Her Mysterious Lover

Falak’s POV

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I panicked in my sleep and was about to open my eyes in fear, but I was soon engulfed in tight but comfortable arms. It took me a while to fall into a deep slumber again.

I hissed in pain when I accidentally touched the wound on my head. And because of this, I opened my eyes. I touched my head and found a bandage on my head. It took me a while to recall how this happened and what had happened yesterday.

Facing Adhiraj Srivastava!

Then knowing my father’s name Aarvik Singh Rathore!

And then, that Jacob was not my mysterious lover.

But HE was!!

I couldn’t believe what my ears heard last night, and my body felt when he touched me. Indeed he was my mysterious lover.

But how was that possible?

My mind was completely blank. Thinking about last night’s incident, I felt like I was still in some kind of impossible dream from which only he could take me out.

But where was he?

Don’t tell me that he left me alone on the bed again. At least, he shouldn’t have done that this time. At the same time, the door of my room opened, and he walked in holding a tray full of breakfast. So, he didn’t leave this time. I looked at him and found him looking at me. I quickly averted my eyes, feeling awkward. Until the moment I hadn’t seen him, I wanted to know who he was, and now that I could see him, I couldn’t see into his eyes.

I felt him sitting beside me, keeping the tray on the table. I looked at my fingers because I had no courage to look at his face…

God! He saw me hugging Jacob TWICE.

And not to forget, when he approached to help me, I ignored him and ran into Jacob’s arms.

Shit!

“Do I look ugly?”, He asked in the same familiar tone in which he used to talk with me. Both cousins were definitely perfect voice artists.

“No’, I responded, shaking my head, still looking at my fingers.

“Then why are you looking at me?”

“I…I don’t know.”, I muttered. Maybe because I was feeling ashamed of myself, maybe because I didn’t expect my mysterious lover to be YOU. Then he gently raised my face using his index finger and made me look at him. He was staring at me as if he was looking at me for the first time in his life. Unlike other times, his eyes were filled with LOVE!!

“Are you disappointed that who claimed to love you is not Jacob but Me?”, He asked in concern, looking into my eyes, maybe trying to find the reason why I was not looking at him.

My mind was filled with so many emotions at that time.ConTEent bel0ngs to Nôv(e)lD/rama(.)Org .

Confusion!

Ashamed!

Happiness! And many more!

But I was not feeling disappointed at all.

“Falak!”, There he called my name, which meant that his mood was changing. I had observed him saying me Senorita or Seno whenever he was in a jolly or romantic mood, but he called me by name only when he was pissed or serious.

“It’s not like that.”, I responded before he started breaking all the things in the bedroom. “It’s just hard to believe that someone like you…loves me.”

“Someone like me? What do you mean by that?”, He asked calmly and held my hand softly.

“I.. I.. mean you don’t look like a person who can fall in love with anyone.”, I whispered and found him raising his brow. “I mean, you never show any interest in girls during school days even though you were the crush of so many girls.”, I explained properly. “But then, after knowing that you loved me all these years without letting me know is quite shocking. My mind is not able to accept that SOMEONE like you is looking after me from afar. Because you never protected me from getting bullied.”, I pointed out. “It’s not that I’m complaining about that fact. It’s just that back then, I used to think whether you even know that I was your classmate.” I said whatever came up in my mind without thinking about what I was speaking.

“I don’t know what am I am speaking!” I muttered, loud enough so that he could hear me. “How about you clear my confusion first?”

“Okay!”, He nodded his head. “From where should I start?”

“How come you and Jacob have the same birth date? Did you lie to me about your birth date that night?” I asked, one of the reasons because of why my doubt got confirmed that Jacob was my mysterious lover.

“Because we are twins.”, He said, making my eyes go wide. “Well, I was born with two other brothers. My mom gave birth to the triplets on 8 April 1999. That’s why Jacob and I share the same birth date. So, I didn’t lie to you about my birthday that night.”

“But Jacob is your cousin, isn’t he?”

“In front of the world, YES, but in reality, NO. My mother gave Jacob to my uncle and aunt because my aunty was barren.”

“Oh, okay!” I nodded my head in an understanding way. That’s why both Jacob and Klaus looked almost similar in their figure. Anyone could rarely identify the other if they would look at them from the back.

“Then why didn’t you celebrate your birthday yesterday?” I asked.

“I don’t like celebrating a birthday. Moreover, I promised to celebrate my birthday with my girlfriend on another day.”, He said casually, shrugging his shoulder as if his girlfriend was not sitting in front of him. I softly slapped him on his chest.

“Now, the last and the most important question.”, I announced, and immediately the expression on Klaus’s face changed. I think he had already guessed what I was going to ask, but still, he didn’t stop me from asking. “Why were you playing all this mysterious lover thing?”

I waited for a while, but he didn’t speak a thing.

“Please don’t hide anything from me. I know whatever it is, the reason might be too big, but I want to know. I want to know the whole truth because I or say we… can’t keep going like this.”

He frowned and looked me into the eyes.

“I know whatever is the reason, it might affect our relationship, and you’re afraid of that. You had said before that I will get hurt the most when the truth comes out but…but I want to listen to that truth from you instead of finding it from anywhere else.”

“You will never be able to find the truth.”, He restored.

“Are you sure of that?” I asked and placed my one hand on his, holding his hand with both my hand. “Secrets and lies kill relationships. No matter how careful you are, you will get caught. Because what’s done in darkness always comes to light.”

He shook his head. “You will leave me after knowing the truth.”

“And I can’t stay like this with the fear that someday…someday something might come up in front of me, taking all my happiness away from me.

Klaus suddenly grabbed me by my waist, bringing me closer to him with a really worried expression. I was almost straddling him now, but I focused my mind on the serious discussion which was going on between us instead of getting embarrassed about this situation.

“Don’t you think of leaving me, Falak.”, He said in a serious tone.

I kept my hands behind his head. “Then I want to know the reason why did you keep your identity hidden? Do you know I’m feeling ashamed of myself that I almost had kissed Jacob? That thought is killing me inside. I had already made a fool of myself last night; I didn’t want to repeat the same mistake. So, don’t deliberately hide things from me.”

“What if you don’t like the truth?”

“Then also, I will ask you to speak the truth even if it is bitter.”

I saw him hesitating, frowning. He was thinking so hard; it was like I could hear his inner turmoil from here. He closed his eyes and rested his head on my shoulder. I instinctively started caressing his hair with my fingertips. His arms slid around my waist, hugging me close.

“…. I know what kind of person you’re. And I know you will leave me.”

“I know I am the kind of person who used to get panic when any male came close to me. But right now, I’m holding a male in my arms and letting him hold me in his arms. So, unless I will find your intention wrong, I promise to stay by your side and will try my best to understand your situation.”

He chuckled, and I slapped his shoulder, annoyed.

It was not funny.

A serious discussion was going on right now!

I felt him sigh against my neck. “I’m…m.. married.”

Okay!

Just like I didn’t expect my mysterious lover to be Klaus. I was literally not expecting to hear that REASON for hiding all the things.

What was I to him? A dirty secret?

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#TBC