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Isha's POV.

I stood in the kitchen looking outside the window with a small smile on my face. For the first time, I was feeling truly good and secure in his house. I never thought he will stand for me against his brother. I thought he didn't care but I was wrong, he cared about me. He truly does.

"Isha" my trance of thought broke as I heard his voice. My smile widened but I didn't turn to him. My name from his mouth feels so good. It caused butterflies to dance in my stomach. "Are you okay?" His concerned filled voice came making me close my eyes and face breaks into a big grin. I was feeling really good today. Knowing that my husband was here to protect me, to save me from any harm, he cared for me filled my heart with unknown but strong feelings.

"Isha" he again called and this time I could feel him right behind me. I couldn't hold myself anymore and suddenly turn toward him wrapping my arms around him, I hugged tightly. His body stiffened but I was too gone to notice his frozen self.

"Thank you. Thank you so much for standing up for me. Thank you" I mumbled in his chest feeling every once of comfortable in my husband's arms even though he didn't hug me back but for the moment I couldn't think anything.

"Its... it's okay" he held my arms and pulled me gently away from him. I took a step back as a blush crept on my cheeks. He stares at me before adding "you don't need to thank me. Agar tumhari jaga koi aur bhi hota mai yahi karta. (If anyone else was in your place I would have done the same for her as well)" my smile dropped hearing this.

"Mai...mai koi bhi hun Apke liye? (I'm just anyone to you?)" I asked innocently. He look away from me.

"Your member of this house. Nothing less nothing more" he said before walking out of the kitchen.

I stood there with a broken heart.

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Arshad's POV

The moment she hugged me something happened and I didn't like that. I saw her face glowing. Her innocent eyes holding so many emotions. She was immature. Her heart will fall for the one who will show her a little bit of affection. And that's what happening, My care for her make her fall for me. And falling for me only give her pain and honestly I didn't want that for her. She was already going through so much, I didn't want her to dream of something which couldn't come true. It's better if she remembers reality.

A few days passed and I tried my best to avoid her. Though I took her college and bring her home back I avoid any conversation with her. More often I was busy in my calls on the way while driving which I know was wrong but I can't talk to her. I just can't.

Like always today I was also taking her home while talking with my manager and she was staring out of the window.

After talking to him I hang up the call and concentrate on the driving until I heard her.

"Aap mujhse naraz hai? ( are you mad at me?)" She asked innocently looking at me. I glance at her and shook my head.

"Why would I?"

"Pata nahi. Shayad Maine kuch kiya ho jo aap mujhse baat nahi karte (I don't know, maybe I did something that's why you aren't talking to me)" she said shrugging.

"Tumne kuch nahi kiya isha, it's just that hamare beech baat karne ke liye kuch nahi hai (you didn't do anything isha, it just that there is nothing to talk between us)" I replied In a cold tone. After that, she didn't say anything and walk out of the car as soon as I stopped it in front of the house. I know I was being rude but it was better for her. She shouldn't fall for me.

Only if I knew she had already fallen for me. And that too very hard.

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It was Sunday again and I was feeling really happy cause my lovely wife promised to made breakfast for me. I went to the kitchen to saw sofia preparing cheese omelette with toast. It was the easiest and only thing sofia could make perfectly. I smile and walk closer to her. My heart always warm whenever she does something for me. Even though she hardly do anything but I won't complain cause I know her and her nature before marriage. Standing behind her I wrapped my arms around her snuggling my face in her neck.

"Good morning baby" I mumble kissing her neck.

"Arshad I'm doing something," she said trying to shove me away but I won't let her go. I stood there despite she kept wiggling. After she was done she turn to me and wrapped her arms around my neck. "So, mister is in a romantic mood today?" She asked with a smirk.

"This mister is always in a romantic mood, you are the one who always spoils it," I said with a pout. Yes, sofia was not a romantic shy person.
She was just....uh...practical? Bold? Don't know.

"Oh my dear husband has complaints I see" she came closer to my face while I leaned down. Our lips met. And a passionate kiss began. She tugs my hair while I spun and was standing leaning my back against the counter while she was standing in front of me. I pulled closer nearly resting her weight on me.

I was lost in sofia to notice someone has entered in the kitchen. But as I felt the familiar intense gaze my eyes flow open only to meet with isha's broken one. She was looking at us with wide eyes while tears began falling from her eyes. My eyes widened and my movement stopped in an instant. Sofia moves back but before she could see isha, she ran out of the kitchen.

"What happens?" Sofia asked me confusingly. I look at her and then shook my head.

"No..nothing... We are in the kitchen we forgot it" I said not looking at her. And walk out of the kitchen.

God, what is happening to me.? As I saw isha suddenly I felt I was doing wrong with her but when I see sofia it felt like I'm betraying her. Where the hell I got myself into?

I gritted my teeth getting inside my room.

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On breakfast, I didn't saw Isha nor on the lunch, though she made breakfast and lunch for us she didn't come out. I wanted to see her I don't know why? So, here I was standing outside her room. I knock on the door and when I didn't get any response I walk in. I found her standing close the window leaning her head against it. Her back was facing me.

"Isha" her body tensed as she heard my voice. After some time rubbing her hand on her face she turns to me.

"What happened to you?" I asked narrowing my eyes at her and she looked away from me.

"No... nothing" she stuttered I can tell she was crying.

"You were crying," I asked more like stated and she shook her head.

"Isha... if you're upset because of what you saw in the morning then you sho.. shouldn't be" I said in the end stuttering. And curse myself for the weakness in my voice.

"I shouldn't be?" She asked innocently. And now her eyes filled up with tears.

"She is my wife, isha" I reasoned and she gives me a sad broken smiled.

"So am I" she whispered and a lone tear escaped her eyes and turned to other side making me froze on my place.

In those almost 2 years, this is the first time Isha said that she is my wife. Even I never acknowledge her as my wife. We hide this from everyone. We never behaved nor we asked each other that we are husband and wife and we want rights. So hearing Isha mentioning her as my wife makes me feel something in my heart which I never felt for her before.

It makes me feel that I'm standing here with my second wife, my secret wife.

"What are you talking? You know how it happens and we already talk about it then how could you mention this?" I asked feeling anger not exactly at her but myself. How could I say even in my heart that she was my wife?

"However it happened but it happened! I'm YOU ARE WIFE. Neither you can change this nor can I. No one changes the fact that I'm your wife!" She said in anger standing close to me. "Can't you accept me? Can't you give me the rights I have on you?" My eyes widened as I saw this side of hers.

"Isha you...you can't go against your words you promise me you won't...." I began panicking. Seeing her this side I felt she will tell everyone the truth and It will break sofia and my marriage.

"Darien mat. Marte dam tak apna muh nahi kholungi. Wada kiya that na. Apna wada nibhaungin. Apki Shadi nahi tutne dungi main sofia baaji se. (Don't be scared. I won't open my mouth till my death. I've promised you, I will keep my promise. I won't let break your marriage with sofia)" she said cutting me off making me internally relief. "Aap itna sochte ho sofia baaji ke bare me, mera khayal nahi aata? (You think about sofia Baaji too much. Won't you think about me?)"

"Tumhe sab kuch pata hai. Pehle din se tum sab jaanti ho to phir ab kyun (you know everything from the beginning then why now?)" I asked not exactly what I needed to but I know she understood.

"jaanti hun. That's why I don't want to take sofia baaji's place. I just want to make my own small place. I will never ask more just a little love and support. I don't even want equal rights. You can give sofia Baaji 90% of you and I will be happy to take 10% of you. But please give me something" she said resting her head on my chest. My heart began racing like crazy. I was in dilemma. I didn't know what to say or do? She looks tired and broken and I wanted to comfort her but I didn't know how? And the Cherry on top my heart was affecting too much because of her. I don't want this then why this is happening with me.

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Isha's POV

He held my arms and again pull me away from him. He stares at my face for sometime before speaking "I can't give you what you want. I love sofia, she is my wife and I won't betray her. You need to forget about all those things. Your only hurting yourself isha." He said moving away from me.

"If sofia baaji is your wife then I'm also your wife. Giving me my rights doesn't mean you're betraying her. And as for your betrayer then you betrayed her the moment you accept me in your nikah" I uttered everything which comes in my mouth. I was hurt I was alone. I needed him.

His head snapped toward me and his eyes widened. He clenches his jaw and anger form in his eye. Suddenly he gripped my arms making me gasp.

"Don't forget that I did that only to save you. You can't use that against me. If your thinking that saying all this makes me accept you then you are wrong. Totally wrong. I won't accept you. Did you hear me? I. WON'T. ACCEPT. YOU!" He pushed me away and stormed out of the room while I was standing there numb.

What have I done? I shouldn't have talked to him like this?

I held my head and sat on the floor. What I was thinking? What I was doing was wrong I know then how could I do that? I was blaming him? He was clear from the beginning then how could I blame him? He saved me and in return I blame him. but can you blame me? This was so painful. Seeing your husband giving all his love to someone else while you were there and couldn't do except swallowing the sorrow. And living with that pain.

A painful sob left my mouth as I realized I had fallen for him. I love him so much but he could never be mine. I could never have him. And now my pain increased tenfold. He was not just my husband now he was my love. My everything.

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How was it?

Don't be angry on isha for this outburst guys. I know you will think she shouldn't be doing this and should kick Arshad's ass and leave the house(Not my words but my few lovely reader's😜) so, I was saying don't forget she was only 19 years old girl who had to endure so much already so her desperation is reasonable. Few more to came🙈

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