Chapter 21: Chapter 21

Alistair was not sure if the fate had gone berserk or destiny had finally stopped favoring him altogether. The long lashes kissing his virile features were morphed into intense fury.

Since the day Karma has entered his life six months ago he had felt only two emotions, one was anger because she tested him every single time and the second was peace, having her close to him was like seating a drug addict inside of a warehouse filled with cocaine and yet not allowing him to have a whiff.

It was pure torture, Alistair would never lie, he had seen beauties of all kind in all these years, innocent, kind, some were regal others were soft but Karma was an ethereal fairy, so lethal that she would cut the tongue that said something of displeasure towards her, she was crude and manipulative, too brutal and sinning but the irony was Alistair was ready to sin for her.

She matched him like a piece of broken crystal glass finding its other crooked half that fit every ridge and groove. A woman as such as her should draw any man away with fear but Alistair rejoiced in the fact that she could only be his, there would honestly be men who would die to stand by the tigress but the dignity and courage to hunt with her.....only he had that courage.

It was only three days ago that she got jealous of Scarlett, for what matter...Alistair was not even aware, how could she compare herself to any other woman, for Alistair, Karma was an alluring drop of nectarous honey which fell from the heavens and directly into his palm.

He had thought that their complicated relationship would now come to a closure but then for two days the woman decided not to show up, here Alistair did not need ask why, only the next day he was informed from the headquarters that they were going to raid the private islands belonging to Alaric and he smiled in satisfaction.

She had started the plan, so he could not help but back her up. Instead of the normal police investigation, he rather dispatched the high end officials of the secret services comprising of assassins and spy which could not be questioned and manipulated. Very soon the father son duo would be dragged to court.

But the happiness he felt disappeared today the moment Aiden brought a printed letter with Karma's sign on it, the woman dared to resign.

Alistair had crumbled the paper, tearing it vigorously and throwing away. The woman was too daring and he now intended to know how she thought that he would let her go.

His car zoomed like a bullet breaking all rules and protocols but he did not bothered, the roads passing in a shiny blur due the the various neon signboards.

The Mercedes Benz was boarded as soon as he heard Aiden saying those words.

"She said that she knew the poison was going to make her old wounds bleed but she drank it anyway hoping that it would deem her immortal."

Alistair was certain that Karma referred to him as a poison and also that he had betrayed her trust. His mind was dizzy with the things happening and he didn't even realized that his car was now parked right infront of her magnanimous mansion.

The glass window was pulled down making a guard step close to identify the male.

"Sir, we have strict orders, our miss does not wish to see anybody."

Alistair's jaw clenched, what did she wanted to prove? surely she did not even planned to give him a chance to correct things that had gone wrong.

If she would join any other organization it was sure she would meet new people, it would not be a big deal if anyone took interest in her, he could simply make that person disappear from the face of the earth but what if...what if she liked someone else.

It made Alistair jealous, she was his girl and liking someone else....he could not let that happen.

She belonged only to him.

"I am Alistair, her fiancé" The guards looked at each other, another one speaking in a low voice as if not wanting to be the one suffering his wrath.

There was no single person who did not knew of him and his identity so the fear was inevitable.

"Sir, ma'am specifically said that if we will let you enter....she will make us starve on the streets, have mercy sir."

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Karma took another swig, the hundred year aged wine that was meant to be enjoyed in delicate sips was gulp down without any grace, the pine haired beauty had a very low alcohol tolerance, the fact that it was her first time consuming it in such amount only made her felt drunk more.

Earlier it was just a sip or two among the high profile people where the alcohol content was toned down to avoid any unnecessary mayhem but today it was a means by which one tried to run away from the thoughts inside their head.

That day when she returned from the meeting, instead of feeling extreme satisfaction there was a void, something empty inside her heart. She had told Alistair most of the things about herself but he had shared none of his.

He had betrayed her.

And Karma felt exhausted, if Alistair wanted to play it like that, then she would accept it.

When the empty bottle clanked on the ground beside Karma, the girl did not even flinched to open a new one, her heart hazy but mind working extremely sharply.

A file was kept infront of her, the dirty little secrets of her 'fiance' being laid infront her eyes and the woman smiled sinisterly.

She liked him, after along time of denying her heart she realized the more she tried to push him away the more her heart yearned for him. She wanted to kill him but at the same time wanted to ask him the reason because the heart was in denial.

Alistair was not Alaric, he would not betray her but if she was wrong.....

That secret file was surely not everything, the secrets not too many and not enough to bring him to his knees when she wanted to but something was surely better than nothing and the woman celebrated in that context.

Dark blue wall which she sat against was illuminated with moonlight but else the entire room was immersed in darkness similar to her heart,her belongings were in disarray on the bed while her fingers were playing with the edge of a knife.

Although the woman was till now a ball of emotional mess but her brain still worked fine,luckily it would take a few moments for the alcohol to kick in.

Rustling of the leaves made her ears perk up but what followed was deafening silence, before anyone could blink a hand clutched her face and her knife flashed dangerously directed towards the zirconium eyes, the sharp blade just a centimeter away from the beautiful irises.

"Baby" If possible Karma's hold on the weapon tightened even further and she moved it from infront of his eyes to his throat.

"Don't you fucking call me that." she shrugged off his hands off her, making him leisurely take a seat beside her on the cold floor.

"This knife is a distraction, either kill me or move it away." Karma moved the weapon away throwing it against the nearest wall, where it embedded with a slash making Alistair nothing less than impressed.

"What is it? What had made you throw a tantrum again?' his eyes saw the file and he who had long made his mind to approach the situation calmly breathed deeply to exhale the fury developing inside him.

"If you needed to know something, you should talk to me instead of going to such lengths to extract petty secrets of mine." by now he was being completely ignored, the girl taking another gulp of the liquid watched the moon through the window with blurry eyes.

Alistair snatched the bottle making a few droplets dribble down her lips. She moved her head to look into his eye the addiction finally entering her system rendering her bold and emotional.

The moonlight shone on her features making them glow, pouty lips darkening to a shade of red due to the wine while the soft waves framed her doe like cyan eyes in the dark, yet the light inside them seemed to be sparling like the stars have made them their abode.

"None of you are different, all are same and you....you are the cruelest of them." Alistair had already stopped breathing watching her magnificence and innocence a possessive feeling covered his frost heart but as soon as some tears spilled down those crystal clear irises it was a war.

"What have a done little girl, why such words?" he asked softly, both his palm holding her face like a sacred lotus petal encasing the fragile dew drops of morning inside them. As he rested his forehead against her, the girl watched him with awe despite the tears making the rims of her eyes red.

A frail finger traced his jawline, watching the way those feral eyes glinted like chaos and peace both residing in an infinite abyss, he looked like he was a commander leading his warrior to a bloodbath, unreasonable yet fierce for victory but at the same time a protector for his loved ones.

Karma swayed trying to shift her position, Alistair held her waist as she guided herself to climb on his lap, the once clear blues frosting now with a cover of mist.

"You have used me, you betrayed my trust. You are a military general," She looked at him as her hands held his shoulders while he made her comfortable on his lap.

"Baby...." he sighed knowing she will forget all of this in morning and whatever he explains would go in vain but he could not stop himself from smoothing down her fluffered feathers.

"....yes I am a general but much before that I am qualified as a spy, I cannot go announcing my real identity to the world can I?, baby I did planned to tell you when you entered that department yourself, this relevation will only bring tremendous trouble to you nothing else.

Now you being at that place yourself..." he told her softly watching her observing himself with keen eyes.

".....will you tell your sister your designation?" Karma scratched her head making him almost coo at her adorableness, after thinking for a few moments the girl replied in denial.

Her palm smoothed over his left cheek." You are so handsom-e" a hiccup followed her statement making her mouth shut as she laid her head on his shoulders.

"Alistair?"

"hmm" he cherished the moments with her, his heart full with her in his arms, everything falling into the right place.

Salvation and Redemption

He felt that he had conquered the world.

"Will you kiss me?" the innocently asked question was followed by her soft body against his, her lips colliding with his before he could reply, the sweet taste of wine entwining with his masculine fragrance made her feel dizzy, the passion he answered with was more than what Karma bargained for, the way his biceps flexed when he held her tightly molding her into him.

fire danced on her lips as she felt lost, breathless yet refusing to take an ounce of air if it meant separating from him.

When Alistair pulled away making her head rest on his chest, his hands on her back stopping any movements of hers, the girl realized that she was grinding her core to his now hardened length.

Without a care in the world her eyes closed with a murmur sweet as honey escaping her lips.

"If you left me, I will kill you." Alistair sighed holding the girl bridal style to place her on the cotton cloud bed knowing that even in sleep it was not an empty threat.

It was good then, he did not planned to go anywhere else.