Year: 1894

Sometimes you can't blame the puberty fully for the feelings created for the particular person who cares for you and always available for you. Yes, Shivaay finally understood the name of the feeling he has for anika even after understanding what she was going through in her life from the very young age. Thakur becomes drunkard, He himself names many of his properties to English people. Shivaay smiled at his fate when he recalled that he killed his parents for the same thing what he was doing now, Their parents left with no options because of the debt they were facing but Thakur doing everything for booze. 

The whole responsibility came to Anika at the age of 18. Shivaay constantly there by her side even though she acted like not noticing him in front of the people but at last, he will be the one who will tell her the correct decision to make while serving the food for her. She started playing hide and seek with the people from the moment her mother-in-law scolded her speaking to him longer when she was seven. From then, They won't be communicating publically. But when she's in pain, He will also in pain thinking about her. And more than her, He was scared for the sun to set to face the night. But at last, All he wanted was her smile.

"Boo..." - Anika scared shivaay when he reached their secret spot late because of the work in the kitchen. But he didn't get scared but gazed at her with a smile after seeing her being herself without any care after a very long time. 

"Is thakur died? Why are you so happy?" - He asked her with the same smile in his face. The smile in her face turned into a fake anger stare. 

"He's my husband. If he dies, They will shave my hair, and I love my hair. Please don't wish for that." - Anika said in a fake crying tone and sat above the branch of their favourite mango tree, they planted before 6 years. It didn't start to fruit, yet. 

"I have a solution for it. Marry me." - He said directly. Anika chuckled like every time whenever he asks her about marrying him. 

"Sometimes your nuts become loose, Tight it properly." - She replied to him when he took the seat next to her. He remained silent even he knows he has no other way to go other living in this shelter, and wherever they go, Thakur's men definitely search and slaughter them at that spot. But he couldn't able to resist his thoughts which keeps imagining his life with her. 

"Okay, tell me, What's the reason for the wide smile in your face, Milady?" - He asked while pinching her smiling cheeks. Soon the brightness in her face started to dim. 

"Two reasons." - She said with a smile. 

"First, It was for you. Last time, When I went to Culcutta, There I saw a school. Bengal Art college. I tried for admissions for you, And you got selected..." - Anika screamed in happiness for him. He couldn't able to believe anything. He has an interest in arts since the day he saw colours in his life. And the wish, which he thought it was no more, Again enlighten because of Anika. Anika jumped to the ground when he stayed stagnated after hearing those words from her. 

"Are you serious, Milady?" - He asked with welled up eyes looking at her. Her hands came to his face and cupped it with a smile. 

"Will I ever play with your feelings?" - She asked him. He quickly nodded no with a smile. But soon, She engulfed him to a hug out of sudden. It was so surprising for shivaay, He didn't expect this kind of gesture from her. He felt her warm tears in his shoulder. Over then he hugged her back, touching her skin for the first time. His palm travelled from her hands to her back and held her tightly and pulled her close to him. 

A sudden feeling of closeness and needs hit anika when he touched her for the first time, She couldn't able to control her thoughts which wanted to be with him in his hold, In his secureness and she really want to be the person who belongs only to him even after knowing it was against nature's rules. But it conveyed to shivaay slightly moving his head, His eyes travelled to her lips. Soon the reality hit, and they both parted apart. He felt so stupid to behave like that with her, But Anika was confused about her unspoken feelings teleported to shivaay in no time. But they can never be together, That's the ultimate truth. 

"I am sorry, Milady. It just..." - Shivaay found it difficult to group the vocabulary. But Anika was not angry on him but sarcastically smiling at the fate which was playing with her feelings when she has nothing with herself. 

"You're leaving tomorrow. Don't have second thoughts. And keep it." - She said by giving her favourite gem stoned ring to him along with her bangles for the survival. 

"I don't need..." - He stopped talking when she gazed at him with teary eyes.

"You know, You're the only solace of mine. I can't stay here in peace if you didn't accept this from me. I will die every moment thinking about your survival. Please accept this." - She said while holding his palm. 

"Only for you. But I really don't want to leave you in this hell. Please come with me." - He asked her teary-eyed learning their fates which were against them. 

"Shivaay. It's my fate. I am helpless, Nobody can help me." - She said consoling him. 

"Come with me, We will run-away from our fate. How long it will keep us down? Everything has to change." - He screamed in helplessness. 

"Your fate taking you away from this hell. Go and start a new life. Not everyone is luckier like you." - She said holding his palm in a constant. 

"I don't want to go alone. I wasn't even able to think about your situation after I leave. Thakur became an animal, He can do anything with you." - He said in fear, It showed in his eyes.

"Shivaay! At last! He's my husband! I can't tell it to anyone. After all, I am not going to be alone." - She said gazing the ground. 

"How?" - He asked her questingly. 

"I am pregnant." - She said in the lowest tone. She wasn't even happy with the news but she was pretending to be happy for the world. She was not ready to welcome a child in that situation of her life. But she continued pretending to be happy. 

"Oh... That's..." - He went spellbound but surprisingly that didn't change the way he thinks about anika. He just wanted her to be smiling and happy life long, Nothing else. 

"Just now found out. It's the second reason." - She said with a warm smile in her face. He couldn't able to speak anything but felt her helpless situation and he didn't want to ask her anything and hurt her further. 

"Ever thought about your alu poori, Who will prepare it for you?" - He asked her trying to smile. 

"I will never eat that dish if it not prepared by you. You can count on it. I bought you some clothes and asked Maharaji to keep it your suitcase, Tomorrow at 5, You're leaving from this place." - She said with a sad smile in her face. 

"I have another wish, Milady, which can be granted only by you." - He asked. 

"What?" - She asked. 

"I want to take your portrait along with me." - He asked, Without thinking for a while, She nodded yes to his decisions. She called him inside the storeroom when everyone was sleeping, He was ready with his canvas. She took off her pallu for the first time before him with a sad smile in her face made him look at the bite marks in her neck. Then, She released her saree which hid her wounds in her arms and forearm. His eyes welled up when he saw that on that spot.

"Have a clear look at me, Shivaay. And draw me from your heart's vision." - She said looking at him, He drew her without the wounds which were there all over her body. and In his image, She had a happy smile in her face and gave the portrait to her. She didn't react but took the paint and painted her lips with red colour paint and kissed the paper next to her painting.

"Study well. Be independent. Be straight-forward, Never bow your head for anyone. Keep this in mind." - She said and put her pallu on and hid her wounds again. She walked away from him but he couldn't stop her. His eyes went shut looking at her. 

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He opened his eyes in a jerk when he reached a private island in Kerala when he got the information about Anika who was there in that island. All he wished was not to repeat the history with her this time, And he was ready to go to any extent to save her. He learned about Mathur and his power by his friend Chaturvedi who was one of the powerful mafia's and his rival. Chaturvedi helped him when he started his business, Without the help of someone like him, it was next to impossible to reach the powerful place where shivaay is right now. He called Chaturvedi the next moment when he saw the note from Khanna's mobile, He can't take any risks when it comes to her. 

They invaded with the sounds of revolver and bullets, Mathur didn't expect that Everyone was in a boozed state. He walked inside fastly expecting Anika somewhere around the island but he didn't find anyone, Atlast, Chathurvedi invaded his room while breaking the door. He was shirtless, The moment shivaay saw his face, He jerked to death unknowingly. His face looks similar to the face of thakur. He couldn't able to control his anger, He dragged him towards the walls and hit his face harder. 

"How dare you to hurt her again?" - He screamed in anger while hitting his face continuously till his palms started to bleed. But Chaturvedi stopped him and handed a revolver to her. His hate towards everything and everyone collected in front of his eyes and looked at him. Mathur was scared to hell looking at him. 

"Don't think about anything else shivaay, It's considered as our hunt, Your name won't get spelt anywhere." - Chaturvedi insisted him, But his recalled everything whatever happened to her and the pain she had gone through came before his eyes. He smiled at him when he waved him not to kill him like before. He saw the same frightening face before. 

"See the fate, But keep in mind! Whoever it may, If they hurt her, I will kill them." - He said shooting him without thinking once. His blood splashed his face like his mother's blood splashed his face while she was shot dead by thakur. 

Without waiting a moment, He searched for her in every room and heart the water flowing sound from the washroom. He walked towards it and tried to open but it was locked from inside. He tried again, But it didn't open, This time, Chaturvedi helped him. The door unlocked in the second try. 

Upto his expectation, Anika laid in the floor in an unconscious state under the pool of water. Shivaay, At the instant, reached her side, He was relieved to see her in person after so many years of wait, He touched her face and tried to wake her up but she didn't open her eyes. 

"Milady! Open your eyes." - Shivaay whispered to her in his weakest tone. While Chaturvedi opened her eyelids and understood what would have happened to her. 

"Shivaay, She's high on drugs." - Chaturvedi said to him. He looked at him shockingly. 

"Let's take her away, First!" - He said, Shivaay immediately held her in his arms and walked outside. He has no idea what happened to her but he was focused on one point. He never allows anyone to hurt her hereafter. 

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