The door banged open making the masked man jump out of his skin, and seeing Shivaay stand there he knew his ends coming close, but would he give up so easily?

Shivaay's eyes had turned blood shot red. He was irate with everything around him, when they reached Annika's place they could see all the bodyguards drugged and his main man killed, sensing that there was a struggle. Shivaay was finding difficulty in breathing but had ordered Khanna to handle all the entrances to the place so if this person tries to run he will be caught.

Hearing Annika's scream in the car and the current scene outside her house Shivaay had turned into a walking volcano all ready to emit lava. But now what he saw surfaced the beast ready to kill. If the masked man was the devil , Shivaay was the beast who would hunt no matter what. Shivaay's body ignited when he saw Annika on the bed lying semi-conscious with her kurta torn from the shoulder  having teeth marks and her arms badly bruised with nail marks. Her tear stricken face and blood trickling down her head. Her lip cut and cheeks showing the fingers of her perpetrator. Om and Rudra were shocked to see Annika, they could only gasp in horror, guilt rushing through their hearts and veins.

Shivaay moved dangerously towards the masked man and started to smirk, making the mask man perplexed, before he could react Shivaay had punched him in the nose making his eyes water and nose bleed. He pushed him further hitting him making the mask man lose his balance completely. His head and nose now bleeding. The escape however was more crucial and the masked man pushed the stool towards Shivaay and jumped out of the window. Shivaay was almost ready to do that, only to be stopped by Om and Rudra.

"She needs you, we will take care of him", they pleaded and left from there alerting Khanna.

Shivaay turned towards Annika and a slight gasp escaped his lips looking at his girl. What was wrong with him, why didn't he take the call. He came and sat next to her, touching her face when she groaned like a wounded animal. She tried pushing the hand but Shivaay brought her close whispering, "baby it's me Shivaay, I have got you sweetheart. Am here am with you."

Annika struggled to open her eyes but somehow she did, looking at Shivaay she whispered, "you came for me."

Shivaay could only shake his head in guilt and Annika held onto him tight, he giving her the much needed warmth, kissing her continuously and the tears freely flowing from his eyes onto her face.

He carefully picked Annika in his arms, and walked towards his car. She hadn't let gone of his kurta one bit and he could feel the wetness and stickiness from her blood onto his body. Just as they were about to pull out Om called him, " we have got the guy but the mask is still on, we will remove it now."

"No, don't I won't to do it myself. I want to see this bastards face myself. Don't do anything. Just ask Khanna to sedate him and keep him chained. You guys come home and get the doctor along am going home."

Shivaay walked into Oberoi Mansion almost in the silence of the night with Annika in his arms. He laid her down and brought some water and a cloth to wipe her wounds. He dipped the cloth in the hot water and lightly was caressing the cut on her lip. His tears flowing non stop. He then changed her into one of his kurta. He had kept his eyes closed the whole time not wanting her to feel more violated. A while later the doctor entered with Om Ru and instructed all to leave, Shivaay was reluctant but was pulled out by Om Ru.

As soon as they were out Rudra spoke hugging his bhaiya, "Bhaiya, am sorry I shouldn't have stopped you from taking the call, please forgive me" , and he burst out.

"Ssshhh... it's not your fault Rudra, the important thing is she is safe now. All will be ok." Though he assured Rudra he was still guilty.

"Mr Oberoi..." Shivaay's full attention on the doctor's next words as he was anticipating the worse.

"Have given her medication and tended to her wounds but you do realise she has been molested. It's going to be difficult for her, the physical wounds do heal but the mental ones leave a scar. Be patient with her, she needs all the love and support now." The doctor patted Shivaay and left.

"I think you guys should also rest..."

"But Bhaiya..." stopped midway when Om places his hand on him.

"Shivaay.. we understand your plight, we can't change the past but we can make it up to her...don't beat your self up " Om spoke with so much tenderness that Shivaay burst out hugging his brother's.

"She is fine now and needs our support.. we are with you don't worry..." this time it was Rudra giving the much needed assurance.

"Thank you guys... get some rest we will talk tomorrow..."

"If you need anything please call us..." they knew this was something Shivaay wanted to rather needed to do alone.

"I will..."

As he was entering his room, he immediately turned and called back, "Om... don't tell Gauri anything right now please.. we should wait till Annika gains consciousness..."

Om shook his head and walked away to his room and Shivaay walked back to his room sitting beside Annika, as if feeling his presence she turned towards him.

He just stared at her face, her wounds spoke of the helplessness and the fight she must have put up to free herself. He couldn't even come to think what she must have felt , facing the devil and how much she would have tried, soft sobs escaped his mouth. Nevertheless the decision was made, the masked man would pay and would pay for all his sins. He would regret his birth and Shivaay Singh Oberoi will make sure of that, with that he kissed her forehead holding her hand in his grip and also drifted into slumber.