eyes hardened at the man who asked her the disgusting question, "None of you cared to asked how is my condition now?. How is that I have survived or anything related to that matter". She pauses as her voice starts to become more dangerous, "Yet all you wish to know is if I wore the same clothes throughout. How did I change into dress?. If he removed my clothes since I was unconscious?. And now this filthy question of if I have done something with him".

She looked around knowing these people have lost consciousness and it was useless speaking but she feels the need to do so. Before they can speak again, she did.

"How come if a man and a woman are together, they are meant to do something. Are today men and women are that weak on their faith that they have to indulge in the forbidden?. And that fact that you are so openly present, expect and assume something of that sort to happen just shows what you truly are. Asking about such questions only makes me wonder where the media had gone today and how much worse they will get. Excuse me now". She said walking away in confident stride

"Why did you say all that?. You know what they are going to do to you now?". Her manager said as she starts to walk to her car

"I am sick of being controlled. I am my own person and soon enough I will choose my own journey". She said entering inside the car asking the driver to drive her back home

As she starts to drive back her mind went to her dress and the exposed part of it only made her guilty. There was absolutely no need for her to show off her skin and the way people eyes bore into her skin made it spike.

She decided not to go to the house with such state instead she asked the driver to drive to a quieter place. She went to the beach since it's hot she holds her sandals walking closer to the shore. She dips her feet and since she is scared of water she didn't want to go any further.

Someone wraps arms around her waist and she squeals scared and soon she was in deep water. She looks around scared and the air in her lungs wasn't enough for her. She feels someone holding her hand bringing her to the surface and she clings to him for her life. She closes her eyes weeping as the near-death experience always shakes her.

"Hey, baby. Why are you crying?". She heard Shayaan voice which made her open her tears filled eyes

He moves his one hand to wipes her tears away frowning, "Are you scared of water?".

She nodded vigorously holding more into him. But the moment their eyes crash the fear went away soon enough and the longing in their eyes starts to shine. She looks in his charcoal black eyes that seem to darkened even more and he felt her damped body against his that arise his inner beast.

He wasn't a simple policeman, no, he was a much passionate man. He was possessive to the point that he can kill people for the ones he loves and somehow unknowingly those feelings seem ten times more harder around her.

Her light brown hair dampened and sticking to her body and the way her full plump lips looks so delicious in those red print had him wanting her more than he thought. She licks her dry lips but that was nowhere to her dry her throat was at the moment. She had never felt such strong desires ever in her life and watching his eyes looking at her with that passion only excites her further.

The hand that was earlier cleaning her tears went to the exposed part of her shoulder as he traced his finger in deliberate slow rhythm over her skin and the way she shudders in his arms was his undoing. He was barely holding himself back not wanting to disrespect or pressure her in any way possible. However, his lips replace his hand as he traces the place his finger was before. He went from her shoulder to her neck and then her face. He kissed her jawline watching her shaking in his hold and he kissed the side of her lips moving back a little to gain control because her intoxicating scent was driving him insane.

"W-We should leave". He said softly smiling at her

Her face was red hot from the scene that just happened. And she simply nodded still holding to him as she brings her out of the water. Just as she came out she holds her hair to dry the water when she looks ahead to find him standing there looking at her intently. He takes predator steps towards her and her breathing hitched.

He places his shirt around her covering her properly.

"Let's go now. The sun is almost down already". He said holding her hand walking back to his car, "Do you want something?".

"How about some coffee?. I am cold so it will help before I get sick". She said softly blowing on her hand to warm them

He turns in his seat taking her hands in his as he rubbed them warming them up. He rubbed his hand together placing it on her cold face to help as much as he can and finally turning on the heater in the car.

"I will get you coffee". He said leaving her in the car once they were at the cafe

Her eyes narrow when she finds a group of girls looking at him and talking among themselves. She felt a bubble in her chest and burst when one of them tries to approach him but didn't. She knows this man is one handsome being on earth. It wasn't hard when she had worked in a modelling profession where beauty is everything, if you don't have it, you are out. So, she has worked with some of the famous handsome men but no one was anything compare to him.

She wears the cap and masks he always seems to have and she wonders if he puts them for her now. She starts to walk inside the cafe towards him before the girl approached him. But, she was a minute late as the girl did approach him.

"Can I have your number?". The girl asked him smiling flitrous at him

He didn't even simple back, "No, you can't. I don't think my wife will appreciate me handing out my number to random woman".

"You have a wife?". The girl screeched

"A very beautiful one at that, she is my world and she has my heart. So, I don't think I need to have anyone besides my woman beside me for the rest of my life and since my heart is with her there is no one else who can ever have it. Excuse me, sister". He said walking to order her drink

She stands there astonished at his words. It was so much to handle because the relationship that started with rejection, confusion and whatnot was blooming into a beautiful flower at a fast pace. She feels her heart fluttering and the way he allows her to claim on him only added to her heart misery.

"Baby, what are you doing here?. You will get sick". He said worriedly when he finds her stilled in her position

When she didn't reply he frowns using his free hand placing it on her cheeks turning her to look at him, "What is it?. Why are you here?".

"I-I-". She stutters as his words still played in her head, "I didn't want to be alone in the car".

"So, you missed me?". He asked grinning like a child

She laughs, "Kind of".

He holds her hand walking back inside the car handing her the hot drink so she warms herself until they reach home. By the time they reached home her clothed and hair were dry. She walks inside the house to find his friends and since they live on the same street they are always here.

"Hanan is home?". She asked them

They shake their head. She frowns taking her phone to check when the door opened and Hanan walks in. Before she can speak to her Hanan walks towards the stairs, without a word and disappearing in her room.

She frowns deeply at her behaviour because she is a bubbly girl.

"What's the date today?". She asked to no one in particular but they heard it

She looks down at her phone and sighs as she remembers what's coming this week. She looks at Hanan room door sighing yet again as she starts to take steps towards her room.

Their parents death anniversary is coming.

Zain looks at Shayaan expecting that he knows and he only shrugged because he is just as clueless as everyone else.

"So, what do you think about her?". Arya asked excitedly and she is the romance guru for them, "Did you see how beautiful she is in real life?. God, I never thought I will ever meet her".

Shayaan smiles, "Your dream come true then".

"Yes". Arya said clapping her hands, "I am so nervous to approach her".

He laughed at her words, "If you try, she is easy going".

"I am going to do that. I would love to be her friend". Arya said genuinely smiling

"Oh! Sobia and Sirat are coming back now". Iftikhar said cautiously, "What are you going to say to her?".

He sighs, "I don't know".

Then Hanan and Mahak enter inside sitting side by side. While Hanan didn't look into anyone's else snuggling into her sister comforting hold.

"So, what do we eat today?". Zain asked hoping for Hanan to answer

"How about Chinese?". Huda asked

"We are good". Mahak said nodding and everyone agreed ordering it

"You had a press conference, how did it go?". Shayaan asked lowly

"Nothing goes well with media ever". She said sighing

Arya switches on the television and there she was plastered with yet another news of her defaming and stopping the freedom of speech. She sighs shaking her head.

"Please, don't put on any news channel". She said watching Hanan being uneasy

Arya nodding changing the channel to a comedy movie and Shayaan came to sit beside her holding her hand and she turns to smile at him leaning closer to him as they watch the movie. They eat their food finishing the food along with it. Mahak went to washroom while Hanan starts to move back to her room to drown herself in her sorrows.

"What are you thinking so deep, Einstein?". She heard his annoying voice

"Just wondering which way will be best to kill you". She replied turning around leaning on the railing

"Hayee, ittni mohabbat bhi na karo mujh se k sub time sirf mera sochti raho". Zain said dramatically (Oh! Don't love me this much that you think of me all the time)

She hides her smiles at his facial expressions, "Mai kyun sochon gi ap ka?" (Why will I think of you)

"Toh soch lo thora. Mere dil aur damag mai toh poora time ap hain". Zain said grinning making her innocent heart flutter and the shade of red immediately comes over her beautiful face which made his heart skip a beat

(So think a little about me. You are always on my heart and mind)

"Bohat fazool bolte hain ap". She said turning around to hide her face walking towards her room to escape (you speak nonsense)

"Saach bolta huin". He said from behind as she runs inside her room shutting the door making him chuckle (I speak of the truth)

He couldn't help but have his heart hammered every time he is close to her and looking at her beautiful innocent sides only lure him more to her.

Mahak came back down after refreshing and changing into more appropriate clothes.

As she walks downstairs she finds him standing near the end speaking to Zain about something as if he knows her gaze was on him, he turns around looking at her. The way his eyes changed and even when Zain called him he didn't look at him once. His eyes remained trained on her and which each step her heart skipped multiple beats. He forwards his hand to her and she smiles placing her hand in his hand going back to the lounge to find his sister there.

"You made another controversy". His sister commented

"Isn't that how you are able to stay in business?". She asked rolling her eyes because she had enough of being respectful to his sister, "Excuse me".

She wanted some water since her throat was dry and she went towards the kitchen to find two small figures standing at the door that leads to the backyard. She frowns walking closer to them and they look familiar to her.

"Hi". She said sweetly watching the two twins turning to her squealing at her invading their place," Sorry, I just wanted to see who is here. I am Mahak and you?".

The girls look at one another not speaking even when they look old enough to be speaking. She looks in their hand and her eyes glint with excitement.

"I love making a figure from the dough, Can we play together?". She asked excitedly

The girls silently nodded.

Shayaan frowns when she didn't come back for a long time. He turns to look towards the kitchen but he heard no sound and neither finds her. He stands from his seat walking towards the kitchen when he found the backyard door open so he turns towards the door.

He walks towards her watching her sitting on the grass and doing something. His breathing hitched when he finds Sobia sitting in front of her crossed legs looking at her attentively with her both hands on her leg and her chin in between them.

He frowns when he didn't find Sirat and worry fills him but when he stood behind her- his eyes widen when he finds Sirat sleeping peacefully in her lap. These two twins were merely 4 years old with the problem of speech for which they go to a doctor thrice a week but it didn't help them enough.

"Ok, so this is a butterfly. What do you think?". She asked showing the butterfly she just made

Sobia clasps her hand excitedly and she signals her to do it lightly or Sirat might wake up.

"You like it?". She asked softly

Sobia nodded forwarding her hand for her to place it in her small hand. She places it watching how Sobia looks at her happily.

"Why are you with my children?". His sister asked coming towards her, "Why is she sleeping?. Do you know how hard it is to put them to sleep?".

With that, his sister forcefully pulls Sirat from her lap shaking her awake and the child opens her eyes starting to cry. She looks at Sobia who went to his sister pushing her to leave her sister alone and she understands something.

Sobia is trying to protect Sirat.

That's how she and Hanan always works. If one was to get hurt, the other did everything in their power to stop it. Her heart clenched hearing Sirat cries and soon when Sobia understands she has no power to help her sister- she joins into her crying. She looks helplessly at the two twins wanting to help them but there was no way their mother will allow it.

"Don't ever touch them". His sister said angrily taking the kids away

She sighs.

She looks at the butterfly that falls down Sobia hand. She picks it back rearranging it to make it like it was before.

"Are they really her kids?". She asked looking at his statue form

"T-They are". He lied sweating

"I will go back home the day after tomorrow". She declared because she had enough of this drama every day

"But-". He started

"No, I have to go back now". She stated not giving any way for discussion

She holds the clay walking back inside the house and towards Hanan's room.

The next day she finds multiple comments, trends and more against her. Some of the people in showbiz called her names and degrade her even the one who worked along with her.

She saw a screenshot her manager sent her and her name in twitter trend to be cancelled from the showbiz. She chuckles looking at how even the educated and the illiterate just wanted a topic to come at her.

She looks through her Instagram comments where she posted her yesterday press conference picture.

"Is that what she is promoting women to wear"

"Look at how she tries to get attention"

"You know you shouldn't be wearing these clothes".

"She looks like she came to the party than a conference"

"Look at her face. It looks like she is faking it".

"She is fake, to begin with. I think she has multiple surgeries to look at how she is".

"I am truly disappointed at her attitude. How can she act like that when she is a woman?. Anyone will suspect when she spends days with a man".

"She should know we are the one who made her and she owns us an apology".

The list goes on and on and the more she reads the worse she gets. She feels herself suffocating and her panic attack starts to come back to her. She holds onto the bedside to balance herself but everything blurred. She feels someone arms wrapping around her and then the honey voice spoke, "It's ok, baby. I am here. It's all going to be ok".

"I hate it. I hate showbiz". She cried in his arms, "I don't want this fame. It's temporary and tempting to the point that I feel without it I will be nothing but having and maintaining it, is taking everything from me".

"Then why don't you live a life you want?". He asked patting her back to calm her down, "The world you are living is made of glass. Even when people love things made in it- at the end they either get bored of it or a single crack in it leads to the glass breaking in many pieces. That world is not real and you need to decide what exactly you need, baby. I don't want to see you hurting like this again".

She nodded sighing taking a deep breath as she went downstairs to find Sobia and Sirat who runs towards her hugging her legs. She holds both of them in her hand talking animated to them taking them to the lounge to watch cartoons. He occupies a seat beside them watching how the twins were so comfortable with her. His heart clenched as he looks at their bond.

She heard her phone ringing and she turns to answer it before the twins get disturbed.

"You have a shoot". Her manager informed, "It's a big one and we have already signed a deal. We cannot cancel it just because you want it. Don't be selfish and think about yourself there are more people around you too".

She sighs ending the call.

"I need to leave for work". She said standing watching the twins looking at her as their lips quiver

She sits in front of them holding their hands, "I promise I will back soon".

She turns to Shayaan frowning when he looks lost and pale. She moves to hold his hand and his eyes turn to him. She finds pain in them and this time he isn't even hiding it.

"What's wrong?". She asked concerned

"I will tell you tonight. But, we are arranged a last dinner before you leave. Is it ok with you?". He asked softly standing in front of her

She nodded.

He moves forward kissing her forehead, "Think about what you truly want, Mahak. Listen to your heart for once".

She meekly smiles leaving to her work.

She enters the venue and the whispers started. Everyone was glaring at her and accusations were clear in their eyes. Just because she decided to speak against the big guns.

"Here". Her manager said giving her the dress