TAINTED | Zayn Malik

Chapter 35| Wardrobe

warning: mature content

It was completely undecided on what was going to happen tonight, I felt uneasy and anxious if any of them were going to get caught. But I could only do the right thing by just staying to myself, not getting in the way to mess anything up. I owed Zayn that much, a peaceful night that could hopefully go right.

When I got home, I instantly went to Taylor who did nothing but give me her undivided attention and love. Which seemed to help a bit, assigning some of Zayn's guards to watch me carefully through everything but to keep their distance also. Blend into the crowd and don't let it be known, but still guard me as if I was the fucking president. This were her own words by the way, not mine because I was still new at the whole over protection thing. She reassured me that a threat could've been from anyone, no one would ever go against Zayn to put me in danger.

Although it took away the fact of him needing to protect me in the first place if I wasn't in danger, but just to give myself a break- I decided to let it go. I was trying way too hard to keep things at bay, if it were to spiral out of control it shouldn't be on me to try and fix thing just so everyone can benefit from it. However I only wanted Zayn to finally sleep accordingly without having to leave a gun under his pillow, ready to pounce the moment something something out of bed touched him. I would know because I was the one being woken up in the middle of the night, due to his serious case of insomnia that I started the day of startled by him watching me in a corner or working out beside the bed.

I turned off the water from my shower, wrapping a large towel around my body and stepping out while the door closed behind me gently. I took a towelette and wiped at the giant mirror, attempting to clear the fog as much as I could do that it was possible to see myself clearly. The smudges of the moist air making it hard to see but it was better than it was before wiping it down. I lowered the sound of my phone plugged against the

I looked at my reflection pushing the hair back and taking a good look at my face, using my fingers to massage moisturizer into my face and wiping the rest on the plush fabric. I had the option to grab my toothbrush, looking at the clear and purple handle. Before I could stop myself, I resorted back to the first few days I was here and using Zayn's brush. As much as it seemed unfitting and just gross to others, I needed some type of way to not bother letting him touch my body. I can't be that girl who becomes possessive only after a small encounter, this wasn't going to be me. I was not going to follow in N'dra's footsteps, I refused.

While holding the toothbrush in my mouth, I reach forward and grabbed a bag I left in here with me. I reached inside, pulling out the box and opening it. The earrings sitting there perfectly waiting for me to put them on, I grabbed on and placed it into my ear. It swung gently on my ears, glistening in the light while making me appear more sexy and vulnerable. I took out the other one, placing it into my ear and letting my hair fall. I looked back in the mirror, adjusting myself to the side and looking at myself. The way my hair fell over my shoulder, just inches away from the earrings and giving me a playful look that seemed way to enticing.