Rityshah

Life is given for free but happiness comes with a cost that many can't afford to pay.

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Even with the dark grey clouds that hovered over the vast sky and the dim light provided by the fire torch that was on the verge of being blown off by the wind, he could still see the glimmer in her eyes. The very same glimmer that appeared in those brown eyes everytime she was happy and for some reason, tonight he was unable to resist hir urges to steal a part of her.

She was still standing by the door waiting for him to leave but he had not taken more than three steps before he halted and turned. His features were darker in contrast to the white shirt that he wore and the look on his face was a predatory one.

Instead of getting scared, she watched him take the three stairs that led to her room's door and he was a few inches away from her, he finally spoke up.

"If there is one thing that I hate, it's having regrets and I know that I will regret if I do not do this."
 A part of her was confused by his words and another part felt like she knew what he meant by those words. Before she even had a chance to contemplate on what he had just said, he leaned closer, curled his index finger on her pointed chin and tilted her in an angle such that she could feel his cold breath on her face that caused a shiver to run down her spine.

Like she had been hypnotized, all she could do was to stare in those obsidian eyes that had held her captive. "This is a mistake that I want to commit again and again." His breath fanned on her face and goosebumps formed on her skin. Not because of the wind, but because of the effect he had on her.
 If it was some time before, she would have probably pushed him away or maybe escaped but as time had passed by, her feelings towards him had changed...

rare connection

The journey was a quiet one. Lilith chose to look through the window while silently counting the number of trees that they passed by on the road.

As for Richard, he had turned to admire her side profile and when Lilith saw him watching her through the carriage window, she turned to face him. "You know, it would help a lot of you would stop staring." Lilith commented and due to the intensity of his gaze, she resumed back to look through the window.

With the two of them in such a limited space, all that he needed to do was move a little closer to her and have her mind ruffled. He was spending every single day trying to control his wild urges.

"I can't help it. I wonder if I could look away even for a second if these clothes of yours could have been discarded." His words brought warmth in her body which she could just not explain and as if he was just getting started, she felt the back of his hand lightly touching the back of her ear.

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