16-06-2026, 11:59 PM
Chapter 49: The Honest Answer
The silence in Tharun’s cabin stretched between them, thick and heavy.
Nikitha’s question still hung in the air — raw, direct, and impossible to dodge.
“Then what do you see me as in your life?” she had asked. “What’s your plan for me? Answer from your heart.”
Tharun looked at her for a long moment, his intense eyes softening with something deeper than desire. He leaned forward slightly, elbows resting on the desk, choosing his words with care.
“The answer depends on what you want, Nikki,” he said quietly. “I’ve had several options in my mind at different stages with you.”
He paused, gathering his thoughts.
“The first time I saw you in the office… when I learned you were a married woman living alone while your husband was… distant… I’ll be honest. I wanted you physically. I wanted to fuck you everywhere we could get away with it — as long as we both enjoyed it and no one got hurt.”
Nikitha’s breath caught, but she didn’t interrupt.
“Then, as I got closer to you,” Tharun continued, “it became more than that. I wanted a proper affair. Something passionate, something that could help both of us escape the unbearable treatment we were getting from our partners. Just two people finding comfort and pleasure in each other.”
He smiled faintly, almost self-mocking.
“But ever since that evening on the beach… something changed. I started wanting more. I started thinking about marrying you. About building something real. I can’t think of anything else now — not even temporary sex. But I don’t know the full story with your husband. I don’t know how deep the wound is, or how big the fight between you two really is. I don’t want to scare you with my thoughts.”
Tharun’s voice grew softer, more vulnerable.
“I’m okay if you just want love. I’m okay if you want love plus sex. I’m even okay if right now you only want sex. You’ve stayed sincere for many years without letting another man in — that means something. It means you are not ready to leave him, even after he gave you a big chance - where you were lonely for years and yet you stayed loyally for him. Without love you could not do it. It would break me if I pushed you into this and you left me later for him, it would pain me more.
So I want to wait and see what you truly want. Until you find clarity… I want to stay in control too. I’m glad our beach conversation happened. That morning with the nighty and the hug… I got carried away. I admit there is a constant fight inside me between lust and something deeper. I don’t know if it’s love yet… but I know only one thing can truly beat lust and that’s love.”
He looked straight into her eyes.
“I don’t know what kind of wound you carry that made you open up to me. I don’t want to take advantage of it and hurt you even more. So I’m open, just like you. Let’s search inside ourselves together. When we find out what this really is… we’ll decide. I’m okay with any role you give me. But if you ever see me as your future… let me know. I will have a proper conversation with Mithra. That’s a promise.”
Tharun leaned back slightly, his expression serious but gentle.
“But before that… I want only one honest answer from you, Nikki.”
He locked eyes with her.
“Do you still have feelings for your husband?”
"What's his name?"
Nikitha could not face the question. Her heart had no clear answer. A storm of panic, guilt, confusion, and buried emotions surged inside her. Her eyes widened slightly, and for the first time in front of Tharun, she looked visibly shaken.
The silence that followed was deafening.
The silence in Tharun’s cabin stretched between them, thick and heavy.
Nikitha’s question still hung in the air — raw, direct, and impossible to dodge.
“Then what do you see me as in your life?” she had asked. “What’s your plan for me? Answer from your heart.”
Tharun looked at her for a long moment, his intense eyes softening with something deeper than desire. He leaned forward slightly, elbows resting on the desk, choosing his words with care.
“The answer depends on what you want, Nikki,” he said quietly. “I’ve had several options in my mind at different stages with you.”
He paused, gathering his thoughts.
“The first time I saw you in the office… when I learned you were a married woman living alone while your husband was… distant… I’ll be honest. I wanted you physically. I wanted to fuck you everywhere we could get away with it — as long as we both enjoyed it and no one got hurt.”
Nikitha’s breath caught, but she didn’t interrupt.
“Then, as I got closer to you,” Tharun continued, “it became more than that. I wanted a proper affair. Something passionate, something that could help both of us escape the unbearable treatment we were getting from our partners. Just two people finding comfort and pleasure in each other.”
He smiled faintly, almost self-mocking.
“But ever since that evening on the beach… something changed. I started wanting more. I started thinking about marrying you. About building something real. I can’t think of anything else now — not even temporary sex. But I don’t know the full story with your husband. I don’t know how deep the wound is, or how big the fight between you two really is. I don’t want to scare you with my thoughts.”
Tharun’s voice grew softer, more vulnerable.
“I’m okay if you just want love. I’m okay if you want love plus sex. I’m even okay if right now you only want sex. You’ve stayed sincere for many years without letting another man in — that means something. It means you are not ready to leave him, even after he gave you a big chance - where you were lonely for years and yet you stayed loyally for him. Without love you could not do it. It would break me if I pushed you into this and you left me later for him, it would pain me more.
So I want to wait and see what you truly want. Until you find clarity… I want to stay in control too. I’m glad our beach conversation happened. That morning with the nighty and the hug… I got carried away. I admit there is a constant fight inside me between lust and something deeper. I don’t know if it’s love yet… but I know only one thing can truly beat lust and that’s love.”
He looked straight into her eyes.
“I don’t know what kind of wound you carry that made you open up to me. I don’t want to take advantage of it and hurt you even more. So I’m open, just like you. Let’s search inside ourselves together. When we find out what this really is… we’ll decide. I’m okay with any role you give me. But if you ever see me as your future… let me know. I will have a proper conversation with Mithra. That’s a promise.”
Tharun leaned back slightly, his expression serious but gentle.
“But before that… I want only one honest answer from you, Nikki.”
He locked eyes with her.
“Do you still have feelings for your husband?”
"What's his name?"
Nikitha could not face the question. Her heart had no clear answer. A storm of panic, guilt, confusion, and buried emotions surged inside her. Her eyes widened slightly, and for the first time in front of Tharun, she looked visibly shaken.
The silence that followed was deafening.
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