cm tall with a broad chest was having a cigarette lighted between two of his right fingers. He was standing beside a french window ceiling as he was looking at the all time busy road in front of him.
It had been rough for him to hold back till today on all of his old grudges but now he won't resist. His eyelashes flickered as he recalled the past and unhappy memories. Do people ever repent on their actions? Does something like repentance really exist in this damn hell like world?
All these thoughts were clouding up his mind since morning. He did not know whether he should be happy or frustrated when he received that call from London. He felt a heap of complicated emotions inside him. He could not understand what it was.
While he was busy drowning in his own thoughts, a phone call interrupted him. He smacked the cigar butt on the railing and tossed it in the ashtray before picking up his cell phone.
He glanced at the caller ID and smirked when he saw that name, 'Devil' popping on the screen. He swiped the answer button and spoke instantly.
"What's up Devil?"
There was a complete silence from the other side. After a few seconds there were sounds of laughter coming from both the sides. Aaric shook his head helplessly at the title his friend gave him.
"Do you think too highly of me, huh? I never knew that you loved me so much Elijah." The moment Aaric finished speaking, he again erupted in another round of laughter when he tried to imagine his friend's face when he said those words.
"Huh? Are you crazy? Who's going to love you? I only love my 'wife'." The way Elijah scoffed pressed the focus on the word 'wife', it grabbed the attention of Aaric instantly and the latter stopped laughing at that very moment.
"Married? Finally you realised that it was the time for you to get married. Anyways congratulations! I will make sure to tell Alleyn next morning."
"Thanks buddy! Is Alleyn with you?"
"Yeah, Alleyn advised that it is better if Sasha gets a change in environment. It would be effective in her recovery. So with Amanda too, we decided for this trip."
"Mmm. That's good. How is she doing?" As soon as Elijah heard about Sasha, his expression changed. He asked Aaric about her in a concerned tone. Whether it was due to that guilt residing inside him or his care for her. Since childhood he always treated her as his little sister, but who would have thought she would be injured by his own relatives. Relatives? No, he never considered them his own. Those so-called relatives were nothing to him.