Chapter 60

Shlok's POV

She looked shocked but cute.

Cute?

Shlok!! Be firm!! She will get us in trouble.

"Shut up!" I snapped, unable to contain my frustration. "I would never have come looking for you. I was here first. Then I saw you clicking pictures of those people. Are you out of your mind? You could have died there. Why did you come here alone?" My voice raised, echoing in the tense atmosphere. Thankfully, I spotted her before the goons did.

Despite her evident fear, she dared to argue with me until I warned her of the consequences. As she was too shocked to get up, so I made her stand but she leaned on me to steady and protect myself from falling. Her delicate hand against my chest ignited a strange sensation within me.

Shit!! What was happening?? I felt some kind of spark again when she touched me.

I pushed her away abruptly, determined to maintain distance for the sake of the mission and my sanity. "Let's go before they come lo