Jumping off the cliff sounded like a much better option than this embarrassing situation, Chantria had never believed she would find herself in such a predicament in her life.
She? Chantria Velasquez who had no care for romantic ties? An infidel?! She would sooner be a serial killer.
However Chantria reminded herself that this was Saint Chantria's life and for now, what was most important was to save Amir Naeem, every other thing could be lamented later.
"I must have been blind then..." Chantria began.
'Completely blind.' Chantria added in her head, it was the only reasonable explanation she could see for why anyone would want to cheat on such a breathtakingly beautiful man.
"To not have seen you...to have seen anyone else other than you, I must have been blind..." Chantria said in a honest tone.
"I do not remember Amir, the kind of person I have been up till this moment, I do not remember and I know this is no excuse,"
"But perhaps it is for the best...I do not want to remember, how I wound up hurting a heart as precious as yours." Chantria paused at this point, cringing visibly at her own words.
Chantria however knew she would never forgive herself if she failed to save Amir Naeem.
"However if there is one thing I do remember, it is that first sight of you...heavens! A shadow above the surface, accused of murder and to be executed for it..."
"I had not even known it was my murder you stood accused off...but I believed, I believed in your innocence."
"I believed in the desperate cries of a man, cries that tore at my heart and I knew then, that I had to save you...at any cost, and so I did."
"And when I looked into your eyes for the first time today, for a moment there...I felt my heart stop beating. Even when I didn't remember you, even now when I still do not remember you...my heart did and it does now."
"So how can you tell me I do not find you desirable? Have you looked at yourself? Who in their right senses would not desire you?" Chantria asked,
"So I'm standing here, right now Amir, asking you...no, begging you, do not make me loose you."
"Give me a chance to show you not just desire, but everything my heart holds for you... today, tomorrow and every other day that comes after,"
"Whatever I did, whatever I have done...can you forgive me and give me a chance to make things right, please?" Chantria pleaded.
It was not everyday Chantria found herself on the pleading end, things like this just didn't happen to Chantria Velasquez.
"I...I..." Amir stuttered, clearly taken aback by Chantria's words, however the tears flowing freely down his eyes showed Chantria was getting to him.
"You do not need to give me an answer, I will understand if you do not trust me. I would give you my word but I do not know how much it would be worth... perhaps other than an infidel, I was a dishonest one too..."
The words felt bitter on Chantria's tongue as she spoke them but she forced them out regardless.
"But listen, all I'm asking now is that you come to me and let me show you what I cannot say in words, let me show my lover Amir Naeem...how much I desire him." Chantria pleaded again.
Amir stared into Chantria's eyes, as though searching to see if she was lying and Chantria stared right back into his enchanting silver orbs.
Chantria was not certain what her gaze reflected apart from being appalled at this situation,
However Amir's eyes searched her gaze and he seemed to have found what he was searching for as he nodded slowly,
Chantria heaved a sigh of relief as she watched him take a step away from the cliff's edge.
Amir took another step back from the edge of the cliff and then suddenly, in the blink of an eye, he was standing right before Chantria.
While Chantria still wondered how he managed to move so fast, Amir made the most absurd request.
"Can I... kiss you, please?" He asked, his eyes still glistening with tears.
There was just something about the way he asked that had Chantria melting into a puddle and she immediately forgot all other considerations as she covered the distance between them.
Chantria's hands reached around his neck and pulled his lips to hers, their lips meeting and melding in a fiery dance of passion.
Chantria could feel the wetness on his cheeks and the salty taste of his tears on his lips and for some reason, it just made her want to be even closer to him.
Chantria felt Amir's arms encircle her waist, pulling her closer to himself as he deepened the kiss, his lips moving against hers with an expertise that Chantria was certain she could never match up to.
Chantria felt his teeth bite down slightly on her bottom lip and Chantria's lips parted with a gasp.
And as Chantria felt a kiss that had begun slow and sweet converting into something hot and passionate, she pulled away.
Chantria's bit down on her lip, finding it hard to believe she had not even hesitated to initiate a kiss on his request.
She had not only stolen Saint Chantria's body but was now frolicking with her lover as well,
What was even worse was the next thought that came to Chantria's mind.
'His lips are not half as timid as he is.' Chantria thought, and then mentally cursed herself after.
Meanwhile Amir Naeem stood there, a dazed expression on his face and a silly smile on his lips.
"Jumping off a cliff is not the best way to get the girl, Amir." Chantria advised as she spun around and strode away, not sparing a glance behind.
Once Chantria was sure she was out of their sight, she dashed off with a speed so great you'd think something was after her.
Back into the castle and down the hallways, not stopping for anything till she was safely within her quarters and leaning against her firmly shut and bolted door.