"Shana?" All too familiar voice reached my ears from behind. I groaned lightly in response. Now is not the time for having a full blown conversation with him. Ignoring him I once again focused on the receptionist...

"Please can't y—"

"Good evening Mr. King." She cut me off completely focusing on someone else behind me. What's up with this girl.

"Can you freaking do your job!! I'm asking you to tell me whether he's here or not. NOW!" I snapped at her furiously. I just need to check on him and this girl isn't ready to budge. I swear I'll give her a roundhouse kick if she didn't give me the room number now.

"Ma'am we ca—"

"Give her the info." Xavier said once again from behind.

"Yes sir." She replied and started checking for the Noah.

What!? Just like that? I'm racking my head for more than 15 minutes and all she need was a drool worthy man to open her mouth.

"Oh so when he told you to do the same thing, you don't oblige! Great!" I fumed at the receptionist.

"Ms. Rajput I own this hotel." He said from behind once again.

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Royal blue. F*ck!

I knew it was familiar.

I closed my eyes in embarrassment while cursing myself inwardly. I turned around slowly to see him standing there with his hands crossed over his chest

"Oh." I said timidly acknowledging his presence finally.

"Exactly."

"I—"

"Ma'am he's currently in room 1023, 23rd floor. Here's is the spare key." She handed me the keys saving me from any further embarrassment. I snatched it from her and turned around to rush to the elevators only to be smashed into a hard chest, I stumbled back losing balance, just in time Xavier's hand gripped my waist and pulled me up from landing on my butt on the floor.

"Thanks." I said hurriedly and tried to lose his grip rashly. Noah is in trouble and he need me. In return his grip only tightened around me. I looked up into his eyes with confusion filled in mine. Why isn't he leaving me, I'm in hurry.

"I need to go Xav—"

"Not before I know what you're planning to do with the key card. I need to take care of privacy of my guests."

"Please. Let go. I'm just going to check on him. H-he n-e-eds me. P-please." My voice breaking in desperation and eyes feeling the sting in them, tears threatening to fall but I controlled myself. Staring into his warm brown eyes. His golden twinges staring deep into my soul with pain in them. Why is he in pain? I should be the one.

He removed his hand from around me with longing into his eyes before they were steel hard once again. He said in a voice which held no room for discussion.

"I'm coming with you."

I just nodded hurriedly and sprinted in the direction of elevators.

His footsteps echoing behind me. We stepped into elevator and I pressed the 23rd floor.

Both of us falling into a anxious silence, my foot tapping against the floor in anxiety and fear. He glanced at me somewhere in between before looking at front again. The elevator dinged showing that we have arrived, I dashed out of the elevator with a striding Xavier hot on my tail, his footsteps sounding grim and arrogant whereas mine sounding weak and desperate full of fear. I literally broke out in a run some steps later but he was still able to catch up with me in his strides.

1020......1021.......1022....

1023.

Hurriedly swiping the key card into the lock, I swinged open the door, darkness consuming me, I felt a safe presence behind me. I turned to see a silhouette of Xavier nodding at me, I hesitantly started moving up at front with my heels clicking on the floor, then suddenly I heard a dark groan from somewhere inside.....

That's it. That was the last rocker to crumble me, I dashed in the direction of the door from where the sounds were coming..

Banging the door open I saw the worst nightmare of mine..

Shit!

"Ahhhhhhhhhhh!?!?!?" I yelled on top of my lungs and covered my eyes trying to remember God to plead the innocence of my eyes..

Oh my virgin eyes!!

I saw Noah pounding into something or rather someone. Rough. Hard. His back at me. While moans and groans consume the whole room, I felt Xavier behind me gripping my arms tightly upwards like to prevent me from tripping or something.

On the sound of my desperate scream that doofus turned and yelled at me detaching himself from the women, and standing naked as much as he could get infront of me.

"You! What are you doing here?!!?" He yelled. Before trying to cover himself from me. I tried to cover my eyes again but this nincompoop behind held them intact.

Someone growled from behind "Is that your exc—" I cut him off looking somewhere else and yelled at my brother.

"Eww!! Noah put some clothes on!! That's the most horrifying thing I have seen in my entire life!?!? How will I get that image out of mind!? Ahh!!"

The women till now is dressed and out of the room, I don't even know how she went out as we both are standing at the door. Noah is still desperately trying to get his pants on and failing miserably. I had my eyes shut close.

"Why are you even here!?" He yelled sweeping his pants up.

"The f*ck you mean Doofus!? You called me!" I yelled back.

"I called you when I was at the club and needed a ride back home because I was drunk.!? But then you didn't received my call! So I hooked up with the girl!? I didn't know you would come all the way here!?"

I slowly opened my eyes and saw him in pants, thank God! I yelled back at him,

"You're messaged me this!" I shoved my phone into his face to show him his message.

"Must have been a mistake." He said while buckling his belt and staring at my phone. He grabbed his shirt and phone from the bedrest, still topless.

"Now that you have scared the girl off, can we ho home?" He said while passing us both to get out of the bedroom.

I released myself from Xavier's grip and stormed behind him yelling,

"What!? You were the one who scared me to death with your ugly ass and crashed my date with Stephano!?"

Rushing behind Noah in long steps.

"You had a date with Stephano Marino??" Xavier said confusedly from behind me. I forgot he was there.

"Yes but that besides the point!? This doofus just damaged my brain and virgin eyes with his ugly mug and that thing—Ewwwwww!?!"

"What? girls die to have that ugly thing. You know." Noah said smirking back at me.

"Shut up you Asshole!?"

"Wait—"

"You pagal! gadhechutiye!!!!! I will cut your dick off" I cut Xavier's attempt to speak completely.

"Wait!" We both turned to Xavier who had a grim expression on his face. Something like a tinge of confusion, anger and fear mixed all along.

"You just caught him banging another girl and you are just going home with him!? Are you serious?!" Xavier asked furiously.

"Yes. What else do you want me to do?" I asked confusedly, I mean I can just leave Noah's sorry ass here but he's my responsibility, I'm his big sister.

"Let me rephrase my question. You just caught your boyfriend cheating on you with another girl and this is how you react!??" He yelled this time.

"What are you talking ab—" I stopped talking abruptly.

Oh my God!?

Don't tell me he is thinking what i think he's thinking.

Did he think—

Oh my! Just give me some holy water!?

Does he thinks that Noah is my boyfriend!??

"Well this is getting interesting. " Noah said smirking.

"Shut up Noah?!" I said to him.

"Xavier. Let me introduce you properly to my own blood related doofus of a brother Noah Rajput. And I would die before even eyeing him up." I said cringing hard.

"Yo Starfish. " Noah greeted him nodding his head to him while smirking.

Xavier blinked.

Blinked again.

Silence enveloped all three of us. Deadly silence. I glanced at my watch,

3 minutes 22 seconds,

"He's your brother!?" He asked confusedly.

Impressive.

"Like from same mother and father."

"100%" I replied.

"So you were brother and sister all this time?"

"What type of question is that?"

"Oh don't worry! I know all about your little adventure at Maldives with my sister. And I won't tell anything to mom and papa if she didn't tell about my adventures here." Noah said pointing at me.

"You do. Do you?" He asked Noah dumbly.

I rolled my eyes at these two dumbos,

I gripped both of Xavier's shoulders and shook him for good 10 seconds.

"Mr. King, let me repeat myself, Noah is my brother, and you're are my boss, so let's not get awkward anymore. Okay? And about that one night stand he figured it out himself I didn't told him. I'm sorry for letting the information leak. Now that we are all clear can we go?" I asked annoyingly.

"Yep. I'm f*cking tired. " Noah said while going out. he walked out of the room, while me and Xavier still standing in the dark living room. I turned to get out as well when a strong hand grabbed my wrist and turned me around swiftly as my back banged against the wall, my breath cutting off due to impact, within seconds a hard, rigid body pressed me into the wall from upfront hard.

I gasped involuntary, his hands grabbing my waist harshly, I looked up into his eyes to see something dark, and just for a second I thought I saw triumph flowing in them, maybe I'm going delusional, his breath fanning my lips.

His breath and scent smelled like mint and manly, his hand came to rest on my cheek burning my soul completely with so much contact, my breathing staggered and they started coming out in mere pants, i struggled to catch my breath from sudden change of moments, heavy sexual tension flowing into the air, teasing and forcing us to take action. Panicking I tried to separate from him while wiggling around.

"Don't.........don't move if you don't want to return the favor to your brother." I even ceased my breathing, I looked up at him, his face glowing under the faint light coming from inside the bedroom, hairs falling on his forehead smoothly, I suppressed the urge to let my fingers trace through them, his eyes staring into mine with certain hunger. I hesitantly lifted my hand to touch his arms but ended up gripping his shirt, from the chest area which is apparently open showing his smooth skin, his body burning desires into mine, his grip tightened onto me more.

"X-Xavier...." I said hesitantly to tell him to let go, but it did completely opposite, both of ours grip tightening further. My body melting into his, my knees buckling with certain desire, my body silently prayed for something dark, his face coming close ever so slightly, I panted in anticipation, which I never felt with anyone, my chest heaving up and down, extending the touch.....

His lips slowly touched mine ever so slightly, burning my body with heat and cold, something turning in my heart and my stomach having a thousand butterflies flowing, our breathes mingling like sea meets shore, rain meets earth, slowly consuming each other......

To hell with it!?

I moved forward and smashed my lips to him, his lips started moving furiously demanding attention, love, compassion and I gave him all I had in me. Moving my lips with ferocity and love. Love? Do I love him? I don't know anything about love but I know that there is something else I feel for him other than I feel for others. It's like when he's near my problems seems to fade away, world is all rainbows and unicorns, but most importantly when I'm with him it's like he is my problem and not anything else in the world. Like I have to only solve him and nothing else. Our lips still showing each other everything, there is no need for words.

Yes.

Yes I do love him.

Yay!

I gripped his his shirt hard as his tongue demanded entrance, I opened my lips for him happily, his tongue dancing with mine as he deepened the kiss, he tasted like mint, cinnamon and himself. His hand moving along the nape of my neck igniting shudders and shivers repeatedly. World seemed like evaporating from surrounding, as we lived in our own made paradise, letting each other know there values for them.

What felt like eternity of heaven, his lips slowed there pace, as we parted slowly, him still in his whole composure and I panted heavily to catch my breath, my whole being dedicated into his.

I looked up to only see him looking at me with love and adoration in his eyes,

Lust still pooling behind but, love and adoration overcoming it..

"Shana.......please be mine." It was a demand. He wasn't asking. And I knew that he will get it by one way or another.

"I can't be anyone's. I'm not a baggage you can own." I said breathing heavily in a low voice.

"Sorry. Let me ask again....Shana Rajput will you be my girlfriend??" He asks again. Warmth spread into me. He knew. He knew that I didn't liked him demanding and possessing me and that's why he apologized. My heart beating furiously in my ribcage.

"W-we can't. What will everyone say, y-you're my boss. I-I c-can't......"

"I don't care what others think, I only care about what you feel."

I stared into his eyes showing determination.

What I think.

What I want.

"Y-Yes." I said. I know I'm stuttering due to nervousness and emotional turmoil.

But f*ck it I'm happy!

"Thanks " he said smiling down at me. I smiled back at him.

"Then let's go. Noah must be waiting outside. I'll drop you both back home." He said smiling vibrantly and lacing our hands together.

"No don't worry we'll catch a cab." I tried to assure him. He doesn't have to take all the headache upon himself.

Suddenly he was leaning against me again, I stopped talking and stared timidly at him. Which I swear I'm not.

"Why don't you shut up and let me take care of my lovely girlfriend or else I'll shut you up in a more interesting way."

I stared at him shocked. What beast has I unlocked. Oh God.

He started dragging me out with him and shoved me into the elevators. My heart racing with thousand miles per beat. He pressed the ground floor button, as the doors slowly closed with dinged.

"F*ck it." He growled before shoving me against the elevator wall hard, gripping my hands up and smashing his lips in a furious kiss, now showing hundred percent of his dark side. I moaned into his mouth for more.

"God. I'm going to punish you so hard for leaving me at Maldives alone, for going on a date with Stephano and making me crazy about you!" He growled against my lips and separated abruptly while standing beside me normally whereas I clinged on the wall while breathing hard. The door opened showing someone's arrival and I tried to slower my breathing and stand properly.

A old couple entered the elevator and smiled before standing at front of us.

Xavier leaned to me and whispered,

"Is it late to tell you that you're are looking breathtaking. "

My cheeks burned red furiously as I bit my lower lip to stop grinning like an idiot. I coughed as he leaned back to his position smirking.

The elevator opened once again at the ground level, where I saw Noah flirting with the receptionist as she blushed like a real tomato.

"Your brother is a real casanova. Isn't he?"

I scoffed, "Look who's talking?"

He whispered again,

"Oh trust me I'm casanova. Maybe even bigger than your brother but......only for you." I tried to stop myself from blushing and sprinted forward towards Noah, but I heard a chuckle behind me.

On reaching Noah I grabbed his ear and twisted it hard with full force. Oh my sweet revenge.

"Ow...ow..ow..sis...it's hurting. Please leave me I won't do anything I did again." Oh how I love this sound most in the world........no...maybe second best in the world.

"You're going home now and India on Monday." I left his ear and told him more like ordered him to wear his shirt, Xavier who came beside me only stared at us in amusement.

We all got into Xavier's buggati la voitire noire. I slide into the passenger seat and Xavier got into the driver seat and Noah got shoved into back seat by me.

"Sis?"

"Yeah." I turned to look at Noah. He stared at me for a good ten seconds before turning to Xavier.

"Woah. I named him starfish right. Bro you're really living upto your name."

I blushed hard. Like really hard.

"N-Noah shut up!?"

"Well thanks.....Noah?........." Xavier said confusedly. "..........But I'm curious as to why you call me starfish?"

"Oh. That's a interesting story. Well you see sis and Mom came back from Maldives and we were having this family dinner like thing—"

"Noah shut up!!" I yelled once again in embarrassment.

"— when my grandmother asked her what happened to her neck, apparently there were hickeys all over, and this genius right here answered that a starfish sucked her while she was swimming. So that's how you became the infamous starfish." He finished smirking totally ignoring me.

I face palmed myself embarrassed. What wrong did I do in my past life to get a brother like him??

Beside me another dumbo smirked. Great. Just great. I glared at him but he only smirked in return carelessly.

"That's why I was introduced as starfish to your brother. Well Noah let me introduce myself I'm —"