They both were left alone as soon Haseeb was taken out of his office. Finding herself alone with him, Zahra begin to hiccup with pure fear and her eyes nearly came out of there sockets when he begin to move towards her and she impulsively begin take few steps backwards.
Her teeth begin to clatter on seeing his calm livid form.
"I...(hiccup)...sor..ry (hiccup)" she stuttered, lightly hicupping unable to form a coherent sentence.
She was already crying.
"For what my love?" He asked in his deceiving sweet tone, taking a step towards her.
Her heart skipped beat.
"I...am...(hiccup)" again she failed to complete her sentence due to the immense fear as she took a step back and he took one towards her.
She was alone, no one can save her now.
"What happened? Why're you crying?" He feigned ignorance, moving towards her, his hands inside his pockets and his head tilted a bit.
His face, his features had schooled back there calm expression but they both knew what he was feeling from inside.
"Pl..ease." she sobbed, still moving back.
"Stop moving." he gritted.
She gulped and took a step back.
The cold wall touched her back.
Her heart dropped.
Within nanoseconds, he was infront her and caged her between him and the wall. His one hand rested on the wall while the other still in his pocket.
His brought his face closer to hers. Too close that they were taking in and out the same air. And then his features morphed within seconds, making her to curse for the day she was born.
His eyebrows pulled down together.
His pupils dilated and the grey was all lost being replaced by the black.
His eyelids wide opened as he stared her.
The vein at his forehead and temple popped out and begin to throb.
His jaw clenched.
His nostrils flared.
His lips formed a narrow line.
A sudden adrenaline coursed through his veins as he abruptly threaded his fingers into her locks and brought her face closer to her that there lips were touching.
"Ahhh....." she moaned with pain as his grip increased.
And a slap landed on her face. Her face turned to a side and then he backhanded her on the other side. He repeated it until her face had dark red finger marks on it making her dizzy.
"I had always made it clear to you never to betray me." He muttered after finishing his torture on her face as his hold tightened remarkably and pain etched on her face.
Her heart was beating fast. She was feeling severe pain in her scalp as well as on her face. Her hands immediately moved towards his trying to pry them off of her head but he pushed her head backwards, arching her chest.
"Ple...ase lea..ve me!" she begged still clawing at his hands.
"And" he whispered, gripping her throat tightly, blocking her oxygen.
Her eyes pulled out as she begin to shake like a fish deprived of water. Her mouth opened widely to take large gulps of air but his tight hold hindered her to do so.
"You did exactly that. Bravo." he mused, muttering under his breath.
Zahra begin to see black dots infront of her. Her chest constricted and her head felt like a feather. She was at the verge of consciousness when he suddenly left her and backhanded her again.
Her knees hit the floor as she fell down and begin to cough violently and take large gulps of air. Her cheek throbbed with pain and her scalp was burning.
"I had told you if you ever dare to betray me, I'll inflict such a pain on your mind and body that you'll kill yourself with your hands." he snarled, reminding her of his promise, his teeth colliding with each others and dread pooled in her stomach after listening his words.
Her whole system was shaking, with pain, fear and helplessness. She wanted to run and hide somewhere. She can't take his beatings anymore but she knew she hadn't even started yet.
He squatted down to her level and brushed the stray strands of hair, tucking them behind her ear. Gripping her jaw tightly, he turned her head towards her.
"Do you wanted that?"
Her heart dropped. And she shook her head in negative like a scared puppy would do.
"No..o" she stuttered in a shaky low tone.
"Then why you betrayed me Zahra?"
Seconds passed but she was unable to answer him when his hold tightened on her jaw making her squeak with pain as he brought his head closer to hers.
"Answer!" he roared making her flinch.
"Because I love him." she breathlessly replied and earned another smack on her face, making her fell back as she begin to hiccup.
He was raged. The thought that she loved someone else was making his blood boil. He wanted to kill her slowly and painfully. He wanted her to torture her to death. He thought that he had made her his. Only his. If not by his barbaraic attitude then by his sweet behaviour. He had fell for her. He had begun to trust her. But he was wrong. She loved another man!
He gripped the nape of her neck, turning her towards him.
"You loved him and because of him you played with my fucking feelings!" he boomed making her flinch.
The guilt and remorse which she felt all the time immediately surfaced up as she spilled the truth.
"I'm sorry. I had no other option. If I had to get Daniyal then I had to betray you. I had to make you think that I've accepted this marriage. There was no other way for me to escape with Daniyal if I didn't have your trust. I'm sorry. I'm so sorry." She answered truthfully in one go.
He looked at her in disbelief. He couldn't believe that his wife was so sharp, cunning and manipulative. It was her plan. She had fucking plotted all of this. All the time she was playing with him.
He laughed. The woman he thought was the epitome of innocence and naivety was actually so mendacious. deceitful and dishonest. From the very start, she was betraying him to get her lover. From the beginning, she already had planned to betray him.
He couldn't believe his luck, his wife was exactly like his mother. The loathe which he had for his mother surfaced and he begin to feel the same hate for her.
He started to hate her that moment.
The love was changed to hate.
And the desire to claim her as his grew more and more.
It was a twisted hate.
A hate with possession!
"Zahra I'll kill that lover of yours." he whispered and her eyes widened.
Before she could beg her, he harshly hit the the handle of his gun to her temple and she drifted into darkness.