My Mystery Kisser

"The bride is missing. She might run away from the wedding."

Those words shook everyone in the ceremony. This was supposed to be the most expensive wedding in the country. Every known powerful person and his family were there. Why wouldn't they be??? The invitation to such a ceremony was an honour for all of them.

The groom was standing on the stage and was looking around. He was the most powerful person in the entire country. He was rude, he was inhuman. No one ever dared question his decision. The bride ran away and that was going to tremble his reputation and he would die but he can't let a mere girl decide his fate.

A man walked up to him while he was standing there expressing no emotions at all. He wasn't looking sad or angry or mad. No one was able to figure that out.

"Son, I think we have to cancel the wedding now."

"No, Dad. Today is the day I get married and nothing will stop me."

"But your girlfriend, oh sorry, bride-to-be, ran away. You have to cancel it."

"It's okay. I would marry some other girl in this room. There must be so many willing to marry me."

"We can't let you marry any girl. We don't know about their families. We have a class." Her stepmother, who he hated the most, spoke in between.

"Can you please just stay away from my matters??? I know what's best for me."

Saying that he turned towards the hall.

"Gentlemen and ladies! As you have heard, my bride-to-be is gone. Now, Is anybody in this room willing to marry me right now???"

His loud sound and deep voice made everything silent in the room for a while.

"If anybody is willing, you have 10 minutes to decide. I will ask after that."

He sat down on the chair very patiently and calmly while there was chaos and everyone was talking and whispering. People were on phone calls. He lit a cigar and waited and after 10 minutes he got up. The room which was a fish market a minute ago had turned into a graveyard.

"Girls who are willing to marry me come in the front."

He knew what to expect. His father was still not sure about his decision and his step-mom couldn't do anything to stop him.

It took a few more minutes and all the single girls in the hall were now standing in the form of a row and he was looking at them.

"Is that everybody???"

He got down and looked at those girls. He smiled and then again looked at the people standing behind him. Anxious to know whom he would choose and make his queen. He was looking around and his eyes stopped on a girl.

Strangely, she wasn't standing with the other girls. She was beautiful and single. He wondered why she wasn't in the front row. He got near her.

"Don't you want to marry me???"

"Sir! You are my Boss. I never looked at you that way."

"I know, but don't you think you are insulting me??? You are my secretary and you are refusing to marry me. Why??? Are you unaware of the perks of being my wife???"

He said in his usual tone but she got scared.

"No, it's nothing like that. I Just...."

She didn't know what to say and waited for his reply.

''Don't you like me???"

"It's not like that, sir."

"Then it's clear you like me. Now go and get ready. I am waiting for you."

Everyone in the room was shocked. How could he choose such a girl??? She was an orphan. Had no family. How could he marry her??? But no one could ask that question. They wanted a bit longer life.

His secretary didn't expect that.

"Sir, I can't marry you."

"Come on. You know the drill. I will pay all your debts. Your family won't suffer again. "

"I am sorry I can do that for myself."

"Don't make me angry. Get ready fast. I don't like hearing no. Or else you know me."

"I can't sir!" she hardly said that in her defence and he got closer to her.

"Give me one genuine reason and I won't."

She was thinking and thinking. Wasn't sure about to say that to him, but was silent. She hated that man but never dared to say that to him to his face. She was just a loyal employee and nothing more. She loved someone else. She had to take a stand. But for whom??? The person she loved had disappeared all of a sudden. She hadn't seen his face. Never got to know his name. Everyone would question her sanity. Her boss would think she was playing some games. She wasn't strong enough to bear his rage. She stood silent.

An old lady came forward and held that girl's arm.

"I will get her ready. Don't worry." She was the only family the girl had. She looked at her for mercy but it seemed her fate was being decided already. She had nothing and had no reason to show resistance.

Everyone in the room was shocked, but his stepmom was shaken the most. He looked at her and smirked.

"She is going to be my bride. Do whatever you can to stop this."

He was waiting and the bride showed up.

In the night! He entered his room and his unexpected bride was sitting on the bed. She was afraid of him and that wasn't unexpected for him. She was trying to go as far away from the bed as possible and was about to fall into that heavy dress when he grabbed her.

"Why are you scared of me??? I haven't done anything to you."

She was now shaking and was reminded of all those times when her boss used girls all night and she was listening to their screams all night while sitting in the next room.

She imagined something similar because he was anything but a kind man. She just gave up as he took off his clothes in front of him. She knew no one could save her. She was now acting like a pigeon, closing her eyes so the cat wouldn't see her. He got closer to her half-naked.

"Tell me why you didn't want to marry me???''

She was quiet and scared as hell.

"Do you love someone else???''

"WHAT??? No!"

She was pretty shaken by his judgment. How could he possibly know that???

"Come on. I am many things but an idiot. Tell me who's more important to you than me???"

She was about to say something when he said.

"Okay fine. I will find that secret lover of yours and will kill him in front of you. I will make you mine after that. Now you are my property. No one else can touch you. Listen, wife. I would prioritize my reputation above everything, so if you dare ruin that. Your grave will be next to your lover. Now!!! Come on, take off your clothes. I don't have time to spare."

He was a beast and she knew that. He was just proving her right that night. That night was going to be even more painful for her. She married a psycho and she wished to die rather than be his slave.

Serena Jonathan POV

"Meet me at the cinema at 8 pm sharp. I will wait for you till the movie ends."

Someone on the other side of the phone was so confident. I had just gotten free from my office work. I was headed towards home when he called.

"What made you think I would be coming there??? I don't even know your name."

"Isn't that enough to come??? Do you want another reason???"

"I am not interested in knowing you. I am not going to come and please stop calling me. I am gonna report you to the police."

"Oh, dear. Come on. We both know you would never do that. Trust me. They would never find me."

"I will tell my boss about you."

He started laughing at that.

"Your Boss??? That asshole won't do anything for you. He is too selfish. He doesn't give a damn about anybody else. You know that very well. I am giving you a happy life, yet you are rejecting me again and again. Come on. Trust me, I won't even touch you."

"How do you guarantee that???"

"Stop the car." He said.

"Why???"

"Don't worry even though I can, but I won't kidnap you from the roadside. I want you to accept me with love, not with my horror. Now, come on. Stop the car."

She stopped the car.

"Open your dashboard and you will know."

She was shocked to see a gift in it.

"How the hell did you get into my car?"

"Come on sweetheart. You are underestimating your lover."

She opened the gift and threw it on the front seat immediately.

"It's a gun. Why did you place it here???"

She was scared and so many possibilities surrounded her head. The person she was talking to might be some psychopath and wanted to trap her in some game. Before you anticipated that stranger as a criminal and imagined herself in prison for life. He broke the silence.

"Don't be afraid. Open it. It's brand new. Licensed in your name."

She mustered up the courage and unwrapped it. There was a rose which was still fresh, which means someone had placed it not very long time ago. Along with the gun, there was a licence and it was licenced in her name.

"How the hell did you manage that??? Without my ID???"

"Tell you not to underestimate me. Now listen. You have a gun. Fully loaded. You can bring it with you and if I try to push any stunts, shoot me then. Don't tell me you are afraid of that too????"

He challenged her and she was still thinking.

"I will be waiting for you babe. Come sooner. "

He hung up the call and was still thinking about what to do.

I drove back to my apartment. Emily was preparing dinner.

"What took you so long??? Did your boss give you extra work as usual???"

"No, "

She wanted to say something but she showed the gun to her friend.

"What the hell is this??? Don't tell me you are planning to kill your boss???"

"I wish I could, but anyway. This is from him."

"Oh so Mr X gifted you this???"

"Come on, it's not funny Emily. I still wonder how he got into my car and that car, too, in the high-security parking,"

"Well, we have to admit this secret lover of yours is very daring. By the way, why did he put this gun in your car???"

I told her everything and she was laughing now.

"You think it's a joke???"

"Come on. Why can't you see that he likes you? This is so romantic. Come on. You have to give him a chance."

"I can't. I don't trust him. How can I go on a blind date with a stranger? I don't even know his name. I have a lot of work to do. I don't have time for this."

"Didn't tell me your boss gave you work in the holidays???"

"He is going on a business trip next week so I have to take care of the work and everything."

"For god's sake. When are you gonna speak up for your rights???? That stubborn jerk doesn't give a damn about his employees. Stop taking extra work for the holidays. Live your life now."

"I don't have a choice. You know I can't. This job is very important to me. I get paid efficiently and I know my boss doesn't appreciate me and treats me like shit."

"I know, but you can't work like a maniac all your life. We have been through worse in our lives. I know you like this, Mr X, but don't take your work in between. Give him a chance. He might be a way out of this hectic and miserable life. You deserve a great life. You deserve love."

I got up. I didn't want to fall into such a trap again.

"Please. You know what happened last time I gave someone a chance. He left me pregnant and never came back. You were there. You know how terrible it was. I was going to commit suicide."

I was crying again and she hugged me. After I got better, She said.

"I know. Someone betrayed you and wasn't faithful to you. It doesn't mean you can't trust anyone again. Just give this person a chance. Trust me, I am getting good vibes. Give him a chance and if he wants to harm you, he has the chance. He had a gun. He would have kidnapped you in your car and could have treated you harshly but he didn't. I think he likes you. Just go on the date. I am gonna choose the dress for you. "

"But...."

She was trying to cheer me up, so I got ready and she was doing my makeup. I was ready and finally, I stepped out of my apartment just when I was going to get in my car, a black Limousine stopped in front of me and the chauffeur opened the door for me. I wasn't able to understand what was going on. I got a message from him.

"Hop in. I am waiting for you."

"Hop in. I am waiting for you sweetheart."

I got in and it was a lavish interior. There was so much there. I was wondering about the person and then I was thinking about the first time he texted me. He knew everything about me and it was almost a year and he still hadn't given up. It has become his routine to send me gifts every week.

I used to throw them away at the start, but when he was getting them, I started keeping them in the cupboard in my room. Emily didn't know about them until last week and that's when she convinced me to meet him once. But I couldn't agree.

I was so nervous. He knew everything about me but I was blank. Except for his voice, I knew nothing about him. He was rich and I thought he must be an influential person because he knew confidential information about me. Even living and growing up in the orphanage, I didn't know that much about my deceased parents. He told me everything and because of him I was able to find their graves and saw their pictures at their friend's house for the first time in my life.

I respected him. This stranger was winning my heart bit by bit. He gained my trust somehow. That's why I agreed on this date.

I was lost in my thoughts when the vehicle stopped and the door was opened. I went out and was surprised by the silence. The cinema he called me was the most popular and crowded one, but it felt like I had entered a graveyard.

I didn't see anyone there.

I came out and was surprised by the decorations. There was a path of fairy lights and the path was decorated with flower petals.

It was leading inside the cinema and I was thinking and again looking around. I did expect some kind of romantic surprise but this was unimaginable. How can I be so special to someone??? I was just an ordinary girl.

I had no social circle. Not a proper identity. Nobody knew me and I wasn't that beautiful. I was just an ordinary girl. But this person AKA Mr X was misunderstanding perhaps.

I didn't deserve all that and I was afraid of that too. No one ever accepted me. Not my foster family. Not my ex-boyfriend. Not my Uncle and my other family members after my parents died.

I was of no value yet this person was making me so special in his life. I was afraid that he would be no different to others and that I would be all alone again with my loneliness and a broken heart.

I started walking on the path and entered the hall. It was complete silence and dark inside.

I got scared by the dark as usual but before I turned around I saw some lights start letting up. I opened the door again and entered and was surprised by a word.

"My Love"

The hall was completely changed. It was decorated so beautifully and in the middle, there was a table and champagne was there too. I sat there and looked around, but I couldn't see him at all.

After a while, someone opened the door and a chef entered. And following him were a bunch of other chefs too.

"Mam, what would you like??? Chinese, Italian???"

On and on. All of them were from different continents and had made their special dishes for me. I was surprised and they were standing waiting for my reply. I chose Italian and the others immediately left while the chef himself served me the dish.

I expected to have dinner with my Secret Lover but he was still hiding. Not coming in front of me. I started having dinner as it appeared he wasn't going to come.

As soon as I finished, he left and I looked around. Still no sign of him. I was wondering why he didn't show up.

I was about to call him and that's when I heard a door closing sound. I turned around to look but I was only seeing a shadow there. A man with a hat was getting closer to me. His face was covered and he sat next to me.

I wasn't able to say anything. I was so nervous and finally, he spoke.

"You must be wondering why am I hiding my face??? Don't worry, I am not that bad looking. It's just a test for you. I waited for you for more than a year. I didn't force you, but I am not sure if you love me or not.

The day you will assure me of your love. I will reveal my face."

"But how can I..."

"Didn't I love you all this time??? You rejected me so many times. Turned down my proposal. I threw away my gifts but I didn't ask them. Not even once. Come on. I can expect the same from you."

"Why did you call me then if you can't even show me your face???"

"That's the question. You trusted me. That's why you are here. All alone. Now just have faith in me. I won't break your trust."

He was saying that and I kept quiet.

"If you can't trust me, I can't trust me either. I know nothing about you."

"My name is Eden. I am a secret agent and I am not supposed to tell you anything else about myself. Would that be enough??? Or do you want me to tell you something else???"

"What about your family???"

"I don't have any. I lost them when I was a child. My uncle raised me and I joined forces like my dad. Now don't ask for my family name, please. According to my records, I died a few years back. Everything else is classified. I hope you are gonna keep everything a secret from me."

I was about to ask something else when he pulled me closer and locked my lips.