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Your defect is a propensity to hate everybody." "And yours," he replied with a smile, "is willfully to misunderstand them-'

"I think we know where he is." A manly voice interrupted, making her pause her afternoon reading session.

Closing the book in her hand, Shravani looked up and came face to face with her soon to be brother-in-law, Kamal, also another business partner of her dear father. Looking at the man before her, Shravani couldn't help but wonder as to what her dear sister has found so interesting in him that she agreed to marry him.

Was it his Looks? Or his Money? Or his Behaviour? She have no idea.

She raised an eyebrow at him, a displeased frown twitching on the corner of her lips as she waited for him to continue whatever he was saying.

Kamal cleared his throat, crossed his hands on his chest, and continued, "For the past two days, about forty five boys have been staying in Bell Hotel, to attend an exam. A few among them matches the characteristics of that guy. All our people are in the hospital so there is no one to recognize him."

"So what exactly do you want me to do?" She asked getting up from the comfort of her chair.

"Since Reena is not here, we have only one option left and that you. I hope you remember him." He replied.

"Fine." She said, walking out along with him.

Finally. For the past five days, she have been trying to find out about him but it all went in vain. Now the prey himself has came looking for her, begging to get him killed. A smirk married her face as she thought about perfect her plan. If things move ahead as she have planned then, Virat and the other guy will not see the sunrise on 25th this month, the day her supposed engagement, which is 20 days from today.

If only she knew what was waiting for her. The unknown can be worse than reality, and she had no idea what is waiting for her.

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"Don't let anyone out, close the gate and make sure you do." A man screamed as they made their way inside.

Shravani walked inside the hotel along with Kamal's goons. Soon the goons dispersed and started knocking on the doors, rashly. They beat and threatened anyone who tried to question them.

"No." Shravani replied monotonously each time the guys showed someone to her.

They stopped before the next one and knocked harshly. Not getting any response, the goons moved towards the next one leaving Shravani alone. And before they could understand what was happening, the door opened and a hand pulled Shravani in, closing the door behind her with a loud thud.

A yell escaped her lips at the sudden and before she knew it, she was pulled inside the locked room. Her panic filled orb meet his brown ones which were staring at her with disbelief. She found herself relaxing seeing the face of the familiar man, for whom she came searching.

"You came her to see me?" He asked incredulity, pointing a finger at himself. "You are always on my mind, darling. You no chance to believe. Even now I was thinking about you in the bathroom and-" Shravani had her hands fisted into a ball all set to punch him, but before that he completed his sentence. "-taking a bath."

"I will kill you." She snarled, trying to control the bubbling anger inside her. If only she didn't need him then she would have finished him long back.

"I'm already deathed, darling." He said, trapping her between his arms and the wall.

She could feel his hot breath on her face. His musky scent was making her feel dizzy. He lips were hovering just above hers with his bulky body pressed against her, not letting her move away. Shivers went down her spine seeing the raw desire in his eyes. Maybe Reena was right, planning something with him in it is gonna cause her trouble.

'Think positive, Shravani. Think good.' She chanted to herself looking at him with burning eyes.

"You have no idea how much I like you, darling. Your brown eyes, my darling, are magnetic, they keep pulling me towards you. My heart beats goes crazy every time I see you." He whispered, breathing in her scent.

He bent his head and pressed a lingering kiss on the crook of her neck. Her lips quivered and her legs felt like jelly as she felt his lips touch her neck. She closed her eyes, feeling quite scared of the way her body was carving for his touches. His touches were burning her, making her body betray her senses.

"I'm the train, you are the track. Let's get together for a long journey. What say, darling?" A groan escaped his lips at being interpreted by the continuous knocks on the door. "Wait a minute, darling. I will come back soon." He whispered walked, closing the door behind him.

"Don't you know sister and brother-in-law are in the room? Why are you guys hell bent on disturbing us?" She could hear his voice from outside, screaming at Kamal's thugs.

Shravani sighed, quite happy at the intervention. She felt disgusted at herself for behaving like a hormonal woman. How could she let him touch her like that? She should have pushed him off the moment he came near her instead of letting him touch her.

Tears of anger burned in her eyes. She felt humiliated and used. And what added salt to her burning was that she liked his touches on her. She freaking liked his kiss. Her arms felt numb, her legs almost gave way, it seemed to her that she was tired out. Letting out a shaky breath, she walked towards the door, well not before wiping off the tears that threatened to fall off her eyes.

A groan escaped her lips at the sight of the bruised and beaten up goons lying around. He beat them up all, just like the last time. Lucky for her, Rocky was no where to be seen. Cursing the whole world and Rocky in her mind, Shravani made her way out of the hotel.

"Driver." She called out, wanting to leave from there before Rocky's finds her missing from the room.

The car stopped right before her but instead of the man who dropped her few minutes back, Rocky walked out from the driver's seat, wearing the driver's outfit. Seems like the whole world is conspiring against her.

"You beat up the driver also?" She couldn't help but ask, rolling her like for the umpteenth time that day.

"Why are you getting upset, darling? I'm here, right. Come, I will drop you." He replied, completely ignoring her question.

He opened the door for her and having no other option, Shravani got inside the car.

"How is this driver's outfit, darling? For you, I'm even willing to wear the outfit of a watchman." Getting no reply from her, he continued, "You know, your driver has got some guts, even after seeing me beating up all those men, he came forward to fight me."

Shravani glared at the man, but didn't utter a word.

"Darling, don't come to meet me, taking such risks. I understand the urgency. We can get married soon. Don't worry after marriage, I won't let you idle, I will buy you lot of beer bottles, you come and kick the bottles-" His words were cut off by Shravani's furious screaming.

"Stop the damn car." Rocky look at her, startled.

"What is happen, darling?" He asked her in his usual broken english, fueling her anger.

"How dare you speak to me like that? You don't know who I am. You have no idea what Shravani Desai can do. I will burn you down to ashes if you dare to touch me again. Just because I'm silent doesn't mean I'm weak. You really think I can love a rogue like you? Just wait till Kamal gets his hands on you." She blabbered on not knowing he was not listening to her.

Before she could speak another word Rocky pulls in the car with a sudden jerk and thrusts his car in the middle of the road, thus stopping other vehicles. Shravani looked at him confused of the sudden change in his behaviour. She couldn't help but wonder as to why people were staring at their car with fear filled eyes.

Before Shravani could scream at him for his rash behaviour, he got out of the car. Shravani's eyes widened as her gaze fell on the gun in his hand.

He walk around the car and picks up a fallen bread and approaches a the poor woman. "I used to get one bread after polishing eight shoes. If you are struggling for this bread in a world were people spill food from their own plate, I can understand your situation. The world running after selfishness does not stop for anyone. We have to stop it." He utters dusting the mud off the bread and passes her.

Shravani didn't know why her heart clenched hearing his words. She could feel the pain in his words. Her eyes welled up against her will. She was feeling things, things she was not supposed to feel and it was killing her.

"Don't think about these people. No one is stronger than you." He continues seeing her scared and hesitant behaviour. "Because there is no soldier stronger than a mother." He gets up and walks back to the car.

He reverse the car and the rest pass. Parking the car, he turned and looked at Shravani, who was looking at his with unknown emotions.

"You were saying something, darling?" He asked making her look away.

"Nothing, just take me home." She whispered, not looking at him.

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