Sikandar looked at his phone in amusement, he has seen it coming tho. From Noor's brother dragging her to him knewing what will be happening inside the home. He also knew it from the start, Noor-Ul-Ain father was not someone who you can take slightly. From being an well respected CEO to loving husband and doting father, you can never be more cautious around Arsalan shah. Sikandar knew Arsalan was known because of his calm nature and eagle wisdom.

He chuckled under his breath, Maya had cutt the call hurriedly, he had an idea it must be someone or her husband who came Infront of her. He sighed and whispered under his breath "Noor... Noor... You are going to be literal death of me". His phone rang once again and it was Noor-Ul-Ain this time.

He smirked and picked the call up, It was emotion's that he hates the most, his heart jumped from its place hearing His aini's crying voice. His heart was creating a havoc and he wasn't liking it one bit.

Calming Noor-Ul-Ain was a big task, as he calmly tried to coax her but she was hurt, angry and disappointed. She narrated the whole panorama to him, who listened but his eyes turned hard hearing she was slapped. That too by her own mother, who loved and cherished Noor-Ul-Ain.

"M-mujhe nhi...nhi re-rehna baba k sa-sath... Wo tumhe mujh se door karrahe hain... Mai mar jaungi lekin aisa nhi hone dungi" Noor-Ul-Ain was bawling her eyes out, it was hard for her to imagine her life without sikandar now. How can she be even alive if she was not sikandar's Noor-Ul-Ain.

(I don't...dont want to live with baba.. he's going to take you away from me.. I'll die then to let it happen)

And to top of it, She had the most hope with her father, that he will listen to her and would understand her but it was her baba who has grounded her and even let her mama hit her. How can he stay quite. Her heart hurts but she was unaware of storm of anger Arsalan had for rubaab.

She continue to talk to sikandar, she was crying, having mental breakdown while sikandar has decided to bring his parents in between now. He had given his family the time to process his wish for marrying Noor-Ul-Ain and he was hell bent into making her his. No matter who's life he'll be putting in danger.

And about maya, he had it stored in him too. Ofcourse he was once as mad in love Noor-Ul-Ain is with him, he was with maya, he was ready to fight, to kill or to be killed for her. It was Maya who mocked him when he came to her again. He admitted his mistake, but he was mentally unstable.

She should've known more than anyone. He was ready to apologize and change himself, heck he even put down the idea of forgiving his parents. But he remembered the word's she said to him.

'sorry sikandar, even if I know that my father would never deny me marrying you, I won't marry you. I love seeing you broken sikandar, I love the tears'

Now how can he even let her breath in Peace. He used Noor-Ul-Ain as a pawn but now he genuinely wants to be loved by her. He wants to know how love can make you a better person. But he will never forgive maya.

" Mai wada karrah hun na Aini. Mai mana lunga, kuch din do na mujhe" and he made his way towards quetta, to be again in karachi but this time to bring a wife with him. Noor-Ul-Ain cut the call once he was done and sighed in relief, she can never breath if she was not with sikandar and she can make her baba agree once it's the time. ( I promise aini, I'll make them understand, just give me some day's)
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While on the other hand maya has done her work, she went to arsalan once she knew fawad wasn't around and told him about her father knowing sikandar and how bad influence he can be on Noor-Ul-Ain.

Arsalan was now in uncertainty, he remembered Maya's words once again. He was in his home study, smoking on a Cigar, his new liking, and thought about the situation.

Maya sat Infront of Arsalan, who was confused while maya was fiddling with her hand. "bolo maya beti, kya bat karni thi" maya, upon hearing his voice cleared her throat.
(Speak my child, what do you want to talk about)

"Bade baba... Jis larke k bare mai Noor aj bat karrahi thi... Usko mere baba jante hain" she started, Arsalan sighed and leaned back on his leather chair. (Baba, about the girl noor was talking about, my baba know him)

" Mai bhi janta hun us larke ko, kaam kia hai hamne sath... Mai to Noori se mazak karraha tha mujhe kya pata tha k meri beti itni bari hogai jo mujh se baten chupane lagi hai" his voice held the pain and disbelief that maya pitied him. (I also know him, I've done work with him. I was joking with Noori, how would I know my daughter has become so big that she keep secrets from me)

"Baba... Sikandar aik acha larka nhi hai" Arsalan looked at maya in confusion.
"Matlab bete... Maine kaam kia hai or dekha hai wo thora gusse ka taiz hai lekin tameez wala hai... Apne aise kyun kaha" (baba, sikandar's not good guy)
(What do you mean child, I've work with him, yeah he's little ill tempered but he's sensible boy)

And maya spitted fire that she has stored, she told him everything about sikandar, leaving the part where she once adored him. She told him about his dislike towards his own parents, about him being twisted who was feared by all.

About him leaving Rayyan bleeding on the floor, she was crying by the time she ended. Arsalan was star strucked too. He has judge a shaitan based on his manipulation. He sighed and comforted maya.

" Baba... Wo... Ajeeb hai. Larkion ki tameez nhi hai or wo hai bhi sardaar... Har do din mai larkion ko aise istemaal karta hai jaise kapre" she lied too. She knew there wasn't any wrong thing about sikandar, apart from some but that can be overlooked but not this one.
(Babaz he's weird. Doesn't respect girls and is a sardaar who changed girls like clothes)

So she described sikandar as a person who was hated by every daughter's father, she was satisfied and slept peacefully as if she hasn't ruined sikandar's chances of getting love. Whatever would happen can be seen tomorrow. For now she had to save her marriage life!!.
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Mahal's hands still worked on Shehryar's hair. Who has tired himself by crying for whole night and was still laying his head on her bossom. He hasn't left mahal since..only getting up to lay on the bed now.

He was scared beyond to his own control. He was afraid if he will leave her, she will leave him. Alone in this big world where he has nothing other then mahal. His mahal.

Mahal was in her thoughts as she felt him stirring. The Ray's of sun falling on his face, she took her dupatta off and held it Infront of his face, shehryar once again slept peacefully in her arm's.

Shehryar was weird, she remembered when she married him, she was fourteen maybe fifteen. She was scared of what will happen and who was the old, bald and fat man her baba has married her off with. Instead she was met with a young, handsome and definitely big but not fat boy, A twenty five year old Sheryar. An angry man who barged inside the room where she was sitting on the bed as his newly wed wife.

His face was adorned with an angry frown and he never once looked at her, instead sat in the corner of the room, on the diwan. She remembered she was scared whitless because of what her mother had once told her about marriage night.

She laughed remembering shehryar asking her to come to him. She was so scared that she didn't listen to him two time and next time it was an angry shout. She was forced to go to him. She still remember how his first word's to her were. 'strip'. But she was unable to move.

Her dupatta was thrown from her face roughly and she still laugh at how quickly his expressions were morphed into horrified instead of anger. He had never expected a child to be married with. She sometimes teases him. His first word's to her was whatever, she doesn't care because shehryar has made her childhood more memorable than her parents did.

She did whatever she wanted to do with him. It was shehryar who played with her when other kids wouldn't play with her. It was shehryar who admitted her in school. It was shehryar who literally sang her lullaby when she was scared. It was shehryar with whom she visited every place.

Even if he was judged, he cherished her, he was the one who gave her new morals. It was him who left his family so she can be raised without taunts. She wasn't a baby but he treated like one. He used to and still sometimes would bring her chocolates. How can she leave her shehryar when she loves him to core?

His word's for her for the first time was to claim her,but never again he had disrespected her. She remembers when he got jealous for the first time, she was sixteen and was talking with sikandar while sitting beside him. It was the first time he shouted at her and kissed her, a little forcefully but it was forced.

She remembered being angry for two whole hour's but couldn't when he apologized while crying. She thought it was just jealousy but it was insecurity.

Shehryar had start loving her and got insecure what if she decides one day that she deserves someone better and left him. She never knew until he once, for the first time came home drunk after him getting jealous and confessed it to her. She cried the whole night and she still do whenever he drinks and confess about many things. She hates his habbit of drinking his pain, but she's not courageous enough to say anything, she's not confident enough to say that to him!

She looked at now awake shehryar, who was gazing it her with so much love, she desired to give him the world, she smiled at him, he also smiled a little and his hand went towards her neck, that had his choking marks.

Tear's filled his eyes again but this time it was kisses, little kisses on his face that stopped him. He laughed wholeheartedly when she tickled him. An effort to make him stop crying. Mahal looked at him laughing and said " chalen ab bhot ro lia... Utheye mere nokar, aj ka nashta ap banaenge or mai aram karungi" he laughed more. (Okay enough crying, get up my servant, you'll make breakfast and I'll rest)

" Jaisa hukam apka Meri Rani... Apka ye kaneez apki khidmat mai hamesha hazir hai"(as you say my queen, your this servant is ready to serve you any time)

while she had the hope of him changing, she'll love him above everyone. The day she lost her hope will be the day shehryar will lost his mahal and mahal will not be shehryar's mahal anymore. She prays daily for the hope to remain in her, but for how long?