Arhi FF : My Reckless Surrender Note - Page 21

Part 27

The next early morning, NK grabbed his complete potion and snuck into Khushi's room. It was still 5 AM so she was deep asleep. He walked lightly on his feet and sprayed the potion on her neck twice. Khushi shuffled a bit but didn't wake up. NK murmured a few enchantments before stepping back and leaving her room.

Just as he was walking back to his room, he noticed Lavanya's door open slightly. NK tried to fight the urge to peek in but he couldn't help himself. Sighing, he looked in to find her resting. Lavanya looked dead with her chest not even rising as anybody else's would but he knew better. After all, it was his fault she was a vampire now.

NK closed his eyes and continued his journey to his room.

Maybe some things truly weren't meant to be

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The afternoon of the very same day, NK received a call.

"Hello" he answered

"Sir" his assistant spoke "Mr. Ahuja wishes to meet with you. He claims to have evidence of infidelity against his wife"

NK immediately grabbed a blue file amongst many other colourful files on his desk. He flipped it open and began turning the pages "That's great. Tell him to come meet me in my office"

"That's the thing sir. He said he's not free today. He has back to back meetings. The only time he could meet you is at the Montero nightclub at 9 since that's where one of his meetings is happening"

NK quickly scanned over a document. There was no way he was losing this case "Alright. Tell him I'll see him there and send me the address. I'll see you there"

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"What do you mean it's not working!" Rohit yelled.

The witch pursed his lips "I can sense the girl but I can't seem to get a grasp on her" he rubbed his temples "There's a chance that witch you were talking about has placed his spell on her"

"What do we do now?" Rohit growled.

"Well" the witch rubbed his chin "Would you say the witch practices his magic on a regular basis?"

"I don't think so. From what I know, he stopped practicing when his wife left him"

"Well that explains why I can still sense her then" the witch said with a smirk "He probably can smell the potion on her but because he doesn't practice his magic regularly, he's probably forgotten the scent of certain potions like the one we gave to the girl"

Rohit frowned "So what are you saying?"

"Because we placed our potion on her first, the protective potion the other witch used will only work for a certain period of time before it wears off" the witch explained "The witch probably won't realize that. That's when we can strike"

"How long?" Rohit asked "Arnav is coming out in less than 2 weeks. I have complete faith that he'll pass whatever test the judge put him up for. The b*stard has unbelievably good luck"

The witch shrugged "I say a week?"

"Fine" Rohit said "But if you don't manage to have her under your control within the week..." his fangs shot out "You'll be paying the price"

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Arnav shot up when he heard loud gasping and coughing. He turned towards Alisha. Her eyes were bulging and she was short on breath.

Arnav immediately raced over to her side. She tried to shrink into her corner but her health objected.

Arnav, on the other hand, immediately recognized her symptoms "You have asthma" he said "Where's your inhaler"

Reluctantly, she pointed to the side where her small white shoulder bag lay. Arnav grabbed it and quickly found it. Pushing away her shielding hands, he puffed her inhaler to her.

Alisha greedily held on to his hands and inhaled. She slowly calmed down and her coughing grew to a minimum. She closed her eyes and leaned against the wall.

Arnav turned towards the locked door, knowing the people on the other side could see everything "She needs water" he said.

Shortly, a small sliding door near the bottom of the door opened. A glass of water was put on the water and the sliding door closed.

Arnav grabbed the glass and gave it to her "Here" he said "You need this"

Alisha took the glass from him and drank half of it before hesitantly acknowledging him "T-Thank you" she whispered.

He gave her a small smile "No worries" he said before he pushed the tray of fresh food towards her "You need to eat too"

She looked up at him "Why are you here?" she asked.

Arnav looked at her taken aback. He blinked and sat on the ground opposite to her "I used my powers on my wife. I hid the truth from her that I am a vampire. I also drank from her many times"

Alisha chewed on her bottom lip "And now you're here trying to prove that you can control yourself?"

He nodded "I want to prove that I can be with her without harming her"

"You love her?"

"Very much so" he smiled gently "I was under a curse once. She freed me"

Alisha cast her eyes down "I never knew vampires existed" she said quietly "I probably won't remember when I leave. I would have never come here had my husband not been in the hospital"

"What's wrong with him?"

Alisha wiped away a tear "He's facing pancreatic cancer. Stage 3"

"I'm so sorry" Arnav whispered, feeling sad for her.

She put up a fake smile "He's always so positive even when he's feeling the weakest. It's one of the things that made me fall in love with him" she sighed "We both come from middle class families. We don't have much money for his therapy. When I found out how much money they'd be giving me for coming and staying here, I had to do it. I need him" she burst into sobs "I have nobody but him. He doesn't even know I'm here. I can't lose him. W-We didn't even get the opportunity to begin a family together" she took the handkerchief Arnav offered her from his pocket "We planned so many things together. I-I won't be able to live if he dies"

Arnav grasped her hand firmly "It's going to be alright. I'm sure once the two weeks are over, you can get back to your husband and help him recover. Then you'll finally be able to have that family you wish for"

"Thank you" she whispered.

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Khushi and Lavanya were having fun throwing pop corn at each other rather than watching the movie when they saw NK rushing down the stairs in formal attire and a briefcase in his hand.

"Where are you going?" Khushi asked.

"I have to meet a client in a club" he answered, putting on his shoes.

"Wait!" Lavanya gasped "You have to take us with you"

He frowned "You two should stay home"

She rolled her eyes "Khushi needs to keep her mind occupied to keep her thinking about you-know-who"

Khushi frowned "I know you're talking about Arnav" her face almost immediately fell "I wonder how he is or what he's doing"

"See" Lavanya hissed.

NK sighed "Alright. Go get ready you two"

Lavanya squealed and grabbed Khushi, dragging her up the stairs.

When the both of them came down, they were dressed and ready to go. However, as lovely as Khushi looked in her orange ankle length dress, Lavanya held his attention with her neon blue dress ending just below her knees finishing with her killer heels. She always did dress to capture everyone's attention...

His phone broke him from his reverie.He shook his head and answered it "Yeah?"

"Sir are you here yet?"

NK glanced at his watch and swore "I'm on my way" he gestured to the ladies "Let's go"

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NK left the girls at the bar and disappeared with his assistant mumbling something about it being too loud to have a meeting.

Lavanya ordered Khushi orange juice and red wine for herself, making sure to keep an eye on the bartender as he made their drinks.

"Thoughts?" she asked Khushi as she gave Khushi her drink.

"Huh?"

"On the club? You like it?"

Khushi smiled faintly "I remember when Arnav took me to a club on our first date. He had protected me from Rohit but back then I had argued with him over it because I thought he had overreacted"

Lavanya sighed "Am I even helping you from thinking about him?"

Khushi shrugged "Sometimes" she admitted "But it's near impossible for me to stop thinking about him. He's out there somewhere trying to fight for us while here I am sitting at home unable to do anything"

"Arnav has to do this himself" Lavanya said "But trust me. If he can survive a curse, he can definitely survive an itty bitty test. I have full faith in him"

Khushi smiled "He's amazing, isn't he?"

Lavanya chuckled "Of course you'd say that. You have those love tinted glasses on. I'm afraid they may never come off"

"Don't act as if you're not wearing them" Khushi countered "I know you love NK. It's written all over your face"

Lavanya immediately looked away "I..I.."

"What if one day NK finds someone else?" Khushi asked gently "What would you do if he moved on with someone else?"

Lavanya's heart skipped a beat and her face turned red in fury and jealousy as she imagined him with another woman.

"Come back to me, Lav" he whispered, gently.

"When you graduated medical school, I was so proud of you" he whispered "I still am"

"I'm done waiting for you. I thought maybe if I showed you that I still loved you, you would come back" he sighed "I can't do this one-sided love anymore"

"I'm done Lavanya" he said, before opening the door and walking out.

"No" she whispered "He wouldn't..."

"Who wouldn't what?"

Lavanya jumped up in her seat when she heard the cause of her misery "Y-You're done?"

NK raised a brow "It's been half an hour. Besides I only needed to collect some evidence for my case and talk it over with my client"

She nodded and sipped on her drink.

NK slid in the seat next to her "A scotch for me" he said to the bartender.

"And what about me?" a sultry feminine voice asked.

They turned to find a young woman who appeared to be in her mid twenties. She wore a short bright red dress with black pumps. Her face was flawless and lips the colour of sin.

She smirked at NK and gave him her hand "Name's Monica"

NK politely held her hand and nodded "Nice to meet you Monica. Would you like a drink?"

"Oh yes please" she said, sliding into the seat next to him "I'll take a martini"

Lavanya snorted "You think you'll be able to handle it?" she said, not bothering to hide her dislike of Monica.

"Oh I can handle a lot of things" Monica replied, winking at NK "She your girlfriend?"

NK sipped his drink "No" he said.

"Wife?"

He clenched his jaw and threw back his scotch. He slammed the glass on the counter, surprisingly not breaking it "No" he said, with a hard edge.

Lavanya's heart sank. Yes it was the truth but he didn't have to tell her. She looked at Khushi for help who in return gave her a I-told-you-so look.

"So" Monica continued. She fingered his jacket "You're available?"

NK took a full minute before he replied "Free as can be"

"She doesn't need to know that NK" Lavanya finally voiced.

He, however, didn't reply to her. Neither did he give her any indication that he heard her. NK turned completely towards Monica, giving Lavanya his back.

"Why do you want to know?" he asked.

"I'm a smart girl" she replied "I can tell a good man when I see him. I would hate for you to be snatched up by someone else" she knocked back her drink and leaned towards him. Taking a chance, she slid her hand inside his jacket "Do you think I'm worth it?"

Lavanya never prayed for anything but this time she did. She prayed NK would reject her advances and suggest they went home. She prayed NK didn't find Monica pretty. She prayed NK hadn't really meant it when he said he was done with her...

"Do you have a room here?"

No.

He couldn't have asked her that. She must have misheard him for sure! There was no way-

"Yes!" Monica squealed. She grabbed his hand "You and I are going to have one hell of a time"

Lavanya immediately grabbed his other hand "You can't leave with her!" she commanded.

NK immediately shook off her hand, ignoring her hurt look "Why not?"

"B-B-Because! Because who's going to drop us home!" she struggled.

NK fished his keys out and threw it on the counter "You know how to drive"

Just as he turned to leave with Monica, Lavanya called him out again desperately "W-We need to take care of Khushi!"

He scowled at her "You are more than capable and you know it"

"NK...." she stared at him, pleadingly "Don't..." she whispered.

NK looked at her briefly "I'm done" he said, before he turned to Monica "Let's go"

She giggled "I'm going to rock your world. You'll be begging for more before the night is even over"

And that's how Lavanya watched as the love of life disappeared into the crowd and up the stairs into a room with another woman that wasn't her...

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I think NK is just playing Lavanya and inciting her jealousy. Its time for Lavanya to act.

Rohit's threat is still lurking around and Arnav is doing whatever he can to prove that - scratch that - he is just behaving like a faithful man who has a wife waiting for him at home.

NK needs to make Lavanya jealous. I think it is his last resort. But, in all this I don't want Rohit to get a chance to harm Khushi.

I guess Alisha and Mr Ahuja have more role in this tale than what meets the eye at the moment.

Nice chapter

Cheers.......

Arnav is trying so hard to pass his test n with recent incident the jury should consider to shorten his time and give him green signal bcoz he is doing so well n also khushi needs him as that Rohit can hit again,I think NK is just making Lavanya jealous he wants her to come back to him n also confess that she also lives him like he does.

NK is behaving strangely. Thank you for the update. Arnav is passing the test but I hope Rohit and the witch are not successful in their acts.

Lavanya was acting too pricey.. Awesome.. I hope Nk won’t sleep with Monica

Part 28

NK didn't come home that night.

Lavanya knew because for the remainder of the night, she laid wide awake on the couch in the living room, waiting for him.

But he never came.

It was bright early at exactly 6:08 AM when she heard the door being opened. Shrugging away the death sleep her body tried to convince her to fall into, she sat up.

A burst of emotions exploded within Lavanya all at once when she saw NK. Relief that he had come back to the castle safe and unharmed. Anger that he had disappeared with that Monique. Jealousy that his clothes were crumpled and his hair looked as if somebody had run their hands through them multiple times.

However, fury and jealousy overtook the relief.

"Where the hell were you the whole night!" she screamed, getting up on her feet and facing him.

NK looked up at her surprised. He hadn't even noticed she was there "What are you doing awake? Shouldn't you be resting at this time?"

"Answer me NK" Lavanya said through gritted teeth "Where were you the whole night?"

He pursed his lips "I don't owe you any explanations"

Lavanya took a deep breath, trying to calm herself. That, however, was a big mistake. Doing so, she breathed in a heavy amount of perfume.

Her perfume

"You manwh*re!" she roared "You were with that Monique! The whole night!"

NK clenched his jaw "Her name is Monica" he corrected "And what I do with her is of no concern of yours"

"Gosh you reek of her" she snarled "I hope she was worth it!"

The dam finally broke "She was!" he snapped "Why else do you think I stayed the night? If it wasn't for Khushi, I may have not even come back"

Lavanya took quick steps towards him and grasped his collar tightly with clenched hands "Tell me" she said in a frail voice "Tell me you weren't actually with her. Tell me you changed your mind and had left"

NK looked away. However, that showed Lavanya another souvenir from his nightstand. Her bright red lipstick stained the curve of his neck, branding him. It was the perfect shape of her lips.Not only that, but there were many stains of her lipstick on his neck but they looked mostly rubbed off. Nonetheless, the impact had been made.

As if she had been jolted by lightning, Lavanya released him and stepped back. She immediately turned around to show her back to him in an effort to hide her tears. She took a shaky breath, trying to push down the sob.

"I...I..." her eyes closed tightly "I have to go rest" she quickly said.

Using her vampire speed, she rushed off to her room and slammed the door shut. She leaned against the door and fell to the ground, breaking into sobs.

The whole night, she prayed it was a cruel joke he played on her to get her to beg for him back. A part of her heart still believed that maybe, just maybe, he was faking it. Lavanya tilted her head back and closed her eyes. Her body was caving in to her dreamless sleep, and she didn't have the strength to fight it anymore

If anything, it was an escape from her heartbreak.

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NK frowned at Lavanya's departure. He rubbed the side of his neck, wondering why she had fled in such a hurry. She wasn't the type to run away from an argument or confrontation.

That's when he noticed a red stain on his palm. He looked at it confused, and made his way to the bathroom.

NK switched the light on and looked into the mirror. He swore. He thought he had rubbed all of Monica's lipstick off but he had evidently missed one spot.

That's why Lavanya ran off

NK closed his eyes and leaned against the wall. Maybe it was for the best. Lavanya, obviously, didn't want to be with him anymore, and he just couldn't wait for her anymore.

His phone buzzed. Pulling it out, he opened up the message from Monica

Morning handsome

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Khushi was the only one awake at 9 AM. Lavanya was, no doubt, in her vampire sleep. She didn't know what time NK came home so she couldn't say when he slept.

Khushi bit her lip. Last night, Lavanya had tried to show a strong exterior but Khushi knew how she felt. She was devastated.

Khushi had felt that way similarly when she had discovered Arnav had been married.

She sighed. Those two were complicated. She didn't even know why NK left with Monica when his heart belonged to Lavanya. Khushi made a mental note to ask one of them their love story. Or at least, the once upon a time they had.

A loud meow caught her attention. Khushi looked down to find a white fur ball near her feet.

"Princess!" Khushi squealed, picking her up and bringing her to eye level "Where were you this whole time?"

The cat, however, only meowed at her, while licking her paw. Khushi chuckled, remembering Princess was an actual cat unlike Arnav had been.

Arnav

Khushi wondered how he was and what he was doing. Was he safe? Was he missing her?

She bit her lip, trying to keep her thoughts neutral. She had to stop thinking about him or else she would start crying.

Khushi put the cat on the table and brought out her bowl. Pouring in her cat food, she put it in front of Princess, who happily began munching.

Khushi sighed, leaning against the table "I can't believe I tried to hook you up with Arnav" she said, shaking her head "This would make headlines: Woman wants kittens from her husband by another feline" she giggled "Or even better: Husband takes on a cat mistress with wife's approval. No wonder Arnav always rejected you"

Princess raised her head and meowed loudly at her, probably annoyed she was bothering her feeding time. However, Khushi interpreted it as the cat blaming her for the rejection.

Khushi rolled her eyes "I'm better than you anyways"

Princess, however, continued eating.

Khushi looked out the kitchen window "I wish we could go out" she said "But NK said I can't leave without either him or Lavanya" she tilted her head "Apparently he cast a spell on the house so anyone with malicious or harmful intents can't enter the house so that if both him and Lavanya can't be with me, the house will keep me safe" she looked at Princess "You think that includes the garden?"

Princess, who finally finished eating, looked up at her and meowed in response.

Khushi sighed "That's probably a no" she turned towards the cat and picked her up "Well looks like we'll have to figure out something to do ourselves"

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"W-Would you like some?"

Arnav looked up, surprised to find Alisha offering him some food. He shook his head "No thank you. I cannot eat"

"Oh" she said, chewing on her bottom lip "Is that a vampire thing?"

"Well" Arnav started "Technically we can eat. However, after living for so long, eating becomes more of a chore since we only need to blood to survive. When we don't eat for years, our body adapts. Therefore, eating something would cause our body to reject it and throw it back up"

Alisha nodded "I see" she murmured.

She hesitantly glanced between him and her new tray of food.

Arnav smiled at her encouragingly "I don't mind if you eat. My wife eats like a monster herself"

Alisha gave him a small smile in return.

The sound of a speaker being turned on echoed in the room.

"Testing testing" the judge repeated "Can you hear me?"

"Yes" Arnav answered "We can hear you"

"Excellent" the reply came "We are on day three. How are you holding up Mr. Raizada?"

"I feel fatigued but other than that, I am fine" Arnav said.

"No doubt you are probably even thirsty but hold on there Mr. Raizada. I have faith you will pass the test, if not for yourself then for your wife" the judge encouraged "Ms. Alisha, how are you faring? The officers here tell me you had an asthma attack"

"I am alright now" she replied softly "Arnav took care of me"

"That was very noble of you Mr. Raizada" the judge said "Eleven more days and you shall be free"

Arnav nodded "Thank you"

The sound of the speaker being turned off sounded in the room. Arnav glanced at Alisha and gave her a small smile.

Eleven more days

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It was around 7 pm when Khushi found herself bored. Princess had disappeared off into a vacant room to fall asleep and Lavanya still hadn't come out of her room. NK, on the other hand, had woken around afternoon and had rushed off to work, muttering about how late he was.

Biting her lip, Khushi decided to check on her bestie. She knocked on her door "Lavanya? You in there?"

"I'll come out in a few hours" a quiet reply came.

Khushi sighed "NK's gone. He has been gone for hours"

The door flung open "That b*stard went to see her again!" she screamed.

Khushi took a step back and took in her friend's state. Her hair was messy and sticking everywhere. Her clothes were wrinkled. The worse were her eyes which were red and puffy, confirming she had been crying.

Khushi immediately took Lavanya in her arms "Shh it's okay" she said gently "NK went to work"

Lavanya swallowed. She tightened her grip on Khushi "H-He spent the n-night with her" she sobbed "He didn't come home until this morning at 6!"

Khushi bit her lip and looked at Lavanya "Look" she said "I know you love him. I don't know why you keep rejecting him but right now you're on the verge of losing him"

"I've lost him" Lavanya cried.

"No you haven't" Khushi assured "She was just a night stand. No feelings involved. His heart still belongs to you. It takes a while to give it to someone else. Besides, he's probably never going to see M-Mo..."

"Monisha" Lavanya said, wiping her tears.

Okaaay

Khushi was sure that hadn't been her name but she wasn't going to correct her "Anyways" she said "I know for a fact NK hasn't eaten lunch and might even skip dinner so let's bring dinner for him"

"I-I" Lavanya hiccuped "I can't cook"

"No worries. I made the food" she linked her arm with her friend's "But he doesn't have to know that"

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The duo arrived in front of the big glass building the GPS had led them to. Lavanya grabbed the basket of wrapped food and followed Khushi inside, where they greeted the receptionist.

"We would like to meet with NK please" Khushi said.

"Floor 5, Room 523" the receptionist said, automatically like a robot, as she sorted through papers.

The girls went to the elevator and pressed the button 5. Just as the elevator was closing, they heard the receptionist yelling something about not disturbing someone. However, the door closed before she could stop them.

Khushi and Lavanya looked at each other and shrugged. When they arrived on the floor, they found NK's room easily.

Standing outside the closed door, Khushi turned to Lavanya "Deep breaths, okay? You got this"

Lavanya nodded "Okay" she said confidently.

She reached for the handle and opened the door. However, what she saw made her drop the basket with her heart.

Monisha was inside with NK. She wasn't just anywhere. She was straddling NK's lap. The first two buttons of his shirt were unbuttoned and his hair was a mess.

Fury like no other consumed Lavanya. She was going to kill Monisha!

"You b*tch!" she screamed "What the f*ck do you think you're doing with him!"

She, however, raised a brow, unfazed "Isn't it obvious?" she turned to NK, pouting "I thought you told the receptionist to not disturb us"

"That's it! You're going down Monisha!"

Lavanya grabbed her by her hair and yanked her off NK, whose eyes widened out of their sockets at the treatment.

"Lavanya what are you doing!" NK yelled.

Lavanya, however, didn't hear him. She pushed Monisha down on to the ground but before she could do any damage, NK wrapped his arms around her arms and waist, and pulled her away.

He immediately tended to the girl on the ground "Monica, are you alright?"

Monica leaned against NK's chest and held on to her ankle "I think your wife sprained my ankle" she complained.

NK gritted his teeth "She's not my wife"

"Well she sure acts like it" she snapped.

"That's because I am!" Lavanya interfered "So you better bac-"

The door flung open to reveal the heaving receptionist "Sir! I am so sorry! It slipped my mind you had asked for privacy and I let them up. I tried to stop the-"

"It's fine" NK took in a deep breath and pressed two fingers against the bridge of his nose "Please take Monica to the nurse we have here. Her ankle is injured"

Monica turned to NK "Will you come?"

"I will come after I deal with this"

Lavanya's heart stopped when she heard his reply. That Mona was such a drama queen and undeserving of NK's attention. She was just a nightstand! Why couldn't she stay in her place? And what was she doing in NK's office?

Once the receptionist disappeared with Mona, Lavanya glared at NK "Mona's just a nightstand. No need to give her such important"

"For the last time, her name is Monica!" NK said, raising his voice "What the hell are you doing here?"

"The real question is what the hell is she doing here!"

Khushi cleared her throat "Umm.. we brought some food"

"Food?" NK repeated, confused.

Lavanya gritted her teeth "You skipped lunch and probably don't have dinner laying around here. We brought you some" she glanced at Khushi who gave her an encouraging nod "I made it"

NK scoffed "Now you're just plain lying to me. You can't cook to save your own life"

"I can!" she defended.

NK pressed his index finger against his temple and turned to Khushi "Look Khushi, the thought was nice and all but I am busy. Besides, Monica brought take out and we had already started eating that. Just... go home"

With that said, he turned and exited his office, most likely to tend to Monica.

Lavanya let out a bitter laugh and ran out with tears streaming down her cheeks.

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Lavanya is unfair. She does not want to go back to NK, but can't see him with anyone else. What does want?

They chose a very bad time to take their relationship one way or the other. I am imaging Rohit in every Tom, Richard and Harry. I even suspected princess. I think NK and Lavanya should caution Khushi and arrange some codes to identify each other.

Arnav has survived 3 days and 11 more days to go. The girl is helpful so far. What is in store for them in the next 11 days.

Nice update.

Cheers........

wow.......these two are just wow..........they dont deserve to be called Arnav-Khushi's friend...........both of them left Khushi alone, despite promising Arnav to take care of her........... I hope at least that vampire society has someone protecting her......

In all this Nk and Lavanya forgetting Khushi is in danger