Sorry for not updating this story for more than 3 months. Due to my busy schedule I am not getting time to write stories. From January, I will update regularly. Till then I will post it on holidays. Here is the next update.

Chapter 17: Determination

Khushi POV-

My mouth began burning like I gulped any acid. The soup is horribly spicy. I winced and wanted to shout. But seeing Nisha sleeping peacefully, I didn't like to disturb her. However, I clasp my mouth preventing to hiss. That's when she tossed a little.

Quickly, I went out of her room and ran my eyes in search of Kaka. He is the only person who is kind and sweet in this devil den.

I scanned my eyes but he was no-one to be seen. In fact no servant is available. Where is he? Where have all the servants disappeared?

"I gave them a long holiday" Came a serene voice from behind alerting me. I halted my steps, but didn't look back.

I ignore that monster and continue walking further. A strong grip on my hand brought full stop to my steps.

"When I am talking, don't walk away. Don't forget I am your boss." I struggle to get rid of his grip.

"Let me go"

Currently I am in no mood to get into an argument with this man. I am feeling thirsty. I have no idea where the kitchen is. Whom should I ask?

"Did you enjoy the delicious soup sent by me or not?" The smirk on his face deepened.

I glared at him angrily and roughly free my hand from his grip. I understood everything. It is all done by him.

"How dare you" I raised my hand to punch him but he was way too fast to hold it.

"Baby when you know you can't defeat Arnav Singh Raizada. Why waste your energy in it. Well you can use it by pleasing your boss"

"Shut up, you monster. Don't make me remember the worst night of my life. You might won over my body, but my soul, my love, my every existence belongs to Manav"

"Who told you I have interest on you? You are a waste now. By the way, I love first hand items, not second hand. Don't sky high that Arnav Singh Raizada would again show any interest in you. You are appointed as a caretaker. Not as my mistress."

Angrily, I threw everything that came my way. But fail to cause a single scar on him.

Arnav Singh Raizada is damn smart and knows how to handle such kinds of wild cats. He loves her spirit of fight back that he has never seen in any woman.

Everytime he stars at me, I feel disgusted. He makes me feel like I am standing naked.

"Baby why are you shouting? Calm down."

Why? Well did she need any reason to shoot at him? But this time her anger reached its peak as he literally fed her lots of chilies by mixing it into soup as a compensation.

"You mad headed monster. I am dying here. How many chillies did you put in that horrible soup?"

"Don't worry. I wouldn't let you die so easily? This is just the beginning of your torture. You have to suffer a lot,my little girl"

Somehow I manage to free my hand. I was crying for water and ran out in search of the kitchen. This mansion is a puzzle. All rooms look alike. Damn I have no idea where the kitchen is. There is no-one there who may help her. This monster deliberately gives them a holiday to increase my trouble.

"Help!"

My tongue is burning like a lava. What should I do? Where should I go?

"Water..Help..help.."

"Need any help young lady" His voice suddenly croaks through my ears causing me to jump and I fell down near his feet.

He look at me with his usual dirty smirk.

"Darling. I know you are just a maid servant here and it is the duty of servants to do what the master says. But why be so formal and go on your knees and touch my feet. I forgive you Baby and don't worry I will pay you huge."

"Shut up you monster and help me"

"Wait a second. Did I hear something wrong?" He rubs his ears and looks at her trembling like a leaf for one drop of water. "You need my help. MY HELP?" His mocking and teasing made me hell angry. But I control myself. Currently my mouth is paining terribly. I clutched his shirt and asked him for water.

"Few moments ago someone said with full attitude that she would prefer to die but never take my help. Do you know who that dumb arrogant freak is?"

"It's me." I said slowly, bringing a wide smirk on his face.

"Glad you finally admitted that you are dumb, not me."

My face turns red and I am breathing harshly. My eyes turn watery as it becomes intolerable. I badly need water, otherwise I will die.

"Please" He smirks seeing Khushi's big fat ego finally crashed.

He grabs Khushi close and traces his finger across her beautiful face.

I flinched by his touch but maintained sanity.

"From now onward you will do whatever I say like a good and understanding caretaker. Understood." I said nothing, just looked away. He frowned at her attitude.

Pinching my waist, he brought my attention back to him.

"When Asr speaks everyone listens carefully, your attention should be exclusively on me. Understood. Say yes sir."

"Never"

"Want water or not?" He glared at me and I nodded half unwillingly.

"Y..ess..sir" A smile creeps on his lips hearing that.

He took me to his private kitchen area and fetched honey from the corner shelf. Without removing his gaze from me, he fed it himself instead of giving it to me. While I looked at him in a puzzled expression.

"Hmm it's really sweet and Delicious" He eyed her tempting lips.

"Give it to me" I stretched my arms. Next moment, he pulled me on his lap and tilted his face near my mouth. He took more honey into his mouth and asked me to lick it. His demand perplexed me.

I shook her head in denial and started struggling helplessly.

"Kiss me baby" My eyes widened in shock. "I SAID KISS ME NOW." With an authoritative tone.

"Devi Maiya madat karo!" I held my breath.

Your Devimaiya cannot save you from this monster. I am the owner of this mansion and no-one stops me for what I desire." His dirty glare made me feel sick. When I lower my head to avoid his unwanted proximity, he pulls me close to his face.

"How many times have I told you to look at me when I am talking?"

"I am not your slave to run on your fingertips"

"Shut the fuck up and kiss me otherwise you will pay the worst punishment of rejecting your boss."

My chest wheezes with pain and my eyes turn watery. But that monster gave no heed to me. Why would he give mercy? He is a monster, a heartless monster. He only learnt to snatch the things. Currently I am sitting on his lap and he is demanding something that made me feel more sick.

"Kiss me" He said with finality as he gripped my wrist behind my back and brought me intensely close. His breath fanned against mine.

My mouth is burning. I feel I will die if I don't get a source to calm the heat.

Why are you punishing me like that? What is my mistake?

"Your mistake is your big mouth. So, I gave you a lesson to keep your tongue under control. I don't like such people who oppose me. Come on now, don't waste time. I want to see how good a kisser you are.." My eyes were burning with lava.

"Believe me I will never forgive me as long as the word hatred exists" Having no choice left, I inches closer and licks the honey that is dipping down his lips.

He smirked at the victory and wrapped his arms around my waist. I tried to shrug off his hand. Instead he tightened his grip and pull my nape kissing me back with intensity.

At this moment, I feel like dying. The person I hate the most, for the first time I am allowing him to kiss me. I have no energy to stop because I need to calm my burning sensation. He pushed his tongue inside my mouth by wildly sucking my tongue with honey coated within him.

Once the burning sensation disappears, I feel at peace and try to move away. But that monster never surprises me. He literally attacked me hungrily and started biting my lips, demanding me to kiss back.

"Stop it. Stop this, you monster" After ruthlessly biting and kissing my lips, he left my swollen lips.

Angrily I raise my hand to slap him. With quick reflex action, he held my wrist.

"Any other girl at your place who would have dared to slap me wouldn't survive for a second. But you are my special guest. A woman who instigated me at the first meeting and made me crave for you. So, I am giving you one last chance to rectify your mistake. Get on your knees and say sorry for your behavior"

"Sorry, my foot. You bloody rapist, I will send you behind the bar." He laughed out loud.

"Oh really. You will send me behind the bar? Do you have proof that I raped me? Any witness?" I stare at him silently hearing his nonsense. "No baby you can't prove me wrong. You may not have any but I can arrange many fake proofs using my power. Even if I rape you again, no-one able to point finger at me or put a single scratch on me. Everyone will blame you. When you never able to prove your innocence in front of your ex-husband, how will you think court will believe you that I fuck you? Infact, I might prove it that you seduce me and we mutually had physical relationship"

"Shut up. Just shut up. It wasn't true. I was drugged by you and later you-"

"Relax baby. It was done and dusted. Why are you bringing out the past and torturing yourself? Let's forget it and move on." He said casually without any sting of guilt.

What kind of man is he? His one act ruined my entire life and he is asking me to forget? Never. I will punish him no matter how powerful his contact is. Justice will prevail.

"Truth has immense power to defeat evil. No matter how hard to try to suppress the truth, sooner or later it will come back. Mark my words. The way you made me suffer every single second, snatched my dear ones, one day you will suffer the same pain. At present, I may have no proof, no one who could believe me. But there is still one person who will stand for me."

He folded his arms waiting for her to proceed.

"Nisha" The smirk vanished from his face hearing her name.

"You just wait. I will tell Nisha about your deeds." I smile seeing tension on his face.

"Go ahead" I continue to glare at me and ponder what is going on in his mind.

"What are you waiting for? Go and tell my sister that I forced her best friend. I raped you on your first night. You shouldn't delay more. She deserves to know what kind of animal her brother is." He said and it provoked me toward the edge of sanity.

I have no clue why is he saying this, but I cannot tolerate his shit anymore.

"Till now I kept quiet for the sake of Nisha's health. But after this act of yours, I won't stay quiet." I remarked and storm out of his room.

"Nisha..Nisha"

I called out her name before walking further. My anger keeps rising. I cannot tolerate that man anymore. Today he had crossed all the limits. Such men should be severely punished who think girls are a piece of garbage. Wiping off the painful tears that rolled down my cheeks, I entered her room.

"I need to tell you something." Her back is facing me. "Nisha, can you hear me or not?" I headed forward and saw headphones on her ear and she was lost in her laptop watching something.

"Nishu please it's important" The pain is getting unbearable to hold. I have to share this with her. She may get broken down. But I have no choice. Her brother deserves to be hanged till death.

"Nishu"

"Wait. Wait. wait. I can't miss this" Nisha's eyes are still glued on laptop and there is a big smile on her face.

"NO I CAN'T WAIT." I remove headphones from her ear and throw the laptop on the side. "See what your brother did to me" I showed her the fresh bite marks given by that monster"

"What? He is my.."

"Yes, Nishu. Unfortunately he is your brother. But you don't remember it due to your accident"

She blankly looked at me.

"Please say something. You believe me right?" I held her shoulder, jerking her but couldn't gain any response. She is watching me expressionless.

"Why are you not responding? Nishu, you are scaring me. I know it's hard to believe what I am going to tell you next. There is something you deserve to know. A truth that is hidden from you. Truth about your best friend and your brother."

"I know" Came a quick response from her end.

Then a sudden laughter echoed within the four walls. She smiles and congratulates me. But for what? Everything began spinning around me.

"Buddu. Why did you hide the truth of your marriage from your best friend? I may never got to know the truth if I didn't saw this video"

"What is she saying? Which video?" I looked at her puzzled, Nisha turned the laptop toward my direction and what I saw in the laptop paralyzed me in shock.

"You and my bhaiya are married. Oh my god. I am so happy. You are my bhabhi." Nisha hugged me cheerfully.

Earth comes down beneath my feet. I went motionless.

To be continued!

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Chapter 18 (Inkitt update):

"Yeh shaadi hoke rahegi chahe tum kitni takat lagalo Mr raizada.." (This marriage is ought to happen. Do whatever you want to do, Mr. Raizada)

Payal puts a hand on her shoulder, Khushi feels her sister's presence and hugs her tight, getting emotional. "Jiji..I will miss you. I don't know how I am going to survive without you"

"Then don't marry?" Came a sudden response from Payal.

"What?"

"You heard me right. I know you don't love Manav."

"What rubbish are you speaking of? Don't you know how much I LOVE ARNAV. It is my dream to marry him.."

"It's Manav. Not Arnav"

Khushi gets tongue tied as soon as she realizes what she uttered and immediately curses her tongue for speaking non-sense.

"This is what I fear the most. You and Arnav Singh Raizada are having.."

To be continued!

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