Chapter 16

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Manum was back to her usual self . She was at ease with Zayaan near her. Everyone in the house sensed her behavior .Things were going really smooth . Manum went to meet her parents. Her father's attitude was still the same for he never expected his son in law to be a wild mobster.Manum tried to convince him that life is not a bed of roses and we don't get what we want every time. She loved Zayaan with all her heart and no matter what happens she wanted to stay with him through thick and thin.

Zayaan was out for business as usual. Uzma went back to her home. Asfandyar annoyed her to the point where she wanted to strangle him with her bare hands. Manum knew that Uzma liked Asfandyar equally but she doesn't even realized it herself yet.

Manum was reading a book sitting in the study when Omar came with a bouquet of red roses in his hands and handed them over to her

"Bhabi, these came for you" Manum gave him a confused look

"Who sent them"?? she asked smelling the roses. Roses were her favourite like Uzma. They both adored them

"I don't know bhabi, they came without a card ,may be boss wanted to surprise you" he replied politely lowering his head in respect

"Yeah..that makes sense..thank you Omar" she smiled at him

"No problem bhabi" he left and Manum picked up her cell phone dialing her husband's number

Zayaan picked up on the first ring

"Manum??baby everything ok??what happened" he sounded worried

"Easy there tiger. I am ok ,I just wanted to thank you" she chuckled lightly

"Oh thank God I thought something happened to you and thank you for what"?? he asked with relief settling in his voice

"For the roses " she said smiling

"What roses" he asked, so many voices were coming from the back ,men talking loudly indicating that he was in the middle of a conversation before her call

"The roses... the bouquet you sent me just now silly" She started walking out of the study with roses in her hand

"I didn't send you anything love" he said confused

Manum stopped in her tracks looking at the roses

"You didn't" she asked in a low voice

"No sweetheart I didn't" he chuckled this time

"Babe listen,I have to go ,I am in the middle of a meeting ok. I'll talk to you when I get home" he said hurriedly

"Ok" she whispered back

"I love you" he said from the other side boldly not caring that his men will listen to what he just said

"Love you too" she replied absently and hung up the phone

Zayaan came earlier that day, Manum told him about the roses and that they came without a card. Zayaan stood quietly listening to her and sat on the bed

"Are you sure no card came with them" Zayaan looked at her again grabbing her hand in a tight grip

"No, no card came with it. May be someone send them here by mistake or something" she said looking at his worried face

Zayaan sat silently not uttering a word

"Zayaan"??? Manum put a hand on his cheek

He snapped out of his thoughts at her voice but kept looking on the lcd hanging on the wall

"Its my house Manum. No one and I mean no one ever send anything to a mobsters mansion by mistake." He said in a grave voice

"You are blowing this out of proportion ,may be...." Manum squeezed his hand.

"Trust me Manum,I am in this business since I was a kid. I know how things work in my world. Something is not right here" Zayaan replied kissing her forehead.

"I still don't get it, why are you so worried about this, they are just flowers" She looked confused ,she put her head on his shoulder rubbing circles on his hand with her thumb

"Manum. I need to tell you something" He said in a hard voice that made her look up at him

"What"?? she put her chin on his shoulder ,Zayaan kissed her nose and looked into her eyes, his gaze boring through hers

"You remember Ali, your teacher. The one I was pointing a gun at when we first met" He said in a deep voice

Manum smiled at the memory although guns were never a good sight to see for her but the only thing that made her smile at the memory was Zayaan's face when he turned towards her listening to her voice for the first time, his lingering gaze at her face, her shocked expression ,the way he walked and towered over her ,make her come home with him forcefully

She smiled looking at her husband and wrapped her arms around him tightly burying her head in his chest, Zayaan's arms automatically found their destination around her . She sighed in contentment

"How can I forget that" she whispered and kissed his chest lightly ,a shiver ran through Zayaan's body and Manum smiled at the effect she had on him

He kissed her hair softly and continued

"You know why I killed him, don't you"" He asked quietly

"Yes" she replied in a muffled voice

"He has a brother, a pain in the ass. Sorry about swearing I know you don't like it when I do it. But he called me several times, he wants revenge. He wants me to suffer just as he suffered because I killed his brother. He wants to take you away from me" his grip automatically tightened around his wife in a protective manner.

"He wants to take away my family ,you, Anumta ,Asfand ,Omar, Hadeed, Talal, Hussain, Waleed ,Ammar and everyone else that I care about. That's why I am not letting you study ,that's why I am not letting you out of my sight. I know I can protect you and I will but I am not willing to take the risk with my girl, no way in hell. As long as we don't capture him dead or alive I am not letting you out of my sight" he kissed her shoulder lightly still keeping her in his arms.

"That's why you got so tense when I asked you to let me study" She said understanding him this time

"Yes" he replied quietly

"I am sorry I didn't understood at first and I fought with you,I am so stupid" She was embarrassed at her stupidity for not understanding him at first

"Don't you ever say sorry about this Manum, its not your fault .It never was. You didn't know anything, I never told you and I brought you into this mess and I..." He was in the middle of the sentence when Manum kissed him on the lips making him quiet

At first he went stiff with shock. She never made the first move,it was always him. He didn't responded trying to comprehend what was happening. Manum was pulling back disappointed at his lack of response when he pulled her back to him and kissed her with all his heart. He pulled back after a few seconds and rested his forehead against her

"This is not a mess. This is our family Zayaan. I accepted you when you first hugged me, when you first kissed me, when you protected me that day when the attack happened. Its not a mess,I am with you in your world" she whispered still resting her forehead against him with her eyes closed

"Manum,there is one more thing, I... Asfand and Anumta lied to you when they told you that I only killed those who are not innocents. I am a killer Manum,I kill to survive,If I don't then they'll kill us" He was afraid that he might lose her after this but she stayed in his arms clutching his shirt tightly

She opened her eyes and looked at him with so many emotions in her eyes

"I know..." she whispered

"You know???" he asked astonished ,looking at her in shock

"Mobsters are called mobsters for a reason Zayaan ,I may not have killed anyone ever, but I am not stupid. I knew it from the start. I am not a child Zayaan. I can think too. I always knew they were not telling me the truth. But I don't blame them, they were trying to convince me for you, It was wrong of them to lie to me about this but still they love you so much, and I know now why they were not telling me the truth. I couldn't bear living without you now Zayaan,it doesn't matter to me now that they lied to me. The only thing important is you ,us..Our future. I don't know what future holds for both of us but I want to have grey hairs with you ,I want you to tease me even when we are seventy years old,I want to understand you, your life ,I want to have lots of children and grand children . I want to see them run all around our house playing and giggling and shouting. I want to grow old with you Zayaan. I want to make you smile, I want to love you some more". A single tear slipped from her eye ,Zayaan looked at her in shock and bewilderment. Minutes passed and they stared at each other in complete silence. He leaned towards her face and wiped her tear with his lips.

"I promise I will do everything in my power to give you all the happiness you deserve Manum. That's my oath, I give you my word" He kissed her forehead and hugged her again

"I am a monster Manum ,but with you ,for you I am just a normal guy. A normal human being with lots of faults and regrets." He whispered

"I love you with all your faults" she replied honestly

"Ti amo mia cara" he whispered kissing her head

"Ti amo anch'io" she replied back smiling

Zayaan pulled away and looked at her smiling brightly

"You understand Italian"??? he asked in shock still smiling at her

"Yes,I took lessons,I am fluent in it" she said smiling back at his shock

"But how do you know Italian" she asked him

"I had to learn too, it helps in business dealings when I do business in foreign countries, I also know French, Arabic and Russian" he winked at her smiling

"You know all these languages " her jaw hitted the floor,she gaped at him like a fish and Zayaan laughed loudly at that

"Yes love ,I know all these languages" he ruffled her hairs like a kid

"Woww" she replied still in shock

"Impressed are we"??? his trademark smirk appeared on his face ,Manum rolled her eyes at him

"Arrogant are we"??? she replied back sticking her tongue out to him

He laughed ,his voice ranged through their room making her feel protected in his arms.

Manum and Zayaan's relationship was getting better day by day ,they fought ,loved, laugh, teased and annoyed the hell out of each other .Zayaan was just a normal guy with her, before her all his demons haunted him every night .With her now ,he felt at ease. He was cold and hard as rock when he was working and dealing with his business but with her he was just a normal loving and caring husband.

Zayaan was as usual out for business when a box of chocolates arrived for Manum with one single beautiful rose and Manum froze with fear. She threw the box and the rose in the dustbin and stood their paralyzed when her eyes caught the sight of a small card attached to the chocolate box, she took it out of the dustbin, snatched the card from the box and dropped the box again in the dustbin with disgust .She knew it wasn't from the person she loves

She opened the little card and her blood went cold reading it.

I hope you liked the roses,I've heard you like chocolates too. I'll see you soon love..

AA

AA??? She thought confused..who could it be????

Zayyan came home late that night with Hussain,Waleed and Zubair trailing behind him .Manum was waiting for him with Hadeed, Asfandyar and Talal

"Hey" he smiled looking at her, she returned his smile half heartedly and Zayaan glanced at her briefly realizing that something was wrong, he kissed her forehead and sat beside her

"What's wrong" he asked Hadeed who had a hard expression

Hadeed silently handed over the card to him

Zayaan's expression went grim looking at the card ,he crushed the card with his hand

"Arfeen Affandi" he said in a grave voice

"Who"?? Manum looked at all of them confused

"AA" Asfandyar pointed at the crushed card in Zayaan's hand

"That's Arfeen Affandi bhabi ...Ali's brother. That bastard has the audacity to send you flowers and now the chocolates" he said in a harsh voice

"It's a warning " Zayaan said in a cold voice and all men nodded in agreement

MAnum somehow understood what is happening and the reality of the situation hit her hard ,tears flowed out of her eyes silently thinking about what was future holding for her

Zayaan noticed her tears and quickly wiped her tears and kissed her on the forehead

"Manum..shh baby nothing will happen. I am here" He whispered soothing words in her ears.

"I promise I'll protect you with my life" he said with a promise in his voice

"He'll take me away from you Zayaan" she sobbed in his chest

"Over my dead body Manum" he said in a hard but soothing voice

"He can't lay a hand on you as long as I live bhabi" Asfandyar said in a grave voice looking at her

"He can't touch a hair on your head with me around I promise bhabi" Talal assured her

"He can't even look at you without shooting me first bhabi" Hadeed spoke this time confidently

"See ...,we are here you are safe Manum,I promise" Zayaan assured her again kissing her head and tightened his arms around the girl that made him sane again after a long time.

..........................................................................................................................................................................Translation

Ti amo mia cara ( i love you my dear)

Ti amo anch'io (I love you too)

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