She is mine.only mine!!
A sudden tension rises between Atharva and Maya.
Atharva stands completely still, his gaze fixed on the phone, waiting for Anvi to continue. Meanwhile, Maya looks at him nervously, a faint uneasiness creeping into her chest as she senses the shift in his mood.
Anvi's voice comes through the speaker again.
"Do you remember that night when I came to talk to you... but we couldn't talk properly? The next day we went to the temple and then straight home."
Maya nods slightly, even though Anvi can't see her.
"Yes... so?"
Anvi continues.
"That night, while looking for you, I accidentally went up to the third floor."
Atharva's expression begins to change subtly. His jaw tightens almost imperceptibly.
"And there," Anvi says slowly, "I overheard Veer and Dhruv talking."
Maya frowns slightly.
"And?"
Anvi takes a breath.
"That's when I found out... Veer likes you."
For a moment, silence spreads between Maya and Atharva.
Both of them instinctively look at each other.
Maya's eyes widen in disbelief.
"What nonsense are you talking about? Don't say random things. He's not like that."
Anvi's voice becomes serious.
"You know I love you the most... so I swear on you. He literally said it himself to Dhruv."
Now the anger in Atharva's eyes becomes clearly visible.
His fingers slowly curl into a fist, the grip tightening as the words sink in.
Maya immediately shakes her head.
"Anvi... I'll call you later."
"Wait, but-"
Before Anvi can finish, Maya quickly cuts the call and lowers the phone.
The air around them suddenly feels heavier.
Atharva's voice breaks the silence.
"Sit."
Maya doesn't move. Instead, she stands in front of him, looking straight at him.
"Atharva... what are you going to do?"
Atharva walks toward the car and opens the door.
"You're coming with me," he says coldly."You'll see it yourself."
Maya steps closer, trying to reason with him.
"Atharva, maybe Anvi misunderstood something. Veer can't be like that."
In the next second, Atharva grabs her shoulders and pushes her lightly against the side of the car.
"Maya," he says through clenched teeth, his face dangerously close to hers."You know very well Anvi would never lie after swearing on you."
His grip tightens slightly.
"And I know it too."
His voice grows darker.
"So stop pretending and come with me."
Then he suddenly pulls away from her, running a frustrated hand through his hair.
"How did he even dare to think about you like that?"
Maya stares at him, confused by the intensity of his reaction.
"Dare?" she says slowly."Do we have control over our feelings?"
She folds her arms slightly, trying to stay calm.
"And anyway, he never crossed any limits with me. He always kept a distance. He barely even talked to me properly."
She looks directly into Atharva's eyes.
"So why does it bother you this much?"
Atharva steps forward again until there is barely any space left between them.
His gaze burns into hers.
"Why are you taking his side, Maya?"
His voice drops lower.
"Why?"
Maya shakes her head quickly, her voice strained as she looks at him.
"Ath... Atharva, you're misunderstanding me again. I'm not taking anyone's side. I just don't want any conflict between you all at home."
Atharva suddenly grabs her hair from behind, gripping it tightly and forcing her head slightly back.
"Or maybe," he says darkly, his voice laced with suspicion, "there actually is something going on between the two of you."
His eyes burn into hers.
"Maybe that's why you always run away from me... because you're already getting love from somewhere else."
Maya's face twists with disgust.
"Chhee, Atharva... shame on your thinking!" she snaps.
"He's like my little brother. Veer and Dhruv both are. I couldn't even imagine something like that... not even in a dream."
Atharva lets out a cold, humorless laugh.
"That doesn't matter in today's world," he says bitterly."Brother, sister, this relation, that relation... If someone wants to make out, to get fucked..they don't care about the value of any relationship."
Then tighten his grip around her hairs
"Am I not satisfying u? Am I not enough for u? Tell me?"
Maya stares at him in disbelief.
Then suddenly-
She shoves him back and slaps him hard across the face.
The sound echoes sharply in the empty night.
"Have you lost your shame?" Maya says angrily."Do you even realize what you're saying?"
Atharva slowly turns his face back toward her, anger blazing in his eyes.
Maya's chest rises and falls rapidly as she continues.
"Fine. Maybe he does like me. Maybe it's just attraction. But we have never done anything that would change the relationship between us."
In the next instant, Atharva grabs her wrists and twists them behind her back, pressing her roughly against the side of the car.
"Our relationship?" he repeats dangerously."Since when did it become 'we'? When did it become from you and him to 'we'?"
"Ah- Atharva..." Maya gasps. "It hurts..."
"It should hurt," he growls.
"Because your words are hurting me a lot more."
Tears of frustration rise in Maya's eyes.
"That's not what I meant, Atharva," she says quickly."I'm just trying to explain. Please... just end this matter here."
Atharva stares at her for a moment, his breathing heavy with anger.
Then suddenly-
He slams his fist violently against the car right beside her.
The loud impact makes Maya's heart skip a beat.
She flinches instinctively, fear flashing across her face.
Maya trembled_"Please...spare him.."
Atharva runs a frustrated hand through his hair, his voice thick with rage.
"Will you stop taking his side?" he demands."The more you defend him, the more the fire inside me keeps growing."
Maya says nothing now.
The silence between them becomes suffocating.
Atharva exhales sharply, dragging his hand over his face.
"Let's go," he mutters. "Let's go."
Maya hesitates.
"Atharva..."
But suddenly he shouts, his voice echoing across the empty mountain road.
"LET'S GO!"
Saying that, Atharva grabs Maya's wrist and pushes her into the passenger seat. Then he walks around the car, sits in the driver's seat, and drives away from the mountain without another word.
Inside the car, the silence feels heavy.
Maya glances toward Atharva.
He is furious.
His hands are gripping the steering wheel so tightly that his knuckles have turned pale. The accelerator is pressed hard beneath his foot, the car cutting through the dark road at a dangerous speed. His entire focus is fixed straight ahead.
His jaw is clenched. His eyes burn with anger.
Maya quietly lowers her gaze.
Without making a sound, she unlocks her phone and quickly sends a message to Veer. After typing it, she keeps the phone aside as if nothing happened.
Meanwhile-
At the house.
Veer steps out of the washroom, drying his hands with a towel. He walks toward the bed, about to lie down, when his phone suddenly lights up with a notification.
Veer frowns slightly and picks it up.
The moment he reads the message...
His entire body stiffens.
"Shit... shit..."
Dhruv, who had been half-asleep on the other side of the room, lazily glances toward him.
"What happened, bro? Why are you shouting in the middle of the night?"
Veer runs a hand through his hair, panic rising in his voice.
"Bhai found out... that I like his wife."
Dhruv's sleep disappears instantly.
He jumps up from the bed.
"What? But how? That was only between the two of us."
Veer shakes his head, still staring at the message.
"I don't know. But Bhabhi messaged me. She said both of them know now... and Atharva is extremely angry."
Dhruv immediately grabs his phone and gets off the bed.
"Come on. Come on," he says urgently. "We'll leave before they get here. We'll go somewhere else for tonight. Hurry."
But Veer doesn't move.
"No."
Dhruv turns to him in disbelief.
"Bro, don't try to be a hero. You know him. He doesn't even allow someone to look at Bhabhi... and you-"
He lowers his voice anxiously.
"Please. Let's just leave for tonight. Somehow we'll get through today... we'll deal with tomorrow later."
Veer pulls his hand away firmly.
"No," he repeats. "How long will we keep running from him?"
His voice becomes calmer, almost resigned.
"You know it won't take him long to find us anyway. So let it be."
He exhales slowly.
"Now that he knows... it's better to confront him."
Dhruv presses his hand against his forehead in frustration.
"Please, Veer, don't do this. He's very angry right now. Just wait until his anger cools down... then do whatever you want."
Veer shakes his head.
"I've already decided, Dhruv."
Dhruv sinks back onto the bed, holding his head helplessly.
Meanwhile-
Outside the house.
Atharva stops the car with a harsh screech.
Before Maya can even react, he grabs her wrist and pulls her out of the car, dragging her toward the house.
His anger still radiates from every movement.
He doesn't stop in the living area.
Instead, he walks straight toward the stairs and climbs directly to the third floor.
Maya struggles slightly behind him, her voice filled with worry.
"Atharva... please... don't do this..."
Atharva's voice turns cold and dangerously sharp.
"Don't even try to come in between... or say a single word. It won't be good for you."
His grip on Maya's wrist tightens as he drags her down the corridor.
Within seconds, they reach Veer and Dhruv's room.
The door is already open.
The moment Maya sees Veer standing inside, her eyes instinctively close for a second. She had hoped... after reading her message, Veer might hide somewhere, avoid Atharva at least for tonight.
But he didn't.
He is standing there... waiting.
And that makes everything worse.
The second Atharva's eyes land on him-
He walks straight up to Veer and punches him hard across the face.
The impact sends Veer crashing to the floor.
"Atharva!" Maya screams.
Atharva doesn't even look at her.
"Not a word."
He steps forward again and hits Veer once more before he can even get up.
"Stop!" Maya shouts helplessly.
But Atharva's rage is uncontrollable now.
Maya turns quickly toward Dhruv.
"Go! Call Mom and Dad... quickly! Just go!"
Dhruv doesn't waste another second. He rushes out of the room and runs downstairs.
Meanwhile, Atharva grabs Veer by the collar and drags him up to his feet, slamming his back hard against the wall.
His voice is filled with fury.
"She's your Bhabhi, right?" he snarls.
"You understand what Bhabhi means... don't you?"
Blood trickles slowly from Veer's nose. His breathing is uneven, his chest rising and falling heavily.
Still, he lifts his gaze and looks straight at Atharva.
"Yes... I understand."
Atharva's eyes flare with anger.
"Then where did these feelings come from?" he shouts.
"Answer me!"
Veer remains silent. He has no answer.
Atharva tightens his grip on his collar, lifting him higher against the wall.
The pressure slowly begins choking Veer.
Maya rushes forward and grabs Atharva's arm.
"Atharva, no... please! He can't breathe... please!"
"Stay away, Maya!" Atharva snaps.
Veer's eyes begin rolling upward as the air in his lungs starts disappearing.
Still... he doesn't resist.
He doesn't even try to push Atharva away.
It's as if he has completely surrendered himself to Atharva's anger... or maybe he trusts him enough not to cross the final line.
The noise in the room begins attracting attention.
Nidhi appears at the doorway, standing frozen at a distance. Her face is pale, but she doesn't have the courage to step closer to Atharva.
Just then-
Dhruv rushes back into the room with Rajvendra and Suman behind him.
They immediately grab Atharva's arm, trying to pull him away.
"Leave him!" Rajvendra shouts.
"Let go of him!"
But Atharva isn't listening to anyone.
Rajvendra, Suman, and Dhruv all try to force his hand away, but his rage has made him unbelievably strong. He shoves them aside and tightens his grip around Veer's throat instead.
Veer's eyes begin watering.
Tears slip down his face as he struggles for breath.
Still... Atharva doesn't loosen his hold.
Then suddenly-
Maya's voice echoes sharply through the room.
"Leave him, Atharva... or I'll kill myself right now!"
Everyone freezes.
All eyes turn toward her.
Maya is standing a few steps behind them, holding a knife tightly in her hand... the sharp edge pressed dangerously against her own wrist.
Her eyes are trembling, but her hand doesn't move.
Atharva's grip on Veer weakens slightly. Slowly... he tilts his head and looks toward her.
Maya's voice trembles, but the determination in her eyes is terrifying.
"I am serious, Atharva... don't test my patience."
And before anyone can react-
She presses the knife slightly against her wrist.
The blade cuts through her skin just enough.A thin line of blood appears... and then begins to flow.
Atharva's eyes widen instantly.
Without another second, he releases Veer and pushes him away.
Veer collapses to the floor, gasping desperately for air, his chest rising and falling as he struggles to breathe again.
Dhruv and Suman rush toward him.
"Veer... breathe slowly," Dhruv says, helping him sit up while Suman quickly brings water.
Veer drinks it with trembling hands, slowly regaining control over his breathing.
Meanwhile-
Atharva takes a few cautious steps toward Maya.
"Maya... a knife is not something you play with. Throw it away."
But Maya shakes her head violently.
"Why?" she cries angrily. "I'm the reason behind all of this, right? Then I should just end it myself. Everything will end with me."
Atharva's jaw tightens as he moves closer.
"Maya... throw it away. Can't you see your hand is bleeding?"
Everyone else stands frozen,watching the two of them.
Tears stream down Maya's face as she shouts through sobs.
"Look at what you did to him! He's your brother, Atharva... not a stranger! Do you even have a heart?"
Atharva exhales sharply, trying to keep his voice controlled.
"I wasn't going to kill him," he says. "Now please... throw the knife away."
But Maya suddenly screams-
"No! I will die today! Right in front of all of you! I'll end this whole story right now!"
Everyone in the room stands up in shock.
Atharva glances briefly at the others before slowly stepping toward her again.
Rajvendra speaks anxiously.
"Beta... no. Please don't do this."
Suman's voice trembles.
"Put it down, please."
Veer, still weak and breathing heavily, looks toward her with shaky eyes.
"You're bleeding too much... please throw it away."
Dhruv adds softly, almost pleading-
"Please, Bhabhi..."
From behind them, Nidhi's frightened voice echoes.
"Bhabhi... please, for God's sake, don't do something like this."
Maya instinctively turns her head slightly toward Nidhi.
And in that exact moment-
Atharva lunges forward.
He grabs the knife from her hand and throws it far across the room before pulling her tightly into his arms.
"Leave me! Leave me!" Maya struggles, hitting his chest weakly.
"What the hell were you trying to do?" Atharva snaps. "Have you lost your mind?"
Then his eyes drop to her wrist.
Blood is still flowing.
"Damn it... look how much blood you've lost."
Just then Dhruv quickly hands him a first-aid box.
Atharva immediately makes Maya sit down on the bed and begins pressing cloth against her wound to stop the bleeding.
The room falls silent.
Everyone else stands a few steps behind, watching them.
Maya continues crying, her voice breaking with exhaustion.
"Why are you doing all this?" she sobs. "I'm tired, Atharva... tired of you... tired of your behavior... tired of everything."
Atharva doesn't reply.
His face remains tense as he carefully cleans the wound, focusing only on stopping the bleeding.
Maya breaks down, her voice shaking with anger and despair.
"I don't even know under what cursed star I went there that night... It would've been better if I had been shot that day. At least I would've died."
Atharva's patience finally snaps.
"Shut up now," he says sharply. "Enough. I've been listening to your nonsense for too long."
Maya looks at him in disbelief and shouts back.
"I'm talking nonsense? And what about that you were doing just now? Did you see the condition you put him in?"
Atharva's eyes flash with irritation.
"Maya, don't forget one thing. Before you, he is my brother. I would never kill him... and he knows that. Everyone knows that. I was just... too mad at that moment."
Maya wipes her tears angrily.
"Then control your fucking anger!" she yells. "Or one day everything will be destroyed... and you'll be left alone with nothing but this rage of yours."
By now, the bandage around her wrist is done.
Without another word, Maya pulls her hand away from Atharva's grip and storms out of the room.
The door slams behind her.
Atharva remains sitting on the edge of the bed for a moment, his eyes closed, his chest rising slowly as if trying to calm the storm inside him.
After a few seconds, he stands up.
His gaze slowly shifts toward Veer.
The moment Veer meets his eyes... he lowers his head.
Atharva's voice turns cold again.
"From now on, I never want to hear that you still have feelings for her.Or I will forget that you are my brother.."
He takes a slow step closer.
"Because She is mine. Only mine."
The possessiveness in his voice fills the entire room.
“Even the right to have feelings for her belongs to me… and the right to hold her feelings also belongs to me.”
With that, Atharva turns and walks out of the room.
The heavy silence that follows feels suffocating.
Rajvendra exhales deeply, running a hand over his face.
"He's gone mad," he mutters. "We should've understood it that day... the day he chose Maya in front of everyone. If we had stopped him then... maybe none of this would have happened."
Suman looks at him quietly.
"Do you really think he would have stopped?"
Their eyes meet for a moment.
Neither of them answers.
After one last worried glance at Veer, they slowly leave the room as well.
Now only Veer, Dhruv, and Nidhi remain.
Veer slowly sits down on the edge of the bed.
His face still shows the marks of Atharva's punches... his breathing finally steady but heavy.
Dhruv and Nidhi stand nearby, silently looking at him.
Neither of them knows what to say.
Veer lets out a slow breath, his voice quiet but heavy with guilt.
“In all of this… what fault does she have? She’s the one suffering the most… from the beginning until now.”
Dhruv walks closer and kneels in front of him.
“I know,” he says softly. “But Bhai is obsessed with her. If it were up to him, he wouldn’t even let the air around Bhabhi touch her.”
Nidhi nods in agreement.
“Dhruv is right, Veer. Please… control your emotions and let her go. Otherwise things will only become worse for her.”
Dhruv sighs, rubbing the back of his neck.
“Because Bhai’s madness for Bhabhi is increasing day by day.”
Veer looks at both of them, his eyes distant… but he says nothing.
Dhruv and Nidhi quietly clean the wounds on his face and lip.
After a while, the room slowly falls silent.
One by one… they all finally go to sleep.
---
Meanwhile—
Maya reaches their room and is about to enter.
Just then, behind her, Atharva locks the main door.
Before she can react, he grabs her wrists and pins her against the wall.
“What now?” Maya snaps tiredly.
Atharva’s eyes burn with anger.
“How dare you hurt yourself like that?”
Maya lets out a bitter laugh.
“Why? Is it only your right to hurt me?”
Atharva’s jaw tightens.
“Yes. Only mine.”
His fingers tighten around her wrists as he pushes them higher against the wall.
“How could you injure yourself like that? Where did all that anger come from?”
“Atharva, leave me,” she says coldly. “I don’t even feel like talking to you.”
Atharva leans closer, his voice dropping dangerously low.
“Maya Atharva Raisinghani… don’t you dare show me that kind of anger again. And never try something like that in front of me again. Otherwise—”
“Otherwise what?” Maya cuts him off sharply. “What more will you do? Fuck me? Play another one of your disgusting games? Or what? I’m not scared of your stupid threats anymore.”
For a moment, Atharva simply stares at her.
Then he steps even closer, their faces only inches apart.
“Why did you hurt yourself for that Veer?”
Maya shakes her head.
“Not for him… for you. So you would calm down. Now leave me… please.”
Atharva’s expression hardens.
“Not at all, biwi. Today you made two very big mistakes. First, hurting yourself… and second, taking his side.”
His voice turns darker.
“And I hate it when my wife stands up for another man.”
Maya looks straight into his eyes.
“Then go on,” she says coldly. “Do whatever you want. I don’t give a shit.”
Atharva studies her face for a moment.
Then suddenly he asks—
“Do you know about BDSM?”
Maya blinks in shock.
“What? No.”
A faint smirk appears on his lips.
“It’s a kind of sex. But you won’t understand it like this… I’ll show you practically.”
Maya stares at him in disbelief.
“After everything that just happened… this is what you’re thinking about?”
Atharva wraps his arm around her waist and pulls her extremely close.
“Until now I’ve only been rough with you,” he murmurs. “Just bites… leaving scars across your body. You haven’t even experienced real BDSM yet.”
“I am not in the mood to get fucked,” Maya snaps. “Understand? Leave me.”
Atharva slowly looks her up and down.
“But you just told me to go on,” he says calmly. “So now… let me do it.”
His voice drops into a command.
“And don’t even try to resist.”
Before Maya can react—
He suddenly lifts her onto his shoulder.
Ignoring her protests completely, Atharva carries her down the corridor and pushes open the door to a dark room.