-: SHAMRAT :-

Caught off-guard, I stumbled backwards as Shri's petite arms draped around me, my eyes widening at her action. This was probably the first time she was openly and willingly hugging me.

"Darlin'?" I called out, but her body raked with sobs as she clenched her fingers on the back of my kurta. My stomach hallowed as soon as I heard her wails and enclosed my arms around her shoulders.

"Shri!? What happened!? Why are you crying?"

Hopeleness engulfed me as violent cried escaped Shri's throat, her grip on my kurta tightening with every passing second. She had snuggled her face in my chest, as I gently caresses the back of her head, trying to soothe her.

"Shri, please tell me." My anger had vanished into thin air at the open display of her grief. Never have I ever seen her bawling this severely.

"Shamrat." Ma, who was silently watching us from the second Shri stepped her foot inside the foyer, signalled me to take Shri to our room. For whatever reason Shri was freaking out now, I needed to calm her down first.

Without uttering anymore words, I slink my hands around the back of her knees and shoulders and lifted her off the ground, in bridal style. Shri instinctively put on of her hand at the back of my neck and fisted my shirt with another, snuggling her face beneath my chin.

I silently carried her to our room, my anxiety level increasing with every second, Shri's sniffles breaking the silence of the hallway.

Striding inside the room, I carefully dropped her on the bed, but Shri's fist didn't loosen on my kurta.

"Darlin', what's wrong? Tell me," I asked, gently prying her hands off my kurta, sitting  on my haunches infront of the bed.

Her nose had turned ruddy which was making her quite adorable but I suppressed the urge of kissing her cute nose. Her mourn stricken face and the reason behind it was my top most priority for right now.

Shri's face, which had relaxed a few seconds, scrunched again and I pushed myself on my feet swiftly, sitting on the bed and pulling her on my lap.

"Shri ... please. Stop crying. You're making me so worried. Had something happened?" I asked, for the umpteenth time, trying to keep my anxiety at bay. Had someone misbehaved with her? Threatened her?

If someone had even dared to lay a finger on her, they would be dead by the end of tonight. She just needed to tell me who.

"I am such a bad wife, ain't I?" Shri mumbled, playing with the button of my kurta. My eyebrows shot up at her question, only to scrunch up I'm confusion.

"I don't understand." What the hell was even going on in her head? Where was she for the rest of the day?

"You've always tried to be the best husband for me, and I did nothing but irritate and annoy you," she grumbled, pursuing her lips in distate.

I chuckled softly at her adorable face. Sure she kept me on my toes, but that also added playfulness and fun in my hectic days.

"I like your feisty nature darlin'."

Shaking her head, as if in a daze she mumbled incoherently. "No, no, no ... this isn't right. I need to fix this. "

Twining my fingers through her face, I grabbed her neck and turned her eyes at me. Those beautiful light brown eyes had turned blood shot which was making my heart ache. I can never see her in pain or hurt.

"It's okay. What ever you're stressing over right now ... forget it. You're safe," I tried to reassure her, but her unfazed eyes turned away from me, gazing at something behind me.

"No ... It isn't okay," she whispered, a strange determination shining in her eyes, which made me worried a bit. Her gaze turned back at me, and she cupped my face, connecting our foreheads and her eyes boring into mine.

Leaning down slowly, as if she needed the time, Shri brushed her nose with mine, her lips grazing my cupid's bow. My eyes widened, too shocked at her actions.

What was she doing? I tried to pull back a little, but her strong grasp on my collar didn't let me. Wishing  to comfort her, I didn't protest. If kissing me could distract her from whatever was causing havoc in her head, then be it.

Tilting my head, I let her explore, as she took her sweet time and rove her lips below mine and at the corners.

Her hodded eyes were fixed at my lips, as she bit her lower lip, my fingers tightening on her hips to control myself from slamming my lips on her's. 

Sucking in a deep breath, I clenched my eyes shut, to keep my desires in check. Her scent was causing havoc in my body and the proximity between us was already a big distraction.

"Shamrat ji," Shri called me out and I opened my eyes to look at her. Roving her fingers down my chest, she started popping open the buttons of my kurta, my breath hitching at her actions.

"Shri," I grabbed her hand, swallowing down a lump. There was a limit to the amount of restraint my body would allow. Having her this close and not kissing every square inch of her body was already more than difficult.

"Stop," I groaned but Shri shook her head, and leaned down to kiss the base of my neck. Gliding her lips all the way upto my ears she whispered the words which shook the ground beneath my feet.

"Make love to me."

I choked on my own spit at her statement, and scramble off the bed, putting atleast 2 feet distance between us, passing her a horrified look. Was she out of her fucking senses!?

"Shri!" She looked unfazed by my reaction and silently pushed herself on her feet. With each step she took towards me, I stepped backwards

"What?" She asked, her face blank but eyes full of desires.

"What are you saying?" I breathed, shaking my head, throwing my hands up in air. It's one thing that your wife is crying and fretting over something. But sex!? That too, like this? Out of nowhere?

"I meant what I said." My back was touching the wall, as Shri stopped infront of me with barely any gap between us. Her breasts were pressed to my sternum as I inhaled a breath sharply, turning away my face. The low neck line of her blouse was dangerously tempting, a hint of cleavage clearly visible.

"Am I not attractive to you anymore?" Shri asked, running her nails up and down my neck and tiptoed to kiss my jaw. I growled at the back of my throat at her actions. She was trekking down a very dangerous path. I was trying to consider her mental condition, but if she continued her tactics for a few more minutes, God knew what this could lead to.

"Shri, stay back. You don't know what you're saying." I harshly grabbed her shoulders and pushed her a bit away, my grip still enact on her.

"I want you Shamrat ji. Can't you fulfil this single wish of your wife?" she mewled.

Exhaling a harsh breath, I pulled the roots of my hair and clenched my jaw. "You have no idea what you're saying. There will be no turning point after this Shri. If I claim you today, there would no stopping me anymore."

She should know what was waiting for her. This wasn't some child's play. I was very demanding and possessive man, and that would increase tenfold if I stake my claim on her.

It had been hell for me to restrain me for the last few months from lunging on Shri on every chance I got, only because I knew she wasn't ready. But this ...

"I don't want you to stop." Rajeshri's hot breathe grazed the hollow of my throat as she laid a wet kiss there.

Grabbing her nape, I turned us around and slammed her body on the wall, her face slightly winching at the impact and wrapped my fingers around her throat.

"This is the last chance darlin'. Run, until you still can. Do you really think you're ready to surrender to this beast, who is scraping my insides to come out every minute of the day, to devour you?"

"I want to do this. Please don't deny me my rights." At her words, blood boiled in my veins. I was denying her the her rights? Well then, she might brace herself up for what was coming.

"Remember, you asked for this." I gritted, and grabbed the back of her thighs, lifting her up and carrying her upto the bed.

"I know you won't make me regret my decision." Her words, barely above a breath, hovered over my eyebrows as I dropped her on the bed and she bounced back.

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-: Mini :-

Bhai carried Bhabi away to their room, as I sat on the couch in the living room, a specific image flashing in my head. 

Nikita ...

Ma, who was standing at the end of hallway sighed and shook her head. Agitation shone on her face like the tip of a high end cliff, ready to break and fall anytime.

"I have never seen Rajeshri so ... disturbed. She wasn't a irresponsible girl. God knows what happened to her today," Ma murmered, but I didn't pay any heed to her words. Bhai was there to take care of Bhabi. They would sort it out. But what about my trepidations?

A question was continuously nipping my head, my stomach churning ickyly.

"Ma?"

She turned  to look at me and raised her eyebrows. My face might have looked disturbed so Ma gently touched my cheeks and passed me a small smile.

"Go and take rest Mini. It had been a hectic day for you too."

"Why did you lie to me about Nikita?"

The smile instantly vanished from her face, a thin coat of nervousness spreading all over her contours. But it quickly vanished, replaced by her infamous emotional face.

"I never lied to you Mini."

"Ma! I saw her today, at the market. She had a baby in her arms." Not even a single muscle twitched in Ma's face as she shrugged.

"So? Just because she is carrying a baby doesn't necessarily means that belongs to her. Moreover, she might have returned for some urgent works."

She might be right. Looks can be deceiving. There was a chance that the baby might not belonged to her. But how the hell to confirm that? I couldn't call her as I had deleted her number ages ago. Neither could I visit her house. The last time I did, she had to face a lot of problems.

"Mini, don't stress yourself over petty matters. You have a bright future ahead. Let the past be in past. " Saying that Ma walked away.

How could I? Ma would never realise that it wasn't so easy. Moving on from people was difficult, specially when ond didn't have a closure.

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