Inarah's POV,
"How is he now?" I asked doctor Aahil as he came out checking Uddhav.
He shook his head sadly.

My heart sank as I was even afraid to face Geeta. All she does is cry and weep for him, pray for his recovery. She won't even open her mouth to accept a single morsel of food no matter what we say. So has to always be connected with IV drops from time to time. She's like a lifeless doll sometimes. And when we try to take her away from Uddhav's side, she throws a fit and the nurses have to sedate her to make her rest. Right now too she was sleeping under sedation. It's soo heart wrenching to watch these two.

"We can't say anything yet bhabhi."

"But it's been almost a week! How are you still giving us the same answer?! Are you all not professional enough? Fine then, I can easily get experts from all over the world for his treatment. You all can sit back and watch....maybe learn something!" I snapped glaring at him.

He sighed.
"Your anger is understandable. But, we really are helpless. We are doing anything and everything a human being can....we aren't God bhabhi. Uddhav is my friend too and I want him to wake up as much as any of us. So please calm down! And if you want, you're most welcome to get any experts you want. But there's no use wasting your money and energy on that as ... anyone would give you the same answer."

I sank my head down helplessly.
"But....what about Geeta?"

"All we can do is be by her side and give her confidence. Right now, she can't see anything or anyone except for her husband. We need to bring her back to reality and make her self-aware...teach her to take care of herself too. I know it's not easy but... right now, all we can do is wait."
He said and left.

All this was making my head dizzy and my view started turning fuzzy too. I was about to collapse when...

"Oh MY God Inu!"
Heena grabbed me making me sit on the bench outside the ICU.

"Are you ok?"

I sank my head on her shoulder as my head was still spinning.

"No... I guess." I moaned.

"Let's go home babe. I think your tired. You haven't slept all night either since Zayaan left."

Thinking about him made my heart clench again.
"Heenu.... my hubby will be back right? I can't live without my Zayaan." My voice faltered.

She smiled carrasing my cheek.
"Of course babe. He's Zayaan Hashmi! He'll be back soon for you. Don't worry sweetheart. Start worrying about yourself. If you go on like this, we would need to admit you in this hospital too. Let's go home for a while. There, take some rest and wash up too. Then we can come back."

"But what about Geeta?"
I said anxiously.

"Don't worry. There's a lot of security here. Not even a mosquito can get in. And she just fell asleep with her sedation. She won't wake up for a few hours. We'll be back till then."
She smiled.

I smiled seeing her like that. She's been in a good mood since last night. It's nice. She had also been down a lot lately, but not anymore.

I felt uneasy but I agreed with her and we set out to leave.

****
The twins were already waiting for us near the car.
"Tina, let's go home for now."

Her eyes widened in astonishment.
"How do you know I'm Tina? I can be Mina you know!"

I smiled.
"I've known you girls for a while now. I've learnt to recognise and distinguish between you 2. Like, by your personality, your style, choice of colours, etc."

"That's impossible. No one in the gang has even been able to distinguish between us. They say we are exactly the same. As if just one." Mina said coming behind us equally surprised.

I gave a casual way of hand
"Ah! Men will men. They can't even distinguish between leggings and Capri or blue and sky blue. But, you two are... quite different and have different identity and traits you know."

They exchanged a somewhat guilty glance.
"Shall we get going. I'm kinda nauseous too. Maybe I do need a hot shower." I said.

They nodded.

As I turned to Heenu, her eyes were unsteadily moving around as if searching for something.
"What's wrong babe? Looking for someone?"

"Huh? Um...no. just um... haven't seen Asad all day."

I rolled my eyes.
"That guy is a ghost. He's here one moment and disappears the other. Forget him. Let's go."

She smiled.
"Yeah."

However, as soon as I opened the car door I felt a sharp pain at my nape numbing my senses. Before my eyes could close, I caught a glimpse of Heena falling into Tina's arms.

*****
Inu.... Inarah wake up!

Heena's voice felt like a distant echo. Fighting through the haze I flickered my eyes open. The smell of something like a mixture of gasoline, burning rubber tires and rotting cardboard filled my nostrils making me gag. I threw my head back to control myself only for it to bang on something like a metal pipe.

Oww!

I winced at the pain.

Where am I?

My arms ached uncomfortably, wrist were stinging and by now I was completely concious as I realised my wrist were tide by together on a metal pipe above my head by handcuffs and I was sitting on a dirty floor in a closed basement....or maybe a warehouse of some sort. Even my ankles were tied in front.

What the hell?!

"Inu!"

I gasped as beside me was Heena tied up just like me.

Oh my God!

"Heena!?"

"What's going on Inarah? Where are we?" She said anxiously pulling at the restraints on our wrists and ankles.

We were both confused and scared out of our minds now as time kept passing yet there was no response to our yelling and crying for help. Even a kid could figure out that we were kidnapped but....the question was...
Who did this?

We tried to recall but everything was a blank after we stepped out of the hospital and....the twins were about to take us home.

The twins! Did they do this? But why?! Or is it that...they are like us too?

But they were nowhere around.

We gave up exhausted after struggling for almost an hour.

Just then our heads snapped at the old rusted metal door which opens with a loud creak making us jump.

Footsteps were heard but we couldn't see the face of the person in the dim light. The sun was setting I guess. A tall figure stood in front of us.

A man.

"Hello ladies."

That voice.

He bend down getting on one knee in front of us and my eyes widened and relief flooded in me.

"Asad!" We both exclaimed in unison.

He smirked sinisterly.

****
Zayaan's POV,
"Bhai...we got him."
Raghav came to inform me as I smirked victoriously. I expected nothing less from my men.

We were in one of our secret bases. We own quite a handful of such secret bases across India. Even in London and across Asia. We were in Goa right now and my men had captured one of Murthy's men. He was among the one who attacked Uddhav and Geeta. That fool! After provoking us like that, he dared to move around freely...that to with his family.
Can anyone be more stupid?!

I walked into the basement as our guest was, with utmost hospitality, tied up to the chair with chains.

"Welcome to our humble abode!" I announced sitting right in front of him on another chair smirking. He was pulling at his restraints, mumbling through the tape on his mouth and glaring at me viciously.

"What's our guest's name?"

"Abhijit Iyer bhai." Raghav answered.

"Ah! What's wrong? Why are you so angry Abhijit? Weren't my men gentle enough?"
I turned to my men.
"Raghav, Zaid! What kinda behaviour is this? Why does our guest look soo unhappy?"

They grinned.

"Maybe because of what he saw on the screen Bhai." Zaid said handing me the iPad.

"Ah! So this huh? Aww, did you see what an adorable kid this gentleman has....and, my! What a beautiful wife too. I wonder how she'll look without her clothes and the kid without his limbs." I said thoughtfully looking at the screen which showed the live footage of how Wafeeq and Rajiv had both his wife and a 7 years old son at gunpoint as they clung to eachother scared out of thier minds.

"Umhmmhmhm."
He was probably muffling curses at me and his eyes were turning redder.

"What was that? I can't hear you?" I said amused bringing my ear forward.
"You want us to do that? Ok..."
Zaid handed me the phone on which Wafeeq and Rajiv were online.

"Rajiv...strip her." I ordered glaring at him as I disconnected the call.

He was trashing at the restraints moving the chair like a maniac. The boys proceded with my order as I shoved the iPad on his face making him see how his wife was trashing at struggling for her dignity screaming and begging while thier son was crying, screaming for his mother wetting his pants as Wafeeq was holding her and Rajiv took the scissors cutting off her sleeves from one side.

Tears of pure terror and helplessness streamed down his face as he was trashing and screaming. I tore away the tape from his mouth.

"NOOOOOO Semaaaaa...Semaaaa...." He wailed seeing in pure horror.
"STOP IT PLEASE! DON'T DO THAT TO MY WIFE! I'm the one at fault.... Zayaan bhai.... torture me....kill me....but spare my family.... I beg you....noooo...."

I nodded at Raghav sternly and he called Wafeeq telling him to stop and they did.

I sat back for a minute watching him crying like a little child for his family.

"Tsk tsk tsk...so you can cry for your family and beg mercy from us but where did your humanity go to..."
I fisted his hair yanking it back to make him face me.
"... when you were torturing a pregnant young girl while her husband was crying, screaming in his semi dead state?!"

"S...s...sorry bhai...."

"Sorry?!" I punched him forgetting for a minute that I wasn't supposed to do that.

"Is your fucking sorry going to turn back the pain and fear our sister felt? Is it going to bring back our brother....or....is it going to bring thier unborn baby that you killed inside of her back to life?!"

"I... it was Murthy A...Appa's orders." He whimpered anxiously gluing his eyes in the screen fallen below.

Anger surged into me again as I resisted the urge to tear him apart limb to limb. I had something much more interesting planned for him of course.

"You know, even now I can order my men to strip your wife naked and throw her on the streets for every perverted eye to devour her and every camera to flash on her and then throw her like that inside a brothel full of hungry wolves to have thier filthy ways with her. Doesn't that sound arousing?"

"NO....NOOOO!"

"Why not? Isn't that what you wanted to do with our sister in law? No wait....you wanted to fuck her yourself. Then why can't you let that happen to your own wife?!"
I kicked him hard making the chair slide and stumble back falling on the floor as his head hit the floor making him fall sideways.

"And as for your son...we can always cut off his limbs and throw him at a railway station to beg."

"No....no....no please... please Bhai. I beg you. Do whatever you want with me...but s...spare my wife and son. I'll even die to placate you... please....just let them go!!!" He cried

This brought a sinister smile on my face. That's exactly what I wanted to hear.
"You're even ready to die for them?" I asked amused.

"Y..... yes anything you say Bhai!"

I laughed throwing my head back. This will be fun!

I looked at my guys and taking my sign, they picked up the chair setting him straight. I walked up to him and leaned forward patting his cheek.

"Then... let's get you all cleaned up, shall we? There shouldn't be any scratches on the sacrificial goat now, right?"

*****
Heena's POV,
It was my Asad. I was soo happy to see him. That's it! We were out of danger now. Our knight in shining armour was here. I trusted him but.... I failed to realise at that moment, that trust was about to break into shreds.

"ThankGod you're here!" I smiled relieved. Actually, just seeing him brought a huge smile on my face.
"Do you know who brought us here? Forget that. Let's get out first and...." I said hurriedly only to be silenced by his finger on my lips.

"Shhhh. You know you talk too much doll. What's the hurry? Aren't you enjoying the Mehmaan nawazi?" He said smiling tilting his head.

"What? This is no time for jokes? If you haven't noticed... we're tide up and in a very vulnerable and compromising condition right now!" I snapped.

"Asad! This is no time to joke. Now come on. Get us out of here!" Inarah said angrily pulling at her restraints.
"And where are the twins?"

"Right here....with me."

A female voice caught our attention and followed by the twins like her bodyguards, walked in a woman who was wearing something that could hardly be called a latex dress as it was exposing almost all her assets.

Wait a minute! I think I've seen her somewhere. Why does she looks so familiar?

"Hi Inarah~" she sang.
"Don't tell me you've already forgotten about me. Although, this is the first time we're actually meeting in person." She giggled.

I looked at Inu in disarray as her face changed reflecting pure hatred.
"Leela!" She grunted.

"Woohooo! You remember me."

Leela? That Leela? The one who once picked Zayaan's call and talked shit about being with Zayaan that night?
Surya Murthy's Daughter?! The man who hurted Uddhav and Geeta?!

"Of course she remembers you my hotness. You're not someone to be easily forgotten."

My eyes widened when Asad said that going to her and I felt like someone gave a tight slap on my face when he slipped his arm around her waist pulling her closer and he smiled at her.

"Asad! What the hell is going on?!" Inarah yelled.

At this, that girl walked up to Inarah and slapped her hard across her face.

My whole body ignited with fury
"Hey you bitch! Don't touch her!" I yelled thrashing at my restraints as I glared at her. If my hands were free I'd have scratched up that fake plastic face of hers.

Even Inarah kept glaring at her in pure rage

"Ooo. Such fire. No wonder why you've got my Zayaan soo wrapped up around your little fingers."

"He. Is. Not. Yours!"

Leela sighed dramatically.
"Yes. True. And that's all thanks to you! But, that's ok. I'm over him now. He won't be of any need to me if he's dead. Infact, I've found someone even better."
She turned to Asad and smiled.
"Right babe?"

He winked at her with a smirk in response.

My eyes pricked at the dread of tears as my heart just kept sinking making my body feel weak.

How could he?!

At this Inarah threw here head back laughing humorlessly.
"You think someone like the likes of you and this traitor can even touch a strand of my Zayaan's hair. You're hilarious Leela. You should join the circus. I'm pretty sure you can bag a decent job there, maybe of a clown. Your style of dressing a plus point in your resume."

Leela glared at her fuming with rage and raised her hand again cursing at her but Inu lifted her tied up legs kicking her stomach and sending her back flying on her ass.

That's my girl.

"You fucking bitch!"

We both laughed only to be slapped again by both those twins.

Inarah closed her eyes smiling but I could clearly see the sadness of the painful betrayal in that smile.
"Tina... Meena, I'm supposing, you two have switched sides now too huh? But I'm guessing...." She snapped her eyes at Asad who was busy lifting Leela in her feet.
"....it wasn't since now."

"Asad...so was this your plan all along?"

I dared to look up at him praying in my heart that it shouldn't be true.

He smirked looking at us.
"You're smart...bhabhi! And my hotness, don't be soo harsh on the little girls, they'll lose thier value if they get scratched up."

My heart sank into a bottomless pit.

"You're soo right! Although, this plan had been scheming for a long time now." He said and pulled that bitch shamelessly into his arms by her waist. My hands fisted as my nails digged in the flesh as she was soo close to him, grinding her body to his.

"Your plan huh? So...you were planning on betraying Zayaan....and all your brothers.... even us from long time you snake! How long BTW, please enlighten us!"
Inarah said spitefully though her voice trembled.

He smirked looking at her.
"Your dear husband never deserved to be on the top. That was my position that I gave him in charity. But, now it's time for me to take it back."

Inarah watched him in shock as her eyes brimmed with tears.
"You were like a brother to me Asad! My friend! I even trusted you with my life. Whenever I was upset, or in danger, you always kept a hand over my head like a protective brother.... forget about me. What about my Zayaan? He trusts you more than anything else in the world....for him....you are his family, his brother....he loves you more than he could've ever loved his own flesh and blood....and you.... betrayed him?!"

Tears fell from her eyes as she glared at him.
"You're a disgusting piece of shit Asad." She screamed thrashing soo hard at the cuffs that her wrist had started bleeding now.

"Babe...look at the other one. She's looking at you soo sadly. Aww, someone's got another kinda broken heart here...." She cooed making fun of me.

His cold eyes stopped at me making my heart break again with an unbearable agony.

He walked up to me sitting down in front as I just watched him helplessly.
"Oh Doll....tsk tsk...tears don't suit you." He turned his lips upside down mocking me as he brought his fingers to wipe the tears that I didn't realise were flowing.
I couldn't even move my face away...as I was soo numb.

"I... trusted you with my heart....and....you crushed it!" My broken voice came out as a whisper.

Maybe....just maybe for a split moment I saw something else in his eyes ...like pain.
But this heartless monster didn't had any feelings to feel such pain. So maybe I was mistaken.

Inarah's POV,
Her words made me gasp.

Does that mean.... Heena....loves Asad?

Oh God! That bastard!

He didn't just betray us....but also my Heena?! I'll never forgive him!!!
It broke my heart even more seeing her condition.
I never even realised it. Selfishly, I was only busy with my emotions, I never even asked her about hers. What kinda friend am I?!

He got back from her almost immediately after that again plastering that dirty sinister smile on his face.

"I wasn't in this alone you know. I had some help. Wanna meet your real nightmare beautiful ladies?"

Another pair of footsteps were heard and walked in a man in his late 50's or early 60's something. His hair was almost white with a moustache and he was decently tall in a 3 piece suit.

"Assalamualaikum! Inarah! Or should I say....my could have been daughter in law!" He smirked.

I watched him confused at first but then it clicked me and it was as if the whole world spinned for a second.

This man was probably..... Rahil's father....

Dilshad!!!

****
Third person POV,
Abhijit came walking like a lifeless puppet as his strings were still in hands of the ruthless Zayaan Hashmi.
He had to do it....he had no other choice....or else, that beast would do things worst that death to his wife and son whom he loved soo dearly.

His life came flashing in front of his eyes as he took every step. He prayed for forgiveness for all his sins....Because this ...were his final moments alive.

He stopped in front of the door where his boss was. Surya Murthy!
His guards stopped him outside.

"I have important information for Murthy Appa." He said making sure his voice didn't betray his courage.

One of the guards went inside and after a minute he was ushered in.

He was sitting on his chair like a King with a glass of whiskey in his hand. Abhijit was already sweating profusely....his hands shaking which he fisted taking a deep breath to find the courage to speak.

"Start speaking! What is it that you wanted to tell me?" Murthy roared in his loud authoritative voice.

Abhijit shivered.

"A... Appa...th...that Zayaan.... Zayaan Hashmi...."

Just hearing his name the hair on Murthy's nape rose up. He cleared his throat camouflaging the terror he felt deep in his veins.
"What about him?"

"Appa.... he's.... he's going to attack. He has found this place... and.... he's coming with a lot of men....for revenge."

Hearing this Murthy almost had a mini heartattack. He ejected off his chair slamming the glass on the wall.

"Gather everyone.....mobilize all the men. Don't even let that bastard set foot in the parameters!" He roared as his voice echoed throughout the mansion.

Abhijit nodded and ran outside.

Within minutes all the men gathered at the entrance surrounding the parameters and only a few remained with thier Boss preparing for his escape from backside like a dog running with his tail between his legs.

Abhijit too joined at the place where the maximum security stood. Atleast 15-20 men. His heart was pounding ready to jump out of his throat and breathing shallow. Tears streaming down his face as he closed his eyes remembering the faces of his family. He had ruined a family too. A newly married couple....and many more like them. He was the one who kicked the innocent young girl half to death making her lose her child in her womb.

He deserved it..... maybe this was his way of repentance.

With shaky hands, he pulled out the remote while everyone else had pulled out thier weapons ready to fight.
He placed his thumb on the red button of doom. The button controlling the bomb that was wrapped around his torso hidden beneath his coat.

He took a deep breath and....

Boom!!!!

****
Zayaan saw from his binoculars with as a huge grin creeped on his face. A huge explosion! The gigantic flames consuming everything thing, all of the 20 something men and more than half of the property, and the pure look of horror on Murthy's face as he saw the beginning of his end with his own eyes peeking through the protective grasp of his 2 bodyguards as he laid on the floor flown away by the explosion's impact.

That luck old geaser.

But his luck had now ran out as....

Zayaan Hashmi was here!

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Assalamualaikum Everyone!

Did you miss me?
I missed you guys soo much 😭

So, did you like the update?

Asad actually betrayed Inarah...and Heena too.
Poor Heena! She was soo shocked and heartbroken 😢
Just when she was finally ready to give him his heart.....

Is Asad really a villian?! 😲

And what do you think about Zayaan?
His way of torture.
He literally turned that man into a suicide bomber and made him kill his own people along with him.

Whoa!
How did you like that scene?

The next chapter will have a lot of action and your mind would probably be blown.

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