Radhika's POV

"You look...." I fell short on words to describe how beautiful she looked," Even better than what I had imagined in my head." I gave her my hand which she took.

"But I think something is missing."

Her neck looked empty to me. She was just wearing a wedding locket that looked too small in comparison to magnificence of the gown. I actually got that covered as I had something for her to wear for today. I had stopped by the jewellery showroom the other day and brought something for her. I actually was gifting this to her to assure her of hope that she had in our relationship despite the rocky start of it.

"Turn around." I told her and she turned her back to me.

I made her wear the diamond necklace that I had brought for her. It just looked perfect on her and I wasn't wrong when I thought that this piece could go along with any attire. I developed my taste in fashion since childhood as father had a really good taste in what to wear and he always told my mother to dress me the way he liked. He hated poor dressing sense and I could not be excused even though I was a kid.

I also was with a lot of models and actresses sexually of course so it added to my knowledge about attires and jewelry but I personally did not feel comfortable in any color except black. Black was the colour of my soul and I can never bring myself to wear white as it felt too exposing for me, it bared my heartlessness to the world, showed me who I really was!

She broke my trance," This is too much...."

When will she fucking learn to appreciate without fighting me?!

"Shut up!" I glared at her.

"Do you like it?!" I asked her in a calm tone.

"Its gorgeous but it's too heavy." She said, her fingers tracing the necklace.

"It has to have weight if my wife is going to wear it! You think I will let my wife wear some cheap jewellery?!" I asked her as I looked her in the eye.

Now it's time to discuss some rules. I need to tell her that I expect her to be at her best behavior in the party and not do something stupid.

Sensing me close to her, she closed her eyes in alluring shyness which I found very cute but I had to lay down rules.

" You look beautiful! Don't think you are getting the liberty to talk to other people in the party. If I see you, even glancing at another man let alone talking, then you know what I can do to this beautiful body!"

She shuddered at the threat in my tone but I slammed my lips on hers to get a taste of those juicy lips. I was like a starving man when it came to her. No matter how many times I have had her, I can't get enough of her.

I pushed her in the corner and pinned her to the wall as I kept kissing her madly, ardently and passionately. I felt her getting breathless so I broke the kiss and pecked her lips lightly. She had tears in her eyes and I could not understand why. I did not do anything to make her cry.

I wiped her tears," Don't cry and spoil your look. If you behave like a good wife and don't give me shit, I promise I will be nice to you but if you defy....."

"I will try to be the wife you want." She said softly as blush seared through her cheeks," I am so happy that you are giving us a chance. I will not take this trust for granted."

Darling, you must not take this trust for granted for your own sake!

"You better not." I pulled her to me leaving not even an inch gap between us. I ran my hand on her back and down to her scrumptious ass. This dress is too figure hugging and I felt so irritated imagining other men in the party will also drool over her just the way I am doing right now.

"This dress fits you like a glove. I can't wait to take this off you tonight." I whispered in her ears.

Others can only drool, I can drool, touch and fuck her the way I want!

"I think we should just skip this party and stay under covers?!" I placed open mouth kisses on her neck.

If she gets seduced by my kisses then we don't have to go. I can think of so many different ways to fuck her in this dress and I can't wait to do that.

"I want to go please...." She protested.

The look in her eyes made me realize how selfish I was being by not giving her a chance to even go to the party that I, myself asked her to join me to.

I cupped her face tenderly," Fine! We will go but beware of the people there. They are not exactly nice people, don't wander around alone and don't talk to people. You are far too innocent to understand what lies behind plastic smiles." I warned her.

A party full of people who are criminals, frowns behind those smiles, one can never know what goes in the minds of people like us. I know them because I am one of them and people like us are far, far away from good.

"You worry a lot, Arjun."

I cut her off," Of course I will worry, You are my wife."

She smiled but a frown creased her face very next minute as she covered her mouth and rushed inside the nearest room. What the hell! What is wrong with her?! I followed her and she entered the washroom but before I could enter, she closed the door on my face.

I could hear her vomiting her guts out! Is she unwell?!

I knocked gently," Radhika, open the door. Let me in."

"No! You can't see me like this..."

"Shut up! Open the fucking door! Don't make me ask you again." I pound the door furiously this time.

She finally let's me in and I feel troubled seeing the once well decked up face reduced to a pale one. She had fisted her dress in one hand, holding it up to save it from getting wet.

"Are you okay?! You were puking...."

"Indigestion perhaps...."

"Now we have the reason to skip the party. I will call the doctor while you rest in the bed."

"NO!" She protested.

"NO?! You are not well, Radhika." I said as gently as I could.

She strode to me," I am fine please I want to go out."

I pulled out the box of tissues from the cabinet nearby and I pulled out as many tissues I can. I raised my hand to wipe her wet face that she had splashed water on.

"My makeup is gone. I don't look good now." She pouted as I wiped her face dry.

I shook my head at her long face," You are beautiful either way with or without make up." I turned her around to make her look at the mirror on the wall.

"Just look at yourself. You know what is your most attractive feature?!"

She shook her head.

"Your baby brown eyes. They have the innocence of the entire world in them. They are the most beautiful pair of eyes I have ever seen."

"You are lying! Just to make me feel better you are bluffing. How can my eyes be the most beautiful?!"

"How can they not be?! They twinkle like stars when you are happy. Your innocence reflects through them, innocence that is very rare in this world, Radhika. I have seen a lot in life, by a lot I mean literally a lot at from a very young age but I don't think so I have ever met someone like you."

"Someone like me as in?!" She asked, me looking me in the eye.

How do I explain it, my sweet girl?! How do I tell you that you remind me of my mother?! How do I tell you how much special you are?! How do I find the words to tell you what is between us?!

"Someone who has the heart to hope even when there is no sign of hope."

"But there is hope now, right?!" She asked me in an unsure tone, guaging me with her eyes

"Only because of your faith." I told her honestly as I kissed the side of her head.

I wrapped my arm around her waist as I placed my chin on her shoulder," Are you sure you want to go?! You are not well, Radhika if you want I will take you out tomorrow but...."

She cuts me off,"But I still want to go. I just love parties...."

This is a surprise to me now. She likes parties but why?! They are just stupid parties at the end of the day. People faking smiles and putting up with each other even when they want to kill each other in their heads.

"Why do you love parties?! They are just boring."

Her eyes lit up with elation,"Oh I love how people come together and celebrate something. There is good food, dance, music...."

She is such a kid!

I rolled my eyes at her," You only look at things in a way you like. This is not a good trait to have, my darling. You must learn to see what lies behind plastic smiles. If you be so naive and trusting then someone will take advantage of you before you know it." I said, seriously.

I am warning her because I have taken advantage of that sweet innocence to marry her. I blackmailed her and she had to sign off her life to me. I know my intentions have changed about her but still she must learn not to trust so easily. Innocence is always exploited, I lost mine at a very young age and now when I see the same innocence in her eyes, she reminds me of that young boy.

She breaks my trance,"I try to find the good in bad...."

Good in bad?!

I break in on her,"And what if there is no good left?!" I tested her.

"That can't be true. Good will always prevail even in the darkest heart, it will exist somewhere even if it's hidden deep inside." She looked me in the eye and I understood clearly what she meant.

I warned her,"Don't! Don't try to find good in me, Radhika. You will be disappointed. I have stripped myself of whatever little good I had left inside me after my mother's death. Being good didn't help me survive, being evil sustained me till date!"

She looked down in sadness as her face fell, listening to my harsh terms but she must face the reality. That good doesn't exist in our world! How can anyone be so naive?! She makes me want to lock her up and never let her step out in the world but at the same time, I feel like shaking her mad and telling her to fucking grow up!

She can bemoan me all she wants but she doesn't know what I suffered to stay alive to avenge my mother. I don't wish to bring up the topic of her fucking father because it will sullen my mood as well as hers.

I raised her chin up with my hand placed under it," Smile."

She shook her head but I grabbed her by waist and tickled her to lighten up the mood. Her bubbling laugher filled the air and it sounded like music to my ears.

"Stop! I said stop! Oh please stop..." She begged me between her adorable giggles.

I finally stopped and she hugged me out of the blue," I want us to always be like this." She whispered against my chest.

"You mean in the washroom?!" I asked her in a teasing tone.

She whacked my chest lightly," You know what I mean."

I carressed her hair," We should leave."

I hope everything goes smoothly today and we return back to our own cocoon as soon as possible.

I know Radhika what you meant and I will try to keep my anger in check. I guided her to the one of the Mercedes  car in the parking lot.

She turned to me," Sam?!"

"She will come in another car."

Satisfied with my answer, she got inside the car. She looked back and frowned looking at her gown sweeping the ground. She tried to lean forward but I stopped her with my palm and I swept down and gathered all of her dress and thrusted it inside the car. How was she going to walk in this thing?! Now I was second guessing my decision about this dress.

She stared at me widened eyes as if cat got her tongue. What?! Can't I help my wife a bit?!

I got inside the car and shut the door. She was fidgeting with her dress and tapping her foot. She looked so distracted to me as if her mind was somewhere else. She pressed her fingers on her forehead," What's wrong with you?! Are you fine?!"

I wrapped my arm around her and pulled her to my chest," Tell me are you feeling unwell?!"

She looked away to the other side. Was the outside view more important than paying attention to me?! I was only concerned about her and she fucking ignored me!

I glared at her,"Radhika!" Her face turned to me in instance. Good! Never ignore me when I am talking to you.

"I asked you something." I pressed each word.

She looked at me nervously," I was just.....I...am..sorry..."

"What did I ask you?!" I asked her.

I can bet she wasn't paying attention and for some reason it makes me mad!
She kept quiet, looking down at her knotted fingers.

"What did I ask you, Radhika?!" I asked, raising her chin.

"I don't know." She said in a low tone.

"You don't know?! You fucking don't know?! I asked you thrice! I don't like to repeat myself and...." I paused because I could feel my temper simmering by now.

This was my time to look away from her because I know I will get angry and say something mean. I can't control my anger and I don't realize how inhuman I can get when I am angry. So it's better this way that I don't talk to her.

She placed her head on my shoulder," Ask me again."

I rolled my eyes at her even though she could not see me," Why would I?!"

"Please...."

"You know what, look outside of the window. That's more interesting. Look there is a tree there. I am sure you have not seen a tree like that before." I taunted her.

"Oh please! Ask me again."

"Say sorry first." I was actually amused by her.

"I am sorry! Now will you tell me now?!" She huffed.

"I asked you if you are okay?! You don't seem fine to me." I finally gave in.

"That's it! You made me say sorry for this. I thought you....Arg! Forget it."

What did she think I asked her?! She did not heard me the first time neither the second nor the third and she didn't apologize because I asked her to. It dawned upon me that she apologized because she was curious to know what I asked her but I smiled in mirth at her behavior because it was so refreshing and frankly very amusing.

"When we will reach?!" She asked, her head still comfortably placed on my shoulder.

"An hour more." I answered shortly.

"Drive faster! You are driving a Mercedes like a fucking bullock cart!" I screamed at the driver.

"Yes, Your Majesty." He quivered.

"You get angry so fast. It's not good." She pointed out.

Was she trying to teach me manners?! I don't need a lesson from her on how to behave.

"Don't try to change me! I am not going to fucking change for you! You'll just have to take me the way I am." I snarled.

She looked at me with shock in her eyes as I lost my cool on her all of sudden. She looked away and shifted to the other side, away from me. She had raised her hand to her face to wipe her tears and I felt uneasy looking at her. There was actually no need to get mad but I don't respond well when someone gives me free advice when I didn't ask it. And I felt she was lecturing me which I didn't like at all.

I leaned in and kissed her cheek," I am sorry. Don't cry."

To be continued....