His Salvation

Part Seven

Zoya scurried back on the bed, duvet held up to her chest "No, it's fine"

Aditya pulled one of her hands back "Zoya, please don't make me look for the injury, I don't want to scare you but not knowing is driving me mad" his eyes held sincerity

Zoya nodded slowly "My feet" she expected him to just pull the covers back a little, instead he threw the whole duvet back making her squeal

His voice suddenly became husky as he looked her up and down "You're wearing my shirt" he eyed her up appreciatively, his hand went to her hip, tugging her closer to him

"No" she tried to pull away but feared his reaction, her eyes shut tight as she felt him lean over her "Please don't hurt" she was cut off when she felt him press a kiss to her cheek. She opened her eyes, shocked to see he didn't seem mad, instead he seemed the exact opposite. Zoya looked at the stubble on his cheek, the weird feeling in her stomach was strange yet not unwelcome. Yash had never made her feel that way

"Here, come on, lets sort your feet out" he lifted her effortlessly into his arms and began to walk to the bathroom, he smiled as she kept her eyes shut "This may sting a little" he sat her on the edge of the bathtub

Zoya turned around, shoving her face into his shoulder, the burning was excruciating, she had never felt burning like it "Please" she let out a muffled sob "Please, im sorry, please just make it stop"

Aditya moved her quickly, he felt sick at the thought of her thinking he was trying to hurt her. "Zoya, look at me"

She shook her head, tears still rolling down her face "You promised" she choked out a sob "You promised you wouldn't ever hurt me" sure she had her doubts, but secretly wished she would be wrong. The pain in her heart far outweighed that of her feet at yet another lie, yet another betrayal

"No, Zoya, please listen to me, because you left it so long, the cuts are very sore, that's why it burnt so much, I swear I didn't want to hurt you, Zoya please" he begged, cupping her face to make her look at him

Zoya felt weak, her whole body felt loose and she just wanted to lie down. She felt stupid for ever trusting him "Can I sleep please" she said numbly

Aditya stood up, "Zoya, look" he pushed his hand into the water making her gasp "You see, it doesn't burn, because there is no cut" he pulled her closer, putting her hand in too

She flinched but then looked at her hand "It doesn't hurt" she said, tone full of wonder and confusion "You didn't mean to hurt me" her heart was racing, he had kept his promise, and she had just accused him of breaking it, how did she make this better? He looked sad and it hurt her. "You came all the way home just because I was hurt"

He nodded "It was a nightmare, I was so worried" he picked her up "Come on, you wanted sleep" he put her on the bed, he would keep his distance, she was clearly terrified of him, he wanted to be close to her all the time but a silly mistake had set them back, when she was ready she would come to him, atleast he hoped

Zoya grabbed his arm "I'm sorry, please I didn't know, I shouldn't have jumped to an assumption like that" she sighed, words wouldn't be enough right now

"It's okay, i'm not mad" he kissed her forehead before standing up "I'm going to sleep on the sofa tonight"

He had only just got back, now he was going to be far away from her again. She wanted to ask him to stay but if he wanted distance, he would only turn her down

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Zoya had been tossing and turning for what felt like hours, she stood up from the bed, and began to walk down the stairs, using the light on her phone to guide her. She stopped at the sofa, it wasn't very big at all, but maybe she could sit beside it and sleep

Aditya stretched "Zoya, what are you doing down here, is something wrong" he sat up

"I couldn't sleep"

"Oh, did you want to talk about something" he yawned slightly, running his fingers through his hair as he spoke.

"Can I sleep here with you, please"

Aditya looked around "There isn't much space"

"Oh, it's okay, never mind" she hated the emotion she could hear in her voice, she began to walk away when she felt him grab her wrist

"No, that isn't what I meant, come here" he pulled her around the sofa, sitting her between his legs "Now just lie down, it may be a tight fit, is that okay"

Zoya snuggled into him, shivering slightly, she hoped that she could find a way to fix this before he too left her stranded and alone

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Rajveer threw his head back "Look, Mahi, I know you don't really want to look into your brother's death after what he did to Zoya, but hear me out, I have been trying to pin something on that Aditya Hooda for a while and im almost certain he killed Yash, and if so Zoya is not safe"

Mahi looked up, her eyes teary "I could never save her from Yash, but I can surely save her from Aditya" she stood up, "I'll see them in the morning"

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Aditya walked into the kitchen "You made breakfast" he raised a brow "You didn't have to do that"

"I know" she passed him a plate then sat down

"Where is your breakfast" he stopped eating

"Oh, I" she blushed "I didn't make any"

Aditya shuffled closer to her "That's fine, we can share, come on" he span the fork around the noodles then held it out to her

She opened her mouth slowly, taking some in she nodded, then drank some water. They carried on this way, till they had equally shared a meal, then there was a knock on the door

He huffed as he stood up, opening the door "Hello"

Mahi looked up "Is Zoya here, I need to speak to her"

His eyes narrowed "In regards to what" he crossed his arms, the last thing he needed was something setting Zoya back even more

Zoya walked towards the door "Mahi, how are you"

"You're Yash's sister, you have to be kidding me"

Zoya grabbed his hand "No, she's good" she smiled up at him, he cared for her a lot and she enjoyed being around someone that kept her safe

Mahi smiled, slightly shocked by Zoya initiating the contact, she was always scared to tell Yash her thoughts but had told Adi straight away "I'm so sorry I didn't come to see you earlier, I just, sorry" she laughed as she wiped away a tear

"Don't be, it's okay, it was a hard time for all of us" Zoya replied

Mahi took the chance to look up at Aditya who seemed slightly perturbed by her being there "So, Aditya, how come you wanted to marry Zoya"

"Mahi" Zoya shook her head "Please" she moved out the way to let Mahi come in

"Why Zoya, don't you think it's all strange, Yash dies, then Aditya sweeps out of nowhere and wants to marry you"

Aditya offered her a knowing smile "I don't like what you're insinuating, especially in my own house, unless you have any evidence to back your thoughts up, I suggest you stop thinking them, you're here to see Zoya, so see her, focus on her and leave me out of it" he gritted his teeth and went to walk away

Zoya looked very confused, moving to the kitchen she began to make Mahi a drink, to busy in her thoughts her fingers skimmed across the kettle "ouch"

Aditya was by her side in seconds, running her fingers under the tap "Silly"

Mahi's jaw dropped, how could he be so nice to her but have possibly murdered Yash. Or maybe this was one of those cases where he'd burn the world around her but never allow a flame to touch her

Zoya looked up slowly, a smile on her face that took his breath away "Thank you Aditya"

axeshar this is the first part of your wish, I hope you enjoy it, swipe for part two! I had to cut it down to two parts due to the spaces I had left! I hope thats okay:)