Cabir went behind Nandini leaving Manik alone. All he could think about was what Cabr told him. It's true that the game he's playing will delete his past as it will finish Nandini but what about Soha? Soha was there for hm at his lowest and he thought that he'll forget Nandini after he finish her but as the days are passing he's realising even though nandini will be behind the bars but he'll never stop loving her. He hates himself for loving her so much. All these past years he tried to move on with Soha. He even agreed to Soha when she suggested that maybe physical intimacy will bring them closer but he knows he's just feeding lies to himself, to Soha.
Thinking all this he just sighed and left to execute his next move.

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Cabr was leaving the building when he saw someone who took his breath away.He never thought he'd meet her again in Black queen's building. Never! Something burned inside him and he looked at the door of black queen's cabin and who winked at him before going inside.

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Black queen went inside her cabin when her phone rang. Looking at the name on her screen, she smirked. Very predictable!

She ignored the call and started reading her files. To avoid the continuous ring she turned it on silent mode.

Not even an hour as passed and her cabin door opened with a bang. She sighed and shook her head but not for once took her eyes of the files.

Manik stood at door fuming in anger. "Why the fuck did you do that?"

She flipped the pages and asked without looking at him, "I do a lot of things. Can you specify?"

"Navya!"

She smirked and closed her file. Looking at his fuming figure, she chuckled dryly and leaned back to her chair.

"Am fucking asking you something! Why the fuck did you keep Navya under you? And when you know how Cabir will react then why the fuck you let him see her! For one time, let him fucking stay happy! Let him be at peace!",he screamed, throwing the paper weight which hit her on the hand which was on the table.

A regret passed through his face as she jerked her hand to ease the pain.

She stood at her place as she kept her hand behind her back to hide the redness because of the hit. Even in her 5 inch heel she was shorter to him which he realised as she stood in front of him and looked into his eyes with a blank face.

"So we are not playing the ''I-don't-know-you' game anymore?"she asked, looking straight into his eyes. His eyes shocked as she confronted him while her eyes were blank.

Not getting an answer, she gave a smile and said, "Aapno k past haunt karte hai dil jalta hai kya?"

"What the fuck!", he gritted his teeth in anger.

"Just asking! I don't have feelings toh socha puch kar dekhu how it feels! Also, I don't have anyone who'll feel for me or vice-versa. So, I thought maybe you could answer!", She said and went to sit back on her seat.

He stood leaning on the other side of the table and said, "Tum na pehle deserve karti thi, na hi ab karti hi ki log tumhre ho! Apne naam ki tarah hi ho bilkul kali!"

"Well, I never said I want anyone! I mean, money can buy people and that's one thing I live for! As you know!", She said with a smirk and picked her file again.

His anger inflated and came around the table and threw her file. All the papers filed in the air to which she rolled her eyes and a frustrated tired sigh escaped from her lips.

She stood to pick the paper when he held her hand tightly and twisted behind her back. Looking into her eyes, he asked in anger, "Why did you do that Nandini? You know how it'll affect Navya, Cabir and everyone in my family!"

"You answered yourself, Manik!", She whispered looking into his eyes as if trying to seek something. But she can see through it and knows it's a hate which will never end until she's burnt completely.

"Jab main sochta hu sayad kuch hai! Kuch toh hai jo ki chupa hai, tab tab tumne mujhe galat sabit kiya hai! Tum pehle bhi meri ghar ki khusiya khayi thi aur ab bhi!", He said as he tightened his hold on her hand unaware that it was the same hand which was hit by the paper weight.

"Tum bhul kaise jate ho main pehly bhi awari thi aur aaj bhi!", She whispered and looked at him without showing any sign of pain.

"Iss baar nahi! I will not let the past repeat! Tumhe iss baar koi nahi bacha sakta! Sach main jaan kar rahunga!", He said and twisted her hand more to see her reaction.

"Mujhe kabhi bhi kisi ne nahi bachaya hai!", She said as twisted her hand herself so that he would tighten his hold more.

His other hand went to her neck and he choked her lightly, "Suna hai tumhe asthama hai! Thodi saza toh milni chiye na! After all, you love to bring everyone's secrets out!"

Her eyes rolled behind as he choked her and stopped air in her body. Her one hand struggled to catch something as the air stopped even when he had choked for a fraction of a second.

He looked at her blue face and rolled eyes. Sweat drilled down from her forehead and reality hit him back.

What the fuck was he doing? To Nandini? His Nandini!

After Cabir saw, he drove rashly and met a small accident. Luckily, Manik called him and a passer-by informed about the accident. Looking at the bandage on his brother, his anger was at peak when he got to know the reason which Cabir told him. His tears infuriated him.

But his trance of anger broke when she struggled for breath. He jerked back leaving her on the floor. She struggled for breath. Her shivering hands looked for her pump but she couldn't make it up to stand and look for it. She tried to sit holding her chair but her legs wobbled and she was on the floor again.

Manik's breath quickens as he looks at her. He sat beside her and held her in his arms and asked her, unaware of the tears which were out of his eyes without his knowledge, "Nandini! Baby! Nandini!"

He patted her cheeks but all she could do was struggle in his arms for the pump.

"Nandini! Where's the pump? Where's it, baby? I'm sorry! I'm so sorry!", He cried holding her shivering hands as he hugged her to his chest.

She struggled and said between her breath, "Th... than... thanks...! Zi.. zind...zindgi.. ne..mau..maut.. toh... kis..kisi... k... sam... samne... di..! Ekk ... hi .. wii.. wish .. thii... tu.. tumhre... pa..pass.. ma ...maru.. kaa..kaam..se kaam...", her breat quickens rapidly, "naf.. nafrat me hi... muj.. mujhe... koi... jala... to.. dega..."

Her eyes rolled more and he cried, "No! No! I will not let anything happen! Main.. pump.. nahi... hospital... haa. I will take you to hospital!"

He carried her in his arms when her hand collided with the pen stand, which fell down and a hidden pump hit his feet.

He smiled looking at it and said, "I got it, baby! Wait for me!"

He kept her almost faint figure safely on her chair and pulled the pump.

As she took the pumps greedily, she closed her eyes. Exhaust overpowered her and she slipped in the chair.

He held her in his arms and patted her cheeks lightly, "Feeling better? Bas, 5 min me I'll take you to the doctor!"

She opened her eyes lightly and asked in a hoarse voice, "Saza puri nahi hui hai isliye zinda rakhna hai na! Zinda hoon! Sach bata kar hi marungi!"

She chuckled a little as he lowered his head.