His beautiful Mute wife

The Forced Kiss

Lance.

I felt the whole world spinning around me. I became speechless looking at the silhouette of the person in front of me dressed in a blue tux.

The person whom I thought I will never meet is now in front of me spreading his wings in his complete glory.

Something stirred in my heart seeing his blue tie.

It's the tie I gifted him on his first birthday after we started dating. It's looking the same like a newly made even after ten years.

All the past memories started flooding my mind making me dizzy.

The glow radiating from his body,the aura of authority surrounding him made impossible for one to ignore or look away from him.

He is still the same person other than the hint of appearance of maturity and resilience of facial features, indicating the passing of time.

His 6'4 feet height, simple and neat outfit, prominent and chiseled cheek bones,sharp nose,thin lips and dark black raven hairs falling on his forehead looked dazzling on him.

Mostly importantly the same sapphire blue eyes which appeared in my dreams countless times and not to mention the killer smile playing on his lips which can enchant the whole world.

Jennifer welcomed him offering a beautiful flower bouquet which he gladly accepted and passed to the bodyguard beside him.

He started scanning the whole room. 

His gaze didn't falter on me treating me like a normal person. An inexplicable feeling of disappointment stung my heart.

I shouldn't feel like this, it's not like he should come running to me. After all I am nobody to him. 

It's no wonder if he doesn't even remember my name.

As much as it seems very easy to say all these words to myself, in reality the words are stabbing my heart.

Media and news channels started surrounding him asking a few questions which he answered in monosyllables.

"ELI... .ELI....." my thoughts came to an end by the yelling of Trevor beside me. He shook my shoulders and made me look at him.

"Are you ok? I have been calling you since two minutes...but you are too busy in your dreamland.."

"No..Noth-ing" I mouthed composing myself.

"Don't say you are also head over heels on him..." he spoke scrunching  his nose and wriggling his eyebrows.

I nodded my head 'no' faking an annoyed expression.

Why does Trevor mind about my feelings for him? 

Why did his expression change when he looked at Lance?

I shook all the unwanted thoughts bugging my mind and focused on the party.

I averted my gaze only to drown in the icy blue eyes of certain someone.

He is looking at me very intently, unlike before his features now turned into cold and distant. I saw him clenching his jaw.

He spoke something to Jennifer and she averted her gaze to me. She motioned me to come towards them with her hand.

I excused myself from Trevor and started walking towards them . My heart started trembling harder as I approached closer to him step by step.

He is looking at me like a hunter ready to pounce on his prey.

His icy blue orbs showed admiration, love, pain and anger while looking at me.

"Mr.Hamilton this is Ms.Charlotte,this event organiser and one of the best doctor in cardiology department".

We shook our hands while my eyes not once met his. I can sense foreign yet familiar scent invading my nostrils.

"Nice to meet you Ms.Charlotte" he spoke with a charming smile while his hand still lingered on mine.

I nodded at him with a small awkward smile.

Jennifer escorted him to the stage area where Mr. Kernell welcomed him on the stage with a warm smile.

The event started with the speeches about the establishment of the hospital, welfare of the patients and other contemporary issues related to ' H.L enterprises and Inc.'

I stood in a corner glancing at the stage wandering in my thoughts.

"Booooom...." I am startled by the voices of someone behind me.

Trevor and Ziya.

Ziya is a nurse in the cardiologist department. She is in her late thirties, married with two children. 

I grinned at them.

"Hey beautiful!! can I have a photo with you" Trevor spoke with a wolfish grin on his face.

I motioned an 'okay' with my hand and signalled Ziya to join us. 

She shook her head 'no'.

Trevor slid his hand on my waist and Ziya captured our photo in his mobile.

I can sense someone shooting daggers at my back .I turned around to see but unfortunately there is no one.

May be I am hallucinating.

Time passed by Trevor telling about something . I am just answering in monosyllables. My mind is nowhere near my body.

I can still sense some ones piercing gaze on my back. I became uncomfortable and excused myself to the washroom.

I silently sneaked to my cabin to take some rest. I started going through some medications when I came across the invitation card of today's party.

I quickly opened it and saw his photo in a black tux.

How stupid of me to not even know the chief guest while I did all the arrangements.

How foolish can I be....

I slapped my forehead.....

I am in my thoughts when a rough hand slid around my waist and pulled me closer. The familiar cologne of musky and blueberries invaded my nostrils.

My eyes widened when his icy lips landed on mine. He started kissing me slowly and passionately just moving his lips on mine.

I gasped when he squeezed my waist. He took the opportunity and thrust his tongue into my mouth tasting every corner of it. His hands started wandering on my body as if reminiscing every part on it. 

Memories poured out of my mind like a flood rushing out of a broken dam as he kissed me. All the times we spent together started replaying in my mind.

No!!Eli you can't do this, remember he is a devil,remember he left you six years back leaving you alone in this cruel world.

Most importantly,he is not even going to accept you when he comes to know you are mute. He will throw you like a trash like what he did to you six years ago.

My subconscious is right I cannot do the same mistake twice. It's true that he will not even see my face when he comes to know I cannot talk.

It's better to behave as I don't know him.

Before I push him away he slowly let go my lips. A wickedly alluring smile appeared on his face as he cupped my face making me to look at his blue orbs.

'I missed you,baby doll' he spoke in a magnetic and longing voice.

I trembled when I heard his voice. His evocative blue orbs resurfaced the things deep inside me which I had been suppressing for so long.

"Speak something.....I want to hear your sweet voice.." Tears welled in my eyes as soon as he spoke the words.

I hastily pushed him away and he frowned at me.

I asked him 'who is he' signalling with my hands.

He is dumbfounded by my acts. Well..may be he is even thinking I am mad.

I quickly took my phone and typed 'who are you' on the notepad and showed to him.

He has a bewildered expression painted on his face. 

"Baby doll, why are you not talking.Why are showing me in the phone?"he spoke in concerned voice his eyes showing fear.

I pointed towards me and my mouth and shook my hands and head saying 'I cannot talk'. 

His eyes widened. His forehead started sweating as he tried to register my words. His face turned pale and his hands started shivering.

It happens everytime he is feared of something.

"Di...did  y-you..ju-st say..."-he licked his lips-" mm..hmm...did you just say you can-not ta..talk".

I nodded my head with tears flowing down my eyes.

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