No Strings Attached by Sheila Kumar

Author:Sheila Kumar
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: null
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2017-06-28T16:00:00+00:00

ELEVEN

THE TENSION INSIDE THE car on the way back to Nina’s place was so thick you could have cut it with the proverbial knife. Samar threw her a look once or twice and attempted to break the loud silence, but Nina wasn’t having any of it.

In actual fact, she was more than a bit flabbergasted at her loss of control. She was so furious that she knew she had better opt for silence; heaven knows what would come out of her mouth if she spoke. Inside her a small voice asked: but why are you so angry, Nina? And she quickly stifled that voice.

She was out of the sleek vehicle in a flash and at her ground floor door, inserting the key into the lock, stumbling and fumbling in her haste. But Samar was quicker; in one fluid movement, he was beside her, murmuring, ‘Shall I open it for you?’

Ignoring him, Nina walked into her apartment and turned to close to the door, only to find him very much inside.

‘I’d like you to leave, Samar,’ she managed in an icy tone, her accent suddenly going all posh.

One mobile eyebrow went up. ‘I don’t think I’m going to leave, Nina,’ he replied calmly, then walked up to her and took her gently by the shoulders.

‘And just why are you so angry, Nina?’ he asked quietly.

Stormy blue eyes clashed with caramel-coloured ones. Her characteristic restraint clashed with her sudden desire to throw caution to the winds and start one big row. One long moment later, the former had won.

Taking a deep breath, Nina said, ‘I don’t wish to talk about it.’

‘But I do. Because for the life of me, I can’t fathom what suddenly got you so mad.’

‘Let go of me, Samar,’ Nina said through gritted teeth and he immediately stepped back, raising his hands in apology.

‘Was it because I danced with Karishma?’

And like quicksilver, Nina Sabharwal’s hard-won composure evaporated.

‘You were not dancing with that woman, Samar. You were kissing her.’

‘I was not kissing her. She was kissing me. There is a subtle difference if you can appreciate it, Nina.’

‘Don’t give me that crap,’ she said. ‘Everyone was watching the two of you on the floor … you were entwined like snakes.’

This time, both of Samar’s eyebrows rose high and it was obvious he was trying not to laugh. There was no stopping Nina now, though.

‘I felt so damned humiliated. If Karishma Jhala is your girlfriend, Samar, you had no business taking me to the dinner. I didn’t ask you to, you called me, right?’

‘Right,’ he murmured but Nina was now in full flow.

‘I have never been so humiliated. In fact, I’ve had enough, Samar. I’m out of my depth here, and I don’t like the feeling. So…’

Before she could conclude the sentence, Samar Pratap Singh cut in, ‘Back up a mo, won’t you, Nina? Are you saying that what we have between us is serious?’

At a total loss for words, Nina stared at him. He continued in a silky tone, ‘Because that’s not how I heard it.

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