Chapter 180 - I was bound to fall in the pit I have dug. (1/2)

|Innaya|

Leaning against the tree, I decided to take a small break. From half an hour I was being on guard, slacking for a couple of minutes would not land me any trouble, would it?

In any case, I could not continue being an owl. My neck started aching from all the streching I was doing for keeping a lookout. Turned out that, I was not designed to have my heart resting in peace. I heard loud footsteps. They were rushed, urgent.

There was only one person inside the house, who could be the owner of those feet. However, why was he in so much hurry?

Did he rush out on not finding me in the room? Forgetting my inhibitions, I was filled with joy for a second.

Soon, that joy was suppressed as I panicked. One part of me wanted to go out before his eyes, while the still shy, and hesitant part of me wanted to retreat and hide.

”Fortune. Buddy come here,” I heard him calling Fortune's name. There was urgency in his voice. Wait, how did he know Fortune was with me? What was with that fear in his voice?

Unconsciously, I stepped out of my hiding spot. Fortune had already run over to where Eshan was, happily yelping and barking.

'Traitor!' I murmured under my breath.

'How is, he a traitor? You only know him for a couple of days. While that man out there had been there with him since Fortune was a small puppy. You sure are being demanding. Just touching, and petting him one time, do you think you can replace love worth of years? Way to be delusional.' My mind taunted.

My mood dropped as I detected the truth in the reasoning. I was the latecomer in Fortune's life. However, I came in Eshan's life way before him. Though it was not the same, but I had something to boast about. Mine and Eshan's relationship was decade old.

Relief washed over Eshan's features, and he visibly relaxed. I wanted to retreat, but it was already very late. Eshan's eyes had frozen me in my place. When I was watching Fortune with little resentment for ditching me and rushing over to Eshan at the first chance he got, Eshan had discovered me.

”Come here.” He motioned with his finger.

I almost took a step in his direction. Then catching hold of my emotions, I stayed put. Reflexively, I shook my head. The visual of my state back in the room and his reaction danced before my eyes. My face started heating up again.

I felt my head swelling up with mortification. I turned my back on him and willed my numb legs to move. Brushing past the long trees, I ran in the opposite direction to where he was standing. If he was guarding the main door, I would use the front door to enter inside and hide in any room.

Till I could be brave enough to face him, I would try and not come before him. With that thought in my head, I willed my head to gain more speed.

I thought I could outrun him. I thought I could avoid him, and achieve my goal of not coming in front of eyes.

Who would have thought, my dear husband was faster. He intercepted me in the midway as he caught hold of my wrist and whirled me before locking me in the steel cage of his arms.

'Not good. This wasn't good. Ah!' I lamented, closing my eyes tightly. I was not afraid of him. I just did not know how to hold his gaze or a conversation with him after the last scene in the bedroom.

”Where are you running off to?”