BOUGHT BRIDE FF Chapter 7 UPDATED PAGE 9 THE END - Page 5

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Mehek felt numb when she rentered their room. Shaurya had already gone out probably assuming she had just gone to bath. She went to her closet and took out her family's picture. She missed them more than anything in the world. Her love for Shaurya had made her forget about them she sat on the bed and cradled the picture against her chest.

Mehek had once thrived on being around people and talking all the time. Yet now she just felt like a prisoner. She wished she had met him, under different circumstances, he had fallen in love with her, he was just an ordinary man, and she could love him back without anything to hold her back.

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Mehek saw Shaurya come into the room that evening. He removed his jacket, watching her.

She did not lift her head to look at him. Her body felt stiff from not moving the entire day and her eyes hurt, and were probably red.

He bent down and to kiss her Mehek, turned her head, and his lips touched her cheek. He raised an eye brow and went back to removing his tie. Mehek felt him take the frame out of her hands, and his lips twisted.

"You still love these people so much He said rolling his eyes and putting the frame on their dressing table.

Mehek said nothing and closed her eyes.

She felt him touch her cheek.

She ignored the warmth, she felt and the urge to lean into his touch.

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Mehek woke up the next day, her entire body was against Shaurya, she felt his beard against her cheek. She closed her eyes, she slowly untangled herself from his hold. He had probably came into the room when she was asleep.

He was not wearing a shirt. Mehek went quickly into the bathroom and closed the door.

She felt sick. She heaved. Her stomach ached, she had not eaten yesterday, so nothing came up.

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Mehek left the bathroom and saw that Shaurya had woken up and was stretching. His eyes fell on her. Mehek ignored him and brushed her hair.

"You are angry with me He finally noticed. Mehek looked at him from the mirror and then away. She dropped the brush and left it back on the table.

"Mehek He called her, Mehek went to the door to open it but he was behind her holding the door shut. With his one palm. She felt the heat of his body against her own.

"Why are you not talking to me? He asked, shaking her. Mehek looked at the floor.

"I want to leave She said, his eyes narrowed.

"And you think I will let you go? He said shaking his head, His eyes hardened, Mehek side stepped him in an effort to put a distance between them.

"Do whatever you want. I am just a toy to you anyway Mehek said without looking at him. He grabbed her wrist and pulled her against him.

He pressed his lips to hers. Mehek tried not melt into his touch and hold back but the kiss was so entirely brutal, and possessive she felt light headed.

The room began to spin.

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She was pregnant. He had called a doctor. They had found out that morning. Mehek felt the noose around her neck tighten. How was it possible? She had been taking her birth control religiously. She touched her stomach, she was going to have a baby. She now was tied to him for an entire life time.

The man she loved. In any other world, she should have been happy but in this one she felt sickened to her core.

Shaurya was happy, happy as any man would be when they were told that their seed had flourished. He hated family. How would he treat his own child, Mehek wondered? Would he never allow her child to see her family, would they grow up not knowing their family?

She did not want her child to become like him.

She felt him come into the room with a tray with toast on it and some tea.

"I brought you something to eat He said, Mehek felt him place it in front of her.

"There is so much to do. I am going to fill the house with staff so you are never have to do anything. God I love y... He cut off he looked away.

"Our baby. You have made me so happy He said, Mehek felt him lean in and kiss her.

Mehek said nothing. Confusion hit her like a storm.

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Shaurya was holding her, as she feigned sleep. She felt suffocated.

Not by his hold on her but his hold on her life.

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Mehek pushed her hair behind her ear and looked up, when Shaurya came down the steps. He was angry, she could tell by the dangerous glint in his eyes.

"You should have woken me up, Mehek. I won't allow you to walk down the steps alone He said, muttering something under his breath angrily. He bent down and kissed her and then her stomach.

"I am fine. Please don't coddle me She said pushing her hair behind her ear.

"Coddle you? I want to protect you He said, Mehek was taken aback by the darkness that surrounded his words.

"Let me see my family Mehek asked him, He frowned.

"No. I want you and our child not to have anything to do with them not now not ever. God you are blind. Your new family is me and our son He said.

"Just because you hate your family, don't try and turn me against my own.

"Turn you? God your precious Kanta Chachi, sold you to me. I could have had you without marrying you Mehek! She offered me that did you know that? I will not have my son around people like that

"You are lying!

"Well believe what you want but I don't want my wife or my son near people like that.

"Why would Chahchi do that?

"The same reason your brother sold the stories of our marriage to the papers? Money what else? Do you not think it was weird how many times I was called over to your house for dinner? How many times we were alone together

"But they did not want me to have anything to do with you Mehek said emptily.

"Really? Or were they just trying to pull more out of me. I had no doubt I would have you Mehek, I just did not enjoy being pushed, Your Chachi saw how I looked at you and set up that engagement when she knew I would go to that caf, She knew how I would react seeing you with that guy. She knew that I would take you sooner than later and they would get the most out of it. And then at the same time she wanted you to be softened towards her, they made me the villain. So that they would always have your love and a link to my bank account Mehek closed her eyes.

Memories of her childhood, played in her mind. Her chachi giving her ice cream. Her trying to teach Mohit not to be so shy.

"I never wanted to tell you this. I saw how much you loved them but, I don't want our child near them. Not now not ever

"I want to be alone Mehek said curling into a ball.

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4 weeks later.

Mehek was standing in Shaurya's office. He had promised to take her out for pizza.

She sat on the other side of his large oak desk. She felt lifeless almost, Shaurya kept trying to keep her spirits up, she felt no interest in anything.

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Mehek felt him hold her hand as they walked away from the restaurant.

"It is my birthday today He said suddenly.

"Happy birthday She said hugging him, it was such an instinctive action that she barely thought about it.

His arms came around her and squeezed her.

She felt him kiss the top of her head.

Her heart felt sore, as she stepped back and his shoulders sagged.

"Mehek... his voice was gruff.

"I know She said looking away.

"No...You don't what has happened to you. You are like a corpse. You used to smile so much, and there was this sparkle in your eyes whenever I looked at you a few weeks ago and now all you do is cry or force yourself to eat

How could she explain to him, how lonely she felt? She looked down at his expensive brown shoes.

How could she tell him, she wished he loved her? How could she tell him she wished they were a normal couple, that they could live a normal life, without him reminding her that how entirely she belonged to him. She wished she could forget that her family had sold her to him, she wished for so many things then and there but could not say them.

"I want you to love me She found herself saying before she could stop herself. His eyes widened.

"What?

"I want you to love me.

"Love does not exist Mehek, don't be stupid. Mehek took a step back.

"I want you to let me go She said, his hands grabbed her arms.

"I will never let you go.

"If you can't love me I want you to let me go

"I will never let you go and I cannot love you. Mehek. Love is nothing but a fairy tale

Mehek looked at him her eyes glistened.

"Let me go She repeated. His expression changed, he grabbed her wrist and took her to his car.

"I will die before I ever let you go.

TO BE CONTINUED...