Chapter 26

Abhinay pov

" Congratulations beta. I am so happy for you. May god bless this union." My mom blessed me and Tara as we slid the ring in each others ring finger.

Mom reached the hall just before the time of my engagement. I guess she was busy somewhere. But the happiness in her eyes was something to cherish.

I only fake smiled. People cheered happily whoever were present in our party. But I could sense the envy radiating off some of the girls while giving us their fake smiling. Too bad, their opinion doesn't matter to me and so, as usual I just ignored them.

Roaming my eyes all around the hall, my eyes laid on the most saddest and confused girl present in this hall with a frown etching over her face. Tara.

I cleared my throat to get her attention, and she snapped her eyes at me.

Her eyes were looking at me with such innocence that for a second my heart melt away. Almost.

" Tara, you are looking so beautiful, my future daughter in law. Oh my ! Why are you not smiling? Aren't you happy?" My mother questioned in a confused way.

Tara didn't said anything. She just kept quiet. But one glare from me, and she faked smile at everyone after darting her gaze away from me.

But she was eerily calm.. too calm after that threatening.

And I would be lying if I say her eerily calm attitude wasn't settling with me. I am enjoying how her eyes looked away as soon as her gaze met with my gaze.

" Well boss, I have still not overcome with the fact that this famous bachelor of this country is going to be hitched soon. I am so much happy for you. " I glared at Vinay who broke my thoughts with his chirpy voice and was just saying these things to tease me.

He quickly shut his mouth.

As soon as we got free from all this party shit, I grabbed Tara and took her into her room.

" Ahhh leave me !!"

" You are hurting me devil..!"

Ignoring her wordings, I dragged her to her room and with a bang shut the door of the room.

She flinched and looked at me with her wide eyes.

" W-why you shut the door of the room? I want to go out. Open the door." She dared to command me in her shivering voice. This made me smirk as now I knew that I have full control over her fear.

" Why sweetheart?" I chirped smirkingly.

God ! I am enjoying those expressions.

" Open the door.. or.. or..."

" Or what !?" I asked arrongantly with my raised eyebrow.

You can't do anything Tara.. You will follow my command. You are my prisoner, and not to forget, a troublemaker of my life. Oh how badly I am going to make you pay !! Just wait and watch.!!

" Or I am going to go out and tell your mom that you are devil. Then I will see aunty beat you with a broom. And those two demons will laugh at you like a joker. Do you want me to do that? " She dared threatening in an arrogantly stupid way. Once again her fear for me in her eyes just vanished in a few seconds. With her crossed arms she was giving me a challenging look.

So much of dare....

" Do you know it will take just a few second for me to take out my gun and pull the trigger to your forehead. I could kill you in an instant and then bury you in the backyard of my house. No one will ever find out. So I suggest don't you dare threaten this mafia leader." I talked in an eerily calm voice with my gaze fixed on her.

I thought....

I thought she would shiver from my warning of death. She would have fits or panic attack after hearing my death warning. But instead of any fear, she stood more straighter than before with confidence oozes out.

Her eyes filled with annoyance and then..

" If you will kill me then also I will pester you."

" Oh ! I see... how so ?" I smirked.

" I will come as  a ghost and haunt you down just like that ghost in that horror movie."

What..!?

" Enough of your drama now. I am going to talk some sense in you."

" I have sense, only you are nonsense." Her witty reply was now agitating me.

In frustration, I grabbed her hand so tightly that she whimpered in pain.

" ouch !"

" Shut the fuck up and listen to me very carefully."

" Aeyy ! Leave me.. You are hurting me devil." She was trying to pry my hands off from her arm,  but I only pressed her arm harder in return.

" I will be the real devil if you don't drop the attitude." I threatened.

With a jerk, I left the hold from her arm.

Again she looked at me with her blurr eyes and pouted lips. But the fierceness was  not  vanishing anywhere. She was giving me a challenging look.

I sighed and turned around to sit on the bed. She looked at me with alertness.

" Day after tomorrow we are going to be married." I started," I will be your husband. And I dare you girl, if you try to create any nuisance in these two days, I will punish you very badly. Am I clear?"

She was looking at me straight in my eyes.

" I. will. punish. you." I spoke more clearly this time.

Her eyes were blurred. Tears were on the edge, ready to flow like a waterfall from her eyes.

" I suggest you don't take me lightly. You see I have some temper issues and I am controlling myself around you like almost everyday because I don't want to burst on you. Don't test my patience. You will be the only one to regret later on. Keep quiet and do as I say if you don't want to hurt yourself."

I said very calmly.

" Why you want to marry me? Let me go." She whispered, her voice was quiet.

" Because of many reasons."

" What reasons?"

" Now it's very late. You should go to your room. Sleep tight. I know you would be feeling exhausted after the party." I diverted the topic and somehow nudged her out of my room.

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Sunrays peeking through the window had woken me up. It was eight in the morning. Sitting straight on my bed I stretched myself and then after  my daily morning routine I walked out of my room, down the stairs.

Yesterday's party was exhausting. Now only a day left for my wedding.

My thoughts suddenly revolve around the ideal woman I should marry.

I thought to marry a girl of my standard. Someone, who would be intelligent, smart, beautiful, educationally qualified woman who would be able to stand on my side. But I know very well, almost all the girls would fall for my  money, status, strength, power.

Afterall who would be able to deny the billionaire !? And who would be able to deny the luxury that comes along with it.

But exceptions are always there.

This girl, Tara, is one such exception.

Reaching the dining table, I found her sitting very quietly in her pink salwar suit and no makeup. A simple woman who have no sense of dressing in  a high profile family was now going to be a daughter in law very soon.

But according to me, any orphan girl, with no parents, if found herself  marrying a rich man would be so happy that her happiness would know no boundary.

And looking at this girl, it looks like I am sacrificing her life like a scapegoat.

" We were waiting for you beta.   You should be very punctual. How many times do I have to tell you?" My mother's curt voice got me out from my world of thoughts.

Tara instantly looked up with her blank face and diverted her gaze from me in a next second.

After finishing the breakfast, mother  stopped me to discuss some of the things which are important.

" Tomorrow is the wedding. Tara, I ordered a beautiful dress for you. I hope you like your outfit. This is a grand wedding and I want everything to be very smooth. If you don't like the outfit then tell me straight away, we will get it changed. Tomorrow will be the very busy day for everyone. I suggest you both to take a good rest today so that you both don't exhaust yourself. I will take the responsibilty of all wedding preparations. I have, infact, already talked about the food preparation. I hope there will be no problem." She sighed.

Oh god ! She is already looking so stressed out. I don't see why mom have to do all this shit. I am only marrying her for her sake. I am having no problem to marry her in the local court. She is only taking stress for nothing.

" You don't have to worry mom, everything is planned out. Vinay and Viraj, both are taking care of the wedding preparation. And please, I don't want  any grand party. I would be more satisfy if I marry her in some local temple or in a local court." I spoke nonchalantly.

I don't know what happen, but she threw me an angry glare in a next second.

" We are Singh. We have some reputation to handle. This wedding have to be grand Abhinay. You are a billionaire. Your wedding pics would be pasted on every front page of a magazine on a very next day. There would  be so many relatives who want to attend the wedding of a billionaire businessman. And this is what you are suggesting me!?" She was angry instantly.

Tara was looking at her with her horrified face. Like she couldn't believe my mother's high pitched voice.

I cleared my throat in an attempt to excuse myself from the discussion and looked at Tara, signalling her with my eyes to follow me.

" I am watching you Abhinay." Maa said so abruptly that I instantly looked away and heaved a sigh.

" I am not up for the discussion mom. Do whatever you want. I am having an important call and afterwards I have to go office."

" This is your wedding and look at you how nonchalantly you are saying this. Just a few minutes ago I told you, you both will take a rest for tomorrow."

" But maa.."

" Tara... I know you love him and I suggest you should knock some sense in him too."

I chuckled inwardly. Tara.. and sense !? What a deadly combination.!

Tara looked at her confuse. But again looked away. She had no interest in our talk. Atleast she could fake her happiness..!! But no ! She was like her world was taking away from her.

Like, she was going to be sacrificed tomorrow.

She looked down on the table. No excitement, no anger, no frustation on her face. It seems like she was in her own world and thinking something deeply.

She might be thinking of the pros she would get after marrying you.... My mind mocked.

I smirked inwardly.

" Now enough! There is one more thing I would like to say Abhi."

My eyes looked at her direction with confusion. Now what is left there to talk?

" It's a tradition that a groom and a bride cannot see each other until marriage."

" What !?"

" Yes Abhi. I know you love her and all, but you have to wait until marriage. So I suggest both of you, don't see each other until the marriage happens. Tara you will be shifted downstairs for today. And Abhi, don't even try to contact her. Okay !"

I huffed !

" Ok mom !" With that I turned around and walked out. I am having a lot of office work. Vinay and Viraj, both are busy in the wedding preparations but I can't afford to loose the business work. They are much important for me than this marriage.

This marriage is only fake. I know I can't love her. She is seriously not my type. It's just the formality to keep my mom happy, that's why I am marrying her. Otherwise, one night stands were enough for me. No need for this marriage.

Hahaha.. what I am even thinking. My one night stands would still continue even after the marriage.

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Tara pov

" Tara, Abhinay don't listen to me. Sometimes I have to scold him to get him on the right track. You know, being a future mother in law, I am giving you the rights you can pull him on the track by any means if he don't listen to you."

I looked at aunty and listened very carefully.

She is good but sometimes becomes bad. She scolds everyone. I don't understand why she was telling me this.

I was planning something else.

Something which would get me out of this mess. I want to go to the same orphange instead of living here. That devil is bad. This aunty... I don't like her.

I am badly missing my Vimla masi.

I hope I find myself out of this mess soon. And I have already form a plan how to escape from this place.

Looking around the mansion, it should be easy to sneak way from this mess. No one would be able to catch me if I would be alert.

Yes. I will escape..! Escape from this mess.

That devil won't be able to catch me.

" Tara.. Tara.. TARA !?"

" huh !?"

" Where are you lost ?"

" Nothing aunty."

" Don't call me aunty. I am going to be your mother in law. You can call me maa."

No ! I won't.

But I didn't said anything. This marriage won't happen. And I will make sure of it.

Because..

Today I am going to escape.

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