With Love, xxxx. by Varshitha Kancharla (best adventure books to read .txt) 📗

Ryan opened his eyes and immediately took his gun which was kept beside his pillow. He stood from the bed, worried. 

“Neil! What happened? Is everything alright?” 

“No Ryan. Nik...” Neil stopped telling it in the middle. 

“Nik? What happened to him? Is he alright?” Ryan shouted. 

“Ryan! Nik was killed. All our men who were guarding him secretly, were killed too.”

Ryan’s heart skipped a bit hearing him. He couldn’t believed what he heard. 

“W-what?” Ryan stammered. 

Neil touched Ryan’s shoulder and said looking him in the eyes “What you heard is true. Nik was killed, brutally.” 

With that sentence Ryan’s dreadful eyes turned watery and looking at him Neil’s eyes welled up with tears. 

Ryan fisted his hand and punched the wall so hard. He then started destroying the furniture while screaming out loud.

“No. It can’t be possible. You are lying.” Ryan babbled. He continued shouting “I fucking warned him to be careful. Nik!” He screamed his brother’s name. 

Neil tried to control his friend but he couldn’t. Ryan was not in the position to control himself. 

Ryan sat on the bed and put his hands on his head. He then questioned angrily “Who?” 

“Still finding. There were no clues. No footprints, no fingerprints, nothing.” 

“Where did it happen?” Ryan asked while swallowing his sadness. 
“We found him in the outskirts and took him to his house. There was no CCTV footage.” 

Ryan became silent hearing him. He felt numb and he couldn't think of any words to reply to him. 

“Ryan! We should go.” 

Ryan nodded then freshened up. Ryan, Neil along with their men started to Nik's house. 

They drove for about an hour and reached Nik's house. Ryan kept looking at his brother’s corpse without even blinking. There were only few people present along with Ryan and his men. Nik's wife was weeping looking at her husband’s corpse. Nik’s one year old kid reached Ryan while taking few steps by walk and then crawled. The kid touched Ryan’s leg and stood straight. Ryan smiled looking at him then took him in his hands. When he was about to kiss him, Nik's wife took her child angrily. Neil became furious and when he was about to step forward, Ryan stopped him. He then turned his head to Nik’s dead body. 

Ryan’s eyes filled with tears and anger gripped him. His eyes and mind were seeing Nik's corpse but his heart saw Kathleen’s. He began imagining Kathleen in his brother’s place. He shut his eyes tight and let out a sigh. 

“Neil, take Nik’s dead body to Rome. We are doing rituals there.” Ryan told Neil looking at him. 

Nik’s wife heard their discussion and she shouted “I won’t allow you to take his corpse anywhere. The rituals will happen here. He is my husband.” 

Ryan and Neil looked at her angrily. Ryan stepped towards her saying “Everything happens like I said. We are heading to Rome. It’s where my parents were buried and everything will happen there. If you want you can come. Else don’t. I don’t bother of your presence.” 

He spoke in a serious tone that made her gulp. He then turned to his brother’s dead body and said “I swear, Nik! I will avenge your death.”

It’s 7.40 and all of his men started for Rome in his private jet except Ryan. Even Nik's wife and child started for Rome. Ryan drove his car towards the cafe and after many minutes he reached. But he didn’t enter the cafe. He stood behind the street wall, began smoking and kept staring at her. She was clearly visible to him through the glass door. 

“Ryan?” Neil called touching Ryan’s shoulder.

“What are you doing here? I told you to leave with them. And before you begin anything, listen... I’m fine. You don’t need to accompany me. Yes, that person who’s dead was my brother. And I feel pain, sad and remorse for everything so please don’t try to teach anything or try to persuade me. I’m fine. After few minutes I’ll join with everyone in Rome.”

“I came here to ask about her. What do you want to do ?” 

Ryan looked at her innocent face which was glowing of the anticipation that she would meet him within few minutes. 

Ryan spoke with utmost sad tone “Hers is the most prettiest soul. I never saw a girl like her in my entire life. I don’t want to spoil her soul with my sins. I thought I could protect her. But today’s incident made me realize that I couldn’t. I couldn’t even protect my own brother. My family. Then how can I protect her?” Ryan’s voice was breaking while speaking. He then continued saying “I came here to see her one last time. Even if I propose, she won’t accept after knowing about me. I should definitely force her. So it’s better to leave. I can’t hold her hand and lead her to the darkness.” 

“But you love her Ryan” 

“Yes I love her and that’s the reason I have to let her go. She has a great future ahead ‘LET HER LIVE’---- her life. Let my love be undiscovered.” 

With that they left for Rome.