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It was something in his eyes that made him remained in her mind for three days. He was really a man with that dominant beard and burning aura around him. But the thing that caught his attention was unvoiced dark grey orbs who looked at her like would ravish her whole.  

She never felt like that as she had been out around many different types of men. She met with men with dominant aura that scared her off but this type of dominant aura had another type of effect on her which she failed to conclude. She wasn't scared of him as she should be but she was bothered by his presence in some othe way. Especially her body which wasn't in herself these days. Goosebumps would erupt in his presence as the fact that she could be killed with his hands didn't bother her much as that didn't scare her much as she was scared of his eyes more just because of it's effect on her heart that just betrayed her with quickened heartbeat.                                                                                 

She shrugged off her thoughts as might be she was beating a dead horse but still the tranquility, that haunts others, made her sad. She glanced one last time in the mirror as she was wearing a mustard dress loosely hanging against her skin, hiding her curves that made people's eyes to glint with lust and mind to go for not-so-sinleas thoughts. She was putting on little make-up that includes her one and only pinkish gloss and her mascara. She wasn't wearing any jewelry except her mother's ribbon shaped pendent that always remained against her neck as a moral support.                                                                                

Since three days, she was in her home. Neither did they called her nor she was willing to do so. She was all happy until last night when she received email to come his home for tomorrow.                                                                                  She was closing her room's door while chucking her bag on her shoulder when she saw Zoha ascending the stairs. She was looking tired as she was coming from her night-shift. But the thing that caught Anna's attention was reddish blue tiny marks on her collar bone.                                                                                

"Good Morning." Zoha mumbled as she direly needed a good sleep.                                                                                 

"A very good morning to you ." Anna said as amusement was dripping from her eyes but Zoha was too tired to notice them. She collapsed on her bed as Anna peeked through the door.

"You should use the restroom Zoha." Anna said while her one hand was resting on door's knob.                                                                                

"Why?" Zoha's mewl could be heard from her face flushed inside the pillow.                                                                                

"Ahm! Because..." Anna tried to act like a epitome of wisdom. " ...aunt will see what she isn't supposed to see at this age when chances of heart attacks are high. A sincere advise from your well wisher." With that she turned around leaving the door open. Zoha didn't flinch for a second then hurried inside the restroom. Anna was mid-stairs when she heard her low scream.                                                                                 

"What happened?" Aunt asked as the house wasn't so big to hide each other's secret.                                                                                

"Nothing she just realized that she is getting old and you should get her married before she bring you your grandchildren. A sincere advi..." She was saying when Aunt cut her in.                                                                                

" GOD FORBID! You always talk nonsense Anna. No matter what you will marry first because I want Zoha to complete her degree." She said sternly as Anna mumbled before departing.

" But she had other plans." Anna said as she knew since Zoha got to work with that black tuxedo guy, whose name was Haroon Ali there was something that was changed in Zoha. She knew that marks had some relation with Haroon but she would take the notice of the details afterwards. Right now, she had to worry about that big fat man.

A pet name given to Mr Azhan Wali that if he would listen surely strangle Anna to death because his well-built body was the thing before his wealth that act like a magnet for women.                                                                                  Soon she arrived the Wali Palace to find Aliha in the lounge reading a spiritual novel, Me & Rumi. She was wearing a long multi colored shirt with white dubatta hanging on her shoulder. Her hair was in a french bun with some loosely hanging flicks kissing her cheeks and neck. She was like the princess in the stories who was too fragile and as sensitive as the mimosa that they would break with a tiny heartbreak.                                                                                

"Assalamualaikum!" Anna said as Aliha who was so engrossed in her reading smiled and greeted back.

"Walikum Aslam!"                                                                                 

"So where's your big f-brother." Anna's stopped herself from saying something bad that was true also.                                                                                 

"Most probably waiting for his coffee." She said as she suppressed her smile. Anna's smile vanished. She wanted the tiled floor to open and took her in. "Don't worry I would teach you it will take a minute or two." Aliha said as she mumbled a thanks. After few seconds they were in the kitchen as there were two more helpers working there. Aliha was making coffee and she was looking her keenly when she asked.

"So what do you do?"                                                                                 

"I..um... nothing special."                                                                                

" What about your studies?"                                                                                

" I am actually homeschooled. I never went out. You know security threats or because of my over-confident brother." She mumbled the last part. " And it's ready " Aliha added as the coffee was ready.                                                                                  "How did you know about that coffee thing?" Anna asked taking that coffee mug.                                                                                

" I heard him ordering for a new coffee machine." She said making Anna to turn beetroot for embarrassment.                                                                                  

"Let me take this coffee to hi..." Anna was saying when Aliha took that coffee mug from her.

"No he won't drink coffee from my hand. You go and make a new one for him. He must be waiting for you." She said as Anna was decent to not ask more about their brother-sister relationship. Anna turned only to find a small boy of five years, entering the kitchen. He was in his sleeping dress with his eyes still puffy.                                                                                  

"Hey, you are so cute baby." Anna cupped his cheeks as Aliha introduced him as her younger brother.                                                                                 

"Don't call me baby. Bring me my milk." And with that he left. Grumpy like his brother.                                                                                 She entered the room only to find him engrossed in his tie. It was looking he was not so good in tying but she ignored and knocked.

Then again and got ignored in return. He didn't even look up to see her. She rolled her eyes and went towards the coffee maker as now both had their backs against each other. She could feel his burning gaze on her back, causing goosebumps to arise on her skin.                                                                                 Her breathing was uneven only because of his mere presence in the room.  She made coffee as she turned around to find him tossing his tie away while cursing. Someone's in a bad mood early in the morning!                                                                                

"Coffee sir." She said as she forwarded the tray only for him to smashed it against the wall.                                                                                  

"I AM TELLING YOU ONE LAST TIME. I FUCKING HATE PEOPLE WHO DON'T TAKE WORK SERIOUSLY." He growled as his eyes were red, his chest was vibrating with his heavy breaths. She was scared stiff as she didn't know what happened suddenly.                                                                                

"W-what h-have I-I done?" Her voice came all the which stuttering as her vision got blurry because of the tears making their way.                                                                                 

"Don't you just fucking dare to cry in front of me. " He said raising his finger with a frustrated expression as he abruptly caged her between him and the vanity table only for her to shriek at the sudden act. He was so close and she was visibly trembling.

" I was shot that day and you should've here for me because you are my fucking PA but what you did you didn't come for three fucking days  and now you came because of that email but instead of coming here you went to spend some time with my sister." He hissed near her face as she was looking down, not able to meet his gaze.                                                                                

"I-I..c-coffee..." She was so scared that she couldn't make words.                                                                                 

"I don't give a flying fuck about that." He said as he grabbed her arms in a painful way.

" This is the first and last time you have done this. Now move and come to office on your own. " He said as he went outside, leaving her alone in that squirmed state, breathing heavily.