Geetha glared at dinesh , her friend n photographer who was laughing at some joke among their colleagues... they were just back from a rigorous reporting of a superstar's wedding celebrations ... she bit her lips impatiently , checking her watch ... chandu had called her n told her to meet him at 11 , at a coffeeshop!... N its already 10 now!... what's wrong in reaching there a bit earlier!... no! dinesh is of the opinion that they must reach there only by 11.05!... why did u agree to see him in the first place? We could have taken an off n gone for a movie ! ...why do u think he wants to see u? why do u think he phoned only u? ...where r all other reporters ? in the moon for a holiday?... n it will look awkward if u, a girl, reach there earlier n wait for him, a guy! ... let him, the guy ,wait ! ... geetha's eyes narrowed more n more as she watched him go on n on about the superstar's mismatched would-be-attire for sangeet , mainly to impress a new recruit , kavya ... 2-3 mins passed by n by now almost all were aware of geetha's murderous glare on dinesh , except dinesh ... kavya giggled after seeing geetha gnash her teeth n dinesh was even more excited ... rahul, another reporter , poked dinesh on elbow n indicated geetha ... dinesh's face lost some of its color n he gave a sheepish smile , checking the watch ... then he rolled his eyes ...'what geetha ? its only 10.5 !...' ... geetha gritted her teeth n turned to kavya with a sweet smile ...'kavya , do u want to come with me to the coffee shop at banarji road?' ... kavya nodded enthusiastically ...'oh wow! I always wanted to go there! But...but ...isn't it really expensive ...?' she finished , her face wilting ... ...'don't worry ... its...erm...' geetha began , but didn't know what to say as now all were looking at her curiously ... 'yeah, geetha , don't tell me u have been saving ur salary all these days to dine there?'... exclaimed one... dinesh chuckled mischievously ... 'oh no... didn't she tell u?' he shouted dramatically ... geetha hissed...' one word dinesh , n i will kill u!' ... dinesh backed away , his face mirthful ...'she has an expensive date later in the day, why do u think she was giving me all those killing looks !' he laughed n ran as all exclaimed , geetha behind him... 'u moron! I will kill u...!' she shouted , as they both ran outside their office n dinesh went straight to his second hand car...' alright , alright, i am sorry...' he ducked as geetha hit him with her bag over his shoulder... but what's the fun if u two r enjoying n me sitting alone like a bafoon ... if u were serious about inviting kavya too , i think i can manage to drive faster!' he winked at geetha ... geetha , flustered , shouted ok! ... she took out her phone to dial kavya's number ... the more persons with her, the more she will feel comfortable, she thought ,nervous ...
Chandu rechecked his reflection in the side view mirror of his benz after parking it ... the security bowed to him, after a curious glance ... behave properly chandu! He told himself n straightened smiling at the security ... he so wanted to ask him whether he looked nervous but stopped himself with difficulty ... he groaned in irritation n a prick of jealousy as he saw dinesh with geetha , who was busy looking at her lap for some reason n straightening her hair ... as he approached the table he saw dinesh poke geetha on her arm n she gave a cute start n looked up n stood up abruptly , her purse falling down in the process... ...'ur mirror?' chandu heard another girl who he just noticed sitting next to geetha exclaim n pick up geetha's bag n a small round mirror which seemed was lying over the bag... 'its not... yeah , its mine, thanks' geetha muttered a hasty n flustered thanks , her cheeks reddening in embarrassment... so that was why she was looking at her lap, thought chandu , smiling at her... 'sit down pls...' chandu said politely to the girls n shook hands with dinesh... ...'so why did u want to meet me?' asked geetha straight away n chandu could see dinesh rolling his eyes at the other girl... chandu smiled ...'what's the hurry ? won't u introduce ur new friend ?' he smiled at kavya ... geetha glared at his smile n said rather harshly...' she is kavya , n kavya he is ...' ...kavya said ...'mr . chandu . I know ... have seen him in TV n papers often...' she smiled warmly at chandu ... she turned to geetha ...'omg , geetha! U didn't tell us that u have friends high up in the society ?' she smiled good naturedly at geetha ... 'well, we r not friends really...its just an official meeting' chuckled chandu , sitting back n relaxing ... dinesh sighed dramatically n geetha looked taken aback n kavya was embarrassed... there was an awkward silence for some sec n then the waiter came n took their orders ... once they were all settled comfortably , geetha asked , sounding cross...' so, why did u want to officially meet me?' ... chandu sipped his coffee n smiled...' i want ur help...' he stated simply ... geetha gaped at him n then looked at dinesh who shrugged ... 'suppose i help u, what will i get in return?' geetha asked , narrowing her eyes ... 'an exclusive 10 mins interview of mr. KST...' chandu smiled at her ... dinesh whistled n geetha's eyes almost popped out n kavya looked faintly ... 'n...' croaked geetha ...she shook her head n then began again... 'half n hour ! n his wifes , too...' ... 'n his wife too...' nodded chandu , thoughtfully but i can't guarantee about half n hour...' ...so u can guarantee about his wife? Asked his mind... i think so, he heard his heart say...
'deal!' ...said dinesh n looked up at geetha ...'double deal' she said, her voice still hoarse ... 'may i have his autograph pls...' kavya said , her eyes glinting in hope n excitement ... 'er ... i will try...' smiled chandu ... 'so how may i help u?' geetha asked , relaxing a bit... 'hmmm... this is between us, i trust...bec if not, n believe me when i say'... he paused , looking at all in turn , his eyes suddenly cold ...'ur career will be the last of ur worries ...' ... all stared hard at chandu , dinesh's brow knitted ...'alright... tell us'... he said , after a quick glance at geetha , who nodded at him... 'well , u have to spy on the defense minister for me, not officially , but personally...' chandu said, his tone back to normal n pleasant ... geetha gaped at him n dinesh n kavya looked alarmed ... 'why do u want that?' asked geetha, after a full minute of silence ... 'lets just say that we have a suspicion that he is not what he projects he is to the public...' said chandu , looking at them ... 'i knew it!' geetha said triumphantly ... 'one minute' dinesh interrupted ...'his daughter is now ur boss' wife... why can't u ask her? That will be easier...' he said, looking at chandu... geetha n kavya nodded, thinking... 'well, i thought u liked the deal... alright! I will try some other ...' chandu began, but geetha cut him short ...'alright no questions , we understand !...' she glared at dinesh n smiled at chandu... 'so that's it! I will call u, geetha, again 2 days from now! Hope u would have formulated a plan or even made a headway by then...' chandu smiled at them n placed the bill amount to the waiter to pay... geetha watched as he walked away n dinesh poked her again in her elbow ...'ohoho... geetha! N not miss. Geetha!' ... geetha hit him with her bag , but this time her cheeks red...
Meera looked around, to see gayatri entering her room n bolting the door , her face livid... meera hid the necklace n her hand, which she had found lying near a couch in the hall yesterday evening , identifying that it was the gift malik gave to that bitch but took it back, by the looks of it... there is no way that bitch would have parted with such an expensive gift... n now its hers!... the hook was broken , but she will mend it... 'what the hell were u thinking when u were trying to get physical with sumitra? U know u would have been out of this house if chandu or my good for nothing husband saw it?' hissed gayatri, slapping meera hard across her face... meera looked shocked n mortified ... 'but ... that witch succeeded in sleeping...' she began but gayatri cut her short ...'that's what we want! ... n stop dreaming that krishna will ever look at u again! ...that's never going to happen! ...he didn't look at u when u were parading infront of him all these months n now that he has his new toy , u expect him to look at anything else?!!!...u r finished , meera! ...forever!...u r still here bec of my son n if u want to leave just tell me! I will make arrangements!!!...' shouted gayatri... meera fumed at her ...she will never , ever leave this heveli!... n she was sure ma sahib was saying it just like that... she is instrumental for their plan!... she is trying to threaten her!... one day i will sell u out woman! she thought savagely...'n i don't want any kind of problems during these 2 days! ... u will ask the girl about what progress she made in securing the files ...n mind u, u won't be talking anything other than that except remind her of her mother's condition!...do u understand?' gaytari snarled at her ...meera nodded clumsily
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Krishna sat near a counter inside a party pub, of the hotel in which his stay was arranged , his thoughts wandering around pratigya ... he had send his luggage to the room n had come straight to the pub, wishing that noise n hoopla will help him take his mind off her ... or even the 2-3 bodies which rubbed against him sensually , undulating against him in tune with the music ... but all he could see was her! All he could hear , even in the din , was her words don't leave me alone...' n the way she said his name , during the night ... n during the day... no... she didn't say ur name during the day... she moaned it...! no! ... stop thinking about her! He pushed away the girls trying to get him interested in them n ordered another glass of champagne... he was having difficulty in adjusting to the way his body now reacts ... earlier it was all hormonal , he could control his testosterone induced lust as he wishes , take care of it as he wanted ... but now! Now it was torture!...all the flesh surrounding him had no effect to his hormones now! ... it was as though it had realised what he wanted with all his might... her!!!... just one thought of her n his body reacted like never before ... n sure enough , she has again managed to reduce him to a pathetic fool , just by coming to his thoughts ... krishna , fidgeted in his seat , gritting his teeth in frustration ...that's just tip of the ice burg... on the other hand he was having nightmares at the way his mind now reacts ... she is driving him crazy by making him cry, behave like a mad man , n fill his heart with panic like never before ... the fear of something bad happening to her! The fear that he will lose her!...what?...n he bloody promised her never to leave her side again! ...yes! so what r u doing here krishna? ... shouldn't u be near her?... shouldn't u be asking her about her health? ... shouldn't u b kissing her , relishing the feel of her moaning ur name into ur own mouth?... no! STOP thinking about HER! ... he bellowed at his mind, swallowing the champagne in one go... ...'one more..!' he snapped at the boy at the counter n looked up to see Shankar n iqbal n shiv coming towards him, smiling ...
'how was the journey ? arrived on time?' he asked iqbal casually , trying to arrange his face in a smile ... 'nice , sir!...n yes sir!... Mr. Patrick wanted to meet u tonight itself n i told him that u won't be attending anything official til morning ... he insisted on an unofficial meeting n now he will be coming here in 5 mins to meet u , sir' iqbal said, his tone polite ... krishna nodded , accepting another glass of champagne , glad to find a distraction... 'champagne or anything else? he grinned at them n they smiled awkwardly at him...' rum' said iqbal n Shankar n shiv selected vodka ... they sat there , discussing general things about the deal, but not going deeper into the details lest anybody spied on them... soon krishna's attention was wavering n his thoughts jumped to their fav topic...her!... he was feeling fully relaxed n yet sleepy n he could feel the need for her fingers over his back n shoulder ... he shook his head n asked his men to enjoy themselves n turned closer to the counter , his eyes looking at his half filled champagne glass , his finger caressing its rim , imagining it was her left jaw line... he looked up , feeling slightly irritated being disturbed in his imagination , to see mr. Patrick smiling at him... they shook hands n exchanged pleasantries n looked around to find the dance floor heating up with more spicy music n dance moves ... 'come on, lets enjoy' Patrick invited krishna to the revelling party but krishna refused, his mind supplying him sensations of him ravishing her nape in the middle of the dance floor , amidst the public, albeit in darkness... he could feel his throat getting parched again n sure enough , his arousal complaining ... 'no! headache ...' he grunted , excusing himself n left the pub...he must get some sleep! otherwise she will torture him like this!!!... Patrick smirked at his retreating back n winked at iqbal... 'looks like he didn't order his usual refreshment ! john , ur old broker , told me that he is a player !...' iqbal n shiv chuckled while Shankar looked around at krishna's retreating back , confused ...
krishna went to his room n slumped to a couch ... he relaxed back , his head thrown back , n contemplated the ceiling for a few secs... he sighed n closed his eyes , willing for sleep to come... he heard a rap in the door n sat straighter...' enter...' he said... his men entered , iqbal pulling a huge suitcase behind him... it contained the diamonds brought illegally from south Africa through their channel n they had procured it on their journey here... the deal will be held in one of the conference halls of the hotel n the hotel will also get a handsome commission for helping in the smooth operation ... 'keep it in the locker room.'... krishna said , loosening his shirt n unbuckling his belt , preparing to sleep... they nodded n by the time krishna came out of the bathroom, Shankar was arranging a jug of water near his bed n shiv was checking the windows n iqbal stood waiting for his orders... 'that's it...good night guys...will see u tom...' krishna began but stopped n raised an eyebrow at Shankar as they heard a knock on the door n patrick's voice to open the door ... Shankar opened it to let in Patrick , followed by a scarcely clad European girl ... krishna looked at him, his eyes uninterested as Patrick pushed the girl forward...' we know how to take care of our guests mr KST... here's our gift for u for the night... use her to get rid of that headache , if u know what i mean' he winked at krishna , while the girl looked at krishna in a s**tty manner... shiv n iqbal fought to suppress their chuckles while Shankar looked at krishna in confusion n shock... of the two times he had seen krishna , he had known that he loved his wife so much ...actually in a terrifying manner ... but ... may b krishna is such a hot blooded male n one woman is not enough to satisfy his needs! ...n may be his wife knows that too!... there is no other reason he will be insulting his love to his wife like this!!!... n may be she is one of those women who doesn't care what her husband does with other girls if only he comes back to her at the end !... he looked curiously at krishna as he saw krishna grimace ...
the girl's s**tty grin evoked the true feeling inside krishna for a woman , other than her... revulsion!... he felt a jolt! That was the first time he had ever felt revulsion at seeing a thing...even when it was ready to do his bidding!... he knew what was the reason ... ofcourse ... his heart n body craved her! Only her! ...he wanted her only!... nothing can satisfy him but her!!...but that's the problem!... he don't want her!!...oh! she is going to be the death of him! He gritted his teeth... 'u r mistaken mr. Patrick ...' krishna said, his voice cold as he sat down on the couch n relaxed back... 'all i want now is a good night's sleep n for that , i won t be needing it...' he gestured at the girl ... the girl looked shocked n disappointed n Patrick looked taken aback...'take it away from my room n yeah , in future , don't bring me useless gifts like this...' krishna said, his tone slightly snappy ... Shankar saw shiv n iqbal look at each other n shrug ... Patrick smirked at krishna ...'as u wish Mr KST... u r our guest , whatever u say...' he gestured at the girl to follow him n krishna looked at his men , indicating them to go... they bowed n left ... Shankar sighed as they made to go to their respective rooms ... iqbal chuckled...' that Patrick guy doesn't know our malik... what did he think , that sir is pining for women all the time... agree he is a womanizer , but he has his own way of doing things!..'... shiv nodded ...'yeah , serves him right... i think he was trying to bribe sir, rather than trying to keep his stay here happy ...n we know , Sir don't encourage such advances...' Shankar nodded absently ... he walked towards his room , his thoughts on his wife n then on pratigya ... before meeting his wife he too had lived a wayward life ...but after falling in love with his wife , he had regretted his past n had tried his level best to keep his wife happy... his world had come crashing down when she died in an accident after which he had immersed himself more in crime , only to forget her... forget touching , he didn't even liked looking at any other women... n here, krishna seemed to love his wife to the core ... he will never forget the intensity of blows n krishna's frantic n terrifying voice while he thought that he had killed or injured his wife... hope the girl is happy n krishna doesn't break her heart, Shankar thought ...
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Angad stormed into the hall of the haveli , his eyes bulging in excitement ... krishna is out of country for 2 days !!! ... n this time he didn't take her with him! ... she is all his!!!... angad mused , his eyes searching or her ... he ordered himself a coffee n sat down on the couch, his eyes over the kitchen corridor ... no wait! Didn't his mother tell him that she has been shifted to his room? ...he was a bit late , angad thought , fuming... from what he could gather from his mother during their phone convo that morning, the bas***d had finally n thoroughly taken that girl!!! ... how he wished krishna went out of the country a day earlier!...or better be dead!!!... ... he stood up, n started climbing up the stairs casually... it has been years since he had climbed up here, he thought ...usually he only went upto his mother's room or his room , which was at the other side of the main corridors upstairs ... n the room was kept locked most of the time , as he lived at the estate... ...soon very soon , he will be the only owner of the haveli n he will be shifting to krishna's king size bedroom... with her in it!... n also his luxury apartment in mumbai ...in delhi... in London! In newyork! ...n that's just his houses! ...the list of estates n farmhouses will be just a bonus!.. he will have his everything!!! ... he thought in glee, rubbing his hands together ... but the thing he wanted the most was that girl! ... he had wanted her the moment he saw him bring her to the estate over his shoulder ... he felt anger n disappointment n jealousy that krishna had already enjoyed her , but ... but... hasn't it been the case all along ...? he fumed in anger n jealousy ... he reached in front of krishna's room n cautiously pushed at the door ... his excitement came down a bit as he encountered the empty room...clothes n sheets , washed perhaps he thought , lay in a pile over the couch... where is she? ... he looked around the luxury n gnashed his teeth in jealousy ... somehow krishna managed to outwit him in style , in everything, all the time...he so wanted to enter the room, but , he hated to admit it , the room itself intimidated him... he turned away in anger n walked downstairs ... he found his tea on the tea table n rakesh looking for him n made a lame excuse , his eyes darting here n there to see where pratigya was... gayatri came to the hall n smiled at him, ordering snacks ... angad hid the real reason why he was there n instead talked her about the progress of work in estate n the arrangements of new shipment of spices...
Meanwhile pratigya was in the terrace towards the back of the haveli , struggling with huge ceiling length curtains of the rooms upstairs ... she had taken all the washed n dried clothes up to his room n was about to start folding them when gayatri had come n asked her to wash all the curtains of all the rooms upstairs ...she was not here for a holiday, ma sahib had told her... she was feeling exhausted by the time she finished hauling up the huge curtains up n was drying them in sun too , n had eaten a meagre lunch that a maid, rema kaki, had brought her... now it was past evening n she was finishing folding up the curtains with the help of rema kaki who kept shooting curious glances at her ... she smiled at the old woman ...oddly she wasn't feeling bad at all... tired ofcourse, but not bad... it seemed like she was doing some work in her own home!... n also most of the time she was only thinking of him! ... n then about her mother! ... she helplessly noticed that about 80 percent of her thoughts were about him n of which almost all centred around last night n that morning... she could feel her cheeks heating up at the very thought of what happened in the morning n she was feeling a horrible feeling whether she was some kind of a weird , perverted girl, bec her mind n heart just relished reliving his kiss... again n again!!... ...'choti malkin , ur evening tea' she looked around startled as an younger maid came to the terrace with a tray... it was close to 6 pm n pratigya smiled at the gril... n she liked the feel of the words...' choti malkin'... the feel of being associated with him , to his home...it...no! what r u thinking pratigya? u r a nobody in this house !!! ... most probably u will be here for one more week !!!... u r going to get the files n run with ur mother!!!... n u r liking the feel of being called choti malkin!!! ... when u r a mere maid for him!!!... her eyes twitched in sadness as she accepted the cup of tea n leaned against an adjacent pillar ...she could feel the curious eyes of the girl on her but she ignored it...
...'what! ... ur not going back? What do u mean by that?' ...gayatri hissed to angad , after bolting the door of her room... 'what u inferred ! i am sleeping here in my room...' snapped anagd ... 'oh god ! angad! I will send meera with u to the estate ... u just can't leave all the work there n ...' gayatri began but angad cut her short ...'i don't want meera tonight! '... his eyes glinted in lust as he caught hold of gayatri's hands n pleaded ...'ma... he already took her...part of ur plan worked!... n he is not here now! ...can i have her? Tonight? ...' ... gayatri stared at him, angry... 'no way angad!' she released her hands from his grip , snapping ... 'the girl would create a scene ! she won't agree!!!... n if chandu or anybody got even an inkling of what's in ur mind, krishna would know it in secs... n she is not like the usual ones for him, i could see that!!! ... he will be skinning u alive!!'... angad looked angry ...'but nobody would know...! we could threaten her to keep her mouth shut! ... using her mother!!!... she would...' he began but gayatri cut him short...' u don't understand do u? krishna would definitely have told chandu to keep an eye on her! N chandu will be coming back any secs...its already 7... we r carefully planning for securing the files n his death! U want that don't u? ... once he is dead, she is all urs!!! ...nobody will hear her cry for help then! ... but now! Now u must reign ur lust u fool! ... one wrong step, n all our dreams r down the drain!...' said gayatri , her tone hard... angad looked angry n frustrated ...'alright , i just want to see her... i will be back in few minutes!! ...' he said n went out of the room...oh no! She knows her son well enough!... gayatri shouted , frantic ...'no! angad! Listen!...' ...but angad had stopped in his way towards the hall as chandu was seen talking to pratap on a couch... gayatri pulled him to her room again, hissing ...'see... u would have been in trouble now... i told u she will be urs once he is out of our way!!... be a little patient! '... angad swore ...'i don't know how u do it ma! But i want her to bring me tea in the morning... no! No way i am going to go back just like that! ...i swear i won't touch her! ... i just want to see her up close! That's all!...pls ma pls...' he pouted in an ugly manner... gayatri looked exasperatedly at him, tensed ... ...'alright! ...i can't gurantee ...but ..but i will try... n be warned angad! Keep ur hands to urself! ... remember i am doing all this for ur future! For u! ... don't let urself in danger !that's all i am telling u!... u know that i can't help u if krishna comes to know that u even looked at that girl!...'... gayatri said, running a tensed hand through his hair ... 'alright alright...i will remember! ...u want ur son to be happy? Then just tell her to bring tea for me ... n speed up ur plan, whatever it is , ma! ... i can't wait to see his dead body n have his everything , especially her!' ... said angad , his eyes glinting in evil glee...
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