Song:- Rait Zara Si...(Arijit Singh).

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Third POV.

Arjun finished his scotch and went out to check on Aryana, he quietly opens her room door only to frown...the room was empty. He checked the bathroom and closest. She was not there rubbing his palm on his face he march toward the guest room where SHE was staying, it was empty.

How dare she take his daughter out without informing him...

Gulping the rage forming inside him he went out to shout her name. He pulled out his phone from his pant pocket to dial Ron. But stopped hearing the sound coming from the living room. Frowning in confusion he waked out only to see the best view of his life...

Aryana was curled in Anaya's lap and her hand was protectively wrapped around the tiny frame of his daughter. A pink fluffy shawl was trapped around them which was misplaced. He sigh and looked up a smile automatically form on his lips. She is always this pure, accept everyone with open arm, love them unconditionally and selflessly. And bastard like him always takes angel like her for granted.

Is he worthy of her love...

'No'

He knows the answer, but he was and is a selfish bastard who want no need her for himself only. Because no matter what everyone think or say, she was, is and always will be HIS.

Looking at the doe again he slowly walk to them, some animated shit was playing on the TV, he switched it off and turn to see his world sleeping on the large sofa. Her face was flawless, soft pulp lips begging him to kiss them, bite them and her small pointed nose. She is true definition of beauty, few hair tresses were escaping from her loose ponytail, disturbing her sleep and he didn't like it a bit. He was studying her like a holy book. He want to engrave every detail of her ethereal beauty in his mind and sole.

Arjun moves his hand and slowly pushed her tresses behind her ear, Anaya stirs and sigh, tightening her hold on the tiny frame she kissed her small head mumbling something, he chuckles softly and drape the fluffy shawl properly around them, he was about to kiss Aryana's head when Anaya's eyes snap open and lips parted finding him this close. They were practically breathing the same air.

His face was so close, the same grey-green beautiful sharp eyes staring at her like he was reading her, his lips were so close to her own, his features are so manly with stubbles on his face. His eyes were so intense that it was getting so hard for her not to look away, but something in his eyes was holding her daring her to move her eyes aways, so captivating...it was like she was hypnotized.

Again his one look and her heart start pounding like it will burst out any moment, her breath hitched when his eyes moves to her lips, like he was reading her unsaid words, her eyes automatically moves to his pink lips. They gulped at the same time looking at each other's lips.

Arjun want nothing but to take those pulp lips between his and kiss the life out of her. Mark her lips as his, so she only remember him and his lips. It's been ages since he felt those pink pulps, but he still remembers how soft they are like petals.

Unconsciously her hand lifted and moved toward his face like she want to touch his every feature. Arjun's eyes automatically closed on it on, he want to savour this moment, in this moment if she want to take his life he will present that on her feet. He soft palm connected with his face and she traced her face and his breath stopped, she was his salvation. Her Palmas on his cheek, she caresses it softly.

But...

"This face remains me of the girl who died 4 years ago because she fall for this face, this face killed her dreams, her confidence...snatched color from her like and filled it with darkness, her confidence was shattered...that girl never hated anyone, it's a strong emotion...she was unaware with...she was so easy to be manipulated...wasn't she, maybe that's why she had to suffer...but this face showed her the mirror, the world she was living in was an illusion...she had to die to see the real world..."

Anaya was still looking at his face like she was in some trace... it was like she was in a dream and was pouring her deepest feeling, her real feeling. Arjun gulped it was like her words have stopped his heart, he was unable to move, her hand were still on his cheeks caressing it...

Her eyes were punishing him, stabbing his heart for brutally killing her heart...and then her hand went around Aryana's frame and her eyes get closed...

"I just want this daily nightmare to get over...I want your face to vanish from my dark dreams...This face took my everything and left me with nothing...I just want to be fine one day." she mumbles and that was it...she slept...

She was thinking as one of her illusions...

It was all quiet again. She was thinking him as her nightmare again. She sees him in her nightmares.

Arjun's legs denied to support his body he sits on the floor with a small thud. He is her nightmares, he killed her spirit, her every single word was stabbing him constantly like a knife in his heart. His breath labored...

'This face took my everything and left me with nothing...I just want to be fine one day.'

Her words hurts like bitch...

Death will be much better than this life. She means world to him and he...

He crumbled her world in hunger for power and his selfish greed. He is one of the most powerful people, but did this power gives him solace...NO.

The one who gives him solace is this woman laying before him. She is his beautiful dream and he is her ugly reality. And now his dream is slipping again from his hand and no matter how powerful he is...he is still the weak vulnerable Arjun in front of her.

She is this close yet so far from him. Will his Odyssey ever lead him to her heart again?

Minutes passed, hours passed but Arjun was still sitting before her looking at her, he is exposed before her and the irony she is unaware of it. He smiled mirthlessly, he didn't want to do the things he had done, but there was no other way. He still remember the day when he was with him, she was his heaven and he became her hell. He felt something warm on his cheek.

Tears...he never cry...crying is for weak people.

He is not weak...he is powerful, strong...he can conquer anything.

Arjun chuckles, clenching his hand tightly, he was unable to comprehend if the pain is mental or physical, every ounce hurts. She felt the same. Maybe still feels the same...watching your worst nightmare before you daily...

"I promise you to love every fucking body will pay for your tears...soon love..." he whispers sharply looking at her sleeping form still sitting at the same place before her...

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Anaya opens her eyes feeling mild rays of sun falling on her from balcony...she found herself laying on sofa couch and tiny figure Laying beside her cocooned in her arm. Smiling slightly she looked at the most innocent face in the world...

Indeed she is a tiny fairy.

She felt like someone was keenly looking at her goosebumps standing on her nape. She immediately looked but in front of her was nothing, it was all quiet, she slowly sits and looks here and there...

Nothing...maybe it was just her imagination.

She looks at the sleeping beauty and smiled again, quietly picking up Aryana in her arm she marched toward her room to do her morning course...

"Baby eats quietly... don't be picky..." Anaya said still looking at the prescription and medicines before her, she needs to be very careful with Aryana's health.

Aryana royally ignored her mommy still separating grapes from her fruit bowl...she hates this small fruit.

"Don't leave anything in your bowl...Mommy will be mad if you leave anything" Anaya said reading her med file.

Aryana smiled cheekily and looked at her Mommy. Lisa her nanny came with her milk glass, Anaya took the glass thanking the good lady, and turn to the little girl who was trying to feed grapes in her doll's mouth forcefully.

"Aryana...baby what are you trying to do..." Anaya asked raising her brow at the little capricious of hers.

"She no eat mommy...she hunwry..." Aryana said innocently looking at her mommy with puppy eyes...

It always works on Paa...

But looks like her Mommy is hard nut to crack she was not smiling because she was still serious and was holding her milk in one hand and other was on her hip. Aryana quietly eat the leftover grapes and moved toward her Mommy on her keens. She quietly took the milk glass, giving her mommy one final looks she drinks the milk with the medicines which Lisa gave her.

Mommy was still not smiling, she went near her mommy and quietly hugged her...

Pay says Aryana's one hug can melt anyone. And it happened...

Anaya laughed and hugged her daughter.

She is such a cute angel.

Lisa smiled looking at the two of them. Anaya was truly a blessing to this little girl.

Someone's clearing throat got their attention, Lisa bowed and went out Anaya and Aryana's head turn toward the sound and smile on her face flattered. Anaya sat Aryana on her bed and stepped back...

"Paa..." Aryana yells and stretched her arm toward him.

He smiled and walked toward his daughter, taking her in his arm he kissed her forehead. She giggles and hides her face in his broad shoulder, sitting on her bead he found her medical files along with her reports and her medicines...

He looked at Anaya who was avoiding his gaze by looking at her phone...

'This face took my everything and left me with nothing...I just want to be fine one day.'

Her words kept repeating in his head, he smiled his rare smile when his daughter showed him something but his whole attention was on the person standing at a distance, her mild flowery fragrance was in the air filling his nostrils... was feeling calm.

But she wants nothing to do with him.

"Tiny fairy I am going for my work, you shall take rest and don't run here and there, I have made Khichri you are going to eat that only, take medicines which Lisa will give you, take nape in afternoon with Kuku Bhai..."

Anaya went on and on...without looking at Aryana...she was busy arranging all the stuff and writhing everything according to her health plan...

"Ahem..Ahem," she turn when Arjun cleared his throat...

"She slept..." he said gesturing to his daughter who was struggling on his chest in his embrace...

Anaya looked at his broad figure and found his daughter was indeed cocooned in his embrace she mumbles a small 'oh' and her cheeks turned pink due to embracement...she was talking like a fool when the person she was talking to just slept...

"Am I that boring..." she mumbles to herself wondering...

Kuku also sleeps sometimes when she tries to make him learn good things, the same goes for Sid and Ved. Only Krish and her Veerji listen to her attentively...

Her sweet brothers...

"No..."

Her trace of thoughts broke when she heard his firm voice...

Huh...

"Ahem...Ms. Lisa will take care of everything, you can go..." Arjun said in his grumpy serious tone.

He tugged his daughter securely in her bed and put two big pillows on each side. Kissing her forehead he turn to Anaya and said with clenched jaw...

"Thank you for taking care of my daughter...I am leaving I am sure you don't want this face anywhere near you.." He said in his rough tone, getting close to her he opened his mouth but looks up closing his eyes he huffed, she stiffed and hold her breath when he got this close to her but he went out...

He seems much colder than before with his grumpy behavior. She doesn't understand what does he mean by this face, Anaya shrugs mysterious arrogant man.

Kissing Aryana's forehead she left for her work.

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After one week...

It's been a week since their last encounter, Arjun was rarely home...in this week Anaya got so much close to Aryana. Ansh start treating her as his sister, she is getting weak but everyone was there, her treatment was getting intense day after day and Anaya was there throughout all this by her side.

Anaya even started taking Aryana with her to the hospital so she can look after her properly, Anaya turned her small resting room in her cabin into Aryana's room. Anaya never leaves her side...unless Arjun was present beside Aryana...but she never came anywhere near him when he comes home Lisa takes Aryana to his room and she spends every night with her Paa.

Anaya was annoyed because nowadays she feels like someone is following her watching her, but there was no one. This feeling never leaves her...On the other hand, she was thinking about that man more than necessary. She tried to deny much time but her heart was restless, unconsciously her eyes started searching for his presence, and when he comes to take Aryana to his room like a coward Anaya hides in her room not to come in front of him.

Childish...she knows it already.

Arjun was behaving more cruel day by day and his employees are facing his warmth. He was stressed out most of the time and was more quite than before, Krish tried to talk to him but he brushed him off saying it's work pressure, but Krish was sure that there was something his brother was hiding again, he was afraid because he saw this side of Arjun was four years ago.

There was a slight improvement in Aryana...Krish was doing everything in his reach to arrange everything for her treatment.

It was Sunday and everyone was chilling in the living room well, of course, Arjun... was not home yet again.

Sid was teasing Vedika with Ansh and Anaya was carrying Aryana as she was unable to sleep after her last session with doctor. Krish was checking her medical reports.

Sandra Sid's girlfriend walks in with a few tickets in her hand and went to Anaya hugging her sideway she kissed Aryana's forehead asking about her health, then she went to Sid kissing his lips and picking Ansh up she sits beside grumpy Vedika with Ansh in her embrace she clears her throat to gets everyone attention.

"Guys as you all know today my parents are celebrating their 35th wedding Anniversary I am here to invite you all...and no excuse Lisa will look after kids right Lisa..." she turns to Lisa who smiles and nods.

"But..." Anaya tried to say something when Sandra cuts her...

"Ana...please live a little it will be fun, beside every elite person will be there many bachelor billionaires who know..." she said with shining eyes...

"You have a annoying boyfriend..." Vedika reminds her with bored tone...

Sid made offended face and looks at Sandra...

"I know poor me..." She said and huffed...

He leaped towards her and kissed her lips passionately...But immediately hit by Vedika...

"My poor babies are in the room you horny dog..." she yelled looking at Ansh and Aryana. Ansh was fine in Sandra's arm as she was his secret love...He pushed Sid and glare at him, turning to one of his favorite people he cleaned her lips with his palm satisfied with his work he kissed her lips and looks at her shyly, she cooed at him and hugged him tightly.

Everyone was looking at them with open mouths. Sid stumbled up and looked at Ansh.

"Did he just...did he..." He was unable to form a proper sentence looking at the little devil.

Vedika cleared her throat.

"I...I think this is your fault, Sid...you taught him all this, see my poor baby have an innocent crush..." She tried to defend her son.

"Ok guys enough we are going and that's final because her father called me personally to invite and I accepted..." Krish said breaking the glaring competition of Vedika and Sid...

All of them went to get ready for Party...

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Hey guys,

New chapter...

Party is going to be so much fun...wink* wink*

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