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"Listen, Shivangi ke liye woh upar wala room ready karwa de. Filhaal main office jaa raha hoon. Tu zara dekh lena yaaha ka. Woh nayi hai, usko ek baar sab kuch samjha ke phir aa jaana office." Said Sidharth before leaving and Kushal nodded.

On the other hand, Shehnaaz took Shivangi to her room who became surprised seeing it.

"Toh tu yaaha rehti hai. Wow yaar. Kitna bada aur beautiful hai tera room. Even pura mansion hi bohut beautiful hai. Mujhe toh soch ke hi excitement ho rahi hai ki main yaaha rahungi." Said Shivangi giggling.

Shehnaaz chuckled and said, "Pehle yeh itna beautiful nahi tha. Bhoot bungla jaisa hua karta tha. Woh toh maine isko decorate karwaya tab jaa ke rehne layak hua."

"Sahi hai boss. Accha sun na, mujhe change karna hai. Yeh shaadi ka bhari lehenga aur sambhala nahi jaa raha mujhse."

"Toh kar le na. Mere paas bohut dresses hai, unn mein se kuch pehen le. Aur tu inn logo se bolegi toh kal tak sau dresses aa jaayenge."

"Kya baat hai! Tu sach mein queen ki tarah reh rahi hai. Mafia King ki queen."

Shivangi again giggled making Shehnaaz smile too. No doubt, She was truly his queen, he always treated her like one.

After sometime, Shivangi picked a comfy cloth and changed her bridal attire. Then both the besties sat on the bed and started talking after a long time.

"Kitne din baad hum aise saath baith ke baatein kar rahe hai. I really missed this." Said Shehnaaz smiling.

"Maine bhi bohut bohut bohut miss kiya." Said Shivangi and they both giggled together.

Shivangi took a pause and said, "Waise humne kabhi socha nahi tha na ki ekdin hum dono saheliyon ko koi mafia kidnap kar lega aur hum saath mein uske mansion mein rahenge. Like aisa toh sirf dark romance stories mein hote hai aur humare saath real mein ho raha hai. Sahi kehte hai, life is full of surprises. Yaaha woh hi hota hai jo humne kabhi plan nahi kiya."

Shehnaaz smiled and nodded in agreement.

"But maan na padega, sabse zyada surprises toh tujhe mile hai. Kaha tu sochti thi ki Mayank se shaadi kar ke ek simple aur boring zindagi jeeyegi aur kaha teri shaadi itne hot aur handsome mafia Sidharth Shukla se ho rahi hai jiski life simple toh bilkool nahi hai. It's so thrilling!"

Shehnaaz's face turned pale hearing Mayank's name. Suddenly the night where Mayank was shot dead, flashed in front of her eyes.

"Waise Mayank se yaad aaya... Tujhe paata hai woh apni family ke saath Dubai shift hogaya hai."

As soon as Shehnaaz heard this, she frowned.

"Kya bol rahi hai? Yeh kaise possible  hai? Woh toh...."

Shehnaaz couldn't complete.

"Kya possible nahi hai? Main sach keh rahi hu. Ekdin achanak se woh log gayab ho gaye. Zyada logo ko pata bhi nahi ki woh gaye kaha hai. Kuch majboori aa gayi hogi isliye un logo ko aise achanak se jaana padha sab kuch bech ke."

Shehnaaz couldn't believe Shivangi's words. She herself witnessed Mayank's murder. Then how could she say that they had shifted? Also if Mayank was dead, what happened to his family? Didn't they come to know about it?

A lot of questions were roaming on Shehnaaz's mind.

"Kya soch rahi hai?" Asked Shivangi breaking Shehnaaz's thoughts.

"Shivangi, jo tu keh rahi hai woh possible hi nahi hai. Mayank apni family ke saath Dubai shift nahi ho sakta. He is.... He is dead. M..meri a..akhon ke saamne usko.... Maar diya tha... Si...Sidharth ne."

Shivangi now became puzzled hearing about Mayank's death.

"Kya bakwas kar rahi hai? Sidharth aisa kyu karega? Aur sabse badi baat Mayank jaane se pehle khud chupke se mere ghar aaya tha mujhse milne. Usne baataya ki woh Dubai jaa raha hai yeh baat main tujhe baata du. Maine uss se reason pucha ki kya hua suddenly par usne nahi baataya. Bas itna keh ke chala gaya ki iss baare mein kisi aur ko nahi paata chalna chahiye ki woh mere ghar aaya tha."

It was totally unexpected for Shehnaaz.

"Mayank...tere... ghar... aaya tha?...Toh phir... Prom night pe...jo hua woh...."

Her words were shivering after thinking that everything she saw was a lie.

"Kya hua tha prom night pe?" Asked Shivangi curiously.

Shehnaaz took a deep breath and narrated the whole story to Shivangi.

"Ab mujhe darr lag raha hai. Agar Mayank marr gaya hai toh.... Maine jise dekha woh Mayank ka bhoot tha?"

Shivangi gave a scared expression and Shehnaaz immediately slapped her arm.

"Faltu ki baatein mat kar. Idhar main soch soch ke pareshan ho rahi hoon aur tujhe mazak sujh raha hai."

"Accha sorry." Said Shivangi pouting.

"Shivangi Ji aap aa jaaiye aap ka room ready hai." Said Kushal suddenly coming there and both Shehnaaz and Shivangi looked at him.

Shehnaaz thought something and said standing up, "Kya Mayank zinda hai Kushal Bhai?"

Kushal widened his eyes hearing that.

"Mayank... Matlab..."

Shehnaaz went to him and said, "Aaj aap jhut mat boliye. Mujhe sach jaan na hai. Maine khud apni aankhon se dekha tha usse marte hue toh woh zinda kaise ho sakta hai? I know aap ko sab paata hai Kushal Bhai. Please baataiye mujhe."

Tears came to Shehnaaz's eyes which Kushal saw. He didn't want to hide the truth anymore. He also wanted to end the misunderstandings between Sidharth and Shehnaaz.

Kushal nodded in yes and said, "Yeh sach hai Shehnaaz. Mayank zinda hai. Uss raat Sidharth ne usko nahi maara tha. Jab sab mil ke Mayank ko maar rahe the, aur tum Sidharth ko samjha rahi thi, uss hi waqt humare admiyon ne Mayank ko ek jacket type pehna diya aur behoshi ka injection de diya. Waha andhera tha aur hum sab Sidharth ko samjhane mein busy the isliye humara dhyan nahi gaya. Aur Sidharth ne usko jo goli maari woh bhi nakli thi. Yeh sab kuch pre-planned tha. Uss waqt mujhe aur Nawaz Bhai ko bhi yeh nahi paata tha, baad mein Sidharth ne baataya aur tumhe baatane se maana kiya. Uske baad raaton raat humne Mayank aur uski family ko Dubai shift karwa diya aur abhi Mayank udhar ek hotel mein kaam karta hai. Woh bilkool sahi salamat hai."

Shehnaaz became numb after hearing the truth. She felt guilty for misunderstanding Sidharth and trusting Nawaz Bhai over him who already knew everything still kept her in dark and tried to provoke her. At the same time, she also felt relieved knowing that her Sidharth didn't commit any sin, he didn't kill an innocent person. She did nothing wrong by loving him. But she couldn't understand one thing. Why did he do the act?

Seeing her situation Shivangi came close and kept her hand on Shehnaaz's shoulder.

"Tum abhi soch rahi hogi ki Sidharth ne yeh acting kiyi kyu? Even maine bhi usse maana kiya tha, kaha tha ki iss se misunderstanding aur badhegi. Lekin usko darr tha ki agar Mayank zinda rahega toh tum kabhi uss se pyaar nahi karogi. Phir se bhagne ki koshish karogi. Isliye woh chahta tha ki tumhare liye Mayank marr jaaye. Aur tumhe paata hai uske mann mein yeh darr kyu hai? Kyu aise pagalon ki tarah woh tumse pyaar karta hai? Kyu ki woh tumhe phir se khona nahi chahta, jaise 18 saal pehle usne tumhe khoya tha."

"18 saal pehle?" Asked Shehnaaz being confused.

"Aaj jab ek sach tum jaan chuki ho toh ek aur sach bhi jaan lo. Sidharth nahi chahta tha ki main tumhe yeh baatau lekin ab main yeh nahi chhupa sakta. Tumhe lagta hai ki Sidharth ne college mein tumhe first time dekha aur tab se usse tumse pyaar hua, par yeh sach nahi hai. Sidharth bachpan se tumse pyaar karta hai, jab se tum paida hui ho. Uski Naazo ho tum."

"Naazo?" Whispered Shehnaaz and a lone escaped her eyes.

Kushal smiled and nodded in yes. Then he told Shehnaaz everything about their childhood. How they were brought up in same orphanage, how they got separated and how Sidharth waited for her. Shehnaaz couldn't believe his words. She never thought that a person could love another person like this, could wait for her like this.

"Sidharth ki life kabhi normal rahi hi nahi. Uncle ke coma mein jaane ke baad usse sab kuch sambhalna pada. Na chahte hue bhi woh iss dark world mein aa gaya. Woh itna cold hearted ban gaya. Uske bas jeene ki sirf ek hi wajah thi aur woh thi tum. Usse umeed thi ki ekdin tum usse milogi. Isliye jab usko paata chala ki tum aur koi nahi uski Naazo ho, usne saari hadhein paar kar diyi tumhe paane ke liye. Uske tareekein bhale hi galat the par uska pyaar tumhare liye humesha se saccha raha hai Shehnaaz. Bachpan se usne sirf khoya hai, isliye andar se bohut tuta hua hai woh. Right now only you can heal him, with your love. Bas usse uski Naazo lauta do, please."

Shehnaaz's heart broke hearing about Sidharth's pain. She felt angry on herself for not understanding his love for her. He waited for her, he needed her. She never tried to understand him actually. But now after hearing his side of story, she wanted to give him all the love she could.

"Usne mujhse itna pyaar kiya, itne saalon tak mera intezar kiya aur main kabhi uske dil mein chhupe hue dard ko samajh hi nahi paayi. Pyaar karti hoon uss se lekin kabhi express nahi kiya. Usne mera itna khayal rakha aur main usse humesha galat samajhti rahi, itni takleef diyi usse. Do I even deserve him?" Said Shehnaaz crying.

"Shehnaaz aisa nahi hai. Tumhari jagah koi bhi hota toh yeh hi reaction hota uska." Said Kushal making her understand.

"Haan. Aur abhi der nahi hui hai. Shaadi toh waise bhi hone wali hai tum logo ki lekin uss se pehle tu Sidharth ko baata de ki tu uss se kitna pyaar karti hai. Dekhna woh khushi se pagal ho jayega." Said Shivangi.

Shehnaaz wiped her tears and smiled. Today she would confess her feelings to Sidharth. Till now he was the only one who expressed his feelings and made her feel special. But today it would be her turn. She would express her feelings and made him feel special so that his fear of losing her goes away.

"Tum dono jaao. Mujhe kuch kaam hai." Said Shehnaaz after sometime to which Kushal and Shivangi smiled and left the room. They knew that now everything would be clear between Sidharth and Shehnaaz.

"Mere kadam kitne shubh hai. Ghar pe rakhte hi inki saari misunderstandings dur hogayi." Said Shivangi happily while going towards her room.

Kushal made a confused face and said, "One second! Sab kuch toh baataya maine. Toh aap kyu credit le rahi hai Shivangi Ji?"

"Arrey suruwaad maine hi kiyi thi. Jaate jaate baatati hoon....Waise mera naam Shivangi Ji nahi sirf Shivangi hai."

"Ok... Sirf Shivangi."

"Right. Aur aap ka naam... Kushal Bhai hai na?"

"Sirf Kushal.... Bhai only for Shehnaaz."

"Ok... Sirf Kushal... Toh hua yeh tha ki...."

Shivangi kept saying how she brought Mayank's topic and Kushal listened to her silently while taking her to her room.

In the evening...

Shehnaaz was sitting in front of the mirror and doing her hair. She was in his room. Today she was getting ready for him in a beautiful red saree with sleeveless red blouse. She wanted to look perfect just like every man loves to see his woman.

Shehnaaz wore her earrings and covered her both hands with red bangles. She kept her hair open, put bindi on her forehead and after applying little make-up, she stood up. She smiled looking at herself. She knew that everything would be right after this.

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Suddenly she heard sounds of raindrops and went to the balcony. It was raining heavily. She kept looking outside being lost in her thoughts when the door of the room opened and Sidharth entered.

He saw her standing at the balcony and ran to her. He held her hand and made her turn to himself. A beautiful smile formed on her face seeing him.

"Tu yaaha kya kar rahi hai? Main abhi tere room mein gaya tha. Kushal ne kaha teri tabiyat thik nahi hai isliye main zaldi aa gaya. Tu thik hai? Medicine liyi tune? Kabse tabiyat kharab lag rahi hai teri? Aaj subah se hi kya? Pehle kyu nahi baataya, hum doctor ke paas chale jaate......"

"Tumne bhi toh pehle nahi baataya ki main tumhari Naazo hoon." Said Shehnaaz suddenly making Sidharth shocked.

He stayed silent for sometime not being able to find words while she stood there firmly waiting for his reply.

"Tujhe kaise...."

"Paata chala?" Shehnaaz smiled sadly and said, "Kaash mujhe pehle hi pata chal gaya hota. Toh Naazo aur Sidhu abhi tak ek ho chuke hote."

Sidharth's eyes got teary hearing their childhood names from her mouth. He realised that she came to know everything which he was hiding since long.

"Itna pyaar? Itna pyaar koi kaise kisi se kar sakta hai? Woh bhi tab jab woh insaan tumhare kareeb na ho. Tumhe maloom tak nahi ki tum uss se kabhi mil paaoge yaa nahi. Par tumne kiya Sidharth. 18 saal tumne mera intezar kiya, mujhse pyaar karna kabhi band nahi kiya. Aur jab main tumse mili, tumne ek baar bhi nahi baataya ki..... Main hi tumhari Naazo hoon, jis se tumne humesha pyaar kiya. Kyu rakha mujhe andhere mein? Itna jaan ne ka toh haq tha na mera?" Asked Shehnaaz while tears were continuously rolling down her cheeks.

"Nahi baataya kyu ki mujhe paata tha ki tujhe kuch yaad nahi hoga. Tu bohut chhoti thi uss waqt jab hum alag hue. Main toh chahta tha ki ek baar tujhe mujhse pyaar ho jaaye uske baad main tujhe sab kuch baataunga humare baare mein. Baataunga ki kaise maine 18 saal iss hi umeed mein guzare ki ekdin toh tu mujhe milegi. Aur hum dono mein phir koi duri nahi aayegi. Hum humesha ke liye ek ho jaayenge. Par sayad main galat tha. Kyu ki tujhe mujhse pyaar nahi hua aur sayad kabhi hoga bhi nahi." Said Sidharth sadly.

Hearing his words, Shehnaaz got hurt. Couldn't he see her eyes which were reflecting only love for him?

Shehnaaz went closer to Sidharth and said cupping his face, "Sahi kaha tumne. Mujhe kyu pyaar hoga? Saccha pyaar toh sirf tum hi kar sakte ho na? Main toh patthar ki hoon. Mere andar toh kisi ke liye feelings ho hi nahi sakti. Hai na?"

"Shehnaaz....."

Before Sidharth could say anything, Shehnaaz kept her lips on his and kissed him softly.

"Shehnaaz nahi, tumhari Naazo." She said breaking the kiss. "Woh Naazo jiske liye uska Sidhu hi uski duniya hai. Ab se mujhe sirf tumhare saath rehna hai, tumhare paas. Ek pal ke liye bhi dur nahi reh sakti main tumse. Ishq hogaya hai mujhe tumse. Jitna tum karte ho, uss se bhi zyada. Aisa ishq jis mein sayad ekdin main puri tarah se fanaa ho jaau."

Shehnaaz smiled crazily saying that while Sidharth was surprised to see the same love and passion in her eyes which he always wanted to see. He felt that it was the best day of his life.

Without thinking anything else, Sidharth pulled Shehnaaz by her waist and took her lips for a passionate kiss.

Shehnaaz's eyes fluttered closed as Sidharth's mouth moved slowly, savoring the moment. His lips were rough and demanding, sending shivers down her spine.

As the kiss deepened, Shehnaaz's arms wrapped around Sidharth's neck, pulling him closer while he grabbed her waist with one hand and another one was running through her hair. Their bodies aligned, heat radiating between them.

Sidharth's tongue teased hers, and Shehnaaz responded, their mouths dancing in perfect harmony. Time stood still.

The world faded away, leaving only the two of them, lost in the intensity of their kiss.

Sidharth left Shehnaaz when she gasped for air. As soon as they broke the kiss, Shehnaaz hugged him tightly and buried her face in his neck while Sidharth reciprocated the hug with equal love. It was obvious that they both were waiting for this moment when they would be able to express their love like this.

Shehnaaz gave a satisfactory smile and whispered with close eyes, "I love you Sidharth."
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As the truth comes out and Shehnaaz confesses her feelings, is it the end of their sufferings?

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