𝐄𝐓𝐇𝐀𝐍

My eyes are fixed on screen of my phone. I was as the colour drains from her face.

Am I creepy? Do I care? No.

A deep chuckle rumbled through my throat. Jesus, she has no idea what's happening.

Unaware that the boy she met yesterday at college. Whom she saw kissing a girl, then at afternoon cornering her against a wall is her stalker, me.

She is unaware that I'm the person who was in her apartment last night. That I'm the one who left notes. That I'm the one who is messaging her.

Well, I wasn't kissing that girl. I knew Rini will be coming to that classroom. Because I asked that Librarian to sent her in that room.

I wasn't kissing that girl. I just asked her move her face, with mine so that it looks like kissing from behind.

I would never kiss any other woman. Why would I when I have her, Rini's lips to claim. 

I see carefully, when she started typing something. Oh, dove is messaging me.

The notification popped on my phone screen. I opened the chat.

CHAT

Dove:
Who are you, brother?
And Why are you disturbing me
like this?
You gave me my grandmother's
anklets.
I'm very, very thankful, greatfull
to you.
But don't stalk me like this please!!

———

I frowned in disappointment, why the hell she called me brother? I'm not her brother.

She'll regret this soon, and the punishment will be pleasuring. Hell, she shouldn't have called me that.

Brother? Really? Yuck!

I'm not her brother. I replied the message.

CHAT

Me:
Dove, listen to me, I'm not your
brother. And who I really am you'll
get to know soon.
Have patience, dove.
You'll enjoy that.

———

I send it, smirking to myself. Soon, I'll show up. But tonight. A little, introduction, is important.

Because, I want to make her, feel things that she never felt.

I want her to want this. This chase. This fear.

～☯～

As the night wears on I stayed on my bike, by the footpath of the road, beside her complex.

My eyes are fix in the phone of my screen, she didn't replied after my message. I watch her, her every move.
She is now sleeping.

It's almost 2 a.m. now. I make my way to the building.

I wait for the elevator, as I get inside, two more people entered. I look up to see.

Oh, well. It's Saksham, Saksham Rajput. He cannot see my face. As I'm completely covered in black outfit. I'm wearing a black t-shirt and jeans, a black mask covering my nose and mouth.

He looked at me, narrowing his eyes at me. I fucking hate this man and his best friend, that kabir. These both men are always near my little spark. Yeah, I know they are best friends since childhood. But, yet these men doesn't digest me well.

"You, live here?" He asked bluntly. Why the fuck won't he. This whole complex belongs to him, his property.

"No!" I answer simply, don't want to pull this conversation, or let him know that who I'm.

He get a sharp nod at my response. And pressed the button of 15th floor. And I pressed the button of 14th floor.

Seconds later, the elevator stopped at 14th floor, and I stepped out, not looking back.

The door of the elevator closes behind me. As I made my way to Rini's apartment.

Like last night, again I used the duplicate key of her apartment. And stepped inside, locking the door behind me.

The apartment is dark, only a dim light of a small, zero power is giving a faint, soft glow in the living room.

I walk to her bedroom, and I find her, on her bed. She is laying on her stomach, her face burried in her pillow, the moonlight through her window is playing on her body like a magical spell.

As I continue to watch her, I won't touch her intimately while she's asleep.

But I think God wants me to touch her. I watch as she shifts in her sleep. She rolled off, now sleeping on her back, facing the ceiling. The cute belly botton is peeking out of her ridden tank top.

Her eyes flutter open. I know she has a habit of waking up in the middle of the night.

She mumbled something groggily, rubbing her eyes with the back of her palms, she slowly sat up as she reached for the water bottle in the nightstand and finally her eye fell on me.

She froze in her position on bed, her hand also froze in mid air. Her eyes widened as she gulped in air.

For few seconds we just kept staring at eachother. She watching a man, all in black outfit in the middle of the night, standing in front of her bed, in her room.

Moments later she was about scream.

"AHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!" She screamed at top of her lungs and climbed of the bed miserably, like a cat. And ran out the room.

I chuckled and rushed after her out the room. My long strides ate the up the distance between us in seconds. I caught her when she was about the reach the handle of the maindoor.

Spinning her around to face me, I pinned her against the wall beside the door.

Before she could scream, my palm clamped on her mouth shut.

"Mmmphhhhh!!!!!! ......mmmphhhh!!" Her screams muffles beneath my palm.

"Shhhh..." I hushed her, her eyes filled with fear, yet worry.

"Not, a single word, dove." I wispered. My warm breath falling against her face.

She shut her eyes tightly. Aww, cute. I smirked, looking down at her. Her this fear, this scream reminding me of that night. The night, four years ago.

"I'm gonna remove my hand from your mouth, will you stay quiet?" I ask, the answer could be anything, she might stay quiet, or she may lie about being quiet.

She nod slightly, hesitantly. I slowly removed my hand from her mouth. As soon as my hand leaves her mouth. She starts panting heavily. Her eyes lifts up to meet mine.

"Who are you?" She wispered, barely audible.

"Your Fate." I wispered back, but my voice is audible enough to listen clearly.

Knock
*Knock*

"Rini?" A loud concerned voice came out from the opposite side of the door.

It's Kabir.

Rini's eyes widened with hope, before she could ask for help I murmured.

"Your one single call for help, and next morning his death certificate will be ready."

She froze at my words. Shaking her head slightly, she lowered her eyes.

"Rini? Are you okay there? I heard your scream? What happened? Why you didn't answer? Rini? Open the door." Kabir asked questions one after another.

"Message him, dove. Tell that you are fine. Deal with it. Or if you want we can call him insi—" Before I could complete she cuts me off.

"No...no...no.. please. Don't hurt him please. I'll send him back." She mumbled nervously.

Unlocking her phone, she typed out a message to him. And after few seconds, I hear his footsteps fading away.

Then slowly she looked up at me. Her eyes welled up with tears making my heart clench.

"Please....why are you doing this? Please leave me." She whispered, her voice trembling.

"Nah! No way, Dove. I can't leave you." I whispered back.

"Wh-what you'll do then? You'll hurt me?" She asked.

"I will haunt you." I say, a dark edge in my voice rumbles my throat.

"I will haunt you, chase you, devour you. Because you owe me yourself. Like I owe you myself." I confessed, letting the words sink in.

"Please, go..... please...." She said, she is trembling.

Without another word, I scooped her in my arms, bridal style. She let out a startled squeak. And obviously, she started wiggling in my arms.

I carry her back to her bedroom, ignoring her protests. God, this must be thinking wrong things about me.

Entering her bedroom, I walk to her bed, and setting her down gently. Her body trembling silently.

Then I sit beside her. The moonlight illuminating her angelic face.

"I won't hurt you, dove." I pause then add. "Not yet."

"Who are you? Wh---why are you doing this?" She whispered, her voice barely audible.

"I'm....... I'm just...... just.." The words dried my throat. I couldn't say. Not yet. My heart tells to confess that "I'm yours, little spark. Your..... Ethan." But I cannot say this to her now. Not yet. Not until she starts to fall for me again.

"I'm your........fate." I say, finally. I didn't lie. I'm her Fate. Like she's mine.

"And you are coming with me tonight. We are leaving. I'm taking you." I say firmly.

"I not coming with yo—" She about to say but I intervane.

"Don't you want to know how your grandmother died?" I drop the bomb. I know. I triggered her backbone.

"WH-WHAT?!!!!" She startled loudly.

"What did you say?" She grabbed my collar and pulled my mask suddenly.

As soon as my face came in view. She gasped, her eyes widened. She fucking couldn't believe.

"E-Ethan...." She whispered my name. Fuck! My name sounds like music from her voice.

"You? You were doing all this!!!!!!!" She screamed on top of her lungs.

"Shhh... baby girl. Control your anger. It's gonna be death of me one day." I say smoothly.

"H-how do you know my grandmother? How you got her anklets?" She asked.

"That's a long story. You'll know everything when it's correct time. And as starting... you have come with me." I say firmly.

"But is that note you said 10 days." She says.

"Yeah, I did. But now I changed my mind. 10 days are too fucking long when you are right here infront of me." I say, my eyes never leaving her.

"Fuck you!!" She yells, frustration evident in her eyes.

"Soon." I add smoothly. She glared at me and my lips quickerd in a smirk.

"Well Dove, two days, two days you have. I won't take you with me now. But two days. I know you have friends, things, your dad to handle." I say, my hand reached out to tuck the strand of her hair behind her ear. She slapped away ny hand immediately and climbed off the bed.

"Like I would have or I will!! You thought you'll take me and I'll come with you? And now you think that you'll order me and I'll come with you after two day?!!!!" She yelled.

"Just leave! I want nothing to do with you!! Hell I don't even know you properly!!" She said.

"You'll know me soon." I stood up, towering her. I cupped her cheeks in my palm.

"Stay aware, and safe whenever I'm not around. I can't risk your life." I say firmly but gently. I see her gaze softened slightly, I know she is attracted to me.

But I don't want her attraction. I want her heart, trust.

"I'll leave, close the door after me securely, little spark." I kissed her forehead before pulling back and looking down in her eyes.

"You kissed me." She murmurred. I don't think she mind.

"Did that make you feel uncomfortable?" I mumbled, my thumb rubbing on her cheek bones.

She unknowingly shook her head. I knew she isn't uncomfortable with me. Our past still holds that potential.

Realising she just agreed to be comfortable with that kiss, she instantly lowered her eyes, making my smile softly.

After few minutes, I pulled away and walked out of her room towards the maindoor of her apartment. I hear her footsteps following me. I reached the door and turned to see her standing few steps away.

"You changed your mind about two days?" I said with a mischievous smirk.

"N-no, just don't make any sound while you leave." She said, trying to sound firm. I glanced at her last time and left.

I walked out of her apartment and after few minutes, I was down the building, near the footpath. Leaning against my bike, I kept my eyes upwards to her window.

Yeah, I did say her that tonight I won't take her with me. But I have to keep eyes on her.

Minutes passed by, my phone pinged with a message. I fish out my phone from my pocket to see, it's Alex.

I frowned at the message. My eyes slightly widened at a realisation.

Alex's message says.

"Your grandfather,
John Ravenwood is alive."

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