Author's POV

They both were getting wet in the rain. Their clothes stick to them like a second skin, Kabir looked down and suddenly pulled back and took out his jacket and put on her shoulder, and avoided looking at her, his cheeks flushed red, her eyes narrowed in confusion, she looked at herself and her eyes widen her white shirt stuck to her body and her curve visible through the fabric and her bra was visible, her whole face turned red, she quickly wear his jacket covering herself properly.
There was silence for some time, only raindrop and their breathing voice coming. Her eyes went to his body, he was wearing a black shirt which was sticking to his body, making his abs visible, he was only 23 but still his physique was impressive.

Her yes landed on his face, water drop making him more charming, he ran his hand in his hair back, oh fuck why is he looking so hot now.., her eyes gazing on his lips which was wet cause of rain, she felt her throat dry, as he looked at her, she was licking her lips, he took every ounce to stop himself from kissing the hell out of her.

He turned his face and said, "we should find a place to stay otherwise you'll get more sick..", he said composing his internal desire. She also came in her senses and looked around, heat creeping to her face, both of them were looking for a way to get out of the jungle but due to it being night they could not see anything.

"Oh god I was not able to understand anything here..", Kabir said looking around for anyway to escape but didn't find anything.

"I told you ran away but you had to act like a hero", she said being irritated with him. "Oh really.. you are probably forgetting that those people were coming to kill you", he said with scoffed face. "Then let them kill me.." she said looking in his eyes

He closed his mouth and stared at her, he grabbed her harmless arm and yanked her towards him, she was taken aback, her hand on his chest "can you stop talking like this for some time, I don't like all these things", his breath fanning over her face, erupting goosebumps in her body. 

"Why does it matter to you whether I live or di..", her voice stuck in her throat as he slammed his lips on her, her eyes widen in shock, she felt her mind blank and body frozen, he didn't move his lips, rain had stopped, but he felt a warm tear on his cheek, he came back in his senses, he immediately pulled back and looked at her with guilt in his eyes, her eyes held unshed tear.

"I.. I'm sorry I.. didn't want.. I'm really sorry Sia ji.." Kabir apologized with guilty expression. Without saying any word, Sia started moving forward his heart sank.

"Sia ji please stop", Kabir closed the distance between them in two to three strike and grabbed her wrist. 

"I'm sorry, I didn't have any intention of doing this..",  he said with desperately trying to make her understand but she was just looking at him with blank expression which made him feel more guilty. 

"Say something, I can't tolerate your silence..", he said cupping her face, "please.." he added. She looked in his guilty eyes, but instead of answering him, she removed his hand from her face and said in a cold voice, "let's go from here..", and without waiting for his answer she moved ahead, he was just watching her go, he felt as if someone was pulling his heart. 

He stood like that for some time and then started walking behind her. After searching for some time they found the main road, they went a little further and after asking for help from a few people, a car gave them a lift.

Throughout the way none of them said anything, Sia was looking out of the window he was looking at her again and again, but she didn't look towards him even once, he was regretting his action. 

As they reached her mansion, she thanked the person and came out of the car, Kabir was just watching her going inside the mansion, Sia had asked a guard to drop him to his house, he too was going to his house, throughout the way only that incident was going on in his mind, and he was cursing himself for his actions. 

He reached his home and thanked the driver, he rang the bell, his mother opened the door, there was worry on her face but when she saw Kabir her worries ended. then her eyes fell on his wet clothes, "Kabir how did you get wet", she asked in concern and took him inside, before he answered, 

Aarav asked in a little anger, "Kabir have you seen the time, mom was so worried for you, and for God's sake why were you not picking up your phone".

"Bhai I had gone to see a site with ma'am, while coming back the car broke down, and my phone got wet in the rain, and it got blank", he lied, his voice hesitant. 

"Why do all the problems are connected to her only", Aarav said with irritation. Kabir gulped his lump, "it's good, I didn't tell him the real reason, otherwise I would not have known how bhai would have reacted", he thought he was looking down. 

"Stop it Aarav why are you saying this about her., we don't know what happened to her in the past, stop blaming her for everything, and now what was her fault in the car breaking down that you are saying all this..", Prerna said with frustration, she was not liking the fact that Aarav was saying all this about Sia.

"Prerna you are again fighting with me for her", he got irritated with her. "I'm not fighting, I am just making you understand, until you know the truth don't say such things about anyone..", she said calmly. 

"It's enough you both keep quiet", Vikas ji said with stern voice.

Both of them became silent, "Kabir you go to your room and change and come for dinner", his dad said. He nodded and went to his room, after freshening up he wear a t-shirt and lower. They all sat for dinner in silence. He return in his room after dinner as he laid down on bed, all the incident flash in front of his eyes. 

A lone tear came out of his eyes remembering his actions and her cold behaviour. "What happened to me, how could I make such a big mistake", he muttered palming his face in regret. "You should not have done this, you saw tears in her eyes because of you", his subconscious mind said making him fall down in guilt.

"She must be hating me, hey Mahadev what mistake did you make me do, now I am hating myself", he thought.
He kept tossing and turning all night thinking about her, finally he slept around 3 a.m

Next day

His eyes opened due to a knock on the door. "Kabir got up and checked the time, it was 7.30 already, don't you want to go to the office", his mom's voice came. He stood up with a jerk and looked at the time, he quickly got up and went to the washroom to freshen up. At 7.50 he got ready and came in the hall. He was about to leave for the office when his mom said "Kabir, have your food".

"No mom I am getting late, I'll eat something in the office", he said wearing his shoes. 

"Why are you in such a hurry? You have to give the resignation letter only. If you leave a little late there will be no problem", Aarav's calm voice came, Kabir's step halted and then everything hit him, yesterday was his last day in office, today he has to resign. His face turned pale, frozen in his place.

"What resigned but why..", Vikas ji asked with shock.

"That place is not good for him Dad", Aarav said with a serious look.

"But what happened", his mom asked.

"Mom I doesn't want him to be anywhere near that girl, she is dangerous for his and our life, so today he will resign from there and I have talked to my company he will apply there", Aarav said brooking no further argument. Kabir gulped down the lump which formed in his throat, his chest tightened, he wanted to decline but he wasn't able to do this. 

"Kabir, have breakfast then go", Aarav said. He came and sat for breakfast but not even a single morsel was going in his throat., his parents looked at him with concern, they can feel that he is not happy with Aarav's decision but they also know Aarav is doing all this for his safety. 

Kabir ate only a little and came out of the house, his eyes fell on his bike, a sad smile appeared on his face, she again sent the bike back home., he thought, he sat on his bike and left for the company, as he reached his heart beat fastened, his palm sweating thinking how to face her after last night incident, he took a deep breath and entered in the company.

He entered the lift, after some moment he reached the top floor, he directly went towards her cabin, he felt his every step heavy, he raised his hand to do it but he did not have the courage, he closed his eyes and took some deep breath, he knocked the door "come in..", her voice came, he entered.

She was sitting in her chair lost in some thoughts as their eyes met, they lost in each other's eyes.

Don't look at me, its getting difficult for me, he thought feeling someone ripping his heart. A flicker of emotion crossed in her eyes before she masked it and said, "you're late kabir", she said in usual cold tone.

He gulped and took a step closer to her table, he took out an envelope and placed it on the table.

She looked at the envelope then raised her brow in question, "my.. my resignation le.. letter", he said shuttering without looking in her eyes, her jaw clenched, eyes turning cold, but she composed herself and masked her expression.

"Didn't you read your contract paper before sighing it", she asked staring at him.

"Huh.. what..", he asked.

She put her hand on the table joining together and put her chin over it and said, "You may have forgotten to read the terms of the contract properly it was clearly written in it that you cannot leave the company before one year otherwise you would have to pay the 10 lakh penalty", she said biting her inner cheek to stop the smirk on her face.

Now.. it's my time, it's enough I will not repeat that mistake again by waiting, now I will claim what I want and no one can stop me this time not even him.

He looked at her with wide eyes, his mouth fell open in shock. "bu.. but you had said that I can leave only after this month ends, then why..", he asked with utter shock.

"I changed my mind", she replied nonchalantly.
"You can't do this to me..", he said.   

"I can do anything Mr. Kabir Singhania, so now go and do your work, there are already some files on your table to check it, I want them till evening", she said without looking at him, she stood up and straight up her suit, took her car keys and left the cabin.

Kabir stood there dumbfounded. Sia came out of the company, sat in her car and left from there, her eyes dark with intensity, gripping the steering wheel tightly, "now no matter what I have to do, you will always stay close to me, even if that means removing your brother from my path", her face twisted into a grin. 

She reached for her phone and dialed a number, as the call picked up, "I want to meet you right now and don't dare to defy me, in 20 minutes, I'm sending you a location", she said coldly and cut the call.

Meanwhile In Khurana Corporation

Abhay was working on his laptop, when Atish entered the cabin, there was a big smile on his face, "Sir we have got the deal", Atish said with a broad smile, Abhay looked at him, his lips curved upward, "so our plan has been successful, what is his report", Abhay asked without any expression. Atish's smile faded a little and he said, "Sir he... he is in the hospital, the doctor said that it will take almost a month for him to recover".

Abhay's eyes narrowed, "what the actual fuck, I said to give him some minor injuries then how this happened", he growled. 

Sir.., the people we had sent had hit him a little but ano.. another car also hit him due to which he got hurt more", Atish said shuttering. fuck it..

"What did she do", he asked, his jaw clenched.

"She had gone to London for 2 days, she was quite tense for his health and she found out the driver of that other car... She duped him, he was a big businessman of London but she ruined his business in 2 days, and she came back yesterday, someone attacked her last evening but she somehow managed to escape", Atish told him every detail.

"She did not know that we caused Aryan's accident", Abhay asked. "No Sir, I had already dealt with that driver", Atish said. He nod and sat back on his chair again. "Okay go and get your work",he said waving off his hand. Atish nod and left the cabin.

He took a deep breath and passed his hand over his face. He was lost in thoughts when there was a knock on his cabin's door, "come in", he said with a cold voice. He thought it must be Atish, but Ruhanika came inside from the door of the cabin.

She was wearing a sky blue coloured saree which was looking beautiful on her fair body, as a name for makeup on her face, she had kajal in her eyes, nude lipstick on her lips, a bindi on the forehead, sindoor in the parting of her hair and a mangalsutra on her neck, her simplicity itself made her different and the most beautiful. His breath hitched

"breathtaking", he muttered under his breath.

She had a lunch box in her hands. Before Abhay said something, Ruhanika said, "I was going to the dance academy, maa asked me to give you lunch, I have come only for this". she put the lunch box on the table and turned to leave, he felt his breath fastened, he stood up quickly before she left and grabbed her hand, pulling her towards himself, their front crashed, she looked at him with wide innocent eyes.

"Ab.. Abhay ji.. aap.. kya kar rahe hai..", she said shutter.
(Abhay ji what are you doing)

"Kyu mujhse door bhaag rahi ho Rooh", he whispered his breath fanning over her ear sending shivers in her body.
(Why are you running away from me Rooh)

"Hum kareeb hi kab aaye the Abhay ji", she said looking at him with devoid of emotions, he felt someone ripped his heart apart, his grip loosened on her hand, she took step back and without saying anything she left his cabin.

He stood his place frozen, looking at the closed door with expression- hurt and maybe regret.

Meanwhile, Ruhanika came out of the company, her hand trembling and she made fist to control her emotion, she sat in the car the driver started the car, she rested her head on the car headrest and closed her eyes, some flashback came in front of her eyes.

Ruhanika came out of the club, "Ruhanika..", a voice came in her ear, she turned and looked at her best friend's Preet who has smug grin on her face, Ruhanika eyes red and puffy, "oh my.. my poor ruhanika, what happened did you get hurt", preet said venom dripping on her voice.

"Why.. why did you do this to me, we were best friends", Ruhanika said trying to control her tears which was threatened to spill.

"Oh shut up.." she hissed in anger. "You were never my best friend, you were just a spoiled brat of a rich family who wants servants to serve you not a friend, do you really think I didn't see how you always tried to make me feel like your servant", Preet said with a contempt expression. 

Ruhanika's eyes widened in shock, she could not believe her ears, she thought Preet was her best friend, but she was surprised to see so much hatred in her heart for herself. "What are you saying Preet, I never considered you a servant, you are my one and only best friend, but you.. you betrayed me with my own boyfriend", Ruhanika said with tears streaming down her eyes remembering how she saw her boyfriend Amit making out with her own best friend. 

Amit was studying in paris for the last 3 years and barely came to India, and Ruhanika came here to surprise him on his birthday but what she saw was something she never imagined, her best friend Preet kissing her boyfriend.

"Oh god Amit I missed you so much", she moaned as he kissed her neck and bit.

"I miss you too baby, you don't know how much I miss you in the last month, to feel you, to kiss every inch of your body, thanks baby for making my birthday special", he said kissing her jaw.

"What about your so-called girlfriend", she asked with a mock.

"Oh c'mon dont mention her, she is nothing just a piece of trash, she never gave me a kiss, every time she said all this after wedding, what rubbish in today's generation who think all this..", he hissed and she smiled wickdly and arched her neck to give him more space.

Ruhanika saw everything and heard what her friend and boyfriend thought of her break her in million pieces, she got drunk and kissed a stranger.

"Do you really think, he ever even liked you..", Preet laughed venom taking out back ruhanika in reality. "He was just using you, but now you're not use of him so get lost and never show your pathetic face to us again", she said with full of disgust.

Preet turned and left from there with a mocking grin on her face. Ruhanika stood frozen looking at Preet's retreating figure, tears streamed down her face without her knowing.  She left from there, she didn't know where she was going, she wanted to just go somewhere where she didn't feel this pain of betrayal, when her legs gave up, she sat on a bench in sideways.

"Why did you only do this to me.. mahadev.., I never wanted to harm anyone, I never wanted to feel like my servants, you know that", she said looking towards the sky, tears flowing from her eyes, she was heartbroken sitting curling to herself, but someone was looking at her with his dark expression. She sat there for god knows how long, she was exhausted both physically and mentally.

The night was getting dark, she could not sit there like this, moreover this was a new country for her, she stopped a cab and went to the hotel where she had booked a room, entering her room, she slumped on her bed, tears flowing down in her eyes again, she was trying very hard to stop them, but the betrayal was too fresh in her mind that she could not control her emotions, she didn't know when she slept crying. 

Next Morning

The sunlight seeped through the curtains of the balcony, she stirred in her sleep and opened her eyes, she felt a sting pain in her head cause last night's drinks, "hey mahadev hamara to sar phata jaa raha hai..", she muttered gruffly.
(Oh Mahadev, my head is bursting)

She stood and went in washroom, she looked herself in mirror, dishelved hair, red and puffy eyes, dark circle under eyes and dull face, she closed her eyes and remember last night events, few tears roll down of her eyes, but she harshly wiped them back off her hand

"Ruhanika, now you will not shed even a single tear for that mean man, he does not deserve all this, he does not deserve your tears put yourself together and be strong", she said to herself and splash water on her face, After that she took a long warm shower, and came out wearing a robe, she decided to go back India, so she booked her ticket of the next flight.

She got ready and checkout the hotel, she sat in a cab, she reached airport in an hour, she paid to the driver and was going towards the entrance when she collided with someone, "ouch, ye insan hai ya patthar", she mutter rubbing her head.

(Ouch, is this a human or a stone)

"Can't you see and walk", she heard a cold authoritative voice, she raised her head and her eyes met with his grey cold eyes. "You can also look carefully while walking, who stands in the middle of the way like this", she retroted back in frustration. He raised his brow looking at her with astonishment, then his eyes flash with recognition, he looked at her with head to toe, her eyes narrowed at his behaviour.

"Oh Mr. why are you looking at me like that? Have you never seen a girl before?", she chided him, his eyes turned dark, jaw clenched, he was about to say something when a voice came from behind, "Abhay what are you doing, come on", he turned and saw Kartik was calling him, looking at her last time, he enter in airport.

She saw his back for a moment long and then something clicked in her mind, she again looked at his side profile and her eyes widened in shock.

"Oh no, is he the same men", she mutter palming her face, she was regretting to drink so much last night, she was a shy nature girl but last night she did a bold move by kissing a stranger and it was her first kiss, which she gave him. now she was cursing herself.

She kept thinking about the last night standing there for quite a long time, she didn't know when a few tears came out of her eyes, she came into her senses when the last boarding was announced, she wiped her tears and she boarded the plane, she was looking for her seat as she found out, she felt her heart dropped in her stomach.

There Abhay was sitting beside her seat, her seat was window seat and Abhay was sitting in the middle seat and Kartik beside him, Hey Mahadev you also should have made him sit with me..., she murmured in almost crying voice.

"Ma'am we have arrived", driver said making her out in present. She looked out of the car window and saw her dance academy, Rooh dance academy, all this was done by Seema ji and when she came to know that Ruhanika's dream was to open a dance academy which her parents never fulfilled, so on Abhay and Ruhanika's 6 months anniversary Seema ji and Tarun ji surprised her, she felt beyond the world, there was no limit to her happiness.

She thanked both of them from her heart, and 2 months have passed since that day, now many children come to her to learn dance, and she also finds peace in dance, this is her way to escape the pain of her married life, even if Abhay may not have loved her but Seema ji and Tarun ji has always loved her like her parents, she always treated her like their daughter. 

She got out of the car and went inside her dance academy, but a black range rover was parked some distance away from her academy, a pair of grey eyes staring her retreating figure. 

"Abhay you should go and talk to her", Kartik who was sitting in the driving seat said with a grim voice. 

"And what do I had to talk to her, that I am sorry for what I did in the past 8 months, this is what you all want me to do", Abhay scoffed. Kartik take a deep breath and turned to look at him.

"Yes because your heart also know that what you in these 8 months was wrong, why are you not moving on from past", Kartik said with stern voice, 

"First of all I don't have heart and second and I already told her that in this marriage she will get everything except my love and you know the reason very well then why are you all are pressing me", Abhay snapped at him in anger. Kartik sighed and rubbed his temple, its like he can never be able to make him understand.

"If you don't feel anything for her, then why did you follow her as soon as she left", Kartik asked. Abhay opened his mouth to say something but no words came out of his mouth, he himself did not know why he came behind her, but he didn't like it when he saw that sadness in Ruhanika's eyes when she had said, 'Hum paas aaye hi kab the Abhay ji', and at that moment he felt his walls breaking, he don't know why but now he doesn't feel good when he saw those blank expressions in her eyes, she was alright before that night, but after that she just found an excuse to stay away from him as possible.

He closed his eyes and lost in thought.

Flashback

He opened his eyes and saw her, his eyes narrowed in suspicion, "Are you stalking me", he said with cold voice, he was not liking her even a bit, her eyes widened in surprise but then her expression turned angry, "You are not a hero whom I will follow, It's my window seat", she snapped, his eyes turned dark and jaw clenched in anger.

No one talk him like this and this girl did this two times in just an hour, "Sit somewhere else", Abhay said in low yet firm voice. 

"Huh what.. oh Rr. this is not your private plane that you are giving orders like this and that is my seat so I will sit there", she said with anger, earlier she was uncomfortable as to how she would sit next to the man with whom she had kissed last night, but now she insistence that she will sit there. 

Abhay eyes narrowed and his anger boiling, Kartik sensed their heated argument, so he said to Abhay in a calm voice, "Abhay let it be, don't argue here, it is a matter of just a few hours". 

"Fine", he said with greeted teeth, he made space so she can go to her seat, she smiled proudly and sat on her seat, Abhay was glaring at her, he felt frustrated seeing her proud smile. the plane take off, she took out novel, glasses and headphone from her hand bag, she wear her glasses and put headphone on her ear and start reading.

She didn't even realized when she slept, Abhay eyes was closed, he was in deep thought, flashes of past going through infront of his eyes, when he felt something on his shoulder, he tensed and opened his eyes as he looked to the side, Ruhanika glowing face came infront of his eyes, she was sleeping soundly,

The dim light of plane illuminating on her face which was giving him a little clear view of her, he was looking at her this close for the first time, perfect and long eyelashes, a button like nose, cute cheekbones and those perfect pink lips, he felt his throat dry, he gulped down lump and tried to looked away of her face, but his eyes stuck on her face.

He wanted to wake her up and tell her to sit straight but seeing her peaceful face he wasn't able to do it, He remembered her last night face, red swollen eyes which stirred something inside his chest but he put those thoughts aside and she stirred slightly in her sleep, he went still his breath stuck, he didn't even to breath until she went to deep slumber again. In the whole flight, he went still without moving even a bit.

When the announcement of landing in the plane came then Ruhanika woke up from her sleep, Abhay who also slept sitting like that opened his eyes and he felt his body numb, Kartik also woke up then and didn't know what had happened because he had slept before both of them. while Ruhanika was looking at Abhay with wide eyes.

Abhay just stared at her for a moment before turning his eyes, she felt embarrassed knowing that because of her he didn't able to sleep properly but there was also a thought in her mind, why didn't he wake her up? 

"I'm sorry", she whispered slowly, Abhay looked at her with a raised brow, she felt uncomfortable of his constant stare so she turned her face, after sometime the plane landed and they came out of the airport, A car already waiting for Abhay and Kartik, they sat in car before closing the door.

Abhay looked at her last time, and their car left from there. She was standing looking at his car vanished in street. She thought that everything happened in these 24 hours was just a cruel game of fate and they will never meet again.

- But little did they know that it was just the beginning for their story.