The kitchen buzzed with the promise of culinary chaos as Zahir and Zian, self-appointed judges, took their seats, ready for the amusement that awaited. Zada, was equally entertained and bemused as she observed the unfolding spectacle.She prayed everything would go well. She now knows that her brothers already accepted Liam as her partner, but they are doing this just for the sake of it and because Zahir with his big ego couldn’t just simply say yes to the relationship between his beloved sister and his best friend.Liam, wore an apron that humorously declared him the "Master Chef of Chaos.” Zada chuckled seeing him with the apron and the chef cap. Him in the kitchen reminded her of their second date. He had taken her to his home when his family had gone out of a function. And he cooked for her that day.And once the casserole went into the oven, he had taken her to the living room couch and slowly things heated up and they had ended up making out on the couch.And then the first emb
“So, what’s the last task?” Liam asked in exasperation.“Be patient, potential brother in law..” Zahir said dryly.“Potential? Are you serious, Zahir? There is no ‘potential’ in this context. I am your future brother in law. No matter what..” Liam said in annoyance.“How you handle the third task would answer that, Frederick..” Zahir said with a scoff.“Listen, I am doing this simply to entertain you two. There is really no need from this. Even Mirrie feels the same way, don’t you Mirrie?” Amar asked looking at Zada and she nodded her head, agreeing with Amar.“Ewww.. Stop calling her with that name. It sounds so weird.” Zahir said, making a face at Liam calling their sister with a pet name. Amar rolled his eyes, realising whatever he is going to do, Zahir would come up with some or the other complaints.Zian chuckled, simply watching the scene unfold in front of him.“Zi - Zi, Zi - Zi,” Emma ran towards them and pulled the chair next to Zian and sat on it, breathlessly.“What do you
“God! He is so possessive..” Zahir chuckled, watching his brother running behind Emma who is all set to climb on the pillion of a motorcycle with some random Ethan.“Look, who is talking?” Zada said, rolling her eyes and Zahir made a face at that.“I don’t have a love interest to get possessive about, little Zada.” Zahir said, ruffling her hair, earning a glare in return.“You are possessive in all your relationships, Zahir. Momma, me, Zian or anybody. I shudder imagining Emily’s condition in the future..” Zada said teasingly and Zahir glared at her.“Emily? What does Emily have got to do with this?” Emil, who was silent until now, asked in confusion.Zada bit her tongue and cursed herself for blurting out her thoughts, without noticing Emily’s beloved brother sitting next to them.“Uh Emily..” Zada chuckled nervously.“Don’t mind her, Emil. She is just crazy. She reads all sorts of nonsense romance and has somehow come to a conclusion that I and Emily would eventually fall in love. A
The wind whistled through the air as Zian and Emma sped away on Zian's motorcycle. The purring of the engine and the sensation of the road beneath them added to the thrill of the ride. Emma, her excitement palpable, clung to Zian, her arms wrapped around him.Zian, however, maintained a facade of sternness."I hope you are aware I am still mad at you," he said over the roar of the engine.“Is that so? Then you should have just let me go with Ethan. He wasn’t mad at me and he would have enjoyed the ride with me.” Emma laughed, the sound blending with the wind. "Oh, come on, Zian! Lighten up! We're on an adventure!"The corners of Zian's lips twitched, betraying his efforts to stay serious. Emma sensed the crack in his stoic demeanour and squeezed him tighter. She placed her head on his shoulder, enjoying the exhilarating ride.As they journeyed through scenic landscapes, Zian finally decided to let go of the lingering anger. "Alright, alright. I guess you've suffered enough. No more s
"Looks like your hair wants to stay with me a little longer." Zian chuckled. "Even I want to." Emma said with a pout.As she attempted to disentangle her hair, Zian gently held her face, his fingers softly grazing her cheek. Their eyes locked, and in that intimate moment, the air seemed to crackle with an unspoken connection.Neither of them knew who moved first, the next moment, they were kissing like there was no tomorrow…Their lips met in a tender embrace, igniting a spark that seemed to electrify the air around them. Time stood still as they melted into the sweetness of the kiss, each moment filled with a rush of emotions they had long kept hidden.Emma's heart fluttered with joy as she felt Zian's warm touch, his gentle caress sending shivers down her spine. In that fleeting moment, everything else faded away, leaving only the warmth of their shared affection.But just as quickly as it began, Zian pulled away, his expression clouded with guilt. "I... I am sorry, Emma," he stam
“Emily!!” Zahir uttered her name loudly, as though saying that name to himself.But, much to his bad luck, his brother had walked in at the same time and heard him utter that name.Zian smirked and shot a teasing look at Zahir."Did you just call out for Emily, my darling brother?" Zian teased, unable to resist poking fun at his twin."What? No! Absolutely not! I think you just imagined that," Zahir protested, his cheeks now resembling ripe tomatoes.“OMG! Look at you, all blushing..” Zian teased and in a swift move, Zahir tackled his brother on to the bed.Zian laughed as he ducked the pillow thrown at him, his grin widening at the sight of Zahir's reddening cheeks. “Shut up!” Zahir bellowed embarrassedly.Zian raised an eyebrow, amusement dancing in his eyes. "Oh, please! You can't hide anything from me, Zahir," he said, his voice filled with mock innocence."Shut up! It's not what you think," he muttered, avoiding his brother's gaze. Zahir scowled, his embarrassment turning into
Zian was impatiently waiting for Emma in the cafeteria. After dropping her at her apartment last evening, he had tried to call her a hundred times, but she didn’t attend any of those phone calls.“Hey, Zi.” Zada greeted as she took a seat across from him. Liam sat next to her.Zian frowned and looked at the cafeteria door to see if Emma was coming.“What happened?” Zada asked curiously.“Where is Emma?” Zian asked desperately.“She went home this morning. Didn’t you know? I thought you know..” Zada said.“Damn!” Zian cursed under his breath.“Uh oh! You two had some fight yesterday, didn’t you? That’s why she went home. I didn’t connect the dots. I did ask her why she was going home during a weekday. She just said some excuse and hurried out.” Zada explained.“Why did you both fight?” Liam asked and Zian looked away.How was he supposed to tell them what was the reason for the fight?“Zada, I am going to Greenwich. Will come back tonight hopefully.” Zian said and hurried out of the ca
“No means no. You refused to kiss me. I don’t want to talk to you anymore..” Emma said hotly. Daniel and Gianna looked at their daughter in horror.“Damn!!” Zian mumbled under his breath..“EMMA!!!” Gianna shrieked and Emma bit her tongue as she realised she had just blurted out something she should never say in front of her parents.“Uh Gianna, what she meant is that we were playing a truth or dare game. I was dared to kiss Emma on her cheeks. But I didn’t want to do it in everyone’s presence. So, I refused. And someone taunted her saying that I don’t really love her and that’s why I didn’t kiss her. And Emma got hurt hearing that. That’s why she got angry with me. It is nothing serious. We can talk it out quickly. Just give us some time..” Zian lied through his teeth, not wanting Emma to face her mother’s wrath.Gianna calmed down a bit but Zian saw Daniel still had his eyes narrowed on him.Damn!“Yeah! We were playing truth of dare, Momma. Do you remember that one time we played a