ETHEREAL

.15.

It didn't took much time for the guests to fill the restaurant. Peter didn't have a second to realise that his new best friend hasn't even arrived yet. He was handling the bar while he was managing the kitchen at the same time too. He continued cursing himself for not keeping a back up staff for extra help. But it's okay, how would he know, it was the first party in the restaurant and he was doing better than he thought.

It's all handled right?

It's all going smooth?

Suddenly a lightning of fear hit him hard.

He felt stressed. He felt under pressure. He knew he is never good under pressure.

Even if it all worked out he needed someone to tell him he can do it.

That's when he realised sanyukta's absence.

Wait.... Did he forgot to tell Randhir to pick her up?

Oh for hell sake.

He pick up his jacket from the table beside the bar and tell a waiter to handle the bar for few minutes. Then he walked into the kitchen and tell the head what was needed to be done until he returns.

Starting his bike he drive to the mansion to pick up sanyukta on his own.

All the way on the drive he thought about how he will apologize to her for not picking her up on time.

Once he reached the mansion he parked his bike in front of the door and walked to the door.

Pushing it a little, he realised they were locked.

A sudden panic touched his heart. Why would sanyukta lock herself in?

Or someone else locked her with them?

Shit.

He banged the door loudly and asked guards to open the door.

But before the guards could do anything the door opened.

"Peter." Came a slow voice.

Peter swear he die with love everytime she calls his name with so much innocence.

She didn't answer. She just lean into him and made herself hide in his embrace.

Peter heart fluttered when he felt her soft breaths against his chest.

For once he feared if sanyukta could feel his heart beating faster.

He wrap his arms around her and promised himself that he will always keep her safe and won't let anything hurt her.

"Can you tell me what's wrong?" Peter didn't wanted to break the silence but he had to.

"I don't feel like going in the party anymore." Sanyukta murmured in his chest.

" You decide that after dressing up like an angle from heaven?" Peter asked.

Sanyukta didn't respond.

Peter made her look up at him. She wasn't crying but her eyes were saying it all.

"You are coming with me." Peter stated.

Before sanyukta could protest Peter continued.

"First thing, Aunt Zara won't take that knife in her hand until she see your face." Peter hold her face.

"And secondly, I need you there." Peter breathed out genuinely.

"It's only you who can calm me down and let me tell you how I was freaking out there like a chicken. Can you beleive I didn't keep a back up staff and now I'm the back up staff." Peter laughed and Sanyukta smiled too.

"I need you there." He told sanyukta truthfully. Sanyukta looked up at him but still didn't say anything.

"Don't let those people go inside your head. They don't deserve it. Even if they have placed them already in your head then it's time that you throw them out. It's time when you show them that you are a lot more stronger than they think you are. It's time you show them who you really are. Show them who you have become. I have seen you working hard on yourself, fighting every day with your own mind. Now it's time to show the world that who is the queen now..." Peter tuck her hair behind her ear.

"Do it for me." Peter requested. "I want to see them with their head hung low." Peter patted her cheek.

"Tell me, will you do that for me?" Peter asked her.

He did something to sanyukta. It had made her filled with a new dedication.

"Promise me that you will show them their place on their fucking face." Peter added.

That's when sanyukta nodded.

Peter smiled widely.

"I will.." sanyukta took a deep breath.

"That's my woman." Peter kissed the top of her head and grip her hand tightly and began walking towards his bike.

The drive was short or maybe that's how it felt to Peter because he really wanted her to hold his shoulders for longer.

Getting off from his bike, sanyukta prepare herself to enter the party.

"You are going to rock this party, and even if anything goes wrong, I will be there for you. Uncle Zayn and aunt Zara will be there for you and Randhir is going smack some faces if they even tried something, beleive me."
Sanyukta looked away.

"I highly doubt it." Sanyukta murmured but Peter thought he heard it wrong.

"Shall we?" Peter asked putting a hand forward for sanyukta to hold.

"Sure." Sanyukta hold his hand lightly.

"And please forgive me if I forgot to mention how beautiful you are." Peter smiled.

"You mean how beautiful I look tonight?" Sanyukta enquires.

"No. How beautiful you are. Inside out. You are always beautiful to me." Peter stated truthfully and wonders if he is saying all this way too quick.

"Can you compliment my dress please. It had cost me half of my savings." Sanyukta joked and they both laughed as they entered through the doors.

Everybody shift their attention to the doors. She definitely look like an angel from heaven today. Aunt Zara and uncle Zayn adore her from their seats while other guests wondered who this beautiful lady might be.

Aamayra was too surprised to see sanyukta in this party too. Far more surprised than she saw her in Randhir company. She looked around for Dexter to see if he is looking at what she was looking at.

Dexter gaze was also stick to the couple entering through the door.

Aamayra didn't like it. It wasn't a gaze when your target is coming, it was a gaze when you see a pretty woman.

Aamayra didn't like it at all.

While there was another person who didn't liked what he saw.

He wanted to smash his drink on the floor with rage when he saw sanyukta's fingers laced with Peter's.

He didn't liked how happy they looked. But he cannot do anything else other than turning away.

"Another drink. Strongest one that you have here." Randhir slammed his glass on the bar.

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