05. Out of standard.

ROOHI.

Were brothers lying to him about my real identity? Were they trying to crack the deal by selling them lies?

Does that mean this can lead to the breaking of this alliance if they find it out?

"I would never change my name? "

"I asked your mother's name, Geetanjali. Who are you talking about then? " he again asked me as I looked at my brother who both were intriguing me with their eyes.

I'm sorry. But I am going to ignore you this time. If I have a one percent chance of ridding myself of this marriage I will take the step with no guilt. I have the right on choosing my husband.

"Roohi is just a woman she cherishes because she-"

"She is my mother." I cut off my brother before he could have framed any lie.

I'm sorry Suman Aunty. I'm sorry Rohan. Spare me this one last time.

"I was born out of wedlock," I told him as his eyes widen and Aarav bhaiya shook to face him as if he was any minute ready to kill me.

But then he started to laugh. As he gritted his teeth and came on Aarav bhaiya as he punched him.

"You were trying to fool us. We told them we don't afford to taint our reputation. And here you are putting up with an-" he filled in rage and spoke but at his last hurtful words he looked at me and stopped.

"Taint on reputation?" I asked him. He didn't say something means to my face to me. But still what he is thinking inside of him is hurting me. I looked at him and spoke, Aarav bhaiya pulled back because I could be close enough and complete myself and I ended up falling on the ground.

My head hit the wooden royal chairs they were sitting on as I yelled in pain. But he didn't come to me. Instead, he grabbed me by my hair and made me stand by pulling them upwards. As every single root deep inside was burning in pain. Before he could hit me with his hands another pair of hands stopped him as I saw with my dizzy vision that it was Rudram and then he punched him again as Bhaiya fell down and then he grabbed my hand as protectively pulled behind him. Bounding me with his hand as he looked at my brothers. My vision came back to me.

"Being illegitimate doesn't make any less human." He said to my brothers as Aarav bhaiya pushed him behind, eyeing him, yelling at him "She is my sister I can do whatever I want. If I want I can cut her legs for going out if I want I can cut her hands for doing something I am obligated if I WANT I CAN CUT HER TONGUE OUT IF SHE SPEAKS SOMETHING I DIDN'T ASK FOR! Who are you? Now that you have broken the alliance you have no right to her." He said, finally stopping from pushing back and back. "And you know what I will show you now in front of your eyes what I can do to her," he said as a panic attack hit me as I teared up begging him not to do anything.

But then he made his men grab all of the three men in my support as he removed his belt, I kept begging but he didn't flinch back as he hit me with it on my leg as I sat down gasping in pain.

"STOP! STOP! STOP!" Rudram yelled from behind as he kept trying to free himself with frustration. Bhaiya hit me again and again with the belt I ended up on the ground hugging myself down as I made my back take the beating, I kept crying inside. But after a few belts, he stopped and gave the belt away as Suman Aunty came running to me she hugged me but as she kept her hand on my back I screamed with pain.

She made mstandod when I couldn't because my legs were numb due to all the pain, panic, fear, and hatred. But then as soon as all the man got away from the group, which were around fifteen- sixteen my brother went to him as he looked straight in his eyes.

"This was just a small part of how extreme I can go. I can show you that too... " he said as my brother again got punched this time by Vanish. But all the men got to him, Rudram stopped them with his hand as he looked straight into his eyes. "I will marry her. Right, tomorrow. Not a single minute late from that. And if I heard that you touched her. Oh, wait, no. If I heard you even put your eyes on her. I will show you what a disaster looks like. And let you have a death trip. " He said to his face. As he went toward Vimal Bhaiya. And spit right in front of him. As all the men tried to come on him but Vimal Bhaiya stopped him with his hand.

And then he came to me and scooped me in his arms I flinched at first but then he waited and made sure he doesn't touch my wound as he took me away and then into my room which was still filled with flowers, soon as I arrived Sukriti cleaned my bed as he made me sat on the bed.

And then Vanish knocked on the door, while Rudram allowed him to come.

"Call the doctor right now."

"I'm fine," I said before Vanish can leave to call.

"Yeah I saw how fine you are doing here," He said as I looked at him.

Is he a key to freedom?