Bonus Chapter-2

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The author is back clearing everyone's doubt that she isn't dead!! 😂😂😂 Just kidding!!

I am still alive. Fit and fine. Back after a tortuous wait for this chapter.

So here this entire chapter is dedicated to Riaan and Disha.

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Enjoy reading!!

Author's POV:-

Disha was staring at Riaan with tears while he was taken in a bone-crushing hug by Arjun. She bit her lips when her eyes fell on Riaan's daughter and his wife. It felt like someone choking her neck seeing her husband with another woman and his daughter.

The hopes she held in her eyes for his return broke the threshold as they rolled down in tears and she slumped on the soft chairs.

She stared ahead and found Sitaara grinning widely at Riaan, running to him like an athlete. She silently got up from her seat and moved inside the mansion while a strong gaze was boring holes on her back.

"Why didn't you come all these years? How can you run away from us? Just talking on the phone is enough? How can you be so disloyal to our friendship? You didn't come to my sons' first birthday too, why did you come now? You are an idiot. Asshole. Bastard" Sitaara whisper yelled at Riaan hitting his chest with her tiny fist making him avert his gaze from Disha's back.

He smiled at her and hugged her to his chest.

"Missed you, KitKat" he whispered blinking his tears.

"Leave her" he heard three possessive voices making him groan.

"You have the most egotistical and possessive men in your life" he whispered making her chuckle. As he pulled back, he found Abhi and his sons on either side of him, hands crossed over their chest just like him.

"Hello, my soldiers," he crouched to their level and ruffled their hair.

"How can you ruin our hair? We will complain to our favourite aunt Disha" Shamith said gritting his teeth and he suddenly smiled, running his fingers looking past Riaan.

Wriggling their eyebrows, everyone turned around and found him smiling at his classmate. Everyone sighed while Dhruv grinned.

"That's my nephew. Don't avert your gaze when you find a girl. Make her blush with your gaze and fall for you with your words'' he said patting Shamith's back who winked at him.

"Dhruv" Sitaara warned slapping on his butt.

''Vadhina(sil), not you too. Even your sister find only that place to tease me'' he whined like a kid. Sitaara facepalmed while Akhira slapped on his butt again out of habit.

"See! Akki did it again" Samhith giggled lowly latching his palm to his mouth.

"You didn't give birth to your monkeys. They are monsters. They don't leave a second to embarrass" Akhira whispered to Sitaara who glared at her playfully.

"They are mood spoilers too. Every time I want to have time for me and Drithi, they drop out of nowhere and a special thanks to their little brother. Sushanth is another idiot who never let me go to her mom" Naman scowled.

"I support you on this. These three brothers are nothing but annoying creatures who we made, sadly" Abhi sighed stroking his eyebrow.

Riaan's lips broke into a laugh as he heard everyone complaining about the brothers. "I am glad you guys are disturbing your parents and aunts or else this mansion is gonna turn into a kids hostel"

"Youuu" the Choudary couples screamed and took a threatening step towards him and their steps halted as a girl stood between them.

"Don't hurt my dad' she commanded making Riaan's lips stretch. "Char, ask them not to reach dad"

Sitaara smiled at Riaan's daughter and knelt before her.

"How are you?" She asked.

"Who are you?" Riaan's daughter asked.

"Who are you??" Shamith gritted his teeth. "How can you ask my mumma who she is when you are at my house"

"Shami, is that the way you speak to your cousin?" Sitaara scolded him and turned to Riaan's daughter. "I am your dad's best friend. Do you want me to befriend me?"

Her eyes shone and she grinned at

Sitaara. "Yes, aunty. I want to befriend you. You know, you look beautiful"

Sitaara chuckled and kissed her forehead. "I am Sitaara Abhimanyu"

She kissed Sitaara's cheek. "Avika Riaan Sharma, dad's princess"

Sitaara giggled and looked at Riaan who was staring at them with tears.

"Your daughter is damn cute" Sitaara grinned taking Avika in her arms. Riaan smiled and brushed off strands from her face.

"You too look so beautiful, aunt Sitaara" Avika said with a smile melting all the hearts. Abhi walked to them and wrapped his arm on Sitaara's shoulder.

"Don't try to steal my wife with that cute smile of yours, Avika" Abhi pouted. Avika stuck out her tongue at him and hi-fied Sitaara.

"Situ, this is my wife, Charlotte," Riaan said pointing at the women beside him. Sitaara looked at Disha's room and found her at the window staring at Riaan with tears. Averting her gaze from Disha, Sitaara hugged Charlotte.

"Thanks for making your visit to bless my sons, Charlotte" she whispered.

"It's my pleasure to associate with this family, Mrs Abhimanyu" Charlotte smiled gleefully looking around like a kid. Sitaara looked at her amused at her weird acts.

Pulling back from Charlotte, Sitaara walked to Nisha and Krishav, as tears rolled down her cheeks looking at a little version of Vikram.

"Why did you both take this much time to come to me?" She whispered, suppressing her sobs. Nisha smiled and wiped her tears.

"I missed you. I missed you so much, Situ" Nisha took Sitaara in a warm hug making her snake her arms around Nisha instinctively.

"I missed you too. I damn missed you" Sitaara cried on her shoulder.

Nisha chuckled amidst the tears, "I love you, bitch"

Sitaara let out a laugh through her words, "I wish I love you back but I have been in this married life for almost 8 years"

"So is she, Sitaara. I don't like to share my wife with you" Ethan joined their playful conversation.

"Hello, buddy! I should blame you in the first place for not bringing her here. Had you not brought her here even today, you would have been stabbed by me tomorrow' Sitaara punched in his stomach.

'Then, I am glad, I brought her here. After a long time, she accepted me and I don't want to waste my life without spending it with her" Ethan said pulling Nisha close to him. Nisha swat his hand and as he pouted, she pecked his cheek.

Seeing her happy, Sitaara was at a loss for words. Can she ask for anything more for her friend?

Smiling at them, Sitaara looked at Krishav who was calm just like Vikram. Her eyes teared up seeing Krishav pulling his blazer to him just like Vikram, running his fingers in his hair just like Vikram, moving his gaze from person to person just like Vikram.

Kneeling in front of him, she cupped his cheeks. "You look handsome like your dad"

"You think so, Cinderella?" Krishav whispered to her.

"I do and it's true. You look handsome" she whispered back.

"Then, why isn't Avika impressed by me? She always stays away from me" he pouted. Sitaara laughed and hugged him.

"I will help you in impressing her. Is that okay?" She asked.

"Double okay, Cinderella" he grinned and kissed her cheeks.

Having their talks on Skype almost every day, they have made a bond more like best friends irrespective of age and the relationship they share.

"Peddha daddy(bade papa/ father's older brother)" Krishav jumped on Abhi who opened his arms wide for him.

"How are you, champ?" He asked setting his hair on his forehead.

"I am fine. How are you? Are you anyway torturing my Cinderella?" He asked. Abhi narrowed his gaze making a soft laugh escape from Krishav's lips.

"I was kidding" he chuckled.

"Shall we go to your grandfather?" Abhi asked. Krishav looked at his mom, Nisha, who thinned her lips looking down.

"Will he be angry for taking his grandson away?" She whispered. Abhi smiled and caressed her head.

"Trust me, nanna(dad) will be proud of you for fighting alone to protect your son, yours and Vikram's son, his grandson'' Abhi smiled. Nisha nodded with a smile and they walked to Suresh who was looking at Krishav from far.

"That's your grandfather," Abhi told Krishav pointing at Suresh who extended his arms for his grandson.

Krishav ran to Suresh and hugged him. Suresh gulped the sob as he knelt before Krishav cupping his cheek.

"Vikram" he whispered running his fingers over Krishav's features as he looks exactly like Vikram.

"Vikram? Who is he?" Krishav twitched his lips in confusion. Suresh sighed sadly and hugged his grandson tightly.

"Thatha(grandfather) missed you, Kanna" Suresh mumbled and looked at Nisha over Krishav's shoulder. He gestured for her to come near.

As she neared him, he stood on his feet and placed his hand on her head. "I am proud of you, Nisha. Live 100 years with happiness engulfing your life"

Nisha smiled. "I am sorry for not bringing your grandson to you, uncle."

"Don't be sorry, Nisha. I am glad that you finally decided to visit your country once again, pushing your past and your scars away" Suresh smiled at her genuinely.

"That's possible because of him, uncle." Nisha pulled Ethan beside her. "My husband, Ethan Harris. He was my great support for years and brought me back to normal"

"Namastey, uncle" Ethan said with a smile greeting Suresh in Indian style, in typical British slang. Suresh smiled and hugged both of them.

"Live happily together" he blessed them.

After their introduction and bond between the cousins, Samhith, Sushanth and Shamith took Krishav with them for play while Avika sat with Nandhana who initially misbehaved with her. Later joined by Arjun-Aarya's daughter, Siddanth's daughter and Vedanth's daughter.

"You didn't tell me that you are married" Arjun whispered to Riaan as they took their seats at the table. Riaan looked around and took a sip of his alcohol.

"I am remarried. I can't wait for Disha's acceptance for a long time right? So, I fell in love with Charlotte. Mom and dad are too happy with her which they were never with Disha" Riaan reasoned out trying to behave normally to make his plan successful. Hearing a glass breaking sound, they turned around and found Disha with tears, who came to talk to him about her feelings.

Riaan's eyes held the very same emotions for her as they held in the past. His heart scuttered with her mere presence around him.

His lustful gaze ran along her curves as she look hot in a red saree with her waist bare to his eyes. She doesn't look like the same 21 years old immature girl but a woman! Both by looks and maturity!

Disha was though hurt by his words couldn't help at the way she is feeling for him which she ignored in the past. For her, he didn't look like the boyish Riaan anymore. He looks so manly, with a perfect body, a full-grown classic beard.

Their gaze of drinking each other's beauty even in the pain was broken by Dhruv.

"Dishu, your fiance is here. Come let's go" Dhruv said holding her hand. Disha averted her gaze from Riaan and nodded at Dhruv with a slight smile.

His heartfelt like someone stabbed right into it.

'Even after years, she isn't ready to give me a chance' he smiled sadly.

"By the looks you are passing at her, I don't think you are married. Who is Charlotte then?" Aarya asked holding Riaan's hand. He swatted her hand and walked away.

He found Abhi, Naman and Dhruv talking to a man in his late thirties who wrapped his arm around Disha's bare waist as his fingers were drawing circles. He clenched his teeth and gulped a shot in anger.

"How are you, son?" He heard an elderly voice. Turning around he found Suman, Abhi's uncle, Disha's dad.

Riaan smiled slightly. "I am fine, Uncle. How are you?" Riaan stood up and passed Suman a shot who already seemed high and he smiled back refusing it politely.

"I am super fine, Riaan. How is your business running? I heard that you were nominated for the best entrepreneur award" Suman patted on the chair beside him gesturing for Riaan to sit. Riaan smiled.

"Yes, I was nominated and I hope everything turns good," Riaan said darting his eyes to Disha now and then. Suman smiled.

"I also heard you are married," Suman said looking at Disha.

"Remarried" Riaan chuckled. "I am remarried"

Suman nodded with a sad smile. "That's Roshan, Disha's fiance. After a lot of insists, my princess finally gave him a chance. Currently, they are dating as Disha asked for time before they get engaged," Suman chuckled looking at Roshan who pecked Disha's lips. Riaan clenched his glass as his eyes turned red. "Trust me that man is head over heels for her. Disha used to work for him as an architect in his company as she didn't want our influence in her career. He was her childhood best friend who later got separated because of their issues and finally, he was impressed by her and sent a proposal to us through his family. They all love Disha as their daughter. I am happy that finally my daughter is getting settled after years of bearing many taunts from relatives, depression."

Riaan's eyes widen in shock listening to Suman. "What happened to Disha?"

"She was-"

"Suman Garu(Sumanji/ Mr Suman)" they turned to their right and found a man in his early 60's who called Suman.

"That's Disha's to-be-father in law," Suman said standing up.

"Uncle, I need to talk to you" Riaan held his hand as Suman was about to walk away.

"Being a bride's father, I need to attend to them, Riaan. It's the respect we have to give to our children's inlaws. I will talk with you later. I am sorry" Suman smiled apologetically and was about to walk away, Riaan wound his fingers tight around Suman's wrist.

"Uncle, do they know that Disha is my wife?" Riaan didn't know when his eyes started allowing hot tears to roll down his cheeks.

"We know that you and my to-be daughter in law were married and we also know that marriage was just a sham to protect her. She is a gem, my son's gem. Don't call her your wife anymore, Mr Sharma" Roshan's father said and took Suman with him.

Riaan threw the glass on the floor and he started walking to Sitaara furiously when Charlotte came in his way.

"Sir, what happened?" She asked holding his arm. Riaan looked at Disha and found her staring at him. His eyes lingered on the hand which is still caressing her bare waist and her allowing that bastard to do it.

Riaan pulled Charlotte closer and crashed his lips on her kissing her in anger. A tear escaped from Disha's eyes and anger seeped from her veins. Riaan continued kissing Charlotte with his eyes fixed on Disha.

"I'm fine now, Char" Riaan smiled looking at Disha and darted his eyes to Charlotte. "Enjoy your evening "

Pecking her lips once again, he walked to Sitaara pulling her to a corner.

"What was that idiot? This is a kid's party and all the kids were looking at you kissing your wife. Don't repeat this, Riaan" Sitaara warned.

"What happened to Disha in the past 5 years?" Riaan asked impatiently. Sitaara fell silent.

"Tell me, Situ! What happened to my wife after I left her?" Riaan yelled at her.

"Riaan, I know what happened with you, what Disha did to you was so unfair but you leaving her was also no great thing to be appreciated. You knew how people in our society taunt women and how their words have the power to push a person to the edge. The same happened with Disha. You left her because you thought she will be happy without you but did you discuss it over at least once before you left? No! You assumed things on your own just because of the words she uttered out of anger and left her even after repeated warnings from Mani that Disha isn't a mature girl. When you left her, she fell in love with you. She loved you beyond imagination. Your disappearance started affecting her. Your disappearance started gaining people's attention in her life. They called her names because you left her. They thought she cheated on you which is why you left her. They called her a burdened woman who cannot satisfy men on the bed. They called her an infertile woman who cannot give an heir which is why you left her. They keep stabbing her with their words and for a 20-year-old girl who was pampered by everyone in the home, it was unbearable. She committed suicide. She forgot to speak. She forgot to eat. She forgot to even breathe. After Sammy and Shami are born, she started healing herself. But it was no longer enough for her to heal completely. Then, Roshan, her fiance entered her life. He helped her to recover, took her out of depression, made her fall in love with him, he made her agree to marry him" Sitaara narrated wiping her tears continuously.

Riaan looked at Disha who was searching for him. His heart pricked not seeing her smile like she used to.

"I know, Oreo, Disha treated you badly. Actually, worst. But you should've approached us before you decided on your own. Just think over it, Rio. She has never been exposed to pain and unfair things but what did you do? All you did is unfair things. You forced her to marry you. You forced her to live with you. You forced her to love you. You forced her to give you a chance even she wasn't even ready. All your compulsions lead to falling backwards in the career she dreamt to live, she strived to achieve it. In this era, a girl treats her career as the foremost important thing to lead her life, her man as the most important treasure to explore all her life but what did you do? You wrecked her career although you did it to save her. You broke her love life although Vinay was a forbidden man for her. I don't blame you, Riaan because as much as Disha was affected these years you were affected in just 9 months. All my intentions are, you should have approached at least one of us before you decided to put a full stop to your love story" Sitaara said cupping his cheeks.

"You had given up on your love story even before you fought for it, Riaan. Now, I don't think you have a chance. She is getting engaged in a week and you are married also have a baby-"

"I didn't. I didn't marry, Situ" Riaan whispered.

Sitaara widened her eyes. "What? It's all confusing, Rio!"

"Avika is Rithvik's and Zoey's daughter. They were dead in a plane crash a year ago. Zoey announced her second pregnancy and to celebrate it, we all fled to London. On our return, Nisha and Ethan gave them tickets to Bali to celebrate their happiness. Avika was 6 years old and she was happy to stay with us understanding that her parents need time for themselves. Rithvik and Zoey had celebrated their holiday and on their return, the flight crashed, crashing the little girl's life too. From then, I became her dad. Charlotte is Avika's nanny who always wanted to marry me. When we have decided to come here, I told her about Disha. She understood me instead of being a jealous villain, she agreed to help me out in making Disha jealous so that I would continue my love story, Situ. I didn't put a full stop to my love story, Situ. I have just put a pause" Riaan cried. Sitaara hugged him gulping her sobs at the thought of Rithvik's and Zoey's departure from this world.

"Situ, help me. I don't want to lose my wife to that idiot. Please help me" Riaan begged.

"How, Rio? Even engagement preparations have started. What are you gonna do now?" Sitaara asked.

"I will deal with it. You just take the lead when the time comes" he mumbled before he made his way to her.

Abhi looked at Sitaara raising his eyebrow. She thinned her lips and walked into the mansion. Abhi followed her excusing himself.

"Taara?'' Abhi entered the guestroom and found Sitaara on the bed. He smiled and sat beside her kissing her cheek.

"Can you be serious at least now, Mani?" She hissed.

"That I am always," he said nuzzling his face in her neck.

"Mani," she groaned pushing him.

"What? Do you know how sexy you look? Like I want to make love to you. Raw and hard" he said seductively trying to kiss her. She pushed him with force.

"Be serious, Mani" she screamed standing on her feet.

"What happened, sweetheart?" He asked making her sit in his lap. She hugged him, burying her face in his neck.

"Riaan still loves your sister. He is back to make her his. He isn't married" she whispered. Abhi halted his fingers which are caressing her hair.

"What happened, Love?" He asked wiping her tears with the pad of his thumb. Sitaara stood on her feet and started explaining things that Riaan told her.

"Is he mad? Everyone already knew Disha is getting engaged. A family is waiting to make her their daughter in law. I can't do this, Taara. I need to stop him. When Disha was called names and committed suicide, uncle Suman had a heart stroke. If anyone insults my sister this time when her engagement breaks, he will be broken'' Abhi stood on his feet, walking to the door, furiously.

"Mani, what if Disha too still loves him? Think about her! She can't live a life with a man who isn't in her heart. She agreed to marry Roshan because he stood by her in tough times. She didn't agree to it wholeheartedly. It's just gratitude. We can see it. Let's talk, Mani. Don't react impulsively" Sitaara begged him. He took a deep breath with closed eyes.

"Sitaara...Taara...Nandhana...Nandhu" he chanted trying to control his anger. When it didn't work like every time, he pulled Sitaara to him placing his lips on her.

***

"Naman, Drithi is calling you" Riaan whispered as he walked to them while they were talking to Roshan. Naman nodded and walked to Drithi.

"Who is he, Dhruv?" Riaan pointed at Roshan. Dhruv looked between them with an awkward smile, shifting from one leg to another.

"That's Disha's fiance, Roshan" Dhruv looked at Riaan's clenched fist and gulped.

"Hello, I am Riaan Sharma, Disha's husband" Riaan smirked. Disha looked at him shocked while Roshan came forward.

"I don't think you are a foolish and memory loss man, Mr Sharma. Disha is your ex-wife. You are her ex-husband. She is my to-be wife" Roshan gritted his teeth and grabbed Disha's face latching his lips on her.

"You bastard" Riaan was about to punch Roshan, Anish and Rishi ran to him and pulled him away.

"Leave me" Riaan growled gaining everyone's attention. At the same time, Abhi and Sitaara arrived at the stage. To avert everyone's attention, they announced cake cutting.

They stood by their kids while the monkeys blow out candles and cut the cake. They fed their parents and Nandhana followed by their grandparents and everyone.

Meanwhile, Riaan held Disha's hand when that Roshan idiot was busy with his sister and he dragged her inside the mansion.

"What are you doing, Riaan? Leave me" she hissed. He took her to her room where they lived for 9 months as a couple and slammed her against the closed door.

"How are you?" He asked cupping her cheeks. She looked at him gulping her sobs and averted her gaze to the empty wall where it had hers and Riaan's picture which they took on Sitaara's baby shower. Since Roshan's family will be here, she hid it.

"You seem happy with your wife and daughter" she mumbled with a painful smile. He stepped closer placing his palm on her bare waist making her gasp.

I still have my effect on her like fuck!

Smirking, he grazed his fingers on her waist making her gasp at his every touch.

"And you seem happy with your fiance" he mumbled as he dragged his finger to the side of her breast.

"Riaan, you are married" she shut her eyes trying to step away. Pinning her hands to the door, he crushed her fragile body with his muscular one.

"I know I am married" he mumbled in her ears kissing below her ear.

"Riaan, you are cheating on your wife. Move" she said sternly wriggling from his grip.

"No! I am romancing with my wife" he mumbled as he pulled the knots of her blouse. She looked at him shocked.

"Riaan, stop this. Please, you aren't loyal to your wife. If your daughter ever gets to know this, she will be heartbroken. I know you aren't a disloyal man. Please, leave me. Let me go" Tears started flowing down her cheeks as she bit her lips in pain calling her husband someone else's.

Riaan pulled her blouse down her shoulders and his eyes filled with tears seeing the mangalsutra he tied which she hid till day.

"Isn't the same one I tied around your neck 6 years ago?" He asked caressing it at her collarbone. She hung her head with closed eyes.

"Whom do you want? Me or Roshan?" He asked cupping her cheek.

"Ro-sh-an" she mumbled suppressing her sobs.

"Me or Roshan?" He asked again.

"Roshan," she said not looking at him.

"When I say I am not married who do you choose? Me or Roshan?" He asked. She looked at him wide-eyed.

"Are you still my husband?" She asked in a whisper.

"Was yours, is yours and will be yours" he smiled making tears escape from her eyes. Bringing her palms to his face, she cupped his cheek.

Then, he understood why wasn't she touching even his little finger. She didn't want to eye at someone else's husband. He understood she isn't the same Disha who once loved a man who was in love with another girl. He understood she was immature back then just like an innocent girl and a mature woman just like his wife has to be!

"Your daughter?" She asked caressing his beard.

"Our daughter. She is Rithvik's and Zoey's daughter. Our daughter" he whispered. She understood his pain when he spoke about his brother and his best friend and she pulled him in a hug. For the first time after he lost his brother and best friend, he cried. He cried like never before. He cried for losing his biggest support. He cried for not being able to save his people.

"We will raise our daughter together, Rio. Please stop crying" she whispered between her sobs.

"He was afraid of death after my aunt and uncle were dead in a plane crash. He took care of me, mom, dad, Zoey, Ethan and Avika because he believed we are his only family after his parents left him but he was dead just like his parents. Zoey was pregnant too, Dishu. I couldn't do anything to save my brother" he sobbed.

"Don't cry. Avika is being able to stand strong because you are. Don't break our daughter, Rio. Stay strong. We will parent Avika. We will bring our little Rithvik out. We will find a Zoey for him" she said to make him smile and he did. He chuckled at her talks.

"For that, we need to make love" he mumbled seductively.

She held his collar pulling him closer as she grazed her lips on his jaw and halted on his earlobe. "Am I stopping you?"

That was enough to cut the thread which was holding his sanity seeing her sultry innocence. He grabbed her face slamming his lips on hers. She moaned in his mouth allowing him to get access to her mouth more which he gladly did.

Without breaking the kiss, he walked to the bed and hovered over her.

"Fuck! You are making me hard, Dishu" he mumbled kissing her exposed cleavage like he is starving for her for years while she ran her fingers in his hair.

Pulling off the saree from her shoulder, he buried his face in her neck leaving kisses all along.

"Riaan...Riaan" Disha pushed him at his shoulders. He looked at her perplexed.

"You don't want it?" He asked cupping her cheek.

"I love you," she said with tears. He giggled with painful tears and nodded his head.

"I-I lo-ve y-you too" he whispered overwhelmed hearing those three magical words after years.

Pulling him by his blazer, she took it off and pulled off his shirt over his head. Her breath went uneven seeing his 6 packs. Bringing her fingers closer, she touched his abs with her fingertips making him groan.

Sitting up, she held his bare shoulder. "I am sorry for what I did in the past, Rio. I didn't realise how much I have hurt you with my stupidity. I am sorry. Don't leave me again. I love you. I love you. I love you" she kept peppering kisses on his face as he grinned in happiness.

Those little moments, that little reunion, united their souls forever and ever intertwining their destinies with each other.

Getting dressed and setting their makeup again, they both walked out hand in hand with a smile gracing their lips.

"Daddy, where did you go? I was afraid when I didn't see you" Avika ran to him crying. Before Riaan could hold her, Disha knelt before her and hugged her.

"Daddy was with me, baby. With your mom. I am your mom from now on" Disha whispered. Avika pulled away and looked at Riaan. He knelt before her and kissed her forehead.

"Meet your mom, Avi. Dad's queen" he said. She pouted.

"If mom is your queen then who am I?" She asked with tears.

"You are our princess, Avi. Mom and dad love you" Disha said cupping her cheek.

"I love you both, mom and dad. I love you both so much" she grinned with tears remembering her parents, Rithvik and Zoey.

"Disha! How can you do this to me?" Roshan screamed. By this time, everyone left. Except for Shetty's.

Disha stood on her feet and walked to him. "You will be my best friend forever, Roshan but I can't be your wife when every fibre in me loves Riaan. I don't want to cheat both of us"

"Hadn't he come, who would you choose? Obviously me! Then why now?" He screamed.

"If Riaan hadn't come to me, I would have been dead, Roshan, because I am even ready to wait for him all my life but I would never wear mangalsutra in your name on my heart when this heart holds him, beats for him, craves for him," Disha said looking at Riaan.

"Disha, what are you doing? You are gonna engaged to Roshan and now? This isn't correct, Disha. You are ruining our reputation again and again and now, you are betraying Roshan" Anjali said with tears.

"Mummy, I understand. I have caused so much loss to you, daddy, brothers, our whole family and especially to Riaan but now, I want to make everything right. Right now, I want an only happy life with Riaan and our daughter. Please, let me go with my husband. I am not betraying Roshan, mummy. I don't want to betray him that's why I am breaking this relationship. Please understand, mummy" she begged holding Anjali's hands.

"Athamma(mil), I know Disha have put everyone in pain but she was confused. She never agreed to marry Roshan. It was us who forced her, taking advantage of her state. Now, she is mature enough to take the right decision and know what she wants in her life. Understand her. Let her go with her husband" Sitaara explained taking Disha's side.

"Roshan, I am extremely sorry for making you go through this. But she was, is and will be my wife. It was always us and I intend to keep it the same. Please, don't break us. Understand our pain and our love" Riaan joined his palms in front of Roshan.

"Roshan, I am sorry on behalf of my sister and my family. As a brother, I only want my sister's happiness and her happiness lies in her husband. Please, try to forgive us and grant for their wedding" Abhi begged, lowering his head, joined palms.

"My aunt wants to go with uncle Riaan. Please let her go, Uncle. Please. Disha atha(aunt) cries every day for uncle Riaan. Now she is happy and smiling with him. Please let her go with him" Samhith said as Shamith, Sushanth, Nandhana, Maya (Aarya's and Arjun's daughter) joined their hands in front of Roshan whose heart melted at the sight.

"Suman uncle, we are calling off the engagement" Roshan announced and looked at his parents, "Mom, Dad, let's leave"

With that, Roshan patted Riaan's shoulder with a smile and left with his family.

Riaan and Disha looked at each other with a smile. Walking to her, he knelt before her.

Fishing out a box from his blazer pocket, he took out a pair of anklets. The same one Disha loved beyond imagination but couldn't buy when they all went shopping. Riaan who was protecting Sitaara following her secretly saw her and bought it for her.

Taking Disha's feet on his knee as she gripped his shoulder, he hooked it on her ankle and kissed her there followed by hooking on her other ankle.

"Will you marry me, Disha Choudhary?" Riaan asked. Disha looked at her brothers and parents who nodded their heads.

"Say yes, aunt Disha. I loved it" Nandhana screamed. Sitaara hit her forehead. Everyone laughed.

"Yes, Riaan" Disha whispered.

"Yay! Yay! Yay!" All the kids screamed jumping while Nandhana ran to Abhi.

"Daddy, when will my Prince come to me and do like this for me?" She asked.

"I am there for you, Nandhana" Vachan knelt before her with a ring made of the grass leaf.

"This idiot! Lokesh anna, the party is over. Take your idiot away" Vedanth shouted and pushed his son to Nandhana.

"She is your bride. Propose to her" Vedanth whispered.

"Nandhana will you marry me?" He asked.

"My daughter is gonna turn herself into a nun. She is quit from all these things" Abhi shouted at everyone taking his daughter into his arms before walking away.

"Daddy, I am gonna wear mumma's engagement half saree for Disha's engagement, mumma's reception frock for Disha's reception, mumma's wedding saree for Disha's wedding," Nandhana said to Abhi with a grin.

"Your maternal grandfather bought all stupid stuff for your mother on her wedding, engagement and reception. Also, mumma's dresses is just...dirty! I will buy new dresses for you" Abhi said.

"Idiot! How dare you pull my dad into it. You can never buy for your daughter as much as my dad bought for me. My dad is a gem" Sitaara yelled at Abhi's back and hugged Dev who chuckled.

Abhi and Nandhana stuck out their tongue at her.

"They do it often, daddy. You are the best. My best and superhero" Sitaara whispered to her father who pecked her forehead.

"My daddy too" Avika shouted hugging Riaan's legs. Everyone laughed nodding their head, agreeing to her.

***

2 months later,

"Tie mangalsutra around the bride's neck" the priest announced. Riaan nodded holding his Pancha as it was slipping off his waist for so long time now. Disha giggled at him.

Riaan tied the sacred thread around her neck as Sharma's and Choudary's looked at the couple with happy tears and blessed them.

"Don't laugh more, Love. Remember that at the end of the day, you have to come to me and I will make you laugh, moan, cry, introduce every emotion that you never knew" he whispered and took his seat.

Disha's face flustered understanding his meaning.

"You pervert" she hissed.

"That I am" he winked.

***

"Mom, you look beautiful," Avika said as Disha was feeding her still in wedding attire, pausing the photoshoot session to feed her daughter.

"Thank you, Avi" Disha kissed her forehead and fed her. Changing her into comfortable clothes she walked to Riaan who is waiting for her.

***

Disha was standing at the same balcony Riaan slept on the cold floor in the past. Time has changed pushing painful memories behind and introducing new reasons to make beautiful memories.

A pair of hands snaked around her waist seductively as she leaned on to his chest.

"Is Avi sleeping?" He asked nibbling her earlobe.

"So peacefully like an angel that even our wild screams wouldn't reach her ears," she said. He chuckled.

"I never knew you have this side too" he chuckled as he pressed his length onto her back. She giggled.

"You have a perfect ass," he said.

"That's...shut up, Riaan" she slapped his chest turning to him.

"I need to show you something" she mumbled and dragged him inside. Making him sit on the bed, she placed a box in his lap.

"What's this?" He raised his eyebrow.

"See it yourself" she grinned. He shrug his shoulder and opened it.

Let's find Zoey for our little Rithvik

It was written on the envelope cover. Riaan's eyes teared up seeing it. He opened the envelope and found scan pictures of their baby, making Riaan cry.

"Thank you. Thank you. This is just awesome, Dishu" Riaan cried hugging her waist. She smiled.

"Shall we start our 'Zoey' hunt for our Rithvik?" Disha asked kissing the tip of his nose.

"Yes,'' he grinned and one side of his lips curled upwards as his eyes turned mischievous. "But before that let me thank my queen for this gift"

He threw her bed before pouncing onto her.

"Wait! I remember Roshan kissing you" he said.

"And I remember you kissing Charlotte" she snapped.

"I will torture to no end tonight" both of them whispered at the same time with a smirk.

They stood on their promise, making love all night taking each other to heaven with his every thrust and her every seductive touch with her finger running along his sinfully hot body.

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Happy with Riaan and Disha's ending?

Who all still think Disha doesn't deserve Riaan, dear Disha-haters, she has been through a lot as the punishment for treating Riaan like that in past. Everyone deserves a second chance and so is Disha, especially when she realised Riaan's worth in her life and is ready to repent her mistakes.

And...

This is the end of TSL.

I guess I have done justice to every couple.

With all your love the book is progressing at a steady and satisfactory pace.

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Surya Vandhana.