His intoxication

Orion wanted to make her realize that he was treated like a God , he was wanted everywhere , people like to be in his presence not like her who always walk away from him.

The whispers and taunts thrown at her way told her Orion did it intentionally. So this was her punishment. Listening to the degrading things people say to her.

What he wanted to show her ?

He thought she would help keeping away the women from him, it helped though but what he didn't notice was the way Ruth felt.

" Excuse me where the hell that is. Orion I thought you have standards. "

A woman who Ruth had no relation with offended Ruth with her boutique.

" Ofcourse I have that is why I'm with her not with you. "

Orion counterattacked at the woman.

This was going from hours. Some woman would come say something about Ruth and Orion would defend her. He was not giving Ruth a second to understand what they were saying before he would give them a nasty comeback.

By that time Ruth had realized one thing, the people here kiss the ground Orion walks on. They worship him.

She was tired listening to the same thing again and again. She was also mad at Orion that he had brought her to a place where people find no wrong on calling names without even knowing them.

Ruth excused herself before going to washroom on the directions Mark told him. She found Mark more of gentleman than Orion could ever be.

" So Ruth huh? "

Mark smirked. He was as shocked as other people in the party were. Mark had never thought he would ask Ruth to be his plus one. He knew somewhere Orion had feelings for Ruth ,didn't know exactly how he felt but he seemed like he cared for Ruth. Deeply.

The way he was keeping her close to him, making every women in the room envious and men could only dream for Ruth. One look from Orion was enough to men to tear away their gaze from her.

" What about her? "

Orion failed to understand what Mark wanted to say.

" She practically threw me out of her office today and somehow I made her end up here with me. She can't disrespect me, she had to know how other women treat me. "

Orion reasoned and he was sure now Ruth has understood that everything goes his way.

" So you want her to treat you like others treat you? "

Mark mentally sighed for his best friend. Orion cared how Ruth thought about him which was big point. As he never cared what other thinks about him but it was not the same way when it came to Ruth.

" No. I don't want her to disrespect me. She always give me a cold shoulder. And it isn't like I made a crime bringing her here , I introduced her to many businessmen. "

While both of them were arguing Ruth was lost searching for the washroom.

When she finally found it she quickly did her business . Coming out of the washroom she was greeted with a man looked to be in his late twenties.

" Excuse me? Can I help you with something. "

Ruth ran her gaze left and right on the empty hall way. Her hairs in the neck stood, alert with the unwanted closeness.

" You are right. Only you can help me, pretty face. "

She needed to get out of there. The man was trouble.

When the man realized she was about to run he stood in her way making her face collide with his broad chest.

" You are standing in my way. "

She fumed . However she was shivering inwardly.

" I was looking for a chance where that Orion will not be with you. I got lucky. I will offer you more than Orion is giving . In return you know what you have to do. "

His smile repulsed Ruth. So the people here thought of her as some whore. The remaining of her fears turned into anger, fueled by his words.

A loud ,stinging slap echoed in the empty hallway. It burned her palm with the intensity her palm met his cheek.

" You bitch! I was talking to you sweetly but you have to choose the hard way. Hard it is then. I will fuck you hard. Now I see why Orion chose you. "

His hands grabbed her throat adding pressure. Her nails clawed his hands. His breath hit her face, he was about to kiss her . Ruth closed her eyes fighting the tears.

The feels of his hands were relpaced by a warmth. She opened her eyes to witness that Orion had hugged her while the man was lying on the ground with Mark throwing punches at him.

" I will deal with him. Take Ruth home. "

Mark suggested. Orion just wanted to kill that man. He was thinking about the ways he would torture him later. He gently wiped her tears and took her to the car. No one breathe a word to them looking at the expression Orion had on his face.

He secured her in the passenger seat, came to his side and roared the engine. The only thing he could hear was her little sobs.

" He will pay for it. "

His clutch on the steering wheel tightened, promising her that he would give that man a painful death.

" Then the hundreds of people there have to pay as well. They all thought of me as your whore."

Her sobs increasing. She didn't look at him.

" I'm sorry. "

He genuinely was. When he saw how that prick had caged her , his chest tightened leaving the air out of his lungs. He didn't want to know what would have happened if he was late by a second.

" Ofcourse you are. This is all because you. If your egoistic self wouldn't have acted that way none of this have happened. You wanted to punish me right. "

He let her yell at him. He had stopped the car in the middle of the road.

In the mist of - making her realize - he didn't thought she would be a centre of the lust.

" All women thought that I was - F- sleeping with you. "

Ruth hiccuped with all the crying episode.

" Do you care how they think of you? "

He asked her softly. She stared at him as if she wanted to put bullets on his head.

" Ofcourse I care. If they think so low of me how my shop will take its peak."

She reasoned. It sounded absurd to Orion but for Ruth it was a valid point.

" So you will shut down your shop if some women belittle you. "

Orion argued. He had mastered the talent of ignoring - what people will say. He wanted Ruth to do the same.

" No. "

Ruth agreed. Her innocent, glossy eyes met his questioning eyes.

The way Ruth always put up a fight with Orion, the way she argues with him ,he thought she was fierce but now he knew she was as delicate as a flower. But she had thorns.

Her innocence intoxicated him in a way he was lost in her beautiful orbs.

" I want to go home. "

She declared. She was tired, both mentally and physically.

" But first lets eat something. "

" No I don't want to eat anything. I'm not hungry anymore. "

" But I'm. "

She left the argument, she didn't want ro starve him.

He parked the car in front of a Mexican restaurant.

" I will wait in the car. "

Ruth decided, she didn't want to go anywhere. Her lipstick was smudged along with makeup she had put on.

" What man leaves a woman alone in a car!"

He came at her door, opened it for her to come out.

" Man like you.

I'm looking ugly. I can't go in. "

Orion unbuckled her seat belt and took out a tissue from the front compartment.

He gently wiped the smudged makeup caused by her tears. When it was turn of her lips, he met her eyes. Ruth opened her mouth to say that he didn't have to do that, she could help herself.

The soft touch of his thumb on her lips sent sparks to their body. The red color replacing her lips with the pink one.

" Done. "

He announced. But neither he took back his thumb from her lips nor she replied him.

Ruth was stunned that again she lost herself in him. She could feel her heart at her throat.

" Ruth? "

" Yeah let's go. "

* * * * *

Both were again on their way after having their dinner.

Ruth was controlling hard to keep her eyes open. But after few attempts she failed and welcomed her sleep.

Orion directly took her to his penthouse. He looked at Ruth who was sleeping oblivious to the place. Lifting her in his arms he went to the lift. She was as light as a feather , he was confused as why , he had seen how much she ate.

She said she wasn't hungry but ate the food of two people. She wasn't shy like others and he found it cute.

" Where am I? "

On the way to the guestroom she lightly opened her eyes, took a glance at surroundings. It was not her home.

" My place. "