"W-what are y-you doing?" I asked stuttering as I felt his fingers tracing my arm but he just hummed while his focus was completely on making me go weak in the knees again.

"Stop him, Bani! He is trying to distract you now. Don't give up, you need to get answers from him." I looked up instantly, hearing the voice which annoyed me all the time and saw the devil standing behind my husband with her hands on her hips like a grandma.

What are you doing here? I have told you many times to don't invade my privacy.
I glared at her and as usual she rolled her eyes at me while checking her nails.

"You are such an ungrateful person, Bani. I've come here to knock some sense into your head. Why do you forget everything when he is in front of you? What did I tell you on your wedding night? He's not what he shows you. Don't trust him!" She shouted at me and I gasped when my husband turned back.

I hope he didn't hear that devil. I don't want to scare him by revealing about my friendship with a soul.

"Stop calling me devil! I'm an angel!!!" She shouted again and I instantly turned him to me by cupping his face.

"What happened?" I asked innocently.

He looked at my hands that were on his cheeks and smiled at me. "Nothing. I just felt something odd here." Saying this, he tried to turn around again but I stopped him by pulling him closer to me. I looked behind him to see that witch smirking at me.

"Call me devil or witch once again, I will appear in front of your husband and frighten him with a horrible face." She threatened me with her wide eyes, making me shiver in fear but I quickly composed myself and smiled at my husband who was looking at me as if I had transformed into an alien.

"I have brought dinner for you but I think it has gone cold now. I will reheat the food and bring back." I said, moving away from him and he nodded at me before going back to his study table.

Stupid witch! I can't even romance with my husband peacefully. Why does she always intrude into my personal space?

I glared at the devil and walked out the study as I knew she would follow me around like a lost puppy. As I expected, she followed me till the kitchen and I sent off the servants who were cleaning the kitchen back to their rooms. Thankfully the people in this house had a good habit of going to bed earlier by 10pm. I started reheating the curry and chapatis, ignoring that devil's stare on me.

"Bani, can you please look at me? Stop ignoring me like this. I can't take it when you behave like I don't exist in this world. I have only one friend and that is YOU. I feel like dying when you ignore me like this." She started her drama again while wiping her nonexistent tears and I rolled my eyes at her.

"How many times do you want to die?"

"Oops, I'm already dead right? I forgot." She snickered, scratching her head and I took a deep breath in attempt to control my emotions. I didn't know who she was when she was alive but she shouldn't have died at such young age. She was always with me from the past 5 years and many times she's the one who saved me from the people who see me with bad intentions.

"Hello madam, stop mourning over my death and focus on me now."

"Okay, fine. Tell me what's your problem now?" I asked her but the next second my jaw dropped hearing her stupid question.

"Why are you so desperate to romance with him?" She asked, narrowing her eyes at me.

"What do you mean? He is my husband and I have all the rights to romance with him. Now where does this 'desperate' term come from?" I frowned at her.

Am I desperate? I don't think so.

"I know he is your husband and you have all the rights to romance with him but don't you think your husband and his mother are not being truthful to you? They are hiding something, Bani. Don't ever trust them! I don't think so they are being honest to you."

I sighed at her and replied. "I know they are hiding something from me but that doesn't mean they aren't being truthful to me. I believe in Sam. I'm sure she will let me know whatever she's hiding when the right time comes and I also trust my husband. He has married me despite knowing all my health issues and that's enough for me to trust him with all my heart."

"No Bani, that's not enough to trust someone. Who knows if there's a motive behind this sudden marriage? It has been 3 weeks since you got married to him and you have been living with him since 2 weeks but until now you couldn't find out why did he agree to marry you in the first place. You have to learn more, Bani. Stop trusting everyone blindly." She advised me like always and I was about to say something but my husband entered into the kitchen all of a sudden making me swallow my own words.

"Baby girl, have you decided to let me starving the whole night? What takes you so long to... Wait, what's that smell?" He asked and looked behind me with wide eyes. I followed his gaze to see the curry and chapati I put on the pans respectively started burning. He quickly turned off the stove and pulled me away from it. "What happened to you? Can't you see the food is burning there? Why are you so careless, girl? What if something happens to you again?" He scolded me and before I could say anything, he pulled me into a tight hug making me startled with his sudden action.

Our first hug.

"Don't lie. You have hugged him twice before this." The devil interrupted my euphoric mood and I glared at her.

Shut up! This is our first hug...I mean a proper one.

I wrapped my arms around him tightly and grinned at the devil who was fuming with rage. I could hear my sweet husband saying something to me but at that moment my mind was only focusing on how my body fitted into his muscular body perfectly.

"Desperate!" She used that word again and it was my turn to fume with rage.

"SHUT UP!!"

The next moment I frowned as I was no longer feeling his warmth which I was feeling few seconds ago. I looked at my husband who was looking at me with a pained expression. "I was asking you to be careful but you asked me to shut up?" He asked, making my eyes go wide in embarrassment.

Oh no! I shouldn't have said it loudly.

"I'm so sorry. I didn't mean to say that to you." I told him and the next second I bit my tongue realising what I've said.

"Then to whom? There's only two of us in the kitchen now." He said in a duh tone and I glared at the devil who was grinning at me while sitting on the kitchen counter. I knew she was enjoying it.

"I'm really sorry. I didn't mean it to you. I-I just zoned out for a moment." I lowered my head but he held my chin and made me look at him.

"Are you okay? You are not hurt right?" He asked and I shook my head no.

"I'm sorry because of me you haven't take your dinner yet. I will bring another plate for you." Saying this, I quickly moved to take another plate for him but he grabbed my arm and stopped me.

"You wait here, baby girl. I will take it myself."

"No, let me bri----" He put a finger on my lips and gave me an assuring smile. I turned to look at the kitchen counter but the devil was not there. I got it that she left and heaved a sigh of relief.

"Just stay here." He ordered me and started taking a plate for him. I stood there observing his each and every move keenly. He brought his plate and gestured me to follow him. Being the most sweet wife that I am, I followed him obediently until he stopped at the dining table.

He sat on the dining table and pulled me to sit on the chair in front of him. He took the first morsel and tried to feed me but I stopped him. "I had my dinner already."

"I know but eat again with me." He said, gazing at me with lot of affection in his eyes. I nodded and opened my mouth to let him feed me. He ate the second bite and fed me again. I couldn't refuse it when he was feeding me lovingly so I ate along with him.

It was almost 11pm when we went back to our room. I sat on the bed waiting for him as he was in the washroom, taking his late night shower. He came out rubbing his wet hair in a sleeveless t-shirt and shorts making me drool over his muscular arms.

When will I get the chance to kiss those sexy arms?

I was snapped out of my dirty thought by him. "Baby girl, stop staring at me like that. I know I'm all yours but you shouldn't eye rape me like this." He smirked at me and I gaped at the choice of his words.

"Eye rape? What do you mean by eye rape? I wasn't doing that to you!" I snapped at him and turned away from him.

"Alele, the kitten is angry now." He cooed in a baby tone making me shoot daggers at him.

"Don't call me kitten!!!"

"Okay, kitten. I won't call you kitten anymore but if suppose I call you kitten by mistake then you shouldn't get angry like a kitten but forgive me like a good kitten." He teased me again and I threw the pillow on him which he dodged with a smug smile. "See, this is why I call you kitten because you always behave like a kitten. Do you think this pillow can hurt me?" He asked, smirking at me mockingly and I groaned in annoyance.

"I said stop calling me kitten!!!" I shouted at him and he instantly shut his mouth. I kicked the pillow which was near my legs and laid down before pulling the quilt till my head.

Stupid! Idiot! Buffoon! Chimpanzee! Annoying donkey!
Errrr I hate him!!!!!

Few seconds later I felt the bed dipping beside me and he started pulling the quilt from my tight grip. "Don't touch me. I hate you!" I tried to turn the other side but he pulled the quilt from me forcibly and threw it away. I groaned while glaring at him but he ignore that and hovered over me making me gasp in shock.

"Do you really hate me, baby girl?" He asked with a pained expression and I instantly shook my head no.

"No, I don't hate you." I told him.

"Then what? Do you like me?" He asked, making an innocent face but I didn't miss the smirk playing on his lips.

"No! I'm feeling sleepy. Move away!" I tried to push him but he was not budging at all.

"Do you like me?" He asked again and I went speechless at his straightforward question. "Tell me, baby girl. You like me or not?" He asked impatiently and I nodded at him.

"Yes, I like you. Now can you please move away from me. I can't breathe when you are putting your whole weight on me." I lied to him and started hitting his arms to make him move away. Little did he know, I couldn't breathe because of the proximity and not because of his weight on me.

"I'm sorry." He apologised and shifted beside me. I took a sigh of relief and turned to him.

"Say sorry for 3 more times." I ordered him but he looked at me with amusement playing on his lips.

"Why?"

"Because you irritated me so much today." I pouted at him and his gaze instantly shifted towards my lips.

"Can I say sorry in my own way, baby girl?" He smirked, moving closer to me without taking his eyes off my lips and I quickly turned away letting him face my back.

"No thanks. Goodnight." I mumbled only to hear his chuckles. He turned me back to him and took me into his embrace.

"Sleep, baby girl. Goodnight." He kissed on my forehead and closed his eyes. I smiled, looking at his face. His small gestures were enough to make me trust him with all my heart.

******

The next morning, we were having our breakfast along with our family when I decided to make fun of him for teasing me too much the previous night. I knew he couldn't protest when I tease him in front of the elders and that was the biggest advantage for me.

I cleared my throat, gaining everyone's attention. "Veeru ji, do you want some chutney?" I asked loudly, giving him my sweetest smile but in return I heard few gasps. I turned to see his siblings and Shreya were staring at me with wide eyes while Sam, uncle and grandpa were trying to hide their smiles. But the person from whom I was expecting an expression was just giving me a blank look. "VEERU JI, do you want me to put some chutney on your plate?" I asked again emphasising his name but he just glared at me. I knew he was controlling himself in front of the elders.

"Oh My God!!! Bani, I must really appreciate your guts for calling my bro with the name he hates to the core." Roshan exclaimed, making the elders chuckle at him.

"Oh is it? He hates that name? Veeru ji, do you hate the way I'm calling you now?" I asked, making an innocent face and I could see his jaw clenching.

"Bani, you are such a tease. We are surprised with his silence now. Had it been me or Roshan at your place, I'm sure he would have buried us alive the moment we call him using that name." Anusha giggled saying it and I winked at her.

"Anu and Roshan, can you both just shut your mouths and eat your breakfast quietly?" My husband, alias Veeru ji glared at them.

"Veeru ji, why are you scolding them? Don't be so rude to these poor innocent kids." I said in a teasing tone to which Shreya giggled loudly along with her naughty son who was on her lap.

I don't know what that 2-year-old little boy understood to giggle like this.

Abhi bro glared at Shreya and she instantly shut her mouth but Rey continued his cute giggles even after his mom stopped hers.

"Awww, see Rey also likes the name already. Veeru ji, I'm going to call you Veeru ji after this. You have such a cute nickname, you know?" I teased him again and he shifted closer to me. I tried to move away but he grabbed my hand under the table and pulled me closer to him. I turned to see the others were stifling their smirks while focusing on their plates.

Wow what a sportive family!!

He moved closer to my ear and whispered something that made me cough profusely in shock. "Baby girl, call me using that word again and I swear I will tie you to the bed and punish you in my own ways." Saying this seductively in my ear, he made me drink the water with an innocent face when I was coughing like a TB patient.

"Bani? Are you alright?" Sam asked concernedly and I nodded at her, not being able to speak anything at that moment. The man who made me speechless smirked at me and continued having his breakfast.

Will he really tie me to the bed and punish me like he said?

I scowled at him and started making my next plan to punish him for embarrassing me in front of our family. Suddenly an idea popped up in my mind when he asked one of the servants to get him a cup of black coffee.

"I will get it for you." I grinned at him and quickly ran into the kitchen before he could stop me. "Aunty, I will make the coffee for him." I told the servant and she tried to refuse but at last agreed because of my stubbornness.

I have to do something now.
I mentally squeezed my brain for ideas to take my revenge on him and finally got an idea seeing the neem powder there.

Let's give my sweet husband a lovely bitter coffee today.

I grinned excitedly while making the black coffee and added two teaspoons of neem powder in it. I was disappointed when the colour changed into dark green so I added more coffee powder to make it look like a real black coffee. I smiled with satisfaction when it turned back into its black colour.

Phew, how talented I am.

Holla, sweethearts ♥️ I know I've said about giving another hint about their past in this chapter but I'm sorry I've planned to reveal it in the next chapter so you guys have to wait for the next one 😉

Till then, stay safe and take care darlings 💙💜❤️