Chapter Fifty-seven : I'm Coming For You
Maya's POV
His calculating gaze ran over my face expressionlessly and his brows lifted.
" Really? Why? " He asked, still fixing his intelligent gaze on .
I glanced up at him sternly " Firstly, you saw as so sort of ga. A prize to be won just to irk Niklaus "
A look of surprise crossed Eden's features which I didn't fail to capture " I cannot deny that Maya , Niklaus and I has always been competitive from birth " He explained but that didn't makeup for the fact that he used several tis as an instrunt to cause trouble.
"You see ? " I pointed out " Niklaus never saw that way from the very beginning, he saw as a normal human being, soone to be respected and- "
" To have sex with? " Eden interjected.
"Let's be frank here, that's what you guys think anyway. You see a pretty girl and you approach her, beginning to shower her with sweet nothings while your eyes roam over her body. Tell then, what are you guys thinking about with your eyes fixed on the swell of her breast, the fullness of her lips and the way her waist sways when she walks? "
Eden chuckled deeply " I think you're being cynical here "
I shot an eyebrow " Am I? "
Then slowly I moved towards him, enough for our eyes to be in the sa level as I challenged " Tell then, look in the eyes and tell you didn't think about that when you first saw ? "
His eyes narrowed down at surprisingly before it turned darker "Trust when I say I did think about it , just as I am thinking right now "
My eyes widened in both surprise and shock, the contents of his words hitting hard as I blushed.
I swallowed deeply, this was not how I expected his answer to go. How could one innocent question turn ambiguous in a re second?
"W-well.. you see. I was absolutely right! You guys are all the sa, hehe!. Thinking abut it on the first eting... I'm right "
Even I knew I was babbling nervously just to ease this awkward tension hanging around us talk more him, there was no sense in whatever I was saying.
Suddenly, I closed my face with my palms as I pleaded " Please drive ho cause I'm embarrassed to the core "
Thankfully he didn't say anything and just roared the engine to life and continued his journey.
The ride this ti wasn't as tensed as earlier though the awkwardness still remained. while I would steal occasional glances at Eden wondering what he was thinking cause he wrinkled his forehead in grim?concentration.
Was his taut face because of my response earlier or was he concentrating on the road ahead?
"I'm -"
"Don't say a word " He shunned " Or I might get distracted. "
He gave a short side glance " You said to give the road my full undivided attention " He reminded .
Oh about that ' I said that in a fit of anger ' , I wanted to say to him but decided against it. It was better that way, at lest I don't have to spend my ti deciphering if any words he vomits is true or not.
Without wasting much ti, we arrived at Nik's place and he pulled the car to the side. I removed the seatbelt and was about to climb out the car when I felt soone tug gently on my arm.
"About what I was asking -"
"Nik was the first person that reached out a helping hand to when I needed it the most" I said , interrupting him in the process
"Though he dislikes tears so much but he still gave his shoulder to cry on " I mulled it over in mory with a smile on my face and a dreamlike fascination.
" Honestly, he was quite frustrating when he kept making decisions that were over the counter without my permission and though I was angry, I was delighted too ..." I trailed and found myself facing Eden "Because for the first ti ever in my entire life, I found soone who was on my side without faking it "
Eden's Jaw tightened while his gaze turned cold , stormy even , yet with a hint of sadness, he seems to have guessed what I'm about to do.
" So I would really love it if you stopped dragging into your wars.I might not know what transpired between you and Nik to bring on this kind of hatred but it's consuming the both of you already, don't you see it - "
"With this kind of heart, you won't even last a day in the Spencer family " He replied with a tone that sent shivers down my spine.
Suddenly he grabbed my chin, firmly but not tight enough to leave a bruise.
"Niklaus has been taking from since childhood till now, everything I had to work for was given to him on a platter of gold ! " He spat, his face leaning closer to mine until our noses were touching
" Even the one I loved " He continued " He took her away and not only that, caused her death and now, what do you expect to do? wish him happiness? "
I gulped, so late Kay is the problem here.
I clenched my fist at the sides and shut my eyes close when his eyes flickered to my lips, he was going to kiss .
But just when I thought his lips was going to et mine, he moved his lips to my ears and muttered " Just relax love, I'm coming to take you away from him soon and then proposal or not, you'll want nothing but to be with "
I now understood why Nik wanted to drive ho with Eden, he wanted to open my eyes. It seems I was too relaxed with Eden and that's the goddamned truth and problem.
I know the two cousins were at war with each other but I never took it serious, I just waved it off, thought of it as a constant squabble between family mbers.
But this wasn't a simple scuffle but a survivor of the fittest and I had to put my guard up whether I liked it or not.
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