Mine To Be Called ✓

~~•Ten•~~

An amusing glow appeared in Shah's eyes when she came near him. She sighed before sitting on the edge of the bed. The terrible look of his wound made her gutted and a wave of bitter taste came in her mouth at his sight. She swallowed the nausea before cleaning his wound with an antiseptic.

"How you got it?" She finally again implored, as she put a white bandage over the wound after clearing it of all the blood and scrapes.

She many times did the work of first aid in her home when someone got a mild injury. But this was one was so severe and looked very unsightly in appearance that she had to abate a nausea at every point. She didn't know how Shah was bearing it. Whether he didn't feel this much pain or he wasn't showing it but whatever it was, one wouldn't just sit calmly like this with such a big wound over your arm.

"It's a little unsuccessful attempt by my rivals to kill me as I knocked down a bunch of their men," he replied, peacefully.

Andaleeb stilled and met his eyes. "You are a killer."

He blinked. "Who I am, it needs me to get rid of people who betray in any way possible."

"Who are you?" She inquired.

"I am the son of a landlord in Sindh, Pakistan. His heir. Those people were hunting me to bring me down but I failed their attempts," he replied, calmly.

She placed a gauze over the bandage. "Oh. So are they again looking out for you and that's the reason you want this place as a rescue?"

"Hmm. Once I reconnect with my right-hand man who is currently missing from my contact, I'll leave. So you don't have to worry about me being an annoyance for you," he murmured, smiling slightly.

She stood up. "Better if this happens as quickly as possible. I need my phone. My sister must be worrying for me."

He raised his brow. "You wouldn't get any of your belongings unless I connect with my help. We agreed on this, Andi. Don't you remember?"

She exhaled. "I hadn't forgotten anything. You can keep the other things if you still want to be a useless prick but I need my phone back. My sister will become suspicious."

Shah chuckled. "These cuss words make you sound and look cute, Andi."

"Shut your mouth and do as I am saying!" She stressed on every word.

He regarded her ironically. "First order something to eat for me and then I promise you, I'll give you your phone."

She folded her arms over her chest. "How can I believe you?"

He scratched his nose but then again came out with something. It was a beautiful pendant formed in a key-shaped design. He stretched his hand

"You can keep this till I return your phone," he confided to her.

Andaleeb regarded him with a skepticism but took the pendant. It was made of pure diamond and looked valuable. "Why do you have so many of women's things with you? Are you a womanizer by any chance?"

He laughed out loud at this. "I purchased them for my sister. It's her birthday next month when I'll return to Pakistan."

She didn't say anything this time but again shoved it in her jacket pocket. "Now wear the damn shirt."

He smirked. "Fine. Definitely caught some blush on these adorable cheeks."

She glared at him before throwing the pillow on his face but he caught it skillfully. But to Andaleeb's liking, he again wore his bloody shirt followed by the overcoat again.

She ordered the food and after twenty minutes, when it arrived, she demanded her phone back.

"I always need someone's company to have meals. You are going to me give me company," he declined.

"Excuse me?" She was shocked.

"You will get your phone by only this way, Andi," he told her.

"I will also put this useless pendant in the dustbin," she snapped back.

He smiled. "Pendant can be purchased again. But I doubt this about the date of the phone. No matter what, your personal data is in my hands."

She glowered at him but now the aroma of the delicious food also made her stop. She hadn't eaten anything since morning and now her stomach was calling her. "Blackmailer asshole."

They ate their food in silence and as promised, Shah returned her phone and when she tried to give his pendant back, he stopped her.

"Keep it. You might need it again if I want you to do something for me," he asserted.

She shrugged her shoulders but put the pendant back in her pocket. This jerk was right. She really had something more valuable that belonged to him so that he would really give her things back in the morning.

Andaleeb quickly scrolled through her phone. As expected, there were many calls and messages from Daneen. It was close to eight in the night now. She must be getting worried for her. She bit her tongue before moving over to the bathroom. She didn't want Shah to hear her personal talks.

"Andi, where are you? I have been calling you for so long and you never answered my calls. Do you have any idea, how troubled I am?" Daneen lashed out at her as soon as she called.

"Sorry, Dani. When you left in the evening, I suddenly started feeling weird by staying alone. So I decided to go to the nearby mall for shopping. Then I suddenly became hungry so I ate in one of the restaurants. I went to a bookstore to skim through books but couldn't even know about the time as it passed. Suddenly my battery also died so I couldn't contact you. I am just on my way back. In fact, I entered the lobby of the hotel. I am coming back," she clarified.

She was glad that Daneen didn't ask the hotel management yet about her. She was saved by inches as her sister only reached home half an hour ago and she did just the most initial things as one would do in such a case. Asking for management help would have come later. Daneen seemed to believe in her words as she was really a book lover so this lie worked.

"Come quickly then. You scared me." She heard Daneen say and then she declined the call.

"The typical Pakistani thing!"

Another voice made her halt in her tracks and she turned around to see Shah standing in the alley leading to the washroom with a smug. Anger shot through her whole body. Was he stalking her?

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