Possession by Laila Ali (best authors to read txt) 📕

'Ya Allah....save me." she whispered, continuously as she was getting more and more assured that he came to know about her and Daniyal's relationship.

On noticing, that Zahra isn't following him anymore he turned around and saw her running in the opposite direction to the main door of the house, making him completely confused.

"What the fuck?" he gritted, with a deep frown marred on his forehead.

Zahra might have taken two steps away from him when suddenly she felt someone's arm grabbing her and turning her around. It was Irtaza.

She held his shirt tightly to balance herself as both of them were just a few inches away.

"Why are you running away?"

Her eyes widened and her breath was hitched.

"I didn't...do...anything...I promise....No...I didn't....Don't...hurt...please." She stuttered fearfully, clenching his shirt tightly.

"No...I didn't.....Don't hurt...me...Please." She whispered it incessantly.

Her hands were shivering. Her mind was still thinking that he had come to know about her and Daniyal's relationship and that is why he was taking her to the backside of haveli to punish her.

She continued to whisper making Irtaza shocked.

"Please.....mje...Maaf.....kar...dein....mene...jaanbujh...Kar Nahi...Kia." she stuttered badly while crying.

(Please...forgive...me...I didn't...do...it...on...purpose)

He was getting suspicious now. That day when he told Zahra never to betray him, in the garden, she fainted the very next moment, today in the car she was also nervous about something and now he hasn't done anything to her yet she is blabbering god knows what to him. He was hundred percent sure that Zahra was concealing something from him, and the fear of getting caught by him was releasing these reactions from her body.

He slammed her body to the nearest wall and dug his fingers into her cheeks causing her lips to pucker out.

"What the fuck are you trying to hide Zahra?"

Zahra shook her head vigorously. Her limbs were shaking now but a sudden relief entered her heart that he didn't know about anything yet.

"No...thing...I..promise...there is nothing." She pulled those words out of her hardly as his fingers were digging into her cheeks.

"Then what the fuck are you acting like?!"

"I...wo...nikkah...uss....din...asal mein...ap mje...lei gaye....thay...uss waqt...bhi yhi time tha...mje....wo din...galti..sei....yaad aagya...tha.."

(It....was....actually...the same...time...when...you took me...for nikkah...that...day....I...accidentally...recalled..that day)

Irtaza sighed as his deep frown disappeared when he took in her words. His anger subsided as he released his fingers from her cheeks and engulfed her in a hug. Her head rested against his chest. He had no idea she was recalling that day, that was why she looked scared but still an uncertainty was in his heart that Zahra was trying to hide something from him but he turned it down, not pondering much on it. Though he knew very well whatever his sixth sense says most of the time was always right.

Zahra began to slowly hiccup as the whole situation was so striking for her. Her legs were still shivering with the impact of the whole scenario. Internally, she was thanking God that Irtaza didn't come to know about Daniyal. Her heartbeat was still not under control and her breathing was still ragged.

"Shh...Zahra. I'm not gonna hurt you." He whispered, massaging her locks trying to calm her.

Her head rested against his chest and she could hear his heartbeat. She closed her eyes and took a deep breath to calm herself.

'He does know about anything Zahra stop crying otherwise his suspicion will be back.' Her subconscious scolded and her senses came back with the mere thought. Her breathing calmed as her mind cleared and her small hiccupping stopped.

"Shh...relax. I won't hurt you" He continued to massage her locks and this soothed her more.

"Promise?" She asked, pulling away and looking straight into his grey eyes with her teary ones.

"Promise." He promised.

"But," he said and tucked her honey brown strands behind her ear before whispering the words which were enough to take her life, "I do not forgive deception." He warned her.

He was indirectly warning her that if she is trying to hide something from him then beware because sooner or later he will know.

Her eyes instantly widened with shock and fear.

"No there is nothing like that." She said shooking her head negatively.

"It better be." he asserted quirking his brows up before kissing her forehead and then holding her hand taking her to the backside of the haveli.

Zahra took long deep breaths and calmed herself down while following her.

'He does not know about anything.' She repeated it in her mind like a mantra to calm herself and she calmed down as her anxiety dissipated.

They both reached the backyard and Zahra nearly jumped with surprise as her eyes fell on the black horse standing in the middle of it.

Irtaza flicked his fingers in the air ordering the man holding the horse to leave the area and he instantly bowed his head before leaving. Irtaza took Zahra towards the horse while Zahra hid behind him making him chuckle.

He took her arm and brought her in front of him while standing nearby the horse.

"Why are you getting afraid senorita? This horse is for you." He revealed the news making her eyes widen with surprise.

"Is it for me?"

"Yes, your birthday gift."

"It's too much, a horse is very expensive. How did you get it? and I also don't know how to ride a horse." She exasperated.

"I bought it for you and do not care about it being expensive. What's mine is yours and as per regards you don't know how to ride a horse I will teach you to do so." He replied.