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Jaydev entered the meeting room and greeted the commissioner while all the juniors saluted him. He took a seat beside the commissioner who then gestured to one officer to begin the discussion. The officer's name was Adnan Khan.
He turned a white board to everyone and grabbed a marker. He wrote a headline in bold letters.
THE BLOOD MONEY GANG.
He faced everyone, " underworld, nowadays is not unknown to people. But this gang is the most cruel and vicious. There are many crimes like gang rape, theft, smuggling, murder, trafficking etc. in their name. This gang is currently ruling the underworld but has many enemies surrounding them. Apart from us there are some mob bosses also who want to kill them, like... The Pratap's empire. But, our current Target is this gang only. We all know what kind of chaos they have created. How they are using the law to keep their dirty business going."
He wrote more words on the board and everyone else read it.
Shekhar Rao- The boss.
Karan Khanna- The right hand.
Rubina Rao- the wife of the boss.
He faced everyone and continued speaking, " these 3 are the main people. Of course there are more important people in this gang but our main goal should be them. To reach these we will have to climb many stairs. They are well protected. Rubina Rao, she is as cruel as her husband and takes care of businesses like brothels, female trafficking etc. Just because she is a woman, we should not underestimate her. Till date, nobody has seen her except her gang."
" How old is she again?"
One of the officers asked.
" In her early 30's," he replied.
Adnan pointed at Jaydev and said, " with the help of Jay's sir friend's help, we get a way to the underworld but..it can cost a huge loss to us."
" We does not care about that for now," the commissioner said and everyone looked at him,
" Our focus is this gang only. By hook or crook, we need to tame them."
One of the officers said, " then we'll have to start by their goons first? Khan, himself said it's difficult to reach these 3 people."
Jaydev shook his head, " We will start directly with the magician who makes the monkeys dance. Means, our first target is Karan Khanna."
He looked at the commissioner Ravi and said, " I just need your order for the raid."
He frowned, " for what?"
" I have come to know that Shekhar has organized a bidding tournament this Sunday. We have to attack and pull a raid there."
Ravi nodded, " prepare your own team for that."
He stood up first then everyone else.
" This meeting should only be known to us 8 people only. Next meeting will be held after the successful raid. Hope it goes successful."
The meeting ended and everyone walked out. Adnan caught up with Jaydev in his cabin.
" Jay?"
" Hn?"
Jaydev sat on his chair and Adnan spoke,
" Do you think we should trust Shefali?"
" The lady officer in the meeting? Why not?'
Jaydev grabbed a file. Adnan sat on the chair opposite to him, " I just hate her. "
Jaydev chuckled, " can't help. She is included in our mission. Anyways, prepare a special team. Include Shefali as well because she's a great shooter. Who knows we might need her."
Adnan groaned and left when Jaydev's phone rang.
" Yes?"
" Sir, mam.. is going somewhere with her friends."
Jaydev's guard who is keeping eyes on Shruti nowadays, informed him.
" Let her go then," Jaydev said, still busy reading an important case.
" But Sir, she is-"
" Jay sir?"
Jaydev looked at the entrance and found a constable.
" Someone wants to meet you."
Jaydev nodded at him and said to the guard, " keep your eyes on her and if something unusual happens, inform me."
Jaydev disconnected the call and told the constable to let the person come.
Meanwhile, the guard sighed heavily, staring at Shruti who was entering the house of one of her friends.
" Well.. the only usual thing is Tarun who is with mam right now."
He muttered and thought to let it slide.
On the other hand,
Aryan sat on the chair opposite to Jaydev and looked around his cabin.
" Ohh! Nice cabin, huh?"
An officer came with two cups of tea and snacks.
" Thank you," Aryan gladly accepted the tea and had a sip.
" Shit, too much sugar."
He put the glass on the table and Jaydev frowned at him.
" What are you doing here?"
Aryan made himself more comfortable on the chair then said,
" I heard you have planned something against Rao's gang?"
Jaydev hummed, " a raid."
Aryan chuckled, " don't you think it's such a funny step to tame them."
Jaydev frowned and Aryan continued, " I am very old in this field. I know every nook and corner of goons. They are not scared of all these things, rather they always have a solution."
" What do you mean to say? We should not do this?"
Jaydev took a sip of tea.
" Not at all. Do as you wish but.. do not get trapped in your plan."
Jaydev exhaled heavily, " listen, speak in clear words. I have not enough patience to solve your puzzles."
Aryan had a bit of biscuit then said, " have you ever attended a Don's party?"
Jaydev stayed silent and Aryan added with a smirk on face,
" Let's have fun on Sunday."
...
Pakhi sat in the waiting area of Aryan's firm. He was currently out for work.
" Mam, we have informed Sir. He is on the way," his assistant said to Pakhi.
She smiled at him and she left. Pakhi looked around. His firm is quite huge. People are going here and there with files. She wonders what type of cases Aryan has solved till now.
5 minutes later, a lady came and sat down beside her. Pakhi paid no attention to her and grabbed the glass of juice from the table.
" Are you Aryan's girlfriend?"
Pakhi frowned and looked at the lady, " hm?"
She smiled and said, " I guessed so from the way his assistant is serving you. He doesn't let just anyone be treated like this."
" Oh," Pakhi uttered.
" By the way, I am Jivika."
Pakhi forwarded her hand and shook hands with her.
" I am Pakhi.. Chauhan, his wife."
" Ohh! Then you deserve to be treated like this," Jivika chuckled.
Pakhi smiled and felt proud after introducing herself as his wife. She liked Jivika. She seemed like a kind lady and helped her kill time.
" And you know I love fighting against him. I mean, I have never seen such a dedicated lawyer before."
" Indeed he is," Pakhi said.
" But I wonder how he managed to pull a girl like you," Jivika said.
Oops! Probably, Pakhi has to change her views about her.
" What.. Do you mean?"
Jivika tucked the strand of her hair behind the ear and said, " As a lawyer, I had research done on him. And according to him, Aryan Chauhan is a number one womanizer, stubborn and ill-mannered person-"
" Pakhi?"
Jivika rolled her tongue inside the mouth and Pakhi looked behind as she heard Aryan's voice whose expression stiffened seeing Jivika. He came to them and Pakhi stood up.
Jivika got up and forwarded her hand, " hello, Mr. Chauhan. You disturbed us. Me and your wife were having a great time, no Pakhi?"
Pakhi startled when Aryan yelled his assistant's name, " MS. PATEL!"
In less than a minute, his assistant showed up.
" Yes sir?"
Aryan looked at her, " didn't I make it clear to send my wife in my cabin?
" Yes sir, but mam-"
" Don't you love your work? Should I fire you-"
Pakhi grabbed his hand and said, " I insisted on sitting here."
Aryan clenched his jaw and gulped down his anger before permitting the assistant to leave.
" Seems like, Mr. Chauhan is busy today."
Jivika poked her nose.
" So fucking much, woman. I would not like to meet you," Aryan spatted in irritation. She chuckled while Pakhi frowned at his behaviour.
Jivika took a small piece of paper from her handbag.
" Then let's meet some other day."
She glanced at Pakhi before walking past him. Pakhi failed to notice how she touched Aryan's hand and shoved the paper in his hand.
Aryan fisted the paper and Pakhi felt him grasping her tightly then walking toward his cabin. He opened the door and pulled her inside. He locked it from inside and removed his blazer while going toward the dustbin. He threw the piece of paper in the bin.
Pakhi chose to ask, " why are you so angry suddenly?"
" I am not," he lied and put his blazer on his chair.
" No, you are," she said stubbornly.
He sighed heavily and dropped himself on the couch.
" Yes I am. So what?"
He spread his legs wide and Pakhi walked toward him while saying, " you behaved so rudely outside. Is that how you talk to people?
He looked up and down at her. She was in a yellow anarkali.
" Jada garmi nahi lag rahi tumhe?"
( Aren't you feeling too hot?)
She took a look at her dress before saying, " It was sunny today so I wore this. Why? Doesn't it look good?"
" Bahut acha lag raha hai par meri halat kharab kar raha hain," he clicked his tongue and smirked.
( It is surely looking good but making my condition worse.)
She rolled her eyes and crossed her hands around the chest, " you cannot change the topic. Tell me, do you behave like this usually?"
" Kacheri lagaogi ab yahan?"
( Will you set up a court here?)
She sighed heavily because he never gave a proper answer.
" You know what, it's useless talking to you."
" Dare to walk out of the cabin, I will kiss you."
She opposed him and continued walking. He got up from the couch and took long strides to her. She grabbed the door knob but before she could twist it, he landed his hand on the door beside her face and caged her.
She faced him and maintained a good distance with him.
" Let me go."
He removed his hand from the door and wrapped it around her waist. She put her hands on his chest when he pulled her close to himself with a jerk.
" Fir aayi kyu thi? Apni khoobsurati ki ek jhalak dene?"
( Why did you come then? To give a glimpse of your beauty?)
" Hn?"
He kissed her cheek and more like whispered against her lips, " aaram se couch par samjhata hun chalo."
( I can make you understand comfortably on the couch.)
She grasped his shoulders tightly when he picked her up in his arms and started going toward the couch.
" Mujhe nahi samjhna," she said timidly.
( I don't want to.)
He put her on the couch and started opening a few of the upper buttons of his shirt. She blushed, felt funny in her stomach seeing him towering over her.
" Par mujhe to samjhana hai."
( But I want to.)
" K..kya?"
( W.. what?)
She did not realise when she suddenly became a scared kitten from fearless lioness. Corner of his lips curved into a smirk as he put his knee on the couch beside her thigh.
She gulped and he grabbed her shoulders to push her down slowly.
" Meri boli se tumhe bahut shikayat to Aaj kuch karke samjhana padega."
( You have complaints about my speech, today I will have to make you understand by actions.)
She felt the couch touching her back and she fisted her hands out of nervousness.
" What will you do?"
He hovered over her and she felt her breath stucking in her throat when so many wild moments, she has read in books and seen in movies, clouded her brain.
" I'll just give you a sample."
She felt his chest coming in contact with her breast.
" What if I disagree?"
Mischief glistened in his eyes, " I do not think so you will."
She hated how he was able to read her so well and was angry at herself because he wasn't lying outright.
He grabbed her dupatta and started taking it off. Her back itself arched for him to pull the dupatta out. He left it on the ground and she felt insanely exposed under his mercy, even with clothes on her body.
....
Meanwhile, Shruti clicked her glass of juice with her friends. Except her, everyone has wine in glasses. They squealed in happiness and cheered loudly.
Shruti made her way to the dance floor after drinking the juice when her favourite song blasted the whole room. This part is organised by her friend who has birthday today.
Of course, Jaydev has no idea about this party. It's not like she wanted to tell him. She is doing all this deliberately. It's been 2 days since that incident when he sang a song in the car. He just can't make fun of her feelings anymore.
She did not talk to him properly. She went to work in her own car. She slept before him. She just wants him to notice the change in her behaviour but it doesn't seem like she is succeeding. That man is too busy to notice her nowadays.
Leave it.
" Hey, Shruti?"
Shruti looked around and smiled widely seeing one of her guy friends. She went to him and danced with him as the song changed.
She was having great fun, forgetting all her worries and problems, especially Jaydev.
She got tired after dancing so she went and sat next to her friend, Keshav.
" Exhaust?"
" Not really," Shruti replied and gulped down the water.
" Don't you think you should go home now?"
Keshav asked and she frowned.
" Why? What time is it?"
" 8 PM."
She waved her hand carelessly, " let's leave after an hour. I have eaten anything yet."
Keshav handed her the bowl of sweets.
" Will your husband not be angry?"
" Nope. He doesn't care."
" Oh he does, stupid," Keshav rolled his eyes.
She had a bite of sweet and waited for Keshav to tell the reason but just then Tarun came.
" Tired already?"
She shook her head and Tarun smiled widely.
" Then let's dance more," Tarun grabbed her arm.
" But-"
She tried to protest.
" No but."
He grabbed the bowl and handed it back to Keshav then pulled her back to the dance floor. Keshav shook his head in disbelief because Shruti again got busy dancing as if she wasn't dying to eat just now.
" That asshole!"
He cursed while glaring at Tarun. Ever since Tarun has come into her life, Shruti has forgotten him- That's what Keshav feels.
He grabbed his mobile and smirked, staring at Jaydev's contact number. He was about to call him but realised that Jaydev might ruin the birthday party- he dropped the plan.
Keshav sighed and took a sip of drink. He turned to his left side, where Shruti was sitting just now.
He choked on his drink and enlarged his eyes seeing Jaydev. He fixed his leather jacket and made himself comfortable on the couch. His eyes stayed fixated on the dance floor.
" Y.. you?"
Jaydev looked at him and passed a smile which was anything but polite, " hey."
He turned his gaze back at the dance floor and stared at his wife, dancing wholeheartedly.
Keshav glanced at Shruti, Tarun then at him.
" Uhm, I should tell her-"
" Easy Easy, Man. Calm down."
Jaydev stopped him and Keshav forced a smile and kept sitting there. Very soon, everyone noticed the new person except Shruti.
Jaydev roamed his eyes up and down at her. She was in a decent outfit but still, he felt bothered by the stares of men on her exposed arms and neck.
Finally, she noticed him when the music stopped. Jaydev frowned and said while looking at everyone,
" What happened, guys? Continue continue."
" Yes, let's continue," Shruti encouraged everyone but her girl- friend grabbed her hand.
" But, Shru. Isn't your husband a police officer? Is here to arrest someone? I don't remember inviting him."
Shruti looked at her husband and he was looking around the living room very interestingly. She made her way to him and scolded him as she stood before him.
" What are you doing here? You are scaring everyone."
Jaydev looked at her, " I am not. Only the one whose mind is corrupt is afraid of the police."
Shruti groaned in a low voice, " but they are afraid of you. You should go now."
Jaydev smiled slightly, " but I won't go without you."
She frowned, " sure?"
He nodded, " 100%."
Shruti faced everyone and announced, " sorry for the inconvenience caused by my husband, guys but you can continue. He is no harm. I hope you don't mind one more person, Prachi."
She mentioned the birthday girl in the last sentence. Prachi nodded and the party restarted. Shruti halted on her steps when she felt him holding her wrist from behind.
She faced him and he stood up then fixed the strap of her dress. She glanced there then looked into his eyes as he parted his mouth to speak,
" Jitne maze karne hai kar lo. Aakhir mein mere paas hi aana hai tumhe."
( Have as much fun as you want, in the end you will have to come to me.)
She chuckled amusingly, " dhamki de rahi ho."
( Are you threatening me?)
" Bata raha hun," he said.
( I am telling you.)
She freed her wrist from his grip, " then watch me having fun, Mr. Rude Chaudhary."
She turned her back and went away. He smirked and put his hands inside his pants pocket.
She did exactly what she claimed. She probably pulled some actions intentionally to irritate him. Example, deliberately spending a lot of time with guy friends, ignoring him and such more childish antics.
Shruti knew what she was doing but she did not regret a bit- well, maybe yes.
Because when she was going to get food with Tarun, Jaidev deliberately spilled juice on her shoes and did not even apologize.
When she was dancing, he did not remove his heated gaze from her even for a second.
He is a police officer. So it was natural for people to fear him without any reason, which he took full advantage of. Whenever any guy friend came to talk to her, he stood very close behind her and her friends did not feel comfortable at all.
Having enough of his behaviour, she grabbed his wrist and pulled him to the corner.
" What the hell do you think you are doing?"
" What? I ain't doing anything," he tried to act innocent.
She scoffed," do you think I am a fool? I am not able to enjoy because of you."
She complained.
" Ahn?"
" Hn."
He smirked and stepped closer to her. She walked backward until her back hit the wall behind. She looked around nervously and placed her hands on his chest to maintain a distance.
" Wh..what are you doing?"
He tucked the strands of her hair behind the ear tenderly. She moved her hands down.
" 1 hour."
" What?" She frowned.
He pinched her chin and lifted her face a little up. He brought his lips closer to her and whispered,
" You had fun for an hour.. now you'll be under my control for an hour."
Her cheeks coated with red hue and she felt weakness on her knees.
" You.. you have gone mad."
She pushed him back and went away from there. She talked to Prachi and told her that she is leaving now. She left the party with Jaydev.
Confusion and shock flickered in her voice as she freaked out, " my car? Someone stole my car."
" Do not overreact. Driver took it home."
" Who told him?"
She snapped at him.
" Me," Jaydev unlocked his car and opened the passenger side door for her. She scoffed, " I'll take a cab."
She took out her mobile from purse to dial a number but he snatched it.
" Hey-"
She gasped when he pushed her inside the car.
" You-"
She startled when he slammed the door on her face and came to the driver seat. He ignited the engine.
" This is the last time."
She pointed out while fastening her seatbelt.
" Oh darling, this is just the beginning," Jaydev replied.
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