SS : The 5:30 People -- part 7 --pg-40(24th December) - Page 16

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Part 4 :- Kidnapped

Piya sat down on the trunk of an uprooted tree nearby, and watched like a mute spectator. She could hardly do anything else , as she was almost non-existent for everybody else and not much would change even if she took to screaming her lungs out of frustration!

Her eyes kept shifting from Abhay to Piyashree and then back to Abhay. She noticed that Abhay's hair was quite long and trailing backwards , it reached up to the back of his neck. The ultra-silky black, strands that adorned his forehead were messed up and if they were to be straightened, they would cover up his eyes totally , and hide even a little portion of his nose. Not that she didn't find the Abhay that she had known all this while any less appealing, but this look wasn't bad either!

Did the man ever look anything but dangerously alluring?

Nah ! Never !

Many boys had tried to gather Piya's attention, all the way since high school, but Piya could never find any of them intriguing enough to attach herself with. Not that she loved being a loner , but somehow she could sense that the boys were equally attracted to every other pretty girl or they just wanted to be in her good books because of the status that her surname provided.

Maya , her only friend , would accuse her of being over judgemental and would advise her to open up and give someone a chance to be special . But everytime it was Piya's judgement that shone as truth , much to Maya's surprise and disappointment.

Abhay though, was totally a different universe altogether. She found herself completely drawn to him like a magnet , even if he sounded annoyingly cheesy at times. It was not possible to ignore the way he cared for her, and was always there to let her know that she would never be alone, ever again.

Piya had no idea exactly when had she fallen for this guy, and coming to think of it would she have even given it a thought, had Ruhi not pointed it out to her?

Maybe not anytime soon.

A huge sadness suddenly seemed to engulf her - maybe he would never know now, how she had fallen for him, and would she know , if he felt the same?

Thump!

A squirrel leapt onto the ground from a neighboring tree and scurried away disappearing into the bushes, breaking the trance that had kept Abhay and Piyashree spellbound , and bringing Piya out of her reverie.

Piya felt the warmth and colour rushing to her own cheeks as Piyashree blushed and looked away from Abhay. Now ogling at a stranger is certainly not a good girl's hobby !

Confusion spread through Piya's mind as a very disturbing image of about six deers with their throats slit open but no blood dripping out of their wounds flashed in front of her eyes. Then all at once her emotions shifted from confusion to grief to raging anger, of which she was sure only confusion belonged to her mind , the rest being the disturbances in Piyashree's head.

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" Angad , look here " , Ruhi called out. " See , the missing files are placed in a separate folder. " Angad shifted his attention to the screen to have a look . They had been frying out their grey cells for the past two hours , to look for the files. Due to the disappearance of a bunch of files from their database , their company's official website had been reduced to a mere white page , with a very discouraging text , " 404 Forbidden Error. The page you are looking for does not exist " , displayed on it.

Queen Technologies , the dream workplace of every Indian Software Engineer could not afford to bear such a disaster !

Just two days prior to launching another application , this would be a major blow to Queen's reputation and would just be the breaking news on every social network.

" Thanks God ! we finally found them , we just need to put them together and we would be good to go. But this should make you happy. Why the worry lines on your forehead ? " , he asked , confused.

" Because they are pseudo files. They are just shortcuts to the original files that has been created , that too this afternoon , as the date says , and then they have been deleted from their original locations. "

" That's weird ! Its completely planned out. Someone from this office hates being loyal. The last thing Queen needs is its web-designs crawling up somewhere else."

" Do you have any particular suspect ? "

" I am not sure Ruhi , but see this " , he pointed to Jeh's laptop , " The back-up files in his hard disk would have been a great help , but it has been sweeped clean. That happens only when you format the disk. And last when I saw Jeh scowling at his screen was when Piya exited his office with a victorious smile on her face. And then we know that Piya resigned. "

" So you mean all this is Piya's work ? She was the one that worked more than both of us combined to create the anti-virus. Why would she mess up with the office's database , unless - "

" Unless " , Angad completed the words for Ruhi , " She was working for our competitors. "

Ruhi looked at Angad , appalled , " As a spy ? "

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Apart from being a white witch with super healing abilities , Misha was a doctor. She was one of the best neuro-surgeons in India. The worried look on her face was ringing warning bells in Abhay's head. Whatever it was , it was certainly no good news ." How bad is it Misha ? "

Misha spoke without looking him in the eye , " Internal bleeding due to backbone fracture , a crack in the right elbow , and worse is the spinal cord pierced by the broken backbone "

Abhay knew that Piya's condition was bad but he wasn't expecting so much damage. His heart clenched with fear but he didn't let it show on his face. " Shall I carry her to the hospital ? A surgery would help , right ? You would be able to do it ? "

" Sorry Abhay , but no medicine , no surgery would help. No doctor would be able to fix Piya. "

Abhay hated the euphemism she was using to cover up the situation. In simple terms Piya was dying and there was nothing humanly possible to save her. " Would you require the help of other doctors? " , he asked.

" No doctor would be able to help Abhay " , said Misha trying to explain the complications , " No one would even touch her until she shows any signs of consciousness.

And I am sorry to say but I would prefer it if she remains unconscious. "

" Why so ? "

" Piya has had a nervous breakdown. She is in a comma and that is the only reason she is still alive. We would lose her within seconds if her system breaks out of this commatose state. "

The knowledge was too much for Abhay. There would not have been any trouble if he was still a wiccan , but his wish to live a little more had transformed him into what he was today. He had unknowingly created an entire new race - vampires , also known as the immortals. He had given life after death a whole new meaning. He still had a lot of magic intact that could do wonders , but healing injuries were not one of them. Sure his blood could heal , but his spells could not !

Piya would need to be awakened , in order to be fed his blood , and Abhay could not risk that.

So much for Jeh's stupid obsession!

The thought of that man , made anger bubble beneath Abhay's skin. He took a deep breath to calm himself down but unfortunately it brought a strong smell of Piya's blood along. The beast in him slammed against his mastered control , and his fangs almost descended ! He was up and away from Piya in the blink of an eye.

" Damn it ! " , hissed Abhay aloud through clenched teeth , which echoed eerily in the surroundings.

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" You Monster ! " , Piyashree scowled , the smitten look on her face now replaced by anger , " It is you that has killed Chhotu , Sundari , Jabaaz , Motu , Golu and Pyaari . Isn't it? "

"What the hell? ", Abhay swore, "Yes I have fangs, pretty lady, but you cannot accuse me for every death in your family, alright. I have not killed a single human in the past eighteen years, to be exact! " Abhay spoke with such a calmness in his voice, not to forget the charming smile that he maintained while he spoke, that Piya had to retrace Piyashree's words in her mind.

She had obviously accused him of murder and not invited him to dinner! What was the reason to smile then?

Piyashree gave him a hard stare. He surely had the nerve to joke about such a matter, and then she looked around at the ground as if she were searching for a stone, probably to throw at Abhay so that he stopped smiling unnecessarily.

Boy did that distract Piyashree?

Oh! Yes completely! And Piya could feel the way Piyashree's heart raced at his smile.

" Do not try to act extra smart ! " , Piyashree warned pointing her index finger at Abhay who smirked at her , only distracting her more. "I am talking about the deers that were found dead in the jungle ."

"Seriously lady! You have a name for every deer in the jungle! What is this one called? ", he joked pointing towards the deer at his feet.

Piya could form a brief idea that Piyashree was an absolute animal lover and was presently grieving their loss. She wouldn't be all sugar and smiles if she were on the receiving side. But Abhay was Abhay , he probably thought that his charm would always help him sneak out without any harm.

If Piyashree could differentiate between the animals so much that she had a name for each one of them then surely she must have spent a lot of time with them , and thus the attachment and grief on losing them. Maybe they were her pet ?

" Yes I had a name for all of them " , said Piyashree , " the keyword being had'. And that is Saahas, and you killed it too. You cannot control your thirst, can you? Or were you trying to set up a record ? "

The sudden harsh words were like silver chains thrown at Abhay. The girl was beautiful. Yes , that was undeniable. He was attracted to her. Very true. But he was a King , whom the supernaturals bowed before , and he was not used to being insulted. Not at all.

" A big mouth and a really stupid one. ", he spat , his eyes unwavering from that of Piyashree.

"How dare you ? ", Piyashree shot , taking a step forward, "Check your words! Nobody talks to me like that". She was now practically fuming with anger , but her voice was not raised. It just had an undertone of suppressed anger like a dormant volcano , rising beneath the vent. " You ruthless vampire ! You can kill them for fun and I am stupid if I mention it. Exactly how cold-hearted are you? "

Abhay never took well to being accused and Piya had a first-hand experience of that. She was reminded of the time when she had discovered his truth, and had accused him of waiting for the perfect time to kill her, and merge with her soul. The outburst that his eyes had promised for a fraction of second was completely unnerving, and presently was a similar situation.

His eyes, noticed Piya, were turning purple and she knew that soon they would be shining a bright red, the very colour of burning coal.

Abhay felt Piyashree's accusation stabbing his heart and he felt like shaking her and yelling it out to her that he had not intended to kill any of them. For years he had been taking only that much blood as needed to survive. Somehow, just somehow, today he had been restless and the thirst had been totally unmanageable.

He was suddenly feeling guilty , something which he had not felt since years , and this angered him like nothing else. How was a human affecting him so much ?

He had never felt the need to explain the reason behind his actions to anybody but presently it seemed very important. Would she understand what bloodlust is like?

He was guilty for what he had done, but how could she call him heartless or cold without even listening to him or trying to understand him? He had never killed for the fun of it. How could she accuse him of that?

His anger was rising like a tide, and he felt desperate to give her a taste of what she was playing with. She had the strength to look him in the eye. Daring much ? , he thought. Just a matter of seconds , and she would be cowering in fear , asking for forgiveness.

He took a step forward , light , but menacing. His eyes had the gleam of a predator , one that should be feared and not provoked. Piyashree stood her ground , her eyes never showed the fear that Abhay wanted to see , they just held sorrow and it disturbed him off limits.

Abhay regretted stepping ahead as a single tear trickled down Piyashree's cheek, immediately extinguishing the fire inside Abhay. His heart felt heavy even if he knew that fear was not the reason that had made the lady cry , he was surprised by the sudden urge to wipe her tear away , and comfort her. He had hardly felt any emotion for years so, to say Abhay was confused , would be an understatement !

" They always came up to greet me, whenever I came into the jungle. They often walked along with me in the woods, but now I will be alone if I ever come here. They would not come, and it's because of you. Their young ones would now be defenseless. And- it doesn't even matter you ! ", she sobbed.

Abhay was not sure anymore about what he wanted , but he just couldn't see her break like that. He raised his hand to wipe the tear away, but in the bright moon light it was difficult to not notice the thick bright red colour coating his skin . He just could not touch her flawless skin like that.

People hardly care about their families and here this beauty was grieving for animals. She was so correct to call him a monster, he had actually acted like one. Would she spare him a second glance, or think any different of him, if he told her how guilty he was? Why had he given in to the bloodlust ?

"Stop crying now, please ", said Siddharth as he wiped Piyashree's tears and pulled her into an embrace. He had known that his sister was upset but she would actually start crying, that he had not thought of. "The idiot killed all of them ", she sobbed into his chest. " Yes, we will punish him okay ", he joked to take her mind off of the tense atmosphere. He was well aware that it was never a smart move to yell at a vampire, and he also knew that it was exactly what Piyashree would start if nobody stopped her.

"Yes, we will" , she affirmed. " We will lock him up in the prison ? " , he suggested. "No, I will beat him up " , she said narrowing her eyes at Abhay who was watching Siddharth with a certain distaste.

Abhay had felt the presence of others in the site but only now did he notice the male and recognized him as Siddharth Suryavanshii , the Prince of the Suryavanshii Rajya. He knew what a womanizer the Prince was and it had never mattered him , until now. For some queer reason he didn't like Siddharth's comforting shoulder for the lady whose name he was yet to discover. A voice in his mind told him that what he was feeling had a name called jealousy. Abhay did not like this voice and he was certain if he ever met the owner of this voice , he would give him a well deserved thrashing for opening his mouth whenever he felt like. Supernatural King Abhay Raichand had no reason to be jealous , and that could not change .

" Alright cool , we would do it your way. Does that make you happy ? " , asked Siddharth.

" Yes very " , she said nodding her head.

Siddharth turned his head sideways and was amused at Abhay's disapproving gaze. " What? I am not allowed to hug my sister now ? " , he asked. Abhay didn't respond , but raised an eyebrow in question. He would not trust Prince Siddharth even if his life depended on it. Just because he referred to the girl as his sister , he wasn't bound to believe the Prince. Was he ?

Piyashree who was looking between Siddharth and Abhay asked, unable to contain her curiosity , " You know him , Bhai ?" Abhay could suddenly breathe a little easier on hearing the doe eyed beauty call Siddharth Bhai . So , the flirt was not lying then ! He actually cared for her like a brother would.

"Yes , he is Abhay. "

" Who Abhay ? Your friend from the Sena Rajya ? " , Piyashree inquired. Siddharth nodded in affirmation , " Indeed that one Piya " .

Abhay watched the way his name rolled out of her tongue , so perfectly. That would be something he would never forget. But then something else caught his attention. Siddharth called her Piya which could only mean Piyashree , his sister Princess Piyashree ! Only if he had known beforehand that he was facing the Princess of the Suryavanshii Rajya , he would have watched his words before speaking. He could understand the reason for her outburst now.

He had learnt from Siddharth that King Vijayendra Suryavanshii was very protective of his beloved daughter. He never allowed her to leave the palace even for a trip around the kingdom. Only few maids were allowed to provide her company. So the Princess spent a quality time in the palace garden , nursing injured animals that guards brought in for her on special permission from the King . She nursed the animals till they were healthy and then they were left free to return to their own environment.

She loved those mute beings like a mother would , and what had he done , he had not only killed her once domestic creatures but had also disrespected her.

But he could always put the blame on their attires. The Prince's love for western outfits , was not new to Abhay , but the shirts and trousers he heartily spent on , were utilized in disguising his sister and himself as workers of the British Company in their empire , in order to sneak out from the palace , was something that he learnt only today.

Had the Princess dressed up in something that hinted her rank , Abhay might have kept his tongue in check. He himself never liked bitter replies , then why on Earth would she appreciate his behavior ?

" Way to go Abhay ! " , he thought to himself sarcastically , " the pretty Princess loves you ! "

Suryavanshii and Sena Rajya were two small but powerful allied provinces of the seventeenth century , in Dehradoon.

Piyashree knew it well and good that Abhay was one skillful knight the Sena Rajya had , and that he was a very good friend of her brother Siddharth. Both of them had fought several wars together , and according to Siddharth , Abhay was the most calm and collected person treading on the planet. What was new for her , was , that Abhay the saint , was a crazy vampire as well .

She had eavesdropped her father and Siddharth discussing about vampire attacks in their kingdom since the past month , and now she could place an image of the culprit in her mind.

Piyashree was deciding between being mad at Siddharth for keeping secrets or staking the handsome beast infront of her. " Why are you on our land ? " , she demanded from Abhay through a pointed look. " The kingdoms are allied doesn't mean that you are allowed to trespass. "

"I have called him to help us find the one responsible behind the deaths in the kingdom" , answered Siddharth . " What ? Father allowed that ? "

Piyashree was well aware that their father King Vijayendra , disliked supernatural beings with a passion. The reason being the words of an astrologer when Piyashree was just four - " Your daughter Piyashree has a short life span. She will live until a paranormal creature decides to make her existence his choice. "

These words had limited the ties between the allied provinces , because Sena Rajya was rumored to be the abode of uncountable supernatural beings. Many even believed that the King of the Sena Rajya , Pratyaksha Sena was himself a wiccan , and having known him personally ,King Vijayendra knew it was nothing but truth. Still that had never diminished the friendship between him and the King of the other kingdom . But he could not put his daughter's life at risk , so he had requested King Pratyaksha to keep his people from visiting the Suryavanshii Rajya until Piyashree was married and sent far from danger.

King Pratyaksha had agreed to the terms , and since then the armies of the kingdoms met only at the battlefield , to help each other in suppressing invasion from the other empires that were constantly at war with each other.

But something unknown to Piyashree and all the other people of both the kingdoms was her father's other request. He had asked for protection for Piyashree and for that purpose King Pratyaksha had sent two children who were nine year old twins. They belonged to the family of powerful white witches and knew magic like any other activity , and had grown up along with Piya in the same palace. One of Piyashree's protectors was named Mishavi , and she only knew her as her maid and best friend , lovingly called as Misha by her.

" No he didn't allow. But Abhay does not look any less human . Does he? How would father know what he is ? ". That was when Piyashree gave Siddharth a fierce glare , one that Siddharth totally hated to admit , always scared him . " Why do you expect me to keep it a secret and why do I trust him. He is definitely capable of many things and he could possibly be the one behind all the deaths . "

Though her words were not the best Abhay had ever heard , he had called this upon him and he could not expect Piyashree to trust him , even if he wanted.

" Alright Piya , lets say that you may trust him because I do and I know he is not the one to blame for whatever has happened . "

" How can you be so sure ? "

" Cause I invited him only a week ago. He could not have entered our land without an invit- " . Siddharth bit his tongue as the information slipped out of his tongue. " Invitation ?" , remarked Piyashree , her anger slipping and giving way to curiosity , " Its true that vampires need an invitation to enter a territory ? "

It was Misha that drew attention next. " What's this fuss about invitations people ? And you Dear Princess Piyashree mind if I ask how the syllable seems so familiar to you. "

Misha had spent a good fourteen years with Piyashree and there was no way any human could know anything about paranormal stuff , without having any personal experience about it.

" Exactly my point " , buzzed Siddharth , " How do you know about that ? "

It was Piyashree's turn to be scandalized. " I read it in a book. " , said Piyashree in a low voice , looking at the ground.

The echoing chuckle escaped Abhay's lips unintentionally. Something was very wrong today , thought Abhay. He seemed to have no control over any of his actions. " Don't mind but the inability to keep secrets runs in the family. Or maybe the air in this Rajya is bewitched ! ".

Even if Misha understood that the second sentence was a sarcasm directed at her as she was the witch here , she decided to argue about it later.

Abhay's comment earned him a very unfriendly glare from the royal siblings. " Keep your knowledge to yourself , monster ! " said Siddharth mimicking Piyashree.

" Bhai ! You are disgusting "

" Maybe I am , but you don't get to dodge the matter. Tell me sister which book it was you were speaking about. "

" Its just a book Bhai. Can we just not let the matter be ? "

" Absoloutely not ! Father goes out almost making the Sena Empire sign a treaty for you , and you are having a sneak peek into God knows what. What's the book named ? "

It was an order and not a request so Piyashree answered but not without rolling her eyes , " Fine ! It's the Alaukik Granth "

The book's name completely horrified Siddharth . Even Misha's face paled at that.

The name did sound familiar to Piya. Her mind produced an image of an old novel with a wet black cover and the name Alaukik Granth written in gleaming golden. Thanks to the Sanskrit classes she had taken for her third language course in middle school , she had been able to read the words , but she couldn't remember where had she seen the book .

The revelation did alarm Abhay as much as it did the other two. That book was never good news. It was a book that contained information about every supernatural species. The first version of the book was in Sanskrit. It was published in every language known to man. The writer's motive had been simply to alert the reader about all that unearthly beings could do and what their strengths and weaknesses were , to protect oneself if ever faced by any.

Though the book was there to protect humans but the overconfident weaklings , as Abhay referred to humans , just never believed that anything like magic existed , and thus the book was looked upon as a collection of nonsensical words. Humans had never benefitted from the book , but few witches and warlocks had definitely used it to harm innocents and gain more power. Abhay had tried to destroy all the books. But the first book named Alaukik Granth wouldn't be destroyed. It had a weird ability to recreate itself. So, Abhay had put a spell on the book that made its information invisible to every supernatural being. He had also demanded the author to put a warning on the first page. Humans could see and read the entire book , while supernatural creatures could see the book and read the first page only.

Though the spell reduced its disadvantages , but it did pose a grave threat to any human that possessed the book. Many that used black magic were still in search of the book and it would be easy for them to force the owner to read out the information for them , and then use them as a sacrifice.

" Yes ! Its at home , in Uncle's library. " Piya almost screamed in reminiscence. " But what's so special about the book , besides a funny preface - If you do not want unearthly creatures haunting you around and making your life a living hell , go ahead and read it "

" Are you joking Piya ? Where did you find it ? " , Siddharth demanded. " Why would I joke , I found it in our library , but yes it was stuffed into a dirty trunk. "

" You girl " , rebuked Misha , " Why do you always have to be such a trouble magnet ? What was the need to go and retrieve something that was locked away ? "

" Exactly ! " , said Siddharth , " Was there nothing else to read ? "

The book , thought Piya did seem like something important and she thought she would give it a try , of course if she returned home ever in flesh and blood.

" Oh Heaven ! Stop it you two. Its just a book " , Piyashree snapped , clearly annoyed. " What the hell is so different about this book besides having a funny warning on the very first page ? And it's the seventeenth century , not the slave dynasty ! A girl does have the right to atleast read a book of her choice. "

" Wow ! Congrats Piya ! This freaking forest takes people on a time travel for free and you are in the seventeenth century. Follow voices and this is what it lands you into. Amazing !" , said Piya to herself , patting her shoulder.

" Its not about rights , Piya " , said Abhay , making both the girls with the name Piya skip a beat. His voice did have that husky undertone to it , which always made Piya's senses go crazy.

" Its Princess for you ! " , Piyashree reprimanded. Obviously she didn't want anybody to notice the affect his voice was having on her !

" Okay. Princess Piyashree - "

" Princess. Just Princess ! "

" Fine ! " , said Abhay in a huff making Piya giggle. Piyashree definitely had the skills to rile him up. " Princess ! Is that alright ? "

Abhay's referring to Piyashree as Princess rang a distinct bell in Piya's head. She had heard that before, and not once but several times. Almost every alternate day she had to correct Abhay to call her Piya and not Princess. Abhay had known this Princess with name and features similar to her , thought Piya. Could it be possible that she reminded him of Piyashree ? But then what was her connection to Piyashree ? There was this strong pull towards her body , still present. Were they related ?

As much as Piya thought about it , her brain became muddled up with a whole set of weird questions. So , she decided to just wait and watch. Maybe that could provide her the much needed answers.

" Certainly better ! " , said Piyashree , " What is it that can't wait ? "

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Of course it was Piya's blood that was not letting Abhay think straight , thought Misha , else anger should not be the only emotion on his face. Guilt flooded through Misha's system on doubting Abhay's feelings for Piya. He was hurting and she had been calculating his emotions.

She looked into the green eyes of her brother that mirrored her worry. Though they were twins he was the first born and loved being referred to as the elder brother. At times Misha fulfilled his wish and called him Jyestha , a Sanskrit term for elder brother. Both of them had been the protectors of Princess Piyashree and had failed in the worst way possible . They still could not get over with it and here the situation at hand was just like a distinct reminder of the past.

Since Abhay was not telling her , she had asked her twin through a mental conversation , and was now aware that the reason for Piya's condition was Jeh , Piya's boss.

A soft scream escaped Misha's lips as Abhay in all his vampiric glory slammed him onto a tree close by. " Why Arth ? Why weren't you with Piya ? " , he demanded in a feral growl , " I told you to guard her until sun rays retrace their steps. Why did you have to leave her alone today , when earlier it had not been a problem ? "

" I am sorry Abhay " , apologized Arth , " I just didn't like Jeh messing with Piya. I was just trying to screw his brain a bit , by misplacing few - "

" Didn't I tell you to let the matter be? Your work was just to protect her. Wasn't it. "

Arth gave an apologetic nod. Nothing could be achieved by anger , so , Abhay left his collar and turned to Misha , " Heal her. Use whatever energy you need to. "

Misha just kept her head bowed in submission , " I tried already , but I can't feel her soul. If I can't connect with her soul then how do I heal her. Any spell would just be a waste."

" What do you mean by you can't feel her soul ? "

" We know nothing about Piya , Abhay . Its like she is being shielded - I - I don't know."

This was weird and quite unheard of. No soul could abandon their body according to their wish but apparently in Piya's case it was possible.

Perfect ! Just another awesome complication in the already critical situation , thought Abhay.

" We will take her to my place and you will transfer my blood into her system using the transfusion system you use in your hospital. Do you think that could work ? "

Vampire blood could heal the gravest of injuries. Misha did find it quite safe and positive , so she agreed to it.

Just then , Piya's phone rang and all three shared a look with each other. Piya's family could possibly be looking for her , what would they do now ? The Dobriyals would bring heaven and hell together to get Piya back into the safety of their walls. They would never trust their golden spoon , Piya , in anybody else's company.

But of course Abhay had a solution to the problem , for he looked determined when he answered the phone.

" Piya what have you been doing all these while ? I - " , came Dipannita's worried voice through the speaker .

" Piya is safe with me " , said Abhay cutting her mid-sentence. Misha realized that Abhay did not sound like himself. He was definitely upto something !

" You sound familiar. Who are you ? Give the phone to Piya. "

" Piya can't talk. "

" What do you mean she can't talk ? Is she alright ? "

Abhay looked straight in Arth's direction , probably they were having a mental conversation , thought Misha. She heard Arth approaching her from behind , and then without warning his hands covered up her nose and mouth , cutting up her supply of air. Misha staggered and struggled to remove his hand so she could breathe , but she could only loosen his grip a bit. "L- Le - Leave me. J- " , she managed to utter in a strangled scream ,before his hand was back in place.

Abhay waved his free hand ordering Arth to back off and also signaled Misha to contain her lashing out for the time being. Misha took deep breaths while thinking of the best way of revenge for her brother's stint. He was seriously going to pay for it.

" That was Piya. She stopped on a J. Are you the Khurana guy ? What did you do to her , you freak ? " , Dipannita's screeching voice was heard through the speaker.

" Keep your not so sweet voice locked up within your larynx Senior lady Dobriyal. I don't like being disrespected " , replied Abhay harshly.

" Did you freaking hurt Piya ?What do you want ? Let me talk to her now "

" I have what I want. Piya and I will be happy. Don't bother disturbing us. " , said Abhay cutting the call. He tossed the device to Arth who tucked the phone in his pocket.

" Are you crazy Jyestha ? " , Misha hissed at her brother. " Sorry Mish ! Boss's orders " said Arth raising up his hands defensively.

Misha looked at Abhay as if he had grown another head. " What wrong have I done Abhay ? Why would you want me dead ? "

" Sorry. Piya needed to give a hint of her whereabouts to her family. "

" So ? That quite sounded like she has been held hostage or something , and it was my voice that reached the Dobriyals , not Piya's. "

" What reached them was your words but in Piya's voice and the Dobriyals landed right where I wanted them to " , explained Abhay.

It was only now that Misha realized Abhay's game. He had put up the act of kidnapping Piya and with a spell that only he could perform , he had made her strangled voice sound like Piya's. And if she was not totally wrong then it was Jeh's voice he was using while talking to Piya's grandmother.

" Was that Jeh's voice ? "

" Yes and thanks "

" For ? "

" For uttering a J and cementing my plan. I almost feared that you would say Arth and ruin it. "

" I was about to say Jyestha , so the J " , spoke Misha , and realized exactly how had she cemented Abhay's plan , " Oh ! I see it was just what was required. Wasn't it ? "

" Exactly ! Let us get going now. "

Obviously nobody gets away with hurting the mystical King's girl. Misha dared not laugh imagining Jeh's expressions on being hounded for a crime he never committed.

Though she would argue about it later but Arth was forgiven for the time being.

Abhay kneeled down and stroked Piya's face lightly , " Congratulations Piya ! You are kidnapped " , he muttered , and then picked Piya up in his arms , bridal style.

He settled Piya so that her head lay against his chest. It pained him to see her so limp. He had Piya in his arms , right where he wanted , and yet she was miles away from him.

Though Piya could not hear it , Abhay promised to her in his mind , " Trust me Piya , I will bring you back. We both know that you love tormenting me , but you don't get to choose this time. Together is where we belong and together would we be. "

They turned to leave for Abhay's place , but froze in their places.

Few steps from them was a storming Prabal Dobriyal !

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A/N : Sorry if I kept you waiting. Here's hoping that you liked this part and that I have been forgiven for the delay. 😳

The coming chapters will have more of Abhay's world. Do tell me what you thought about this part. 😊

" Way to go Abhay ! " , he thought to himself sarcastically , " the pretty Princess loves you ! "

Loved this line .😆

What about this Alaukik Granth now ? Piya has also seen this book. Abhay couldn't even destroy it. Is it something special about it?

Piyashree didn't allow Abhay to take her name. So this the reason for Abhay to call Piya Princess.

Arth and Misha were the siblings sent for Piyashree's protection. So he is the green eyed person who protects Piya right from the first update.

Abhay is a real genius. What great idea to push Jeh in a trouble.?
What's with this prabal now? I hope he does not create any problems.

Continue soon.😊

Originally posted by: .Rhythm.

Yeah... Yeah... I m d first one to res.
Thank you so much for updating Ani

Originally posted by: 2Obsessed

Congratulations Sweetheart 😃

Thank you for being my awesome buddy , and yeah all the best for your exam.