CH.3- Abduction

Aanya's Pov...

'Unlucky star'... Really, was I really deserve that title?

Mrs. Rowan tried to dissuade her son from marrying me, but he was adamant in his insistence that he would only marry me. Then in the end his mother got helpless and pleaded in front of me and my parents. 

On being called me an unlucky star, my family was hurt and also angry, but they thought and putting themselves in the shoe of his mother and accepted her request. 

Our family was known to each other for so many years because we were neighbors and we were quite closed, so my family members did not keep much hostile towards them, but we did not have a friendly relationship as before.

But Alex Rowan was still trying to persuade his mother... On the other hand, my parents were looking for another marriage candidate for me, but like him, the same accident happened with my other marriage candidates.

Seeing all this, he understood that now his mother was never going to agree to the marriage of both of us. Then, in the end, he got married to Selina a few months ago... Selina who liked him very much since childhood was so happy to get him.

Seeing them together, I felt good. Selina loved him and I was sure he loves her too. But as said first love can't be easily forgotten.

When Victor saw Alex Rowan constantly staring at me, he felt jealous. He grabbed my hand and led me to a corner in the garden where no one was there. The colorful curtain separated us from others' vision lines. 

"You looked beautiful today," he complimented me, his fragrant hands gently held my delicate face.

I lowered my head with a flushed face, my face started heating up. He held my hand and I felt his warm lips on my back palm, he kissed it and pull me closer to himself, and encircled his hands around my waist. I felt his stiff body within his thick and heavy attire.

Lowering my head, I rested my hands on his shoulders.

He lowered his head, his lips almost hit my ear, then he gently whispered in my ears "Can I kiss you?"

His hot breath hit my neck and my long earnings shook due to his lips' gentle touch, I lowered my head flustered. I'm sure right now even tomato looked dull in front of me.

I was struggling to answer him when we both heard stomping footsteps. 

Before I answered him, a man barged in. We were both jolted by his sudden interruption.

He came with a few tiny bottles on a plate, he had a well-built body and the color of his beard and hair was red and he was wearing sunglasses.

As he came, he showed us the tiny bottles of fragrances and asked me.

"Ma'am, your mother has asked you two to choose one of these fragrances because she wants to use one of them for the engagement ceremony." 

His voice?... His voice didn't sound like his own voice, it seemed he was talking deliberately by changing his voice or maybe he had a sore throat?

That man's appearance and voice felt weird, and Victor and I both felt it but we didn't pay much attention to him, we were annoyed due to his sudden appearance. We both frowned, we didn't like his interruption at all.

Then I looked at him, although he was wearing glasses, it seemed to me as if his eyes were constantly on Victor's hands that were still clasping my waist. I felt awkward and uneasy at the same time, but I wasn't sure because of his sunglasses.

But to get rid of him from here as soon as possible, I took one of the bottles "She wants to use it for an engagement ceremony, for what?!" I asked but I didn't doubt his words, so I took a bottle and took a slight breath to smell it.

The pleasant fragrance hit my nostril and I'm amazed by it "It seems good, " as I said, I handed him back that bottle. 

The man showed a business smile and said to Victor "Sir, you also have to choose one of these!"

Victor raised his brows as surprised "Me too?" 

He also didn't feel unusual, we both didn't know what the fragrances use, but maybe it was part of our parents' playful character and we were unaware of it.

Victor released me and also took one bottle and smelled it "The fragrance is quite good,"

The man's smile disappeared and he suggested solemnly "Sir, you must take a deep breath to feel its scent," right now his voice seemed a bit emotionless and cold. 

"Is it?" Victor looked perplexed yet solemnly smiled and followed his suggestion, he took another bottle and took a deep breath to smell it while his eyes were on me.

"Why does your mother need this fragrant when her daughter smelled even better than these." He teased me and then he took another breath.

My flustered expression became darker red. 

Before I control my shy expression, it automatically turned pale, as I saw him stumbling and losing his consciousness...

As he smelled the second time, instantly his expression became confused, and then he stumbled and fell to the ground with his unconscious body. 

I widened my eyes and a shriek came out of my mouth, but before my shriek coiled with any ear, the man covered my mouth and put one of the bottles of fragrant under my nose.

Once more the pleasant and sweet smell was itchy my nostrils and reached my mind, it created a layer around my mind that I only recognize the sweet smell and nothing else. It was so pleasant as it lullaby which my grandmother used to sing for me.

Slowly I felt my eyelids and head heavy, I wanted to sleep, I was so sleepy, I closed my eyes and went into a weird dreamland.