The car stopped making her look at the front with tears in her eyes.

"Do you remember this place?"

Of course, she remembered it. The road to her sadness. Tears were already leaking but her lip curled out when he looked at her. She realized, she hadn't come here or taken this road since last time with him.

"Still isolated. Perfect for an intense conversation," he said while tuning the AC high. His anger had boiled his blood. He needed to cool down.

"I am not having this conversation," she said, in a raspy voice.

He turned slightly go face her the most he could, his tone turning colder. "Or what? Have your second orgasm?"

Sakshi's jaws clenched as she looked at him, blankly. "Why are you doing this when you know our families won't allow it?"

"How do you know? Have you asked my mother, my father?" He taunted angrily.

Sakshi let out a sob and desperately said, "You know what I mean. Your brother, my brother."

Shrey looked at her with longing in his eyes. He turned away to face the front, his face blank and unpredictable.

Sakshi felt that he would drive. But he didn't. He just sat there, staring at the front. Barely, two cars passed in fifteen minutes.

"Then, let's die together." He straightened his arm on the steering wheel, feeling her wide eyes on him. "I am going crazy. Why not just end this all? This is all just because of our brothers. They matter more to us than our love and we don't matter to them. When we'll be dead, then maybe they'd  care."

"Shrey, stop." Sakshi pleaded, touching his forearm.

"You love me, I love you. The problem is just our brothers. I can't kill mine because he is my blood. Can't kill yours because he is your blood. Let's just hit on to a truck."

"Have you gone crazy? Why are you talking like this?" She whispered, her voice hoarse.

"Do you remember the dress?" He asked, ignoring her words.

Sakshi looked away from him, wiping her eyes as she sat straight while looking ahead. "Yes."

He breathed slowly. "Did you wear it on your Fair well party?"

She took a long breathe before explaining, "I never attended the party. You were gone after spreading rumours about me. I lost my friends. They weren't even friends. I didn't care about the dress anymore."

"Where is it?" He asked immediately. "Did you burn it?"

She glanced at him. To irk him up, she wanted to say that she did. But his ears were red and knuckles were white. He would flip if she lied.

She truthfully replied, "Its there in my cupboard in my room at home. Why do you ask? Do you want it back?"

Shrey looked at her, finding the exhaustion in her eyes. He breathed while observing her lose light blue trousers and baby pink cotton top. He observed the change in her after four years. The shape of her face more defined, her eyes brighter and bolder. Her blushed lips were fuller, since she had a boyfriend from last two months.

"You didn't burn it?" He asked again.

Sakshi stared at him in confusion and disbelief. "No," she answered again. "What is wrong with you?"

"If I had been in your place, I would have burned it," he whispered. "You didn't want to lose my memories."

She gritted her teeth feeling utter pain in her nose and eyes as another round of tears escaped.

"Do you remember when we talked about Belle? You said, you didn't want me to be the Prince because you won't be able to digest the thought of me being broken and cursed."

Sakshi looked away towards her left, staring at the tree, recalling her words. "You did what you said. You couldn't see me cursed and you came to the hospital, wrote that note for me. After everything that I did to you. After I," his nostrils flared as he said, "Crushed your heart. Left you begging for my love."

"I was naive," she whispered. "Now, I am not."

"I want you to wear the dresses I gift you. I want to see more of us in my future. There's no second thought. I can't even imagine you are having second thoughts after what we did in your room, after I shared all my demons with you, yours with me-"

"Enough of your madness. Get out of the car, let me drive." Sakshi clenched her jaws while glaring at him through glossy eyes.

"You can't marry that professor," he said calmly.

"I'll marry the person I want. Who are you to tell me?" She nearly screamed at his face.

Shrey was stunned, his nostrils flared as he blinked. "Did you gave him your naked pics yourself?"

Air left her lungs, she stared at him in shock . "What did you say?"

Shrey's jaws clenched as he relaxed in his seat. He tapped the steering wheel with his finger tips. "The pics Aarush found sent from his email ID to none other than that perverted professor."

She gasped in fright.

Shrey smirked humorlessly, smiling at the front. "Aarush is not at fault. Aditi clicked your pics and sent to the professor. She was jealous of you and attracted to Mihir."

She let out a sob, covering her mouth. "Oh My God," she whispered to herself.

"Your naked back, perfect round ass, the mole on your back. The lace lingerie sometimes on your skin, sometime in hand," he said, clenching his jaws.

Sakshi stared at him, numb. Another sob escaped her mouth but she was numb and silent. It felt like her life was ruined. All she could think of was the betrayal and suicide.

Shrey looked at her, lump forming in his throat at seeing her crying.

"The girl had a one percent of sense or fear of God, she didn't take your face in any pic."

Sakshi's cries stopped.

Shrey controlled his emotions and asked, "Why would you even change your clothes in front of her?"

Sakshi shook her head, not realizing anymore where she was. She furrowed her eyebrows while choking out, "It was always my room or the bathroom. Never in front of her."

"Did she ever walk on you changing?" He asked quietly.

Sakshi squeezed her eyes shut, sobbing out. "Many times. But it was always sisterhood. I never thought she would do something-"

"He has had your pic whenever Aditi could do it and used to jerk off," he muttered through gritted teeth, glaring at her. "Do you have an ounce of idea of what's going around you?"

"That guy is a divorcee too. He has a child. His wife ran away with some rich guy," he said, looking away. "Go, marry him."

Sakshi leaned her face back, crying numbly when she suddenly felt his hand on her wrist. She looked at him as he tugged on her arm, making her sniffle hard and hug him tightly.

"Why me?" She cried on his chest. "Why it's always me?"

"At least, you didn't get beaten by a mob to death or got into a false rape case," he said, rubbing her back, trying to calm her down. "Aarush found out about it through some guy named Ronnie. He had found the ID. It's a long story short, Aditi, Mihir and that asshole were playing with you."

"Aditi?" She sobbed, "Why? What did I do?"

"You didn't see the signs," he told her. "Just like me. Now, cry being robbed off our dignity."

She squeezed her eyes shut while he pulled back to wipe her cheeks. "There's no danger. Okay? Your face is not there in the pics. Sakshi Singh Rathore is not the only girl to have a mole on her back. See? All safe."

"But safe aren't those who did wrong," he said while cupping her cheeks, looking in her dark eyes. "They are needed to be punished."

Sakshi sniffled while shaking her head. "I can't believe, she can-"

"This doesn't mean, friend or best friend is a myth. Okay?" He reminded her, "Aarush is a gem, you see. Remember the nurse who let you in and passed me your note. Remember, how you love me crazily. You are my friend, except more."

"Bhai will kill me," she choked out.

Shrey shook his head. "Bhai will lose his shit. It's not your fault, remember. You are safe," he whispered while wiping more tears of hers.

"He will be so worried. He can't know," she pleaded him, holding his hand on her cheek.

Shrey quieten down before replying, "He needs to know. The worst thing to do is hide it from family." He breathed before saying, "I hid from mine and regret it even now."

Sakshi bit her lip, as she calmed down slowly.

"Don't worry about it. You have your brother, Aarush. Me," he said, reluctantly because she had cupped his cheeks.

"I missed you," she whispered, making him smile. "I love you."

He sucked in a breath and pressed his lips against hers, stealing a passionate kiss. Sakshi closed her eyes, letting the last tear slide down her cheek while she moved her lips against his desperately.

Shrey's heart filled up with confirmation as it swelled in delight. He could feel her love, in her touch, in her kiss.

Pulling away, both panted while looking in each other's eyes.

Shrey smiled when she touched the bruise on his cheek. His lip was red from the force, she observed the little cut. "What did you say to get these?"

"I said, I'll kidnap you."

She chuckled, removing her hands off his face. "He didn't kill you?"

"He was low-key surprised," muttered Shrey while picking out his phone.

Sakshi turned unsure as she asked him, "Who are you calling?" She saw him putting the phone on his ear.

Shrey smirked at her.

"Someone needs to know, I stood on my words."

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The office looked vintage, thought Aarush while moving his eyes around. The polished table, the glass windows, the view of the highway ahead. He heaved a sigh, looking at Raghav who was on the call.

When he entered the building, the watchman had allowed him this time. He had confirmed that Shrey wasn't with him and Raghav Singh Rathore knew him.

Surprisingly, the receptionists and his secretary were polite. When he introduced himself to the Secretary, there was a recognition in her eyes. She immediately called a man who looked like he was some manager or on a higher post who led him to Raghav's office.

He stayed as well, and that's when he knew, he was the best friend when Raghav looked at them questioningly. Nakul introduced him to Raghav making him recognize him immediately.

To his further surprise, the man smiled and politely asked about the reason behind his presence. Aarush was about to tell him when a call interrupted their conversation.

Just as Raghav hung up, Aarush opened his mouth to speak. "Sir, there's something important you need to know about Kabir."

He could swear, the man's expression changed within seconds. A hidden anger displayed in his eyes when he exchanged a glance with his best friend.

"Shrey has waited two whole hours down there negotiating with the watchman. So, he could come and share with you. When nothing worked, he sent me."

Raghav's jaws clenched.

Aarush brought out his phone from his pocket and looked at him. "This is not just a competition between Shrey and Kabir now. This is about you and Sakshi to know the truth. Mrs. Rathore, your mother has chosen a guy who is a divorcee for her. I understand the straightforwardness of the world. But any brother would not have his first choice for his perfect sister, a divorcee."

Nakul's eyebrows furrowed as he looked at Raghav in shock.

"He has a child too, a three-year-old."

Raghav couldn't believe it, the red started surfacing his mind.

"It's not just that. He has been. . ," Aarush took a long breathe before finally saying it, "He has Sakshi's intimate pics."

Nakul's jaw dropped, he nervously looked at Raghav whose eyes were narrowed at Aarush. He looked like he couldn't understand this world anymore.

"What?" Nakul asked immediately.

Aarush gulped while observing Raghav's silent reaction. He nodded at Nakul and explained, "Sakshi doesn't know about it. But Kabir's level of stalking her was over the top. He took help of his brother, Mihir who seduced her roommate and asked her to do it. She used to mail him her pics when she used to change clothes."

Raghav felt nauseated, his heart was beating faster in uncertainty.

"But why would she do it?" asked Nakul, frowning.

Aarush pressed his lips tight. "We never realized that she could do it. She was jealous of Sakshi in so many ways."

"Could she ever choose a good company? Even in school, she had fake friends." Nakul exclaimed, looking at Raghav who wasn't saying anything because of his mind working aggressively.

"The pics don't show Sakshi's face. Aditi showed a bit of sense there. So, Sakshi is not in any danger of her pics being leaked on internet or that bull, whatsoever." Aarush said, hurriedly. "But the crime has happened and Kabir has stalked Sakshi on a big level. The case should go to police."

Nakul swallowed while glancing at Raghav.

"It is completely on you to decide. But as her good friend, I will want them to suffer punishment and Sakshi to feel satisfaction of seeing them getting hurt."

Raghav blinked while thinking hard. So, all this time, Shrey was talking about this when he called Kabir a pervert. The boy was right.

"Is the engagement thing still about to happen?" Aarush asked Nakul, noticing that Raghav was in no state to reply. "Because that professor has left Delhi a day ago. I came here the moment Shrey told me that you guys won't believe him."

"I have proofs, you see."

This caught Raghav's attention. He looked as Aarush unlocked his phone and showed the screenshots of what of Mihir and Aditi, the mails sent directly to Kabir's email ID.

"He used the email ID with a fake name. Aditi will confess, I am sure. She has apologised to me about it. She will admit her mistakes and reveal about their deeds. Another proof is Sakshi herself. If she tells police that he has been stalking her, he will be in their eyes already."

Nakul nodded in agreement but still thinking when all of a sudden Raghav got up.

"No."

Aarush looked at him in confusion.

Raghav swallowed the lump that was forming in his throat. Exactly what he did to an innocent girl years ago, was now happening with his sister. Karma was really twisting his neck.

All this time, he used to regret his actions. But now, he just wanted to go back to that time and make amends. Was it Pihu's call to God that he was suffering this?

He blinked slowly.

He did disturb her a lot, followed a little girl like a stalker to school and to home. Forcing his love on her when she was too naive to protect her. Making use of his power and money, he didn't respect her decisions. He just did what he felt was right for him. He didn't care about her heart.

"What are you thinking, Raghav? Shrey has stood hours to tell you this. Now, that Aarush has told us everything, we need to get the guy and take him to the police," said Nakul while looking at him.

Raghav took a long breathe, controlling his emotions that were swirling inside. He needed to act quickly than to think of his mistakes.

"Where is Shrey?" He asked calmly.

Aarush gulped before replying nervously. "I. . . I don't know. He just left me here and left the place."

Raghav's eyebrows narrowed as he turned around and read Aarush's eyes. By the mere nervousness on his face, Raghav knew that he was lying.

"Where is he?"

Aarush thought about lying again with determination. But it won't do any better. Telling him the truth would at least show that Shrey was serious and badass enough. "Here, I am telling you the truth. There, he is telling the truth to Sakshi."

Raghav breathed hard, his hands fisting aside. His jaws ticked when his phone rang all of a sudden. He took a rushed breathe before walking back to the table, looking at the phone screen.

Fear of uncertainty engulfed his chest as he attended the call. He put the phone to his ear and listened to the calm voice on the other side.

He now knew, what goes around comes around.

"Your sister is with me, brother-in-law. Call it kidnapping for your own pleasure. She ain't coming back until you call that professor, end his game and name your sister's future to me."

The call ended before he could even digest those words.

"What are you thinking?" Nakul asked while getting up as he could see the sudden terrifying blankness on Raghav's face.

"Thinking of strangling myself."

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