Chapter Forty-eight : We Are In This Together (1/2)

Maya's POV

Was I too harsh? After all he was looking out for me cause I'm hundred percent sure Nik means me no harm. But it still hurts, how could he take such decision without consulting me? Yes, I know my family is the epitome of evil but forcing them to remove me out of the family register? Wasn't that too extreme?

I would've loved knowing my family removed me from the registry themselves - how comforting. It would give me a reason to hate and want nothing to do with them, than hearing Nik took over the whole procedure from where they stopped.

It felt like a betrayal.

I spent a lot of time thinking and decided to put myself in Nik's shoe. If I was the one who found my love - umm, scratch that, my wife to be, sprawled on the cold floor and unresponsive , I'll probably do the same - after giving her a heads-up.

But who am I kidding?

Nik is one domineering and tyrannical man! Asking for permission? Pfft, how absurd! Any Day he does that, I'll dance in front of him in nothing but a bikini.

But as a matured adult, I decided to go and fix things instead of acting childish and ignoring him.

So I began to search for him cause I couldn't find him in his favorite spots until I saw Amanda leave the kitchen with an aggrieved expression on her face , so I put two and two together, figuring out that the only person that can make someone's face contort to that level was either Nik or his daughter.

But I bet it was Izzy, after all what would Nik be doing in the kitchen? If not for his scheduled morning coffees, I don't think he would know the direction of the kitchen in this large house of his. Moreover, the last time Nik handled a kitchen knife, he almost amputated his fingers.

Unfortunately, Izzy being in kitchen too was highly suspicious and another mystery to be solved . I wondered what cruel prank she was up-to this time.

So I slowly sneaked in , intending to catch her red-handed but when I saw this tall figure standing with his back to me and an apron tied around his waist, I was momentarily confused.

WTF

What was Nik doing? cooking? No way, my eyes must be deceiving me! So I squinted like a bag of nails in order to get a clearer look but the scene was still the same.

Oh my God, I chuckled inside.

I slowly took out my phone, silenced the shutter sound and took a picture of him. Wow! I gasped starring at the photo with a dreamlike fascination, even his back looks so sexy.

God is so unfair. Nik was definitely created on a Sunday. I mean look at him, God must have taken a good rest, refreshed and fed before deciding to sculpt him - Jealous me.

Jeez ! what is that sweet aroma? I inhaled deeply.Nik was so concentrated in his cooking cause all the noises I was making didn't reach his ears nor make him turn at all.

So I slowly approached him and hugged him from behind, resting my face on his back - I would've tried his shoulder if I was tall enough. At first he stiffened but slowly relaxed when he recognized my scent.

He dropped whatever he was doing and swiftly turned around, drawing me towards him and enveloped me with his arms.

”I'm sorry ” I said against his bare chest - Yes, you heard me right. His upper body was with no clothes which I'm kinda used to. Aside from wearing clothes when going to work or accepting visitors, it was not a secret that

Nik loves to bare his skin as much as Judas Iscariot loves money. Sometimes, I wonder if he's a werewolf or something.

” No, I should be the one apologizing ” He refuted, running his hands through my hair. Gosh, this feels like heaven. I seriously wouldn't mind falling asleep now.

” No, I was being a pain in the ass too, even Though everything you did was for me ” I countered and looked up, while my hands absentmindedly began to draw circles on his chest.

”Fine, we both were asses, satisfied ?” He asked jovially and we both chuckled.

I concurred ” Yeah, we both were asses”