I ran in the direction of the scream, my heart picked a beat. It was Zarnish, I was sure.

As soon as I stepped in the kitchen someone jumped on me, that person hugged me tightly, I fell with my head hitting the ground. Ahh! It hurt.

After a while I registered her as Zarnish. She was mumbling something against my neck, my eyes were closed due to the pain, I hugged her back and tried to get up but froze when a loud scream left my mouth.

"Ahhh....", I stood up almost throwing Zarnish on the ground and jumped up to one of the counter while Zarnish passed me a perplexed look until she got up and jumped on the other counter.

You all must be thinking what's that well there was a big fat rat. I shivered on the sight of it. Yuck.

That little scary being was hawking back at me without moving an inch, I tired to shoeed it away but that little creature was stuck in its position. I lifted my eyes to saw Zarnish with horrifying expressions on her face, she with fear was staring back that rat.

"Where's the spray?" I tried to find it on the upper shelf but it was nowhere to be seen. I must be looking like a fool in front of her, look being the Mafia boss I was scared of that rat, come on everyone has weaknesses and phobia. Well I had some reasons to be scared of it.

I saw her eyes lifting and this time her expressions changed, she pressed her lips to stop the laughter, her eyes were flicking in amusement. Ughh! she's laughing on me, so stupid of me. Couldn't I be little more brave, no I couldn't in case of these rats, they're a nightmare for me. I shifted away my gaze to the ground and then I froze. That little piece of sh*t wasn't on the floor. I saw Zarnish's eyes popping out of sockets, we both shared a look before letting out a loud scream.

"Ahhhhh", we screamed our lungs out when we heard footsteps coming in our way.

Fakhir along with some maids and guards entered the kitchen, they all had guns in their hands but soon a confusing look overcame their face, their eyes darted between me and Zarnish, wow now it's time for some more mocking. Sh*t.

"What you both are doing?" Fakhir snorted, he must be sleeping.

"R...rat", Zarnish stuttered, I kept my mouth shut because my tone would be the same, I couldn't take more embarrassment.

I saw Fakhir sighed before running hands through his hair. If I wouldn't be the boss then he would surely put those bullets in my head. The same scene happened some days ago and I made their life hell until they threw away that rat out of the house.

"Let's go everyone", Fakhir turned to go, jerk he's.

"First find that thing otherwise I'll put those bullets in little head of yours", I threatened them in stern tone, how dare they leaving me.

"I'll put the rat on you", Fakhir snorted, he's such a bastard sometimes.

"Find it and throw it", I again ordered.

They started their mission but against my luck that thing just disappeared on its own leaving me in more fear.

"I think it's gone", Fakhir stood up and said. No, it must be in the house.

"No, no! keep finding until you find it, I won't let any of you sleep and how that fu****g rat entered the mansion?" I almost growled when again the maids started looking for that thing. I saw Zarnish getting off the counter, was she mad? What's she doing?

"Are you mad, get up, that rat must be here", I gestured her to get back on the counter but she just raised her brows with a smirk.

"I'm scared of it but not much like you BIG BOSS", she snickered emphasizing 'big boss', damn, now she's got the chance and reason to tease me.

After so many hard word and after wasting hours they were able to find it under one of the box. They threw that thing away. I sighed and got off the counter.

"Make sure it doesn't enter again, if it happens then I'll make sure to throw you all out", I growled before walking away towards my room because I was in no mood to receive those looks these people were giving me. I knew they all must be laughing on me in their minds. F**k their thoughts.

Morning.

I was tying my shoelaces while sitting on my bed, I constantly felt Zarnish's stare, whenever I looked in her direction she averted her gaze with a teasing smile across her lips. Though she looked cute but still she was laughing on me and I didn't even stop her I didn't know why.

I got up and left but she followed me downstairs, I stopped in my tracks when she bumped in my back.

"Ahh", she winced rubbing her little nose, I turned to saw her little red nose, a drop of blood oozed from her nose pin hole, Opsss, that thing pierced her skin. She rubbed it and her eyes widened on seeing the blood.

"Hey... wait", I pulled away her hand and fetched out the handkerchief from my pants pocket to rub off the blood.

I saw his eyes softened when he cleaned the blood, it was little painful but he treated me very gently, his face had worry, my heart missed a beat. I averted my gaze to stop myself from distraction. Why he love me so much? What made him fall for me? I'm just like any other ordinary girl then why?

"Go clean it and apply ointment", he spoke softly looking in my eyes, we were standing at mere distance from eachother, eyes interlocked, I found many emotions in his icy blue orbs, I felt myself drowning in them. I blinked and felt his lips on my forehead. Damn he's so fast. I was still when he winked and turned away with a smirk walking away.

"HEY", I shouted, how dared he, he again kissed my forehead.

"You know na I love you", he yelled back and laughed disappearing out of the door. His confession gave me goosebumps. I rubbed my skin where his lips touched, stomping my feet I rushed to my room.

Afternoon.

I was sitting in the library thinking about any plan to go to orphanage, it's been two days since I came here, I didn't even talk to aunty, her burden must have been amplified, I wanted to go to her, why this stupid big boss wasn't allowing me to go there. Today at any cost I would go there.

I was indulged in reading a book when I felt some presence outside the library's door. I even saw a shadow through the slit at the bottom of the door. My heart skipped a beat. Who could that be?

I heard some fading murmers and then the shadow even faded, I walked to the door and opened it ajar to saw two people in black turning at the end of corridor. My eyes narrowed but out of curiosity I followed them. I was sure one was a girl while other was a guy, in this hot weather they were dressed in black leather overcoat and large black hat, looking like perfect serial killers. I gulped harder and grabbed the vase from one of the stand and followed them, they walked to the backdoor, what the hell, who they're? How they got in?

"Hey you both", I called them out, their steps halted and my heart thumped loudly against my chest, even I could hear the heartbeat clearly.

They didn't turn, the girl had long brown hair, just like Fariha's. Was she her?

"Fariha", her name came out of my mouth but they still didn't turn around. Check his guts, that shameless guy showed me his middle finger, f**k him, bastard he's.

"That's for your mother, you as***le", I swear on him when his hands dropped and he turned, his face had mask, only his eyes were shown however they were standing at long distance from me so I couldn't able to see them clearly. He fetched out a gun from his pocket and my legs started wobbling out of fear, this gun thing scares me always.

"Tell the boss I'm still here, I'll not leave him so easily, he has to pay for betraying me, he has to pay for playing with me, he's not so smart, I just made him walk on the clouds, he's still a kid and I'll make sure to make him cry until he die", he almost yelled and then I felt something sharp pierced my thigh, a loud gunshot striked my ears and I fell with loud thud.

"Tell him RDX came to see his girl AGAIN", I heard him until sobs escaped my mouth. They walked away. The pain was unbearable, I heard some footsteps coming in my way.

"Madam", one of the maid gasped rushing in my way. She started crying and called others. I felt same pain reaching my head, my whole body was aching until I saw dark spots covering my vision and everything went black.

Night

My head was heavy, the pain in head faded to an extent but still I felt heavy, it seemed like all the energy had been drained out of my body, I with so much effort able to opened my eyes, my vision was blurred, I felt a strong hand around mine, I was so much out of energy to even turn my head to see the person but I had a feeling he was none other than big boss.

"Tigress?" I heard his heavy voice, there was pain in it, there was fear in it.

"You OK baby?" He stroked my cheek and hovered my body, he had no tears in his eyes but his face looked pale. He looked scared.

I passed him a small smile when a tear rolled down my eyes, he gently wiped it and kissed my forehead, his lips didn't disgust me this time, they made me feel secured. I wondered why.

"I'm so sorry for not taking care of you, I promised but I failed at it, please forgive me baby", he looked in my eyes and said, I found guilt and fear in them. It ached my heart to see him like this. What was happening to my heart?

"Sir?" I heard one of his man called him out. He didn't let go of my hand instead sat on the bed and turned his head to talk to the man.

"Sir, the house was completely secured but according to CCTV footage we saw them entering from the front gate and we don't know how they managed to do so", the man told me with bowed head.

"Then how the f**k they entered the mansion?" I growled on him.

How they entered the mansion? Who helped them to came in? I would fucking kill that son of a bitch, he again met my Zarnish and pained her. I would made him regret his life. And whoever would be behind this plan I would made that person feel pain until he or she begged for death.

My poor tigress was in pain because of me, I intended to protect her but I failed in just first three days. F**k me also. How much I was hating myself only I knew.

"What else they did other than hurting her?" I asked tightening my grip around my girl's hand. My poor tigress.

"Sir your office had all the documents messed up, we have to find what they stole", he told me making my blood boiled. How daring they're to roamed my mansion without any fear. Someone's surely behind this.

"Go check everything and enlighten me with it", I ordered them and they left, some were guarding outside the room where my baby was admitted.

I was lost in a thought when I felt tug in me hand, I turned my head to saw Zarnish tried to speak, I bended over her.

"Th..the girl wi..with him was Fa.. Fariha", she barely whispered with hoarse voice. My eyes widened in shock. Just then the room's door opened and she entered.

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So the new chapter for you all.

, she's again in . I hope she

Whose that stupid RDX... I so want to kill him.

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