Five Weeks by Shruti Omar (any book recommendations .txt) 📕

“I will kiss you very hard until you forget the very first syllable of cursing. I will kiss you irrespective of the place, time or gathering.” Yuvraaj breathed over her face and Anahita shuddered.

In the pit of her stomach, a whirlpool of desires churned up and her insides made a double flip. Her eyes narrowed in self recognition. Am I probably turned on by his words? She didn’t know the answer. She gulped loudly under his scrutinizing gaze and palpated. This was the lame threat and she was shaken to the core. WHAT A SHAME!!

"You won't do that." She mumbled, meekly and he leaned closer. The gap was so minute that if he so much just as breathed, his lips would contact hers. She closed her eyes, slightly parting her lips and he broadened in delight to see her parched lips. He shuffled back, releasing her. “I will do that. Yuvraaj Prakash doesn't lie. You want to pose a challenge? Go ahead but be ready to face the consequences.”

He waltzed out, leaving her blushing there. Her cheeks were on fire and the reason wasn’t embarrassment, it was pure rage. She didn’t get why she let him walk over her. She stomped her foot, clamping her fists. “Pervert! He'll kiss me? He'll kiss me? Yeah…right. Lay one finger on me, I'm going to slay your head from your body.”

She joined everyone on the breakfast table and Mrs. Prakash made sure to fulfill her plate as much possible. She poured juice for her and sat on her chair, “Anu, get ready fast. You've to go to your Maurya mansion today."

"I don't want to go." Anahita mumbled, tearing a morsel of Aloo Paratha. Everyone gaped at her and Yuvraaj coughed, bringing her attention on him. She widened her eyes looking around and smiled at Mrs. Prakash. "Aai. You've always wanted me to come to you and when I am finally here, you're sending me away. Did I do something wrong?"  

Hypocrite! Yuvraaj sighed, mentally as she succeeded in making everyone believe her. Mr. Prakash stroked her hair gently. “No, baby. You didn’t do anything wrong.”

“This is your home now but I don't want my friend to think that we are selfish to not let him enjoy your company. Sushant and Vehini must be missing you." Mr. Prakash smiled and she nodded, looking down in her plate. “I am sure they will be doing fine."

"Alka is going to complain a lot to me that I've house arrested her daughter." Mrs. Prakash laughed.

"I don't want you to go but this is a ritual." Mr. Prakash inserted.

"Fine! But baba, I'll be back today itself. I don't want to stay there." Anahita professed and her in-laws exchanged glances, frowning as to why she was so reluctant of going. Yuvraaj seemed to sense the changing atmosphere and he quickly concocted a tale to present. He tilted his head near her and whispered in her ear, loud enough for everyone to hear. “Why? Can't you stay one night away from me after last night huh?"

His family pretended that they heard nothing and let the couple enjoy a few moments of teasing. Annoyed, she was about to open her mouth to retort when he placed his palm over her thigh and gave a nice squeeze to extract desired reaction. Her breath hitched and her cheeks turned red, making her blink severely. She fumbled in holding the spoon as he stroked the soft material of her sari and smiled. He was about to whoop in victory that she not only gave him expected response but also he had some impact on her.

"I'll....I will be…back." she stammered, swatting his hand off and sprinted to her room while he engrossed himself in his plate again, not looking up as he was embarrassed but he couldn't help it. Anahita always managed to place him in situations where he had to take charge.

"How dare you touch me?" she pounced on him as he set his foot inside their room, "Who do you think you are?"

"Shut up! I saved you from further interrogation because no girl in their right mind would refuse to meet her family. I didn't my family to suffer because of you." he replied and padded to his study table to extract some files. She followed him closely, “You know what, you successfully made me feel like a bitch but I am not, okay? Why will they get hurt if I don't want to go that home?"

He was extremely frustrated when he veered to answer her, “I am really surprised now. Why don't you want to go your home? Is it because of your butter spine boyfriend?"

"Excuse me! He's not butter spine and it is my personal matter." She retorted, making him sigh. He raised his hands in surrender, "Fine! We will leave from here and I will throw you at your home, go wherever you want to. I won't come behind. Now get ready."

"Throw me? Did you say that? What am I? A garbage!" All she could see was red, his each word added on to her anger and she threw his files away. So swift, in a friction, she was plastered to the nearby wall by him. He tightly gripped her wrist, stamping on the fact to leave marks and greeted his teeth. "Listen to me once and all Anahita, I do not like violence, especially with a girl. So just don't push me. The days you've decided to spent here, you'll be wending them on my terms, understand?"

His eyes clouded with fury, "What you did just now, if you repeat it again. I'll do something that we both will regret of it for the rest of our life. So behave yourself. Be a civil woman, not a barbaric. Don't make me tame you, trust me, you won't like that. I am not a man who allows his woman to behave so rustically. I am silent but it doesn’t mean you’ll cross limits. If you don’t want your hatred for me to increase, I suggest behave yourself." His eyes got darker by each passing moment and she shivered in fear. She squirmed to get out of his grip but the more she wriggled, the more he twisted her wrist.

"Ah! Leave me Yuvraaj." She winced, trying to unclasp his grip but he curled her arm more, making her whimper. "Answer me that you will behave."