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Abhiraj’s POV

"Wouldn't you accept that deal?" Dev asks while eating his pancakes.

I look at him for a brief moment and shake my head. "She crossed her limits. That’s why I canceled my deal with her" I say sipping my black coffee.

We are talking about Ms. Roy. I canceled the deal because of her actions and now she’s begging me to accept it.

"She is beautiful. What else do you want?" Dev smirks looking at Zar.

Zar glares at Dev dangerously.

"Okay if you are saying so I'll meet her" I say joining Dev in teasing Zar.

Zar gives me a betrayed look. He gets up, passes me a sad glance and starts walking toward the main hall.

"Hahaha who would say you’re the same dangerous Zar Singh Rajvansh, who doesn't think twice before attacking his prey?" Dev laughs. I smile.

"Zar come here and finish your breakfast" I say. But he sits on the couch, puts his head on a pillow and ignores me and Dev.

Dev gets up, takes Zar's food bowl and walks toward the couch. I follow him and sit in front of them.

"Now don’t act fragile. Stop sulking and eat your breakfast fast" Dev says, holding the bowl in front of Zar’s mouth.

Zar looks the other way.

"Sorry na. Now eat it. I was just joking. You know I also don’t want that idiot to get married And he’ll only marry the girl you choose for him right, Abhi?" Dev asks looking at me.

I nod looking at Zar who is waiting for my assurance.

"Yes my boy. I’ll marry only the girl chosen by you" I say. Zar finally starts eating. I shake my head at his silliness.

"We have to go on a mission in three days to catch those women sellers" I tell Dev checking my schedule.

"Yeah, I know. And we should also finalize the weapons deal before tomorrow" he says with a serious face. I nod.

"Okay let’s go now" I say seeing that Zar has finished his breakfast.

I get up and start walking toward the main gate when my phone rings. It’s the head guard of my basement. I pick up the call and put it to my ear.

"Sir they ran away" he says and my blood boils.

"WHAT ARE YOU ALL DOING?" I shout rubbing my forehead.

"Track their location and send it to me NOW" I say and cut the call.

"What happened?" Dev asks the moment I end the call.

"Those freaks have run away from the basement" I say hurrying toward my car. Zar and Dev follow me. I sit inside with them.

I start the car and drive at full speed out of the mansion. Dev tracks their location and guides me. Our guards follow us.

"They are already outside the city" Dev says and I speed up the car.

I'll kill them today. They are not just criminals but also rapists, involved in things I can't even explain. I have tortured them for months but now I'll send them to their real home, which is hell.

Within 25 minutes I reach the place and get out of my car. They have entered the forest.

"Go and find them!" I shout. My guards run into the forest, spreading all over the area. I wait outside, tapping my foot impatiently.

"I'll kill them today" I whisper seeing my guards coming out and dragging them. They throw them in front of my feet.

"S...sorry please l...leave us we w...won't do anything" one of them stammers. They are three young men, around 25 years old, sons of some rotten politicians.

"Then what about those girls and women whom you raped and killed mercilessly? Will they get justice?" I ask in a cold voice. They shiver in fear.

"TELL ME" I shout and start punching one of the boys. My gun falls from its place in the process.

"I'll kill him leave us!" their leader shouts pointing a gun at me. My guards immediately point their guns at his head. I smirk, seeing his hand tremble.

"I'll kill your boss, leave us!" he says still pointing the gun at me. He is really foolish.

A powerful roar echoes in the silence. Zar charges at him with the speed of light and attacks him.

"Aahhh help ahhhh" the boy screams as Zar literally kills him with his fierce attack.

"Roar Roar" Zar roars seeing the boy dead. His white fur is stained red with blood.

He walks toward the other two, who are barely alive but Dev kills them by shooting their heads several times.

Zar walks back to me and checks my body for any injuries. I pat his head and smile.

"My brave boy" I say and he shakes his tail.

"Bring water" I order and the guards bring water. I clean Zar and get up to leave.

"They were a pain in the ass" Dev says and I chuckle.

"He is the same Zar who was sulking a few hours ago" Dev says watching Zar walk ahead with confident steps. Zar gives Dev a side-eye and sticks out his tongue, making me laugh.

"I'm going" Dev says sitting in another car and leaving. I also sit in my seat, waiting for Zar but he suddenly starts running into the jungle leaving me behind.

"Zar Zar come here!" I shout stepping out of the car but he doesn't listen.

"Should we bring him boss?" a guard asks but I shake my head.

"I'll bring him" I say and start walking into the forest.

Mira's POV

"Put the mat also" Jiya shouts from the kitchen and I nod, putting the mat in our basket. We are going for a picnic. It's already 10.

"Everything done" I say and look at myself in the mirror seeing that I am looking good.

"Here the snacks are ready" Jiya says, putting the tiffin in the basket.

"Are you ready?" she asks with a grin and I grin more than her.

"Yes I am ready and excited" I say jumping with her.

We come outside the house and make our way out. We are going by scooter. It's not ours. It's our owner's and we are taking it because it's impossible to find any vehicle while coming back from there.

"Did you sit properly?" Jiya asks wearing her helmet.

"Yes" I say and she starts the scooter. It's been so long since we have gone somewhere. The cold morning breeze hits my face. It's so refreshing.

"Oh my God oh my God look! It's Dev Malhotra's car!" Jiya says as we wait at the signal.

I see a number of cars passing in front of us at full speed. Their cars have a unique logo that everyone recognizes as Dev's or Abhiraj's. To be honest I really like their car. It's jet black with a unique and scary design.

"Go and bump the scooter into his car. That way he’ll notice you" I say and she glares at me through the mirror.

"If I do something like that then before reaching him I'll reach heaven" she says making me laugh.

The signal turns green and she starts the scooter again. It takes 30 minutes to reach there. The entire time we talk and don't stop even for a second.

"Yayyy we are finally here!" Jiya says parking the scooter at the side.

It's so refreshing here outside the city. It's a really calm place. There is a small lake in front of us. Nature is the most beautiful thing.

"It feels like I'm your mother and you are my kid and I have brought you here for a picnic" I say sitting on the mat and she laughs while lying down.

"When you get married I'll miss you so much" she says and I caress her head.

"Did you forget that we decided to marry two best friends so we will stay close forever?" I say and her eyes light up. She looks up at the sky.

"Time passes so quickly na? It feels like we met just a few years ago in the orphanage. From playing together to crying together in our hard times. From supporting each other when we didn't have anyone beside us. Sometimes I wonder who our parents were that they left us at the doorstep of an orphanage. Didn't they feel pity for their own kids?" she says remembering our orphan days.

The orphanage lady told us that we were both found at the orphanage gate, wrapped in cloth. I was there alone but Jiya was there with a bag of money. No one knows who left us there. We both are each other's support system.

"I'll never give birth to a child whom I can't raise, whom I have to leave or throw outside an orphanage or on the street" I say feeling my throat go dry. Only we know how many taunts we have heard from this so-called society.

When we were in school, on parents' day other parents used to give us disgusting looks. Once a lady told us that maybe we were illegitimate children that's why we were here.

Jiya was an innocent child at first. She used to cry a lot but as time passed, we both became strong. Some people say we are rude and disgusting but it’s the society that made us like this. Villains are not born; they are made by this shitty society.

"I pray that you get a caring husband who will give you all the happiness you deserve" Jiya says smiling widely while looking at me. I didn’t realize I had tears in my eyes remembering all the past events.

"Let's play badminton" she says getting up and taking out the badminton set. We start playing while talking and laughing.

"I'm tired" Jiya says sitting down and I sit beside her.

"Let's eat" I say taking out our snacks.

"Wait I want to use the washroom" she says, getting up and walking toward the public washroom which is located at a distance.

"Come fast" I say and she nods running there.

I set everything and wait for her. I am scrolling through my phone when I feel a presence behind me. I think it's Jiya.

"Let's sit I'm really hun…" I say turning around but I freeze in place, seeing a white tiger just inches away from me. He is looking into my eyes.

I back away while my entire body shivers. I feel like I don’t have legs. I want to run but I can’t get up. He walks toward me with slow and dangerous steps. My breathing becomes heavy. I hear someone's footsteps.

"Mira run if you don’t want to become his breakfast" I tell myself and in the speed of light I get up and start running. I don’t even know where I’m going.

I see him running after me. I want to shout for help but my voice has gone to the washroom with jiya I think.

God please save me. I’m still single. Let me get married first then I’ll come to you happily. What is even my age to die like this by a tiger, i thought running.

"Helppppp!" I finally shout running like an athlete. Today I realize I can run really fast. If I survive today I’ll sign up for athletics for sure.

I see a man coming toward us. I run toward him and hug him tightly holding onto him like a koala.

"Please help me! This tiger will eat me! Please help me! I'm a kind-hearted girl please save me! I'll give you 500 rupees if you save me! Please! I'll give you my favorite chocolates the ones I hid from Jiya! Please help meeeeee!" I say everything in one breath burying my face in his neck.

He holds me by my waist and I feel something strange. His scent is really addicting.

"Please help me" I say again this time on the verge of crying.

"Zar" I hear the man's voice and why on earth am I finding his voice so hot? And that too in this situation?

"You are fine he won't do anything" he says softly caressing my back.

Suddenly I realize something. Zar. Zar is ASR’s tiger right?

I look up at the man only to feel like I've been hit with 440 volts of electricity. I am clinging to Abhiraj Singh Rajvansh.

My eyes widen and I hurriedly get down from his hold fixing my dress while looking down. But then I see the tiger still looking at me. I quickly stand behind ASR.

"I'm really sorry he troubled you" ASR says and my mouth hangs open.

As much as I know in his entire life, he has never said sorry to anyone.

"Are you fine?" he asks softly and I nod my head slowly. I don't know how to speak. I don’t have my tongue with me right now.

"Are you alone here?" he asks and I shake my head, looking down.

"Zar let's go" he says to his pet and starts walking out of the forest. That tiger, Zar follows him but keeps looking at me with his I’ll eat you eyes. Or maybe I am just imagining it.

I stand there watching them fade from my sight. Suddenly I feel a hand on my shoulder.

"Ahhhh!" I scream and turn around only to see Jiya.

"You scared me!" I say and she grins.

"What are you doing here?" she asks and I glare at her.

"I was about to die and you were chilling in the washroom!" I say in a crying voice.

"Yawk who chills in the washroom girl?" she says taking my hand and dragging me toward our things.

"What happened? Tell me" she asks and I explain everything.

"Hahahahahahahaha! You… hahaha… you hugged… hahaha… him like a… hahaha… koala?!" she says lying on the ground laughing and holding her stomach.

I hit her hard and she sits up looking at me seriously.

"Did he really say sorry to you?" she asks and I nod.

"Hmmm… this is not something to ignore. I have to see this because he has never apologized to anyone not even my crush till now. And he said sorry to you?" she says tapping her finger.

"Now don’t overact and let’s eat because I’m hungry" I say because nothing is more important than food.

But I don’t know that from today everything is going to change in my life.

Abhiraj's pov

Calm down. Calm down I say to myself. My heart is beating at an uneven speed.

I look at Zar who is smiling without any reason.

"Why did you scare her?" I ask caressing his head. He looks at me while shaking his tail.

"Did you like her?" I ask and he nods his head.

I keep caressing his head while thinking about what happened a few minutes ago.

When she hugged me I felt like I never wanted to let her go.

When she said she would give me 500 rupees a genuine smile came to my face.

It is the first time a woman has touched me and now I want to feel her touch on my body more.

I said sorry to her. The word that is not in my vocabulary. It is the first time I have said sorry to anyone.

One thing is clear to me she is going to be mine. I don’t know why but I want her.

And if Abhiraj Singh Rajvansh wants something, he will get it by hook or crook.

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