Rana Daggubati as Arjun Khaleja

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Chapter 1

A fine Monday noon, Sun was merciless and the thickness in the air was screaming danger. People with black suit were waiting for their boss for the past two hours in the same place as statues with loaded guns in their hands.

A faint sound of the chopper was enough to alert the men and to make them nervous, soon the chopper landed on the helipad.

The door opened to reveal the most authoritative figure, his shoes met with the ground with confidence which was enough to send shivers down the spine.

His whole frame came to view making others to squirm in fear without reason.

His approaching figure scared the hell out of the guy who tied with the rope and knelt down, his face was covered with blood and eyes hooded because of all the torture.

The pathetic dead beaten man used the little ounce of energy left in his body to look at his source of death.

There walked the Greek God with his robust figure, his shoulders were broad and firm with bulged muscles giving him a perfect shape. His nose was sharp with aciculated jaw line. He has got that killer looks for which girls would die.

He approached the man taking off his shades showing his needle-pointed brown eyes, it looked deadly placid at the same time with many emotions.

" Ar... Arjun please leave me.. Please Arjun...! " the man pleaded the jeopardy figure in front of him.

"It's Khaleja... Arjun Khaleja. "

"He betrayed us sir, he sent the documents to the rivals about our current project and he's also trying to collect information about our next project." Said one of Arjun's trusted men.

He inhaled a breath and went close to his men, grabbing him by his collar Arjun exhaled his breath.

"What the hell you were all doing when he was sneaking onto our project? " he asked in a deadly low tone.

He went close to the man who was struggling to stay a little long in earth and told him, " You are free, Get lost. And yeah, if I happen to see you in future, even accidentally Remember that will be the last moment of your life. " he told him curtly and took his long yet powerfull strides to reach his black BMW.

Arjun has got a craze for black, he loves everything in black and he preferred everything to be in black.

Surya Devshankar, the one and only friend of Arjun joined him in the car ride.

Arjun usually didn't trust people around him except Surya, the friendship of Arjun and Surya was still a riddle. Their past, their family, their background was never brought to limelight these years.

The fact was even Surya was unaware about Arjun's certain business. Arjun always believe in one tag.. TRUST NO ONE! He also believes love and family was man's weakness, little did he know that all that was going to change then.

Arjun's pov :

"I am back... I am back to my place, to my city Chennai, after three months." I was busy with the current dealing in Canada. Surya called me last week and told me about the land problem with the consent party.

He was not ready to give us the site even for thrice the amount and giving us some bullshit emotional reasons. That particular area was very important and I need it at any cost.

I would never back away, not because I couldn't find other land but because If I wanted something, I want it, I would get it by hook or crook, I would not take no for an answer whether it's a land or a mere dealing.

' I will get anything I want! '

" Why did you leave him? " asked Surya suddenly. He was the only person whom I would get suggestions at times... just AT TIMES. But the final decision would be mine.

"People should request me for things because I don't take orders, I take lives. "

"I don't think he should be killed, after all he has got the spine to reptile me. I liked his guts. By the way get me the one who hired him, it's his flaw and he'll pay for it. " I told Surya while skimming the pages of magazine in my hand.

" Raja, go straight to the site, I have to clear certain things first. " I told to my driver.

" Right away sir! " he obeyed instantly.

"But Arjun you just alighted, take some rest and we'll go there by evening. " he told me concerned.

" I don't like to drag anything in my life Surya, you know me. It's now or never. So don't worry about me. I'll handle it. " I told him and looked out of the window.

We reached our destination, I came out of my BMW and found people trying to build fence around the locality.

I wanted to laugh. These scumbags were building fence around my land.. Something which was mine.

I put on my shades and leaned onto my car only to found a man reaching me with nonchalant steps.

" So.... Here you go! Guys come and see here, we have the great Khaleja here. Nice to meet you sir. " he spoke a way more sarcastically and sat on the car leaving us to stand.

"He is Ashok Chakrabarthy, the landlord. " Surya murmured to me, I raised my eyebrows slightly and nodded scratching my beard in response.

Just 10 minutes, he'll be touching my foot.

"Why did you come here? I already told you that I am not gonna sell my land. Don't you understand? Who the hell you think you are? Huh... I will strangle your throa-" before he could complete Surya interfered "Hey...! Watch you tongue if not... "

"If not... If not what? " Mr. Ashok raised his voice.

I pulled Surya and told him " Is he in the condition to listen? No, isn't it? Then don't waste your energy."

"What are you saying Arjun? The nerve of that man to disrespect us? And.. And how can you be so cool. I expect you to assail hi- " I cut him off and told him "shhuuuhhh!" Placing a finger on his lips and gave a silly smirk.

"Surya! " I called his name but without telling anything I started with my countdown.

"Five

Four

Three " he gave me a confused look but I didn't bother and continued with the countdown.

" Two

One"

And then...... We heard a scream "Aaahhhhhh! " a teenage boy was thrown onto the ground in front of us. And there came my men.

Mr. Ashok who was laughing at us was shocked actually terrified.

I lifted the boy by his collar and told my men " Let's play a game, tie him in that post and you two... (Pointing them), Yeah! you both take your respective cars. Let's see who hits the boy with the car first. I grant whatever wish to the one who kills the boy.

How's the deal? " I asked looking at my men.

"Perfect boss!" They told me and got into their cars simultaneously the boy was tied to a nearby post.

"Sir....! Please sir please... Leave my son, he is my only son. Please sir, ask them to stop... Please. " by now he was clutching my foot as I told already but I ignored his pleas and sat on the chair, which he used a few seconds ago.

"No no please... Don't please... " he was crying madly once he heard the engine roar.

I gestured them to start, the car reached the boy in full speed all I could hear was the cries and screams of Mr. Ashok.

At the end moment I said "Stop!" both the cars were just micrometers away from that boy.

Silence filled the air. I took a deep breath and approached Mr. Ashok "I'll spare your son's life but what will I get in return? "

"Anything sir.. Anything you want.. But please leave my son. " he stammered.

"Come with me right now and register this land in my name, you will get twice the expected amount." I told him my dealing.

We went to the registration office and with in an hour I registered that land under my name. A strange satisfaction spread through my heart.

I won.

That feeling keeps me sane, I always won in my life in anything and everything till then. I hope I would definitely taste the sweetness of victory in future too.

Mr. Ashok approached me " Congratulations! Do you know something? My grandfather gifted me that land, my son wanted to study medicine and build a hospital in that land to serve the poor. But... What you did? You snatched that land from us. Money is not a big deal but feelings.... They do. you can't change my emotional attachment with that land. You can't buy my emotions.

Everything in life is not business sir. You will definitely come to know this and that day you'll think about this old man. " he patted my shoulder and left the office.

I didn't feel any guilt, I felt, I was right in my own way. That was just a land, just soil and stones how the hell he could relate that with his feelings?

Rubbish!

I took my car and reached the hospital where his son was admitted, before Mr. Ashok could reach I went to his son's room.

He jumped in fear but I held his hand and asked him to lay on bed. "I am sorry! " I told him genuinely.

I did apologized because my heart wanted me to do it. I always hear my heart but take my brain with me.

"Stop panicking, I am not hear to kill you! Look your dad loves you so much, so don't leave his hand when he needs you in life. Take care. " with that I left the hospital.

I saw Surya leaning on my car in the parking. "When did you come? " I asked him but he just shrugged his shoulder. He got in my car and I started the engine.

"Only you can handle these stuffs Arjun. " he told looking at me. "Of course, only I can. After all I am not busy with girlfriends." I told him sarcastically.

I haven't touched any girl in my life and I did not think it's necessary. Girls makes us weak and relationship drags us to hell.

I know, how much of a man I am, and I don't need a girl to prove it. I do slip at times but I regain my composer and busy myself in some other works. I don't want a girl to fulfil me, I am not that frail.

" What are you doing in the hospital? " he asked me to divert the topic, "That's none of your business. " I told snapping at him.

I dropped him off in his house and went to the place I live, my mansion. I don't have any emotional attachment with this place like Mr. Ashok mentioned. That's just the place of my living.

I asked my maid to prepare dinner and went to my room, the darkness calmed me. I took a long shower to halcyon my tensed muscles.

I laid on the bed after wearing my trousers, I didn't bother to wear shirt usually I don't while sleeping.

Before closing my eyes, I told my mantra to me like I did all my life "Arjun, you don't want anyone in life except you. Get what you want and win everything you want. "

My eyes closed and darkness enveloped me.

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