38| Only sanctuary.
It's a trauma phase, but please avoid doing negative comments because it really fucks my mind.
[ And it's a Happy Ending For sure ]
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"He fought his demons to love his angel, because a devil's love often leads to destruction"
Theme Song: Judaai
"Leave my wife's hand" aayansh's chilling voice sends a jolt of fear in me as bro held my other hand with a firm, unyielding grip.
My mind starts racing as I witness my nightmare coming true in the worst way possible. At this moment, I don't realise how to even deal with the situation because I know my brother is sensible but Aayansh doesn't have any control over his rage, especially after the words dad said.
He was controlling himself until now just because of me, but he won't anymore, I know he won't.
When I am about to say, bro's rigid voice lingers in the silence and makes me stare back at him instantly "Before getting on any decision, one thing you need to know, princess."
I tightened my hold over Aayansh's hand, insisting him to be calm for me, hoping it would help.
I listen to my brother, his words are only heightening the insecurity in me as he continues "This man whom you consider your husband, his primal intention was always either to kill you or use you against me, not from today but from the day I got into his illegal things."
A knot forms in my stomach as these few words of him land like a tight slap on my face.
Meanwhile, aayansh's eyes are now pinned to me.
I give him a slight glance, his face unreadable as if he's intentionally letting me confront this.
As if he doesn't care about what others think, say or does but me- what I think, what I react or say.
I can't help but glare at him with a fragile hope and trust.
It couldn't be aayansh, not the one whom I know. He may have a million of evils, but he can never even think of hurting me, betraying me.
The world around me crumbles in uncertainty.
But everything makes sense now, two and half years ago, if that man who barged into my room was Aayansh? Who came so close to me, threatened me and aimed to hurt me anyhow. Due to which, I wasn't able to stay alone in my own room for weeks on the fear that he would come again to hurt me.
And then our meeting in India, my drink spike, the night we shared in my intoxication, he kidnapped me right after two months on my twenty first birthday because the contract was getting over the same day.
The sudden reality came in front of me just before our marriage, aayansh knew about my adoption contract from the very start.
He fucking knew everything from the beginning and did all this deliberately, manipulated the circumstances in his favour and I've always been a fool to trust him.
Everything, every single thing between us, every memory I shared with him, the colour of each and every emotion we shared fades away in this one moment.
I was living in a lie.
I don't respond for a moment, I don't want to or maybe I don't have anything to say Instead of feeling betrayed or curse my being to be so blind, so fool to let him control me, break me like this.
I turn to face him, my steps waver as I hold my sobs back and not to display the vulnerability washing over me.
"In the end, you proved that I am nothing but your enemy's sister, your medium of revenge" my voice barely above a whisper as I eye him.
Grabbing his collar and my teeth and jaw hurts how bad I grit them, demanding an answer from him "That's all you wanted?
Now I am sure you spiked my drink that night, you wanted to use me from the beginning? "
I stare at him, utterly bewildered with the statement he presented while his ferocious eyes still drowning into mine as if he knows what effects his words are bringing to me.
But when bro steps near, I request him to stop as I am aware where this is leading to.
Bro is not aware of my encounter with aayansh in India, I never talked about this to anyone.
"Enough drama has happened, tara, I knew this man would only give you tears and pain." Bro shrugs, his gaze and voice now soften at my sight "I can't let you live in that hell anymore princess, everything is clear now, Let's get inside."
I stand still at my place, my mind doesn't accept what all has just happened as aayansh confronts my brother furiously "Your misunderstanding that I am going to let this happen any way, that fucking contract of yours is over so you don't have any claim on her but she is my legally wedded wife and I won't hesitate a bit before burning you alive with this fucking Mansion of yours if you said that again. "
In a blink of an eye, bro lifts the gun lying on the ground and points it at aayansh's head saying "Tara get inside the mansion, let me see who can do what."
His cold eyes burn with rage as he stares back at Aayansh and my heart thumps seeing him at the gunpoint.
I recollect myself before the things go out of hand as I say "I am sorry bro, sorry for everything I did to you and I am getting everything back, which I-" My voice breaks as I take deep breath "I truly deserve,"
I turn towards dad who stands aside, seeing me with guilt and pain pouring into his eyes as I murmur "I am sorry dad, you can't accept me with my child but that doesn't make my child filth."
A mother can accept anything, but not when it comes to their child, my baby hasn't even entered this world and maybe I won't be able to forgive my own father for this.
My gaze instantly shifts to aayansh whose rage filled bloodshot eyes are now pinned to dad, as he'd kill him right away and the mere thought of this makes my soul tremble. I notice his jaw pulsating with my words and fists clench to the extent that his nerves are carving clearly.
A tear slides down my cheek as I lower my eyes and say "And I don't need anyone, I can survive alone."
My voice is firm and rigid this time but deep down only I know how broken I am and how I am preventing myself from letting that display over me.
"Please, at least for once trust your brother princess.
" Bro's voice is heavy with agony, obviously he has suffered the most because of me.
For this I don't consider myself deserving even for his forgiveness.
My words might have stabbed right in his heart and dad's eyes are also teary "I will make the things right, ple-"
"Enough dammit" Aayansh growls and I shudder at his cold voice as he holds my hand, but this time I protest and try to free myself from him "Leave me."
He eyes me, his voice straight and commanding as he presses "Tumhe chhodhne ke liye apna nahi banaya tha, aur apna banaya hai to chhodhne ka sawal hi nahi uthta."
I gulp but my eyes flick wide when he points his gun at bro's head, warning him ferociously "Do-not-push-me to my limits, arsh Jindal. You very well know if I am not killing you, that doesn't mean I can't kill you,"
My mind goes blank as I witness both of them keen to snatch each other's life. I know I can stop my brother, he won't do anything wrong for me but Aayansh, he would not even think twice before pulling the trigger.
I can't let that happen at any cost, I can't risk my bro's life in between all this.
"You don't need to be scared Tara, he can't do anything," Bro assures, his voice both comforting but somewhere scaring me.
What should I do?
I can't choose between my brother and Aayansh, both are precious to me more than my own life. I just can't.
Just when I am about to step near him, a gun shot leaves me bewildered and I see bro's gun lying on the ground as aayansh shot at his hand. Instantly, the remaining guards present here make Aayansh as their guns target while I freeze.
"Get in the car, amour" His warning reaches me but before bro can say anything, I cut him off "I am sorry, bro, let me go please, please."
Some tears shed down my eyes as bro neglects me coldly "Not this time."
Again I am at the point where I was three months ago, that time I didn't trust my brother but right now, he is the only one whom I trust. I know he won't let anything wrong happen, not to me, not to himself.
But the kinda man Aayansh is, if I refuse to go with him- He will destroy everything and I can't be so selfish to risk my loved ones life in between.
Bro comes to me but I step back requesting and holding back the pain in my words, "let me go."
Aayansh's cold, deadly eyes are fixed at my brother with his gun still aiming his head and his gaze is enough to assess that he won't stop.
I step away from them with slow steps as I make my way to the car but bro's voice crackles from behind "You did what you felt like, princess, now I will do what I feel right. "
His tone is cold, carrying rigidity.
Clenching my heart and digging my nails in my palms, I step in the car without looking at him and every fibre of my being is cursing me
for this. Once again everything shattered, I broke my loved ones again. The only thing left in me is Hate, I hate this man with everything I have.
Ignoring them, he steps in the car and sits on the driving seat. He starts the car but I don't turn to him, not even for once.
He stops the car in front of the penthouse, throughout the way I didn't speak a word, gathering the courage of what I am going to say. My mind is empty, calm but a mess for now- a chaotic mess which is hollowing me from inside.
Whenever I hope the things would get better, I mess up more. Not just with my own life, but with others too.
Aayansh opens the door of my side but I don't react a bit and next moment, he lifts me in a bridal style and shuts the door with his feet. I don't protest, not at this moment.
He carries me inside, and then in the room Directly as he makes me sit in bed and pours water into to the glass, forwarding it to me.
Why is he reacting like nothing has happened?
I stare back at him and in an instant, I throw the glass aside from his hand as I stand up mocking "Are you done?"
His eyes glued to mine, unreadable which is the thing I hate most at this time. Doesn't he have bit of guilt of what he did?
Of course he doesn't, stupid of me to expect that from him. I used to believe that love heals, it fixes every wound and makes even the demons Leave their sins.
But forgot that the same love Breaks too. It breaks beyond repair, not just your heart but your soul to the extent that nothing can fix it.
Strange how I was happy a while ago, hoping I would make things right and now standing like a broken mess.
My jaw clenches at his sight as I croak "You used my body for your lustful needs, manipulated my emotions to use me in your filthy game.
" His eyes turn cold with my words but I don't care about anything anymore as I speak "You know what aayansh oberoi, once again you proved that you don't deserve anyone's Love and trust. You did all this to separate me from my family, you wanted this from the beginning?
Well congratulations, you are successful. "
I know he is not reacting because of my condition but his jaw is absolutely clenched, or maybe my words don't bother him a bit.
I sit back in bed, too exhausted for all this as I release the breath I was holding since I don't know when. But then I recollect myself because this is not the time of drowning into emotions, and I don't know if I am doing right or not.
But yes, this is it.
I breathe, holding onto my words as I glare back at him without any hesitance. Again how can I expect that he would give me divorce even, unwillingly some tears wiggle down my eyes freely as they remain intact to him.
I can't take all this, I can't hold myself together anymore. I want to cry, scream until my throat bleeds and curse my being to be so foolish or innocent everytime. Which gave me pain and only pain.
Aayansh's eyes soften slightly as he cups my face in his palms and says rigidly "You can curse me to all you want, amour.
But nothing can prove that I used you anyhow or for anything.
You are an inevitable part of me and I am definitely not someone who will Leave you even if the world goes against me, against us. Be it you too"
I don't say anything, but the silence lingering around is screaming many things. The storm clouding our relation-It's so heavy, almost suffocating.
"So you won't leave me?" I breathe, my faint voice is just a whisper as my eyes drop to the polished floor from his face and I assemble "Then do me a favour, Aayansh oberoi, just stay away from me as much as you can."
Aayansh's face remains the same and to be honest, I am not in that state to notice his reaction so I speak myself out "I accepted you with all your darkness, loved you the way you are, but now your.
. your presence suffocates my soul, let me live peacefully please.
Let me live with the hatred you implanted between us. "
For a few moments, he doesn't say anything but I can feel his heart slowing with the weight of my words.
Aayansh stands up and my eyes instantly shift to him as he fills in "If this is what you want, then be it." His face is both soft yet unyielding and voice firm "But in between this Hatred too, my love is the only sanctuary you will ever have."
Unwillingly, my heart flutters on his words but I immediately drop my eyes with some more tears pouring out. Aayansh places his lips on my bend eyelids and I grab the fabric of his shirt in my fists but then, then he leaves from there as per my wish.
I sigh, trying to find peace hanging out in this heavy air and make the way out but everything feels impossible.
Here in Jindal mansion, dhairya is sitting in the living room, shock and aayansh's fear is utterly settled in him but more than that, it's guilt of what he said to his own daughter unintentionally for which, he knows even arsh wouldn't forgive him.
Luca and those other guards have been admitted in the hospital the same moment by Aariv and arsh, where is he? No one knows.
Dhairya's phone rings again- and again, but he ignores it. Then the landline's phone rings and sighing, he picks it up only to hear his manager David camreo's panicking voice informing "Sir, More than half of our diamond outlets caught fire and others are sealed by the government."
The ground beneath his feet slips away and his eyes widen with shock, he's the top most diamond dealer and producer throughout the world so all this suddenly is impossible.
"Are you out of your mind, David?" He almost growls while standing up, his voice wavering with bewilderment "I think you are drunk, why would the government seal my, Dhairya Jindal's Industries for no reason. Just check your information again and then call me, rascal."
"Sir neither am I drunk nor my information is at fault, it's what actually happened. And not only this, please check the news headlines" He requests impulsively, his tone dripping anticipation.
Taking a sigh of nervousness, dhairya turns on the television and as his eyes assess the headlines, his mind goes blank as he sits on the sofa back because the headlines are like...
His body quivers seeing his own destruction live in front of his eyes, but 'Dhairya Jindal' is not the normal name so who has the guts to do all this against him?
His mind starts baffling to find the things out, but the storm in front is too much to be taken. Just then another shock lands at him when the security head of the mansion rushes to him informing "Sir, out- outside.. outside"
"Outside what jose?" He croaks impatiently, standing after noticing the fear in his eyes and sweat gleaming at his forehead.
"Our men.. fire" He shudders but as dhairya hears painful screams from outside, he himself heads out to see what's the matter but his eyes flicks wide terror as he sees the deadly scenario in front.
He freezes at his place, his steps shuddering with terror as in the front, the whole security staff and each man of his are burning to death alive in a vast number.
Their bodies quivering with the suffering as some of them are in the cars, and some lying on the ground as they wriths with unbearable pain.
Most of them are the same who pointed their guns at Aayansh a while ago.
Entirely shocked, he freezes at his place and only the screams of those men echo around until his own phone rings.
Keeping his eyes at the front, he picks the call and as he hears the chilling voice from the other end, dhairya's eyes widens further with the shock terror "Enjoying the scene, Dhairya Jindal? "
This is Aayansh only.
In a quivering voice, he tries his best to mask the fear and shrugs "What do you-"
Aayansh cuts him off darkly, "Shh..I haven't finished yet" Dhairya's mouth snaps shut and he gulps after hearing his tone while aayansh continues.
"You know why are you breathing until now?" He asks menacingly, making dhairya's breath stick in his throat as he presses in firmly "You think by doing all this, you-"
"Sochna bhi mat, tab chhodh diya tha kyunki mere saath meri biwi thi" Dhairya's jaw clenches but at the same time, fear settles in his veins "And because of her you are alive right now, otherwise I would have sliced you in pieces with my own hands when you said those words for my child. "
"But zinda chhodha hai iska matlab ye nahi hai ki jeene layak chhodunga," He warns, his voice is cold and unwavering "So now, start counting the seconds of your life until I make you beg for life in front of me."
He disconnects the call with this while dhairya is standing stunned at his words, by everything done by him as he can clearly see his own destruction coming.
"What am I hearing, King? You have declared a war against AJ?" Romano's tense voice fills in the quiet surrounding and aayansh who is sitting on his chair, with his head resting on the crown and eyes are close. He is rotating paper weight with is one hand and his face is unreadable, cold.
He is in the central building of Oberoi Industries while romano has just arrived after when he got to know the outer things.
"You heard it right" Aayansh confirms, his voice straight as he stays unbothered by Romano's arrival.
"But why? why do you want this destruction?" Romano flinches, his voice now quivering.
Suddenly, aayansh opens his eyes and glares at him with his cold gaze as he shrugs "You know how much I hate when someone questions me, right, uncle."
Romano gulps and then recovers it up "I didn't mean-"
Aayansh cuts him off "I have initiated the war which my brother-in-law wanted, now this war will end with his destruction."
He cracks his neck dangerously as he concludes "And I will make-sure-of-it"