He walking inside the house with her snuggling closer to his chest in his embrace. As soon as He entered inside all gathered around him and asked him hell lot of questions. But he said he will first take care of Radhika then answer all their questions.

He assured Radhika’s family especially her parents like their own son. A servant showed him the way to Radhika’s bedroom which was upstairs. He strode over to her room and pushed open the door of her bedroom by a mighty kick.

Her room was as beautiful as her. He felt like he was in Paradise. The air there smelled of her fresh strawberry scent. The room was painted in shades of luscious red and classy white. The walls full with his wall size posters itself showed how crazy she was for him. And just in the middle of the room just beside the bed there stood a canvas which was proudly displaying her craziest devotion for him which she had painted out. He wondered if his painting on her canvas was more beautiful than him.

He threaded towards the bed and gently placed her down and covered her with quilt. Just then the doctor who someone had called entered inside. For Arjun’s sign of relief, it was a She not a He. He couldn’t think of another male touching her.

The doctor checked her heartbeats and pulse and concluded that She fainted due to shock, stress and anxiety. She prescribed some medicines and left.

Arjun sat on the bed caressing her face waiting for her to wake up. He felt a stir of movements beside him. She was blinking her eyes and holding her head massaging her forehead with her little fingers.

He fake coughed to draw her attention towards him. Her mouth opened in ‘O’ shape as soon as she saw him. It was a very much awkward moment for her. The man who she blindly loved was in her room, on her bed sitting beside her. Can her life be more blissful then it was in that moment?!

She suddenly started feeling very shy and cornered having him so close to her. Her face had turned scarlet red. Her gaze dropped down refusing to maintain eye contact with him. She was behaving like a girl who first hits the puberty. Though she was 21 now still she was as innocent as the five year old kid.

Arjun prodded his elbow on the headboard and rested his jawbone on his balled fist. He was watching her without a blink. He could watch her till eternity. He had made many women blush but none touched his heart like she did today. He wondered if she was real or his dream which would leave him when he wakes up. Even the thought scared him to bone

On the other hand, Radhika couldn’t dare to look in those dark brownish mesmerizing eyes which had the ability to bend her according to their owner’s will. She thought that he looks more handsome in real than on screen. His perfect features were seemed like the best artistic work of the God to her. She wondered how it would be to run her fingers on that marble cut accurate jaw and then down his spine and then down to his rock hard manly chest. “Shshhhh Radhika” she mentally scolded her self.

Arjun couldn’t take the torturing silence between them anymore. He held her chin in between his fingers and lifted her face up to make her look nowhere but in his eyes. Her all nerves froze feeling the touch of his icy cold fingers under her chin. Her heart was pounding in her chest on its own fastest accord. She closed her eyes unable to handle the overwhelming emotions which hit straight on her heart.

Arjun smiled contently having known what effect he has on her. He angled her face closer to his own and blew warm breath on her face. Her hairlocks fluttered in response. He tucked her hair strands behind her ears and whispered in a raspy tone,” Radhikaaaaaa”

She loved the way her name rolled on his tongue. His voice was as masculine as him. But she was too afraid and demure to open her eyes. Afraid because she didn’t wanted him to be her dream and vanish the moment she opens her eyes and demure because she was too nervous…. unprepared and reluctant to face him.

He as if understood her turmoil decided to distract her mind and asked in a mischievous tone,” Radhika, did you really broke that girl’s nose when she called me a womaniser?! You did wrong dear.”

The next moment her eyes snapped open and she scoffed in a defensive tone,” Oh Really?!! She called you a WOMANISER and you sympathize with her. Just Great. And I can break many such nose of the people who dare to badmouth you. I mean it.” She emphasized on the last three words with strong determination flashing in her eyes.

Arjun just wanted to laugh out loud but not now. He wanted to tease her more and make her admit that she loves him.

Radhika regretted raising voice at him in their very first meeting. But he provoked her. It was not her fault at all. ” Oh Holy Heavens!!! I literally scolded him. What he must be thinking of me?! He would assume I am such a disrespectful human being who is far from the word polite. Please God I don’t want to make a bad impression.”

All of sudden, Arjun husked, ” Radhika, but why does it bother you if someone talks ill about me. Who am I to you?! ”

“You stupid fellow…Each and every thing in this room is the proof of what you are for me. Still you ask me such a meaningless question.” She thought.

Arjun in a notorious tone,” Radhika, your room has more of me than you, why so?!”

Radhika bit her lower lip nervously. She would rub her palms together to generate heat or she would fidget with the hem of her dress but all her cute tactics were just making Arjun more crazy about her.

Arjun spoke again,” Radhika you know it was bad thing to bunk your lectures for watching my movie?!”

Radhika spoke in a slightly raised tone,” So you were listening hiding when I was talking to my somu. You know Mr Arjun Mehra, its bad manners to eavesdrop.”

Arjun thought to himself, ” Damn that hot tongue of yours!!! It just turns me on so much.”

He spoke playfully, ” I wasn’t hiding. I was passing by and heard someone giggling like a kid. So I just followed that laughter and it was you. A little crazy cute kid you are. Even kids don’t talk to cats But you do.”

“Did he just called me a kid?! I am 21 years old. An adult I am. Not a kid.” She thought pissed off by him.

She got off the bed only to be pulled down back by him.

Arjun in a hoarse tone, ” Where do you think you are going?!”

Radhika snarled,” Away from you. I was your fan thinking you are a good person too. But you made fun of me. So I don’t want to be near you.”

Arjun spoke in a low yet firm tone,” We are not over yet. I want to talk to you.”

She ranted in a pained tone ” What do you want to talk huh?!. I know you don’t want this marriage and our parents are trying to get us both married because they want to join forces in business. But its OK if you don’t want to marry me. I have spoken to Arnav. We both have decided to fulfill our parents wishes. I will play my part and he will do his work. So you don’t need to worry at all. I know I am not your type and you deserve someone classy, beautiful and elegant. Someone who will not fall out of grace and embarrass you. So be it. I have always prayed for your happiness so I hope you get the right girl for you. So I will marry Arnav.”

Her words were like a invisible knife slitting his heart into pieces. He felt ferocious rage gripping him. His eyes were stormy and darkened with anger as he glared at her intensely. He weaved his fingers in her hair and pulled them backwards harshly, to which she hissed in pain.

Her eyes welled up as she sobbed, ” Ahhhhhh….A-r-j-u-n i-t h-u-r-ts.”

He pulled her closer gripping her neck with his other hand and spoke in high pitched tone,” You are not marrying him nor anyone else.”

She spoke breathlessly, ” But why?!”

He pulled her closer and seductively husked,” Because you are marrying me….you hear me??”

She queried furrowing her brows in confusion and shock,” But you didn’t wanted to marry me. Arnav said that you made some deal with him to call off this marriage. ”

He was throwing daggers at her before he could reply her, They heard the door being knocked.

Radhika turned her attention towards the door and spoke loudly,” Come in. The door is open.”

The door opened and the intruder was none other than. Arnav who was hell worried after knowing about Radhika’s dizzy state.

He ran towards the bed and took Radhika’s hand in his and spoke in a concerned soft tone,” Radhika are you fine?! I heard that you fainted. ”

Arjun was burning to ashes with each passing moment. His gaze was fixed on Radhika’s hand which Arnav was holding. He tapped on her hand and she quickly withdrew her hand out of Arnav’s grip. He hated to see deep passionate oblivious feelings for her in Arnav’s eyes.

Arjun gritting his teeth spoke sarcastically,” Arnav you don’t have to worry about Radhika anymore. I see that you are more concerned for your to be sister in law then you should be.
I am there to take care of her.”

Arnav asked in a clueless tone” Sister in law?!….You are not marrying her Bhai?! Then how does she become my sister in law.”

Arjun was as wild as a beast inside but he maintained a unreadable expression on his face as he spoke in a dead serious tone,” I am marrying her so she becomes your sister in law. Why don’t you start calling her Bhabhi?!”

Arnav looked at both of them with a horrifying expression. It seemed as if he had seen a ghost.

He turned to Radhika and stuttered in a low clipped tone,” Y-o-u a-r-e
m-a-r-r-y-i-n-g h-i-m?!”

Before Radhika could even answer, Arjun scowled at him,” ARNAV OUT NOW.”

Arnav was also on the verge of losing his patience. There were many such situations in which He grown a dislike for his elder brother. But Nevertheless He loved his brother.

He frustratingly blurted out,” Bhai what’s your problem?! I am talking to Radhika not to you.”

Arjun spitted venomously, ” Radhika is my would be wife. So Before I kick you out of this room. Move your f**king ass out from here. GET OUT!!!”

Radhika eyes pooled up, She shivered in fright at the audacity of his high pitched tone. She wasn’t used to people screaming their lungs out in her family.

She touched Arjun’s bicep and spoke panic stricken tone,” Arjun please He is your younger brother and he just wanted to talk.”

Arjun glared at her and spoke in a icy cold tone,” You don’t preach me on how I should treat my brother.”

His harsh tone felt like extreme riotous assault done to her heart. Her tears flowed like a river as she trembled and shook abruptly inside out having known how different he was from what she had assumed him to be.

Arjun felt a tug of pain in his chest where the organ named heart resides. He palmed her face and spoke in a hushed tone,” Sorry”

He wiped her tears and spoke in a gentler tone, ” We have to talk. ”