ArShi SS : The Mafia Princess |Chap 11/12/13/ |Pg 16| 05.08.2018 - Page 9

I stretched my arms above my head as my eyes flutter open. Yawning I check the clock. It was 8:30. I still felt a little sleepy though. Kero once again came inside my room without knocking. What's with this man? I wondered. Even though he was huge and intimidating but from our little chit-chat that we had yesterday, I was quite sure he is not going harm me. No matter he tried to hide but still his youth was very evident. I know he was interested in talking to me but for his ass of a boss he remained strict. His replies were curt yesterday but he was unlike my bodyguards who were nothing but statues.

Kero wore a sleeveless T-shirt exposing his broad shoulders and arms. He was a very attractive human but nothing was nothing compared to his boss.

He walked along the bed and kept the breakfast tray on the side table.

"Eat and get ready you are going to leave".

Leave? Does that mean my brother called for a truce. But that seems quite unlikely.

"Did my brother called up to negotiate?", Does that mean he will be realising Sheetal as well?

"Your brother didn't even ask about you let alone talk about negotiating", vibrated his deep voice that made the hairs of my nape stand sending goose bumps all over my body.

He stood leaning against the door jam looking hot in his jogging tracks. His chest was bare and glittered with sweat giving a metallic effect. Gosh! He is a living sin. His perfectly sculpted body awakened my woman instinct. I realized then, I was highly attracted to my captivator. And the realization took me off guard.

I don't like him as a person but his body was something else. I wonder what it would be like touch him. What the hell is wrong with me? He kidnapped me and I am not supposed to have these kind of thoughts for him. He has been an ass all along. And moreover he wanted to kill me.

I somehow sensed that brother is not going to negotiate because his priority lies in my business and money. I wonder why did he kidnapped Sheetal and why does he want to infuriate ASR. He knows it very well that out of all the outfits Raizadas are the most powerful one.

"He is giving you time to rectify your mistake ASR", I lie. Something shifted in his expression, which was difficult to figure out. Then he straightened himself before ordering.

"Kero, leave", his expression changed. The shadow on his face gave out the hint of perennial animal inside him.

Kero looked at me sideways and nodded as if telling me that it was a very wrong move. And I immediately regretted. I wish Kero stayed back but then he was ASR's man so he would obviously listen to his boss.

My heart skipped a beat watching ASR close the door. His muscles flexed in the process giving me an idea about how strong he were. Why do I have to lust on this guy out of all the people. My inner devil yipped at his sight even though my throat because dry. How will be like to be touched by him? My inner devil approved the idea but my angel shut her off saying how wrong it is to think like that.

He walked towards me hand combing his hair. "I think it's about time I send your brother a little video of yours". That statement caught me off guard. What does he mean by that. I scrambled up from where I was sitting and backed off. I can't let him win and I can't let him touch me, I started chanting.

"You think pouncing on a woman makes you a man?"

"Watch your mouth", he snarled boring his eyes on me. He looked furious. The insult of too much even I wish I could stop my mouth from uttering this. Scared would be an understatement. I was terrified. In front of his power I am nothing.

He removed his fit band and kept it on the table then closed the distance between us. I ran the other side of the room trying to get away from him. I looked towards the door and thought that anyhow I have to reach it. But it was behind him. If I have to reach then I have to cross him. And the chances of going towards him was remote.

He kept on walking towards me slowly like a lion approach his prey. For the fraction of a second I wish I kept my mouth shut but this would have happened any way.

I was backed up against the wall and was about to climb on the bed when something whooshed and stuck against the panel behind.

I looked towards my right where the object came to my view. The knife. It was the same knife with which I injured him last night. I looked at him then. He was rubbing his wound without breaking any eye contact.

"You aim is poor". Shut up Khushi why are you inviting trouble? But it looks like my pride is not ready to accept defeat.

I made sure even I don't break my eye contact with him. Then quickly took the knife and threw it towards him. He dodged and the knife went straight and hit the wall behind then dropped on the floor.

In one fluid motion he swiped of the weapon and held it in his hand.

"You didn't realize your ear is bleeding. And don't challenge my aiming skills. You would have been dead by now".

I touched my ear and felt the liquid dripping down. It was indeed my blood.

Another whooshing sound and this time the knife hit the board just above my head.

I held the knife again but this time his tight grip on my wrist stopped me from moving. He held my gaze caging me against the wall.

~Arnav~

"You think pouncing on a woman makes you a man?" that woman had the audacity to talk to me like this? Poor thing she thought that I would back off if she kept on baiting me? No Miss Gupta, you are highly mistaken.

I have to give it to her. She is a gutsy woman. I could clearly see her nervousness behind that brave mask yet she met with the challenge eye to eye.

I pressed her wrist and she winced visibly. She tried to kick again and managed to jam my knees this time.

Before I could stop her she bit on my hand. "f**k", I hissed in pain as she continued to bite. I head her hair and tiled her face backwards exposing her neck. If I wished I could have taken her then and there.

I leaned onto her to suck on his nape. The moment my lips touched she froze. I squeezed her waist anticipating a protest but it didn't come.

I kept on lapping on her neck when I realized that she stood there like dead meat. There was absolutely no resistance from her side, which was odd.

She is not a person who would easily give up then what has happened to her now?

I peeled myself from and looked towards her. She stood there frozen. The only moment that was there was her halving chest. Her eyes looked zoned out. Was it her tactics? But looking at her didn't feel like that.

I took out the knife from the board and trailed it starting from her forehead then her nose then her ravishing lips and stopped at her chin.

She was still looking at me but her eyes were devoid of any emotions. Her face was totally blank. I released her hand then backing up a bit. Then out of nowhere she slapped me hard across my face.

I closed my eyes as soon as it hit my face. I didn't expect such a strong blow from such a petite woman. She must have hurt her palm in the process because as soon as she hit me she hissed audibly.

I am honestly underestimated this woman. So it was some kind of tactics, playing dead. And I was furious on myself for not understanding her little manipulation.

"How dare you touch me again? I am not a little girl anymore".

I frowned at her sentence. What is she talking about.

"Keep your dirty hands to yourself and use them on your mistresses. If you think I am weak I will show you that I am not. You have tortured me enough".

She is clearly not talking to me because she is making no sense. Who tried to touch her I wondered. She is the daughter of a Mafia and her father would have sliced that man's balls and feed it to the vulture whoever tried to touch her.

"I saw you that day trying to touch Payel. Don't ever do that or else I will kill you. Trust me I am not joking. What I have gone through I will not let your dirty hands touch my innocent sister".

So I was right. She is not speaking to me. She is speaking to someone else. But who was it? Who has tried to assault her and her sister under her father's nose.

I slowly walked towards her and she still stood rooted on the spot. I debated whether I should touch her to break her trance then thought otherwise. I should talk to her to get the information. I don't know why but something about her made me do things, which I would never do.

"Khushi!"

"Don't", she flinched her eyes held nothing but anger. "Don't take my name with that nasty mouth of yours", then she started rubbing her arms as if some irritating thing has got into her skin. She did the same thing with her face.

"Don't touch me with that mouth of yours", then she lunged forward tying to slap me again. But I held her hand but this time mildly.

"I hate you. I hate you so much that I wish your body rots upon your death. You are a sick man and I will not let you destroy my sister's life".

I haven't realized that the knife has dropped on the floor. Her eyes when there and she quickly picked it up. She was about to hit me with it when I slapped her making her tremble back and loose her balance. She fell on the ground with a thud.

After few seconds she looked at me. Her eyes were wet with her tears. "Please don't let him touch me. Please", she begged. "Please ASR please keep my father away from me".

WHAT THE f**k.

~Khushi~

It happened so fast that I couldn't comprehend the whole situation. ASR interrogating me, Kero's sudden entrance and then everybody rushing as if their pants were on fire, was too confusing. All I got to hear was we are being tracked which means my brother was able to track us.

There was a rush of adrenaline surged through my veins. Call me crazy but I am finally finding the whole situation, the whole whole kidnapping thing extremely thrilling. It was a welcome change in my boring life that only comprised of four body guards, shopping and resentment of my father and my cocky brother.

I felt like a little girl yipping as ASR held my hand and burst through the exit of the house. If someone sees us and not know that i am a hostage and he is a kidnapper they would have thought we are two lovers trying to run way from the whole world. And suddenly I wanted to be kidnapped.

His hand felt oddly warm against mine. The size of his palm engulfed my small one. Rather from being scared I felt a sense of security.

Kero was standing right in front of what do you call it, a monster of the jeep. ASR doesn't seem like a Jeep guy. He is so much like Land rover kind. If I have to imagine then I would rather imagine in Land Rover or BMW.

He pushed me inside the jeep and asked Kero to get handcuffs from inside. Little did he know that I have no interest in escaping?

Kero handed over the handcuffs and ASR fastened that around my wrists gritting his teeth. This man oozes perfection. He looks more appealing when in the mission. If I have to rate him, I would choose ASR in action.

He attached the other end of the handcuff with a rod inside the jeep then jogged around the vehicle to hope inside the driver seat. The other man singled ASR to take left from the den while Kero sat at the back.

The screeching sound of the tires made goose bumps erupt on my skin and the hair against my nape stand. Woah! This is going to be one hell of a ride. He put his legs against the gas paddle and set the jeep on fire. By back hit the seat with force making the adrenaline rush though my veins.

He maneuvered the car outside the premises then hit the mud road. Where am I was the first question. I am not familiar with these kind of roads. Previously all kidnappers kept me either in their house, which was located in some part of the city, or they kept me in a hotel. So the escape was easy. But even if I tried to escape from here I wouldn't have survived one night.

We made out way through the jungle. No wonder he has a jeep and not a car or else the tires would have got stuck in the muddy road. It looks like it rained last night. Maybe that is the reason I could smell the rain in the atmosphere in the room where I was kept.

Looking outside my body shivered. We are inside some jungle. I wonder whether there are wild animals or not. Stupid woman, obviously there will be wild animals in the jungle. I could not suppress my curiosity and decided to ask.

"Kero! Are there wild animals here?" I didn't bother to ask the person sitting beside me instead pointed my question to the othet guy who was less arrogant to me. Not getting any answer from him I looked back. He was furiously typing something on his cellphone.

"The have reached the Den ASR. They will find wheels track. Soon. We have to hurry up and one of our men died".

I looked towards ASR in horror. His eyes were blazing in anger and his grip tight against the steering wheel. His nose flares as he tried to increase the speed of the jeep.

"Who was it?"

"Ronald".

"f**k, I am going to kill that bustard. Hold onto yourself Kero. I am not going to leave that bugger".

I have never seen my brother showing emotions towards his men. It looks like ASR and his men are very closely knit. I felt bad for the person who dead today. May his soul rest in peace.

I watched Kero who sat quietly, his posture little defeated yet his eyes roamed around like a hawk. He then took out his binoculars and scanned the surroundings.

After hearing such dreadful news I just couldn't ask them any more question because they were visibly tensed and there is not point making them more agitated with my silly question.

"Since it's a jungle there were wild animals present here", Kero answered in a very deep voice. I sucked in my breath thinking what if we are attached my a tiger or a cheetah or an elephant?

"Then how do you live here?"

"We don't live here, this is our quarter when we are in a mission, lady"

"I know and I understand that but my question is are you guys not afraid of animals?"

"Humans are more dangerous than animals. Animals attack to protect themselves. But humans attack to kill for their own purpose", this time ASR replied.

I looked at him intently. He didn't look at me while he said those words. Something about the way he said hit an uncomfortable zone inside me. I couldn't figure that out though.

"Have you guys ever being attached by any wild animals?"

"Quite a lot. More than wild animals we have encountered snakes here".

"What?" my eyes were as big as saucers. I have never seen a snake in my life and they creeps me out. Their slimy body sends me chills.

Kero chuckled playfully as he says, "I am kidding with you".

"We are not in some guided tour. Will you both shut the f**k up? Kero! Is there any message from danny?"

"We have lost connection. This part of the jungle doesn't have signals ASR".

"Check the satellite phone. We are not far away from the main road".

~Arnav~

What's with this woman? Has she forgotten that she has been kidnapped? She is behaving pretty weirdly since we got into the run.

And now she is asking questions as if we are some kind of tour guide and Kero too is distracted. I have to set the guy right. He needs to understand that we cant be friends with the hostage.

And to top it all we have lost connection from the base and I have no idea how far are the Guptas.

I maneuvered the car towards north as planned and took the narrowest lane to reach the main road.

Just when we were about reach I saw their car. I screeched the tires towards right and headed south. Kero held his gun in position covered the back while I took my pistol to guard the front of the jeep.

I pushed the gas in full force and the car bumped from the mud track to the concrete one.

The car those were waiting for us followed behind us. Khushi, put her hand on the dashboard to steady herself and absorb the jerk the jeep has produced due to the sudden bump.

"Wear the f**king seat belt woman", I screamed at her.

She scrambled with the belt unable to latch it because of the nervousness. And right at that point another car bumped into the passage seat side making her slid towards me and hit the gearbox. She winced in pain as her wrist started bleeding that was handcuffed. I tried to find the key putting one hand inside my pocket but couldn't find it. Damn it.

She straightened herself and held the cut against her wrist. She jumped as Kero fired few shots and set one car on fire. Great job kido. I have never found as efficient as Kero and at this age. I brought him in my house when he was 2 or 3 years old along with his brother. There wouldn't have survived if they were not given shelter on time.

Another car hit the jeep this time on my side, but the impact was less as I diverted my jeep on time. I furiously tried to search the handcuff key. Kero shot another car on fire. So there was only once car that was left.

There was a blasting sound and the jeep toppled towards the ditch. That son of a bitch blasted the left side front wheel. The jeep spun twice and dragged against the road.

Another shot and the engine caught fire. Kero managed to finish of that car with one shot and I realized he jumped from the jeep before the impact and hit the mafias head-on.

There wasn't much time now. If I don't get out of the car in 2 minutes the engine will blast and the jeep will fly into pieces. It was easy for me to climb out of the car but when I looked at my hostage I froze in the place. She was lying on the road stuck inside the jeep. She was unconscious because no matter how much I tried to call her she didn't move.

I looked at my watch and we just have one-minute time to unlock her handcuffs and get her out of the jeep.

Kero came running towards the jeep seeing me standing on road then his eyes flew towards her. He didn't waste a single second before lunching himself inside the jeep to take her out.

He didn't bother to ask me for the keys as he applied all his focus to break the rod. He took her out in no time holding her in his arms. Both of us ran away from the jeep and within 10 seconds the jeep blasted into flames.

She would have been dead if it was not Kero. I was looking at the jeep when Kero's voice broke my trance.

"She is not breathing ASR", Kero held her close to him as if she is the most precious thing in this world. "She is not f**king breathing".

I watched him slap her face lightly to bring her to breath but she lie on his lap lifelessly responding.

"Do you know CPR damn it? ASR do you know CPR?", he asked fanatically. What is with this guy? Why are his emotions all over the places? It is against mob rules. There is no place for emotions. And why is he bothered about this woman?

"ASR!"

"Yes I know".