Enilese widened her eyes at the sudden action . Shawn gently held her waist and pulled her a bit toward him without breaking the kiss .
The kiss was gentle , there was no rush in it . Enilese felt like melting away in his arms , she didn't even realise when she started kissing him back .
Their bodies were very close to each other , she could feel his hot breath on her lips . There was a soft minty fragrance with faint cigarette smell in his breath . She had never liked cigarette smell but right now she wasn't feeling repulsive rather the faint cigarette smell was intoxicating her senses . She closed her eyes in delight .
Soon the kiss became intense , Enilese's grip on his shirt became tighter as she completely surrendered herself to him , she had no strength on her body , she felt as if Shawn was sucking out her soul , through the kiss . Yet she didn't want that sensational experience to stop .
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After some time , they finally parted due to the lack of oxygen .
Shawn softly brushed his thumb over her lips as she looked into his eyes .
" Now , listen . " , Shawn said . Enilese just blinked without saying anything .
He continued , " I don't know why you felt that I am not interested or happy in this relationship . But I can say one thing . If I were not interested in this relationship , I wouldn't have agreed to it in the first place .
You think , I accepted your proposal because you insisted me ? If so , I think , I needed that much insistence in my life . " , he locked his fingers with hers and continued , " I'm sorry that you felt that way . I am not a very expressive person but I can assure you that I am really happy to be with you . And I have no plan to break up with you any soon . " , he stopped for a moment before starting again , " I know , it's a bit difficult for you ..... If you suddenly ask me whether I love you or not probably I won't be able to answer the question sincerely ... Falling in love takes different time for different people , Enilese . But if I say , I like your personality , I like your thinking , I like your voice when you speak , I like your smile ... would that be enough for you ? ... Can you live with that until the day when I can also say , without any doubts , that I love you too ? "
Enilese's eyes became teary . Never had she thought that she would , one day , hear these words from Shawn . Her emotions were in turmoil but she felt an unknown warmth in her heart .
As he finished speaking she nod her head with a smile and spoke up , " I can and I would wait for the day . "
He said , " Don't be upset about these things again , okay ? I'll never leave your hand ."
" So , everything's clear now ? " , he said again .
She nodded with a smile .
After some time , Shawn stepped back . She sighed a little . Her heart was still beating very fast , she tried to calm herself placing her hand on her chest .
Shawn asked after a moment , " Are you okay ? "
" No . " , she said rolling her eyes .
" What's wrong ? "
She didn't reply as she continued rubbing her chest .
" Is it because of the kiss ? " , Shawn asked with a smile , " Did you like it ? "
Enilese's cheeks became red at the mention of the kiss . She stuttered , " What enjoy , huh ? You almost sucked my life out of me . I thought , I was about to die . "
" Is that so ? Why didn't you stop me then ? " , he said nonchalantly .
Enilese's face became redder . She said , " Ahh , stop teasing me . My heart is still pounding so fast . "
Shawn just laughed a little and stood beside her . Suddenly Enilese spoke up , " Shawn , you were lying right , when you said you never had any girlfriend before ? " , Shawn was really surprised at the sudden question .
" Why do you think so ? " , he asked with a frown .
" If you didn't have anyone before , how can you be so experienced in kissing ? " , Shawn raised his brows . She held his shirt and said , " Tell me honestly , how many girls have you kissed before ? "
He held her hand and pulled her a bit . He then said in a playful tone , " So , you agree that the kiss was good and you enjoyed that ? "
Enilese widened her eyes , she didn't expect him to turn her own words against her .
" I ..... " , she opened her mouth to say something but she didn't know what to say .
He said again , " And most importantly , how do you know I'm experienced ? " , he leaned toward her ears and whispered , " Your previous kissing experiences were not as good as this one , right ? " , His warm breath on her neck sent shivers down her spines . Still she retorted immediately , " I don't have any previous kissing experience . "
" Me neither . " , he said in a mocking tone and left her hand .
Enilese pouted a little .
They were so busy with themselves that they didn't notice the soft yellow glow that was spread around them for some time . When Enilese finally noticed it she became afraid a little as there was no other source of light except for the candles . However , the candle light couldn't be that bright . She said , " Shawn , what is this light ? It can't be the candles , right ? "
Shawn was doing something in his phone , he looked up and noticed the unnatural light . He frowned a bit and said , " The candles should be out by now , they had been on since the afternoon . Let's see what it is . "
They came inside the temple .
Inside the temple , the candles were out .... nothing was unusual , nothing except the rock ..... the very simple looking rock from the afternoon was now glowing with the magnificent yellow hue . They looked at each other without saying anything . After a moment finally Enilese spoke , " So , it is really from the spirit mountains ! "
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On a different part of the town , an officer was sitting dejectedly before a pile of reports . His thoughts were once again at a halt . He messaged his temples and went to the window . His tired eyes stared at the heavy downpour through the blurry glass window .
He didn't know how long he had been standing like that , his chain of thoughts suddenly broke as a voice spoke up from the door , " You haven't left , I see . "
He turned and found the police chief standing at the door . The chief entered and noticed the pile of reports on the table .
" What are all these reports ? " , he asked .
" They are about the samples that I collected from the Daisy hospital . " , Phil replied .
" So did the reports help your investigation ? "
He shook his head and spoke up , " No .... they complicated the case even more . "
" The case is giving you a real hard time , I guess ..... well it's pretty normal with the dark soul cases . "
" The problem is not about dark souls . " , Phil curtly said .
" Huh ? " , the chief asked raising his brows , " What do you mean ? "
Phil came to the table and held out the reports towards the police chief . He said " If you're not in a hurry , can you please go through these reports ? "
The police chief sat down , taking those reports and started reading them . Phil sat down too .
After the chief finished reading the reports he looked at Phil and said , " I didn't expect this . "
" Me neither . "
" So Daisy hospital is not the innocent victim after all . "
" I am just thinking if the news comes out it would greatly affect the hospital . "
" You can't help that . We have to report this to the media because it is a public issue . We cannot hide these things from them . "
" Can't it be possible that they are victim of some kind of scam ? " , Phil asked , " I have talked to their chairman , he seemed to be a man of principles , it's very hard to believe that these kind of things can happen in his hospital . "
The chief said , " Actually the official works of the hospital is managed by the staffs not the chairman . So it's not impossible for the staffs to do something behind their chairman's back however the chairman can be involved too . And if it's a matter of scam you have to find proper evidence to prove that . But I don't think that would help . "
" Why ? "
" Whenever there's a clash between a weaker party and a stronger party , it's always the former that's on the losing side . " , Phil just stared at him without saying anything .
The police chief continued , " So even though the hospital is a victim , I don't think you would be able to prove that . I won't say much , you'll know yourself . "
Phil thought for a while and spoke up , " Can I ask for a suggestion ? "
The police chief waited for him to continue .
He continued , " So , what should I do next ? Should I focus on the dark souls or the people who are behind the heinous deeds ? "
" It's actually your call . Do what you feel right . It's your case , don't do something which you regret later . So decide carefully . " , saying that the chief got up to leave . Phil again concentrated on the the papers .
When the chief reached the doorway , he stopped and spoke up , " But whatever the truth may be , " , Phil looked up , " It's the end for the Daisy hospital . " , with that he left .
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Enilese woke up from her slumber by the soft chirping sounds . It was still dark in the woods , the trees were covered in the shadowy silver fog . The light was still there , the light from the sacred rock , though not as bright as last night , as if fading away as the natural light was lighting up the surrounding now . The rain has long stopped leaving behind a sweet smell of soil in the air .
She turned a little and found Shawn leaning against the wall , sleeping soundly . She could hear his faint breathing sound . Looking at his face , a soft smile appeared on her face as she thought about last night . Last night , she was very happy . They talked for hours , teased each other , made promises , knew each other better and at the end she doesn't even remember when she fell asleep in his arms .
She continued to stare at him . She doesn't know ... when ... the feelings she initially considered as mere attraction .... bloomed ... into the bud of love .
Looking at the fading divine light she smiled again and spoke up in an almost whispering tone , " Yes .... this is the man .... I fell in love with ... and I want him ... only him ..... as my life partner . This is my wish . "