One month later.....

SHANAYA'S POV

Being friends with Adhrik calmed my overthinking mind. I got to know there is no other girl in his life before marriage. At least he is talking with me , sharing his work stress, we watched movies together we went out shopping, it became a habit to eat with him . He drops and picks me and Aarushi from the University everyday. Sometimes after dropping me he has to return to his office. I said countless times that we will come on our own but this stubborn human won't listen.

Whenever he spends time with me I admire him in my heart hoping one day he will accept me. It's him or no one.

My luteal phase is kicking in, I am craving everything that comes to my mind. And it is ice cream now. The chocolate one. Today he is late , this is the perfect chance to sneak into the kitchen. Otherwise he will scold me for having too many icecreams at once, worried I will get sick. I maintained slow and steady steps towards the kitchen.

When I'm about to snatch the only ice cream left from the fridge....

" Why is your head in the fridge?"

I almost dropped my cutie but thankfully I caught it. It's the only one left . Thank God.

" You scared me Adhrik", he stood there in his office tuxedo, one hand in his pocket and other one holding a file bag.

"For the past week you have been eating ice-cream every single day. You will get sick , woman!", why is he always shouting.

"Nothing will happen"

"Yeah and you will complaint that your head aches all night"

"Did I ask you to stay awake with me huh?"

He walked towards me and I stepped back. He lowered his head to my height,

"You don't have to ask me mia luna",

( Mia luna_=_ my moon in Italian)

What's with the weird names. These names sound like a black magic to me__ I don't understand a thing.

" Don't call me like that"

"Like what?" , his eyes never left mine.

"Fine I'm not eating this okay" I said pissed.

" That's good , keep it back",

He started walking towards the stairs and I opened the fridge and closed the fridge but my icecream is safe with me.

"I am watching you mia luna", how can he guess my every move even without looking at me.

"Arrghh, you are a psycho" , I shouted.

" I know"., he didn't look back, but I know damn well that he is smirking right now.

ADHRIK'S pov

Being friends with someone you love is the most torturous situation you will keep yourself into.

I can't touch her.... Can't hold her hand , and can't pull her into my arms whenever I want.

I am trying to win her heart in the meantime I kept losing mine. Her eyes are enough to drain my stress from the work. I purposely wake up half an hour earlier than her everyday, just to look at her beautiful face___ it's the only time I can stare at her. In my 28 years of life, I have never been this happy.

In no time I will propose to her and the moment she accepts she is mine till death do us apart.

I am waiting for her outside the Uni.

They are late by ten minutes.

When I saw Aarushi and Shanaya , they don't look good. What happened? Tension filled my veins and i moved towards them.

SHANAYA'S POV

I am being followed by my senior for last one month. I told him I'm married but he kept asking me to date him. Aarushi wants to tell Adhrik about this matter but I stopped her so many times. Adhrik is already stressed about the deal with a company . I don't want to stress him even more.

For two days this crazy man stopped following me but today he Crossed all the limits. He grabbed me by my shoulder and turned me towards him.

Aarushi is trying to get his grip away from me. But this bastard is stronger than we expected.

I was about to kick him in the stomach.

Suddenly a punch landed on his face and he fell down. Adhrik with his angry eyes, a fist closed covered in blood, his jaw clenched so hard making his veins pop out.

"Go and sit in the car , I am coming "

"Adhrik leave him , he is bleeding from his nose", I said worried.

"Go. To. The. Car. Now", he growled at me .

I have never seen him this angry. He is scary right now.

Aarushi placed her hand on my shoulder and said, " He won't listen now, he will take care of this , let's go to the car".

I closed my eyes for a moment and turned my heels towards the car.

ADHRIK'S pov

"Who are you man?",

This fucker has the audacity to touch what's mine and now he is questioning me?

" I'm Someone who would cut your hands off for laying a finger on her...., I'm her husband"

He is about to stand and my foot landed on his stomach.

"I'm sorry I won't do it again, please let me go ... Please"

Oh and now he is sorry?

Everyone is watching the scene with phone in their hands recording everything. This can damage my reputation but I don't give a fuck right now. He laid his filthy hands on my Shanaya . I lost my control and started to kick him again.

The vice chancellor came to settle the situation.

"Mr. Malhotra, we will make sure he never sets foot here again.. Please leave him ." He pleaded.

"Touch her again and my gun will find your head"

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SHANAYA'S POV

Almost twenty minutes later, Adhrik showed up_ coat flying , landing across my lap. His hair was a mess, sleeves rolled up, hands still marked with blood. The veins on his arms stood out, pulsing with something that wasn't just anger.

"How long has this been going on"?, his angry voice is terrifying. He didn't look at me, but I knew he was talking to me.

" Adhrik , calm down first", my voice is soft and almost inaudible.

"Just answer my damn question ",

I closed my eyes controlling my tears. I didn't answer him.

He turned to Aarushi, who was sitting in the back seat. His eyes were red burning with anger.

"For a month bhaiyya", Aarushi is scared too  but she understood her brother , she didn't tried to calm him down and answered immediately.

Adhrik's fist tightened around the steering wheel. "And you didn't bother to tell me?" He looked straight into my eyes.

" you're already stressed enough with your work, I don't want to stress you more, it's not a big issue-"

"That bastard touched you, and you think it's no big deal.?"

He gripped the wheel, forcing himself not to shatter the glass next to him.

"What are you thinking, huh.? That I can't handle him? You think that low of me? ."...This time , his eyes carried something beyond anger. Maybe hurt?

" Just listen  to -"

"Don't say a word", he growled at me.

"Fine. If you won't listen , I won't either" I turned my head to the other side , not facing him . Tears welled up in my eyes.

Damn..... Every one of my expression starts with tears.

He slammed his hand onto the steering wheel and threw the car into motion. His speed made me sick but I didn't say a word. Aarushi sat in silence throughout the scene. We reached the mansion , and I got out immediately, slamming the door behind me. He didn't look at me. He waited until Aarushi got out, and then just drove off.

Fine I won't talk to him either.......

ADHRIK'S pov

I drove straight to the police station and explained the situation to my friend on duty. Within thirty minutes they had caught that bastard and hauled him into custody.

"Don't let him out for at least five years "I said. " Make him learn how to behave around women.......in your methods".

"Don't worry, Mr. Malhotra. We have got this . Just relax."

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She doesn't trust me to share her problems with me.

Am I not good enough?

I tried to control my anger but I can't stand the thought of her getting hurt- not even a scratch .

If I say another word, I'll lose control.

I need to stay quiet, atleast until I can talk to her gently again.

God, I love her more than I ever imagined. She claimed my fucking soul..... and I let her.

The old Adhrik would have slapped me for chasing a girl, but I don't give a damn about him right now.

Her sleeping face greeted me when I entered the room. I asked maa whether she had eaten her dinner. She smiled and said she had finished it_ and even asked for more. My baby must be hungry.

I took a shower to calm myself, to control my anger. No matter how many times I tried, the image of another man laying hands on her lingered in my mind. I couldn't think straight.

A whole month she endured this and didn't tell me ...why.? I poured every feeling I had into her over the past month , tried to make her mine...... and this is what I got.

I settled next to her. Her sleeping form looked so serene, one hand beneath her head , the other across her stomach.

I took a deep breath , trying to calm myself  ,trying to erase today's disaster from my mind, but I couldn't..... Atleast my temper was getting down looking at her.... She is so adorable.

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