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Empty Canvas

" Why's this one plain?? " Karan asked, as I walked beside him in front of an empty canvas.

" God knows why. " I answered, walking up to the next painting and uncovered it while He kept staring at the empty canvas.

I had revealed all the paintings and didn't find anything helpful by now while Karan was still standing in front of that empty canvas.

"Do you think there's something?? " I asked, going back to him.

"Close the curtains." He said I frowned. But without asking anything I walked up and shut all the curtains that we had opened after coming here. The room went dark and pulled out my phone from the pocket to use the torch. But Karan had already switched on the torch of his own phone. Nonetheless, I used my own and walked up to him, only to find him frozen.

"Wha-

My words got stuck in my throat when I looked at the canvas which was empty a moment ago.

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I was in no mood for any of this bullshit but as the party was held for me, I decided to go and get ready. When I stepped out of the bathroom Karan was staring at his phone still in his tee and jeans.

" We can do it later. Now get ready so we can go and see what the hell is happening outside. " I said walking up to the dressing table and started to brush my hair without sparing him any glance.

Suddenly fingers brushed on my back and I looked instanty up in the mirror to find Karan standing behind me.

"Wh-What are you doing?? " I asked but he didn't speak, instead pushed my hair to one side, bent a little down then kissed my back. It was too late to realise that I forgot to pull my zipper up.

Shit!!

I jolted at the sudden electrical wave that ran in my body at his touch. My breath started to come heavier and I could hear my heartbeats around the whole damn room. I fisted the sides of my dress as I felt my knees start to weaken. But he didn't stop there. His one hand sneaked in front holding me from my stomach as he pushed the dress down off my one shoulder and started showering my exposed skin with kisses. My breaths were speeding with his every igniting touch and I closed my eyes, unable to look at my red face in the mirror.

His other hand traced down my arm, while his lips continued that sweet torture. A loud moan escaped my lips when he bit on my neck and I fell back on his chest unable to stand on my own feet. He clutched my arms tightly on my stomach and gave a last kiss on my cheek while I kept taking deep breaths to find the oxygen which seemed to have finished in this suddenly cosy,hot room.

"You are making me do things that I had never dared to think of ." His rough whispers with burning breaths made another addition in my clouded senses and I found myself out of words. I couldn't make myself open my eyes.

"This scenario isn't helping the situation at all, Monami. If you are willing to attend the party, get away from me or I'll end up doing things you wouldn't want right now." His words made me open my eyes in shock as I looked at him from the mirror. His black eyes had turned into an even darker shade that I never knew existed and were staring at me.

"K-Kara-

" Stop." He said, abruptly stepping away rubbing his forehead.

"Are you fine?? " Composing myself, I stepped towards him to check if something's wrong but he took another step away and stopped me raising his one hand.

"Fix your dress." He said with tight jaws while looking away and I pulled the dress over my shoulders.

I stood there dumbly while he took his clothes and locked himself in the bathroom.

I exhaled heavily and tried to calm my nerves down when another wave of the memory of a moment ago crashed on my brain and I felt my heartbeat quickening again.

Get away from me or I'll end up doing things you wouldn't want right now.

'If he only knew.' I blushed at my own thoughts and unknowingly wished to have not obeyed his words and witnessed the consequences.

Damn Monami!! You are losing it.

Throwing my shameless thoughts and the visions on the back of my mind, I got ready and then dialled a number.

" Mr. Khan. Please send Sahil Singh upstairs." I said to the new security incharge of the palace and he immediately said 'okay' before I disconnected the call. Then I walked up to the bed and dropped myself on it to wait for Karan. My eyes fell on his phone which was left unlocked and I reached to grab it. As expected, he was seeing the picture of that empty canvas. Chachi had called me to get ready as the guests had already started arriving so we needed to run back from that room and we took this picture of the canvas.

In the heart of the palace, where secrets reside,
A chessboard awaits, where Manami's fate is tied.
A riddle to unlock, a chess move to make,
With the black queen's power, her path she'll take.
Next, find the echoes of her laughter and tears,
Within the pages of a book, spanning the years.
But beware the thorns that guard her truth,
A rose, fragile yet strong, a clue uncouth.
When petals fall, revealing the way,
The door shall open to a brighter day.

A riddle, which proved that there's something which is waiting for me to reveal it. There's something for me to reach and uncover. Something that Dadu knew and entrusted only me to reach it. Whatever it is, but it has made the one thing very clear, that there's so much more than we could see.

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