Chapter 16

No Tears

“Don’t love too deeply

Until you’re sure that the other

Person loves you with the same depth.

Because the depth of your love today

Is the depth of your wound

Tomorrow.

Rose POV.

i lie there quietly, not wanted to disturb the moment we are having. I am not a heavy sleeper since the childhood. I knew when he enter inside my room using the attached door. Now i need to talk about it tomorrow about it. I am damn sure i lock it and the key is still in my drawer.

Oh no bad idea if I complain than he will know that I know about him coming in my room every night. If you asking how than I already told you.

I felt a bed dip , he sat on the edge of the bed. I can feel his instance gaze on me which make me nervose but i didn't let it show in my face.

Making my breath even so he won't doubt that i am not sleeping. He move from his position and lie beside me, maybe he saw my frown. his hand creasing my hair and to tell you the truth, this feeling is bless. I never knew i would like people touching my hair , but his figures running in my hair make me relax , his mans cologne hit my nostrils and i inhale deeply.

His hands stop moving and i pouted without realizing and this terrifies me, but he didn't say anything but i felt his figure tracing the outline of my lips, i control myself from reacting but the next thing happen which shocked me.

He kissed me, my heart started to beat faster, body stiff but like he didn't notice the slight change because he is busy ravishing my lips, his lips on mine feel good and so damn right. My eyes wide open to see his eyes closed. But when he opened his eyes, he froze too, not moving .

His eyes held mine a slight terrifying its gone as it came, our lips still attached, not breaking eye contact for a minute when he hurriedly rose up and stood in front of me. I stare at the place where , he was earlier sudden missing his presence.

"umm i .. i its not what think , its j.. ust" he try to explain but fail miserly.

"fuck" he cursed under his breath running his hand in his hairs making his look more hot. Damn man god really bless me with the hot husband. I thought.

" i am sorry" he said making me come out my admiring session . I stare at his eye only to see regret. For what kissing me. I sat up straight in my bed.

" it was not suppose to happen in first place" he said crushing my heart but why! Why i am feeling pain. " i just want to talk but you already gone to sleep so, i thought about to ... ugh, i apologize for ,my behavior , its just happen , nothing it is forget it .. yeah forget about the kiss , the kiss never happen--

“ get out” I said trying hard to control my rage.

“ what” he ask sounding like he didn’t heard.

“I SAID GET OUT” I said furiously.

He stood there string me for a second. he open his mouth to say something but close it, giving me a last glance he walk out from my room leaving me in a darkness. I fisted my hand trying to calm my self. My body shake violently wanted to release but I hold myself from lashing out.

The anger is not for him, its for me. Is me who forget why I am here, and dare to even think that there is something between us. I should have warn him the first time he came but my stupid self which still exist stop me from doing. I shut my eyes counting numbers in my head to my nerves calm but it didn’t help.

Its emma who always help me, she is the sweet little thing who awake a sweet side in me. only she can do that. thinking about her , her smile and those bright innocent eyes which is unaware of the cruel peoples around her.

I got up from my bed and walk toward balcony, I sat on the chair folding my legs to my chest and place my head on it, looking outside. The same green and dark forest which is getting which is now showered by the moon with his brightness but what about my darkness, what about my empty soul. A lone tear rolled down but I quickly wipe it away.

“ no you are not crying, not for my life , him or everyone, don’t forget why are you here” I said to myself. “ yes, no tears now time for others to cry not me and you will make them cry” I promise myself.

Third person POV.( consider it as your or mine)

After what happened, she promise herself that she will never let anything effect her, she is not the same rose as before, she is change and for good, she thought but the question is. Is she?

No one know about the broken girl and she never ever wanted anyone to know about that, but she collect herself, her broken pieces to make sure no one hurt her.

Rose left her room after deciding what to do. She is hurt, don’t know but she will make sure that no one know if she. Walking downstairs she made her way to the dining table where sara place her breakfast, she sat and gave her breakfast in silence. After she was done , she ask sara about zyan.

“ where is Mr. bruce”. She ask in monotone, sara stare her face for a second off course the slight change in her tone of voice is not hidden but didn’t comment, spending time with rose from a month , sara know how she behave with her or any other maids, she know that she is not a bad person and if she talk like that, that means something went wrong.

“ Mr. Bruce is in his study” sara answered and rose nodded. She turn to walk toward his study but turn to sara.

“ I’ll be late or must be gone for a day, so don’ t make dinner for me” she said to sara plainly but tried to said as normal as can. Sara nodded her head.

“yes rose” sara said.

After that rose went to his office, its weekend that means no office for today, she want to clear things between zyan and her first than wanted to talk to hailey. She is the only one who can help her.

Se stood in front og his study, she knock. “ come in” said his voice.

Taking a deep breath, she enter and close the door behind her . Zyan was busy in his work or you might say pretended because of someone, what man he is a mafia, he can tell without glancing about the person who come. Living alone from a long time, he learn to be aware of his surrounding.

“ we need to talk” rose said while walking toward him and sat on the chair opposite to him. He look up to her from the papers seeing seriousness he nod. He close the folder and lean back in his seat making himself comfortable giving his full attention.

She place the file on his table toward h which , she have all along with her. He open it , ‘MARRIGE CONTRACT’ was written in a big bold letters. arch his brow at her in question. This is the contract of their marriage but why she is showing it him.

“clause 19, read it aloud” she said, he gave her look but turn the page and read it.

“clause 19 – Party A ( zyan bruce) and Party B ( rose smith) both will stay in professional. Intimating between party A and party B without their consent which is against the contract. If such a incident occurs than the party who initiate such incident will compensate the other party “.

He look up at her knowing well why she ask him to read it. ‘so my flower is clever’ he thought, smiling internally. He will gave her everything she want, he won’t hesitate to even give her his all wealth but he wanted to hear it from her, he was happy but there is slight disappointment that maybe she is like others who are after money but he shook his thoughts not wanted to let it affect him.

“ so what do you want me to do” he ask watching her carefully.rose clear her throat, “ first of all Mr. Bruce I want—he cut her .

“ Zyan” he said sternly. she stare at his eyes which held anger.

“ Zyan” she said and continue “ as the contract said ,I want something from you”.

“ what” he ask, thinking how much money she want, I can give her whatever she want, after all she is whim I lo- his chain of thought broke after hearing her .

“ your words” she replied.

“ for what” he ask ,looking at her with blank face but only he know how much he is happy and confuse at the same time about what she asked.

“ for whatever I have to say, you will comply ” she said, he thought for a second and nod.

“ words, Mr. Bruce” she said smirking. A little bit teasing won’t hurt . she thought.

He was amused, no one ever talk to him not even colt, he may call him asshole but he no not to insult him, that’s the border he draw between them. But her telling or you can say ordering him should make him offended but it feel good in a wired way according to him, because the Bruce never take orders from anyone but their love once are exception.

“ you have my words rose” he said, chuckling to himself.

“ good, now come to the straight point” she said coldly making a sudden change in the atmosphere.

“ As you said, you want us to be friends , so I will be stay as friend and I expect the same from you. And if you want that, than I required my personal space” she said to which he stare in space. So she continue , he listen everything even if he is asleep , she thought.

“ and what happened yesterday “ she said , he look at her face finding for any reaction but she make her face blank.

“I want that to never happen” she said , he nod . “ anything else” he ask.

“ oh , zyan its just the beginning, there is a big list going on” she said smirking.

Back to Rose POV.

I leave his study smiling. The face is worth seeing, when I tell him that I know he came in my room in past but he is mastered in hiding his emotions. I went to my room to get ready. Yeah , I am spending my weekend with hailey and there is no need for his permission and I am free from his bodyguard .

I leave my room and went downstairs, zyan sat on the couch with colt maybe discussing something. Sara came from kitchen with a tray in her hand which has some ice qubes, she saw me her eyes widen and I smile at her reaction.

“ sara I am going somewhere and won’t be coming home tonight” I inform her . well I already did that in the morning but I want him to hear . she nodded giving me her genuine smile. I walk towards the main door, when I heard colt voice.

“ are you going to a club or something” he ask . I turn around to face him. Zyan also looking at me more like checking me out. I smirk internally.

“ some where like that” I said. “ umm” he hummed and I leave and went in garage my jaw drop, I swear it almost touch the ground.

All kind of cars in a huge room, why to say garage when it look like a one fucking big showroom. some of are which I didn’t even know the name maybe I was busy to notice . what , I am not a typical romance novel girl who doesn’t know about these things.

Cars are my favorites and the black Audi R8 was my baby, yeah she is my baby. I quickly grab my keys and sat inside , I rub my palm together excitedly , starting the engine , my baby reared to life and I drove off out of garage and in a not so busy rode.

I was driving with kind of good mood, a car honk and I gave it a way. It pass through mine , I drive to hailey house , it take half an hour to drive , what can I say my contract husband choose to build his mansion out of nowhere.

I was half way through when saw the same car which was passed by a minutes ago behind my car. i arch my brow , slightly confuse.

‘ is this car following me’ I thought. I have to take left for her house route but take right, and it turn right too than I take another right and it did the same again.

I smirk.

“ you don’t have any idea whom you are playing , zyan” .