Her eyes searched relentlessly for someone,  her blurred vision go through the shortest path in google map.  Wiping the sweat, panted breath with little whimper  left pass her lips, she entered a dirty dungeon. Her heart hammered against her chest, threatening to rupture out. 

"Aarav!" She called out desperately. 

There were a uncomfortable silence filling the unfilled emotions in the mucky atmosphere. Her work to get her breath back was hard, her little pants and disheveled state was enough for someone to melt and just like that a husky voice replied back. 

"I'm sorry!"

Her eyes widen and she turned back with a gasp. Without thinking much, she ran to Aarav and hugged him tightly. Her little embrace, caging his breath and a soft smile played on his lips. They stayed for a minute like that before Shreya spoke," What happened to you?"

Aarav face lost its color before he murmured, "I'm okay, My love!"

The tone of his voice was enough to predict for Shreya and she clenched her jaws before slapping him hard and shouted, "Was all this is your silly game? Are you fucking kidding?"

Aarav smiled at her while she growled at him. 

"Why--Why everyone have to play this game? Does everyone feels good when they play with my feelings?" Shreya hiccupped. 

Aarav shook his head and said, "You were ignoring me, I don't know why. So, I want to make you come here!"

More tears filled her eyes before she jumped on him and hugged him. 

"I hate this life. I hate every seconds of my breath, I feel suffocated. Everything around is going smooth, except my life!" Shreya ranted out while Aarav stroked her hair. 

"Who said that? My life is mess, I love you but I couldn't have you. My dad loves you but he couldn't have enough courage to go against Avyan and unite us but he is desperate more than us!" Aarav said while kissing her forehead. She felt alive. 

"Your dad knows?" Shreya asked with an innocent blink. 

His heart skipped a beat and he kept his palm against his chest to stop its non-stop ranting of how beautiful Shreya is. He couldn't help but lean down and peck her lips. He felt scared to see her reaction. Instead of getting angry, Shreya raised herself and kissed him hard, caught both of them off guard. 

"I want to live for myself" Shreya stated not caring about her father, Avyan. 

"I want to live for you, Marry me!" Aarav said while dipping his head into her neck. They both felt alive. Like a water to dry tree, their dried life felt alive. 

"what?" Shreya gasped.

"Marry me, Shrey!"Aarav said with desperation while connecting  his forehead with hers. 

Seeing her hesitation, Aarav pulled her by waist and said, "Don't worry about anything, anyone. Think about us, Please. My heart sinks each time, whenever I imagine you getting married with Avyan. You were my dream, I chased and when I was about to have you, Out of nowhere he came. My love is stronger than his thread and I realized. Love, trust me everyone will be happy!"

Shreya shuddered at the thought of Avyan but she immediately shrugged it off. She is fed up with him. She is fed up with agreeing to her father words. She looked up at him before nodding her head.

" What about your father?" Shreya whispered clutching his shirt.

" He will be dead!" A cold voice rung through the mucky atmosphere and just like that their own world stopped when Avyan took a furious stepped towards them. Shreya visibly started shaking and looked at Avantika, Sasha as well as Arjun who have guilty expression on their faces. She felt betrayed.

Shreya flinched when she heard a breaking sound. A scream left pass her lips, when she looked at Aarav whose left arm was on the clutch of Avyan who Just twitched it back before broke it.

" Ahhhh!" Aarav cried and clutched his hand. Avyan didn't stop there, the beast has just woke up and he wouldn't get tired unless, untill he gave up by himself.

" Avyan,stop!" Shreya cried.

Avyan stopped when he realised, Aarav had passed out, surrounded by his own blood. His fury eyes met Shreya and his one step, Shreya was trapped under him. He growled before clutching her hair harshly and tugged it back. A whimper left pass her lips and she couldn't breathe. Her gaze went to her friends but they wasn't looking at her, instead they were carrying Aarav with tensed face.

" Fiesty, huh!" Avyan mocked at her before tearing the front piece of kurti. She shook her head violently. She knew, this is not the Avyan. His eyes held no softness for her. It was full of rage. 

He smooched kisses on the valley of her breast before stopping and blinked at her as if he just has reached what he was upto do.

He cleared his throat before stepping back and said, " I was restless when Avantika told me, you were missing. I felt like, I had lost my whole world. But here, you were having lovey dovey reunion with him. Woah!"

Shreya Clenched her jaw before saying, " I hate u, I don't want to marry you. I love Aarav not you!"

Avyan total demeneaur changed as her words replayed in his ear. He curled his fists before striding to her and dragged her harshly. Her foot twisted and a scream left pass her lips but it was uncared by him. Without any mercy, he dragged her out.

" Chandigarh!" Avyan commanded his driver before pushing Shreya in. Her eyes were pleading, while his eyes had full of something which is unknown to her. She knew, something bad is signed up for her life and the last thing she heard was,

" I will make you pay!"