It is not who we are that matters, it is what we do to become who we are that matters the most. You could be fighting for good, but still kill someone innocent, we all have our moral compasses set. But where it leads us is the most important.

Harsh stepped down from the ladder, his spray in his hand, every step, inching closer and closer to the night the Hooda family would be dead. Harsh pulled the mask over his nose and mouth, then sprayed the anaesthesia into Zoya and Aditya's room.

He looked down at his watch, then walked towards Noor and Arjun's room. He repeated the same thing, glancing down at his watch before he reached Anjana's room. "To think once upon a time, you were all I wanted" he reminisced before spraying the spray again.

XXX

Zoya awoke, her head spinning. She went to get up when she felt rope rubbing against her arms. Struggling against it, she looked to the side to see Aditya tied up too, on the other side was Arjun.

"Aditya, Aditya wake up" she shook her shoulder against his making his eyes open. "Arjun, Arjun" his eyes opened slowly, then they all looked forward to see Noor tied up to a chair, her hair was tied back, sweat matting her forehead.

"Noor, Noor look at me" Zoya called, trying to remain calm, even though that was the last thing she felt

Noor whimpered "Aapi, im scared" she screamed as she felt a hand pushing down on her arm, looking up slowly, her face paled

Harsh smiled "Now, I dont want to hurt you Noor, I know that Pooja died to save your baby, so im going to give you a choice, you pick, who survives"

Noor shook her head fast "No, no please, listen Pooja wouldnt want this"

"This isnt about what Pooja wants, its about revenge for her death, so do you save the man you love the most, the man who is the father to your unborn child, or do you save Zoya, the woman who is your sister, grew up with you, or do you save Aditya, knowing that he has been through so much already" he rubbed her hair with his hand "All this power Noor, how are you going to use it"?

"I" Noor looked around "Where is mummy ji" she hoped the question would distract him enough for someone to untie themselves

Harsh laughed "Oh, her, she's dead, whoops"

"Please just let her go, please" Zoya begged, trying to move away from the pillar

"Fine, fine okay, I want to exchange my life for one of them, so I can save two" Noor replied

"Noor, no, you're pregnant, you need to stay alive" Arjun ordered "What the hell is wrong with you, what's your plan after killing two of us, huh, you think you'll get away with this" he spat at Harsh making him chuckle

Zoya turned to face Aditya, his head was dropped, his eyes shut "Aditya, Aditya, wake up, please" Zoya begged

Harsh lifted up his gun "You have five minutes to decide, ill let you say your goodbyes"

XXX

Waseem's eyes shot open, pretending to be in a coma wasn't the most fun he had, but he needed to wait until the right moment to come back. Pooja was dead and Sakshi was arrested, but he still had a family to protect. "Im coming Zoya" he promised, ripping the tube from his arm, he stood up

XXX

"Listen Noor, listen, save Arjun, the baby needs a father, that way atleast Aditya and I can be together and so can you and Arjun, hmm, you have to think about the future and right now, no one is going to save us" Zoya stated, her voice cold and unwavering

"Aapi, I can't please, I cant choose" Noor replied helplessly

"You have to Kohinoor, you have to or we will all die" Zoya turned to Aditya, her hand holding his "I dont think he's going to make it Noor, and I cant live without him, please, make the right choice" she begged

XXX

Waseem looked around the car park of the Hooda mansion, he stepped forward before pushing himself up against the wall, then slipping inside the house away from Harsh's gaze.

"Aditya, Aditya please wake up" Zoya begged "I didnt even get to say goodbye" she sobbed

Waseem crept behind Noor, pulling open the rope, she glanced down "Abbu"

Zoya looked up, her brows furrowed "Abbu, you're okay"

He nodded "I will explain everything later, where is Anjana"

Zoya shook her head "She didnt make it Abbu" she said as Waseem untied Arjun

"Go, and get her out of here and get some help, be quick" he ordered

Arjun held Noor's hand as they ran towards the door, they both paused, turning back around. The fear that this could be the last time they saw eachother again was overwhelming.

Noor wiped away her tears, following Arjun out. They had to hurry, time was of essence, a moment to late and it could all be over.

XXX

Harsh glanced down at Anjana, "Its such a pity you didnt make it" he shook his head

Anjana scrunched up her hand, then threw her head forward, headbutting him in the face she jumped up "Did you really think I was dead, are you stupid, did you really think none of us knew you were in the attic" she shouted, grabbing his gun from the floor, pointing it at him

"I knew something was wrong when I saw Waseem with Sakshi and from then I knew that something had to be done, we worked out to tip her over the edge, Waseem had to get hurt, we also knew that Pooja loves kids, and she cant have one, so making Sakshi go after Noor would make Pooja save her, we knew you would want revenge so we waited for you and you fell into our trap"

Harsh stood up "Anjana no, we can talk this through" he begged, holding his bloody nose

"No, no more talking, this is over Harsh" she lifted the gun, pulling the trigger, he gasped as the bullet hit his chest, falling to his knees with a thud

"Now you can join the woman you love the most you sick sick man"

XXX

Waseem untied Zoya, cupping her cheeks "Listen to me Zoya and listen carefully, I was never in a coma okay, I was fine the whole time, but we needed a plan to protect our children, so me and Anjana have planned this whole thing, she isnt dead okay"

Zoya swallowed "But what about Aditya, he isnt waking up Abbu, I cant lose him"

Waseem looked up as Anjana walked in

"Arjun will save him, I promise, you remember the article in the paper" she asked

Zoya nodded "About Arjun"

"Arjun worked in the military, in the chemistry lab, when he found out that they were going to use what he made to kill people, he came home, but he can make something to wake him up, that way they will see the importance of keeping Arjun alive, because he saved all of us, okay, that's the story we tell everyone"

Zoya pulled Aditya to her, tapping his cheek "Stay with me Aditya, everything is going to be fine" she promised, kissing his forehead

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It was three weeks later when Arjun sat before the media, "So we hear you saved the whole family just by an old experiment, tell us about that"

"Well, I wanted to do something good you see, I didnt want to be a part of a war, so I kept everything I made and when I found out Pooja was using illegal drugs, well I just had to ensure she would be punished for her crimes, in the last moment, I turned her good, so she gave her life up for my baby and my wife"

"And what about Mr Hooda" they asked

"Well, him being shot was merely self defence, as you know, im against murder" he smiled

Anjana looked over at Zoya and Aditya who walked over to her "Crazy what the media will believe right" she laughed

Zoya smiled back, then glanced up at Aditya, for once they were all finally happy, all enemies were gone and they could start afresh, as the happy family they all wanted to be. Family was more than blood, they were the ones that had your back no matter what. The ones that loved you no matter what, and thats why all of this pain had been worth something because in the end, they had all learnt a valuable lesson. That love, pure love would always win.

Hello! I just want to say a huge thank you for everyone who stuck through this story with me, it's been an amazing journey, and my longest story yet! I really enjoyed writing this book and am slightly sad that it is over! But all good things must come to an end. As you all asked for a love story next, I hope to be back with that very soon, but for now please keep showering your love on my other stories The Contract and BaseLine Attraction.

Thank you and I love you all X