Ragini's eyes filled up and she ran inside the particular house.

" Baba."

She whispered and her family looked at her. Their own eyes turned glossy. Rajesh spread his arms wide for his daughter who ran and threw herself in his safe arms. She sobbed, hiding her face against his chest.

She missed them. She was feeling so scared with so many unknown people around her. Rajesh tightens his hold, afraid that if he leaves her someone might take her away from him again.

" Ragini.."

Ragini broke the hug hearing her mother's sweet voice.

" Maa."

She hugged her mother tightly.

" Didi.."

She chuckled when her younger brother hugged her from behind. Rajesh smiled. Ritima broke the hug and pecked her daughter's face.

" I was so scared, beta. You are okay na? Nobody hurts you na?"

Ragini wiped her tears and hugged her mother again.

" I was so scared, maa."

Ragini mumbled. She suddenly broke the hug and said to her family.

" Le..let's leave. These people are dangerous."

Rajesh's smile slowly faded away and gaze got disappointed.

" Papa.."

Ragini went to her father.

" Did he do something?"

She asked with a fearful tone.

Rudraksh took a seat beside his brother. He looks around the garden of the house in which Ragini's parents are staying from last night.

" So? How did it go?"

Vidyut, who was staring at a particular tree, spoke and chose to tell his brother how his conversation went with Ragini's parents.

" I came and as you know usually parents look scared if they get to see the kidnapper of their child. But they..uhm, her father got angry. It was okay. I was ready to bear his anger just because he is her father or else-"

" Yeah, you shoot the person to death who speaks in a high tone with you."

Rudraksh interrupted him. Vidyut nodded and continued.

" Okay, so it went on for a few minutes. They asked about her and I told them she is alright and on the way to meet them."

Rudraksh hummed.

" Yesterday, you announced your marriage. Are you letting bhabhi go now? Whom will you marry then?"

Vidyut passed him a bombastic side eye.

" I will marry her only. I put the condition to her parents and..."

" And?"

Vidyut took a deep breath and continued.

" Either you let me marry her or you forget about your daughter for a lifetime. Answer carefully, Mr. Singh because I stick to my words."

Rajesh's hand fisted in anger. Ritima glanced at her son worriedly then back at him.

" B..but this? How can I let our daughter marry you? We don't know you. Neither does she. You are a dangerous man. Please leave us, son. My daughter is too small for big people like you."

Ritima pleaded. Vidyut took a deep breath, not loving the way she was pleading but he had no choice.

" My point is clear."

He stood up, fixed his blazer. His eyebrows furrowed when Rajesh stood up and walked toward him.

" How. Dare. You!"

And, he slapped him. Vidyut's anger fisted, eyes burned with anger as he felt his self respect crushed by Rajesh who was busy giving him lectures.

.

.

Rudraksh widened his gaze and looked at his brother from up to down. He gulped, pointed his finger at him.

" He slapped you?"

Vidyut clicked his tongue.

" Yes,"

And answered without meeting his gaze.

" He slapped Vidyut Jaisingh, who has the world at his feet, who can start a procession of someone's death in a snap. Whose self respect is everything to him and the one who ruins it, goes to hell. Did he slap him?"

Vidyut glared at his brother.

" Stop repeating the same thing."

He warned him.

" But bhai- really? I can't believe it. Dekhe to zara kaha maara unhone."

( Let me see where he hit you.)

He touched Vidyut's cheeks.

" Oh ho ho ho! Ye to nishaan pad gaya."

( It got bruised.)

Vidyut jerked his hand down from his cheeks.

" Shut up."

Rudraksh fake coughed and took a deep breath. He looked at him again and said-

" Bada dard hua hoga na?"

( It must have hurt a lot.)

Vidyut clenched his jaw and was about to hit him but Rudraksh was quick enough to apologise continuously and laugh. Vidyut scoffed.

" But, why? I mean, why did you not do anything? As far as I know, you can't subside your anger like this."

Vidyut took a deep breath and chewed the inside of his lower lip.

" Ragini ke liye."

( Just for Ragini.)

Rudraksh passed him an impressed look.

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Ragini gasps loudly.

" You slapped him, Papa?"

" Yeah."

Rajesh uttered without any fear in voice.

" Don't you know he is a gangster? You slapped him? He is a dangerous man, papa. He carries a pistol with him. His family is no less. He will kill us. What did you do? Oh God!"

Ragini panicked.

" Ragini, calm down."

Ritima said.

" No, maa. I know him. He is a ruthless man-"

" Calm down, beta."

" How should I calm down, ma-"

" He was smiling."

Ragini hung her mouth open and looked at Rakshit who nodded his head.

" Hain?"

" Yes."

Ritima said. Rakshit was next to speak.

" When Papa slapped him, he was strangely smiling. I have heard things about Vidyut Jaisingh and he is so popular for his anger. He crushes people under his heel who even touches him. But controlling his anger, he was smiling. I was shocked."

It was non-understandable for Ragini.

" Oh."

She mumbled.

" We are leaving, now."

Rajesh announced. Ritima looked at her husband.

" His men are standing at each corner of the house. He is outside and has warned us if we even think about eloping, he will take our daughter away from us forever. And you are uttering about leaving? Are you serious, Rajesh."

Ritima lashes out.

" So do you want me to give my daughter's hands to that gangster and ruin her life?"

Rajesh snapped back.

" I didn't mean that. But we need to think carefully. We can't take police help. He will shut them with his money or gun."

Ritima said. Ragini stares at her parents arguing with each other.

" I don't care about the police and all. My daughter is not going back to him. That's it!"

Rajesh announced. Ragini sighed.

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People walk according to Vidyut Jaisingh when he steps into anyone's life. He will bear anything but at last he will not let anyone take Ragini away from him even if they are her parents.

Ragini is only his from the time his gaze fell on her.

Darkness consumed the sky and the Singh family was inside the house. Vidyut's men are keeping eyes on them and he is still present in the garden. Rudraksh is long gone for some work.

Vidyut accepted the call and talked to his brother, Kartik.

" Yeah."

" Are you not coming, bhai? Rudra bhai told me what happened. Your men will look after them. You should come back."

Vidyut leaned his back on the tree and replied.

" Did Rudra not tell you I ain't coming back without Ragini?"

" Yes, but-"

" My decision is clear. I don't want you two to irritate me every time by ringing my mobile."

He declined the call and sighed frustratedly.

" I will kill this shit!"

He said while waving his hands around himself as mosquitos are not leaving him alone.

" Bastards! I will shoot you."

He warned the mosquitos and sat on a bench. He never got this much bored in his life.

" Sir, a room is ready for you. If you say so-"

Vidyut snapped his gaze at his man.

" Sorry sir."

He turned to leave but again looked at him and said.

" And food-"

" 1 din mein mar nahi jayenge hum. Jao yahan se!"

( I won't die in a day. Leave!)

The man apologised again then walked away from there.

Meanwhile, even if it seems forced but Singh family chose to fill their stomach. Ritima spoke hesitantly,

" Uhm, what about him? Isn't he hungry?"

Father-daughter snap their gaze at her.

" Acha khasa kamata hai. Ghar jaa sakta hain apne vo. Or 1 din na khaane se koi maar nahi jayega."

( He earns good enough. He can go home. And nobody dies in a day.)

Ritima sighed, hearing her husband. Ragini glanced toward the main door and wondered how he's managing out there.

Well, she doesn't care. He is keeping them locked inside the room then he shall bear the result of his doing.

After having food, they departed to their room to sleep. Ragini and Rakshit sleep in one room as per Rajesh's order because he doesn't want Vidyut to come into his daughter's room at night.

Ragini took a deep breath and looked outside the window. She could see a bench and a little figure of him laying on it.

" Didi."

" Hm?"

Ragini looked at her brother who was already facing her.

" I am wondering how you manage to grab his attention? Like, you are such an irritating girl."

Ragini turned to his side and smiled.

" It seems like you were happy when I was taken by him."

Rakshit's expression fell. Ragini thinned her eyebrows and asked.

" Are you crying? Suddenly?"

She sat up and touched his shoulders who hurriedly put his head over his sister's lap and started sobbing loudly.

" I was missing you. I was so scared."

She blinked her eyes several times and put her hand on his head.

" A..acha acha, I got it. Calm down."

Rakhit couldn't hold himself any more and continued crying.

" Oh my God!"

She uttered and sighed before caressing her brother's hair, consoling him. It feels like he was kidnapped, not her. She chuckled at this thought and moved her head behind when she heard knocking sound-

She got startled seeing Vidyut literally against the window and looking at her with wide open eyes.

She thinned her eyebrows as he pointed at her, asked her if she was okay in gestures. She looked at the gun on his other hand.

" God!"

She mumbled and looked at her brother again. Vidyut kept staring at her until he saw her brother crying on her lap. He took a deep breath and went back to sit on the bench.

Rakshit slept soon. Ragini made him lie comfortably and wiped his tears. She pecked his forehead then lay down to sleep as well.

On the other hand,

Vidyut clapped and gritted his teeth when he failed to kill the mosquito.

" Wow! Vidyut Jaisingh, Top business man of the country, a mafia, a rich man, has luxury under his shoes sleeping on a bench like this. Wow!"

He looked up to the sky.

" Ye Prem na jaane humse kya kya karwayega. Chlo! Sadak pe aane ke liye bhi taiyar hai hum unke liye."

( Don't know what this love will make me do. Well, I am ready to go on footpaths for her.)

He smiled suddenly and closed his eyes. Ragini's face flashed into his mind. He enter into his delusional world where he is living beautiful life with her. He out his overcoat over his face so that mosquitoes don't bite his handsome face.

Sleep consumed him slowly and he slept there, uncomfortable.

Next morning,

" ah-"

He whimpered as he fell down from the bench. He rubbed his bicep and sighed. He grabbed his mobile and saw it's 6 AM already.

" S..Sir."

He looked at his man who came to him, shivering due to fear.

" Yeah?"

The man licked his lower lip nervously.

" Uhm, where will you freshen up? Change your clothes and brush your teeth? Should I arrange everything in a room inside."

Vidyut stayed silent, stared at the man intensely which made the poor man scared to the core.

" Good question, by the way."

He recalled what Ragini's father said to him yesterday-

You will not step in this room if you are keeping us locked. If not you, I will kill myself. Then marry my daughter.

Vidyut chewed his lower lip.

" Abhi toh Sasur-ji naraz hain. Agar hum andar gaye to vo aur gussa ho jayenge."

( Father-in-law is angry right now. If I go inside he will get more furious.)

He looked at his man.

" Do one thing."

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" He didn't go?"

Ragini asked Rakshit.

" Yes. He slept on a bench the whole night. He is still outside."

Ragini looks at her mother who is equally worried like her about Vidyut's stubbornness.

" Ritima."

Rajesh called her and she went to her husband. Ragini looked at her brother and asked.

" What is he doing right now? Doesn't he want to pee or something?"

Rakshit passed her disbelieving look.

" Didi, hum ladke hain. Hum ped par bhi kar sakt-"

( Sister, we are boys. We can pee on tree-)

Ragini slapped his shoulder.

" Chup kar! Badtameez."

( Shut up! Shameless.)

She scolded him. Rakshit glared at his sister while rubbing his shoulder.

" Go and find out what he is doing."

Rakshit obeyed and went to the garden to see what Vidyut was doing. 5 minutes later, Rakshit came running-

" Didi."

" Ha?"

" Just a few minutes ago, he went to a nearby restaurant. So I think he must have done his business there."

Ragini nodded.

" And-"

She furrowed her eyebrows.

" And?"

Rakshit glanced behind at the main door before looking back at his sister.

" He is taking a bath in the garden."

Ragini gave him a weird look.

" Kya?"

( What?)

Rakshit put his hand over his sister's head.

" Aap Ki kasam."

( I swear on you.)

Ragini had no choice but to go to her room. She opened the curtains of her window and as expected, she could see him. His back is facing her and he is wearing a black vest with a towel wrapped around his torso.

It felt like he sensed her stare because he turned around. Ragini blinked her eyes, seeing him brushing his teeths. He wiggled his eyebrows at her and she managed to catch the glimpse of his smile.

Her heart skipped a beat and she tilted her head to the side, wondering what he even wanted to do. If not this house, he can buy the house beside this and do his business there but no, his possessive self does not have much trust in his men.

He chose to go to a nearby restaurant for his personal business. He wanted to make Ragini crazy so he decided to take a bath in the garden only.

He asked his Men to bring essential things like soap, 2 buckets of water, a mug, towel and new pair of clothes.

Ragini did not step away and kept staring at him who too is doing his work while looking at her. He was done brushing his teeths.

She thinned her eyebrows when he gestured to her to close the curtains.

But why?- she wondered.

Her eyes widened and heart beat increased when he started removing his vest. Throwing his vest on the bench, he winked at her. Blush crept up to her cheeks as soon as he put his hand on the knot of his towel.

He raised his eyebrows at her, asking her if she would go or not. She did not say anything nor moved away. She felt too weak on her knees to move all of a sudden.

Vidyut smirked and removed the towel from his body as well.

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To be continue..