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Everything deteriorated around me, there was only darkness everywhere, the darkness of which sHe was always afraid was with her all the time. It never left me, but there were people who cared for me and now they are gone I am left alone.

But I would not let this darkness consume these naive souls. Dad trusted me with kids, I could not break my promise. I have to keep my promise given to Dad, I will fulfill it. Even if I have to put myself at stake. He always treated me like his first born. Now it's my time to pay back. It's my turn to make them proud and I will.

I have to make the future of these children, keep them away from the darkness that swallowed up my entire family and parents of these children. I will leave here to keep my dear ones safe.

That everything is being left out from her but Robin's learning was ingrained in her mind that in front of any trouble, do not kneel down, fight till you have the courage. God also helps those who help themselves .

Nannu’s thoughts were interrupted by Phoebe's voice. He came in the morning to her allotted room and checked her face. He found the dark circles around her beautiful eyes. Her eyes were puffy and red . Her cheeks were red due to harsh rubbing to wipe her tears. He came to her and hugged her tightly “N!you don’t need to be afraid, please think again. I will come with you and take all the responsibilities but please don’t cry, I can't bear a single tear in your eyes.”

Nannu chuckled painfully, “how can you think that I will allow you to come with me at the cost of leaving your family alone. P? I always respected you because of your pure heart and dedication towards the family which I lost …recently." Her throat gulped the bile and again a stream of tear started to pour

"You are very precious to me. I also don’t want to lose you but trust me this is for your own good. I know the value of family. I always got love from Robin dad, my ideal , my father, my mentor. He only asked this one thing from me, P. He wanted me to live my life full and take the responsibility of my siblings to me . How can I disappoint him P? Tell me?”

Phoebe understood her dilemma but he couldn’t ignore the incident that took place in her life. So he wanted to make her realize what danger was lurking around the siblings. Sudden epiphany serged in him and he wanted to provide security to her but she was just being a selfless soul ready to leave him in her crucial situation. But he needs to calm down and plan everything.

“N, I know dear you are tense because of kids. But you need my support, where will you go? We don't know what those people have said about you and kids.” Phoebe reasoned .

Nannu thought about what Phoebe said and agreed whatever he was saying was right. She couldn't rely on him for everything.

“What would you suggest P?" asked Nannu.

“I will come with you N!” Phoebe answered.

“No! Is this your Idea to help me? I will search for some way to protect my siblings, please leave,” Nannu hissed, angrily.

Phoebe huffed repeatedly, "there is one way but it is risky and also we need to plan everything very carefully”

“I am not afraid of risk P. He became my friend when I was 11 years old,” Nannu chuckled.

Phoebe nodded and started “first we need to fake all your information don’t worry about it it is my task, I will handle it properly. We need to hide ..” Nannu interrupted him, " Again we?”

“Okay Tigress," Phoebe raised his hands in surrender and the gesture made Nannu chuckle.

“Okay. First of all, we will temperate all your information from the internet and or hide it, otherwise those people will be suspicious if they find you. I will do this at work. From here you will go to a town called Frias where I have a maternal uncle of an employee's sister-in-law. You can go there and work.”

“I will never contact you P. maybe it will risk your life if these people will try to find me.” Nannu replied without looking at him.

Phoebe nodded her head in agreement because he knew he couldn't argue with Nannu at this point. He didn't want to lose her forever, that's why he agreed with her. Her safety was his priority at this time.

“Okay, I will do whatever you say and respect your decision.” Phoebe uttered with finalty because he had a plan to track her .

He could not leave her to survive alone but with safety.Nannu smiled at him as she knew that he would not agree with her so easily.

This was the bond they both shared. Nannu felt herself lucky to meet with the strangers and they became an essential part of her family. But she also proved herself a curse because she lost all her loved ones and now she has decided to go with the flow and devote her whole life to her siblings.

Phoebe assured her that he would create her new information “By the way N…what is your full name?”

“Nandini Marcello, elder Daughter of Alka and Robin Marcello” she said proudly with tearful eyes remembered the purest souls in her life . “Phoebe please do the things as fast as you can.”

Phoebe went to his room and in the middle of the drawing room he met with his father who had a frown on his face.

Phoebe read his expression and was alerted, “Phoebe !Look at what news printed in the newspaper.” He handed the newspaper to Phoebe. Phoebe took the paper in his hand confusingly but soon his emotion converted into anger and sadness.

Nannu came outside to take warm milk for Faith as it was her time to wake up. She noticed Phoebe and his father's expression and walked to them

“What happened P?" she asked, scared.

Phoebe looked at her with pity-filled eyes. "There is the news of your father and mother's murder. They print some movie story or better we can say crap. You don’t need to stress out.”

Nannu stiffened. She glanced at the paper and snatched it from his hand.

Blood drained from her face after reading the news article. She let out a painful scream, the paper fell from her hand.

“All this is a l..l.. lie P,h..h.. he has done all that with my mother in front of me, O Lord! He Hit my dad badly, it's nothing but a lie! A pure lie! They killed them brutally because of some boss,they also wanted to make some pretext for their death so that they could escape from death. What these poor souls have done to anyone” Nannu cried, the pain she was feeling couldn't be defined into words.

“I know he has done all this to convert his murder into an accident. You don't have to define anything, N. But now we need to clear everything. Maybe they will be in search of you and kids.''

Nannu trembled while thinking of the consequences if she got caught. Or worse, they can sell children and her “No ..No …Never I will not go to that

lane again."

Nannu heard Faith's cry and ran to her. Kids were awake and crying. She tried to make them happy but faith asked for her mom and Edward also started to cry for his parents. Nannu was crying too, she couldn't answer their questions.

They were children, she didn't know how to tell them that their parents died giving their responsibility to Nannu. Phoebe came to them and made them calm by showing them his gadgets.

Faith and Edward calmed down then they started to play with Phoebe. Nannu promised herself to become their parents.

Phoebe didn't wait any longer and started his work. In the next two days he made a new passport with all necessary information about Nannu and the kids. She gathered all the files which Robin asked her to collect from the library drawer.

Those documents contain the money he deposited for her. Also some fix deposits and security deposit information. Then she saw a file which had her name. With trembling hands she opened the file and gasped at the information. Those were the documents which had Alka and Robin signature as guardians. They adopted her legally and mentioned her as their first born.

She touched the sign of both and a sob escaped from her mouth. She had enough deposit money to survive, but not for a long time. She prepared for any low scale job as she couldn't risk the security of kids. These peoples were from mafia group who had tempered the murder details of her parents very efficiently. Nannu decided to go for a small job which she could easily lend. She didn't want to do any high scale job which she could easily get and earn much more. She didn't want to catch any attention because of her and risk kids.

She decided to go for a new life and left a past life which has dark memories except her parents.

The room has pin drop silence Phoebe had tears in his eyes which he wiped harshly. Aspan was guilt stricken and Amber was paled. Hearing all Past everyone thinking themselves small, that girl was the living example of sacrifice and epitome of beautiful inside-out.

Falcone was numb was an understatement. He was feeling like shit who was as dirty as a profanity. He wanted to burn himself and then took a rebirth for his Wife, his Angel and his and only Dini. He wanted to bang his head to the wall and walk on thorns till he bled and lost his consciousness. He wanted to rip everyone who hurted her. She was sold at an early age, suffered from many phobias, taking care of her…siblings like a mother what I have done to her? I broke her beyond repair.

Why Falcone Why ? Why did you let that happen? Why didn't you listen to your pumping machine? You could cut the hands of the man who touched her, what are you gonna do with yourself when you hurted her with the most precious asset?

Phoebe had tears in his eyes. The same went with Aspan and Amber. All males were vulnerable who believed after seeing there conditions that they are the Mafias and Businessmen

“I am always jealous with you Phoebe because you know her more than me, you are in her heart. We are friends but Rapunzel is more attached to you because she confides in you. Now I understand why she trusts you Buddy. I was not that reliable.” Aspan said painfully. The girl held him in his worst when he escaped from every relationship and emotions.

“Huh…I am reliable or not, but not enough to save her from this monster.” Falcone looked at him when Phoebe poured more whiskey in his glass. Phoebe was gritting his teeth but at the same time he was reading his expressions which were showing on his face today. It was an unexpected wish of his which was fulfilled today but he did not like the situation in which he paid the huge cost….his N?

He wanted Falcone to be begged but he was broken about thinking of the pain his N bore. He was not believing his N went without even seeing him. It was painful to him that she lost her trust in him. He looked at Falcone and anger serged in his heart

“you need it Fucker! I know what you are thinking? I know you are feeling miserable but I would not give a flying fuck to your feelings” he came close to Falcone

“ because I want to see and enjoy your condition. I want to enjoy it but what my N felt was excruciating , nerve numbing….you asshole …..you useless Shit CAPO! Who the hell in this world you hurted her.” Phoebe was crying now and Falcone was gulping each tear of his.

“Then see and enjoy !” Falcone gulped the whole scotch which burned his throat but not hurt him which he wanted. He wanted to be hurt but did not want to give this right to anyone. Phoebe looked at him

“See how much of a beast I am .See what I have done with my own damn hands. I am guilty only for my DINI. Only she has the right to give me pain and see my tears. I will search her with every damn fiber in me and accept her punishments and cry in front of her not to anyone.” Falcone gritted with the same intensity.

“Then Mr. Capo FUcking Alberto I promise if I get her first I will hide her and marry her to the person who love her not torn her” Phoebe said and Falcone roared

“Mind your language Phoebe! Don’t forget your limit. If I want I can erase your existence from this earth but I don’t want to hurt My DIni. I am tolerating it now for once because I want to calm my rage and the fire inside me. I promise you My Dini would never allow any male except me. I will not tolerate any male around her not even in dreams , I bear your ugly ass and my Brother is flocking around her but not any more. I will again make her my captive only to keep myself in her arm’s cage. I will do anything to get her in my place. Whether I have to kill the whole male population that……….. including you too. She has to come and rule my Beast till then it won’t be in ease. She is mine and remains the same till my last breath. Everyone will be punished ……alongwith me.”

“Dream on Capo! You know you won’t scare me. She is not here so enjoy the drink I am drinking for her freedom and in anger that she didn’t come to me ….she made me feel worthless. You drink because of your guilt….seriously I'm enjoying though.” Phoebe smiled and raised his hand for cheer and clink the glass with Falcone’s.

“Amber pour more and seal the deal. This is the last time Capo had the great time to sit and drink with me” Phoebe smirked.

Aspan knew Phoebe was hurted beyond repair but he was now getting Falocne’s situation too. This day couldn’t be bad ever he drank the whole whisky in one go and shouted tearfully

“Happy Birthday Rapunzel! Happy Birthday……live long and enjoy your freedom away from all monsters. I gave you my words as present …forgive me for every pain you bore” he fell on his knees

Falcone looked at nothing but feeling like someone was stripping his ego from his soul. This happened when the person totally lost his inner war. Falcone’s mind was in trauma about What he had done to the poor soul.

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Hello Penguins,

I am sorry for the delay! But trust me it was not planned. I know half of the part was in the past and half is in the present.

With love

Raina