Author's pov...

After paying the bill as usual they made their way to three different cars. And three cars are following behind them for their safety.

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Ayaan's pov...

I'm driving the car. But my thoughts are drifting back to incident happened in the mall.

When I saw Ananya laughing and talking with some other person. I don't know what I am feeling. But I was feeling extreme anger towards that person or precisely a man. What is their relationship. She never ever smiled at me. Not even take a look at me properly. But here laughing and talking.

When I placed my hand on her waist. She shuddered. I very much liked my effect on her. After that she didn't even uttered a word. Just nods and humms.

Ahh. I should stay away from her otherwise she's going to corrupt. I don't have any feelings. They are just weakness of people. I should stop her thoughts.

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In Ananya's car...

Ananya's pov...

I am driving the car. Meera is gazing outside from the start of the drive. Complete silence except the humming of the car engine. Finally I decided to break the silence.

"Orange, why it seems like there is something going between you and Abhimanyu" I asked her with slight teasing tone. Hearing me her cheeks started cover with red hue. What. Is she really blushing.

"Are you really blushing. Girlie. Oh my god I can't believe it" i teased her. This is the first time I am seeing her like this.

"No, what. I am not blushing princess" She immediately defended herself. But am I going to stop. No way. "Really orange" I again teased her.

She turned towards me. But whole focus is on road. She hold her gaze on me for few seconds later started telling.

"Okay, actually you remember I went to business event regarding the company." She started. "Yeah I remember" I said. "It's the first time he talked to me. You know na I don't talk with outsiders well. It's very light conversation that day. I didn't even remember him after that" she said.

"Then" I really wanted to know further. She continued "After that he daily sends me white tulip bouquet. This made my heart flutter really. But yesterday he saw me along with Aditya bhaiya. He knows he is the ceo of yaduvanshi enterprises and king of mafia phoenix. From then he started following me. I don't know he is the best friend Ayaan Rajvanshi. Before entering into your house. He grabbed my hand and dragged me to his car."

I just hummed. This really going interesting at a same time secrets may unveil the secrets.

She again continuously....

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Flashback...

"What is the relationship between you and Aditya yaduvanshi" Abhimanyu asked Meera. It happened so fast. She unable to think anything.

"He is my boyfriend" she said to escape from this. Her both hands are locked by Abhimanyu in his one hand. She wiggling continuously to make some space.

Hearing her answer. He smiled sarcastically and asked "Oh, you call your boyfriend bhaiya". "What the heck. You listened our conversation." Meera encountered immediately. "Not everything baby. I heard you calling bhaiya" he answered her question.

"I am not girlfriend or lover. so you better don't Call me with names" Meera said pointing her finger at him. "OK, cool. So are you willing to my girlfriend" he asked give her his very innocent smile.

"What." She shouted immediately. "Why are you shouting. Are you willing to my girlfriend" Abhimanyu again asked her. Meera literally now just wanted to runaway from there.

"No" she answered and started moving out of the car. He also came outside and saw her hurriedly moving inside "see I will convert your no to yes soon baby" he muttered to himself.

Flashback ended...

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Ananya's pov...

"What. This much happened and you didn't tell me anything." I shouted at her. She has to tell me right. If anything happens to her. I am solely responsible for her.

"Where is the time. I came at breakfast. This is evening. Always someone is roaming with us. There is no chance to speak about this princess" She also raised her voice. It's true. Always someone is with me.

I again remembered she is missing in shopping mall also. "Where are you gone in between shopping" I asked her. She begin to roam her eyes here and there.

"I am with him" She said. "He asked me to be his girlfriend" she added. I think there is something wrong. Because she is playing with her fingers from the start.

"You agreed" I asked confused. She won't ever accept someone so soon. With just one meet. OK two meets.

She didn't said anything for few seconds. "He said if I didn't accept he will find relationship between me and Aditya bhaiya along with phoenix" she spoke.

I applied breaks suddenly. "He blackmailed you and you accepted him" I asked dumbfounded. "Start the car" she said very calmly.

Wow. She just accepted him. He literally blackmailed her about Aditya bhaiya. So far, I know she won't accept. I again started the car.

"Do you like him" I asked her. Because the way she staring at him while selecting lehengas I hope she likes him. If she doesn't then he will face my warth. I will do something which he won't forgot in his life.

She looked at me and smilingly said "I like him even before this. The first time he send white tulips for me."

Now i am relieved some what. But still he deserves some punishment for blackmailing.

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Author's pov...

By the time they reached their home two cars are placed there which means they all reached home before them. They also entered inside.

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Ayaan's pov...

We all came back at evening 5. All are having snacks at that time in the garden. Ananya and her bestfriend not yet came.

Revanth and his friends are plucking rippen papaya from the papaya tree. Different trees are placed in other part of garden. The garden is larger than house. I want to know but I don't want to ask anyone.

They placed the fruits on the table infront of us. And there are some other fruits along with them on the table- guava, apple.

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It's the arrangement of table in garden

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My mother is cutting the fruits for all. Susheela aunty and Anuradha aunty went inside for snacks for us.

Meanwhile Ananya and Meera also arrived. Where are they till now a question popped up. But immediately by mind mocked me 'you said you won't think about her'.

Yeah, I shouldn't dwell in her matters. I again placed my thoughts on the snacks and fruits.

Ananya gracefully came and taken her seat between her brothers. Meera seated beside Revanth. "Meera akka, you show me your lehengas. This monkey will never buy any good." Revanth asked meera frustrating Ananya.

Ananya showed her big eyes with full of fake anger and asked Revanth sarcastically "So, I am monkey. Then who are you monkey ki papa". "No, I am not monkey's father. I am her little brother." He replied to her teasing her more.

"Oh, now my brother is teasing me. So, I think my brother will handle everything well right. I hope you will never require my help." She answered him with smiling sweetly  Which I think not at all sweet.

Hearing this the smile on revanth's face disappeared "you .... can't do this" he defended. "Oh, try me brother.  Everything os fair in love and war" she said in style flipping her hair backwards.

This bickering is going on infront of me. I am checking mails regarding something in mobile. But my mind and heart both are listening to their bickering. She is talking with everyone even with my family. But not a word to me.

'So, you want her to speak to you and you are saying you will ignore her.' I conscious mind again reminded me.

My mother placed the papaya pieces infront of us to eat and she started talking with verma's siblings. Arya loves them very much. She eagerly placed her to pick up a piece from the plate.

Suddenly my mother shouted at Arya  "Arya." Due to this the piece in her hand fell down. This is the first my mother is shouting at my sister or I should she never shouted at any of us.

My mother is very angry now. But why. I also don't know. "Why are you eating papaya. Don't you know pregnant ladies can't eat papaya" my mother asked Arya.

Hearing this statement revanth and Nishant's movements stopped suddenly and staring at each other wide eyed. I think they don't know about Arya's  pregnancy. But now the problem is not this.

Arya didn't said anything and started looking in her. Tears started to flow from eyes. Now I am feeling anger.  The thing which I hate most in my sister's eyes is tears. "What is there to shout maa. You should have said sweetly. She didn't know right." I defended my sister. I even accepted this marriage just because I can't see her tears.

My mother sighed hearing me. She knows my protective nature for my sister. Abhimanyu also with me. He started to feed her other fruits.

Nishant is looking between me and my mother. I think it's the first time I spoke because it's always one word. He averted his eyes feeling my gaze on him.

Revanth whispered to jayanth "is bhabhi pregnant" . They are whispering but I can clearly hear them as I am seating just beside them.

To uplifting mood my mother said "you all take beta. Ananya you also take." I think my mother not even asked me this lovely. "Sorry aunty I don't eat papaya" Ananya answered my mom.

Oh, she dislikes it. "OK, then if you eat any other I will cut it." My mother again asked her. "No aunty why are you even doing this aunty na. Some other will do. My mother or my badi maa. Leave it na." She said.

"Why? Do you think I will mix something" my mother joked with her. It's not like that aunty. "Now you are our guests we have to serve you. not reverse. Aunty" she answered my mother with a smile.

"We are not guests. We are relatives now. It's not big thing to do something for my children right." My mother stated. Hearing this Ananya gave a big smile to her.

Meanwhile Revanth  separated all seeds of pomegranate and  started feeding to Ananya with spoon. "Actually aunty my sister don't ask anything. We have to think what she wants and then we have give her. She won't ask anything" Revanth taunted her. Ananya is glaring at him. He slowly fed her pomegranate. And nishanth peeled and sliced apple for meera  "Do you also want any sweets words like her to eat" he asked placing a piece with fork infront of meera. She quietly started eating.

I have seen elders taking care of youngers but here reverse is taking place. Not reverse actually. Everyone is pampering girls so much.

Arya is still silent after that. Not even a word uttered. My baby sister cried today.

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Ayaan's pov...

After dinner I and Abhimanyu went to my room to discuss about new shipment.

"So, now from where shipment will unload to transport" he asked me to no further about my planning. It has to reach Italy within 3 days. "It will go through south Africa. There are very less chance to survive There after messing with us. Yes, Africans will help us" I stated.

After that no one speak anything. Silence engulfed between us. He is in his own thoughts staring at the wall infront us.

"Did you find the person behind illegal trade of women" Abhimanyu asked suddenly. "No, phoenix will always a step a head us while dealing with women. They safely caught all women imprisoned and safely made them to reach their homes." I stated.

Actually it's going from last 17 months. This mafia group suddenly raised. They will look after the safety of women. But their way of killing criminals is ruthless. There will be multiple stabs and there is no trace of any organ in bodies of criminals. They are way more dangerous than us. We don't even know who is the assassin but for outer world the king is Aditya yaduvanshi.

Yesterday night they saved 30 minor girls from illegal trade to Russia. One minute. "Yesterday they saved all girls, but where the dead body who trying to transport." I asked him because they always dispose body within 4 hours after their mission takes place.

"Yeah, that is what I am thinking. Before arriving here I have seen Meera talking with Aditya" I think there is some relation we have missing.  "Where is our men you have sent as spy to know about assassin" he again asked. But there is no answer.

We don't know anything about them. I am the king of Indian mafia. During meetings I have seen and talked with Aditya yaduvanshi he is always calm.

"So, you think there is any relation to meera with mafia" I asked him to know further. "Don't know" his answer came with uncertainty.

"You like her" I asked him about meera. Hearing me he didn't say anything. He is in his own thoughts. I snapped my fingers in front of him. "I proposed her" he stated.

"Then"  i asked him taking a look at my mobile about dealings. "We are dating" he said with expressionless face. My fingers stilled hearing this.  Again I resumed my work.

"She is currently working with us for a restaurant in one of our launching hotel." I stated. 

Later he retrieved to his room. Now I really want to calm my thoughts. It's frustrating. Firstly my men who went to know traces about phoenix assassin disappeared. Then he dropped news about involvement of meera in mafia.

I am going to garden to relax my mind. I have urge to  smoke to calm my nerves. My mind again started to drift to thoughts about Ananya. Verma's treat her as a baby.

Jayanth still didn't gave me answer now I think I have to use my ways. 'You think you can stop me from marrying her my  sweet brother in law.'

I am walking in the garden while smoking a cigar. Then I her voice. There she is. Sitting in the swung with laptop and talking to someone on the phone. No one is there except both of us in the whole garden. She doesn't know I am here. She again in her night dress. She is looking very cute in night dress.

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It's the swing placed in their garden

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She is working I think so.  Silently I came back to my room to sleep. I laid on my bed but her image in that night dress is forming in my eyes.

Now it's getting difficult. 'Ayaan you can't love someone. You don't have any feelings.  You are marrying her just to give her brother taste of his own medicine. Remember that stay away from her.' I reminded myself.

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Ayaan's pov...

Three days  are passed in blink of an eye. I think now it's time to involve my parents in my plan. Jayanth is still trying to get her away from marriage.

I have to first talk to my parents regarding this matter.

Currently, I am at the door of my parents room. It's not good directly open the door. My father is head over heels for my mother. My mother can make him do anything. There love is so pure.

I knocked on the door and waiting for the response. My mother opened the door. My father throw me a irrated look. I can say I entered at wrong time. Anyways it doesn't matter now.

"I want to talk to all" I said to them. "What" my father irratedly asked me. "I said everyone"  I stated him. Soon we are in my grandparents room. All are present there. Except vihaan, arthava and Arya.

"I want to marry Ananya" This is first thing said after they all came. There is stunned silence. My mother us the first one to spoke "Ananya means sister-in-law of Arya" she asked me to confirm.

I just hummed. My father, My chachu and grandfather is giving me scary looks as if I am afraid of them. My mother excitedly said "Really. You want me to ask her hand for marriage with susheela and Abhiraj bhaiya". She looks very happy. I nodded my head at her.

My father Interrupted her by saying "no". I can't understand what's their problem. "Why? why can't I marry her" I asked him. "No means No" he stated.

"My son said something about his marriage for the first time. He always rejects every proposal. Do you want him to be single for life long." My mother asked my father glaring at him. I smirked at my father.

"It's not like that, devi" he started trying to passify my mother. My mother is very excited after hearing about marriage from my mouth. Currently no can stop her. It's exactly  what I want.

"Me and maa will talk with verma during mehandi ceremony about marriage in evening." She stated referring to my grandmother with no hint of any argument oblivious to my intentions about this marriage.

All ladies went outside for preparation of haldi leaving me with them. "Why are you doing this?" My father asked me with gritting his teeth showing his anger.

"I Like her" I stated. Now this is getting bored. "Do you think I am your mother to trust your words" he again asked. I stayed silent. I don't want to say anything.

"If you are doing this for revenge against jayanth then remember Arya is going to stay with them for life long." My grandfather said wanting me to see otherside.

"That is why I am asking. We don't know how Arya will stay here. Will she be happy. So, why can't I marry Ananya for my sister's safety"  I countered back at him.

"You are doing wrong. Marriage won't take place like that. Marriage is based on love and trust" my chachu loving said to me. But will I listen. Never. Love is never in my life.

I stayed silent. Hearing no answer from me threatened me saying "if you do any wrong to her then I will abandon you. So now my father also threatening me for her. It's wonderful.

I left the room immediately

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