Aakriti's POV

I woke up due to some mild sound. I forced my eyes to open wide. I saw Dhruv's assistant standing at the door and looking at us with his mouth and eyes open wide. Ok, He looks like a clown at this moment.

He was about to speak, but I asked him to remain quiet by showing a gesture. I am in no mood to hear anyone talking right now. I gestured for him to come near.

"Prepare a glass of lemon water." I said in a gentle tone. He looked at me but didn't move, so I glared at him. He looked stunned and left after nodding his head.

I looked at the clock, and it was six in the morning. I slept for so long. I normally don't sleep for so long. Dhruv was sleeping like a baby on my lap. How should I get this big baby to wake up?

"Dhruv, get up." I said, patting his shoulder. He woke up and gave me a dazed expression. He was blinking his eyes rapidly. I have always seen him either with a stern face or with a smirk on his face. His clueless expression made him look adorable. 

"Mr. Rathore, if you are done staring at my lovely face, I would feel delighted if you could get up because my legs are numb now." 

He got up abruptly and looked at me strangely. I am not able to feel my leg at this moment. I sat for a few minutes and then got up and stretched my body, which was aching from top to bottom. Dhruv was looking at me, probably trying to figure out my presence here. He sat on the couch and started massaging his forehead.

"Ouch! my head." He winced with a frown.

There was a knock on the door. I asked his assistant to come in, and he handed me the glass and stood there. I stared at him, and he left swiftly.

"Drink it. You will feel better." I said that and handed him the glass.

I looked in the first aid box to find medicine for his headache and luckily got one. I handed it to him and looked for water, but to no avail. This idiot has smashed everything present in this room. He just took the pill, gulped it, and looked at me.

"Why did you drink so much? Don't you know how harmful alcohol consumption is?" I asked.

"Sometimes it's just too much to take with your conscious mind." He said that and sighed.

"If it is too much to take, you can share your burden with someone else. You are not a donkey who has to carry all the load on his back. But a human who not only helps others but can also ask for help when needed." He looked at me with a small smile and this time I was taken aback. He looked in pain but at the same time, he looked calm.

"I will take care of myself, and if it's too much, I will come to seek your help." He said it with a bright smile and tried to change the topic. Let's not touch that topic and scratch his wounds. Smile like this; always smile like this. Even if I know it is fake, it is still better than the lifeless look that I saw yesterday. I never wish to see you in a depressed state again. Your anger scares me. Your emotions affect me, so stay calm and happy. His smile vanished and he frowned at me.

"Did I do anything wrong while I was drunk? Did I hurt you? I don't remember anything." He said softly and held my shoulder. He started searching for any wounds on my body. Why does he remind me of a puppy right now? Aaku, Are you freaking nuts? What nonsense are you thinking?

"Look." I said pointing towards my lips. He looked at me in shock. He was shocked touched his lower lip and winced in pain.

"Ouch"

"Did you bite me?" He asked and stared at me naively. Oh look at his face somebody might misunderstand him as an innocent soul.

"If I hadn't bitten you, my dead body would have been lying here. I was out of breath, and you were not ready to get up." He stared at me, shocked. He grasped my hand and gave me an apologetic look.

"I am sorry. I was drunk. I know that doesn't justify anything. You can scold me, slap me, or even hit me, but please forgive me. If I had been conscious yesterday, I wouldn't have kissed you. No. No. That's not what I mean. I mean to say is, Ok, let it be; simply tell me what I have to do to seek your forgiveness." He said with utmost sincerity. But he is making it sound as if he committed the biggest mistake of his life by kissing me. Was he thinking about someone else when he was kissing me senselessly? Stupid Idiot Freaking Pig.

Dhruv's POV

What the hell! Why can't I remember anything? I was so drunk that I kissed her and can't even recall a glimpse of that moment. Looking at how she stated, it clearly shows that the kiss between us was not with her consent. I forced myself on her. How can I touch her without her permission? The guilt that I felt at this moment towards her was infinite. The thought is making me so angry at myself. Our kiss was not supposed to be this vague. It was supposed to happen when she at least accepted me as her partner, if not loved. Will she distance herself from me because of this incident? Will my presence make her feel unsafe? I hope I didn't show her my destructive side, which everyone fears, even myself.

"I don't want to get married. Help me cancel this marriage alliance. You are talking about forgiveness; on the contrary, I will forever be grateful to you." She said it with a slight anger reflecting in her voice. She had a serious expression so I just nodded my head. Baby, I just wanted you in my life because I felt an attraction for you because you were like a challenge, but I have a strong sense that what I feel for you right now is beyond attraction. I desire to make you a part of my life. I am yours, and soon I will make you mine as well. I will make you fall head over heels in love with me, so even if I am away for a day, you will feel restless without me. Get ready, sweetheart, because Dhruv Singh Rathore is going to set a trap to lure you, and trust me, nobody can escape the trap laid by me. I sound like a narcissistic. 

There was a knock on the door disturbing my thoughts. 

"Come in." I said.

"Sir, the meeting with the clients is about to begin. They will connect on a video call in an hour." my assistant informed me. He was giving me strange looks.

"Are you freaking serious? You are not attending this meeting. You are coming with me, and I am dropping you home. You are going home and taking a rest." She said, making us stunned. You want me to cancel the alliance, but you are behaving like a wife, controlling her husband's every single action. My assistant was shocked, and why would he not be? Nobody has ever dared to even think of raising their voice at me, and here my baby is bossing over me; obviously, he is in shock. She is glaring at him because he didn't implement her words. She is getting angry. I could feel her anger rising with each changing expression. She looks like a squirrel when she gets angry. She pouts without realizing it, making me desire to poke her cheeks. My baby is just so adorable. I like it when I address her like that. It makes me feel the need to protect and pamper her. I am going to keep calling her my baby, but only in my mind for now, or else she will kill me. I don't wish to die before making her fall in love with me.

"Do as she says." I said, and he recovered from the shock and left.

"Wear a shirt, then we will go." I didn't even realize I was not wearing a shirt the entire time. I looked at her with questioning eyes. 

"What are you looking at me for? I removed your shirt to apply medicine to your back." As she said, I tried to touch my back and felt extreme pain. I was trying to bear it.

"How did I get hurt? Why didn't I wear it back?" I asked her. Dhruv, why are you asking such silly questions? Obviously you were drunk so you might..

"Because you are an idiot. I applied the medicine, and then you rested on my lap, saying you were tired. If I ever find out that you got drunk in the future, trust me, I will kill you. Wear your shirt quickly. I need to go to the office." But it still doesn't answer my question. She was avoiding my eyes. Did I hurt myself, or did she do something? There's a camera placed in my cabin, which will answer all my questions later. 

Last time when I got to know about my parent's death being a planned murder and not an accident, I was like a mess. I harmed myself so much to avoid the numb feeling that was within me. I had to rest for some days to regain my strength and mood. But this time, I am barely hurt anywhere and in a far better mental state. Was it because she was present I controlled my rage? I hope that's only the case, because if it is the other way around, or else I have messed up my life.

"Dhruv. Wear your shirt quickly. I need to go to the office." She said in a slightly loud voice, bringing me out of a trance.

"You're heading to the office. You must also rest, as you did not receive enough sleep." I encouraged her since she appeared exhausted.

"You need rest because you are mentally exhausted; on the contrary, I just have back pain. Go and wear a shirt. I need to drive you home, then return to my hotel to refresh myself before heading to the office." She looks like she is about to burst out because of anger. She is a workaholic like me, which will make it impossible to convince her to rest. I wanted to convince her not to go to work, but I controlled myself. I know my words will fall on deaf ears.

I had an extra pair of clothes in my office. I started wearing the shirt but felt slight pain. She looked at me and frowned. Why are you frowning? I am not doing it on purpose. I was able to put the shirt on one hand but was not able to do it on the other hand. She came near me and stood before me, encircled her arms around me, and started helping me. Was she so close to me yesterday? How am I supposed to control myself from holding her when this closeness is driving me crazy? She was slowly buttoning my shirt. She looked so pure at this moment that I had to scream in my head to control my impure desires. She tiptoed raised to my face level and started straightening my hair. When are we getting married? I don't have the patience to wait anymore. Baby, I want to make you my wife as soon as possible. She placed her fingers on the corner of my lips and creased it softly.

"Is it paining? Should I apply medicine to it?" I nodded my head without thinking about anything. If you talk to me in that tone, I will do anything you ask. I am sure she didn't even realize which tone she is using right now. Can I kiss her right now? She looks so adorable. She looked for the medicine in the first aid box and came towards me and started applying it to my wound carefully.

She is making me crazy for her. You treat me like this with so much care and expect me to let you go. I will make you fall for me so hard that imagining your life without me would scare you.
She was about to step away when I placed a hand on her waist and pulled her closer. She looked at me with surprise, but no sign of discomfort was visible on her face. Is she getting comfortable with my touch? I held her finger and moved her hand towards her lips. Her medicine-stained fingertip creased her lips, and the back of my hand creased her right cheek. I feel quite lucky because she doesn't hate me after all I did to her yesterday. God knows what I did. Agh!

She realized our position and tried to separate from me. I was reluctant to let her go. But I had to. She corrected her dress and hair.

"Let's go." She said.

We got out, and everyone's attention was on us. She was trying not to show, but I could feel her getting uncomfortable. Because of our wounds and clothes, it looked like we had a hookup in our cabin. Under everyone's judgmental eyes, she was trembling. I glared at them, and everyone got back to their work.

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