Present time...

The door of my hospital room opened and Chachi came back hauling me back from memory lane. She smiled at me and she caressed my head and asked me to sleep. I nodded and closed my eyes, and within minutes, I started feeling drowsy.

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Third person's POV

Malhotras' mansion

(Same time)

Shaurya was upset to see her mom crying and he could understand that his parents' relationship with the Jindal family was affected because of all this. And was thinking that if it was Shlok's baby, as she claimed, then Gauravi couldn't marry Mihir.

He was getting very restless.

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It was about 10 at night when his phone started ringing, it was a call from Karnataka, and he took the call immediately.

" Hello? Shlok, how are you? I have been worried about you since last night..." Shaurya said.

" I am fine don't worry, there was no way to contact you due to the storm, all the ways of communications were disrupted. " He explained.

" Shlok, listen to me, you said that Gauravi was with you..." Shaurya was saying.

" Yes!! " Shlok replied.

" Are you in a relationship with her? " Shaurya asked.

" Er... Umm.. yes. " Shlok said hesitantly.

" To what extent? " Shaurya asked.

" I am calling you from here where everything is in chaos and you want to know all that right away, I will tell you everything when I come back. " Shlok said getting uncomfortable.

" No!! It is a matter of grave importance, tell me right away. " Shaurya insisted.

" What is the problem? I am not like you who can talk about girls like we are discussing weather. I accept that I am in a relationship with her, now that she has already accepted it in front of everyone." He said.

" Did you both get intimate?? " Shaurya asked directly knowing his twin that he would not tell him anything regarding this matter as he was a very private person.

" Shaurya, will you shut up!!! " Shlok yelled.

" Tell me, dammit!!" He yelled as well.

" I don't want to talk about it. For god's sake, it's not regular gossip regarding any random person, you are talking about the girl I am in... involved with. " Shlok replied

" I understand, but you need to tell me, it is very important, mom and Dad are so upset, I saw our mom crying today. So you need to tell me. " Shaurya told him though he guessed that maybe he loved her.

" Why are Mom and Dad so upset? " He was surprised to hear that.

" Because Gauravi is pregnant and claimed that the child is yours. " Shaurya told him

" WHAT?? What did you just say?? She is pregnant?? " Shlok almost yelled the first word.

" Yes!! Did you get intimate with her??" Shaurya asked again.

" Y.yes!! Yes, we got... intimate. Oh, my God!! She is pregnant with... My baby. " He sounded absolutely shocked.

" It's your baby? Are you sure?? " Shaurya asked again as Shlok was so shocked.

" SHAURYA!! Mind it! Of course, I am sure. " Shlok said in an angry voice.

" Calm down !! I was just surprised at how it happened all of a sudden. I mean you don't... "

" It doesn't matter how, what, or when... Shaurya, I don't want to discuss about it. It just happened. Got it?? " Shlok said.

" Yes, Do you want her and the baby in your life? " Shaurya asked him.

" Yes, I want her in my life... Shaurya. Why are you even asking that? Don't you know me?? " Shlok said getting very emotional.

" Then you got to leave everything and come back here immediately. " Shaurya said.

" I want to, but it will take a few days. " Shlok said.

" No Shlok, every hour counts. You need to be here or you will lose them." He said.

" What do you mean?? " Shlok asked immediately.

" Well, everything has messed up!! Since I didn't know anything about all this and when all of a sudden she said that she loved me and was going to have my baby, I was shocked and denied it. Why did you use my name?? " Shaurya asked.

" I didn't use your name, I never said that I was Shaurya, she assumed it. " He replied.

" But how could you let her think it was me?? " Shaurya asked getting annoyed.

" I will explain everything when I come back. But please go and tell her that it was me, and I do want her and my baby in my life. " Shlok said with a kind of desperation.

" I tried to go and meet her, but could not, Mihir and Vihan didn't allow me. " Shlok replied.

" What rubbish, why do you need to have their permission to meet her?? Who are they to allow you to do anything?? " Shlok got impatient.

" I could not meet her as her phone was switched off and... she was admitted to the hospital. " Shaurya told him hesitantly.

" What? Why?? " Shlok asked, his voice was full of concern.

" I got to know that she fell off the staircase at the hospital, and fainted. " Shaurya told him.

" Oh, God!! How is she... and... the baby? " His voice was very feeble when he asked about the baby.

" I just saw mom talking to her mom and got to know that she is out of danger but has to be on bed rest. The baby is fine but nothing can be said as of now. I went there but they didn't let me go to her room. " Shaurya told him.

" Oh, my God!! No!! Please contact her at any cost and let her know that I want her and the baby. " Shlok's voice seemed to be very tense.

" It is not that easy... They are angry with us... Maurvi Aunty told Mom that they don't want to talk about this matter anymore because I denied the relationship and didn't accept her. The relationship between our parents and the Jindal family was affected because of all this. I am sorry, brother, but I thought it was her prank as always. "

"Oh, but now you know, tell them that there was a misunderstanding, it was me not you, and since you did not know... " Shlok was saying but his twin cut his sentence short.

" I will try again... I was waiting to talk to you first to know if it was your child. But you need to come immediately because as soon as she is fine and gets discharged from the hospital, she is getting married to Mihir. " Shaurya said.

" What?? Why?? But she broke that engagement... " Shlok was confused.

" Yes, she did, but he still wants to marry her. " his twin told him.

" But does he know that she is pregnant with... " Shlok asked.

" Yes, he does, and he still wants to accept her with the baby. "

" This man... No!! She is mine, and that's my baby! Shaurya, do something, anything, just stop her, please!! " Shlok almost pleaded.

" Yes, I will try to meet her again, I will talk to her and if I can't, then I will involve our parents. " He assured Shlok.

" I am coming but it will take two days, I am in the middle of something that I can't get out of at the moment. You know, I can't get out at the moment, but I will finish it by tomorrow night at any cost and will be back, the day after tomorrow, by this time.. Please stop all this in the meantime. I know, I am asking you to do a lot... But whom else can I ask to do it? " Shlok was saying getting emotional.

" Yes of course!! Don't worry! " He said and disconnected the call.

Shlok's POV

I disconnected the call, standing in the jungle in Karnataka but my head was spinning with lots of excitement, happiness, and tension.

What the hell was happening there in Delhi??

Gauravi was pregnant with my child??

Oh my God!!

Yesterday when Shaurya told me that Gauravi broke her engagement, I was very excited to know that she had fallen for me and I wanted to talk to her immediately, even thought of finishing everything at superfast speed so that I could go back and sorting everything for us, but I knew, that it needed at least a week to get out of here.

But before I could talk to her, to make things even crazier, the storm hit, leaving me stranded with no way to get in touch with Gauravi or anyone else.

Amidst the chaos of the storm, my mind drifted back to the mission that brought me to this point.

The memories flooded my mind of the mission that took me away from Gauravi.

It feels like ages ago since I ensured she made it safely to her hotel and onto her flight back home.

I was here to complete the mission, so once I got Gauravi safely to her hotel in Bengaluru and made sure that she boarded the flight back to New Delhi, I got back to finish my work.

Though I am in the family business in front of people, in reality, I am an undercover officer on special duty.

My senior recommended me for this mission because of my special training as a commando and my skills in martial arts, he believed in me and knew that I could handle the responsibility with my capabilities.

My commando skills, honed through years of rigorous training, became invaluable as I navigated dangerous situations, or made split-second decisions under fire and confronted the criminals responsible. I faced each challenge head-on.

The black belt in karate that adorned my waist was not just a symbol of my proficiency, but a testament to my resolve to protect those in need. I could not let the traitors harm innocent people, I had to stop them no matter what.

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