26.

Ketki

I rushed to the hospital, and Arya was with me. If not I would have ended up falling. We went to the ER. Zayn and Aryan were waiting and both had grim expressions.

"Z...zayn how's he?" I asked him panicked, his eyes softened seeing my state.

He helped me settle down, "Ketki calm down first of all"

Arya gave me a glass of water, I shook my head. All that mattered to me was for Rudra to be safe.

"He is alright nothing will happen to him" he patted my shoulder urging me to breathe.

"Nothing will happen to him, right? He has to be alright...I haven't told him how much I love him..."

The rest of my words died down, I looked down praying, praying for him to be safe. First maa now I can't lose him. My nightmare, my nightmare came true.

I clenched my eyes shut no Rudra is a strong man he'll fight for it. He'll fight for his life. He said we had time, we didn't even go on dates, and we didn't even do couples things.

I glanced at the ER light which turned off Devansh walking out removing his mask. I rushed to him.

"Bhai.. Rudra?"

He patted my shoulder, he was out of danger. They have removed his bullet and he soon gains consciousness.

Relief washed over me. He is fine, he is fine, he is fine. Thank you god thank you so much. I clasped my hands together.

Rudra was shifted into a VIP ward. I settled down on a small bench beside his bed. It's been an hour but he hasn't woken up. Why is he doing this to me?

I held his hand gently, seeing him unconscious connected to the wires. I kissed his knuckle.

"Wake up please..."

"i told you right if anything happens to you I won't be able to live"

I waited and waited for him to wake up, I felt my eyes heavy and I fell asleep.

***

I had cold fingers on my cheeks, and I shot my eyes open. Rudra had woken up and looked at me with nothing but warmness.

I quickly got up, "Rudra how..how are you feeling? Should I call the doctor? Does it hurt?"

I bombarded him with questions, but he just pulled me close, landing on his chest.

"Shh chashni... calm down'm alright" He caressed my back slowly.

My nerves calmed, "I told you to be safe still you got hurt"

I felt his chest vibrating. He was laughing, how could he laugh?

"I'm sorry chashni... it would never happen again" he whispered

"Now please stop crying, that wound doesn't hurt that much...but seeing your tears stranded face hurts" he wiped the tears on my cheek.

Devansh walked in, "How are you feeling rudra?"

"Wonderful top of the world" Rudra replied sarcastically, devansh was unfazed he just walked to check up on the wound.

I sat down on the couch, devansh asked him a couple of questions while noting something on his notepad.

"How long will I stay here?" Devansh studied his notes,

"A week or two" Rudra's eyes widened,

"There's no way I'm staying that long here seeing your face every day like this will make me sick" I resisted the urge to laugh. These two and their bickering. Are they what five?

And there was the most dramatic entry of the year as soon as Zayn walked in. I looked at them. I was glad Rudra had some friends for life who would call them his family.

Though he doesn't show it he cares for them a lot and they care for him too. Soon both Devansh and Zayn left. Well, it was hard to throw them both out of the room.

Rudra was finally resting, I covered him properly and turned off the lights. I sat on the couch and sleep was nowhere near.

The warmth of Rudra's embrace was not with me. How could I sleep? So I just laid down staring at the wall.

I stayed awake if Rudra needed me at night, cause I knew he wouldn't wake me up and rather try to do things on his own.

As the night went by, I fell asleep despite trying not to sleep and rudra also didn't wake up he was on strong medications.

***

A week later Rudra was finally allowed to get discharged, all week he was sulking to go home and rest but knew he wouldn't so he didn't allow it and I took Devansh's side.

I haven't confessed yet. I would once we are home. Aryan drove to the mansion; he was still probably feeling guilty that he was unable to protect rudra.

I didn't blame him nor did rudra. I still didn't know how and why anyone would attack rudra. Then again anything in this business world is possible.

When Dada came to know about it he rushed to the hospital, rudra and Dada had a decent civil conversation. I don't know why but these two seem to not like each other for some reason.

I'm gonna talk to Dada later about it. We reached Aryan and helped Rudra to our room. Once he was settled I walked in with a bowl of soup.

He made me drink this bitter soup when I was sick and now he will have to too.

"Come on drink this" I settled down beside him, and he scrunched his nose.

"Noo chashni there's no way im drinking this you made me drink this a whole damn week" Rudra protested as usual, but I was not gonna back down.

"Don't be a kid rudra come on drink it" I forwarded the bowl in front of him but he was stubborn.

"Okay I'll drink it, what will I get in return?" he said with a smirk plastered on his lips.

"Anything you say or anything you ask" I shrugged cause he would ask for the blueberry cheesecake which is his favorite and I could have tons for him.

His smirk widened. Why do I have a bad feeling about this? I shrugged it off, he took the bowl from my hand and drank the soup.

His funny expressions while drinking soup were worth watching. He finished it all and handed me the bowl.

"Now" he turned to me with a smug smile. "You said I can ask for anything..."

He held my hand pulling me close to him. 'No...this is not the way to ask for cheesecake, he doesn't want cheesecake...' shut up ketki.

"R..rudra" I wanted to hit myself or bang my head to a wall for shuttering right now.

"Yes chashni" he tucked hair that was falling on my face behind my ear. He held my nape, tangling his hand in my hair.

Without wasting any time on words to spell it out he kissed me. Butterflies in my stomach started dancing, the shy me.. where's the shy me I kissed him back immediately wrapping my hands around his neck.

His lips moved against mine just perfectly, he has been holding for a whole damn week. He shoved his tongue in my mouth, sending a jolt of pleasure in me.

Damn, a kiss can make my mind go crazy. He caressed my jaw while he kissed my lips. Oxygen! I needed oxygen but instead of pulling back, I deepened the kiss. Right now where's the shy me?

He was frozen for a moment seeing my Daring move, he pulled back before biting my lower lip.

I bite my lips nervous why?

"Don't bite your lips like that or else I'll end up doing more than just a kiss" My eyes widened hearing him, my cheeks turned red and I looked down shyly.

He made me look at him by lifting my chin. He kissed my temple and I leaned onto his chest. I was missing his warmth and his hugs.

"Chashn" I just hummed in response, I was already feeling sleepy in his embrace this whole week I was unable to sleep because I missed his warmth.

"I wanna tell you something... but promise me you'll first hear me out and then only you'll react" I frowned, he sounded kinda weird.

I looked up at him waiting for him to speak further. But when he spoke my heart sank deep into its pits. This was not what I expected him to say.

"I am a mafia... king of underground mafia"

A/N

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