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Zoya's pov:

I snuggled close to Ahad because of the cold weather, my lips started to quiver and an instant smile made its way to my lips when I remembered my dream.

Ahad took me to a lovely place and made me experience real happiness in my life. we spent time, danced and he even cooked for me.

He showed me a beautiful moon and made sweet love to me. I opened my eyes then the reality hit me.

It's not a dream.....

Everything happened in my real life and finally we did it yesterday.

I looked at myself then raised my head from his chest. He was sleeping soundly, and looked tired.

No wonder he was tired, he drove a whole full day and even cooked for me, danced with me and etc etc etc......

Blood rushed to my face thinking about last night. Actually, I wasn't ready but at the same time I couldn't resist his love.

He just didn't made love to me... He showed me how much I am important in his life and how much he loves me. And I did showed my love by accepting him.

I also did found an insecurity and urgency in him, I heard him faintly saying " Please don't leave me like others please..... " but I couldn't ask him why? because of the growing tension in the air last night.

Many say love increases after consummating one's marriage and it's true... I love my husband with all my bones and I'll never let him hurt in the future.

I trailed my hand from his bare chest to his cheeks and raised my head to his level.

"I love your smile Ahad, your contentment is my everything... I vow to give you a future where you could experience only happiness and love... inshallah!" I told rubbing my thumb on his cheek.

Suddenly his lips turned to a beautiful curve which I love and I was flipped to the bed hovered by him.

His eyes got it's own glint " So finally.... my wife has fallen deeply in love with me ... Great!" I turned to the other side not wanting to meet his gaze.

"Aaahannn someone is blushing... " yes... I am. What else he expect?

"Aren't you sleeping? " I asked him diverting the topic.

"Who will sleep all night when a wife like a beautiful doll by his side. " he winked at me.

"Shut up Ahad !" I hit him on his chest.

"You can shut me up using some other ways love " my pillow pressed down tightly along with my head when he leaned down to kiss me.

I pushed him and told " Stop it Ahad... I am very tired and hungry so please..... And it's very cold here." he cuddled me close to him.

"What would you like to have my darling? " he asked me allowing his warmth to spread over me.

"I don't think we have a room service here my husband." I told him .

He looked at me supporting his weight on his elbow " And I don't think you need someone else's service when I am here for you. "

I chuckled and told him " True "

He kissed my forehead whispering I Love You and stepped out of the bed.

I love you too Ahad...

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We are driving to the airport and my heart felt really heavy leaving that place. I mean I am sure I have a ton bound memories in this place. I can't forget it in my life.

As if reading my mind he told me
" I bought this whole mountain love.... I know you love it and we just have to sign some papers legally that's it, we can visit here whenever you want."

I didn't reply instead kissed him on his cheak.

Right now I feel my world beautiful having only Ahad with me. I mean I am a girl who wants to spend time with many people. I hate loneliness, I make many friends and my family circle is very big to entertain me.

But now my world crumpled down to a small ball where I could be happy only with my husband.

I removed my seat belt and rested my head on his shoulder circling my hand around his arms , wondering how he became so important in my life.

"Are you thinking about last night love? " I smaked his arm and he laughed aloud. The only annoying part about him is, he loves teasing me a lot but in a corner of my heart I too love that.

I love everything about him.

Just when I was about to ask him where we are , we got a hit from the back of our car and I was jerked front hitting my head.

"Zoyaaaaa.... Are you OK? " he asked me panicking.

I closed my eyes tight because of pain, I pressed my hand on my forehead and told him " I... I am fine Ahad.. Are you hurt " . He didn't answer and looked back then started to drive fast.

Soon we heard gun shots and saw a Jeep following our car.

"Seat belt Zoya" he gestured me and I fastened it with utter fear.

He drove really fast in the mountain region we were currently in and all I want to do is.... Pray.

Allah please save us..... Please.

Just when we saw a truck approaching us in full speed, Ahad succeeded opening my door and we both fell down leaving our car to get inside the wheels.

We rolled deep down into the forest and a thorn slit my foreleg, a bullet found it's way to Ahad and my scream remain unheard when he closed my mouth.

Thankfully the bullet just scratched his shoulder where I rested minutes ago and it didn't really lodged into his muscle and made it's way into the woods.

Alhamdhulillah...

I knew that Ahad was in pain but he was not ready to show it in front of me. The fact he was hurt is unbearable and I couldn't stop my tears.

We were hidden by a bunch of bushes and I am sure they can't find us.

"Boss they are not here, they might have fallen down the maintain and dead. " said someone.

"Chief just wanted the girl to die and that Ahad suffer without her. What about him is he alive? " asked a familiar voice.

Ahad's hands fisted when the guy mentioned about my death and I have to hold his hand tight, if not... Only Allah knows what will happen.

He has got a very little anger management.

"No way boss, this place is really steep and by no way they'll be alive. " said a black bulky man.

"I'll inform boss then" I have heard this voice somewhere, but I don't know whom.

Whose voice it is?

Zoya...... Think.... Think.....

Oh my Allah...

It was.....

"JACK" Ahad turned to my side once I told Jack's name aloud. Apart from his pain and our situation I could find a pang of jealous and insecurity in him when another guy's name left my mouth.

Ahad and his possessiveness...

But still I can't stop my tears every time seeing him hissed in pain and manages to hid it from me.

They all left the place after conforming that we were dead and Jack's face has got it's own unreadable emotion.

I remembered that night and his words.....

"Listen Zoya, you don't know me but I do know you... And I am here to ki- (sighed) I don't know how I end up saving you, but I am not sure I'll do it next time. " now I get the meaning.

"We'll meet again and remember I am not your friend. " I could visualize everything.

"You are definitely not my friend Jack". I think my thought was audible.

"What? " Ahad asked me scrutinizing his eyes.

Ya Allah... I feel I am the stupid of stupids. Why should I say it aloud and add oil to fire.

"Ahad I think we should go up first , I don't think this place is safe. " he didn't look at me instead took my hand in his and we both started to climb up.

After a struggle of 40 minutes we manage to reach the road and sighed in relief, but still I could see his shoulder bleed and I didn't think it's good.

I remember watching a film, and torn my kurti so that I could wrap it around his shoulder. Meanwhile my foreleg is burning badly and bleeding.

He sat on a milestone, I managed to move close to him and started to wrap the piece of cloth around his shoulder.

He plucked the cloth from my hand using his full force and threw it down the mountain.

He is crazy at times.

He holded me tight by my waist and asked me " Who is that guy? ".

"I... I don't know " I told him the truth.

"Then how do you know his name Zoya? " he pushed me to a tree and I was sandwiched between the tree and him.

I gave an impossible look and told him " Back in Cochin on my way, I was thinking of you and was about to fall from the train, he saved me from falling down and told his name was Jack. He also told me he was not my friend and he left all on a sudden. It didn't bother me so much because my brain was filled with your bloody thoughts." I told him in one breath.

"What are you saying doll how can you be so careless? " he cupped my face and I screamed "ahhh..." When a protruded piece of twig poked my foreleg , I sat down because of pain.

"Doll... What happened? You OK! Oh my God you are bleeding... " he tried to touch my leg but I shoved his hand.

He took his hankie out of his pocket and tried to tie it around my leg but I plucked it from him and threw it on the ground.

"Are you nuts? Can't you see you are bleeding... Why did you threw it away? " he shouted at me.

"Oh come on, look at your shoulder... you are bleeding badly, if you can't let me treat your wound then why should I? " I spoke in spite of my pain.

"Why are you so damn stubborn Zoya? " he asked me sighing.

"Because you are equally damn adamant Ahad.... Look at you.... You are pathetic, a bullet was about to get into you muscle and you are behaving as if nothing happened... Didn't you fee-". He didn't let me complete by hugging me tight.

I did hugged him with all the strength I had, I was terrified about the possibilities and scared as hell. He rubbed my back wisphering sweet nothings in my ear.

I feel like watching a movie... I didn't have any idea that all this will happen in real life.

"Listen.... This is the last time I am telling you this. I love only you.... Just you. I don't have space for another guy in my heart, you are my husband and you will remain my everything till my last breath. So please pack up your insecurities because I am all yours, only yours... Idiot. And please trust me." I told still hugging him burying my head in the crook of his neck.

"It's not about trust love.... I do trust you but the fear of losing you is....... You don't understand Zoya.. " he took my hand and kissed it.

I took my face from his neck and met his face while rubbing my cheek to his stubble in the process. He wiped my tears using his thumb, without wasting a second , I tore another piece of my dress and tied it around his shoulder.

I looked at him and found him smile to which I gave a questioning look.

" It feels so exultant to watch my life, loves me so much. " he told me with so much pain and kissed my nose.

I sniffed and settled myself resting on his chest, his heart beat was stable and it's like a music to my heart to calm my nerves.

I told him " I love you. "

"Again " he demanded.

"I love you ..... I love you..... I love you..... I love you..... I... love... you.....idiot. " he chuckled.

I raised my head holding his cheek with my palm and asked him " I know you are in pain Ahad and I wanna know! Why are you like this? Distant from your family and friends. You live in your own small world and I am glad you let me in. I don't know why you are not allowing others inside your world.

As far as I know you.... You are the most caring and loving person, anybody can fall for your innocent heart but you built a wall around yourself and settled inside a shell."

He gulped and told me "I am scared!"

I sat looking straight at him and asked him " You are scared of what? Why are you having these trust issues and who are these people? Why they wanna kill me and why they want you to suffer?

Please tell me Ahad, please don't drag it to some other day, I have to know it now.

What happened in your life and why are you like this? " I shooked his shoulder.

"Aysha " that's all he told me and my mind took a 360° flip.

A girl..... I mean who is she.... Is she his ex.... Or his... What?

"Now who is having trust issues? " he asked me and shook my head in negative.

No no I have to trust him.....

He gave a bitter laugh and told me " Aysha is my sister. " Unknowingly I let out the breath I was holding.

Alhamdhulillah.. I am his only love.

"Sis... Sister , but I haven't seen her, even your mom didn't mention about her then h-". I asked him confused and he cut me off.

"She is my half sister! " my mouth was ajar.

"It means you have a step mother" I asked him.

He shook his head and pulled me to his chest " I don't have a stepmother love, Aysha is an illegitimate child of my father and I loved my sister a lot, the fact is only I loved her a lot not my family" he told me stroking my hair.

"Where is she? " I asked him.

He remained silent and I let him.. After few seconds he spoke "Dead... She was killed. " he sighed.

I lifted my head and found his eyes blood red.

He looked into my eyes and told me " She was raped and killed."

I was dumbfounded.

"Wh- who ki-lled her? " I struggled to find my words.

And the name he told me drained the blood out of my face....

"ARHAAN"

Ya Allah...

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Assalamu allaikum and hello to all my lovely readers..

How are you all... Wait I was planning for a big chapter and writing it but it is taking time... I know many will kill me if I didn't update at least today... So I splited the chapter into two. You will come to know AHAD'S PAST in the next chapter.

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