Zayaan's POV,
"I wish to quit the gang."

There was quite a murmur among all the other men. However, I did see this coming.

I scrutinized him silently and even though my gaze seemed to intimidate him, he seemed firm on his resolve. I always like that about him.

Asad and I shared a quick eye contact and I knew he was thinking the same thing as me.

I raised my hand up and the room went silent again. We were all back in the building to our original meeting room for today.

"What's your reason?" I asked sternly.

"Because I promised my woman to give her and our child a good life. That's why I want to cut myself off from this Mafia and gangster life and start fresh. Be a new and good man." He said nonchalantly.

"How many years have you been a part of this gang?"
Asad questioned.

"6... bhai."

"And in these 6 years....do you know how many enemies you have made?"

"More than I can count."

"Yet, you say you want to leave? I appal your intrepidity." I smirked.

"We're planning on going far away from here bhai. I would like to sell my apartment and my assets here to you and with the money Geeta and I can start our own little world."

He's gutsy....and willing to go to any extent for the woman he loves. I wish... I could've done the same a long time ago. However, it's too late for me. I've already fallen deep into this dark abyss.

Still... it's too dangerous! If he's no longer with the gang then, he and his wife can be a easy target for his enemies.

"I won't allow it." I announced seeing his face changed into shock.

"I second that!" Asad joined.

"But bhai..." Raghav tried to defend but I raised my finger silencing him.

"If you're really willing to leave the gang...are you ready to do anything?" I said getting up.

He nodded with all seriousness.

"Is that so?" I took out my gun and pointed it at him as everyone looked at me shocked but the man in front of me didn't even flinch.
"Death is an only option for you."

He smirked.
"I plan on going back to my bride alive..."

****
Inarah's POV,
As I was busy explaining the decorator about the lighting for the haldi function the silent but cartoony commotion between Wafeeq and Raghav caught the corner of my eye.

They were trying to stop or push eachother back. Trying whatever they can to run ahead first. I took a minute and watched them amusingly.

"Hey... I saw her first...."

"So what?...she can be your bhabhi first too...."

"Bhabhi my ass... have you seen your face in the mirror? It looks like a baboon's butt..."

"Atleast it's better than your face which looks like a dog poop..."

I almost barfed. These two are crazy kids I tell ya!

Finally Raghav escaped from his hold and ran towards....Heena!

Ah! So that's the case huh?!
RIP thier dignity!

I shook my head and turned to leave. It will be funny but....a bit sad to watch my cute Dewars being burnt by my bestie.

But, as I turned, my foot got tangled up in the lightings below and I lost my balance almost falling on my face.
However, my fall was broken as a strong arm grabbed me by my waist from front and I was pulled up only to slam on a hard wall, and that hard wall was none other than...my husband!

"Careful my Queen! Your Knight in Shining Armour is here to the rescue!" He gave a big toothy charming smile and my heart as usual was about to jump out to him as I watched him wide eyed.

He really looked soo handsome!
No Inarah! Focus! Don't let your guard down!

I narrowed my eyes at him.
"Let go of me!" I snapped but he just held me tighter crashing my breasts to his chest.

He shook his head looking straight into my eyes.
"This humble knight just saved his beautiful Queen. Won't you grace his deed with a sweet reward your highness?"

I gave a stretched mocking smile.
"Oh I will....after he becomes my Ex husband!" I emphasized.

He let out a shaky breath looking at me with such sadness in his eyes that I almost lost my composure.

Yet, he smiled pressing his lips on my forehead.

"Don't....do that... I hate you!"
I managed to keep my face straight but couldn't hold his eyes.

"Do you really?" He whispered.

My heart clenched and I forced myself to nod.
"Yes! Now leave me. There's a lot of work to be done. The haldi function is tomorrow." I said sternly.

His hand traveled on my back sensually making me gasp.
"Make me!" He challenged whispering.

I don't want to. I want to stay like this forever!

He slowly swooped his head to kiss but I covered his lips with my fingers just in time tearing my eyes away from him as I moved my face away.
"Do you even feel sorry for what you did all these years? Is this one of your facade too?" He removed my hand from his mouth keeping it on his chest.

"I do, you have no idea how much...but this is No facade..."

I have byhearted the rhythm of his heartbeats like my favourite song. It has always been the same whenever I'm with him for years now. Still, with this same heartbeat he managed to say words and done deeds that slashed by heart and crushed my soul. Gave me tears, pain and anxiety.

How can I believe him now?

"Let go.... please! Set me free!" I begged him as my voice was a whisper that came out struggling through the ache in my heart.

"Ina...rah please jaan..." his voice broke as his grip around me loosened watching me helplessly.

"Madam...are blue lights ok here?" Thankfully, I could escape...from him and myself.

"Coming!" I said looking past Zayaan and got away from him never daring to look at him.

****
Heena's POV,
"Hey there beautiful! I think there's something wrong with my eyes! I just can't take them off of you!"

I raised my eyebrow looking at the source of that cheesy pickup lines only to find a young guy smirking at me as he rested his elbow on the pillar looking at me weird.

I smiled.
"You're right! There is something wrong, because they clearly can't see what's waaaaay out of thier league!"

His arm slipped along with his cheap swag as his buddy snickered behind him. He then pulled the younger guy behind him and stood in front of me the same way.
"Forget him! I'm here now my fairy! What were your other 2 wishes?" He winked.

I pretended to think.
"How about charming and handsome but..." I eyed him from top to bottom making a face.
"...looks like not all wishes come true."

His confidence deflated too like his buddy.

Seriously! Which website do they get these lines from? How corny!

Asad's POV,
The villa was being decorated like a bride itself. I walked in looking around impressed and my eyes stopped at my doll who was guiding the flower crew showing them something on her iPad. I smiled seeing her but that smile soon vanished when I saw those 2 Tom and Jerry hitting on her.

I stormed towards them and grabbed both assholes but thier collars from behind.

"Ow! Asad bhai?!"

"What are you punks doing here?" I grunted.

Her eyes stopped at me and I didn't miss the shade of red becoming prominent on her milky cheeks.

"We were just..."

"If you guys are done playing around please go and be of some help in the decoration and stuff. There's a lot of things to be done." She said avoiding my eyes. It was cute...her shy side. It made me smile.

"Babe... I need you here." Inarah called out.

"Coming babe!" She said subtly looking at me as my heart skipped and rushed towards her.

Babe?! Seriously?!

****
"Alright! So all the preparations are done for the bachelor party!" Wafeeq announced excitedly rubbing his hands.

"Of course! It's our groom's final night of bachelorhood, after that he's just going to be 'Joru ka Gulam' (wife's slave) for the rest of his life." I added grabbing Uddhav whose face was all red.

He proved that he can handle himself and protect himself and his wife and we all agreed with his decision of quiting the gang. Can love do that to you?
Giving the strength of giving up on everything.... your whole life, career. Taking such a huge risk. Or is it just a wimp?

Does love actually gives you strength or does it just makes you delusional?
There's a girl I know who foolishly followed around a guy all her life even when he showed no signs of reciprocating her love and a guy who punishes himself by running away from the woman he loves the most yet selling his soul to the devil to protect her because he feels guilty for accepting her love.

Then there's a girl who was ready to sacrifice her life and love to protect her man and this man who was ready to destroy himself if he didn't get her love.

In all, if you look at it... it's clearly foolishness.

What is love anyways?

Being ready to even destroy yourself for the sake of the one....is that love?

My eyes went on the doll who walked towards us with such blinding grace and beauty. Her smoky grey eyes stopping at me making my heart....beat again. This unquenchable feeling of holding her in my arms forever, burning my heart.

Love!

That's the only word that comes to mind when I look at my Barbie.

Can I learn that language too? Love that is? Can she be the one to teach me?

Heena's POV,
"What is this that I'm hearing? Are you guys having a bachelor party?!"

Inu said as we both, along with the 'to be bride' walked towards the over-excited guys.

I gasped dramatically.
"Geeta! Did you hear that?! Your 'to be husband' and his friends are having a bachelor party!"

"Oh, is that so. How very nice!" She said innocently smiling at Uddhav as the very next moment thier eyes locked in a dreamy gaze.

I rolled my eyes. She's soo innocent!

"Geeta! Don't you know what happens in a bachelor party?" Inu joined in mirroring my dramatic notion.

She blinked at both of us.

"Drinking...." I said.

"Dancing...." Inu added and then looked at me as we both stifled our smiles and said together...

"Strippers!"

At that her big brown eyes got even bigger. I turned her to me ignoring the guy's shocked faces.

"And the guys make those girls strip as much as they want.... sometimes even all the way."

"Huh?!"

"Yes Geeta!" Inu turned the innocent girl to her.
"And then the girls even give lap dances to the groom calling it his last night of freedom."

"What?!" She glared at her groom like an angry little kitten. I swear she looked soo cute!

"No no Geeta! That's not it. You all have mistaken. How can I even imagine any other woman touching me than you my darling?!"
He said desperately holding her hands and she immediately melted. Even the other guys panicked.

Damn it! The fun was just starting.

Just then....

"Bhai! I just called and the girls are on thier way...." Raghav said walking in the living room but froze as he saw us.

Geeta gasped shoving away Uddhav's hands angrily.

All the guys turned to Raghav looking daggers as he looked back at them confused.

"Tell them not to come you jackass!" Uddhav grunted. "How dare you all try to taint my innocence you insolent maniacs!"

Inarah and I both raised our eyebrows at him as he gave us a nervous smile.

"Huh? Cancel them. But we already paid those strippers and wasn't it your idea to book them?" Raghav retorted.

"WHAT?! UDDHAV! I'm never talking to you! I hate you!" She slapped his chest and turned away crossing her arms angrily.

"No....Geeta.... darling.... it's not what you think! Please baby!"
He tried to hug her from behind only to be elbowed in his ribs. Ouch!

"Don't worry Geeta! Why should boys have all the fun?" I said putting a hand on her shoulder.

"If they can have thier bachelor party...even we can have our own bachloraite party too." Inu added.

She looked at both of us innocently and Inu and I shared an understanding eye contact.

Just then, Zayaan came down the stairs getting off his call and I could clearly notice Inarah's breath shaking as thier eyes met.

I smirked and going behind threw my arms around both my ladies.
"Meaning...to celebrate your last night as a bachloraite, we can have our very own party. Right Inu?"

"Yep! Exactly!" She grinned tearing her eyes off her husband who looked at her with that sad longing.

"Oh really! And when are you going to make all the arrangements in such a short time beautiful ladies?" Asad mocked.

I smirked.
"Don't you underestimate Heena Khan! I'm someone who can who can even pull out pearls from the desert. Just wait and watch how I arrange the most fabulous bachloraite party of the century!" I said flipping my hair.

"Uff!"

"Aayee hayee!"

Raghav and Wafeeq moaned while Asad glared at them.

He's soo cute sometimes!

"Also, if the guys can call strippers....so can we?" Inu winked.

"Ha! Big deal! Girls watching other girls strip. Whatever!" Uddhav scoffed.

"We meant male strippers!" Inu and I said in unison.

"What?! No way!"
Zayaan, Uddhav and even Asad said in unison.

"Why no?! It's the bride's party. Who are you all to interfere?" Inu said glaring particularly at Zayaan who glared back at her.

"You..."

"What do you say Geeta?" She said cutting him off

Geeta took a min to think as she glared at Uddhav.

"Didi.... let's do it!"

"Yes!"

"Ooo hot men getting naked?! Count us in!" The twins said walking towards us excitedly.

The guys looked at us both shocked and angry.

"Ohh. Did I forget to mention.... we'll be the one stripping them....with our own hands." I winked.

Geeta blushed.

"Oolala!" Inu added sharing a high-five with me.

"What nonsense!" Zayaan yelled.

"Oh save it! We'll do what we want. Who knows...it can even lead to a little.... hanky panky."

"Huh?!"

"How interesting!" Geeta said

"What?! Geeta! Do you even know what hanky panky means?!" Uddhav said like he would have a heart attack any minute.

Geeta shrugged innocently at him.

"Alright ladies! Let's go and stay up all night surrounded by extremely hot....naked guys!"

"Don't you dare! Inarah!"

"Heena!"

"Geeta....my darling...."

"Bhabhis...."

We kept walking ignoring the guys!

****

One of my old friends from junior college started a party planning business and I hired her to plan this party for us on a short notice.

"Do you like the decorations bride to be?" I asked.

"It's beautiful! Thankyou soo much Didi!" She beamed.

Aww! Her smile is soo innocent and cute.

We were singing, dancing, jumping around. We were having a total blast. For a while there Geeta had forgotten she was pregnant and even Inarah seemed to be quite carefree and enjoying the moment. It was good to see her like that! The main reason I wanted to have this crazy party was to have her head of things atleast for a moment. However, I know that there's no way any other man would interest her other than Zayaan even for a nano second.

"When are the hot guys coming?" The twins whined.

"You two are just here for the guys aren't you?!" I raised an eyebrow at them.

"Yeah obviously!"

"And free food!" One of them retorted. stuffing the red velvet cupcakes in her mouth.

I shook my head.

We were having the party in one of the Qureshi family's private villa while the guys in a farmhouse. Rajiv, who's probably Zayaan's bodyguard, his wife joined us too leaving her kids with thier grandmother. She was one of the most over-excited woman in the room. It was funny and cute at the same time.

All these people, I always thought, they were more than gangster and thugs, brutal and inhuman. With no feelings or emotion whatsoever. But now the more I spend time among them...the more I realise that there isn't much difference between us and them. They're humans too. They're surviving too....in thier own way. The too care, love and cherish eachother. They can laugh and cry, smile, fight, they can be friends.....lovers.

Lovers huh?

I wonder what kinda guy Asad really is. He pretends to be an easygoing and an open book kinda person...yet there are soo many secrets hidden behind his flirty smile and mysterious eyes.

Wait a min! Why am I thinking about him?!

"They're here!" The twins yelled pulling me out of my thoughts.

Just as the door opened, 3 very tall macho looking guys walked in a 3 piece suit smirking at us. One was fair while the others a bit tan.

The twins were swooning over them, so was Shweta, Rajiv's wife. Inarah and I shared a glance.

They were....just ok.

****
Zayaan's POV,
"Ohh. Did I forget to mention.... we'll be the one stripping them....with our own hands."

"Oh save it! We'll do what we want. Who knows...it can even lead to a little.... hanky panky."

Thier words were ringing in my head and I was literally losing my fucking mind.

I trust Inarah that she won't cross the line but.... I don't trust that Heena! What if she makes my innocent Angel do something....haram?!

No no Zayaan! They're not that kinda girls.

Ok ok....that possibility is highly unsusceptible. Although, just the thought of my Jaan fawning over other guys.... seeing them naked.... touching them is burning me inside out.
Here too Uddhav yelled at the guys to cancel the strippers at last minute as what the girls told us has really shaken him up too. Rajiv is a bit anxious too.

Ugh! I can't take it anymore... I need to find out what's going on there. I'm going to my wife!

****
Inarah's POV,
The other 3 were quite enjoying the strip show and the twins were literally ripping thier clothes off scaring the guys a little while Shweta was shyly watching them. Heenu just said it as a joke that we'll be stripping them ourselves. Guess the twins took it to heart in thier current drunk state. May God protect the boys' dignity from those 2 vicious vixens. Geeta covered her eyes with her hands as times parting her fingers to steal a peek. But Heena and I both sat there utterly bored.

Seriously! I've seen soo much better.

Just at that, the thought of Zayaan's bare body glistering in sweat, those chiseled abs, hair slightly messed up, and those dark ebony eyes flashed in front of my eyes making me breathless.

He's soo perfect! No one can be as handsome and sexy as him. Oh God!

Heena suddenly snapped her fingers in front of me dragging me out of my thoughts.
"If you bite your lips soo hard, it might bleed."

I blushed looking down tucking my hair back.

"Don't tell me you're getting excited seeing these chipmunks?!"

I scoffed. "Of course not!"

She smirked.
"Then who are you fantasizing about huh?" She teased.

Some more heat rose to my cheeks.
"N...no one."

"Realllly?!" She stretched raising an eyebrow.

Just then one of those guys came to us saving me. All shirtless and his torso had more oil on it then a greasy potato pakoda.

"Hello sexy ladies. Why are you sitting here all alone leaving the party? Come on, let's have some fun." He winked stretching his hand while the other guys joined him too whilst holding our shy bride's hand.

Heena stood up giving a tight smile.
"I need to make a call, why don't you take this one!"

"Hey!" I yelped as she pushed me towards him and he grabbed me by my shoulders.

"With pleasure!" She smirked looking at me with lustful eyes. I glared at him.

****
Heena's POV,
"What is this Deepti?! I asked you to send The Most Hottest and sexiest men you can. Yet you sent such average guys to Heena Khan's party! Are you kidding me?!"
I yelled across the phone.

"Average?! Heena, those are really the most happening and most demanded guys of our agency. The best of the best in the entire Mumbai....heck the entire country! How can you call these guys average?! Women go crazy just seeing thier handsome features, 6 pack chiseled abs, and sexy swagger." She retorted heatedly.

Is that so? Huh? Well, they sure are handsome and all yet... they're nothing compared to Zayaan or.... Asad. Even Uddhav and the others seem more good looking than those guys. Damn it! Looks like these guys have spoilt us by raising our bar of standards in men.

I disconnected the call after a minute as I was distracted by the loud noises coming from outside.
****

Zayaan's POV,
I stormed in cutting through the booming bass sound and as soon as I stepped inside the living room, my brain exploded as I saw a shirtless guy hovering over my wife on the couch.

I fisted his hair in my hands and dragged him off of my wife throwing him on the floor.

"Cut off the music!" I yelled.

"Oh God! Zayaan!"

Inarah's POV,
"Ok dude! I know it's your job and all but I really don't need any special treatment. You guys put on a good show and we appreciate it but that's enough. I'm already married you know." I said.

He sighed.

"That's a bummer. You're really soo beautiful I thought maybe I had a shot. But, if you're married then I should back off."
He said giving a charming smile.

I nodded.

"I'm glad you ladies liked our show. We enjoyed too." He said and I smiled.

"Although....why do you look so gloomy? We like it if all our customers send us off with pretty and satisfied smiles. Satisfying our customers is our no 1 motive."

I shrugged and was about to speak, just then one of the foolish wasted twins stumbled pushing us and we both lost balance falling on the couch.
****

My heart jumped to my throat as Zayaan did that. The other 2 guys came to stop him but he punched them too making them meet the floor.

"Hey man! Not the face!"

"How dare you touch my Inarah!" He growled getting down and punching the guy mercilessly.

"Zayaan stop! Please stop it!!!" I screamed trying to hold him back but it was as if he was possessed.

"Don't hit him! It was an accident.... Zayaan.... Zayaan stop!!!"

Finally he stood up and slammed me to his body by my waist making me gasp loudly. My heart thumped at his sudden action, his lips just cms away from mine. His eyes were so bloodshot and full of rage...soo intense that it was making me breathless. He just looked soo freaking sexy.

Zayaan's POV,
My eyes widened and my anger was slowly detoriating as I watched her face while she was trapped in my tight grasp.

Her face flushed red, her lips parted as her raging hot breath hit my face. Her honey orbs just soo full of lust and longing that it made me gulp. My hand unconsciously travelled down her curves making me breathless too.

Fuck!

I wanted her soo bad and I could clearly see.....she wanted me too.

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Assalamualaikum Everyone!

I hope you enjoyed this chapter too my darlings?

I haven't explained what Uddhav did to prove himself. So I'll leave it to your imagination.

Ok now.....

Be honest,
if you were part of the story, which character would you like to be ?

Also, would you attend the bachloraite party?
😜

So,
Uddhav and Geeta are getting married finally....
You are all invited to the wedding tomorrow....

I wonder what interesting things will happen then 🤔

Especially between Asad and Heena?
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