As we entered the lift, he pressed the lowermost button with a sign of chains. I was scared from his surprises, from this environment and from him. I was scared from everything around me, yet I was helpless. I couldn't do anything to change it, was it my fate? Do I have to live with this fate forever? Ayaan kept our fingers intertwined all the time in the lift. As the doors opened, a man was standing in front of us with his head bowed down. The lift opened to a very dark corridor. It was a replica of what is shown in the historic movies like a secret passageway leading to the out of fort. But only the appearance of this corridor resembled as it doesn't lead us outwards. Instead it leads us to a very dark room, and I felt a lot of people surrounding us here. As there was no source of light, I was not able to see if there really were people, but I heard footsteps of people and sensed their presence around us. As a reflex, I moved more towards Ayaan and held our intertwined fingers tightly. Sensing my fear, he immediately wrapped his one arm around my waist and instantly, in that hell of a place, I felt secured in the devil's arm.

Till now my plan was successful. I know Myra is very scared, but I didn't have any option, she has disobeyed me again and again, she needed a punishment. But never in my life I can give her physical pain, so I planned have scaring her to the death and making her obeyed me. I want her to love me, but till that time, I can't let her go. I have been away from her for so long, now I will make her only mine. So I abduct her from her so called date and showed her my torture room. I just want to sooth her now by taking her in my arms, but I know this is not the right time. She will have to come to me, and that will be possible only when she realize that she will be in danger if she disobeys me. But even after being so angry on her and scaring her so much, I can't stop admiring our first kiss. Although she didn't respond, I think she doesn't know how to respond as this was her first kiss, but I'll eventually teach her how to kiss. This kiss was a complete bliss; her lips were so soft that I can even eat them raw. But I controlled my desires as she was already not in a condition to take anything more. So I moved on to my plan. This date with her is not yet over. I have to make sure that I remove all the obstacles from my way of getting her. So I planned a little surprise for her. I'm sure she will hate me more after this, but I have to do it. So I took her to the basement dungeons.

As I hold Ayaan's arm tighter in the dungeons, he wrapped his arm on my waist and whispered in my ear

"If only I had known that darkness can bring such a delight for me, I would have fused all the lights of this building."

I immediately tried to move away but he held my hand with his other one saying, ""Stay, you'll be needing support once the lights are turned on."

He ordered someone to turn the lights on, as soon as the lights went on and my eyes adjusted the brightness, I felt like screaming, but words didn't come out of my mouth. There was a pillar on which Manav was tied. His clothes were tattered clearly indicating that he has been beaten up badly. Near to him, Manav's parents were tied to another pillar. And far away in the corner, my parents and brother were tied on chairs. The scene was horrifying, each of our parents was crying and Manav was looking angry. I immediately tried to run towards them to untie them but Ayaan hold me firmly at my place.

"Why are you doing this? Leave them. I have already agreed to obey you." I asked boldly looking at my parents' condition.

"No Myra, don't agree to him. Run away from here. He has become a monster; he is no longer my friend. Just run away, else he will harm you too." Manav screamed diverting every eye on him.

"Shut up you punk. No one has asked you to open your mouth. I can never harm her, I love her. And about harming you, my men beat you because you dare to mess with me. You tried to take away the girl whom only I can love. Tell me Manav, didn't you know that I love her; didn't I tell you 2 years back to take care of her as I'll come to take her soon? Didn't I tell you that I am on my mission to become mafia of this country? Then why? Why did you cheat? I considered you as my friend, and you back-stabbed me. How can you do that to your once best friend?" Ayaan said, still holding me. His voice was loud and anger was clearly evident on both of their eyes.

"Ohh just go to hell. What kind of friendship are you talking about? My friendship died the day you kidnapped Myra after farewell and threatened her with shit. Just leave her now. You are hurting her, let her go, and be a man to face me. Fight with me if you want to clear our balance." Manav replied courageously, making me more scared. I just wanted this day to end, I just wanted to leave from here, but Ayaan spoke again

"Even I want to fight with you for troubling my girl. But considering our long dead friendship, I am giving you one last chance; here are your tickets to Sweden. Move there with your family, and never come back, we will be done then. Start your new life, settle down and forget her. I am doing this only because my princess will feel bad if I hurt you. But if you still chose to fight, then let's fight. But if you lose, your parents will also not be able to go back. That's a deal. Chose one option, choice is all yours." Ayaan said heartlessly. No, I can't let this happen. I can't let this bloodshed because of me. Manav is already injured, Ayaan is very strong, he will defeat him and then will kill his parents too, I can't let so many people die because of me.

"Beta, let's leave. Forget her, we never knew Ayaan was after her; else we hadn't approve of her. Who knows what relation they have shared in past. You should've chosen wisely. But no problem, let's leave and end this matter now. We don't want to lose you." Manav's mother's words broke my heart again, but she made a wise decision. It doesn't make sense to give away your life wrapping in a gift paper to someone without any reason, so I too decided to interrupt

"Manav, aunty is right. If you have ever loved me, if we ever had something between us, then please, for my sake, leave from here and never return, I'll be fine, take care of yourself and move on in your life. If god permits, we will be together in our next life. Please go Manav, go." I said it by pleading him with my joined palms. Ayaan was still holding me and listening to my words, he tightens his hold making me gasp.

"Well said baby girl. But remember, you'll be mine in every life. No one can take you away from me, not even god, so stop making your fantasy land with this punk. Now Manav, tell your decision fast, we don't have a whole day to waste on you." Manav was thinking something with his closed eyes. Soon he opened his eyes and just nodded affirming to our pleads. Ayaan's men untie all three of them and started escorting them out.

"Remember Manav, next time, I won't leave you." Ayaan said, without turning as Manav was about to reach the door.

"Next time, it will be you begging for your life, remember that." Manav replied him turning to face Ayaan and left silently after that from there. Ayaan immediately signaled his men to move out of the room leaving me in the room with him and my family. I know they must be thinking what happened on the farewell night, I never told them, and Manav spoke about the incident today, I don't know how'll I face them, but soon I realized that Ayaan leave me to turn towards the door and lock it. I ran towards my family and started untying them.

"Sorry love, I didn't want to bring them here and keep them in such a condition, but they are too stubborn, just like you. I can't even hit them like what I did with Manav because they are precious to you. But since now, the path is clear for us, I wanted to have a small talk with them. So Mr. Raheja, how are you? It is so good to see you. Now let's get to business, I want your daughter, and in return, I'll pay off your debt, give your son a good and a stable job, provide you with a brand new fully furnished house and a car. Deal?" Ayaan's tone was so cold that even my mother shivered. Till then, I untied them all and now I was standing behind my parents holding my brother's hand. I just wanted to leave from that place with my family but only if it was possible.

"We don't need your favours. Now please let us leave. We are not interested in this deal of yours." My father spoke firmly.

"Sir, did you think I was asking you? I was being generous of offering a little help. Your daughter is already mine No one was take her away from me. And if you don't agree, then I'm afraid, my princess has to mourn over her so called family's death." Ayaan's tone was dangerous again; he was staring at me, even when I tried to hide myself completely behind my brother.

"You jerk, I won't leave you alive for doing that.." With this, my brother jumped to catch Ayaan and Ayaan took his handgun out from his belt. His gun was directly aiming at my brother and he was just about to pull the trigger and I interrupted.

"Stop, please stop. I can't take this anymore. Please bhai (brother), stop this. I'm sorry mom, I'm sorry dad, and I let you down. I'm sorry all of you for bringing this upon our family. But I don't want to lose you, please abandon me, beat me, and throw me out of our house. I don't deserve your love. I just don't deserve it. And Ayaan, I promised to do as you say what else you want. I am here, please leave them. Please leave them for me. I promise, they'll never go against you. Please" I begged all of them collapsing on the floor. I was crying bitterly sitting there, cursing my fate. Ayaan clapped and his men appear in the room once again when he spoke

"Take father in law and his family to their new home. Remember, father- in- law, your whole family will always be under my watch, I'll not even think twice before killing all three of you if any of you dared to go against me. And no one of you will leave your home before our marriage. Just for the sake of my princess, I'll send her to your home after a few more hours. Take care of her for the next 2 days. After 2 days I'll marry her and then she will be only mine. Now, be a good dad and go." With this, his men took my family out of the room on the gun point and Ayaan came towards me.

"Sssshhhhh princess, don't cry. Just two days, and everything will be fine." He picked me up bridal style and we left that horrible dungeon again to don't know where...