<<They don't cherish fear. They plays with it.>>

Ragini

We got out of the car as we reached a very very large and expensive looking mall. I looked at the mall and then at the brothers.

"Are you guys serious?" I asked out of shock.

"About what?" asked Yuvraaj.

"You've brought me here for buying a few things. I can buy them from a normal store as well." I told them.

They just shook their heads and Ryan pulled me inside while Yuvraaj was walking besides me.

The sensor started beeping as Yuvraaj stepped inside the electronic security check machine. I looked on confused. My eyes widened as he lifted his T-shirt and the gun tucked in his pants came into my view.

"Do you want me to keep it here?" asked Yuvraaj smirking.

The guard immediately shook his head, gulping.

What? The guard knows him?

Yuvraaj smirked as he passed the security check and Ryan walked in. The sensor started beeping again. The guard didn't say anything as Ryan passed it.

"Why didn't he stop you?" I asked shocked.

"He's our man." is all what Yuvraaj said.

Great! The security works for the Mafia! What else is left?

"You guys carry guns everywhere?" I asked.

"This is such a stupid question." said Ryan rolling his eyes.

"Of course we do. We can need them anytime. We have risks of life every second. Anyone can be targeting us. Who knows there's someone present here, in this mall, to kill us." said Yuvraaj casually.

I gulped as my body got goosebumps listening to him.

"You don't feel scared?" I asked.

The brothers just laughed at my question as we kept walking in.

They're not scared of death. Well, isn't it expected? They must be doing all the illegal works so the police must be after them. Do they know their faces? I don't think so. They would not be roaming so freely if the police knows their faces. Their faces must be unknown to the police. They must have enemies from their own world too. They will also want them dead. Means, they've threats to their lives from every direction.

Gosh! It's too much for me to digest.

I shook my head as I started looking around to keep my mind off the things I got to know from the brothers. I've never been to a place which is this expensive. It was too large and there were shops of different stuffs everywhere I could see. I didn't even know that a mall like this existed in our city, lol.

Wait!! Are we even in the city I used to live? Shit!! I didn't think about it before.

How can I miss this? I've never heard of this mall. I have never seen this side of the city. I have never seen those mountains too. Oh my God!! Means, I'm not in Howrah! Then which place is this? Am I even in West Bengal?

Stupid... Stupid Ragini... You didn't even notice any kind of boards during the way.

Yah, you were busy in gaining knowledge about the Mafias!!

Shut up!

I looked around for any kind of board or other thing which could help me in knowing which place it was but I couldn't get anything. There was no board or anything on which the name of the place would be written as far as I could see.

"Where to go?" asked Ryan besides me, bringing me out of my thoughts.

"Uhm... Keep walking. We have to find out the shop I have to go because I've never come here before." I said.

The brothers nodded as they started walking with me. I was all the time roaming my eyes everywhere to get some clue and finally I got it.

'Fashion Glide, Golden city mall, Kolkata' I read from the paper bag a woman was carrying.

Okay!! My doubt was right. I'm not in Howrah but Kolkata. So, the Mafia has brought me to the other side of Hooghly. At least I'm in the same state. But does it matter? Because the Mafia isn't going to let me go. What difference it makes that I'm in my city or any other? Where he has kept Rohit then? Howrah? Kolkata? Or any third place? I'll go mad because of all these unanswered questions!

I sighed as I looked around and finally found the shop I was looking for.

"You both wait here. I'll be back after getting the things." I said to the brothers when we were at some metres distance from the shop.

"Wooh, we can't leave you alone. Bhai will kill us." said Ryan.

Huh... I can't buy the things in front of them. It's embarrassing for me.

"You can't come with me." I said annoyed.

"You can't go without us." said Yuvraaj in same tone as mine.

Argh...

"Okay fine!! But only one of you." I said as I moved ahead.

I turned only to find Ryan following me while Yuvraaj was standing at the same place, leaning to the railing. We got inside the shop.

"You stay here. I'm not going to run away when you'll be standing at the door." I said to him.

He just nodded his head as he took out his mobile phone and engrossed himself in it. More better!

I moved inside and brought the things I needed. I looked at the clock in the shop. It was showing 5:20. We left the house at 4:45. Means only 25 minutes are left. We need to go back too. He gave only one hour to me. I have to hurry.

I brought the stuff to the counter and the girl put the things in a bag after making the bill. I ran to Ryan.

"Done?" he asked as he looked up at me.

"Yeah... Uhm, bill..." I said hesitantly.

He nodded as he followed me. He gave the card to the girl on the counter.

After paying I took the bags in my hands.

"Anything else?" he asked looking at me.

I shook my head in no. He nodded again as he started walking ahead.

"Mam, you're lucky to get a boyfriend who's paying for you and he's even asking if you need anything else. That's so cute." said the girl on the counter.

I looked at her in shock. I was about to say something but someone was faster.

"I'm not her boyfriend. I love my dear life. And believe me girl, you don't want to meet her boyfriend." said Ryan as he turned and looked at me.

The girl just gave a confused nod and we left the shop.

"Your brother isn't my boyfriend." I said as we walked to Yuvraaj.

"Then what was I supposed to say? You don't want to meet the man, the Mafia boss who owns her." he said looking at me with a raised eyebrow and I shut my mouth.

Owns me?

"You want anything else?" asked Yuvraaj as he looked at us.

"No! We should go back." I said.

"What's the hurry?" asked Yuvraaj.

"He gave me only one hour to be outside the side." I told them.

They both nodded as we made our way out of the mall. We got inside the car and Ryan started driving back to their house.

"You live in that place from forever?" I asked.

I just couldn't help my curiosity and the overflowing questions in my mind.

"No! We used to live at some other place before. We came here when bhai got the position of the boss." Yuvraaj said..

"Oh..."

I wanted to ask more questions but what if they thought that I'm trying to seek out information? Well, if I'll get to know everything about them, then also I can't do anything against them. Even police can't then how can I? So I guess, I can ask just to quench my curiosity.

"Who was the boss before your brother?" I asked.

"Dad..." replied Ryan.

"Where's he now? And your mom?" I asked.

I never thought about their parents.

"Now they live at some different place. A better and safe place, away from the Mafia world." is what Yuvraaj replied.

Okay! They have their parents who lives away from them. Maybe because they want a peaceful life after living and surviving so many years in the Mafia world. Now, as his sons has taken over everything, their father must be free. The Mafias have their own history.

I felt like the air was slowly taken away from me as the mountains started coming into the view and we kept on nearing the Mafia House. I sighed as I looked at the mountains and the greenery. The place is so beautiful but the people living in this beautiful place are far from beautiful, from their hearts and businesses. It didn't take us long to reach the house. The guards opened the doors for us and Ryan drove the car inside. He stopped in front of the gate of the house. I took the shopping bags and came out of the car along with Yuvraaj while Ryan went to park the car in garage.

I gulped as Yuvraaj pressed the door bell. After a few seconds the door was opened by Arjun. Both of us got in. I sighed in relief, not finding him in the hall. Arjun was about to open his mouth to say something but I cut him off.

"Don't ask what I've bought." I warned him.

Arjun looked at me confused while Yuvraaj chuckled. I started stepping up to MY room. I opened the door and got in. I placed the shopping bags on the bed and moved to the washroom to wash my face. I came out and took the bags and kept them in the closet.

I have nothing to do now. I just sat on the bed, doing nothing. I don't have anything to read. I don't have mobile to pass my time. In fact, there's no TV in my room which can help me to kill time. This is so boring.

After a while I got up, took out my pyjamas and left for the washroom. I changed my clothes and came out. I looked at the clock. It was now showing seven.

Shall I go downstairs? Is he in the house? What if he is and I have to come face to face with him?

I took a deep breath before making my way downstairs. Brave Ragini!

As I reached the hall, I couldn't find anyone but I heard some noises from the kitchen and I made my way in the direction of the kitchen. I found a young girl preparing the dinner.

Yes, I can kill my time with cooking. I didn't think about it before. Yippee... I got something to do.

I smiled widely as I moved towards her. She looked at me and moved back. I looked at her confused.

"Good evening mam." she said.

Seriously? Huh? She must be only a few years older to me. And I'm not the owner of this house that she's addressing me as mam.

"There's no need to call me mam. Call me Ragini." I told her.

She just nodded her head with a small smile.

"Uhm, can I cook with you?" I asked.

"If sir don't have any problem with it." she replied and I didn't miss to notice the fear in her voice.

Okay, she's also scared of him like everyone.

Will he get angry on me for cooking? Come on, I don't have poison to add in his dish. If I had then I would have definitely put it only in his dish, leaving his brothers'.

I looked at the door when I heard some footsteps. Arjun stopped at the door as he looked at me and the girl. He raised his eyebrow questioningly at me.

"Can I cook?" I asked to him.

He thought for a while and then nodded as he sent the girl back to her house.

"Let's cook together." he said smiling a little.

I widened my eyes at that. He knows cooking?

"You know how to cook?" I asked him.

"Yes!" he said as he moved inside.

Both of us started cooking together and I have to admit that he's a nice cook. We were talking randomly and were doing the work very well.

"Sometimes I don't believe that you four are his brothers." I spit all of the sudden.

He snapped his head to my direction. I gulped. Whatever it is, they're real brothers and belongs to the same world. I need to control my tongue.

"Girl, you don't know us and him yet." he said with a hidden smirk.

I looked at him confused. I don't know them? But how much I have come to know them, they seem friendly and better than their eldest brother. There is more to know about the beast? Something more worse?

"Means?" I asked.

"You will come to know with time. For now, just think that we're your friends and we'll help you as much we can but..." he paused.

"But?" I asked scared.

"Nothing against bhai. No doubt we're your friends and you can share things with us. But rules are the rules." he said in a strict tone.

I just nodded my head at that. They're also Mafias so they must also be having some qualities of their elder brother. Nothing surprising! But this doesn't change the fact that these four are better than Laksh.

'They can never be cruel to his level. I can't be that much wrong in understanding them.' I thought as I remembered how he tortured and killed that man a week ago.

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