INAYAH (Replacement of Bride)

Punish one another

"Just home?"

Inayah froze in place hearing Daru's voice as if saying 'punishment' when Daru just asked.

'Quiet Inayah .... Calm down' Inayah tried to calm herself and then approached Daru who was now on the bed with a feeling of anxiety and erratic heart and thoughts that continue to overshadow the word punishment.

"Sir, I_" Inayah did not know what to say. Daru glanced at the clock then smiled demon made Inayah bristle at the smile.

"20 mins. Yesterday was almost late and today was 20 minutes late?" asked Daru still with his casual style and somehow it made Inayah shudder.

Is he going to massage Daru all night like the night before that until midnight? Or, could it be worse than that? What if Daru chopped off his head?! Inayah shook her head violently with all her hallucinations. Don't mess with Inayah, Daru wasn't a killer just because he came home late. He said he was trying to get rid of the scary thoughts that were stuck in his head. But what if indeed Daru dared to do that ..., of course no one would scold him right? Her husband is very powerful.

But, how powerful was this Daru? Inayah doesn't even know it.

"Tu_Master. What sir, Master will give me punishment?" Inayah asked very carefully and stuttered. Come on, Inayah, why are you so scared? You're just late for home. Just late to go home! Not a criminal act.

Daru got down from his place and walked over to Inayah who was now struck by fear. Daru liked this, everyone should indeed be afraid of him.

"you reckon? What punishment do you deserve. Hmm?"

Daru's index finger moved along the pale face of Inayah.

"sorry. I'm sorry, I won't do it again."

Inayah's lips quiver when saying the word, plus Daru's fingers that come to touch her lips add to Inayah's fear of increasing. Why did Inayah see such a strange behavior? Is Daru going to rape her and be killed and dumped in the forest and made into a meal of wild animals? Inayah did not want to die.

Inayah had missed her mother a lot, but she did not want to die with a debt that is not small.

"" You should know. Those who dare to break my words will not be able to get sorry."

Daru's words were ringing in Inayah's mind.

'Are servants really going to die? Servant of Allah's'

It seemed that Inayah indeed had no other choice but to receive any punishment from Daru.

"Alright Sir. I'd like to accept the punishment" he said.

"What is my punishment, sir?" he added, questioning what punishment Daru would give him. Actually Inayah wanted to brush off Daru's finger that continued to surround the area of his face, let alone the black eye as if it wanted to stab and suck Inayah.

"I'll be kind enough to punish you in a few hours. You'd better take a clean shower, eat a lot, and prepare yourself for punishment."

After saying so Daru immediately passed and came out of the room leaving Inayah who was frozen in her place standing.

"It turns out that's his daughter, right? I was destined to be his daughter-in-law."

Daru opened sheet by sheet on a set of papers that Ian had just given after entering his study.

"There is no chance to bring them together. I don't want to share mine with anyone else" he said after closing the sheet.

"Bain Sir."

As always, Ian was certainly following his Master's will.

"Go home Ian, it's night. Or stay here."

Ian did not immediately answer, he seemed to still think and answer after almost a minute.

"I'll go home, sir."

"All right."

Ian stood up from his seat after hearing the approval from Daru.

"I'm sorry, sir," she said before leaving.

"Hmm."

Ian turned towards the door and was about to open the door.

"Ian."

Ian's paused hand opened the door as Daru called out his name and he immediately turned around without even getting close to Darh.

"Yes, Sir."

"There was no marriage or relationship before I gave my permission" Daru said as if catching Ian's appearance there.

"Good Sir. It will never be violated by me" Ian replied with no doubt.

"Hmmm. Go home."

Once again Ian said goodbye to go home and immediately left Daru's study.

"Your path is slow. You think that walking like a snail can take away the punishment you're about to get," said Daru stopped his steps after climbing the stairs with Inayah who was still in the row of steps but his voice was still Inayah heard clearly who had just climbed the half.

"If I get there first, then your punishment will run for a month," Daru added without turning around and continued his wide steps into the room that was another 30 meters away. Inayah's eyes grew with her temple who came up to hear Daru's words. This alone Inayah did not know what kind of punishment would be like, what if for a month?

Inayah climbed the stairs in a hurry, even passing some stairs, Inayah took off her footwear and in her hands each of them then ran after Daru who almost reached the door of the room.

"Slowly."

One word from Daru's mouth seemed to penetrate Inayah's auditory senses to ring out. Though only a few more inches he will open the door but his hand is passed by another hand.

'If I hadn't taken off the sandals in my hand' I regretted what happened. Because both his hands holding the sandal made him have to remove it first so that Daru preceded the hand movement Inayah.

"Sir, we got together" Inayah said after the door opened before Daru said a non-concern about punishment.

"Is that so?"

Daru instead smiled at the demon with Inayah's words and locked the door after they were inside.

"Yes! Then I won't get a sentence of up to a month right?" ask Inayah please worry. Daru always uttered words that cornered Inayah as well as shocked her.

"Are we not together?"

Daru raised Inayah's chin with his index finger and made the girl's head look up to meet the look with Daru's face.

"I_iya, Sir. That means only today can be punished, right?"

Somehow Inayah had a bad premonition with a clear question from Daru. Moreover, Daru who is now grinning with his expensive smile that Inayah just saw for the first time.

"That means we will punish each other for a month" Daru said as his other hand pulled Inayah's waist quickly.

'Mutually punishing? What does that mean?' Inayah was confused by the meaning of Daru's words that 'punish each other' and was surprised by his waist that was pulled forward so that it stuck to Daru's strapping body.