KIARA

The moment I regained my consciousness, I could feel my head throbbing badly. I tried to open my eyes, but I couldn't. I tried to move, but I couldn't do that as well. And then, I realised what has happened to me. I am being tired with ropes with a blindfold in my eyes and tape in my mouth. As the realisation hit me, fear seeped in within me. I struggled to get out of the ties, but whom am I joking. How can I do that when I am tied so bad?

"So, she is awake," a voice hit my ears. That was a very deep and husky voice. The voice sounded like it demanded submission and the fear in me grew more.

But why has he brought me here? Why did he kidnap me? What did I do? I had so many questions in my mind, but could I ask? With this tape in my mouth, the answer is no.

I could feel my eyes getting moist due to fear as I was shivering badly. I was scared about the fact that what he would do to me.

The next moment, I could hear footsteps approaching me. I wanted to die at that moment when I hear that. Mukul, please, save me. God, do something. And then, I could feel the blindfold loosening and soon it was out of my eyes.

The moment I opened my eyes, it fell on the gun that the man was holding. Was he going to kill me? But then I looked at that man. His eyes were somewhat red, but why? Was he angry? But why was he angry?

I couldn't stop my tears after seeing him. But then, he walked away from me and pulled a chair just to sit in front of me.

I was too much scared to react to anything about this. I didn't even know how to react. All I could do was cry as my tears were finding a way to flow from my eyes.

"Crying doesn't suit girls like you," I could hear the same husky and deep voice as he mocked me.

What did he mean?

RUDRANEEL

These crocodile tears piss me off way too much. When this girl has the guts to slap Avinash in front of a crowd. Why is she crying when we are alone? Well, even if this is her fake tears, she is going to cry for real very soon. I smirk as I look at her.

"Mrs Kiara M Thakre, wife of late Mukul Thakre. An orphan, but then, Mukul fell in love with you and married you, but so sad, he died two months ago," I chuckle as I give her an idea that I know everything about her.

And then, on the contrary of my expectations, she looked at me. A look, that I have never seen. The fear in her eyes vanished within a moment and it felt like she would kill me through her deadly eyes, as those eyes pierced through my tainted soul. Wow, I have never seen a girl so rare.

KIARA

"Do you know that your dear since mother in law has retired from her job, she won't be able to pay the expenses of her treatment? And that's why she has a few months to live now," his coarse voice echoed in my ears yet again.

I was shocked, who the hell is he and how does he knows about Aai. What more does he know about her family. And those black orbs, it scared me. I wanted to shout, cry and run out of her, but I couldn't because I was tied to a chair with tape on my mouth, to stop me from moving or saying anything. With those millions of questions in my mind, I for sure knew that he's a criminal, a criminal who won't even flinch to kill me and Aai, and that scared me.

"By the way, I do provide an opportunity to my victims to speak their heart out and to define their side of the story. I do answer their queries too so that they don't die in suspense, and about you, I am not even killing you," he smirked and walked towards me.

My heart started throbbing fast as I noticed him walking towards me with a revolver in his hand. I have never seen a revolver so close to me in my life and this scared me. I struggled in my bondage to get out of the place, even after knowing that my struggles will be in vain.

The next moment, he takes out the tape from my mouth.

"Stay away from my Aai," I cried out the next moment without even thinking about anything else. No matter what, I had to protect her.

"Don't worry, I won't harm her, I just keep necessary information about the family members so that I can threaten my victim whenever I want. But I must say, you don't know where you are and whether you will able to make out from her alive or not, but still, you are worried about your mother in law. You are a good daughter in law, dear," he chuckled.

"Who are you?" I couldn't help myself but ask.

"Well, ironically that's a good question," he sighed, "I am RudraNeel Rane. Do you remember the publicity stint you carried out with the guy in front of the entire class? I am that guy's uncle," he grinned and that made me flinch for a second. I knew that guy would be like this because he is born and brought up in these horrible conditions.

"Oh, so that bastard whined in front of his uncle about how I humiliated him? And now his gangster uncle is here to punish me? Well sorry to say, but he deserved that," I spat angrily. There was no way I would be tolerating any kind of disrespect.

The next moment I knew, he clasped my hairs tightly and pulled it hard. My head started throbbing due to pain and tears started pouring down my eyes. The pain I felt was unbearable. I have never gone through such a physical assault in my life, and now somewhere deep down, it was making me weak, trying to compel me to plead for his forgiveness and asking me to leave him. But there was no way I was going to do that. I can't disrespect myself or the man I love the most by bowing to someone wrong, most possibly a criminal. But the pain wasn't letting me think anymore.

"Be careful about the words you chose to speak. You don't know what harm your sweet words can cause you right now," he grinned as he pulled my hairs more tightly.

I wasn't able to bear that pain anymore, I cried out, trying my best to get out of the ropes and then push him away to free myself from him. But I was weak, so weak that I couldn't do anything.

"Leave me," I cried out, "or else kill me, but there is no way I would bear anything wrong happening to me," I blurted out in pain as I looked at him.

His eyes fell on me and it felt like he was searching for something in my eyes. Even I am sure, he was looking for fear in my eyes, but no, why would I be scared when I know I am not wrong?

"Aren't you scared of me?" He asked me in a threatening tone. 

"Why should I be?" I groaned and the next moment, he left my hairs.

He looked at me, searching for the non-existent fear in my eyes and the next moment, he smirked.

"But you will now," he chuckled and then walked towards me.

I could feel him getting close to me and at that moment, I found myself heating up due to fear.

"So now, will you rape me?"  I muttered, looking at him.