Trust Issues

[Song Suggestion - Dusk Till Dawn(Zayn Malik)]

James was damn happy to listen to those words from Ace as the doubt about Ace falling in love with the future bride was eliminated.

"Fine, since both the bride and moonchild are glad about the decision, we should now start spending money on her again so that she could rest."

Ace forced an awkward smile, hearing that pun intended comment.

"Shall I leave now?" Ace asked, hiding all the emotions and feelings that were bottled up in his heart. He didn't want any person to know the relation between him and Nina for the obvious reason. As she was about the get up from his seat, without any interest to hear James' opinion, "Ask Nina to come inside!"

"What?" Ace cursed to himself. He didn't want to even look at Nina, but James had other plans with him. He felt that if he met her, he wouldn't be able to control and burst out, which he never wanted to happen. Apart from how he felt, his heart would break on watching her happiness and enthusiasm for going far away from him. "Are all girls this selfish? She loved me as a person, but knowing that I am a werewolf, she didn't want me. She told that she wished to come to Chandragram, just because of me. Where did that intention go? On comparing between a tour and me, she preferred to travel. It's just me who wants this relation," he bad mouthed Nina for a minute, not able to digest the fact that she didn't love him at all.

While a few metres away from Ace, Nina was walking briskly, tapping her brand new phone on her palm. Emily, who passed by gazed at Nina from top to down, not understanding why she was strolling beside a bunch of chairs. Nina's lips pursed, and her eyes squinted as she has emerged in some thought.

"I can't choose to go to Chandragram for Ace as this might be the last chance to travel to other places. I should not be affected by emotions in this situation, Nina, how...how can you go and live in a place where you are ought to live the rest of your life. But....Ace, I want him to be my side at least for this month, and if God permits, for the rest of my life. Ace or Travel? Why? Why? Should I choose only one of them? Half a month with Ace and half a month travelling? No...I want Ace as well as my dream to explore. How about I and Ace travel together?" he talked to her feebly. "Yes! Perfect!" she loudly exclaimed that Emily, who was standing far away from Nina at the reception, abruptly turned her head towards Nina.

'I should talk about this to Ace. He would be thrilled.' Nina praised herself, clapping her hands. Anyone who sees her at the moment would assume her to be a mad person but at that second, Nina was on cloud nine. She even started to imagine her and Ace travelling on long roads, driving into the beach, doing some water sports and sitting with a warm fireplace, hugging each other.

At the same time, Ace walked towards Nina as requested by James but halted to see Nina giggling to herself. He really felt that his heart trembling and melting for every second of watching Nina's smile. There was a mixture of feelings surrounding Ace, the smile of his lover was like a festival to him. On the other side, it felt like she was having a festival for successfully dropping him. The thought of talking or meeting her deteriorated, and the love, he had for her converted into hate in a short span.

"Ace!!"

He heard Nina's voice, which brought him out from zoning. As she was about to go jumping to explain her idea, a naughty thought appeared to her brain. She imagined herself having two red horns and laughing cunning.

She jumped towards him with all the excitement and exclaimed, "What places do you think I should travel to? Since you are a famous photographer, you must have visited beautiful and cold places. Why don't you recommend me some?" She continued, staring at him with her wide black dovey eyes, with her chin up to see the six-foot guy's beautiful eyes.

She internally expected Ace to either scold or act disappointed. To look at her man pouting and acting cute was every girl's wish. Nina also wanted Ace to plead her or make some amends so that they could stay together. In the worst case, she was prepared to face the angry Ace for being so excited about choosing something over him.

She continued to gaze at his face, anticipating some reaction from him. After a little while, Ace did respond, but it wasn't an answer she expected. "Sure! I am here to actually call you to select the locations that you want to visit. You visit James. I have to pee!" uttering that, he turned his back over her and walked away.

Nina stood in the same spot absent-mindedly, not able to believe what just happened to her. "Am I dreaming?" he asked herself, clapping her cheek hard that her fingers left their shape as they left.

"Did Ace actually answer my question that way?" she claimed, still not believing that she talked to him.

In the peaceful bathroom, where there were no sounds, either from the people or leaking water, Ace entered with tears, flowing non-stop. Shutting the door, he punched the wall beside it with anger. He didn't understand why she should show him her excitement. "Doesn't she know that it would hurt me? Was she playing with me all way along?" he roared, walking towards the washbasins and landing a much stronger punch on the mirror. Blood profusely oozed out, and the dripping blood landed on the white sink below the mirror. "Shit!" he screamed, looking at his golden werewolf eyes in the cracked mirror.

Groaning loudly, she put his hand under running water. In no time, the whole basin had red stains all over. "I don't deserve this! I can't stay near that kind of soulless person even for a minute."

He pulled out a white napkin from his side pocket and tied it over his fingers. The tears that burst out a few minutes dried up, just like his heart dried out of feelings, after bearing Nina's attack. Opening the door with a straight look, he walked and found that Nina was kneeling in the same place, weeping.

Ace stepped forward to know what happened but stopped, recalling the amount of laughter and smile she displayed him a while ago. Nina lifted her head up, noticing Ace's shoes through her watery eyes. She immediately rushed towards him and caught his shirt collar.

"Did you really love me? How...How can a person be without their loved ones? You are fake! Your love is fake!! You are a person in a beast form...Ah!!! Beast form...You are truly an animal. It is my fault for loving you and still being in love with you after knowing that you are a wild animal. Finally, you have shown your true colours to me. You were always in a plan for enjoying my madness for you."