<<Introduction to his world, the world of ruthlessness and darkness.>>

Ragini

I pressurised my eyes to open and looked around. I sighed in relief not seeing him there. I got up from the bed and moved towards the washroom. I looked at my reflection into the mirror. My eyes were swollen badly showing how much I've cried. I didn't sleep for much time because I kept crying and cursing my fate until the sleep took over me. I washed my face and took a new toothbrush from the shelf and brushed my teeth before leaving the washroom.

I looked around the room. What should I do? After thinking for a while, I decided to go out of the room. I have to think something. I just can't sit keeping hand on hand. I have to get out of here and to save my brother as well. We just can't live our life like this, in fear.

As I reached downstairs, my eyes widened at the view. The four brothers of Laksh was roaming here and there, wearing nothing but just shorts with their well built bodies on display. Arjun and Kabeer were sitting on the couch, talking to each other. Yuvraaj was on the phone while Ryan was lazily half laying on the couch.

I fake coughed to get their attentions. All of them at once turned their faces in my direction. They were looking at me with shock.

I was happy that Laksh wasn't there. I just hope he never comes back.

Just then I heard some footsteps and he entered. Speaking about the beast and the beast appears.

"What the heck is going on here?" he asked looking at his brothers and then at me.

His brothers turned their faces from me to him.

"Uhm... It's not our fault that we forgot that we've a girl, your girl living in our house." replied Yuvraaj almost instantly.

I'm not his girl! He's none to me!

"It'll take us some time to get used to of her presence." said Arjun.

"Yeah, by the way, did you like my physique?" asked Ryan winking at me.

"Ryan!" came Laksh's dangerous voice and within seconds Ryan was no where to be seen.

"Now, I have to give invitations to three of you? Go and get dressed. We've an important work to do today." said Laksh to the other three who nodded and left, leaving me alone with the beast.

I gulped inaudibly when his eyes found mine. My heart started beating fastest remembering my yesterday's encounter with him. He was wearing a plain red shirt paired with black formal trousers. The sleeves of his shirt were folded till his elbows and it was fitting his body perfectly. The top two buttons of his shirt were open. He smirked and started taking steps towards me. He was looking at me like a lion looks at his prey.

I tried to move away but in a blink, he was in front of me. I still tried to stay away from him but he held my hand in his hard grip and started pulling me upstairs. I was having difficulty in matching with his steps. My legs even hit the stairs a few times. As soon as we reached the room I was living in, he pushed me inside. I may have fallen on the floor with the force he pushed me but I managed to prevent myself from falling by holding the side table. He locked the door and my breathings stopped.

He moved towards me and held me with my forearm with his one hand and with the other he made me look into his eyes.

"Had a great sleep buttercake, in your new home?" he asked as the hand which was holding my chin moved to my neck.

Home!! This is not my home. I don't have any home actually.

"What do you want from me?" I asked gaining some courage.

He chuckled darkly as he pushed me on to the bed and came upon me. My heart stopped beating thinking about what was going to happen.

"You! I want you. All of you." he said as he started caressing my cheek with his thumb and started making his way towards my lips.

I tried to push his hand away but nothing happened. Instead a scowl left his mouth and his eyes darkened which scared my soul. He looked dangerous.

"Let me tell you one thing buttercake, I don't tolerate disobedience and disrespect and the one who disrespects or disobeys me gets punishment in my way, whoever the person is. And I don't give chances." he warned me in his intensely dangerous tone.

I will not lie, his words gave me chills. His warning was not fake and I knew it.

"I don't want it." I said.

"Want what?" he asked as a frown formed on his face.

"I don't want what you want from me." I replied trying to be brave.

"Hmm... Okay, let me do you a favor for being the very first and only girl to catch my eyes and attention, for being this beautiful." he said as he started tracing his thumb over my lips.

His gaze was fixed on my lips. I gulped.

"Wh... What favor?" I asked with my eyes on his thumb which was pressing my lip.

"I won't take you without your wish. I won't force you. But always remember, I'll be the only one to take you, only one to have you. Your first and your last. You are and will be mine in every aspect. Everything of you is mine. I own every bit of you." he said in an intimidating tone with his eyes boring into mine.

His words made goosebumps to arise on my body. The way he said those words was depicting the seriousness and determination of them. Where am I stuck?

Well, if he will have me with my wish then it's never ever going to happen. I'll never agree with him until I'm alive. He'll never be able to take me, claim me.

"Why should I believe that you're not lying and not playing with me?" I asked being strong.

"You've the words of the Mafia boss." he replied as he bit on my lower lip.

It was so sudden that I couldn't react to it. I just hissed at that. He then got up from me and I also got up immediately.

"Don't leave this room." saying this, he left the room.

I took a deep breath of relief. I was relieved that he'll not force himself upon me. It somehow made me feel relaxed and better. One of the biggest fears of my heart lessened with that.

I moved towards the closet and took out a green colored long kurti and a pair of blue jeans and made my way to the washroom. I looked at myself into the mirror and found my lower lip bleeding.

"Beast!" I murmured and got into the shower.

After that I combed my hair and sat on the bed, thinking about what I should do. How will I be able to get out of the clutches of the Mafia boss? Is it even possible? I got up from the bed and started moving in the room. After going through a mental battle, I finally decided to go outside. I should know this place so that I can find my escape but before that I have to find out where he has kept Rohit.

Will I be able to do it all alone? I can't forget that he's the Mafia boss. Do I want to take a risk with my brother's life?

No, I can't take risk with my brother's life. Then what should I do? Accept this life? Accept the fact that he's my destiny? I can't do it. I can't be his dummy.

I reached the hall but couldn't find anyone there. There was complete silence. No one was there. All of the rooms were locked from outside.

Where the brothers went? I don't think he'll leave me alone in the house. I can try to run away. He's not dumb.

But still I tried to peep out through one of the windows and gasped seeing uncountable number of guards wearing all black with guns tucked in their pants. I already had an idea about it. It's not going to be easy.

I sighed as I started moving in the house. I found the kitchen seeing which I remembered that I didn't eat anything from the morning. I entered inside the kitchen and started looking for something to eat but there was nothing prepared.

I sighed as I left the kitchen and started looking around. The house was very large and greatly designed. It was beautiful. Everything was in black, grey and white color. The furniture, show pieces, glasses, everything seemed very costly. No doubt Mafia's are rich.

I decided to go back to my room when my eyes catched a black colored door in the very corner. Curiosity built up inside me and I started to move in the direction of the door to find out what was inside.

Is it possible that he has kept Rohit in this house only? Sometimes we miss to see the things right in front of us.

I took a deep breath as I pushed the door open. There was very dim light inside. I got in and realised that it wasn't a room. There were stairs which were leading down. Basement?

Maybe, he has kept Rohit in the basement of the house to keep him in front of his eyes and away from my eyes.

I started moving down the stairs and some voices started reaching my ears. I started feeling scared but didn't stop. I kept walking downstairs. As the stairs ended I came across a large hall like empty space which was very dimly lit. The voices started getting more loud. I gulped as I timidly started taking steps in the direction of the voice. The voices were of someone screaming painfully. My heart clenched and the fear kept on increasing but I wasn't ready to go back.

Ragini, he told you to stay in the room.

My conscience reminded me but I ignored it and kept walking.

Finally, I was able to hear everything clearly. I found myself standing in front of a room whose doors were wide open. I took a few steps ahead and peeped my head inside and I forgot breathing seeing the view in front of my eyes.

The room was painted completely in black. Laksh was sitting on a chair in the centre. There was a young man tied on a chair in front of him. The man was just wearing jeans, nothing on the top. His body was all sweaty and eyes were red and barely open. His face was pale. There were many bruises on his body which were bleeding. Blood was coming out of his wrists as he was trying to free his hands.

Arjun and Kabeer were standing on the either sides of Laksh. There was a young woman standing in the corner with a boy of around three or four years with her. Both of them were crying looking at the man who was tied up in front of Laksh. Ryan and Yuvraaj were standing with them.

"Stare your lovely family as much you want for the last time." said Laksh moving his finger on the edge of the knife he was holding in his hand.

He was having a smile on his face. A very dangerous kind of smile.

"Kill me!!" said the man who was tied up.

"Not so soon and not so easily my boy." said Laksh laughing.

"Let me have some fun." he said as he brought his face closer to that man.

With that he started moving the tip of the knife on the arm of that man, pressing it by applying force and blood started oozing out of his arms.

My body got numb at the view. Neither I was able to move nor to speak. It was like I lost my voice.

The man started shouting and screaming in pain. The woman was also screaming at the view. Ryan was keeping his hand on the eyes of the child. The child was screaming listening to the screams of the other two. Laksh was still smiling.

"Please don't do this. Please leave my husband." the woman started begging.

"Just shut up otherwise you and you son will also be sitting here." shouted Laksh dangerously.

The woman immediately shook her head and kept crying silently. My body started shaking at that.

"Just kill me but don't do anything to my family." said the boy in pain.

Laksh stared him for a few seconds and then started laughing.

"Family! Family! Family! The biggest weakness one posses in this dark world which can lead to that person's end. Uff..." he said shaking his head.

Laksh then signed something to Arjun who nodded and moved towards the table. He picked up a box and came back to Laksh.

Laksh now similarly started moving the knife on the other arm of the man. The man was trying not to scream by pressing his lips together but the pain was clearly visible on his face.

"Tough boy." said Laksh smirking.

He took the box from Arjun and opened the lid. He took out a spoon full of red chilly powder from the box and I gasped as he sprinkled the power on the bleeding cuts on the arms of the man. He started screaming badly at that. His wife was also crying silently. She was now sitting on her knees and was hiding the face of her son in her chest so that he can't see anything but the brothers were not having any single trace of mercy or regret on their faces. Laksh was still smiling, enjoying seeing the man in pain.

He's not a human. He's a heartless monster.

I tried to move but my body wasn't cooperating with me neither my voice was coming out of my throat. Tears were flowing endlessly from my eyes.

Why did I come here?

"Let's end it now. I had enough of fun seeing you suffering from three days. You killed my four loyal men. You should be glad that I'm leaving your family." he said as he placed the tip of the knife on the throat of the man who looked at his family once and then closed his eyes like he knew what was going to happen.

Yuvraaj and Ryan stood in front of the woman and her child, blocking their view and in the next second the knife was passed through that man's throat.

"Noooooooooooooooo....." I shouted at the top of my voice and fell on the floor as my legs denied to support me anymore.

All of the heads turned in my direction and the beast himself was looking at me with blood shot eyes.

"What the bloody f*ck are you doing here?" he shouted.

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