Phew! That was a close one. I was really worried I won't be able to update today.
These past days have been soo busy and hectic for me.
But I'm glad it's done.
This chapter is longer than the previous one. Nearly 6000 words.
Haha...read it in 2 sittings if you want.
Enjoy ☺️
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Inarah's POV,
I was soo numb.

I tried to open my eyes but they were too heavy. Lights flickered through my eyelids and the blurring image of Mom came into view. Was she crying?
Why? What's wrong with me? I was moving but...my limbs were still.

Mom.... don't cry please.... don't be sad.

A mother's love is truly incredible. Whenever her child gets hurt....she feels the pain. How is that? Because, we are connected during birth?

I feel empty for some reason. As if, a life that was connected to me....has disappeared!

****
Heena's POV,
I flickered open my eyes and slowly took into my surroundings. I was in a white room and it was cold. Ah! The AC was on. How very pleasant!
It smells nice too. Like flowers. I lifted my hand to rub my sleepy eyes and....there was an IV drip needle inserted in my veins.

I was in a hospital?!

Just then all the horrendous memories came gushing on to me.

Fear..... deadbodies....blood....

"ASAD! INARAH!"
I screamed anxiously sitting up.

"Heena... my baby! You're awake!!!" Mom hugged me crying and trembling hysterically.
"Oh my baby.... I was soo scared!"
Mom sobbed kissing all over my face.

For a minute there I forgot about everything and hugged her crying equally hysterical. I thought I'd never get to see her again.
Even Dad rushed in and hugged us both. I felt soooo relived as if I was alive again.

After the emotional reunion,

"Mom.... Inarah's in this hospital too right? And....and Asad? He saved us but...b...but he was hurt too. Is he ok?" I asked desperately shaking her with whatever little strength I had.

Mom and Dad sat beside me holding my hands and kissing over it trying to calm me.

"That man... he's out of danger now. He's under sedation."
She said with a serious face.

I sighed relived holding my heart.

"And Inarah?"

At my question the way thier face changed into worry frightening me.

"Mom....is Inu ok? Mom...."

****
Nagma's POV,
Hearing the doctor's words gave me a huge shock and my heart ached for my baby girl.

"M.... miscarriage? My daughter was.... pregnant." I couldn't comprehend her words.
"But....she never told me....or anyone else." I said more to myself than to her but loud enough for her to hear I think as she answered...

"It's not her fault. She wouldn't have known either. It had hardly been 3 weeks." The doctor said.

Tears fell freely down my eyes making me unable to stand when my dear son Emmad held me making me sit.
"My baby.... Oh God!"

"Please don't break like this Mrs Malik. Your daughter is fine now. When she wakes up...she has to find out too, because now we have injected her with some painkillers but, when it wears off she'll be in a lot of pain again. You need to be strong enough to tell her and handle her that time too." She comforted me with a hand on my shoulder.

"Mom... please don't cry..." Emmad said as his own voice was breaking.

"Pain? My baby will be in pain?" I questioned her horrified. As if all this wasn't enough....she has to suffer more?!

"Usually, in such early miscarriage there shouldn't be much pain however, the strong hit she received on her abdomen has harmed her uterus."

My eyes widened in horror.
"Oh no! Doctor.... please don't tell my Inarah can never...." I couldn't even say something soo painful.

She shook her head trying to calm me.
"That won't be a problem for long. With proper treatment, rest and regular medication, she'll be alright and be able to bear children in the future."

"Oh thank God!" I hugged Emmad as he smiled relived too. But, then it clicked me.
"How can she be pregnant when almost 3 weeks ago they decided to...get divorced? Zayaan! He dared to use my daughter, impregnated her and left her?! That monster!"
My blood boiled.

My poor baby. She loved him soo much and....all he does is make her suffer. Even now, he's the one responsible for my daughter's this condition. I'll never forgive him!

I'll never let him play with my daughter's heart again! NEVER!!!

Just then a nurse came rushing to us in the cabin
"Doctor, Mrs Hashmi is regaining consciousness."

We all rushed outside to her room.

Inarah's POV,
Hospital!

Memories played like flashcards at the back of my head making me shudder.

"Z...aa...ya....an...m...y love...."

My throat was burning and mouth was soo dry. The nurse beside me darted out of the door seeing me.

Heena.... Asad....where....how are they....

"My baby....my Inarah....oh Inarah...."
Mom rushed in hugging me as I felt her tears on my neck. Emmad too stood there with a red nose and fear in his eyes and anxiety on his cute face. I managed a smile and lifted my hand slightly calling him to me.

My baby bro broke down crying hugging me from the other side.
How I love this two! My family.

"Don't cry... please..." I managed to wipe thier tears with my shaky hand.
Mom kissed my forehead sitting beside me.

"Mom... H...heenu! Mom where's Heenu? How is she? Where is she? A..and... Asad?! What about him? He was shot! Oh my God! Is he ok? And Geeta, Uddhav? Where's Zayaan....is he ok?" I looked at her desperately as my eyes craved to see him. I was soo scared for all of them that I tried to get up and run out to all of them but I couldn't move a muscle accept for my arms.

"Inarah stop it! For once! ATLEAST FOR ONCE just think about yourself than about others you foolish girl! DO YOU EVEN KNOW WHAT HAPPENED TO YOU?!"

I watched her with wide eyes as she raged on me grabbing my shoulders with tears in her own brown eyes. She must've been really startled. We are those kinda people who live in luxury away from all the other troubles in the world and all of a sudden she finds out her daughter was kidnapped and....all the other stuff. Who wouldn't be shocked. So, instead, I calmed my own self first.

The bed was inclined getting me into a sitting position.

"Heenu didi is fine now. She is with her parents. And Asad bhai is still unconscious after his surgery. The doctor said he's out of danger. As for Jiju he's...on his way here. I called him to inform about you."
Emmad explained when we both fell silent.

I sighed relieved thanking him holding his hand. Then I turned to Mom.
"It's ok Mom. Don't be soo stressed. Your daughter is absolutely fine now." I managed a wide smile. But, looking at me, her tears began falling again.

"Emmad.... please wait outside. I want to talk to your sister in private."

He nodded and left closing the door.
I was worried now.

"Mom?"

She looked at me carrasing my face.
"Baby, be honest with your mother. Before you and Zayaan decided to.... divorce, did you two...have an.... intimate encounter?"

I gasped at her bold question. How am I suppose to answer that? I mean, she's my mother but, how can I possibly tell her what transpired between me and my husband... especially when it was soo embarrassing!

So I just nodded meekly looking down at my fingers.

She threw her head down as if in defeat.
"Inarah....baby...now what I'm going to say next, just please listen calmly my baby...."

"Mom.... what's wrong? Please your scaring me! Everything ok? Is my Zayaan ok?" I questioned afraid.

"He's ok....but your not..." Her voice broke. I watched her confused.

"Inarah....you were pregnant!"

My hand flew to my mouth as it took me a second to comprehend her words. Pregnant....me?
I touched my stomach.
There is a life inside me?! Mine and Zayaan's? Oh my God....
I was....wait! Were?

"Mom! What do you mean were?...why are you speaking in past tense? Mom... my...no, Zayaan and my baby... it's... it's ok....right?" I held her hand with trembling fingers as fear coarsed through me remembering about the painful hit on my stomach.

Tears found thier way out as her silence was scaring me.
"M....mom...." I whimpered.

Mom got up and hugged me tightly.
"Oh my baby... I'm sorry....soo sorry...."

"No....no...it cannot be...no...mom please....NO..." I cried as the situation was getting clearer to me without words, body trembling.

My cries turned to wails as I kept crying like a child on her shoulder holding her for dear life....

What have I done?!

I killed our baby.

****
Heena's POV,
I watched him from outside through the small glass window of the ICU. He was awake now looking outside at the orange sky through the glass window.

I held the door to open it but retreated again the 5th time. I didn't had the courage to face him....
I was.....scared of him.

"Doll!"

I froze in my steps as I had turned to leave. He saw me. I was torn between two wishes. Wanting to run to him, hug him and cry my heart out. Yet,... I wanted to run away from him, hide.

"Heena.... please, come to me my doll."

I shut my eyes holding on to my racing heart as he requested soo softly. When ever he calls me Doll, I get soo week. So taking a deep breath I turned the doorknob with shaky hands holding tight to the shawl around me and walked in avoiding his gaze.

"I wanted to see the sunrise or sunset with you atleast once." He smiled. "Glad that wish is coming true.... atleast half of it. Look outside doll. It's almost as beautiful as you."

I followed his gaze outside as the sun set getting lost behind the mountains. How beautiful!

When I looked back down, he wasn't wearing a shirt as he had the gauze wrapped around his shoulder and half of his chest.

He chuckled.
"Enjoying the masterpiece?" He asked in his usual cheeky self.

I scowled at him as a habit but not being able to resist to look at his perfectly chiseled abs. He literally had 8 pack abs. Oh God! How much does a man needs to work out to get such a body. I bet all the nurses must be fawning all over him and fighting amongst eachother to nurse him.
That thought got me irritated

"You're soo cute when you make that face."

I looked up in his choclate eyes which glowed in the sunlight.
"And when I cry...or when I'm scared?" I questioned.

He looked at me with his gaze full of guilt.
"It makes me want to go crazy. It's painful...like a dagger stabbing my heart."

My eyes watered again.
"Then...why did you do that? If it hurts you soo much to see me like that then....why did you put me through all that pain in the first place?!"

He gulped taking my hand as his chest was rising and falling rapidly. I gasped seeing his eyes sparkling with unshed tears.
I had never seen him like that before.

"I don't even know how to apologise to you. I never wanted you to go through any of that... I wanted to keep you far away from all that as possible but it was the only way to keep you in my sight while we carried out our plan.... that reminds me! How's Inarah? Is she ok?"

I pulled my hand away angrily.
"Thanks to your plan.... she's not ok!"

He watched me terrified.
"Why what happened to her?!" He questioned desperately.

"She...our Inarah....she had a miscarriage!" I informed as my voice broke imagining what she must be going through.

He froze in utter shock.
"Inarah was.... pregnant? What have I done!"
He pulled his hair with both his hands as if going crazy.

"I.... I promised Zayaan I'd protect you both. I won't let any harm touch you 2. I... I assured him she's well prepared to protect herself...yet..." He was hyperventilating.
"...how will I ever face them now?! Damnit! Inarah...."

I was soo shocked to see him trembling like that and couldn't help but comfort him as I placed my hand on his shoulder.

"Heena... I'm soo sorry....oh God! What have I done?! How could I have been soo careless! I couldn't protect you both." He kept mumbling, drowning in self loathing.

"Asad..."
What can I say? I do blame him too. Inarah and Zayaan lost thier unborn child... thier future Damnit! And I...

"What was your plan?" Was all I could ask for now.

He looked at me exhaling a heavy breath.
"It was to get rid of Surya Murthy and Dilshad at once...by, using you both as bait..."

I gasped.

Flashback
"Bhai.... I think there's a rat (double agent) in the gang."

Zayaan and Asad both looked at Ridhwan intently as he said that.

"How are you soo sure?" Asad questioned him.

They were doubtful about it too though after how Inarah was chased and attacked today by Dilshad's men even after soo much security and Zayaan getting shot. How did they know exactly where she was or which car she owned? They cannot possibly monitor her when she was always under thier observation. It could only mean one thing! That someone from the inside was providing information about her to Dilshad.

"I had my suspicions for a while so I was closely monitoring all the other gang members and the twins seems suspicious to me. So I did some background check and I found out they actually worked for Dilshad before they joined our gang." He said.

Zayaan frowned as his blood boiled in his veins.
"So those witches are responsible for my Inarah's this condition?! Then I'll just have to get rid of them."

"Calm down Romeo!" Asad said grabbing Zayaan's non injured arm stopping him.
"We can actually use this for our advantage. Let the Twins do their job and we will do ours. Let them think that they are ahead of us while we walk one step ahead of them. Ridwan keep monitoring them closely and inform us about their every move because they are the ones who can lead us to Dilshad."

So it continued...

But as a backup plan Asad made sure to keep Leela close by making her believe he was ready to betray Zayaan. And, the guys carried on this little facade of making Leela and even the twins believe that they were turning against eachother.
For example, thier acting of hitting eachother and Asad pretending to bring his own men (who in reality also worked for Zayaan) while Inarah took down John. One of the twins was actually watching them making that scene. Asad and Zayaan knew they were being watched by the Twins so they made sure to always pretend like they were slowly turning into enemies so that those two can confirm with Dilshad that what Asad has claimed to Leela about betraying Zayaan was true.

Once Dilshad was sure about it, he offered Leela to bring Asad to him, hence, revealing his whereabouts and leaving himself vulnerable. But, that sly fox was not that easy to fool. So in order to make him reveal himself... Asad planned to kidnap Heena and Inarah. This plan was also one of the most important reason why Inarah was being trained in the first place.

To make Leela a puppet in his hands Asad used his charm to seduce her into giving him every information about her father and Dilshad too as she was the only one who was closely associated with them both. Including the blueprints of her father's secret villa where he was hiding. It was like hitting two birds with one stone.

And in order to make Dilshad believe that he is completely on his side Asad planted a poisonous gas bomb (which wasn't really that poisonous) in Murthy's villa saying that this will eliminate Zayaan too but Zayaan already knew about the bomb as Asad informed him beforehand and it was set in such a way as to give them time to escape.

He had to pretend in front of Heena and Inarah to make Leela and Dilshad completely believe him. Even though the very touch of Leela that too in front of Heena burnt him. Seeing her cry shattered his heart. Yet, it was necessary.

So after killing Leela and Dilshad. He was about to free those too girls but as an insurance, he secretly slipped the key to Heena. Also because, he desperately wanted her to believe him.

But things got put of hand when Dilshad got a hint of thier plan....and...the inevitable happened.
****

I slapped him after hearing all that.

"So we are both bait for you?! You risked our lives in order to...kill..." I couldn't even say it.

"Heena...."

"Don't you dare try to take my name!" I raged as he watched me helplessly in tears.
"Killing people, playing with thier trust....and hearts is soo easy for you huh? You filthy gangster only know to shed blood. But we ordinary people are different Mr Abbas. Our feelings, emotions are what makes us humans while you animals have forgotten your humanity!
Do you have any idea how scared I was being restrained, tortured, witnessing gunshots, people dying, blood spilling around me. But for you all, it's soo normal huh?
Tell me Asad, how many people have you killed?"

He was silent for a moment.
"I've lost count." He said guiltily.

I scoffed.
"And what about Leela how many times did you seduce her? How far did you go?"

At that he darted his head at me.
"It's not like that. I never did anything intimate with her I was only hanging around her to make her trust me that's all. I promise you Heena... nothing happened between us."

As much as I was relieved to hear that....it didn't change the fact that....he did it all in front of me.... mocking me.... breaking my heart and for that.... I could never forgive him!

"Heena..." He took my hand in his making me look at him and as like always his eyes shackled mine. He carassed my face with his non injured hand wiping my tears a his own tears cascaded down his cheeks.

"I Love you Heena. I.... really love you with all my heart my Doll."

He placed my hand over his racing heart.
"Can you feel it? It's always like that when you're near me and when you are not next to me, it beats even faster with anxiousness. It's like I would fall apart when you turn away from me my Doll. You've become my kryptonite....my heartbeat...my very reason to breath. Before I met you.... I was just existing, but my darling, you gave me a reason to live. To strive for something....your love in return to mine. Heena.... I can't even imagine my life without you..."

Tears flowed silently like a river through my eyes. How I craved to hear him say that!
Yes! I loved him too. Soo very much that I even imagined spending the rest of my life with him.

But...
Not anymore!

"Asad...let go!"

"H... Heena..."

"No... please... It's too much for me. I'm not like Inarah... I'm not strong like her. Being ready to accept the man she loves no matter what she sees him do. Whether it be spilling blood like water or... being with another woman. She can do that...but I can't. I'm weak Asad
... I'm scared....I'm sorry but.... I can't accept you anymore. I can't be with you. I don't hate you Asad... But it's to much for me to take.... I'm scared.... please.... I'm soo... scared."

I broke down crying trying the vain attempt to bear the agonising ache of my heart. It's too painful....of God!

He abruptly leaned forward grabbing my shoulders.
"Heena...doll... please...just give me another chance... I swear I'll change for you. I'll leave everything behind. The underworld, Mafia... I'll give up everything. I'll be a better man that you deserve. I'll do anything for you.... please Heena...just once....ugh... Heena... please..."

"But that doesn't change what you've already done. I can't..."

My voice trailed off as I saw blood rapidly covering his gauze.

"Oh my God! Asad.... your wound... your stitches broke!"

He grabbed my arms as I tried to help him.
"Heena.... forget it. Just give me another chance huh? Please... I can't...ugh... I can't imagine my life without you my Doll."
He was sobbing.

Seeing him soo desperate almost made me change my mind but....at the same time the blood I saw on him...was scaring me even more.

Today it was just his shoulder....next time it can be his heart of...head. he could leave me anytime. I can't bear to live with that constant fear.

"Forgive me Asad....and please....forget me!"

And I ran away.... leaving him with the shattered pieces of both our hearts.

****

Zayaan's POV,
I jumped out of the car before it could even stop and ran inside the hospital to my Jaan. My heart and mind won't be at peace until I see her.

And there she was sitting on the bed in her hospital clothes even in which she looked enthralling, still a bit weak and pale but it didn't manage to tarnish her beauty. My Jaan....she was just staring into blank space, her eyes swollen and nose a bit red as if she just cried a river.
Is my Jahan soo hurt? Was she in pain?

My legs trembled as I approached her ward. My delicate angel.

"Ina...rah..." I called out in a husky voice.

She immediately turned her head towards me making my heart skip as her shining honey orbs met mine.
Her lips were trembling as she watched me longingly. I knew that look. She wanted to hide in my arms. Yes.... I know. So without wasting a second I rushed to her but to my surprise....she turned away from me.

I got down on my knees on the floor beside her holding and kissing over her hands that were on her lap as if they were a thing for worshipping.

"Jaan. Itni khafa ho....ki dekho gi bhi nahi apne pyaar ko? (Are you soo upset that...you won't even look at your love?)

She shook her head whimpering silently.
"Nahi....mujhe dar hai. Ki...mere is gunah ki wajah se tum...apni jaan se nafrat na kar baitho.
(No... I'm scared that.... because of my sin...you might end up hating your Jaan.)

I sat up beside her gently turning her face to me.
"No matter what you do.... I can never hate you Inarah and I know that, my Angel can never sin. I'm the one who has committed all these sins yet my Jaan's heart is soo huge that....she forgives me everytime. Even in my grave I'll love you my Jaan..."

She gasped silencing me with her hand. I smiled kissing her fingers before taking her hand down over my heart. Tears streamed down her eyes again and unable to bear seeing them I pulled her to my chest as she broke down crying in my arms.

"Inarah....my Jaan.... what's wrong? Are you hurt? Are you in pain somewhere? For God sake my Jaan you're worrying me. Please say something." I said desperately holding onto her, carrasing her back and hair.

"I.... I didn't... I didn't know.... please.... I'm sorry.... Zayaan.... forgive me.... I.... I didn't....."

"Shhh. What's wrong? Please calm down...." My own voice broke seeing her like that. It was torture to see her soo vulnerable.

I gently pulled her back cupping her face between my hands that she wasn't ready to show me.

"Jaan....jaan please....look at me.... Inarah.....my love.... please....look at your Zayaan...." I wiped her tears

She shook her head.

I was scared now.
"Please.... I beg you.... Inarah...."

I picked a glass of water forcing her to drink it. She took a sip and thankfully calmed a little but still wouldn't look at me.

"Hey...look at me.... Inarah please..."

She finally did and my heart clenched seeing her face.
"My love.... I'll die if you hate me."

"Then I'll die before that moment comes." I said sternly gazing into her eyes.

She took a few breaths keeping a hand over her abdomen confusing me.

Was she in pain there?

I kept my hand over her's watching her perplexed.

"Zayaan....o...our..." She gave up looking away from me again.

"Yes....what is it? I swear Inarah I won't ever hate you. No matter what it is, we'll overcome it together. You and I my Jaan... are two bodies one soul. You're in me Inarah....so no matter what you think you've done wrong... I'll accept it as my own sin...so please, don't hesitate my Jaan, just say it... I love you and I won't ever judge you.... please...."

She hicuped carrasing my face a small sad smile on her lips.
"You would've been an amazing father my Love....but I....took that away from you..."

My eyes widened as realisation started to hit me.

"I'm sorry my love....soo sorry.... I lost our baby.... I.... killed it.... Zayaan.... I killed our baby....."

I froze and my mind went numb. Her cries becoming inaudible to me.

"GET AWAY FROM HER!"

Like a rag doll I was pulled away from her. When I looked, it was Nagma aunty and she went to my Jaan pulling her into her arms.

"You fiend! First you impregnated my innocent daughter and then dared to divorce her after you were done using her body?! Do not come near my baby ever again!" She yelled as her body trembled with rage.

Impregnated?! Inarah was... pregnant?

I killed our baby!

I slumped on the bed holding myself hardly with the support of my hands.
What have I done?!
It's all my fault! My jaan had to suffer soo much. That....she even had to lose our child inside her. Now she's blaming herself instead of me and Asad for putting her in such danger. She's truly an Angel.

"Zayaan..."

"Have you forgotten you 2 are no longer married?! So you've lost the right to touch her. Go away." She said holding her tight.

Inarah looked at me horrified begging me with her eyes to not leave her, and even if she herself would've told me to.... I still wouldn't have left her.

"Never again....no!" I said sternly as I pulled my Jaan's hand into mine enterwining our fingers as if even death couldn't pull us apart.

"You...."

"Aunty.... I love Inarah....and nothing and no one can change that! It's...all my fault. I promised to protect her but.... I always ended up putting her in more danger. Staying with me was like living on the edge of a knife for her and it's all because of my sins. No matter how much I try to repent, maybe I can never make up for all the things she had to go through all thanks to me. She... even had to go through the agony of... losing our unborn child, But only the Lord knows how much she means to me. My Inarah is my everything, my whole world, my reason to live....so please aunty, give her back to me. I beg of you...."

Nagma's POV,
I watched the man in front of me in awe. Zayaan Hashmi, the man who everyone fears was right here crying like a kid for our daughter.

Is that why you chose him for our daughter Ashfaq? So that he can love her like no one else? She's exactly like you, ready to even Fannah (destroy) herself for the person she loves. Even this boy...who became a man right in front of us. No other man can love our daughter like he does.
Not only does she have your eyes.... but also your heart.
But I hope and pray.... I don't have to lose her like I lost you.

I am scared yet...

How can I separate them? One look at our baby and you can see she'll die inside if I even just tell her to let go of his hands and this Zayaan.... even he looks like his entire world will shatter to pieces if he just leaves her hands.

How can I possibly commit such a grave sin of separating these loving souls and.... ending thier pure love?
I'll lose both of them. And I can't lose these both my children.

"Mom... please.... please.... I can't live without him....mumma...." She cried on my bosom making my heart ache.

"Do you really want to be with my daughter?"

"No, I want to give every bit of myself to your daughter." He said sternly. His eyes blazing with the adamant promise.

It made me smile.
"He really is the one for our daughter".

I kissed our baby's forehead as she looked at me with hope and desperation. She really has grown up, but she'll always be my little baby.

"Fine then." I finally let go of her and pulled Zayaan closer giving her other hand in his too.
"Take her. If you two love eachother soo much...then she's all yours."

And it was as if all the worlds happiness was handed over to them. That moment of joy on thier faces cascading down thier eyes is forever burnt into my heart and mind bringing tears of joy into my own eyes.

"But I have one condition!" I announced.

They both looked at me worried.

"If you really want to be together then Zayaan....you need to promise me one thing."

"Anything aunty!"

I watched him as his eyes reflected his will to do anything.
"I want you to give up your criminal ways.... become a man that my daughter truly deserves. You no longer will be part of the underworld because, I can't see either of you in any more danger. If you fulfill my this demand, only then can you have my daughter. Or else..."

His eyes widened as if I asked him to give me his head and his grip around Inarah tightened. Even she looked at him with worried eyes.

"What? You claim to love her enough to even die for her and now that I'm asking you such a sacrifice you're...."

"I'll do it!" He said cutting me off.

I watched him surprised and amused.

"I'll do anything you say aunty. In order to be with Inarah I'll go to any extent. I'll leave my life of a Mafia and...be a man your daughter truly deserves. A good man...a pious one, a good husband, a good lover and maybe in the future....a deserving father for our children."

He looked down at our daughter with soo much love in his eyes that it made my heart soar. It reminded me of....how my Ashfaq used to look at me. I wiped the tears in my eyes stepping forward towards them

"Then my son....you have my blessings."

Thier faces split into beautiful smiles and I embraced them both lovingly kissing thier heads.

"Thank you mom! Thankyou soo much... I love you Mom!"

"Thankyou aunty!"

I got back abruptly scowling at him as I slapped his cheek gently. They both looked soo cute with that shocked expressions on thier faces.

"Call me Mom too you foolish boy!"

Inarah giggled and he smiled too scratching his head
"Um...ji Mom." He finally said shyly and I laughed kissing his temple.

Thier happiness means everything to me. Now if only Haider was here to see our daughter being soo happy too and not on his business trip.

"I also have another condition."

They both blinked at me holding eachother tight again.

"Get married officially you two. Last time...you two fled creating such a scenario and embarrassing us all." I raised an eyebrow at our sneaky daughter as she bit her tongue.
"I didn't even get to give my baby a proper Bidaai or anything properly. This time, I want everything to be perfect. A grand and perfect celebration worthy of the Qureshi family's daughter's wedding."

"Mom I love you!" Inarah grinned from ear to ear.

"As you wish Mom" Zayaan said seeing her soo happy.

"Good. So in 2 months will be your wedding but till then....you 2 aren't supposed to meet in any way." I threw the bomb hiding my mouth with my hands to control my smile at thier reaction.

"Huh! 2 months!!!" The both exclaimed in unison.

"Yes!"

They both looked at each other as if I asked them to be away for 2 years.

"No Mommmm." She whined like a kid.

"Hush! Baby, you've been through a lot and the doctor has strictly told you to have complete bed rest. I don't want to scare you my jaan but, you're going to experience a lot of pain for a week or so. You need ample time to recuperate alone and it will also give Zayaan enough time to wrap up his other work." I said and he looked down guilty hearing about her pain but gave me an understanding nod.

"She's right Jaan." Zayaan told her half-heartedly.

"But..."

"No buts! It's your punishment for making us all worry soo much." I scolded

"That's not fair!" She huffed.

"Those are my rules. Now, I'm going outside. Take your time but.... don't go overboard." I said smiling stepping out as I could clearly see the desire and longing for eachother in thier eyes.

They both blushed nodding.

Ah! Youth, young love and passion!

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Third person POV,
He walked towards the 2 girls who were tied together just like how his wife and her friend were. But alas! Here there was no one to sneak them the key to escape.

"Won't you beg for your lives?" He asked them as he loaded his gun.

They both were silent, thier eyes bloodshot.

"We trusted you.... accepted you as a part of our gang...as our family. Yet you betrayed us by working for our greatest enemy?" He said in a low, lethal voice standing in front of them.

"What we have done is unforgivable. So please....end us here and now."
Tina said.

"No please....give us another chance. We...we can be useful...we will....we will protect Inarah for you...." Meena began but her voice trailed off into a scream as he shot her leg.

"Do not take my Inarah's name with your filthy mouths. I have sworn to eliminate anything that can pose a danger to my wife. And you....dared to hand them over to a man like Dilshad so that he could..."

He took deep breaths trying to control himself. Whenever there's a danger on Inarah....he always loses his cool.

"See you in hell ladies."

The sound of 2 gunshots echoed throughout the warehouse along with the fluttering of dozen of birds who flew away scared of the horrifying sound.

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How did you like the chapter everyone?!

It was sooooooo long.

Next, will be a bitter sweet Epilogue of part 1.

Coming back on Tuesday!