Aasha's Pov

"What.. What are you doing, Dev?" i asked him taken a back by his sudden move. 

"You asked the stall man to give me big size of puries with a lot of spice, right?" he asked me looking into my eyes. How did he found out? Now what shoukd i do? I smiled at him awkwardly.

"What are you talking about?" i asked him innocently. He suddenly slipped his hand on my bare waist making me jump in my seat. 

"Dev" i whispered. He looked at me intently. I gulped looking at him. 

"Don't act innocent , sweetheart" he said while tightening his grip on my waist. I breathing became uneven because of his touch. Its not good to play with him. 

"Yes yes. I asked the stall bhaiya to do that, sorry" i said hurriedly stopping his hand when i felt his hand moving upwards on my waist. He smiled at me evily.

"So its punishment time" saying this he pressed his lips on my neck. My eyes went wide and i closed my eyes feeling his soft warm lips against my skin. But suddenly he started to tickle me with his beard on my neck. I started to giggle but soon he also started to tickle me on my waist. 

"Dev.. Ple.. Please stop. Devv" i said in between my laughter. He is also laughing while tickling me. Finally he left me after what felt like an eternity. I panted heavily with tears in my eyes. He looked at me with a smile.

"I won in the challenge even after your scheme. So i deserve a reward, don't i?" he asked me huskily, tucking a stray strand of my hair behind my ear. 

"What do you want?" i asked him. 

"I ate that spicy Pani puri so i want something sweet" he said. I nodded at him. 

"Wait, i have a chocolate in my purse" i said trying to reach my purse. But he stopped me. I frowned at him. 

"I find out today that there is something more sweeter than chocolates in this world" he said huskily with a smirk.

"Whats the name of the sweet?" i asked him confused. When i saw him looking at my lips, i blushed.

"Your lips" saying this he pressed his lips on mine kissing me passionately. He placed his hand on my nape tilting my head upwards.  I wrapped my arms around his neck shutting my eyes tightly feeling his warm soft lips. His tongue touched mine making me moan. He left me when i felt out of breath but he didn't stop licking and sucking my lips. He moved away from me and licked his lips looking into my eyes with a playful grin. I looked down feeling shy. He kissed me on my cheeks and went to his seat to start the car. Soon we reached my place. 

"Good night and drive safely" i said with a smile. 

"Don't go" he said kissing my knuckles.

"Neha must be here and its already late. I have to go" i said with a smile.

"I don't want to go that penthouse. It feels very lonely" he said with an annoying expression.

"Then go to your house, Malhotra mansion" i said. 

"Even if i go there, i have to sleep alone in my room" he said. I looked down not knowing what to say. 

"I think we should get married soon" he said making me gasp. 

"I want to sleep with you in my arms at every night and want to wake up seeing your face as the first thing in the morning" he said kissing my palms. I blushed hearing his words.

"But i know we should take our relationship slowly" he said. I smiled looking at him. 

"Yes" i said and kissed his hand. He nodded at me. 

"Good night and have a tight sleep, okay?" he asked me while kissing me on my forehead. I sighed feeling his warm lips. 

"You too sleep. Don't work late at night, Dev" i said.

"Okay madame" he said with a chuckle. Then i got off the car and went to the apartment.

Dev Malhotra's Pov

I smiled remembering last night event. Our date night and our first kiss. We kissed two times last night. Her soft plum lips against mine and her sweet taste, just thinking about it i want to kiss her again. She looked like a seductress in that saree. And that mole on her soft waist…ahhh. And our pani puri competition and her naughty scheme. I chuckled recalling how she act so cute to win me in the challenge. Suddenly Sameer barged inside my cabin. 

"Dev, lets go to my cabin. Gautam is here" he said with a serious expression on my face. 

"Lets go" i said getting up from my chair. When we both came out of my cabin, i saw Aashu coming out of her cabin with some files in her hand. She smiled at me. 

"I have some work to do. I will be back soon" i said to her with a smile. 

"Okay! I checked this file. You only need to sign this, sir. I will place them on your desk" she said smiling at me. I nodded at her patting her head then left with Sameer to his cabin. 

"Hey Dev. How are you?" Gautam asked me while extending his hand for a hand shake. I shook my hand with him. He is my friend and also a hacker who works in cybercrime.

"Fine man. What about you?" i asked him with a smile. We three sat on the couch where Gautam placed his laptop on the coffee table. 

"I am Good. Sameer today called me to trace someone's calls amd messages and asked me to find if there is any suspicious messages or any call. So i hacked the number" he said while operating in his laptop. 

"Actually the number is registered under the name Aasha Sharma.  She attended some calls from an unknown number and its a proof that someone is black mailing her. Now listen this" he said playing the call record. 

"Hello" i heard Aashu's voice. 

"I must say your voice is so sexy. I can't wait to hear you scream my name on my bed" my blood boiled hearing this. I fisted my palms, clenching my jaw. 

"Who is this? What you want?" we heard Aashu's voice.  

"All i want is you. Only you. And that day is not so far" that bastard said and the call got cut. I got up from my seat and broke the flower vase on the table. Sameer came towards me and placed his hand on my shoulder.

"Who the hell is this? Track that number, now" i shouted at Gautam. 

"I tried, Dev. But its like the person must have deactivated the sim after using it. And there is also a message…" he said gulping at me. 

"Show the message" i asked walking towards him. He showed me the message.

"How dare you to cut my calls? If you again cut my calls then that means you're putting your dear  friend Neha's life in danger, baby. And yes, that accident in which your boyfriend's step brother nearly lost his life was actually planned by me for your dear friend Neha. I hope you don't take my words lightly. And haa, don't you dare open your pretty mouth to your boyfriend. Bye baby see you soon"

I fumed after reading this message. How dare he to threaten my Aashu?

"This message was from last night. And the girl didn't attend the unknown calls after that creepy calls thats why she was threatened by that person through this message" Gautam said. I recalled how Aashu looked pale in the party seeing her phone. So she was scared after reading this message but didn't find it important to tell me about this. I even asked her whats wrong but she didn't opened her mouth. 

"Dev, so he is the person behind that accident. But why he is threatening our Aasha and how we are going to find him?" Sameer asked me. Suddenly Gautam's laptop beeped. 

"Hey listen guys. I set an alert alarm in my laptop if Aasha get any calls or messages from an unknown number. Its looks like another threatening call" he said and signed us to keep quiet. Me and Sameer looked at each other.

"He.. Hello" we heard Aashu's shaky voice. 

"Hahaha… So last night message must have impacted you. Thats why you attended my call, right?" a disgusting voice heard from other side. 

"Why you tried to harm Neha? Who are you and why you're threatening me?" we heard her voice. 

"You will get all your answers. I will answer all your questions when you will be screaming and begging on my bed completely naked" my blood boiled hearing that bastard's disgusting words. I got up from my place and stormed towards Aasha's cabin. I barged into her cabin. She turned towards me startled. She looks so pale and scared. She is still having that phone on her ear, hearing that bastard's words. I grabbed that phone from her hand. 

"You fucker. How dare you to talk to my girl like that? You did a grave sin. I won't leave you. For threatening her, for scaring her, for using your disgusting words, i will make you pay. Just count your days you bloody bastard. The day i will find you is the last day for you in this earth. And i will torture you that you will remember even in your next birth and its this Dev Malhotra's promise to you" i roared at him like a crazy man. 

"Hahahahah… " i only heard his laughter and the call got cut. I looked at Aashu. She is trembling in front of me with fear evident in her eyes. 

Aasha's Pov

I looked at his blood shot eyes. He is breathing heavily in anger. He looks so scary. I moved away from him to the corner. He threw my phone on the wall that my phone broke into pieces making me tremble in my place. 

"Dev, calm down. You are scaring her" Sameer bhai said. 

"Yes calm down, Dev. We will find out soon who is behind this all" another man said. 

"Everyone get out" Dev said still looking at me with his red eyes.

"Dev, first listen" Sameer bahi tried to talk with him. 

"I said leave this cabin, right now" he roared. I started to cry seeing him like this. I don't know how he got to know about the blackmailng call. He came inside my cabin just when i got the call from that creepy man and he snatched my phone from me. He even threatened that creepy man. But how he got to know what that unknown caller said?

"When you planned to tell me about this threatening calls, haa?" he asked me in his dangerous calm tone. He came towards me and gripped my elbow.

"Someone was threatening you that too with disgusting words but you didn't tell me anything about it. I even asked you but still you didn't open your mouth" he said and jerked my elbow. I sobbed looking down. He snaked his arm around my waist and pulled me close towards him harshly.

"Open your mouth and tell me atleast now" he demanded. I didn't said anything but only bite my lips to control my sobs. I heard him sighing.

"Now why are you crying?" he asked me calmly. I only looked down fisting my stole tightly. He raised my face upwards with his finger under my chin. I looked at him while sniffling. He looked worried. He wiped my tears and kissed my both cheeks. 

"Now stop crying and tell me about this calls" he said gently.

"I…first got… Th.. This call when we planned to vist the Orphanage" i said looking down. 

"So thats why your were scared that day but when i asked you what happened you said you watched some crime movie. So you lied to me that day" he said while clenching his jaw. 

"I… I thought its just some prank call. After that… I.. I didn't attend any calls from an unknown number. I attended the unknown call when i was with you in your penthouse. But in the party.. " i trailed off looking at his expression.

"You got a threatening message saying that if you don't attend his calls then Neha's life will be in danger and he is the one who planned that accident, right? And this is the reason why you attended this call today" he said looking into my eyes.

"How… How do.." before i could ask him he cut me off. 

"I saw your pale face last night thats why i traced your calls and messages today with the help of Gautam whom you saw a few minutes before. Thats how i found out about the call which you got now" he said gritting his teeth. I looked at him with my wide eyes. 

"Go and wash your face" saying this he left my cabin leaving me alone on my cabin. I went to the washroom and washed my face. Then i sat on my chair thinking about Dev and his mood. I know i should have told him about the call. But i was afraid what if something happens to Neha. I should at least apologize to Dev. Is he still angry on me? I went towards his cabin and stood in front of his cabin door thinking whether to go inside or not. Suddenly Sameer bhai came outside from his cabin. I smiled at him nervously.

"Stupid girl. Why you didn't tell him about that threatening call?" he asked me.

"At first i thought it was just a prank call. But last night only i got to know that its serious" i said fidgeting with my fingers. He sighed at me. 

"Don't worry, okay? We will take care of the person who is threatening you" he said patting my head with a smile. I nodded at him. 

"How is his mood now?" i asked him.

"Of course in a very bad mood" he said with a chuckle. 

"Oh" i said feeling disappointed.

"Don't be sad, Aasha. He is not in a good mood. But you can tame the beast. Go inside" saying this he pushed me inside before i could say something. I slowly turned to see Dev. He is sitting on his chair looking at me with a serious expression on his face. I gulped looking at him.