Rudra entered the room all showered and dressed which he did in the guest room. He panicked not seeing ishani on the bed. But just then he heard the sweet tinkling of anklets and found ishani coming out of the washroom wiping her face. She had changed out of her sari and was wearing a purple kurti.

Ishani looked at him and then her eyes went to his bleeding knuckles which rudra had not tended to yet. She gasped and quickly went towards him. She picked up his hand and looked at the blood clotted there. Her eyes welled with tears. Rudra's fingers brushed against her cheeks as he stared into the glassy doe eyes. She blinked and scrunched her face looking at the wound again.

Rudra chuckled internally. So fucking cute. "Wh...what happened?" ishani asked softly blowing air on the wound. Rudra said nothing just stared at her. Ishani sighed and looked around and then softly tugged his hand and rudra let the little woman pull him and make him sit on the bed.

She got up and went to the drawers and pulled out the first aid box from there. Rudra was shocked. He never knew there was a first aid box there. Ishani sat beside him and held his hand keeping it on her lap. She carefully cleaned the wound with cotton and Dettol. "it would hurt a little." Ishani warned as she dabbed the Dettol soaked cotton on the wound.

She hissed and looked at him. Rudra sat there with no expression. The Dettol didn't even hurt him and yet the woman sitting in front of him was hissing as if it pained her. "Is he even a human?" ishani thought seeing him not withering in pain. Even by seeing the Dettol rubbing on the wound she is feeling pain how can he sit there without any pain.

She put ointment on the wound and wrapped a bandage over the wound. "What happened?" ishani carefully asked again. She took care not to make him angry.

Rudra was not used to be questioned and even when questioned he didn't answer anybody but he felt the need to answer her. "got hurt in the gym." Ishani hummed in realization.

"Jaan."

Ishani titled her head. "yes?"

"When are you returning to college?"

Ishani was shocked. She remembered her aunt telling her she was not allowed to go to college. But now this man was asking her about college. "I...I don't know...I thought I will not be allowed to go to college." She shuttered speaking.

Rudra sighed and nodded his head in no. "Why would you be not allowed huh? You are just 20. I can't restrict you from your education. You will be going to college from next week along with avyan. Okay?"

Happiness filled her as she acknowledged his words. She bobbed her head up and down. "Okay." Rudra smiled at her happiness. He raised his hand and ishani for the first time didn't flinch. He smiled and patted her head.

"What do you need for your college?" rudra asked smothering her hair.

"Umm...books...aunty threw all my books." Ishani said feeling. College was her only escape although she didn't have many friends but she loved to study. She would always be seen in library studying. She even helped avyan in his studies.

"and?"

Ishani nodded in no. she only required her books. "Nope not happening." Rudra said shaking his head. "You need books, a laptop, an ipad and...phone where's your phone love?"

Ishani's eyes widened in realization as she remembered leaving her phone at her aunt's house. She gulped and looked at rudra with scared eyes. "I am sorry...I left it at home." She downed her head. Rudra sighed. No matter what but ishani still feared making mistakes and getting punished.

"Look up at me jaan." He said making ishani look up slowly. "No need to worry you will get everything tomorrow. And everything will be new as fuck. Okay?" ishani nodded feeling grateful.

Rudra kissed her forehead and all of a sudden he felt arms around his body. He was shocked. He had not expected ishani to react so comfortably around him. His arms went round her as he hugged her taking in her sweet scent. He didn't knew how this little girl took away all his senses and made him attracted towards her without doing anything.

"Mamma...can I help?" ishani timidly asked as she stood on the kitchen threshold looking at siya who was working on making dinner. Siya looked at ishani with unsure eyes. "Your husband will kill me if he sees you working in the kitchen." Ishani chuckled a bit seeing siya's scared face. She hesitated a bit but then entered inside and stood beside her looking at the curry which siya was stirring.

"He is not that scary...I doubt if he can even hurt a fly...and you are also cooking na then?" siya internally laughed at rudra's description from ishani.

Fly? Darling he can kill 1000 men and still not bat his eyelash.

"Do you even know how much I had to listen to manav's scolding when I dismissed all the cooking staff? Like these men would not let me even lift a single finger but I like cooking for my family so yeah I had to convince them a lot." Siya looked at ishani who was curiously looking at the pot where she was cooking. She laughed internally ruffling her hair.

"Do you know how to cook?" ishani bobbed her head up and down and looked at siya giving her a big smile. But then her smile dimmed as she bit her inner cheeks. Siya looked at her in confusion. "It was a rule in my house I had to make breakfast, lunch and dinner." She said and then looked away. "Although I never got to eat it." Her voice was low but siya heard it. Her heart clenched and she tried to control her anger.

What kind of sick people were they? "well I have finished making dinner. How about we make something tomorrow?"

"Ok."

"Good now help me carry the dishes please." Ishani nodded and took hold of the dishes and walked towards the dining room. She kept it on the table and arranged them properly.

Three days passed by and life has turned to be a little beautiful for ishani. She was loved and cared for in this family. Everybody treated her with love. She had a father figure here who always cares for her and she can't count how many gifts he ahs given in name of rituals in these days. And isya, ohh god she treated her with motherly warmth. Even though manav was cold she noticed his warm soft eyes whenever she talked with him. Abhiraj and veer were like the brother she never had.

She even had her best friend over here. And rudra. She has nothing to say about him. Words will always be less to describe him. He was like a prince charming to her. He cared for her so much bringing her things that she needed without asking for it. He was the best husband she could ever get. He never criticised her for her past.

It was noon when ishani was taking a shower. It was one of those days when she felt her being dirty and was in need of a shower desperately. Wiping her body she was about to get dressed when she realized leaving her clothes outside. "How dumb can you be ishani?" she wrapped her towel and stepped putisde.

Rudra was in office and had no chance of coming here. She quickly put on her clothes but was unable to tie the laces of her kurti. Just then the door opened and rudra came inside. He came home early. His eyes fell on ishani who was standing with her back to him. Sensing him ishani jumped and turned back and looked at him.

Her heart thumped loudly as she gulped looking at his intense stare. His eyes traced those water droplets stuck to her skin and the wet hair. She was looking ethereal. Ishani bit her lips and looked down. Her cheeks heated up as she saw him staring at her intensely. Rudra took no time and taking long strides towards her.