chapter 55

Damon reluctantly removed his hand from her mouth with a yearning gaze. Before turning towards his family, he caught her wrist with his left hand, so that she won't run away from him. He patiently cutted the cake with his right hand and fed his mother with a warm smile, followed by his father and at last his sister and her husband. While feeding them, he made sure he didn't used the finger which is bitten by Priya.

The whole time Priya absent mindedly stood at the side while contemplating her current scenario. She had millions of thoughts running inside her mind. Damon took her first kiss. The funny thing is she didn't felt any disgust or hatred towards him for taking her first kiss without her permission. She never let that Prithvi psycho take advantage of her. Even when he tried to rape her, she resisted with her utmost effort and escaped from him. But now, why she's being so weak to demon's advances.

James then called one nearby waiter, " distribute this cake to everyone and ask the band team to play something classical..er..suitable for dance".

"Yes sir"

"Friends what kind of party will be enjoyable without fun. So before starting our dinner time, why don't we all have fun, " after making an announcement James turned towards his wife, "excuse me, lady, can you be my honorable partner for the upcoming dance", he said bowing deeply towards her like a gentleman and raised his right hand to her.

" of course gentleman ", she said happily while giving her hand graciously to him.

Mr. and Mrs. Smith couple also followed them and started to dance. Adam looked at his phone and priya with a conflicted look. Reluctantly he accepted his assistant's call and walked away from the party after giving one yearning gaze towards her.

Everyone dispersed and formed a big empty circle in the middle to dance.with the music playing in the background, couples started to dance first, other single men and women approached each other and started to dance.the people who are not interested in dancing just stood in the outside of the circle, cheering up or chatting among themselves.

Damon noticed many men's longing eyes casted towards the absentminded girl in his hand.he also noticed some even coming towards their direction. He immediately glared at them with a warning, in return, everyone retrieved their gazes and moved away casually.

Damon pulled her along to the center of the location where people were dancing.

" Damon what are you doing? Let me go. I don't know to dance ", priya angrily whispered at him while struggling to pull her wrist away from his iron grip.

"Just follow my lead ", He easily pulled her towards himself while wrapping his right arm around her waist and entwining her right-hand fingers with his left hand.

When his right arm touched her bare waist, Priya's whole body stiffened. " da_damon I don't know Why are you doing this to me? But please stop it. ", she said directly looking at his eyes while dancing along with him. She knew she can't pull any stunt here. She has to be calm to maintain his reputation as well as her's.but that doesn't mean he will accept everything he does. she too has a limit.

"Stop what ", he said while tightening his grip on her waist.

Priya gasped, " stop this. Stop touching me. Stop kissing me. Stop looking at me like this ", she said while moving her eyes from his intense gaze.

" Stop behaving like I'm yours "

"Your mine "

"What", she asked looking back at his eyes.

" be my girlfriend"

" what? Your kidding right. We just met recently. It's just you must be intrigued about me. yes must be it", she started to ramble but looking at his sincere eyes, she stopped, she knew that he's being honest.

But this cannot happen. she can't be his girlfriend.

Flashback ***

Time Period: MBA 1st year student

'Shit.those devils will definitely fry me alive for going late', priya thought while hurriedly picking her notebooks, crouching on the floor near some classroom in the hallway.

" what? You're going to propose priya? Man, Do you have a death wish?"

When priya heard their voice, she silently crouched back and listened to their conversation.

" why not, she is single, right? "

"Dude don't you know, she's cursed. Whenever someone proposes her they will be dead or vanish away. did you forget how her first and only boyfriend died of an accident? "

"But_"

She had enough of this nonsense. Without even looking at those idiots' faces, she moved away from that location.

***

Damon looked at the girl who is looking like a doll dancing along with him, but her conscious somewhere else.

In order to punish her, he lightly squeezed her bare waist, startled priya squeaked while jumping, Damon laughed at her adorable reaction while lifting her above in the air

"Amma ", priya screeched with the sudden loss of gravity.

when he found her back at his father's office, he just guessed she's sensitive near her waist. but now its confirm. She's very sensitive near her waist. ( reference chapter:19)

The people around him looked at him like a ghost, this is the first time they saw him laughing so carefreely. With the complete focus on each other, the couple is dancing like they are living in their own world.

James wiped his imaginary tears ' at last my son laughed '

After placing her down, Damon circled her three times away from him and again circled her back three times towards him.

Completely dazzled priya crashed into Damon's chest, Damon warmly smiled at priya who is looking at him dizzily while shaking her head.he gripped her chin and made her look at him, " priya I know you also attracted to me. I can see it in your eyes. You're not lying to me. You're lying to yourself "

"What nonsense are you spouting ", priya tried to avert her eyes away from his magnetic eyes.

" no, I _i don't like you. I hate you ", she stomped his right leg. Since he wasn't careful, priya easily escaped and ran away from him.

'What the fuck', Damon grunted with pain. In the future, he should restrict her using high heels. It is causing more harm to him than her . but just now looking at her grief and pained eyes, Damon felt confused. What is going on with her? Her eyes showed that pained expression from the moment he proposed her.

Wait. William told that her only boyfriend died within one day after he proposed her. just now, her pained expression is due to that idiot? Nope. That's not possible. there must be something else.

(Reference chapter:31)

Jordan who is dancing with a partner excused himself from her and casually walked towards his brother with a mischievous smile, who is now in deep thoughts after getting injured from the beauty," bro, give her some time to digest your proposal. Till then come let's celebrate your success ", he pulled Damon towards the dining area.

" after seeing our priya enjoying herself, I've gotten the desire to try Indian cuisine "

"Our?", Damon asked coldly.

" your priya, happy?", Jordan shook his head helplessly. It seems it takes time for him too to digest his brother's change.

"Bro, did you know what is going on between that mafia man and Priya's friend "

"Why are you asking?"

"Didn't you see the way they both were dancing?"

"Did they?"

Jordan looked at his brother who is still looking in the direction where priya ran. Jordan almost forgot where his brother's eyes would have been.

"Yes, they both were practically fighting in the name of dancing ", Jordan said with an amused tone.

Priya stood in the extreme corner of the garden, away from everyone, away from people, especially away from that seducing demon. even though she has some attraction or feeling or whatever towards him, she won't accept it, she can't accept it. Even though she escaped from that psycho, she had an instinct that he will find her soon. If her instinct becomes true means then what will happen to Damon. She painfully closed her eyes.

His words ringing in her ears like a devils warning

***

"In this world, you will have no one but me. If anyone come between us, I'll make sure they won't exist anymore "

***

Priya closed her ears tightly to stop those words from replaying in her mind.

~ring~ ~ring~

Her phone ring tone awakened her from those horrifying past. Who is this unknown number? She gave her new phone number only to Swetha, Adam and, her two office friends Emily and Isabel.

Her hands shooked looking at the unknown Indian number. She subconsciously glanced back to look at Damon's direction. At this moment she realized that she's all alone. No one is beside her. She lost her lovely parents, her only family on this earth.she had no one to relay anymore.

She turned back and looked at her friend who is now dancing with that grey. Even though Swetha is showing angry expression, she knew that Swetha is having fun right now.

She turned back. She can't selfishly drag her best friend swetha in this situation.she already done so much for her.

With determination, priya looked at her phone. Whatever happens, she will face it.

Idhuvum kadandhu pogum

(This will also pass in time )

She attended the call, " hello", even though her heart is shaking, she made sure her voice sounds confident.