Chapter 01
Maya came out of the washroom dressed in a loose white top and white capri bottoms. She sat in front of the dressing table and started drying her hair using a towel. It's been an hour since she came back home and 2 hours since she left that man alone in the bed of the hotel room they had spent the night at.
Together.
Maya threw the towel away as she stared at her reflection in the mirror. She ran her hands over her arms thinking about how he had held her close to his body igniting the fire of desire in her. Her hands touched the hickeys around her neck not able to forget the pleasure that pain had evoked in her.
Her thumb caressed her lips which were red and swollen now, all because of his soul-searing kisses. And that small cut at the corner of her lips; Maya could still feel the coppery taste of her blood when he had bit her lips making her moan. Not to mention those beard burns that he left. His touch, his kisses, his breath fanning against her skin and that feeling of him inside her.
Glorious.
Last night he didn't just have sex with her, he made her feel. Something that she didn't know that she wanted. He evoked, provoked and then satisfied the desires of her body with his own. Though she was still sore from the events of last night but Maya hadn't felt this mush satisfied and relaxed ever. Did every woman feel so after their first time or was there something in him, in his touch that made her feel that way?
Maya chose to not contemplate about it, instead, she closed her eyes and hugged herself basking in the after sex glory.
****************Sahir woke up alone and naked in the bed. He sat up on the bed and ran a hand through his messed up hair as the memories of last night flashed before his eyes like a movie.
3 years. It was 3 years ago that he last let a woman get this close to him and that woman had been his wife, now his ex-wife. Since then he had never initiated or let any woman have such close physical contact with him. But last night something happened that made him cross the boundary and kiss that woman with an undeniable hunger and raw passion. 
He didn't know what exactly made him kiss her. Was it is her pain which was a reflection of his own? Or, was it her comment about needing a beast instead of a prince charming that caused the dormant volcano of his desires to finally erupt?
He clearly remembered that he was the one to initiate the kiss. He just couldn't hold himself from not doing so. Her eyes, they urged him to react and act upon his desires. Though he had desired the kiss to soft and gentle in it's kind but things got escalated really quickly when she started responding.
Sahir could still feel her soft body writhing under him as he kissed every inch of it, every nook and cranny. He could still hear her every moan of pleasure, those sighs and sweet noises that she made whenever he would kiss her, bite her, suck her. Her every response was like adding fuel to an already raging fire. It causes an explosion.
He stood up and started getting dressed. It was when he wore his shirt that he winced in pain. Sahir removed his shirt and want to stand in front of the mirror trying to check his back. A chuckle escaped his lips as he looked at the scratch marks that she had left on his body.
Shaking his head, Sahir began dressing again. He picked up his wristwatch from the floor and found a simple chain bracelet tangled with his watch. The bracelet had an alphabet 'm' charm attached to it.
"This must be hers." he muttered to himself as he put the bracelet in his jacket's pocket hoping that they would meet again one day and then he would give her this bracelet.
****************It was her first time so Maya was a bit nervous about it. Though she didn't let it show but she was nervous and she really didn't like it. Maya Mehrotra wasn't the one to be scared of or nervous about anything. But then again, this was a first.
It was her first-time experience of hiding the hickeys, fingerprint bruises and beard burns using make-up. It took her 2 hours and almost 20 youtube videos to perfectly cover all those marks that would have been visible.
She decided to wear a conservative outfit for the office. A plain white kurti that had flowery lace attached at the hem of it and at the end of the long sleeves as well. She paired it with cigarette pants and nude peep-toe heels. She wore simple diamond and pearl earrings and a silver double chain anklet that had a starfish charm attached to it. 
As Maya exited her room in a rush as she was late for the office. In her rush, she didn't notice her mother coming from the other side and bumped into her. "Maya?" Jhanvi was shocked to see her daughter at home, "Aaj tum office nahi gayi?" she asked.
"Uumm, Maa, woh.." now that had Jhanvi worried. She had never seen Maya this much nervous and fumbling ever except those times whenever Ashwin would come in front of her.
Jhanvi cupped Maya's face in her hands, "Did something happen Maya? Did Ashwin.."
Maya moved back with a wary smile on her face, "Nothing Maa, nothing like that. I," she sighed before telling Jhanvi just half of the truth, "I broke up with Arjun, so I have been feeling low. I drank and came home late last night, hence woke up late as well."
Jhanvi was equal parts worried and surprised. She was worried as to how this break-up will affect Maya as Arjun was her first love, a chance at a normal life which Maya had been deprived off considering her past. And she was surprised knowing well that this wasn't Maya's nature, she was not the one to back off that easily. Wasn't she the one to tell her that no matter what, she was going to make Arjun fall in love with her?
"Maya?"
Maya knew the question that her mother wanted to ask, "You don't have to be worried about anything Maa. Arjun just wasn't the one for me. He didn't have it in him to love me." she said and Jhanvi knew it from the finality in Maya's tone that the latter was speaking the truth.
"I am going now." Maya placed a hand on Jhanvi's cheek, "Apna dhyaan rakhiyega."
****************Ignoring all the stares that she had been getting from her employees, Maya went inside her cabin and locked the door. She then took out a make-up mirror from her bag and checked if any of the marks were visible. She sighed in relief on noticing that the marks were still not visible, that her cover-up had been a success.
She closed her eyes and leaned back on her chair trying her best to relax but the memories of last night didn't give her a chance to. Though she was drunk but she wasn't that much drunk that her memories would turn hazy.
Maya remembered every single detail of every moment that she spent with him last night. Every touch, every kiss, every bite and every lick was ingrained in her mind. 
Their first kiss had been soft, alluring and gentle. It didn't matter that they were surrounded by people, that they were being watched. The only thing that mattered was the feel of his lips against hers, his tongue clashing with hers, the pressure of his hold around her neck and the desire that it evoked.
They had to break the kiss because of the need to breathe in some oxygen. No words were exchanged as their eyes spoke volumes. God knows what was it but soon enough they found themselves in one of the rooms the nearest hotel.
Once inside the room, they kissed once again but this time it didn't have even an ounce of gentleness in it. It was hot, heavy, harsh and bruising. A battle of dominance. The need to feel each other was unexplainable, the urge to have their bodies connected in the most primal way was undeniable.
Maya's heart started beating fast, she started breathing heavily remembering the part where she had straddled him, taking him inside her. He had gripped her waist using one hand while he grabbed and squeezed her breast using the other hand.
She was brought out of those memories by a loud knock at her door. Coming back to reality she realized that at some point she had clenched her fists so hard that her long nails had dug into her skin that she had injured herself.
Maya stood up and went to unlock the door but stopped when she saw Arjun behind that glass door. For a moment she faltered remembering all those hateful words that he had used to describe her but then that stranger's words rang inside her mind;
"Who can't love you for what you are, for who you are, doesn't deserve to be loved by you. That's the difference between the right and the wrong one; the wrong person will give you less than what you are worth but the right one will give more than you can even ask for."
Maya's expression turned indifferent and she got back into her stoic mode as she opened the door. "Yes, Mr. Sharma?" she asked.
Arjun was about to say something but stopped when he noticed Maya's bleeding palm. He became furious, "Do you think that by hurting yourself I will come back to you?"
Her brows rose up and she stared at him with a mock smile on her face, "Do you really think that you are that much important to me that I will hurt myself for you?"
"Maya tum..." before Arjun could say anything, Maya raised her hand in front of his face, gesturing him to stop.
"Tum nahi, aap. And you have lost the right to call me by my name. Baaki sab employees bhi bolte hain, tum bhi seekh lo. I am your boss so you better call me Ma'am. Understood?" Maya felt satisfied on seeing the surprised look on Arjun's face.
"And this.." she looked up at her palm and wiped off the blood using a tissue, "This was an accident. You are not that important for me Mr. Sharma that I would hurt myself for you. You are just an employee of my company and nothing else. Now if you don't have anything to say then you can leave." said Maya and went to sit on her chair.
Arjun stood rooted at the spot as he watched Maya take out the first aid kit and apply antiseptic on her wound before bandaging it.
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 Edited by dmegha - 6 years ago