She sat on the bed abruptly. She got 5 hours to decide her family's fate.

What about her fate?

She heard some voices from outside. She went near the window and the sight make her absolutely terrified.

Her father is working in the garden with those shackles on. Dev and Vinit were laughing on her father on something. Rajiv was looking so devastated. He is wiping his tears silently and gathering the mud. She even saw Vinit spatting on the mud which her father was gathering.

She shut the window unable to bear the sight. She cried by covering her face and sat on the floor. Her body trembled due to the crying.

She won't let this happen to her family. They are really treating them as slaves.

She looked at the time. 5 hours. But she has already made her mind.

She will marry Rudra.

......................

When the maid brought the dinner for Sanjh, she asked her about Rudra and as expected she didn't reply.

The maid left after serving the dinner. Sanjh didn't eat anything. She kept on waiting for Rudra in anticipation.

She heard the sound of his car. She immediately ran towards the window. Rudra got down of the car and with her best shock she find him staring at the window as soon as he got down.

She was not expecting him to do that. When their eyes met, she immediately waved her hand to him hesitantly. He was also a bit surprised after seeing her act.

Without wasting a single minute, he directly came to see her.

Sanjh took few steps back with his sudden invasion. He was staring at her with a frown.

"Iwanttomarryyou"

She said in one go without any pause and turned her head opposite of Rudra.

It took for him few seconds to grasp the words and process them inside his mind. When he did, a smirk crossed his lips.

He was watching the back of her head because she is not ready to turn around.

He took few steps near her. An undeniable urge to hug her tightly, crossed his mind. Especially after seeing her cute act, he was dying to pull her on his chest and tell her that she made the right choice.

But he controlled himself.

He turned his head and leave the room. He straightly reached on his study. He made a drink for himself. He started to sip it very slowly. His eyes were sparkling with pure satisfaction.

He felt a kind of blood rush inside his body. She finally agreed. He didn't know that she will say yes that easily. He thought that he has to go a bit tough on her to make her agree.

An image suddenly flashed on his mind. She was wearing bridal attire and sitting beside him infront of the holy fire.

He decided to confess to her on their wedding night.

She needs to know why he went rough on her in all these years. She needs to understand that her parents are evil.

Though he is not a person who can do romance, it's not in his nature. But with her it's different. He will try to behave as gentle as possible with her.

He wants to hear her blabbering when he will return home. He wants to see her dancing freely inside their mansion, playing with her rats in the garden. He wants to see her smiling face all the time.

Every night he will make love to her passionately. He will drove himself deeper inside her soul, mind and body. He will teach her everything with love and care. He wants to see the same desire in her eyes for him, the same craving, the same passion.

He is ready to fulfil all her wishes. She made the best choice of her life.

Her evil parents were preparing to sell her to that Brijesh and Jaya Agarwal's family. His men find out every single detail today.

That fucker Sharman was on debt of 50 lakhs. He took that money from Agarwals years back. Now they can't pay the money, that's why they were planning to marry off Sanjh to that Agarwal's son Pratik.

But the real truth is the boy named Pratik is a con man. He doesn't belong to the Agarwal family. Jaya and Brijesh Agarwal just used that boy to trap Sanjh. His men already went to arrest Agarwals. He needs to know what was their true intentions.

He took a long shower. He is happy today. The feeling is so warm and soothing. He was even surprised to see his own state. He never knew that he is capable of feeling something like that.

He decided to have his dinner with her. He instructed his maids to bring her on the terrace. He knows how much suffocated she felt inside closed space.

.................

She reached the terrace and saw him sitting on the dinner table. He lift up his eyes and saw her standing with lots of hesitation. He chuckled mentally after seeing her cute appearance. Everything about her is damn cute.

She took baby steps near him. He was watching her intently. The best thing about this girl is she can never pretend to be something else. She is so natural and her every reaction, every posture is extremely simple and filled with pure innocence.

"Sit.."

He said in his usual deep voice.

She rubbed her cheek and took her position. Her eyes were set on the table. She is looking very nervous.

She lift up her eyes and immediately find him looking at her. She got more nervous and he enjoyed every bit of her nervous state. She looks cutest when she got nervous.

"Eat....."

He said and started to serve her food. Her eyes widened for a moment after seeing him serving her food.

She took the spoon. Her hand was shaking a bit. The spoon slipped off her hand and she immediately bent to grab the spoon. Her head bumped on the table and the water fell all over the dinner table.

Rudra stood up immediately because the water was flowing on his direction. Sanjh also stood up abruptly.

"I'm sorry..... I'm...."

She got utterly embarrassed.

Two maids were already waiting near the terrace. They immediately reached and started to wipe the water. They changed the table cloth and again arranged the table just like the previous set up.

Sanjh watched everything with a embarrassed face.

After the maids left, Rudra took his position and stared at her.

She understood his signal and took her position this time carefully and cautiously.

Rudra started to eat. After a while he noticed that she is not eating anything. She is sitting quietly holding the spoon.

Rudra shifted his full attention on her. Sanjh stared at him. She decided to talk.

"When will you set my family free?"

She asked.

"After the marriage"

He straightly replied looking at her.

"Rudra,,,why? I mean I'm not getting your intentions....You were engaged to Mahi di...don't you love her?"

He kept on staring, giving his full attention on her words.

"What will you get after marrying me? You know how I am..... I'm not like Mahi di or any other girl of your society....you will always receive embarrassment for me.....if you want to take revenge then you can punish us by giving us sentence for few years for betraying you....then from where this marriage thing is coming? I think you will punish yourself by marrying me.....I will never able to go with you in your classy parties by wearing tons of makeup...i won't even able to speak to those people.....one day or the other you will shout at me for my clumsiness.... Don't waste your life with me...."

She stopped finally.

But after looking at his blank face, she felt hopeless from inside.

"Did you hear what I just said?"

She asked him.

"Yeah....i heard everything Sanjh..i will advice you to not bother yourself about my future...."

He finished short and simple.

She stared at him with a defeated face. The truth is she doesn't want to marry him. She thought that she can manipulate him by saying all these but seems he is determined enough to not hear anything.

"Finish the food"

He ordered. She got angry but she suppressed her reaction. She finished the food lazily.

They walked down after having their dinner. She was looking at him from the corner of her eyes. His expression was blank. She can't predict what is going on his mind.

"I want to see my family..."

Rudra stopped on his track after listening her.

"No, you can't..."

He stated.

"Please Rudra..."

His heart flipped with her cute request.

"You can meet them tomorrow..now go to the bed"

He replied while unlocking his room.

"Rudra,,,umm....can I sleep in my room? Actually your room is very big and the bed is also very huge....i got scared you know...all the time i just imagine that someone is standing in that corner or the bathroom tap is leaking water....or someone is standing on the window...."

Rudra suppressed his laugh with much difficulty. This girl!!!!

"These all are your imaginations Sanjh..the whole mansion is protected"

He maintained his cold voice but it appeared so gentle that he got surprise after hearing his own voice.

"Yes, ofcourse... that's the main point...all these are my imaginations... because your room is not mine...and my room is only mine...I feel comfortable in my room and only in my bed...and also my horror imaginations stopped when I sleep in my bed...but in your room, everything is so foreign to me, that's why I'm imagining ghost...are you getting my point?"

She said so seriously that Rudra averted his gaze somewhere. He will surely laugh out loud if he stared at her face even for a second.

"Come....."

He just walked infront and Sanjh followed him.

After reaching near her room, he stared at her.

"Is this fine now?"

He asked with a straight face. She smiled this time.

"Thank you Rudra for considering my request....now I can sleep..."

Rudra stared at her innocent smile. He got mesmerized again. Again that same feeling emerged inside him. This time with a bit remorse.

She is too naive Rudra....Let her go....

He immediately shook away his thought. This innocence is only made for him. She belongs to him. He will make her his. This is insane and he will insanely follow this passion.

Sanjh has already walked inside the room. She held the door and stared at Rudra who is still staring at her deeply.

"Good night Rudra"

She was about to close the door but he pushed the door slightly and bent near her face by holding the door.

She was not expecting something like that from him.

"I know you are having difficulty in sleeping in my bed...but after few days you have to learn to sleep in my bed....WITH ME"

He almost whispered the last part. Her eyes widened. His eyes were showing something which she never witnessed before. This expression make her scared and weak.

He left the door and walked away instantly.

She came back on her bed.

"He will sleep beside me? I have to share the room with him.....how can I? Oh my god!!!!!"

She fell on the bed by dipping her face on the pillow.

Some sudden thoughts appeared in her mind and make her go numb like this.

Till now she was only thinking about her caged future. Now suddenly some different kind of things appeared on her mind. The thing is about the relation of husband and wife, the intimacy they shared. The most horrific part that made her numb was the physical relation which a couple shared.

"I can't do...all...these...with...Rudra...oh..god... Please....someone save me..."

Her body was shaking from inside and her whole face flustered in extreme fear when she imagined Rudra taking off her clothes.

"Noooo....nobody can take off my clothes....I will cut down Rudra's hand"

She uttered again and again. And more fear engulfed her, making her absolutely numb from inside.

Sanjh was doing a street play with Amir. Dev and Rudra were standing in one corner by hanging their heads low.

All the city people has gathered around the place.

"We are the civilians...we have the right to punish the king..if king can punish us,,,we can also punish the king"

Sanjh announced in a microphone.

"Yes, punish the king, punish the king"

The civilians shouted together.

"Sanjh, you are looking so small....stand in this chair..."

Amir placed a chair infront of Sanjh.

She immediately stood on the chair.

"You are still so small infront of me"

Rudra smirked.

"Shut up you giant body man...have I told you to speak?"

Sanjh yelled.

"So now we all are going to punish the King...Amir, tell me which punishment should we give?"

Sanjh asked Amir.

"We can make him short...He is too big"

Amir said.

"That's a good idea..but how?"

Sanjh said.

Amir started to scratch his brow.

"But what have I done? Do you mind to elaborate?"

Rudra asked.

Sanjh stared at him angrily.

"You told me that I have to sleep on your bed beside you...you can't tell something like that.... that's a sin and as a punishment we will make you short"

Sanjh shouted.

"My son is innocent"

Dev said.

"Shut up you old cheating man....you are a cheater....we will make you bald and Sikha aunty will do that....then we will put you inside a box filled with rats....we will put cheese all over you"

"No...please forgive me"

Dev cried out.

"Now it's time to make the King short...we don't know how to do that but we will do it..."

Sanjh said while looking at Rudra's huge muscular frame.

But Rudra was smirking.

"First put on some clothes Sanjh...."

Sanjh immediately looked at her body and she screamed. She is only wearing a towel.

......

"Nooooooo"

She woke up with a jerk. She covered her mouth. The dream was horrible. She immediately looked at herself and got relaxed after seeing that she is not in towel.

"I'm never going to wear towel..not even inside the washroom...what a horrible dream!!!"

She exhaled.

She heard a knock on the door and a maid entered.

"King is waiting for you on breakfast table"

She got another shock. Why he wants her to have breakfast with everyone?

Sanjh came downstairs and find all the family members were present on the breakfast table.

Except Sikha, nobody smiled at her.

Rudra stared at her once and then focused on his breakfast. Shweta and Sanjiv looked at Sanjh with detest on their eyes.

Suddenly Sanjh find her father serving the breakfast wearing the clothes of servants. Tears immediately gathered into her eyes.

"Why are you crying girl? After marrying Rudra, your fate will be like this...you will also work beside your family..."

Dev said with so much mockery on his voice. Sanjh wiped her tears but more tears spilled off her eyes.

Sikha stared at her painfully. Sanjh looked at Rudra who is very attentively watching his phone.

"Come and sit"

Sikha called her softly.

Sanjh's all appetite has already vanished after seeing her father's state. She can clearly see the bruises on her father's face.

She sat beside Rudra and immediately her eyes fell on Shweta who is literally burning her with her gaze.

Sanjh lowered her eyes. She is still crying silently.

"Bring my shoes"

Dev gave the order to Rajiv. She looked at her father who walked away from there to bring Dev's shoes.

Dev and Rudra started to discuss about the business. Sanjh didn't able to eat anything. She just sat quietly among them like a puppet. She can't imagine this future. She also felt Shweta's hateful gaze on her which make her shocked again and again.

Dev, Sanjiv and Shweta left the table and walked inside. Sikha went inside the Kitchen.

Sanjh was about to stand up but she sit back on her position with a tug on her wrist.

She stared at Rudra in shock who is holding her wrist but his eyes were set on his mobile screen.

"What did I tell you about the crying?"

He asked without looking at her.

"You...will bury my family if i..cry"

She muttered in a shaky tone.

"Hmmm...and are you obeying that?"

Irritation is clear on his voice.

Sanjh wiped her tears immediately.

Rudra stood up. He put on his coat.

"Go and meet your family...you have 10 minutes only..."

He took his phone and walked but again he returned. This time his eyes got fixed on her.

"I have promised you that I will let them go after marriage....You can show a bit of trust on me Sanjh..."

She met his eyes instantly. Whenever he took her name she felt something.

"I hope you didn't see any ghost last night?"

He said and within a second he left without giving her any time to reply.

She stood there by gaping her mouth and for a second last nights dream appeared in her mind.

She shook her head and walked towards the basement.

.........................

"He can't marry her....she will become the Queen if Rudra got married to her...and we have to bow down to her like slaves"

Mahi cried out.

"Shut up!!! Rudra is marrying Sanjh to torture her...You should thank the god that he didn't chose you....you have no idea what Sanjh will face after marriage...."

Priya whisper yelled.

"Still she will be the Queen mom...I don't care... I'm ready to suffer the torture...I will win Rudra's heart and then he will slowly melt and forgive Sharman bhai....Sanjh is an idiot...she can never make him happy....Sanjh doesn't even know what a man like Rudra truly wants"

Their conversation stopped in between. The door got unlocked and Sanjh entered the room.

She immediately ran and hugged Mahi tightly. Mahi got a fresh fragrance from Sanjh's body and she got jealous. Also after looking at her, she understood that Sanjh is getting every luxury while she has been locked up in this basement, stinking like shit.

"Mom,,,di...where is bhai?"

Sanjh asked with a shaky tone.

Mahi stared at Priya in anger. She wanted to tell her mother that Sanjh is really enjoying her time with Rudra's family.

Priya was also in shock after seeing Sanjh's fresh appearance. She got suspicious. Why Rudra is not torturing her?

An unknown possibility grew inside her which make her stare at Mahi who is meaningfully staring at Priya.

"Sanjh beta.."

Priya hugged her softly which make Mahi more angry.

Priya cupped Sanjh's face and kissed her forehead.

"My baby....did he do something wrong to you?"

Priya asked in a sad tone.

"No mom...he didn't....he just shouted at me..he didn't put the shackles on me"

Sanjh said.

Priya covered her mouth and cried out

"I'm so scared for you.... it's better to get killed than seeing my own daughter getting raped day and night by him"

Sanjh's face lost all it's colour. She stared at Priya in pure terror and then she stared at Mahi.

"Di,, did he try to????"

She got chocked in her words.

"No....he will not do this to Mahi...he is marrying you not Mahi....and I know why he is doing this....he will rape you everyday and torture us by showing your pain....."

Sanjh moved back in a terrified state. She has never imagined this possibility. She can't even imagine something like that from Rudra. No matter how scary he looks but someway she knows that he can't stoop that much low.

She can't forgot those days when he protected her like a gurdian. She can still feel those days when he took care of her like a big brother.

When noone was around to look after a 10 year old child, he took her responsibility. Not a single day she missed her parents when she was with him.

"He can't do this mom...I know him..."

She mumbled.

"He himself told us....He told us he will going to send me to the strip club and he will use you like his personal whore"

Mahi said.

Sanjh stared at Mahi being speechless. She has heard Dev saying the first thing but she didn't know that Rudra has came here and said all these.

"Do you know how whores are treated? He will fuck you and leave you....and he will come back and again he is going to fuck you.....your life will be just like this...you will only wait for Rudra for getting fucked like an animal"

Sanjh covered her ears and whimpered in fear.

"Don't scare her Mahi"

Priya suppressed her smile and hugged Sanjh in her embrace. Sanjh cried in fear by tightly clutching Priya.

"Ssshhh.... don't cry beta... I'm here"

Priya said but her eyes met with Mahi and they both smiled.

"Mom....I... don't...want..to..marry....him..... I'm....so.... scared....I.. don't...want...this...help...me"

She cried like a baby. She is literally shivering after imagining her future.

"Listen to me....You can only help yourself"

Priya said breaking the hug. Sanjh stared at her with a tear stricken face.

You have to run"

Sanjh's eyes widened.

"He will find me"

She hiccuped.

"No he will not....you remember Jaya aunty? You will meet her... I'm giving you her address...She will definitely help you..Pratik is also there"

Sanjh saw a ray of hope.

"But mom, how can I escape? There are so much security"

She said wiping her tears.

"You have to find a way...you will also tell Jaya aunty to help us...Her husband Mr. Brijesh Agarwal can help us...."

Sanjh stood up.

"I will do something mom.... don't worry...I will find a way"

Sanjh walked out of the basement.

"How can Mr. Agarwal help us? And why you showed her the way out?"

Mahi literally yelled.

"You know nothing Mahi... it's a deal with Mr. Agarwal...Sanjh has to go there, otherwise we all die here in this basement...we owe a huge debt to Mr. Durani"

"I'm not getting anything mom"

"Have you heard the name of Taimur Durani?"

Priya asked.

"Taimur Durani??? You mean the mafia leader of the east?"

Mahi' eyes widened.

"Yes,,Mr. Brijesh knows Taimur Durani....only he can save us....Taimur Durani and Rudra are rivals but still he can make some deal and make us free from here...then we will go to the east and stay under the protection of Taimur Durani"

Mahi looked at her mother with appreciation.

"You are genius mom"

Priya smiled proudly.

"But mom, I like Rudra"

Mahi mumbled.

"You can marry Taimur Durani...He is no less than Rudra"

Priya said.

"Noone is like Rudra...he is one and only"

Mahi said.

"Stop dreaming about him...You should thank your luck that he didn't shove a bullet through our head"

Priya said.

"But mom,,I don't understand why Mr. Durani will help us and how the debt of Mr. Agarwal will be paid?"

Mahi asked.

"There is something you still don't know...and it's not the right time for you to know...The debt will be paid by Sanjh because I have already sold her to Mr. Agarwal"

Mahi's eyes widened. She didn't ask anything further.