Dark SS The Forbidden Fruit|| On Hold - Page 26

RK looked at Madhu as she tentatively made her way towards him; she stopped just a few feet away.

"Do you want some invitation?" he asked gruffly raising his brows and narrowed his gaze on her.

She dipped her head down, closing the distance she pulled the chair beside him and sat down.

"Do you want me to tell you step by step what to do?" he looked at her.

She shook her head.

"Then why the hell are you sitting there like a statue? Eat" he gestured to the food laid on the table. "I've not poisoned it" he spoke just as she picked up a toast, her hand stilled and her eyes drew to him.

Rolling his eyes at her, he took the toast from her, biting into it and chewed showing her there was nothing wrong with the toast, then thrust the toast back into her hands.

"Eat now" he told her sternly.

She took a bite staring at him all the while. RK watched as she ate slowly glancing at him half the time, he couldn't ignore those big hazel eyes that were on him, he wanted to get up and leave her here to rot but then his heart fought a battle with his own mind.

He sipped his coffee and leaned against his chair and the only thoughts in his mind were how he was going to make Madhu pay. As of yet he'd only married her but how was he to make her live the nightmare his sister once lived. He couldn't put her up for exhibition as he'd done it before and couldn't handle the fact a room full of men gazed at her.

"Why did Ranveer do it Madhu?" he asked after a long silent moment passed between them.

She dipped her eyes down. "I can't say" she muttered refusing to meet his gaze for she knew he'd guess she was lying.

"Why? Why do you want to bear the brunt of my anger?" he leaned forward placing his cup down and rested his elbows on the table. "Why do you want Ranveer? How could you even want him? He's ruined my sister, he's killed her" he grit out.

She wiped the tears that cascaded down her cheek. "I just hope you don't regret whatever you do" she spoke and stood to her feet.

"Where do you think you're going Madhu?" he asked.

"Can I please go to the washroom?" she asked softly.

He stared at her for a moment then nodded and watched as she retreated up the stairs.

"You're hiding something from me. But what?"

He picked his phone up from the table and dialled a number.

"Get me all the details of Ranveer Sharma. I want every bit of it" he informed without letting the other person speak and cut the call.

"You can't hide the truth for long" he muttered as he thought of Madhu's silence. She knew more than she let on, if Vikram really cared for her then why had he made her dance? A question that hung in his mind. Did Vikram tell him the entire truth that night or was he keeping something hidden just like Madhu.

***

"Have you found her?" Ranveer asked over the phone.

"No. RK is someone named Rishabh Kundra"

"RK" Ranveer muttered.

"He's.." Vikram started only to be interrupted.

"He's Alia's brother" Ranveer finished off closing his eyes. "Find her Vikram. She's in danger" his voice cracked knowing his sister was now in grave danger. Like as if they didn't have enough trouble.

"I went to the place where his Dadima said, turns out he went after them and didn't return" he informed Ranveer.

"I'm coming"

"No!" Vikram shot out quickly. "You can't. Madhu's life is in danger already, if you come out then he'll know you're not dead and tail you. That could put your life, Madhu's life, Alia's life in danger as well"

"Then what can I do? RK's going to kill her alive" he muttered. "How long can I stay hidden in this house with Alia?" he shouted.

"If you both want to live you have to. He's been visiting the club and he's noticed Madhu is missing from the stage"

"Have you informed him?"

"No. I've told him Madhu is ill, he believes me but for how long?"

"Don't mention anything. Try to find her" Ranveer spoke. "I want my sister back" he cut the call off and looked at Alia who was sat opposite him.

"RK bhai took Madhu di?" she asked softly.

He looked away.

She broke into tears covering her face and cried.

"Alia don't cry. Vikram's on it"

She shook her head. "For one man we're all suffering" she sniffed. "Bhai ko pata hi nahi ke main zinda hoon. He's going to believe whatever he sent, those pictures, those tapes, cds"

"But he can't know anything about you being alive" Ranveer cut in. "Not till we find the main man behind this, you can't be exposed neither can I. It's better that we stay hidden or so many lives will be in much more danger. Mine, yours, Madhu's, RK's, Vikram and may be even your family" he explained.

She nodded. "Is there no way we can let bhai know Madhu di is innocent, you're innocent?" she asked.

He sighed heavily. "Madhu is safe with RK as well as in danger. He won't find her with him but then your brother will do all the dirty work to finish her off. That's why she's only safe with Vikram"

"How long will this game last for?" she whispered.

"I don't know" he sadly answered.

"yeh.." Madhu's eyes widened as RK cuffed her to the bed.

"So you don't run away" he informed. "I'll be back in an hour"

"Please don't leave me alone" she hurriedly pleaded.

"That was one of my vows so I need to fulfil it" he turned.

"RK please. I beg you" she cried. "I.. I'm scared of being alone" she muttered.

He stopped in his place, closing his eyes for a moment wanting the guilt to pass but the guilt only wrapped tighter around his heart making him feel heavy with an unwanted burden.

"I'll be back quickly" he stated with his back facing her.

"Please RK don't" she cried. "Please"

He turned roughly and unlocked the cuffs, she stood to her feet.

"One wrong move.."

"I won't do anything" she quickly spoke assuring him.

He turned and started towards the door with Madhu following alongside him, she settled in the passenger seat quietly without saying anything at all. RK wondered what caused Madhu to fear the loneliness. As he started the engine he backed out from the driveway and drove, time to time he glanced at her, she seemed lost in her own thoughts and what bugged him was he wanted to know them. He wanted to know what she was thinking, her thoughts mattered a lot, and words flowing out from the mouth can lie as much as one wanted but the thoughts? No. The thoughts are the heart's words.

****

Vikram pulled out the box of things in Madhu's closet, he rummaged through her things only to find few various items. What interested him was an anklet he'd found, he picked the anklet and stared at it. As far as he remembered she'd stopped wearing anklets, and she had thrown her old ones away but why had she kept this one? He wondered. The anklet was a delicate one, a single chain with studded diamantes which was quite eye catching and beautiful. He placed it back into the box and looked through it just to find more personal belongings of hers. He sighed brushing his hand through his hair and then his eyes fell onto something that sat right in the corner of the closet. He reached inside and pulled it out, a black book rested in his hand. It was plain black, no designs, no wordings on the cover.

He opened it up tentatively and read the first words he gazed on.

Not good. Without my permission you're checking my book ;)

Vikram smiled shaking his head and turned to the next page to find pictures with names and dates written beneath. He noticed it held mostly family pictures and most of them were childhood ones, he guessed the girl with pigtails and with quite a chubby body was Madhu. As he turned page over page he also noticed another family, he guessed it was Alia's family as little Alia looked the same, except now she's grown taller.

"This must be RK" he looked at the photo of him stood near Madhu. Passing each photo he noticed RK and Madhu were always near, both either smiled, giggled, RK hugging her, or holding hands.

Could this be more than they'd thought. He wondered. He'd nearly missed the little hearts near RK's names, Could Madhu love him? He thought. And the only ones who can answer him is either Madhu herself or that Rishabh Kundra.

***

"What are you thinking about?" RK asked as he sped up driving a little faster.

"About us" she answered honestly, her eyes stung slightly and she let out a sigh.

"What's there to think about Madhu? You want to play wife and I play the devil which means destruction" he shrugged.

A pained smile crept her lips. "Whose destruction?" she turned her head to him.

"Yours" he answered stiffly.

"Not just mine" she countered. "With me you're going to be destroyed as well" she answered confidently.

"I'm already destroyed Madhu. You already done the job" he turned into a street.

"I'll take that as a compliment" she responded dryly.

RK came to a stop, Get looked around, it was in a quiet area with various stores, she looked at him getting the cuffs out.

"RK" she called, her eyes widening.

"I brought you here but I wont be taking you inside" he told her roughly not allowing her to argue, he cuffed one wrist to the bar on the door and unbuckled his belt.

"I'll be back soon"

She watched with a sullen face as he disappeared into one of the stores, bored she reached to the radio and turned it on and leaned back as her mind drifted away to her past with the songs playing in the background.

"Pakka" she held out her hand for RK as fat droplets of tears streamed down her cheeks.

"Pakka. Main hamesha tumhare saat hi hoon" he promised.

"But you're leaving me" she cried once again as the Kundra's were moving away to London.

"Here" he pulled something out, kneeling before her, he pulled her feet and placed it on his knee and wrapped something around her ankle.

"Yeh toh..."

"It's the anklet you wanted from that shop remember?" he reminded her of the day they went shopping the other day, her parent's refused as she's got a dozen already however RK couldn't bear his Firdaus's sullen face hence he'd bought it for her.

"Its beautiful" she whispered.

"Now whenever you think of me you just have to look at this, this anklet is to show you I'll always be there" he told her.

And he was right to his words, whenever she'd missed him she only had to look at the anklet and she'd felt his presence, he was always there for her if not physically, she cherished the anklet till date and still did so unfortunately it's no longer with her as she'd left it at Vikram's place.

"I see your taste hasn't changed" RK commented as he settled back into the car.

"meaning?" she frowned confused.

"The olden songs"

"They're classics and I'm not playing it, the radio station is" she replied.

He rolled his eyes buckling his belt and started the car.

"What did you get?" she asked as she hadn't even paid attention when he'd come.

"Clothes for you"

"Where are we going now?" she asked as he took a different direction.

"Home" he replied.

"But it's the other way" she turned her head over her shoulder looking down the lane they'd come.

"That was the old one and I would've stayed there had Dadima not called that Vikram but now we're going elsewhere"

"Where are we going?" she asked curiously.

"A place where not even if the entire world searched for you they'd find you"

Precap - ???

Full on mystery, Alia's alive, Ranveer is alive, another person involved in all this. I bet so many questions are probably running in your head right now.

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