Enigmatic Love

Chapter-3

The Heavy Hearts..

Third person's pov..

Her hands and feet felt numb. Her eyes welled up looking at her husband removing his shirt who did acknowledge her presence. She felt her whole world collapsing while looking at the sight. Her heart constricted.

"Yenga.." she whispered palming her mouth with tears flowing uncontrollably. (Endearment to call husband or elders)

Her meek whisper made her husband turn towards her. His eyes fell on her tears to which he fisted his palm to control his anger. He threw the shirt he was holding over the bed turning his back to her.

Shit!

She ran towards him and grabbed his arm lightly as she turned him towards her. His cold eyes met with the teary ones which have 101% capacity to melt him even at the coldest environment. Her warmth!

Her lips trembled as she looked at him and his upper body covered with blood oozing out of those not-so-properly-wrapped bandages. Her eyes lingered on the deep cut over his left shoulder which traveled down to his chest. Thank to God that the cut wasn't that deep in the region above his heart.

She broke down into fresh tears and his deep gaze didnt leave her for once.

"W..What hap...happened to y..you?" She asked looking up at him. He didn't reply but kept looking at her.

Right now he only needs her beside him. It will take all his pain away from him. He'll feel peace. He'll feel contented. Just her. Only her.

She was getting frustrated as she gazed up at him with anger. Those wet lashes batted with anger as she narrowed hrr eyebrows. Her red eyes flared with anger and wrath.

Wrath that who did this to her husband. What if anything had happened yo him? The thought itself made her tremble with anger and hurt.

But he was sinfully calm.

"I'm hungry" is all that he managed to say before turning back. He casually walked to the cupboard to take another shirt as his previous one was drenched with his blood.

She looked at him in disbelief. She took a stride towards him and grabbed his arm tightly turning him towards her to which he hissed. Her grip was tighter this time which made him hiss as the pain shot up to the region where he had got cut.

"I was asking you!" She said but he just pushed her hands away turning again. Her temper raised. She was extremely frustrated and scared.

She used to be short-tempered but in these two years, this day was the only time she lost it all. She lost her sanity. Right now, looking at her husband bleeding made her insane.

She fell on the floor on her knees. Tears started to flow continuously. He looked down at her not knowing what will he tell her.

Will he say that he survived death in a mere second? Will he say that one of his rival attacked him behind his back like a coward?

Will he say that he had just killed the bastard and buried him six feet underneath the earth for attacking Shiva? Will he say that he's in great pain that he wants her near him every second to heal him?

Will he say that he's getting angry on seeing her tears? Will he say that he loathe himself to make her cry?

Will he? No.. how will he?

He don't know whether he love her. But he knows that she's doing sin by loving him. He never loved or cared for anyone except for his sibling but she?

He crouched down to her level and held her chin with his thumb and index finger pulling her face up closer to himself. She didn't open her eyes. She very well know that he will manipulate her with his captivating ones. She might give in.

"Wipe those ugly tears off your face and open your eyes!"

She didn't budge a little but then her hands automatically wiped them off. But she didn't open her eyes.

"You won't open your eyes. Would you?" He asked but she didn't open them. He smiled looking at his caring yet equally stubborn wife. But his hope to look into her eyes died down.

He only know how badly he want to dig the ground to take that dead bastard out alive and kill him again and again for each and every tear his wife left for those bruises.

He pulled himself up as he stood there looking at her for a few seconds hoping that she'll open her those winsome eyes but she didn't.

It did angered him more. He shut the cupboard in anger to which she flinched but didn't open her eyes. He changed into another shirt looking at her whether she'd give up but she didn't. She palmer her have which irked him more. After a few minutes she heard the roomdoor shut in the most dreadful way.

She then opened her eyes from which the tears left down her red heavy eyes like raindrops leaving the dark heavy cloud.

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Nandini entered the dining hall to serve dinner for everyone but her eyes were puffed and drooping. She was already tired of down household chores nonstop and then her careless husband.. made her cry like a crazy. She need rest. She was tired. Both physically and emotionally.

She fisted her saree thinking about what could've happened to her husband today. She knew he does have dangerous rivals around him but he's more dangerous to him.

But what happened today made her lose confidence over her husband's power because he may have hardshell around him but he's very soft inside. He have a lot of weakness. The most important and most powerful weakness of him is his siblings.

His siblings are his both strength and weakness.

"Anni.. We're hungry!" she heard Kavin's voice which startled her.

She sprinted inside the kitchen and came out with their plates and tumblers. She placed food wnd water for everyone. She finally took the last plate towards her husband who was looking at her. But she didn't looked up at him. Especially she avoided making an eye contact with him. His eyes hoped that she'll atleast spare a glance but she didn't.

She served the food silently without looking up at him but he was desperately trying to catch hers. To lock his eyes with hers rightfully.

She moved away and stood at a corner batting his eyes continuesly to push those traitorous tears back into her eyes.

He looked away to control his desperation and frustration. This scene didn't left unnoticed by his siblings.

"Sidhdh.. did you notice what happened just now?" Raju whispered into Sidhdh's ears to which he nodded 'yes' while stuffing the food inside his mouth.

"Usually Anni will be the one trying to catch Anna's eyes but today.. Anna was trying hard but Anni is ignoring him. What happened to them?" Raghu whispered to Madhav who was equally confused.

"Something's fishy.." Mantra said out aloud but then bit her tongue for being a loudspeaker.

Everyone glanced at her and she glanced at them back.

"What?" She asked.

"What do you mean by 'what'? You only said something, Mantra!" Atharv said with his left eyebrow raised.

"I didn't say anything"

"What about something being fishy.. Akka?" Asked Thamizh with his right eyebrow raised and a smirk.

"Shut up, Kiddo! I didn't say that," she said stuffing food into her mouth angrily. Everyone laughed internally except the couple.

"But I did notice something fishy. Anna is behaving wierdly today," Deva said and everyone glanced at Guru who glared at Deva.

"How da?" Rakshan asked and Deva smirked.

"Three reasons! First, Anna wouldn't let anyone speak during food. Second, he don't play with food but today he didn't eat a grain if it but kept playing with his fingers. Third, his eyes were fixed on certain someone without a blink.." Deva said with a smirk as Guru was shocked at his brothers' observations.

He knows that all his brothers are smart and sharp unlike him. He scolded himself for being so obvious to get caught.

"Am I right, Anna?" Deva asked Guru with a smirk tp which he got glare as response.

"Shut up and eat silently!" Guru growled and focused towards his focus. But slightly did he know that his focus was completely over his angry wife.

How can that woman be this stubborn? I swear I didn't start any fight today. It was that f-cking b-stard who attacked my brother and me behind back. Will she understand or what? Too much stubborn is not good for her.. And for me to!

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Guru Prabhakaran stood near the window of their room looking out of it. The moonlight was the only source fighting the darkness back. But even the moon is blurry tonight.

He heard the room doorknob twisted to open and he turned towards the sound. Eyes fell on the faint sinhoutte of a person entering and closing the door behind. Her fingers locked it. She turned but didn't spare a glance again.

She walked towards the cupboard taking a mat and a blanket, she closed it. Her steps halted as she turned a little to look at the person who was looking at her while those eyes and heart flared with hurt.

She turned to continue what she was doing. She spreaded the mat on the floor. She grabbed a pillow from the bed and placed it on the mat. She then layed down while covering herself completely with the blanket.

He stood there leaning on the wall looking his wife's actions. He was mostly disappointed than being angry. He's disappointed on himself than on her. He's disappointed on everything that happened tonight.

The morning been the best daydream for him while the night became a dreadful nightmare. Will his wife spare another chance for him to explain?

But he did know.. It was his fault at first place that he didn't explain anything to her.

On the other side, she was crying silently inside the blanket. She's been like a stranger to him. She knows that. She knows that they are only strangers under same roof, sharing same room and same bed.

Nothing more than that. Exactly nothing above that. She's nothing to him while he's everything to her.

But she knew another thing that he can't live without her. He grow impatient at her absence which she noticed many times. He scolds her and beats her for her mistakes but never more hurtful for her. She felt loved with that too.

The only thing is that he don't realize what he feel for her. He never realized about how he feel about her. How he feel for her. Maybe he had already fell for her deep inside.

The only thing she could smile about is him. He's so pure and innocent as well as cold and arrogant. So much stubborn and short-tempered.

Maybe she should give him a cold-shoulder and silent treatment. Though she can't do this.. she must atleast pretend. Just pretend.

She closed her eyes as she fell into a deep slumber due to the tiredness.

He sighed and layed on the bed alone. They have never been intimate with eachother but they also didn't slept separately. They have always shared the same bed and sometimes cuddled in sleep unknowingly.

Or.. maybe only she's unknown to the fact that he cuddle with her whenever he feels exhausted and lost. She's his peace and lifeline.

Today he feel lone and she's not near him anymore. She distanced herself from him which made him more scared about losing her.

He's already losing her.

The relationship he didn't cared about for two years is slowly walking towards its end which make him feel dreadful. Now all he cares today is about their relationship.

She was the only one who was holding onto it but she's losing hope too. He never cared about it but now all his cares is about it.

He gripped his haid with his right hand in frustration and groaned. How will he rectify it? How will he stick the c***k back? He's breaking her heart, her hope and her totally!

He closed his eyes slowly to control the amount of urgency taking him to carry her back to the bed and cuddle to get sleep but no.. he can't scare her abd make her leave him anytime sooner.

He felt a soft feather-like fisting his shirtbuttens but then, he didn't open his eyes. His shirt was slowly unbuttoned and those fingers traced over the bloody-bandages. He felt something wetting over his chest. Was it her tears?

The amount of urgency to wipe those tears off and grab her hair to threaten her not to.. is uncontrollable.

What he knows other than threatening her? Very much inhuman he is.

She slowly opened the bandages which wasn't wrapped properly. She slowly took them out and palmer her mouth to control her sobs looking at the deep cut on his shoulder to chest area. She lost her life for a near second.

He felt his would burning like hell as she removed the bandage but it's his wife who is doing it. He knows she's more gentle and will take utmost care of him unlike himself.

"What was that stupid who wrapped the bandage like this?" She whispered wiping her tears.

Was she just calling his gunman a stupid? He was the one who wrapped it for him.

She took out the first-aid box and cleaned his wound gently. Though she was a little suspicious about him sleeping as she knew he's a very light sleeper. But she didn't gave any chance to thoughts as she must complete her job before he open his eyes.

He can't find her doing these for him. She must give him cold shoulder. She thought in her mind unknown to the fact that he's already feeling gratitude to the God for giving her to him.

She finished cleaning the wound and then applied antiseptic which he never liked to have from childhood.

He only knew how much he had bit his father for making him have that f-cking antiseptic over his knee bruises. He even beaten Shiva badly for giving him antiseptic while he was sleeping, during his teenage. He even had twisted Sidhdh's ear for being the most horrible doctor to prescribe him antiseptic.

Because it f-cking burns man. It burns! I hate it! Now she's giving me that.

She finished applying it to him and then wrapped the wound with a new bandage. He hissed internally as it burnt a little.

She smiled with tears looking at him. She dont know how to deal with this guy but she must. It's high time he must be responsible about his life. Atleast for her.

She stood up to leave but she felt a sharp tug in her saree pulling her. She got twisted back and was about to fall on him but in a swift moment she placed her hands on the either sides of him to prevent her from crushing him. He's wounded.

But his look told her otherwise. She was shocked.

He's awake! I was suspicious about it. He was pretending to sleep? How cunning?

"I'm not cunning but the person who secretly touched me was!"

"W..What? I was helping you. you ungrateful monster!"

"Ungrateful monster? You know I'm very much grateful to you"

"Grateful people don't accuse people falsely.. leave me!" She said trying to get off him but he was holding his waist tightly.

But she successfully got off him pushing his hands off her waist. She fake glared at him and he looked at her like an innocent kid. She looked away to avoid eye contact.

His eyes twinkled and his chest puffed with happiness seeing her cheeks lost all colours than the pinkish red tint which was clearly visible due to the light from the nightlamp.

She was about to go but he again tugged her small hand in his large one. She stopped in her track hearing him.

"I'm really sorry.."