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~~~MADIHA's POV~~~

"You shouldn't have done this Madiha!" My eyes widened in fear as he marched up to me and shoved me to a corner, "you tested my patience to every extent, didn't you?"

I tried pulling my arms out of his grip, but in vein. Pinning my hands above my head with his one hand, he held my face between his fingers and thumb of his other hand, squeezing it tightly; my own teeth tore the insides of my cheeks. I tried screaming but, his pressure on my cheeks, muffled my voice. I helplessly watched his face inching closer to me in horror, his eyes staring right into mine. Before he could kiss me, a voice echoed in the room and he left me instantly, cursing under his breath.

The moment he left me, I fell to the floor, crying unwillingly. Pulling me knees to my chest, I rested my head on them. How much worse can this get? How much more will I be able to handle?

No way I would give up in front of this man.

"Dekho, Tumhaara Aashiq Aaya hai," His laugh made me look up and I found him standing near the wall where that window was. Using the wall for support, I stood up and walked up to him.

Hussain was standing outside this building, in front of a door. He pressed the bell again and it echoed in here. He is here to get me! I knew he would come! I smile made its way to my lips as I opened my mouth to scream for him.

"Huss—" a hand covered my mouth, pulling me back again. I was thrown on the floor as Kasim shoved something in mouth. I wanted I fight him away but he easily pulled my hands behind my back, tying them there. Finally, He taped my mouth and stood up, leaving me lying on my stomach.

"Don't move until I come back!" He ordered and soon the door opened and closed behind me. He was gone.

He was gone to fool Hussain. Hussain was going to leave now. Without me. I screamed against the fabric that was stuffed in my mouth, frustrated. Why do I have to be so weak right now?

~~~SHEHRYAAR's POV~~~

I paced up and down, waiting for Afzal to open the door. After mr Abbasi gave Hussain this address, Hussain had dragged me here with him. I was really hoping to find Madiha in here. I hated seeing my brother in pain and I felt embarrassed too. Faisal had given me her responsibility. I had failed him and Madiha as a brother.

Moments later, the door opened and Afzal came out. Without a warning , Hussain charged at him with a punch and I watched him, amused.

"What the hell!" Afzal yelled back, hitting Hussain with equal force. Seeing him taking over, I punched his jaw and he fell on the ground.

"Meri biwi Kahan hai?" Hussain yelled in his face, fisting his collar, "Bol saaley, Nahi Toh jaan Le lunga Teri."

"Kiski biwi? Kaun biwi? What are you talking about?" Afzal frowned at us, "I am just here to enjoy my time in Houston guys. Apne ghar mei rehna gunnah hai kya?"

"Nahi. But kidnapping is!" I spoke, going up to them, "where is Madiha?"

"Kaun Madiha?" He asked back, looking confused.

Hussain got off the ground and looked at me, "yeh aise Nahi maane ga. Let's search the house."

"What the hell!" Afzal snapped at us again, "police wale go tum? Search Warrant hai? Mat bhoolo trespassing Ke liye jail ho sakti hai tumhein."

I hated to admit but he was talking logically.

"Saaley jail mai sade ga Tu!" Hussain punched him again, "agar Madiha yahan hui, Toh Teri maut pakki. Aur rahi baat search warrant Ki Toh woh aa raha hai, police Ke saath!"

"Fine," Afzal stood up again and ran a thumb across his bleeding lip, "You can search for your wife. But if she is not here, you will get the fuck out of here! And our business deal is off!"

Hussain looked at me for a brief second before walking past Afzal to check all the rooms. While Hussain looked downstairs, I chose to head upstairs. There were only three bedrooms and one study there. All the cupboard seemed empty like no one ever lived in this house. Finding nothing, I finally went out and Hussain was already there. He looked up at me and shook his head.

"Dekh liya? Mila Kuch?" Afzal asked us and I looked away.

"Look, I am sorry. We are really tensed right now," I sighed, apologising, even though Hussain was clearly against it.

"Mujhe tumhaari biwi Ko gayab Kar Se kya milega? Aaj tak kisi Ne Meri itni insult Nahi Ki. You guys will have to pay for—"

"Apni deal rakh apne paas," Hussain grabbed his collar again, cutting him off. He pulled Afzal up to his eye level and jerked him away before Afzal had a chance to protest.

"You are right," Afzal spoke as he ran his thumb across his lip again and took it closer to his eyes, examining it, "jo Mera hai usse apne paas hi rakhunga na."

I frowned at Afzal as Hussain furiously walked out of his house without listening to him. I was about to follow him when Afzal stopped me, "watch me destroy you. Tumhaare Bhai Ne accha Nahi kiya."

I shook my head before giving him a sarcastic smile, "we will see."

He rolled his sleeves up to his elbows and I turned away from him, following Hussain. Damn, another hope down. He must be so angry right now!

"Hussain rukk!" I yelled after him, "rukk jaa yaar!"

"What?" He snapped at me as he turned around, but soon a frown made its way to his face.

"Did you check the basement?"

~~~MADIHA's POV~~~

"Time to finish some unfinished business, baby," an evil chuckle echoed in the room again as the door opened wide. My eyes stayed glued to the little window as I helplessly watched Hussain and Shehry walking away from me.

Please Mujhe yahan Se le jaao Hussain. Mujhe yahan Nahi rehna! I kept crying out his name; but if only my mouth wasn't taped.

"Bohot gussa aata hai usse," I shivered, feeling a hand on my head. Kasim slowly caressed my hair, "good thing I am not as aggressive, yeah?"

I tried replying but my voice was muffled again.

"What? Now you are not going to talk to me?" He asked, sounding upset, "I swear usne mujhe pehle mara tha. Hey don't get mad at me, baby!"

I closed my eyes; I hated being called that by him. I hated his presence near me.

"He seriously thought he can break into my office without me knowing?" He asked me and his laugh followed shortly after, "Itni tight security hai, yun hi thori Woh andar jaa sakte they. Security company Se ek warming text to aana hi tha, Nahi?"

Suddenly I was pushed on to my back and the tape was ripped off my face. Kasim pulled his tie out if my mouth and I coughed, drool running down my face. His made me sit up and wiped my cheek with his hand, "If you promise to be quite, we can do it the easy way. You can't stay in the basement all day now, can you? Let's get you upstairs."

"Kya milega yeh Sab Kar Ke?" I forced myself to ask as I took a deep breath to calm myself down, "main nafrat karungi aapse zindagi bhar. I can never be yours! I hate you."

He chuckled, shaking his head. "You know it's not that hard for me, don't you?"

With in a blink, he jerked me to my feet again and held me by my arms because I was clearly not in the state of standing without support.

"Thu!" As an answer to his question, I spat on his face, looking directly into his eyes. My blood was beginning to boil again; I wanted him to know how much I loved being with him right now.

To my dismay, he just smiled and wiped his face with the back of his hand. It was then when I realised he had bruises on his face that weren't there before, and I smirked at him. "Abhi Toh Hussain Ko Pata bhi Nahi hai main yahan hoon Toh yeh haal Kar diya. Pata Chal jayega Toh kya haal karenge woh aapka."

"You know what!" He jerked me towards him, forcing me on my toes, and gritted through his clenched teeth, "usse Toh tumhaare saamne maarne Ka Dil Kar raha hai."

I shivered at his tone.

"Just look at you, uski wajah Se tum mere saath Nahi Jana chahti na, I'll make sure he leaves you himself," he spoke, pulling me as close as he could. His arm wrapped around my waist and I struggled to free myself. "You don't even know what I am capable of doing, Madiha."

He pulled back slightly and smirked at me, "You think I won't do anything, don't you? I guess it's time I teach you a lesson then."

Suddenly he grabbed my arm, pulling me out of the room. He dragged me across the corridor and I followed him against my will.  The friction caused the Rope to dig into my skin, burning my wrists.

"Chordo Mujhe!" I screamed, trying to make it hard for him to drag me but, he was a lot stronger. Suddenly I felt scared again of what he might do. "Jaane do Mujhe, leave me."

Out of nowhere, something flew in front of me and landed on Kasim's back. He left my hand instantly, falling down in front of the staircase. I flinched, taking a few steps away from him, and looked up to find the man I was waiting for.

"Madiha," Hussain smiled in relief as a tear left his eye and I felt like I could cry a river right now. I could fall weak because he will be there to hold me close.

"Hussain!" I ran, but a hand wrapped around my legs, making me fall forward. I winced in pain, unable to save myself, since my hands were still tied up.

"Aram Se Madiha, itni bhi kya jaldi?" Kasim forced me to my feet again, holding my arm tightly, and I looked up at hussain, who still stood by the main door, with his jaw hanging slightly. His eyes stayed glued on my face as he blinked a few times.

"Just let her—" Hussain stepped forward but Kasim pulled me back, pressing something cold against my neck.

"Woh kya hai na, yeh Meri Nahi Toh kisi Ki bhi Nahi. But it's not her who I want to harm," Kasim pulled away and I looked down at the object in his hand, that happened to be a pocket knife. "I promised her I would kill you in front of her as our wedding gift. Jab Hussain ho ga hi Nahi, Toh kaise royegi jaane do Mujhe, Hussain Mera intezaar Kar raha hoga!"

Kasim mimicked me, clearly mocking me, but I kept staring at Hussain. He pressed his lips together and nodded at me, assuring me that he was here. I forced a smile but, it didn't stay very long. Kasim marched towards Hussain with his knife and I jumped in his way, stopping him from approaching Hussain.

"Madiha move!" Hussain's yelled behind me as Kasim tried to push me aside. "You are standing against me for him? I'll kill this basta—"

"Bas!" I screamed, cutting Kasim off, "aapko kya lagta hai? Hussain Ko maar Kar aap unhein mere Dil Se nikal denge? Jab tak Madiha hai, Hussain hai. Marna hi hai Toh Mujhe Maro!"

"Maro na!" Kasim wore a plain expression while I yelled at him but his actions were simply unexpected. He slapped me across my face, making me fall to the ground.

"How dare y—" Hussain yelled in anger but Kasim stopped him by pressing the knife against my neck again. Tears welled up in my eyes as he forced me to my feet again.

"Listen, let her go. Usne kya bigara hai tumhaara? Please?" Hussain asked Kassim, while staring at me, "do whatever you want with me but let her go."

"Madiha samjhao isse. Tumhein kaise jaane doon? I love you na, itni si baat tum dono ke samajh mein Kyun Nahi aati?" Kasim asked me softly, "Amma, abba, main Aur tum Bohot khush rahenge. Maan jao na Madiha."

I shivered as the blade dug deeper into my skin, threatening me that it was either a yes or he would kill me, "Kasim, please—"

"Kasim?" Hussain asked, cutting me off, and I nodded at him.

"Oh by the way!" Kasim looked up at Hussain and walked in front of me, between Hussain and I, "since you are here, let me tell you everything so you don't feel lost once we are gone."

"I am not going anywhere," I grunted behind him and he turned to raise an eyebrow at me before turning to Hussain again.

"I am her fiancé, and she going back to Pakistan with me. No one cares about your wedding so don't throw that crap at me."

"Fine," Hussain spoke so calmly, to my surprise, "you want to take her with you? Then do so."

I widened my eyes at his words, not being able to believe what I had just heard, as Kasim turned to smile at me. He wrapped an arm around my waist, pulling me closer, while I stared at Hussain in utter disbelief. It felt like my heart just broke into tiny pieces. He was going to leave me?

"See, even he doesn't mind," Kasim smiled at me, "Ab koi problem Toh nahi hai na?"

"Par kis mooh Se Le jaoge?" Hussain asked him, making me frown. Kasim stepped away, frowning at Hussain .

"Kasim.. Jabir.. Qureshi.." Hussain announced it like we didn't know that name already, "jo almost char saal pehle Marr chuka hai."

"Main zinda hoon," Kasim stated the obvious.

"Exactly dude," Hussain chuckled, "go back to Pakistan, pay the insurance money, get arrested for faking your death, and what not. I am sure you realise you will spend at least ten years in jail and all this will be gone, right?"

Hussain looked around himself, pointing out at the huge house we were standing in. "I am sure you can sacrifice that much for the sake of your love, can't you?"

"Aisa Kuch Nahi hoga! Yeh Sab Mera hai," Kasim pointed out to Hussain and he nodded. "Mera as in? Kasim ka, jo marr chuka hai? Ya Afzal ka Jo hai hi Nahi? Aur jo hai hi Nahi, uska yeh Sab kaise ho sakta hai?"

"Kya hua?" I asked Kasim, faking concern, "Aap Ke Toh chehre Ke rang hi urd Gaye. Darr Gaye kya?"

He stared at me, trying to figuring out what to do when—

"tum log Mujhe barbaad Nahi Kar sakte, you can't!" He snapped, pulling me towards him. "Yeh sab mera hai aur mera hi rahega!"

I screamed when he pressed the knife against my neck again.

"I'll kill you both! I'll kill you!" He yelled in my ear, pushing the knife deeper into my skin. I am sure I was bleeding.

"Afzal stop it!" Hussain yelled, running towards us but before reached us, Kasim stumbled forward, dropping the knife on the floor.

I lost my balance, falling down, but pair of arms held me just in times. My head dropped on Hussain's shoulder and he fell to his knees to support me. I watched Shehry hit Kasim with a table lamp multiple times while Hussain untied the rope, freeing my hands, and I winced in pain.

"Madiha," his soothing voice made me look up and everything that happened over these—God knows how many— hours, came rushing back to me in the form of tears.

"I told you he is here, I told you, Hussain. Maine kaha that apse!" I cried and he cupped my face between his palm. "Shhh, I am sorry. Please don't cry. Ab Sab theek ho jaayega."

He helped me stand up again and I hugged him as tightly as I could, feeling a wave of relief washing over me . He caressed my head while I cried, finally letting it all out. Shehry dropped the lamp to his side and smiled at me as he approached us.

"Yeh Toh sherni nikli, Nahi Hussain?" He asked and Hussain chuckled.

My eyes widened when Kasim stood up again and picked up the lamp from the floor. Giving me an evil smirk, he ran towards us, but someone had to stop already. For ever.

I startled in Hussain's arms when someone shot a bullet at Kasim, and dug my face in Hussain's shoulder, not wanting to look at all the blood behind him.

~~~HUSSAIN's POV~~~

My eyes widened upon hearing the gun shot, and I pulled Madiha closer to me. She was shivering. I almost lost her once, I was not ready for that again. She hugged me back with equal need; except, it wasn't just a 'need' this time. I smiled to myself and kissed the top of her head.

While officer Stevens and his men got to their work, I took Madiha out of the house. Keeping her close to me, I made sure to not let her fall; she was really weak and I bet she was hell tired too. Once we were beside our car, I helped her lean against it for support as I pulled away from her. She fisted my shirt's fabric, pulling me towards her, fear evident in her eyes, and I smiled at her, holding her wrists in my Hands.

Bringing them closer to my lips, I softly kissed the rope marks on them, feeling her pain within me. I blinked a few times, trying not get emotional again; she was with me, and she was safe. Yet, a drop of tear left my eye, dropping on her palm. I traced my fingers down her bruised face, realising how much she must have gone through.

Wrapping my arm around her waist, I pulled her closer and rested my forehead again her's, keeping my eyes closed. "I have let you down. Maine Bohot dayr kardi na?"

"No you didn't," she whispered and I open my eyes, "I knew you would come and you did."

She weakly smiled at me, her face still drenched with tears, and I hugged her, tightly. From the corner of my eye, I saw the officers taking out Afzal's body— or Kasim, I should say?— on a stretcher and what she said inside, came rushing back in my mind.

I quickly pulled away and raised an eyebrow at her, "So, ho Gaya na pyaar mujhse?"

She looked down at her hands, that were resting on my chest, and nodded at me as more tears left her eyes.

"Haan ho Gaya pyaar. Sacchi wala, Bohot zyada Wala."

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NO, ITS NOT THE END JUST YET.

I thought why not just slip in a cute chap before the epilogue since it took them the whole book to fall in love 😉😉

Even though I hate writing cute chaps 😖

Anyway, see you in the next update!!

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