Rose said, "I don't understand what you mean by that?" Ash smiled and came near her. The minty breath of his felt so similar. Every night she was wrapped around by its smell. It made her feel protected. But now, everything has changed. He went near her ear and said, "Didn't you kill my brother?" Rose was shocked. She started to shiver. Ash held her tightly and pulled her near. People around them will think they are being intimate. But the reality was cruel. He whispered, "You are the reason why my little brother aka Levi died. And you have to pay for this Ms. Rose Aster." Rose could not believe it. What was he talking about? Levi was dead but she didn't kill him. Rose looked up and said, "I didn't kill him. I only want to kill one person and that is the culprit." Rose looked straight at Ash's eyes and said, "I never did it. He was like my brother.” Ash looked at her for a few seconds and gave a burst of sarcastic laughter. He said, "Why don't you join the entertainment company. You will do great and you might get an Oscar for it." Rose understood that no matter what, Ash won't believe her. She said, "Okay. Let me go." Rose wanted to move back but Ash pulled her. Then he dragged her near an isolated corridor. He pushed her into the wall. Rose's head hit the wall but she did not scream. She looked through her teary eyes and saw another Ash. She never knew him. Ash held her chin and squeezed it. He said, "You killed my brother. And now you came to ruin our family. I will never let it happen." Rose felt the burning pain in her chin. She wanted to push him. However, she bared it. Ash said, "I will never let you succeed." Then he moved back. Rose touched her chin. She knew it would leave a mark. She looked at him and said, "Then, kill me. Just kill me. You can make up an accident and say I died." Ash came near her. She got afraid and moved back. He said, "Do you think killing you will give me satisfaction. I will torture you. In addition, for that, I will need you to marry me. And I am sure your greedy father would agree to sell her so-called daughter at a high price." Rose fell to the ground. Tears found their way down her eyes. Ash also sat down and said, "Ironically you are going to be sold to me twice. But this time you are unlucky to be sold to a beast." Rose looked up. She begged through her eyes. She begged for her freedom; she begged to perish her from this dark world. But she knew it was never going to work. She was trapped. Ash looked at Rose and wiped her tears. He said, "If you start to shed so much tears now then what will happen later. Save it for your grand future." He was about to remove his hand when it brushed Rose's lips. Rose looked up. Even after all this, the butterfly was dancing in her stomach. Which Rose found quite laughable. Ash looked at her lips and touched them again. Rose held her breath. Ash looked and said, "I wanted to tear your lips." Before Rose could understand what that meant Ash smashed his lip with her. Rose was shocked. Ash bit her lips. She hissed and opened her mouth. Ash was dominating her. She knew it was not out of love but hatred. Ash held her locks of hair and pulled them. It felt like he would rip her hair. And he went deep into her mouth. He bit her lower lips. And it bled. Rose started to feel suffocated. She wanted to move but Ash did not let her. She started to hit his chest. But Ash held both of her hands. Her vision started to blur. She was malnourished and all this pressure and torture made her lose all the strength she had. Soon she was surrounded by darkness. But in her unconscious mind, she knew this minty smell and knew she would be safe with him. Finally, she closed her eyes.
~Ash~
As soon as he entered the ball, he knew Rose was there. It was like an invisible thread that binds her to him and lets him know that she was here. And within a few seconds, he found her. She was looking lavish in that light pink floor-length gown. She was covered in silk but he could tell she lost weight. And the eyes that sparkle lost it glitters. When he first found her in auction she was not speaking but her eyes, her body language exuded her strength. But today it felt like that girl was lost somewhere. He wanted to run to her and hug her. Tell her that he will forgive her. But when he was about to get close to her he remembered Levi. He stopped. He thought, 'If you just kill me I would have forgiven you rose but because of you I lost my brother. And for that, I will never forgive you." Mr. Khan said, "We need to find their motive. Stay alert." Ash nodded. And he looked at Rose again. After entering the room not once, Rose raised her eyes. It was as if she knew he was here and did not look at him. Then Ash saw that both Rose and John came near them. His blood boiled to strangle this man. But he refined from doing it. When John proposed for marriage, Ash saw that Rose was shocked. No, more like she was afraid. She became so pale that someone might mistake her as a ghost. Mr. Khan did not agree but to gauge out their intention he said that he agreed. Rose looked at him for the first time today. Ash thought after all this he would not feel anything for her. But how wrong he was! He still yearned for her. When John said they could not divorce rose wanted to say something. But held back. What did she want to say? Did she hate him so much that she would divorce him? That makes him angrier. He vowed to punish her. Then Mr. Khan took him to another side. He said, "Are you crazy? Why did you want to marry her?" "Isn't it our plan from the beginning? We plan to use Rose as a means to hold john." Ash said. "Yes, we did. However, this is coming from them. So we have to think." "There is nothing to think about. We need to move for action." "Okay. As we planned." Ash nodded and looked towards the hall where Rose was standing. He said, "Welcome to hell."
Hi guys, hope you like today's chapter. How was our new avatar of Ash? Do you think we will get our sweet Ash back? Will Rose be able to face the challenge in the future? Will she be strong enough to withstand it? Please tell me in the comments. Thank you.