Prarthana's POV:

Our breaths were mixing while we could listen to the gulping sound we both were making audibly as we were holding each other's faces...

I kept looking at his mesmerizing eyes..He was drowning in mine....
I tried to explain further while his eyes travelled from my eyes to my lips continuously...
'I heard Myra and her friend gossiping about you and Manisha' saying I tried to blink through my tears...

His hands travelled down slowly tracing the curve of my body finally resting on my waist and I gasped at our closeness while his other hand still cupping my jaw was been pulled closer to his mouth. It smelled fresh minty...more of fruity minty and I swallowed my saliva again.

His lips were approaching mine while he huskily whispered...
'Its all a gossip... don't you trust me???' he asked... I was still in shock to feel his lips too close to my mouth...

My lips be quivered and my body was shaking as the distance bridged between both of them!!!

It was an outburst of passion and two individuals who desperately need each other ....

And while I tried to get off my hold I felt his grip tighten across my waist...

I gasped and felt his warm breath...

Just then he got a call and he suddenly removed his hands off my man...I saw Rudra trying to escape this and I was glad we stopped here.....It was too much for my little heart.

Rudra's POV:

I felt there were bruises against my self respect post the stupid attempt but this phone call was important.

'Rudra... Rudra can you come home now?'

'Mom????' i quickly asked

'Rudra there is a situation right now...can you please come home early?' she already sounded desperate...

'Im already home mom... hold on' saying I started taking steps to the living area.
I ran downstairs while Prarthana followed me...

The minute my eyes fell on the people in living room I was shocked...

Shivansh and Sanskriti both were back home.

The minute Shivansh saw me he hugged the life out of me...

'Brooooo....I'm sorry' escaped out of his mouth while he crushed me in his arms..

I saw Sanskriti had already ran into Prarthana who was already a pool full of tears...she was softly talking to her sister...

I could see they needed privacy...

'Ummm Prarthana please take Sanskriti to your....ummmm...the guest bedroom I mean...' I said and she nodded

They leave and I smile hugging Shivansh...
'Come on in Shiva...Rudy boy missed you dude' saying I gave him a tight hug and smacked his head...

'Im sorry Bro ...it's just that Sanskriti was too scared...' and I nodded...

'Is there any value for me or my opinions in this house???' my father roared going red in anger...

We turned around to see my dad was pissed off ...

'Dad I can explain' Shivansh said. .

'No.   I don't need one!!! Do you realise what and all did you do??? Because of your stupidity we ended up getting two unknown individuals married"..

To which I looked at Shivansh saying...
'Did you eat something Shiva? Shall I make some bread omlette for you?'

Just then I heard my father scream ..
'Rudra enough!!! He had run away'

I finally spared my father a look and said...
'Exactly... enough Mr Damodar Nayak...my brother is hungry...he is home after months... excuse us please'

And the next minute I felt my father gripping my arm ...
'Rudra....you ended up marrying Prathana because of him'

And I looked at my dad saying...
'No dad!!! I ended up marrying Prarthana because of you and Devdas uncle's stupid fake respect in the society...my brother escaped your stupid society norms...for once your child chose happiness over society crap...and I'm proud of my brother for standing up for his love' saying I patted Shiva's back and his eyes filled with tears he hugged me again.

My father looked extremely pissed right now. We both began moving towards our rooms while I saw Prarthana come out along with Sanskriti beside her...

It looked like Sanskriti was trying to stop her but Prarthana was looking like she was angry and possessed.

I could see tears were rolling down her cheeks non stop and she looked broken and miserable right now...

She went and stood in front of my father with an expressionless face. My father kept looking at her while I could see he was somehow not able to look into her eyes today... They both bonded like father and daughter since last two months...she had made my father a little child ever since she came home...she had made my parents smile... today it looked like she was accusing my father just by her eyes...

'Did you do this dad?' she asked in a broken tone and my father only tried to touch her cheeks...

She took a step back...

'I considered you like my father...you were my dad...not Rudra's...ever since I came here and my this father plotted against my Deva ..my dadda??? Why???' she asked looking too broke...

Next minute she covered her face with both her palms and cried rigorously...
Sanskriti hugged her and she broke down...I got scared...

I ran to Prarthana and tried to caress her head. The minute she saw me, she got off Sanskriti's hold hugged me tightly...

'They broke my trust too Rudra....they broke my trust...I ....I.... blamed my Deva for this marriage...I thought Deva was the reason I had to marry you but something inside me always told me Deva can't do this...he was not just my father...he was also my buddy...' saying she began crying more and I cupped her warm cheeks...

'Prarthana...I'm not understanding a word baby...be clear... what is it??? What did my father do???'

To which she held my hands and passed my father a disgusted look and spoke...
'He blackmailed my father to get us married!!!
He was the reason why Sanskriti ran away...
He was the reason why I don't talk to my father today...
I even broke my ties with my dad...
He blackmailed my family to make sure we both get married Rudra...he was the mastermind' saying she broke down.

I looked at my father who was now looking down and my heart almost stopped!!!

My father plotted this dirty game???

What the hell!!!