Undefiled Queen

Merlyn’s POV

Who is this asshole who is in Stephen’s cabin?  He is openly flirting with me.  I hate these kinds of guys.  Stephen has always been a well behaved man. Even when I irritated him the most by being a clear chatterbox during our travels together, he behaved with me courteously. I don’t know why he encourages a moron like this in his office.Nôvel(D)ra/ma.Org exclusive © material.

Driving my thoughts away from the bullshit I underwent recently with the idiot seated in my boss’s office, I decided to take a warm shower and get dressed so that I can go to my night college.  Stephen had been very kind to me.  He told me to leave the office by 6:00 p. m so that I can get ready and leave for my night college which starts at 7:00 p. m. How many bosses in this world look after the welfare of their employees like this?

I had been falling for this man since the day I first met him in the car kiosk.  Just the thought of his arms around me sends butterflies in my stomach.  I don’t know what sort of a feeling it is! But I am developing sensitive feelings for him. Merlyn, control yourself.  He is your boss, not your boyfriend and you are poles apart not only in financial but family background too.

He is not going to marry you, he only has empathy towards you since your parents died at a very young age and you have gone dependent on your aunt whose family too is in problems today. Once upon a time when you were at the car kiosk begging for the cheapest car with no money in your wallet, you were a charity case for him and you are a pitiable case for him today too. – I tried to counsel myself but nothing worked. I am back to the state of hallucination again.

Those green eyes which bore into mine whenever I look at him stop my world. I am developing strange feelings for him.  Is it attraction, infatuation, or love? No Merlyn this can’t be love.  How can you develop such feelings towards your boss? Stephen is not your co-traveler today, not a random guy with whom you can hook-up. He is your pay master with whom you can never ever entertain such ludicrous feelings. Restraining my thoughts towards the man of my dreams, I prepare dinner for my only family available at home, my brother and leave for the night college.

I caught the bus which stopped a few steps ahead of my college.  I was slowly walking towards my college when I felt the hold of rough hand in one of my arms.  I was swayed around by the person holding me and my breath stopped.  “Mr Benjamin?” I spat with venom in my voice.

The man had been a pain in the ass for me since the time I joined Radiance industries. He was the person who was giving me night mares. I don’t know how I was going to handle him.  I do not have anybody to help me. This bastard would disturb me all day during my work and tries to lay his hands on me.  I can’t complain about him to the boss.  After all he has been an ardent employee of the company with a work experience of 10 years in the same firm.  Initially I thought about sharing my problem with Mr Collomen, but when I came to know about Benjamin’s work experience I drove my thoughts away. I am only a fresh employee of the company. If I complain about a man who is ten times better experienced than me, I am the person who is going to walk out of the firm. All my hard work to attain this job will go a waste.

He discreetly tried to reach one of my breasts. I brushed away his hand with force and yelped loudly.  My brain became foggy and my throat went dry from the intensity I yelled. After a few seconds I feel a sudden flash of heat on my left cheek followed by a sting and a shooting sharp pain.  I realised I was slapped and came in contact with the ground. “You bloody bitch, your throat works smarter than any other part of your body.” He snarled on my face.

I tried to run fast moving away from his hold but failed miserably.  I was again caught by him.  The smell of cigarettes accompanied by the foul smell of cheap liquor were doing no better to help me out of my melancholy state.

He lifted my hands upwards on either side of my head and inhaled my scent closing his eyes like he was enjoying every iota of me. I felt an extreme revulsion for the kook.

He dipped his head and began to lick my neck starting from the bottom almost reaching my lips. I shivered with abhorrence. If I do not stop him now, I knew I wouldn’t be able to safeguard myself.

In a situation of do or die I had no much choice. I smacked him in a place where the sun never shines and ran as fast as my feet could carry.

When I reached the alley where his eyes thankfully hadn’t reached yet, I pulled the phone from my pocket pulsating and succumbed to the only sane thought which screamed in my mind.

Call Stephen!

Stephen’s POV

I was enjoying my time with my friend Haynes in the pub when my phone beeped.  I looked at the caller ID and was alarmed.   A bundle of questions flashed through my mind.  What happened to her? Why is she calling me this late in the night?  Is she alright? Is she not feeling well?  I began to get worried within seconds of recording the call.  I wasn’t able to contemplate on myself, why am I getting influenced by the girl I could never have as mine and bringing unnecessary problems in my life?

My life is going smoothly now. My mother is steadily recovering and with Merlyn as my new accountant I am at peace in my work place too. Why can’t I stop encouraging copious thoughts about her and allow her only in my employee payroll? She is making me go crazy. Do things which I have never done.

I went to a corner in the pub where there was no sound.  A brunette began to sway her hips in front of me.  I turned her down with a wave of my finger and quickly picked the phone alerting myself.  I was anxious.  Anxious about her.

She spoke in a trembling voice and my heart began to thud. ‘Stephen, help…This man is trying to molest me.”   That’s it! I lost all my sanity and the beast within me took over his seat.

But I controlled myself. “Send me your location. I am on my way.” I could hear the beat of my heart to my ears as I raced out after stamping a thousand dollars bill on the bar counter.

Haynes looked at me alarmed and to what came over me that I barged out of the club so abruptly. I signalled to him with my hand that I will talk to him later.

I wasn’t supposed to lose my mental stability here. I had to guide her to protect herself until I reach her. I took a long breath to balance myself and did my best to bring out an even tone.

“Flower” I rasped. “You have been bold since your childhood. Remember, you taught a lesson to the boys not to smoke who were more than double your height and age. Now is the time to show that boldness again and teach the vulture a lesson.” I began to counsel her while I hopped into my car keeping my anxiety at bay.

“Look around, do you see anyone walking nearby?” My eyes tried to concentrate ahead looking through the wind shield. Thankfully I wasn’t too drunk though I find myself a little tipsy.

Her reply was negative. “It is raining here cats and dogs and the street lights failed. The complete place hosts no habitation and is dark.” She said almost crying in trepidation.

“Damn it! How did you reach such a deserted place?” I closed my eyes, hearing her pulsing on the other end of the line and my heart’s beat took over, soon matching hers. “Run to a place where there are people around. And if he gets to you before you reach a populated place, make your hand a fist and kick him as hard as you could between his legs. That’s all. The action would make him unstable for a few minutes and that will be your clue to run away. Keep your phone switched on so that I could trace you wherever you are.”

I could hear her scampering while speaking to me. Doing my best to compose myself, I held the steering. I drove like a crazy stupid after leaving the club. Within minutes I was into the valley behind the night college where she was hiding.

When I traced her, she was struggling from the strong arms of the monster whose face felt familiar but I was not able to recognize him because of darkness.  I reached her running and with one swift blow, I gave two shots to the pig over his face.  I pounded upon him and gave him further smacks over his stomach and his chest.  When I was hovering over him with anger, I recognized him and felt shocked.  “Mr Benjamin?”

He is the purchase executive working in the company for the past ten years. I thought of him as the most sincere employee of the firm and decided to give him an award too during the company’s anniversary. But I am wronged. A feeling of extreme resentment took over me and with one more punch over his startled face, I pulled my girl towards me.  As soon as she felt the warmth of my body against hers, her body relaxed and she cocooned her face in my chest.  I could hear her soft sobs and something broke inside me. “My Flower, I will always be there for you when you need me.

I began to whisper sweet nothings to her, holding her firmly in my arms.  After a few moments she fell stiff.   I raised my arm holding her head firmly in my hand to arms length and realized she became unconscious.

“Shit!” I lifted her in my arms and carried her to my car before I belted her firmly.  Reaching home, I gingerly lay her on my bed and called the doctor.

After a few minutes the doctor came and examined her.   He confirmed to me that it was a panic attack and I had to take care of her for the night to see that it doesn’t repeat and aggravate her condition.  I lay a hand on her middle and slept beside.  After a few hours in the middle of the night she stirred and was struggling in her sleep.  I pulled her to my chest and began to nuzzle her hair whispering sweet nothings in her ear.  After some time she relaxed and fell asleep but I continued to hold her so that she felt secure in my arms.  That night I had the best sleep I couldn’t get over the years, my Flower wrapped securely in my arms and this was not a dream. It’s the reality.

Next morning when she got up, I was taking a shower in my bathroom.  I felt a slight sound in my bedroom.  Wrapping a towel around my waist, I rushed out to look at her.  She was wide awake by the time I got in and raised her big blue eyes slowly to look at me. My breath hitched in my throat as her icy blues swept me away to their depths. Taking two long steps I pulled her to my chest and landed my lips on her.  I could not control myself anymore. Very soon we were kissing like two creatures coming from a different world and craving for each other in an undying lust. I felt my racing heart calm down with her contact and felt her experience the same within my strong arms.  Neither of us spoke a word nor was it required.  We just stood there I don’t know for how long in a comfortable silence enjoying each other’s presence. And then she said to me the words that I dreaded the most.

“I think, I love you, Stephen.”