His Ruthless Desire novel Chapter 66

Taimur

He woke up to an empty bed beside him, it was nearly 3:30 in the afternoon, he rubbed his eyes with his fingers. He looked around Alia was not in the room, he went to the bathroom took a shower, and changed into a fresh pair of jeans and a henley shirt, deep red in color. Alia had bought him this shirt when they went shopping before he came to the US, the day he had surprised her at the hospital.

When he walked out into the living room, Alia and Riyadh were discussing something with three pizza boxes in front of them out of which two were nearly empty with just a couple slice of pizza.

" You should look after yourself, I don't want you getting out of shape", He said to Alia as he sat beside her and pulled a slice of Pizza he was starving.

"Don't worry honey, I will burn the extra calories", she winked and said to him.

" What's the update from the investigation?" He asked Riyadh.

"They have set up in the apartment, Eva had also arrived there before I left", Riyadh replied.

Taimur just nodded in answer, he was looking at Alia, who was distressed but was trying to act normal.

" You okay baby?" He asked her in concern.

"I am fine Taimur, just missing the boys", She replied.

Taimur knew she was lying, that was the thing with Alia when she lied, she would ignore eye contact with him and would blink faster. He knew her more than she knew herself.

" Don't lie to me Alia", He had his commanding tone.

"I am just exhausted, Taimur", She replied looking at him.

Well maybe she was really exhausted, He cleared the remaining pizza and asked Riyadh if he wanted to stay. Riyadh said he will accompany him, Alia asked if she could come along.

" You need to rest", He said as he gave her a quick kiss.

"I will be back tonight, wait for me", He winked at her and left with Riyadh.

They left from the back door of the hotel, their driver was waiting for them. They both settled into the backseat. The new apartment was just a few minute's drive from their hotel.

" She is worried for you", Riyadh said after some time.

"I can see, something is eating her up", He replied.

" She is worried you might leave her for Eva", Riyadh added.

"That's never gonna happen, Eva is a fragment of my past, Alia is my present and future and I won't ruin it because of my past. And she is married, by the way, so you both don't have to worry", He said looking at Riyadh, he knew Riyadh was worried along with Alia.

" I hope you don't forget that", Riyadh muttered under his breath.

Taimur didn't reply he just pursed his lips in annoyance. He was upset with Riyadh for thinking that Taimur couldn't control himself around Eva. Yes, she still had that effect on him but that doesn't mean he would do something that would destroy his relationship with Alia.

What he shared with Alia was way more important than his feelings for Eva, and he would never let anyone come between him and Alia. He was only allowing her in his life because he needed her to find his daughter and when he gets his daughter back he will make sure Eva is nowhere near to Emma.

They reached the apartment after a few minutes, Eva was sitting in the living room with the three FBI agents. His temper rose remembering the scene from the morning, he was glad her husband was not with her.

She was busy in a conversation with Diaz, he and Stryker started discussing their next strategy. He felt an itch on his chest, he pulled his tee-shirt a little down by the neck and was rubbing a spot he had the itch when he noticed Eva staring at him, she was looking at the spot just below his collar bone, then he saw her face turning a shade of red, Eva then turned and looked in the opposite direction.

Taimur was taken a little aback by her reaction, he excused himself and went to the bathroom, he pulled his shirt off and looked in the mirror and smirked when he saw the hickey below his collar bone. Alia was a naughty girl, it was common for both of them to give each other a hickey now, and then, they didn't do it deliberately but just when they were lost in passion.

Eva might have seen the hickey and was embarrassed. Taimur felt ashamed to rub his time with Alia in Eva's face like that. He didn't do it deliberately, but she still had seen it and looked hurt because of it. What happened between him and his wife behind the closed doors, of their bedroom was not anyone else's business. Still, Taimur didn't want to hurt Eva.

He pulled on the shirt again and walked out of the bathroom, everyone was just waiting for that single call on which everything depended and it didn't come in the last two days.

He went and sat on the couch again going through his emails on his cell when suddenly it started ringing, it was the unknown number he looked at McGill, finally, the motherfucker was calling.

"Remember, at least 90 seconds till we could trace the exact location", McGill reminded him as he turned on the stopwatch.

" Taimur Al Jahaan", He said as he received the call.

"I know who you are Jahan", The man replied.

" So how is it going?" He asked.

"Is Eva going?" She asked

She wanted to go with him, but she didn't know if Eva was going or not. She was worried she won't be able to handle if she saw any sparks between them.

"You are worried about her, aren't you? You think I want her back in my life?" He asked looking at her carefully.

"I am", She replied honestly.

He walked up to her and sat on the bed in front of her, caressing her cheek with his knuckles.

" I am yours and you are mine. And the rest don't matter", He said leaning and kissed her.

Alia kissed him back hungrily, she was too distressed, no matter how much she tried to avoid thinking but she was feeling like she was going to lose Taimur.

"I love you", She said breaking the kiss.

" I love you so much, it hurts even to think about you being with someone else. I am sorry for being selfish Taimur, I know you are worried about your daughter, and believe me, I am worried too. But I don't know why I feel like I am going to lose you", Alia didn't realize but tears started rolling down her cheeks.

"Hey", Taimur held her face with both of his hands and placed his forehead on hers.

" I love you baby and trust me, no one in this world can change that. Alia I want you to be relaxed honey. I can't see you like this love, you know, you are my rock and if you will not put your trust in me honey, who is going to be my strength Habibati ( love)", He said placing a soft kiss on her lips.

"You wanna come with me? I think I will be more relaxed when you are around", He said leaning back and looking in her eyes.

He wiped Alia's tears and rubbed her head with his hand in a reassuring way.

" If you want me to", She said.

"I always want you, baby, I can never have enough of you", He replied smiling.

" Get ready, we are flying in two hours", He said as he got up and walked back to the wardrobe.