I love you all for loving me so much. I know I shouldn't make you guys wait due to few silent readers so I've decided to not give any target as with target you will not be getting new updates for years, I guess.

So from now own I won't be giving any target and will upload as soon as I finish writing.

This is for you guys, Those who take out their special time to vote, read and comment. All for you.

Keep loving me and I'll keep posting.

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~~~Shivaay's POV~~~

I looked out of the window and my breaths stopped seeing the bagger pointing gun toward Annie as she bent. Before I could react or pull her to me he shot her. My eyes closed on its own as I couldn't see her after shot. Not hearing anything, not even the gunshot I opened my eyes and Annie was still collecting the money where the bullet didn't hit Annie and there was just a mark of the bullet on the window.

I sighed and looked at Annie.

"Don't scold me Shivaay. I can bend this much at least!" She said as she observed me looking at her.

"I'm not looking at you to scold you," I tell her emotionally and she worriedly sat straight and looked into my eyes, I had few tears in my eyes.

"Why are you crying Shivaay?" She asked me and I looked down blinking frequently to brush off the tears.

"I'm not crying... These are the tears of happiness." I tried to drive.

"Stop. I've to give this money to that person." She turned to the mirror and I immediately rolled it down and it breaks down into pieces but before those pieces could hurt her I immediately pulled her to my side and they fell on my hand pricking it badly but I'm happy as she didn't even get a scratch.

"OMG! Shivaay..." She shrieked and I looked out and the bagger was taken away by the security. Khanna immediately opened her door and unbuckling the belt as she stepped out. I too stepped out and walked to her to see if she's completely fine or not.

"Shivaay... Stop, You're the one who is hurt not me." She held my hand and I nodded.

"It's deep and bleeding." She seemed afraid.

"It's not deep. It's your care which is deep and that's the reason it's looking deep to you." I cracked a joke which was completely lame as she rolled her eyes making a boring face.

"I'm in no mood to hear your jokes Shivaay. Who asked you to jump in the scene? Btw why did it even break? Such local glass they use?" She angrily asked and I smiled.

"How did it even rolled up? Didn't you rolled it down to give the money to that man?" I asked as I was still unknown to the fact how her mirror rolled up?

"Actually when I bent to pick the money my hand was on the button so it got pressed. And... Before you say you've to pull to roll up the mirror so let me tell you that I just played with the button and it rolled up." She explained and I smiled.

"Okay. Let's go." I pulled her into another car and immediately drove back to the house without stopping anywhere without any reason.

On the way, she kept on wiping off the blood from my hand and blowing on it. It didn't pain just because of her.

As soon as the car came to a halt she immediately pulled me into the room and did the first aid.

"I'd tell you it's really deep. We should get it checked by the doctor?" Annie suggested while giving me the painkiller.

"Okay, Tomorrow is your first appointment to the doctor so when we will go there then we will even get this wound checked. Okay?" I smiling asked and she nodded.

We changed into comfortable clothes and were ready to walk to the garden for the lunch when she stopped me.

"Shivaay..." She held my hand and looked at her feet's.

Most likely she was hesitating and was nervous to ask me something.

"What's the matter, Annie... What's bothering you." I held her shoulders and she placed her one hand on my chest.

"Actually... If we will not get into any trouble... Only then, can we go to meet my parents? I mean..." I shushed her by placing my finger on her lips.

"You don't need to explain to me anything to go to meet your parents. In fact, I'm angry as to why you even asked me? You shouldn't ask me but just order me." I pulled her into a hug and a tight HUG!

Thank you, God!

It's feeling good down there in the heart feeling her in my arms, SAFE AND SOUND!

I don't know what would've happened if she wouldn't have dropped the money and all those events, I don't believe but it's really a miracle.

"What are you murmuring?" She looked at me and I smiled.

"Err... I was telling you that you're looking breathtakingly beautiful. I love you." I pecked her lips and she blushed.

"I Love you too..." She rested her head on my chest.

"Let's go." We both then walked to the garden and settled on the chairs to have lunch and as asked by Annie Khanna too joined us.

It was the first time that we were having lunch so quietly.

"Khanna. Have you checked the security?" I asked as I remembered about the man.

"Yes. It's safe here. That was on the road..." He paused as I glared at him.

"What do you mean by this?" Annie immediately cached his words and narrowed her eyes while asking.

"Umm... Actually, with the mirror incident, you were so scared so Shivaay sir asked me to cross-check the security." Khanna covered up while I didn't even look at her as I know I'll be caught if I will lie.

"Uh, Even I was curious to know how did it even break? I mean Shivaay is right. Like how can that break like this?" Annie placed her finger on the chin and looked up as if thinking something very important.

"I know. I mean I got it checked and that broke down as a little stone hit onto it." Khanna explained.

"O! Shivaay you're just overreacting then. Don't worry so much, everything is fine why would someone harm us now? That was just a stone, not some bullet." She said as if I was scared of all the enemies out there while the truth is the opposite.

I stared her as she very smartly shifted all the blames on me, well-played wife!

"Khanna... I've got a work for you. Send someone to Annie's parents' house as she wants to meet them. Bring them here. TODAY!" I ordered Khanna and he nodded.

"We should go to meet them?" She interrupted.

"No! I'm not going to send you there alone and I'm having some important work so let him do this." I lied looking at my plate and she simply said Ok.

Soon we were done with the lunch and after a little silent stroll we walked back in and tucking her to the bed for the nap I walked to the car where the man was tied up.

My blood boiled seeing him. If the window wasn't closed, then due to him I would've lost my family!

"Let me go." He spoke as soon as the cloth was removed from his mouth.

"Bloody... Do you really think I'll set you free after what you did there?" I held his neck tightly and he started struggling to breathe.

"L-eave me." He rolled his eyes and I left him.

"Why did you shot her?" I asked controlling my anger as It's really very necessary for me to know the person behind this attack because I know this man is just a pawn.

"I've been paid to kill her. Mr. raichand asked me to kill her. I won't be giving any statement in court or to police. I have a family I needed money so I accepted his offer." He blurted the truth and I was shocked to know the person as according to me he would never do such mistake at this moment when he would be the main suspect if anything happens to her.

"Idiot. You people are so blind in the love for your family that you don't even think that the person whom you will be killing is having his or her own family and they too love them. You just think about your family and not about others that's the reason why you face such a crisis. Be good with others and good will be served to you." I asked them to leave him back in the city and went inside and started reading the emails. 

I was engrossed in reading the emails and replying to them some were from my business clients and some from friends.

But one wasn't from someone whom I know. It looked mysterious. I opened the mail and it was from Yuvi. ( If you guys forgot who he is then He is Rahul's friend who is handling the business of shivaay in Sweden.)

I was shocked as to why did he not sent me the email officially and like this?

'Hey there shivaay. I'm yuvi. Yuvraj from Sweden. I've seen Anika here in Sweden. She was hanging out with a man and another female was with her. I have seen all of them with you in some interviews of yours or some parties maybe but I'm sure I've seen them with you. Also, I don't know why you're hanging out with Anika? I've seen her in the latest event of Om on TV. I just wanted to inform you so you know it this time. Bye.'

I was shocked after reading the email as someone close to me seemed to be involved in all this but who?.

I came out of thoughts jerking off the hand out of fear.

"Shivaay." She called me and I turned to find Annie and that hand was of her.

"Sorry, I didn't know that it's you." I pulled her to me and she smiled.

"I understand." She caressed my face and sat down in my lap.

"Hmm... You wake up so early?" I asked wrapping my arms around her.

"Yeah. Actually, you weren't beside me so I couldn't sleep without you." She pouted and encircled her arms around my neck.

"O, so literally I disturbed your sleep?" I tucked her hair behind her ear and snuggled her.

"Yes, husband. Haven't you finished your work yet?" She asked playing with my collar and I smiled.

"I just started. Do you want something?" I asked making her look into my eyes.

"Yes, You. Let's go out. I'm feeling bored." She told me and I looked away feeling sad.

"I'm so sorry baby. But I've some important work to do. We can go out tomorrow?" I apologised and she smiled hiding her sadness.

"Sure. Don't say sorry." She kissed me on the cheek and I hugged her.

"But I'm not going anywhere. Can you work with me being in your lap?" She smiled sheepishly.

"Yes, Why not? Stay like this and I will show you I can do this with you being in my lap." I straighten myself and started typing on the laptop sending emails while she kept on kissing my cheeks.

"You feeling good today? I mean you must be feeling so fresh and happy." She rested her head on my shoulder.

"Really? Why do you think this?" I asked teasing her and she narrowed her eyes.

"What did you said? Yes?" She held my collar with love and fake anger and I smiled looking at her.

"Yes. I said Yes. I'm feeling fresh and happy and lucky to have you with me and on my lap. I would love to work like this daily. Will you help me?" I asked pecking her lips and she blushed.

"I would love to help you..." She kissed me on the lips.

I looked into her eyes and proceeded to kiss her and she moved little back.

"I was thinking..." She paused looking back.

I turned back and found Khanna standing.

"At least ask before entering?" I raged as this thing wasn't tolerable.

"Sorry, sir." He apologized.

"It's okay shivaay. He must be having some important work maybe that's why he came. You guys have a talk. I need to use the washroom." Annie kissed me on the cheek and left the room.

"Sorry Sir, I will take care of this from the next time. Actually, I've got a bad news from the security persons who went to bring Mam's family." He paused and I walked to him.

"Ssh... Don't tell me anything here. Come let's go out." I took him with me in the backyard as I felt that Annie might hear the news and defiantly that wasn't good.

"Tell me now. What bad news now we have?" I asked expecting that they refused to come or maybe weren't there.

"Sir, They're not there." He revealed and I sighed.

"I don't know how you'll do this but I want their address at any cost," I ordered him.

"Sir... They're all dead!" He informed me and I felt the earth slipping underneath my feet.

Dead?

I was so SHOCKED as I didn't expect this...

To Be Continued...

Precap: Strange Annie.

Love ~ Annie...