Aranya kept walking on the cold streets of Delhi in high heels with no blazer or coat to protect herself from the chilly winds. She was mentally exhausted and after walking for a while, her body also gave up and she sat across the footpath to let her sore feet rest for a while.

She forgot her purse along with her phone in his car so now she's completely helpless and taking help from the strangers was out of question. After sitting for a while, she heard the honking of a car. Turning around, she notices the same black mustang was parked there and the same ill-mannered and inhumane species was leaning against its door frame and was ogling her. Not ogling but yeah staring at her continuously without an ounce of any sort of emotion on his face. It was completely blank.

She didn't paid any attention towards him and turned her face on the other side of the road. After a while, she started hearing footsteps approaching towards her direction and all of a sudden; it came to a halt.

"Here, Take your purse and get back home safely! It's not safe for you to stay out at this hour",he said placing the handbag beside her and as he turned to leave, he stopped dead in his tracks after hearing her words...

"Like you care if anything would happen to me!",she chuckled bitterly which kinda irked Akshat.

"Listen Aranya! I'm not here for any kind of argument with you. Out of humanity I was offering you otherwise it's your wish. You want to stay here then stay because I don't care and yeah goodbye forever. Thank you for giving your precious time in my company. Hope we never meet again!", saying this he swiftly turned towards his car and disappeared from her sight in seconds...

"Huh, I'll fucking keep these words, in my mind till my Grave Mr. Malhotra and yeah, wish that we never meet again because I don't want to see your fucking face ever!!!",she muttered with tears stinging her eyes and her body started trembling with fury and rage.

"I never expected that he'll be so inconsiderate and act like a total jerk! I'm sorry for sending you there...",kavya says getting furious after hearing the whole incident that took place from Aranya.

"No Kavya, you're not at fault! And yeah, thank you for sending me there as I got to see the real face of your boss and also got the lesson of how many types of people are there in this world who also have a really dark and evil side of their personality that they always keep it hidden behind the facade of good personality and often innocent people get trapped in their fake Beauty and web of lies...",she said sighing and turned towards her bathroom to have a long hot shower to relax herself and to scrub and wash away the malicious touch of that filthy person from her skin, completely...

***Next day

"Mum! I'm not ready for marriage! Why don't you simply understand that I'm still busy in my work and I'm not mentally prepared for settling down with a girl!!"

"Why don't you want to marry,huh? You're 28 for god's sake!!! When you'll grow old and your own kids will call you grandpa,then you're planning to settle down? Tell me!!!"

"Why would they even call me grandpa on the first place?? And I have everything that I ever wished for and I don't want myself to get entangled in any shitty marriage bond!!"

"Son, have you lost your mind somewhere? Who gave you the right to call such a sacred bond shitty?? If you ever dared..."

"Okay mum! I apologise for calling names but..."

"No buts! One thing you tell me honestly. Don't you want any woman in your life who will cherish your kids and love you? Who'll take care of your family. Who'll always stay by your side no matter how poor you're or how sick you're. She'll keep loving you and will never leave your side even when the whole world will turn their back towards you!! Just tell me?",his mum asked hoping her son to change his decision of not getting married.

"Mum! I'm happy without a woman by my side. I don't..."

"My Son! Are you gay??",his mother asked in a concern laced tone but it took him completely off guard and he yells..."WHAT!!!!"

"Mum, What are you saying? You don't even know my gender? What kind of mother you are?",he replies getting beyond frustrated...

"It means you are gay and I was still unaware about this?",his mother asked getting quite tensed.

"Enough!! Don't say anything further or else I'll lose my sanity here!!",he replies getting anxious.

"Then why don't you want to marry? You're having an affair behind my back? If yes then don't keep me in darkness, son!",she sternly replies glaring at him.

"Ahh!!! No, I'm not having an affair and do what you want. Stop eating my brain!! I'm getting late for the company",he replies and left instantly without even having his usual muesli and spinach Smoothie.

"Sir he's currently at his old residence in Shimla with his wife and his younger son."

"Anything else Raghuveer?"

"Yes sir!",he replies, forwarding the file towards Akshat where his details were given.

"Hm...so his wife is 44 and is diabetic while his younger son Neel is 15 and is a High school student in Xt. Xavier's, Shimla, Right?"

"Yes sir!"

"And who is this girl in the picture? She looks quite familiar...",he asks showing the picture where a beautiful girl was eating panipuri and the picture was captured from quite afar without her acknowledgment.

"She's his daughter Aranya Agrawal,20 who is currently out of town for persuing her B.com. I don't know anything further about her."

"Okay! You may go now",he nods and immediately leaves his cabin.

"Never knew that you would be my Enemy's daughter Aranya otherwise I would have never let you slip away that easily from me. Don't worry I'll get you back baby. You will be my weapon to punish your evil father. Sorry sweetheart but it's time for the payback!",he says with an evil grin while staring at her picture.

***After a week

"Don't cry Aranya! You'll ruin your make-up.... I'm sorry my baby...please forgive your mother. I'm sorry that I couldn't save you from that monster but I'm totally helpless! I'll never forget your sacrifice that you gave for saving all of us...",her mother bursted into tears on seeing her daughter in bridal outfit looking so beautiful but her face was blank and ever so desperate with tears silently rolling down her cheeks.

"Say something Aranya",her mother pleaded but she kept staring at her reflection with no expression on her face like a statue, completely still and silent.

"Auntie! Panditji is calling the bride",kavya said helplessly staring at Aranya with guilty eyes but couldn't muster up enough courage to talk to her or even apologize for everything that happened with her.

Her mother nodded instantly wiping up her tears and pulling the veil over Aranya's head, she whispered in a low and quite broken voice "Beta (daughter)! I know that you don't want to marry your would to be husband and also you may not forgive us for what we're going to do but one thing you always remember Aranya that love is the cure of every pain and every wound. I believe that one day you'll win his heart by the power of love though it'll take some time. My blessings are with you" and then she lightly pecks her forehead.

Her brother was all teary when the time came to handover the bride to her would to be husband for the ritual of exchanging the garlands. For the world, they were seemingly a beautiful couple who were getting United by this holy ceremony but little did they know that it was the warning sign before the onset of a deadly storm that was awaiting to destroy many lives, specially Aranaya's.