Kulsum's POV-
I was in my room reading Haunting Adeline on my bed peacefully.
I wanted to shrug off all the thoughts and insecurities about myself.
And the best way to escape reality is to read.
I was reading a very intense smut which I shouldn't, but sometimes I can't help myself.
I was smiling and blushing like crazy when suddenly the door flew opened and I got startled so bad I threw the book away.
And there entered Abdul Razzaq and the book landed beside his feet.
Oh no!
Why does everyone disturb me when I'm reading something intense?!
He picked up the book, stared at the cover and I gulped.
His lips curled into smirk as he looked up at me.
"Relax, I would throw away this too if I were you. Can't risk getting caught reading smuts right?" He said sarcastically.
I was so taken aback. Shit! Now he knows I read dark romance and smuts.
Oh Allah please save me, I swear I'll burn the dark romance books.
"Well- I- I read rarely, I don't like it I was just checking how bad it is!" I said hesitantly as cold sweat ran down my spine.
He moved towards me closing the distance between us.
He leaned in closer to my face and I could feel my heart in my throat.
My cheeks instantly heated, he smelled like heaven.
He then whispered in my ears.
"Uhuh, it is very bad. Especially the gun scene."
My heart raced faster. I was on that scene! Ohnononono.
He pulled away as he still had that stupid smirk on his face.
"Tsk tsk tsk...I did not expected you to be like this, I thought you're an innocent girl who only reads and recites Quran." He said sarcastically as he grinned.
"First of all....I do recite Quran, daily! And second, I only read for fun okay! It doesn't matter okay and- wait a minute.....how do you know this book contains smuts?" I narrowed my eyebrows.
It suddenly hit me! Nobody can tell it's a dark romance smut book just from the cover.
And he even knows about the gun scene.
Suddenly his face dropped and his eyes widened.
He gulped and looked away.
"I just know." He clenched his jaw.
"Oh no mister, you actually read the book! No way! You definitely read the book!" I exclaimed.
He looked kinda pissed as he folded his arms and I grinned.
"Oooh looks like Mr. Innocent is not as innocent as he looks huh!" I said sarcastically.
"Okay you got me. Happy?" He said bluntly.
"Oh no no no. I thought you're an innocent man who only reads and recites Quran." I said sarcastically as I faced him while he kept looking away.
This was actually surprising. I never thought Abdul Razzaq....the richest man in Turkey, the cold, ruthless idiot reads fiction and that too dark romance!
"Yes I've read Haunting Adeline even the second book. Happy?" He finally looked at me.
"Hmm then why were you mocking me about it huh?" I folded my arms.
His eyes darkened as he leaned in closer.
"Maybe because I didn't expected this from you. You're too innocent to read that." He breathed.
"Oh yeah, and I think you're too serious to read that!" I gazed at his lips.
Look away Kulsum.
LOOK AWAY!
"Oh yeah, and why is that?" He smirked slightly.
"Oh I don't know....you don't seem very much of romance type." The words just blurted out of my mouth.
His eyes darted mine and it send thousand butterflies to erupt in my stomach.
His hands cupped my face as his thumb carcassed my cheeks.
I gulped. His touch was so electrifying. Suddenly I forgot how to breathe.
"You don't know me at all melekim." He breathed.
Melekim? What's that? I never heard of it.
"What do you mean by that?" I asked.
He pulled away and headed towards the bed.
"Nothing....not everything is in that book." He smirked.
That was odd! That was actually the nicest interaction we had in all our times with each other.
I quickly ran up to him on the bed as he was doing something on his laptop.
"Wait..did you seriously read both the books of Haunting Adeline?" I placed my palm beneath my chin.
"Mmhm." He replied as his gaze were fixed on his laptop.
That was actually riveting. I never met a guy who reads!
"So what happens next? What's your favourite genre? What's your favourite scene? What other books did you read?" All the questions just popped out of my mouth randomly.
I was so fascinated by it I cannot believe.
Just then he shut his laptop and glared at me before getting up.
He grabbed my wrist and dragged me out of the room.
"What are you doing? It's 1 am where are you taking me?" I whispered loudly.
He then opened a door and as we entered I realized it was the library.
I discovered it some days ago. But when I entered it all the shelves here were filled of non-fiction and boring books.
He closed the door behind me and dragged me inside.
The shelves were huge and reached the ceiling.
It spread vibes like those aesthetic vintage libraries, but just with boring books.
"What are we doing here? I don't wanna read these boring non-fiction!" I exclaimed.
"Will you shut that little mouth of yours for one minute?" He glared.
He then pushed one of the shelves and it transformed into a door that revealed a secret room.
I was astonished. This was so cool. It's just like those mystery- thriller movies.
My jaw instantly dropped as I entered the room.
It was filled with all the fiction books.
One shelf was of mystery and murder section. Another one was of romance and there it was...the dark romance section.
It was all there! All my dream books! All the books I've been dying to read!
I gasped so loudly I forgot how to breathe!
"What is this place?" I asked surprisingly.
"Well just my comfort lair to get away from stress." He shrugged.
"Cool! But why is it hidden?" I forrwed my eyebrows.
"I can't let my family know I read such dirty stuff. It will tarnish my reputation." He made a dull expression.
I chuckled. "Oh yeah...it would've been so disappointing if someone knows about your dirty work!" I grinned.
"So how did you get into romance?" I smiled widely.
"Just came around it. Randomly." He stated bluntly.
The rest of the night I just pulled out books and smelled them as if they were flowers.
Abdul Razzaq just sat on a bean bag chair and was on his phone.
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The next morning-
I woke up on a bean bag chair with Abdul Razzaq next to me.
Just then I realized, we slept here!
I poked Abdul Razzaq to wake him up. "Razzaq....wake up! We're doomed!" I whispered loudly.
"It's late! Did we slept here?" He clenched his jaw as he looked at his phone.
We crept opened the secret door and checked if no one was there.
But unfortunately, Esra was there lurking around by the shelves.
"Shh...I'll go first and Distract her and then you get out of here." He whispered and I nodded.
He sneakily left the room and crept up behind Esra.
"Gunaydin" (Good morning) he said as Esra turned around and her eyes lit up.
"Gunaydin Razzaq, when did you arrive?" She asked as she twirled around him.
Ugh I hate her!
"Just now." He stated bluntly. "Oh you have such a wonderful library Razzaq! So lavishing. She said as she crept closer to him while he stood like a log.
"I've always knew you had a great taste." She said as he moved her fingers on his arms.
My blood boiled at the sight of this. Although I couldn't see much through the cracks I saw enough!
"It's been quite a while since you and I have been like this alone." She smiled evily.
I was so close to punching her on the nose when Razzaq pulled away.
"I think it's getting late, we should head downstairs. " he quickly left the room and Esra followed him.
I absolutely despise this woman. I swear I'll kill her!
But...Razzaq didn't say anything....does he actually like her?
So what if he likes her....besides him and I are temporary anyway.
But my heart ache everytime I think about it.
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