Shivika SS: 3 Months Later (Forced Marriage Track) Completed - Page 23

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Wow awesome update as always
And ofcourse Arhaan is such a cutiepie just laughed at his remarks
Loved Om-Dadi convo making Om realise what bond Arhaan and Annika share👏
Silent romance between Shivika brought many memories back which i really miss on tv 😭

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- Sally

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Chapter Seven: The Medical Ball

Shivaay stepped inside OM after a long day of consecutive board meetings only to find his mother sitting alone in the living room, muttering to herself angrily. Shivaay asked a maid to get him a cup of coffee and sat next to her, grabbing a newspaper to avoid conversation

"WOW, now you are sitting here with the newspaper while the rest of the house is busy dolling up your bride for a date with another man." She huffed

"Whattt?" asked Shivaay positively startled

"That Dr. Arhaan" she replied angrily "He has invited her for the medical ball as his date. Since both of them work of the same hospital, Anika had full freedom to get her own date but that wasn't acceptable to that good looking doctor. He made plans to dance and romance Anika while her husband remains buried under a newspaper."

Realization dawned on Shivaay. Rudra had been yapping about the medical ball for weeks now. Arhaan had given passes to all of them and he had been surprised when he was also invited. He had full plans of taking Anika along but it seemed that Arhaan had upped his game and beat him to it.

Shivaay wanted, with every fibre of his being, to tell Arhaan to back off, to remind him that he was Anika's husband, but he knew it wouldn't go down well with Anika. And beside he had lost that right, ever since the day of the reception when he had introduced Tia as Mrs. SSO.

Wearily he stood up, ignoring his mother's words of advice and was about to make his way to his room when he froze, even his mother stopped in mid-sentence

For Anika stood wearing a beautiful gown looking like a dream while badi maa stood next to her, proud of her results. Anika's hair was styled in a way that it fell into a mass of curls on her back, her face was delicately made up in a way that she seemed like an innocent and a siren all at once.

The gown was an off shoulder one with a plunging neckline and clung to her body but in no way looked indecent. The long hanging earrings almost reached to her shoulder, tickling the bare skin. And no one had ever looked more beautiful.

Pinky seemed close to having a nervous breakdown and she constantly seemed to chant something that sounded suspiciously like

"Aaltu jalaaltu Dr Arhaan ko taal tu"

Shivaay's heart burned. He didn't want her hanging around, looking like that with anyone but him. He didn't want her to be the recipient of the lustful stares of men and no matter how medieval his thought process looked like, he wanted to lock her up from the eyes of the world

Omkara and Rudra came and stood next to him. Rudra openly said "wow" but whether it was directed towards Anika or towards Saumya who followed her, he didn't know. Omkara was taking pictures of both the girls as they descended down the stairs.

Shivaay was so lost in Anika that he didn't realize that someone else had joined his very private, Anika admiring session. It was only when Rudra said "So Prince Charming arrived in time to take his Cinderella away" did Shivaay's head snap away and he looked at Arhaan with jealousy flowing through his blood

It didn't help that Arhaan who was all suited up, looked like he had stepped from a fashion magazine. Shivaay knew from his informers how this doctor charmed the pants of the interns, the nurses and even married doctors who were all a part of Dr Arhaan Mehra fan club. The guy wasn't rich but had looks, good built, charm and style and Shivaay hated him for it.

What he hated even more was the way Arhaan did a double take the moment he spotted Anika, how his eyes gleamed with emotion- a mixture of pride and love and Shivaay wanted nothing but stake his claim. But he had made far too many mistakes and driven her in his arms. He stood back, hands clenched in fists as Arhaan held Anika's hand and led her out of the OM much to dadi's and Jhanvi's wistful sighs and his mother's remarks of disapproval

"Bhaiyya, get dressed. We are going there as well. Go on. I'll see you in 15 minutes"

Shivaay nodded knowing if he waited for Anika to return, the jealousy would drive him crazy. He might as well attend the damn party and keep her in his line of vision.

***

"Okay what?" Anika asked Arhaan as they walked towards his car because Arhaan was constantly looking at her as if she had grown two heads

"You are looking very beautiful. I couldn't believe you are my Anika who used to follow me in pigtails and shorts" he said shaking his head

"Stop looking at me, you are making me feel conscious" Anika told him

"You know seeing you like this, I'm filled with paternal feelings. Paternal, can you believe it? Brotherly is one thing- but paternal?" He said with disgust making Anika roll her eyes and then laugh at the funny expression on his face

"Who is Dr. Nidhi going with?" she asked as she sat in the confines of his car

"That Dr Tripathi." Replied Arhaan looking seriously annoyed "That guy belongs to a different class of humans, I tell you. Conceited jerk. I can't understand what she sees in him and more importantly, for the life of me I can't figure out why she hates me so"

"Dr Tripathi.." Anika said surprised "Isn't he the same guy who kept complaining that he wasn't paid his "true worth"?

"The very same" Said Arhaan "He should be grateful that he isn't paid his "true worth." If the management went according to his "true worth" he would owe them money"

" I can smell something burning. Though I must say that since most of the girls out there would kill to date you, I think Nidhi makes a refreshing change." Replied Anika as an annoyed Arhaan drove off

**

The party was going on in full swing and everyone danced without stopping. Despite of numerous requests to change partners by females dressed in outrageously scanty clothing, Arhaan didn't leave Anika's side for a minute. But Anika saw the wistful glances he threw in Nidhi's direction. Dr Nidhi wasn't dancing but she was seated in one corner talking to some elderly nurses. Seeing Arhaan's yearning for her, Anika made him go talk to Nidhi and ask her out for a dance. She assured him that she would grab a drink and sit quietly at one place. Only she didn't realize then how gravely erroneous that decision was

When Anika asked for a non-alcoholic beverage, she was given a fruit punch by a masked gentleman. Given that several people wore masks, Anika didn't find anything suspicious and gulped the drink gratefully. It was only after a bit that her head started swimming and she felt herself sway. But before she could fall, she was caught by the same masked person who held her by the waist and slowly unmasked himself

The person was Daksh

Anika shivered and tried to open her eyes but her eyelids drifted shut and her mind seemed to shut down as well. She knew she had to call out to Arhaan but she couldn't work the energy or find the voice. Daksh put his hands under her back and knees and lifted her up. Her head went round and fell against his shoulder and he made his way outside the mad crush of the party hall

**

Arhaan couldn't believe his luck when Nidhi agreed to dance with him. She always clashed with him in the hospital... sometimes over his laid back nature, sometimes over the cases. He never seemed to do anything right in her eyes and she kept calling him a playboy who didn't think twice before breaking hearts. The saddest part was that the entire hospital knew that he had feelings for Nidhi except Nidhi herself

But today's evening had taken a magical turn when she willingly got onto the dance floor with him but before he could start a conversation with her, she looked over his shoulder and said

"Is Anika drunk? Where is that guy taking her?"

Arhaan's looked around and indeed it was Anika who looked almost unconscious. Nidhi read his alarmed expression and both of them dashed after the strange man. The party was in a sound proof auditorium in the east wing of the hospital where there were private rooms which were currently unoccupied. Her captor was in the process of taking her to one of the rooms at the end of the corridor when Arhaan caught up with him. He gathered Anika after a lot of struggle and lowered her on a stretcher nearby. Her captor had already called two other people and Arhaan knew that he was outnumbered.

But Nidhi was quick. She pushed the stretcher to one of the empty rooms and went to close the door. Arhaan gave her a quick glance as he delivered a quick punch on one of the men.

"Take Anika's phone. You will find somebody named shivaay or Oberoi or something. Just call him and explain the situation and lock the door" Arhaan said over his shoulder as one of the man delivered him a punch squarely in his jaw.

Nidhi didn't need to be told twice. She secured the latch and then searched for Anika's phone in her handbag. Arhaan saw the man who had carried Anika run to the door but Nidhi was faster, she had already closed the door and secured the latch. Arhaan knew it was imperative to get these man away from that door if Shivaay came alone. So he gave the two men holding him a push and ran down the fire exit with all the three men following him.

Dr Nidhi noticed, with a rush of anger, that the monster had torn the front of her dress and there were bruises on her shoulders as well. Grabbing Anika's handbag, she found her phone. As she went through her contact list, she prayed that the guy she hated and yet secretly loved, was fine

**

The Oberoi's would have made it to the party far earlier, had Priyanka not decided to bring ACP Randhawa as her date for the ball. The explosion that ensued was nothing short of dramatic. There were curses, threats and even blows but Ranveer managed to convince his girlfriend's brothers that his intentions were honourable.

Omkara looked unconvinced, Rudra was furious but to everyone's surprise it was Shivaay who asked Priyanka if she was sure ACP was the one for her. When she nodded, Shivaay went around convincing the rest of the family to give the two a chance. Who knew better than him, how much damage the beliefs of lineage and blood did to a relationship?

Shivaay was in the hospital parking lot when he got a call from Anika's phone which was surprising because Anika never called him after the kidnapping incident and suddenly he knew something was very wrong. Heart clenched with fear he answered the phone on the first ring but it wasn't Anika who answered. Luckily, before he could go into a full blown panic mode, the person on the other end told him to relax and that Anika was fine but he had to get her immediately.

The doctor who spoke to him was very calm and she narrated the incident to him and told him which ward number they were in. Keeping her on hold, Shivaay quickly explained the situation to Randhawa and his brothers. Ranveer dragged Priyanka into the car and asked Saumya to get in. He told Rudra to drive them home. Shivaay was already on his way to Anika's ward while Omkara and the ACP went in search of Arhaan.

Shivaay kept Nidhi talking as he took the stairs two at a time. Finding the room in question, he knocked on it and felt a surge of pure relief as he saw Anika lying down muttering something incoherently. But that relief turned into anger when he saw her torn dress and the bruises on her shoulders. Brushing her petal soft cheeks with his knuckles, he looked at the girl before him who was pacing around nervously

"What was that Arhaan Mehra doing when all this happened?" he asked furiously, lifting Anika in a sitting position and holding her to him

"It wasn't his fault. All this happened in the space of minutes." She replied, looking up at him

"It is his fault. All this is his fault. That's it, I'm taking her home" Shivaay said bitterly covering Anika with his coat.

"Look, Anika is his girlfriend and he loves her. I don't think he would intentionally put her at risk."

Shivaay's face was a mask of pure fury at her "girlfriend" remark. Picking Anika up in his arms, he headed towards the door asking the girl to come along. But the infuriating girl walked ahead of him and blocked the door

"All Arhaan asked me to do was call you. How can you take her to your house? For all I know, she doesn't even know you properly"

Shivaay stopped and glanced at her, glad that he could finally stake claim

"But she does." He replied coolly "You see, she is my wife"

Nidhi's eyes widened and she looked at the man in question properly and then realization dawned. She knew this face. It was none other than Shivaay Singh Oberoi, the business tycoon. Anika was his wife? Did Arhaan flirt with her because he was trying to hide the fact that he was dating someone's wife? she questioned herself with a growing disgust towards the person she had just started growing a soft corner.

Shivaay opened the door, checked that the corridor was empty and then made his way downstairs, concern and fury, in each step.

All men are pigs' Nidhi told herself as she followed Shivaay

You foolish heart, will you never learn?'

**

Shivaay dropped Dr Nidhi home and then made his way to the Oberoi mansion. Omkara had called him earlier telling him that Daksh was caught and Arhaan was fine. Not that Shivaay gave a damn about Arhaan's well-being.

Shivaay carried Anika to the bedroom, amidst the anxious voices of his family and lowered her on the bed. He took off her sandals and took out her night clothes from her wardrobe. He handed them to Saumya and Priyanka who had just entered the room and asked them to get Anika changed while he went to make a few calls to tighten Anika's security.

There is a commotion at the door, a few raised voices that had Shivaay run swiftly downstairs. A glance at the scene told him that Arhaan was demanding to see Anika and Pinky was refusing him

"Look, I just want to see if she is fine." He told her sternly trying hard to get past his mother who was blocking his way with both her arms outstretched sideways

"If you can't take care of her why did you take her along? What condition my Shivaay had to bring her in? I always knew you were bad news."

"I want to see Anika" said Arhaan repeated firmly but it was a furious Shivaay who replied

"Anika is asleep." Shivaay said coldly, taking in Arhaan's bleeding lip, his soiled, torn shirt and his bruised knuckles. "When you decided to take her dancing, she was your responsibility. How dare you let her get into this state?"

"It just happened in the five minutes I left her alone" explained Arhaan guiltily

"Then you shouldn't have left her alone. Listen up, Mehra. I know it's impossible for me to stop Anika from meeting you but if I find one bruise on her body when she is around you, I swear, I will finish you."

"That is rich coming from the person who did nothing but hurt her." Arhaan told him angrily

"That is the burden I have to live with, Mehra but it doesn't change what I just said."

"You are threatening me, Oberoi?"

"It isn't a threat Mehra. It's a cast iron promise" replied Shivaay, his voice cool as a cucumber

And with that Shivaay Singh Oberoi went upstairs to take care of his unconscious wife. Dadi asked a servant to prepare a room for Arhaan because it was quite late and the man in question was disturbed not to mention, injured.

"Don't mind Shivaay beta. He is worried over Anika and insecure when it comes to you. I know you find it hard to believe, but he loves her a lot."

Arhaan held dadi's hands affectionately but his eyes held a note of warning when he said,

"He'd better because if he doesn't there is no way I will let Anika spend another minute with him."

But Dadi merely smiled

"Go upstairs now and have a nice hot bath. I will send your dinner tray up" she told him ruffling his already messed up hair

**

Shivaay was about to get into his bed beside Anika knowing that he would wake up before she would, when there was a knock on his door. He walked lazily and opened the door, expecting it to be Rudra but stopped short when he saw Arhaan

"What are you doing here?" he asked stonily

"Dadi let me stay"

"Then stick to your bedroom" he ordered the other man

But Arhaan took a step forward

"I want to see Anika" He said looking towards the bed over Shivaay's shoulder but Shivaay effectively blocked his view

"Don't test my patience Mehra." He said icily and to his surprise Arhaan backed off, defeated

"Dr Nidhi said he gave her a bruise so I wanted to..." He said awkwardly, holding a tube of ointment. Shivaay snatched it from him and closed the door rudely in his face.

As he applied the ointment on the bluish bruises on her shoulders, he wondered what he would do if Anika were to close the doors of her life in his face and worse if Arhaan were to stake claim.

A world without Anika in it didn't bear thinking about for it was a world in which he couldn't exist

And he had once been so sure he could

Delusions!

Chapter Eight: The Anxiety Attack

Action packed awesome! I really like the way he assumed authority over her safety.. poor Arhaan through, Nidhi is misunderstanding him.. 😭

Wow! that was awesome!
well Arhaam & Nidhi remind me so much of Anika & Shivaay! In love yet dumb!
But what got me giggling was 'Paternal'. He probably is delusional to think he could survive without Anika!
I really think that PriVeer is going to cause more Drama that anything else ever had in IB.
Update soon!
Ana

The only saving grace from today's episode is this amazing update that you've just updated on right time, I must say. 😃
Thoroughly enjoyed reading the action-packed update.

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I fu*king hate this daksh

awesome...poor arhaan now nidhi is MU him