It felt like forever to sit in this chair and get ready with my mind going back to my Kiss with Vik and all the time we spent together making out and talking, but at the back of my mind Armaan trying to corner me to talk was getting too much and nagging my mind; I didn't have the answer for him, he was becoming impatient, and I was running out of Time. I had to give him something...I took my phone out and typed a quick text to him.

                                                      " Forever yours, you forever mine,

                                                      for eternity, even with a wrinkle in time".

He responded almost immediately," I fucking love it."

I smiled at my screen, and Eva looked at me through the mirror and said,' Oooooo' someone's blushing..is it Vik." " I knew he was perfect for you."..I couldn't help but think about our kiss when his name was mentioned, and my body warmed up with need.

The hairdresser stepped aside and said, "All done." "Are you sure you don't want more makeup"? Not that I needed it... I preferred my skin to look natural and didn't need it. I was wearing a couture champagne color Gaurav Gupta gown with shimmer and a small trail; it was fitted off-shoulder with a scooped back that dipped low all the way to my low wait, backless and structured, and my hair was swept on the side in soft curls, falling over my left shoulder, with a vintage Chanel hairpin on the other side, helping to manage the hair. I paired this with a diamond cuff and stud earrings. I wore my Mach Mach heels and felt like I was in Monte Carlos. The expression of lust and something else on Vik's face was worth the Time spent in that Glam chair.

I walked out, and Vik extended his Arm; Arman gave me a tight-lipped smile; I could tell she didn't like this happening between Vick and me. I didn't care; after a long time, I had opened my heart to someone, and Vik would take care of it; I just knew it. He wasn't the asshole everyone made him out to be.

As we walked towards the Casino venue, Vick pulled me to the side between two Villas, a dark corner... shielded from the regular path.

I was against a wall with my hands pinned beside my face and Vik's nose in the crook of my neck. He inhaled deeply and traced my color bone with his nose, all the way to my cleavage and then all the way up to my lips, He kissed me like his life depended on hit, and I parted my lips, equally hungry for his touch.

He rested his forehead on mine and said, " God, Amara. if only you could read my mind, You'd never speak to me for all the dirty thoughts I have about you and your body."...." I want to make you mine, you only belong to me, you are mine."...

I nodded at his declaration. I whispered," Then make me yours, Vik"....

That's all the encouragement he needed. His hands went up my thigh and suddenly all the way to my tiny lace thong...

He almost touched me, and my face heated because he would know how wet I was, but he stopped and cupped my face..."Not like this, Amara; you deserve to be mine formally for me to claim you.

I'll speak to my parent and maybe announce an engagement; now, let's go before my Dicks get harder than it painfully is. I giggled and walked into the Casino Royale event holding his Arm.

My gaze met his sister's and mom's. I could tell Mrs. Singh's mood soured looking at her son choosing me; another visibly unhappy.....read unhinged) person was Natasha and the Shah family. We were playing blackjack when Vik's mother came and stood next to us and said in a sugary tone, " Vik, may your father and I have a word with you, just you." I didn't fall for her tone; I knew what was coming; Vik stood up, kissed me on my cheek, and said, " Be right back, babe," and left.