Chapter 20
Part 2

“Thank you.” Were the two words she managed to say. “For saving my life and being there for me.” She whispered. He pursed his lips and only nodded, barely an acknowledgment, but then it was something.
“Come. Let me help you get on.” He extended his arm elegantly and she took it with a smile on her face. She sat with her legs on one side, beside her Agni who mounted Kuvalya and took the reins. His hands were wrapped around her as he did so.

Indriya felt her heartbeat raise slightly, but she had the situation under control, at least that is what she thought until they started to ride and she had to lean into him and felt his steady heartbeat on her forearm.

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Agni found it hard to breathe suddenly as he felt the Princess lean into him. Her head rested against his heart. He was taking long breaths to calm his heart that threatened to run if he stopped doing so. Her scent hit her all of a sudden like rain on the thorn shrub. He could smell the scent of sweet pea as the strands of her hair calloused his face. He took it in, as much as he could as though he could never smell fresh air again.

Agni felt like he was dreaming when he saw her earlier, she looked like Tilottama who walked out of Indra’s court for a mere human like him. Especially the nose ring she’d adorned, he rarely shopped for gifting a woman and it was pure instinct that he bought it. She looked so stunning that Agni fought the urge to touch her, just to see if she was real. Even now he debated pulling the reins to stop abruptly just so he could feel her closeness.

He looked at her to see she was blushing profusely. ‘But why?’
And then the truth hit Agni like a rock, she could hear him think, ‘Shit! Shit! Shit!’
This couldn’t be happening, but then again she didn’t say a word even after listening to all that. She could hear her think and yet she kept quiet? Or was she just feeling cold?
Agni felt his cheeks heat up and he was glad she didn’t lookup. He felt her tense as they entered the...