Tests you put me through..

Meaning of the quotes in picture ☝️ :

In this world there isn't and won't be Someone as lucky as me,

You've given your heart to me

I'm the closest person to you,

I won't breath without you,

I can't live without you...

Third person's POV :-

"Bhai, leaving shahno alone here... I think we should drop her at her parent's." Firoz said as they all were making strategy for the night of war.

Firoz along with other boys has a good amount of excitement when it comes to situation like this, well that has a reason of their liking to show off their assassin's skills which they are trained for. But keeping everything aside firoz do have care for shahnoor from the very first day and leaving her with Mrs. Jameela and rania isn't suiting his assumptions for her well being.

"Stop the car!" Shahzaib commanded.

The car came to halt, Shahzaib knew what firoz is saying is better but this way he couldn't take his revenge.

'Revenge? With my wife?' He felt like he just punched his own face with something really hard.

'When did I became like this? What's going on in my mind?' Shahzaib thought fisting his hands.

Shahzaib never thought of disrespecting his wife, this thinking of his belongs to really long time even before he started to love farah. He thought of a happy life with his companion, to treat her like a queen and don't let even a sweat slide from her forehead. But he now has married to naive little girl, they has huge age difference and such a different living.

"What are you thinking bhai?" Akib asked, making Shahzaib come out of his thought.

"Huh?" Shahzaib look around, dumbfounded.

"Why did you stop the car?" Akib asked again.

"Umm... *Clears throat* I was saying that.." Shahzaib trail off his sentence as he himself don't know why did he stop the car?

"Bhai what happened? You okay?" Firoz asked.

"Yeah, yeah I am fine. You are right, leaving her alone isn't good. Zachary," Shahzaib said and look at Zachary.

"Yes sir?" Zachary asked.

"Take taxi from here and go back to her, don't leave her from your sight. If she wants to go somewhere, go along with her. Now go, I am trusting you." Shahzaib said with a hint of uneasiness.

Although he never leaved out Zachary in such situation, cause he is one of the best fighter from red devils but Shahzaib's uneasiness isn't letting him to move further from his spot. What actually he is afraid of? The bitter realization hit him at the moment, yes he is afraid being left alone. Even the companionship of this naive girl is what he is craving for. He just doesn't want to be alone anymore.

"Don't worry sir, I'll protect her like my own sister." Zachary said and got out of the car.

"What you did is right Shahzaib bhai." Akib said, Shahzaib just nodded taking out a cigar and lit it with the small dragon logo lighter.

He isn't used to smoke this much but nowadays, he just smoke like it is the only thing he depends on for breathing.

Zachary signaled another bodyguard from the next car, giving him the instructions of his part of work. After that the cars left towards the airport. Zachary got a taxi and went to 'Nooré chashem-am'. Shahzaib's car reached at the private airport, where his most of the jets are. The guards with fancy suits bow down in respect as one of them open the door for Shahzaib. Getting out of the car, Shahzaib sighed in irritation and uneasiness of leaving shahnoor alone. He felt like she will run away from him, leaving him all alone although another part of him says that she won't do such thing.

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Cars after cars ran through the alley, coming to halt at the abandoned debtor's prison, Dublin 7.

When Red devil's car came to halt at main gate, Jacob from red devil's side came out first. They knew lahabs are in and covering them right now but couldn't attack cause that's what not the rule they decided from the very first time. Jacob unlocked the machine gun and hold it up in the air, it is a signal from red devil's to start the tussle. It's almost evening when the strife between lahabs and red devils started.

"Its slay time boys.." Shahzaib said withholding an aspiration.

"God! I am totally in the mood~" Firoz chirped while grinning.

"Surely it would be a win win situation for us." Akib said with a smirk and narrow eyes while unlocking the gun.

The doors of the cars started opening one by one, as the guards in black attire and arrogant aura leave to take their position. Creasing sounds of boots on the rough ground is what one can hear along with the fast and steady steps going in the prison. Finally Shahzaib along with his two commandos step out of the car with the arrogance of personality in lightening the mood of the lahabs, who are hidden behind those closed doors and windows. Soon after red devils fully entered in the empty and pin-drop silence compartments of the prison, the noises of guns and rifles shooting started coming from the very end of the prison.

'So they have attacked already..' Shahzaib thought with a smirk on his face.

Cautiously Shahzaib hold up his left hand up in the air and motioned the guards to cover the ends, while he signal firoz to walk towards the left side and akib to the right. They both nodded and with heavy steps they disappear to either sides. Shahzaib all want is a face to face clear conversation with Abu Daud but he know abu daud isn't interested in such way, so he will do what abu daud likes and that is to kill him.

As he walked up on the stairs, he saw a shadow covering the vacant area of the kitchen he guess.

'So my first prey is waiting in the shadows for me, huh?' Shahzaib thought with an evil smile on his face as he walked up holding his personal favorite gun.

It's just two steps remained for Shahzaib to reach his prey but he acted much more smarter, with an quick motion he skipped the second stair and jumped on the visible attacker by holding his neck along with shooting the another target with his gun.

Shahzaib is very well aware that abu daud is near him but where? just like past times he didn't got rid of his propensity of backstabbing. On the other hand, Abu daud is ogling Shahzaib's each and every move. But confused for the first time, did he really wanted to kill Shahzaib? Of course he do but than what about his noor? Will she talk to him than? Will she be his than? Will their relationship become like before? The obvious answer is no but he is abu daud.

The next step he took is without a second thought, jumping in front of Shahzaib as he punched him really hard on the face, knocking Shahzaib down on the floor. Shahzaib's lips started bleeding as he look at abu daud with murderous eyes.

"You... Still attack behind our back.." Shahzaib said following with a bitter laugh at the end.

"And you..took away what is meant for others." Abu daud said while breathing heavily but with hidden pain.

"Maybe you are right or maybe..wrong?" Shahzaib said and with a quick motion he stood up.

"I'll kill you!" Abu daud roared, hate weighing in his words as he lifted his left leg to attack Shahzaib but Shahzaib is fast enough to hold his leg as he pushed it with full force than turning around and knocking abu daud with his right leg.

The fight continued till darkness envelope the remaining light, the silence of the abandoned debtor's prison is now filled with clangour of riffles and machine guns. Shahzaib and Abu daud were holding each other with their collars, Abu daud pushed Shahzaib with his leg coming on Shahzaib's stomach with full force. Shahzaib stumbled back but when he is about to stand up, abu daud took the wooden chair from the corner and broke it on Shahzaib's back with all his will. Shahzaib grunted while his back arched in pain. Shahzaib took the rest of wall as he stood straight and look towards abu daud, who now is holding a gun with aiming it towards Shahzaib. Shahzaib laughed with heavy breathing.

"Oh, looks like... You got the right chance." Shahzaib said with sarcastic tone.

"I always had one but I refused to do so cause you are my favorite enemy. Now that I again got a chance, I'll make sure to not to miss it." Abu daud said, still aiming the gun towards Shahzaib with trembling hand.

"Go ahead, kill me.. If.. You can." Shahzaib said while smirking, abu daud clenched his jaw and is ready to pull the trigger.

'He is helpless daud, don't harm him. You haven't witnessed his pain yet but I did, that's why I request do not harm him.' Shahnoor's pleading rang in abu daud's mind but he close his eyes, shaking of the thought.

He look at Shahzaib, several thoughts enveloped his mind at the moment. What did Shahzaib do to deserve his noor? Why can't he have his noor? What's so bad about him that he is always left alone? Abu daud took a deep breath and again focused on killing the man before him.

'nothing is done by our choices daud, believe in Allah. You are not alone yet, I am still with you as a friend. Please daud do not harm him, it's a request from your friend. For the sake of your love, please.' Again Shahnoor's weighing words ranged in his ears.

Shahzaib got confused, why isn't abu daud pulling the trigger already? Like he had the chance. Shahzaib saw akib coming behind abu daud carefully, akib signal Shahzaib not to make it obvious in front of abu daud. Than akib aim the gun towards the nebulous abu daud who doesn't know what to do? To accept his love's pleading or to kill this man and claim his love just like how he is but the thing is, abu daud isn't himself now. He finds her every, there is no abu daud left in him but his noor is living within him. Shahzaib took this opportunity to remove his another gun from his suit jacket with caution and he did, all while abu daud is so lost in his own mind that he didn't saw Shahzaib aiming the gun towards him. Just when Shahzaib is about to pull the trigger, adhan started in his and abu daud's phone together.

Allah is Great! Allah is Great! Allah is Great! Allah is Great!

Shahzaib stopped and sighed while putting his hand down as he respected the adhan. But what took Shahzaib by surprise is that even abu daud's phone is ringing with call of his lord.

Everyone from red devil's side stop at their place as they knew its adhan time. It is a strict order from Shahzaib to not to do anything at the moment of adhan whenever they are at work, even in time like this. Although, last time lahabs didn't stop at the moment of adhan cause they never care for it but this time their leader has changed, a lot. Abu daud instructed everyone before coming to the debtor's prison that they won't attack anyone once the adhan will start. This gesture of lahabs member and its leader didn't get unnoticed by the Mafia of Red devils. Shahzaib look at abu daud's weak posture with knitted brows, he doubted that this could be abu daud's another strategy to play the double trick.

The translation of the adhan is:

Allah is Great! Allah is Great! Allah is Great! Allah is Great!

I bear witness that there is no god except the One Allah.

I bear witness that there is no god except the One Allah.

I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.

I bear witness that Muhammad is the messenger of Allah.

Hurry to the prayer. Hurry to the prayer.

Hurry to salvation. Hurry to salvation.

Allah is Great! Allah is Great!

There is no god except the One Allah.

Once the adhan has stopped, both the rivals aimed the gun at one another. But akib pulled the trigger from behind that cause abu daud to groan in pain.

Abu daud fall down on his knees while holding his left shoulder where he got hurt. Shahzaib walked towards him, abu daud look up at Shahzaib.

"Don't know what's going on in your mind but surely you are not yourself abu daud. I feel..pity for you." Shahzaib said looking down at abu daud, abu daud chuckle making Shahzaib confused.

"For the..first time.. Our thinking really matched with each other. Honestly I... Feel pity on this abu daud too.. Stupid he! Started loving the innocent naive little noor, she just light up the iman of the monster within me.. And on her pleadings, I... Lose in front of you." Abu daud said as tears pulled his eyes.

Akib taken aback on Abu daud's words. How does he know about shahnoor? That's what akib thought.

But Shahzaib felt more like a loser in front of the man before him.

"Don't talk about my wife!" Shahzaib said in a deep warning tone while clutching on his gun.

"And what if I did? Cause.. Shahzaib.. She lives within me. You can take her presence away from me but you can't take the feelings of her being within me." Abu daud said with a smirk as a tear rolled down his cheek.

"I'll have killed you abu daud, but no.. I will see you suffer like this. Seeing her with me will be your punishment but the thing is... You can't go near her. I..as her husband doesn't allow any other man to go near my wife or my wife to go near any other man." Shahzaib said with venom.

"SHE IS NOT YOUR F*CKING DOLL!" Abu daud shouted, standing up.

"SHE IS MY WIFE!" Shahzaib yelled looking in Abu daud's eyes.

"You know what? Go to hell. If you hurt my noor in anyway than I'll make sure to kill you." Abu daud said as he turned his back and walked away.

Akib wanted to go behind him but Shahzaib stopped him. Killing the already dead one will bring no good to Shahzaib as per his thoughts.

Shahnoor's POV :-

"Where are my clothes?" I asked Mr. Bodyguard.

"I brought everything that is important for you except your clothes cause the wardrobe is full of clothes." Mr. Bodyguard said.

"But they are not mine, they are for my sister." I said getting frustrated.

"You still believe that she'll come back." Mr. Bodyguard asked raising his right eyebrow.

"I don't know but when he will find her than I have to go na~ that's why, I don't have any right over her things." I said taking out my books on the table.

"But... I don't want you to go. I like you more than your sister, she never cared for Shahzaib sir but I know you do." Mr. Bodyguard said looking at me, I look down with a hint of embarrassment.

"How...do you know?" I asked looking down while keeping my books in order.

"Your eyes says it little lady, you care for him from the very first time. I noticed you many times along with him. You two will make a good pair." Mr. Bodyguard making my heart beats faster.

'Me and him? NO! Stop it shahnoor, he is your sister's husband.. But he is my husband now.' Thoughts concerning my being envelope my present of who to actually think of.

"Little lady.." Mr. Bodyguard broke the chain of my thoughts.

I clear my throat as I open another bag, there are some of my files and saving bank along with my abaya.