Ariel's P.O.V.

I woke up feeling pain in my whole body.

Why it's so paining ?

I opened my eyes. Everything looked blur so I rub my eyes. I look around only to see a dark place. Earlier events came in my mind. My head started hurting.

I immediately get up from the bed and leave room. Door was open so it's not a problem.

I came out of that room and soon welcomed in living room by five people. I was unable to see those four faces, because their back is facing me, but I can clearly see Collin's face.

"Well well well, look my Doll awake from her beauty sleep" Collins said smirking at me.

This caught those four boys attention. Their heads snapped towards me. Everyone stand up from their places.

Why their faces look familiar ?

I saw them somewhere, but where ??

"Did you remember us Babygirl ?" The shortest one from them said smirking.

I looked at him confused.

"Aww, look like we have to give you remainder, right brothers ?" one of them said.

"That day we just want to have a little fun with you" other one said.

"But your brother...." Other one completed his sentence gritting his teeth in anger.

My eyes widened as realisation hit me.

They are the boys from MALL.

(A/N : If you forget let me remind you that these four are the same boys who wolf whistled Ariel in the mall (chapter 14) and Aryan beated them that day)

I came out of my trance when someone grabbed my chin forcefully and harshly making me wince.

I looked at the boy who grabbed my chin, trying to wiggle out from his hold but failed. His eyes are cold and angry.

"You know what we so badly want to taste you, but we couldn't. Your brother made a mistake landing a hand on us that day, and you were going to get a punishment for that mistake" He said and leave my chin , smirking.

"From today, you will do what we will tell. You will do, what we will order" shortest boy said harshly.

"NEVER" I told them.

Suddenly, I felt a sting pain on my left cheek and on next moment, I was on the ground.

One boy pulled my hair harshly. Tears welled up in my eyes and he said evilly "If you don't want us to strip your clothes, you will do what we will say"

My eyes widened.

Flashbacks of my pasts swirl in my mind.

I unknowingly gulped.

Other boy came towards me and started dragging me to that room again, I tried my best to wriggle out from his harsh hold, but I couldn't.

He came and pushed me in my room.

"From now, this is your room. Stay here and die here" He said and left from there locking the room from outside.

I sat there feeling numb.

I couldn't help but bursted in tears. My hands automatically grabbed locket which was gifted by Ryan.

Author's P.O.V.

"B-Bubby w-where are you ? P-Ple-ease come soon." She sobbed silently.

Aryan and Ariel never separated from each other. They are always their for each other. This is a first time she is crying and no one is there to comfort her, no one is there to hug her, no one is there to protect her, no one is there to assure her that everything is going to be ok. She is alone. Lost in the darkness. Don't know what to do, where to go, how to protect herself.

She cried and cried and eventually calmed down.

Suddenly her bubby's words came in her mind.

💭 Flashback 💭

"Ryannn what are you doing ?" Ari sang and came to Aryan who is busy in star gazing.

Aryan smiled at her and pulled her to his lap softly. She smiled and leaned back comfortably. Her back head is on his chest while his hands are around her torso. They are enjoying peaceful atmosphere, cold breeze, fresh air and each other's warmness, but Ari is busy in something else.

Ari looked at his arms which are holding her, and then her own arms. She started measuring his biceps with her thin arms. She pouted. Seeing all this, Aryan chuckled.

"Why am I not strong like you Ryan ?" She pouted.

"And who told you, you are not strong ?" Aryan asked amazed, again focusing on stars.

"Look, your biceps and see mine. Mine is like sticks while you have stems. You have abs, I didn't even have 'a' from abs. We are twins but still you are sooo heighted while me..." She sighed and then again pout.

At this Aryan laughed at her heartily.

"You know Muscles and abs can't define your strength. The person who never lose hopes, the one who never give up on themself, even though in most difficult situation of their life is the strongest person. You are the most strongest person, I have ever meet. Even though in our difficult time, you never loses hope, you never loses your bright smile, and that's what makes you strong. There are times when I felt to give up, when I felt to just suicide-" Ari's hold on her brother tightened, Aryan noticed it and smiled a little, ruffling her hair, he continued, "-when I felt to just to end myself, but your one smile always cheered me up, always made me realised that I am never alone, I was never alone. I always have your back, no matter what. You are my strength. Your smile is my strength. Promise me Ari, if in future anything happened, you will never loses your hope, your smile. Remember one thing, I am always with you and you are the strongest person, I have ever meet."

"Woww , I never knew my twin is this emotional" Ari said teasingly trying to lift her brother's mood not liking the idea of living without him. The way he is talking, sounding like he is going somewhere and she didn't like it, not even a bit.

Aryan playfully glare at her.

"Ok ok, I promise, I will never lose hope neither my smile nor you, understand ?" She said to him smiling.

Aryan smiled at her and started poked her sides only to get fit of giggles from her.

💭 Flashback Ends 💭

Unknowingly a smile form on her lips, tears are streaming down on her cheeks.

She looked at the locket and said holding it "I will wait for you Aryan. I will not cry. I will neither lose my hope nor my smile. I know you will save me from here till then I will become your strong sister".

She said and wiped her tears and stood up from there. She go towards a window and slide the screen of window. Sunlight falls on her making darkness disappear from her room.

Meanwhile with Brothers,

Three boys are on the floor unconscious. Three girls are sitting there, looking at the unconscious boys having so much emotions in their eyes. They are feeling pain, sad, proud and most importantly guilty. They don't know why they are guilty when they just complete their job by arresting drug peddlers.

Their eyes turned immediately cold when they see movement in Arjun's body. They knew Arjun is going to wake up.

Here, Arjun squinted his eyes before opening it. He immediately get up alerting. Last time he was in alley way dealing with a Collin's man, but suddenly something like metal hit on his head and he lost his conscious there. He knew that something is not right. He looked at his side only to see his unconscious brothers. But when he looked at Aryan, he saw there is a bullet wound on Aryan's arms, but it was treated and bandaged.

"Aryan , Aarav Wake up" Arjun started shaking them. He slightly patted their cheeks to make them awake. Arjun still has a pain in his head but he ignored it. For him, his brothers matters now. He never let anything happen to them. Aryan and Aarav also woke up slowly.

"Heyy, Are you both ok ? How did you both reach here and Aryan why their is a wound on your arm ?" Arjun asked them.

Aryan looked at his arm and remembered how he was coming home and some people attacked his car, he fought with all of them but got shot at arm. He still didn't lose his fight. After all he is a Mafia King, a bullet can't stop him. But suddenly smoke spread and everything looked dark. And now he is here. He looked at Arjun to see him already looking at him, but before he could reply, a voice cuts them off.

"Where.is.my.sister ?" Aarav asked in his coldest voice looking at girls.

This caught both brothers' attention.

They looked where Aarav is looking only to see three girls standing there with cold look. Boys looked shocked for a millisecond because the eyes and face which always holds flirt and goof is only hold coldness now. But their eyes widened when they realised what Aarav said now.

Ember sighed.

"Look, we don't know what you are saying, we just wa-" she cuts off by Aryan.

"What do you mean by Where is my sister ?" Aryan asked fearing of worst.

"Aarav what the fuck you are saying and who are you three really ?" Arjun asked frustrated.

But still that didn't stop Aarav from glaring at Vera. They all stood up. Immediately, three girls point their guns at them.

“You three can't escape from us. You all are under arrest" Sara said coldly.

“Under arrest ? The fuck do you mean ? Who are you all ? And what we did ?" Arjun shouted at them.

“Collins sent you all ? Isn't he ?" Aarav asked them.

Aryan and Arjun's eyes widened.

“How do you know him ? And no, we are not working for him" Ember replied.

“Aarav please tell us, what is going on ?" Aryan requested Aarav, tired of all these things. His heart is already paining. He is scared. Scared for his sister.

Aarav looked at Aryan.

“Ari called me saying Collins is in home and she is saying something further but before that Vera declined the call" Aarav said glaring at Vera, while Vera widened her eyes.

Aryan don't know how to feel.

Before he could do or say anything, Vera said to him raising her voice “What do you mean by Ari called you ? Don't lie Aarav, that number is unknown number"

“But Ari called from that number" Aarav said harshly to her.

Aryan eyes widened realising it could be their emergency phone. He knew that something is hundred and ten percent wrong.

While here, Vera is looking in Aarav's eyes finding for any lie but she couldn't find it, she stuttered “I-It wasn't from your m-man ?"

Aarav scoffed.

“Look we don't know what are you all saying, it will be easy for you all if you surrender yourself infront of us. And for your question, Arjun Moretti, we are Secret agents hired by a Government to caught criminals like you three" Ember said calmly and coldly.

Arjun, Aarav and Aryan know very well that Government will never mess with Mafia Kings, so these girls surely get a wrong information.

“We are not criminals" Aryan said devoid of emotions. He just want to go from here and to find his sister. He want to hug her.

“You are. We got a information that you three are drug peddlers" Sara said.

“You get a wrong information then" Arjun said emotionlessly. He, like Aryan also wants to go to his sister.

“No, we didn't. And our spy also said that today you all will get calls from your man who is going to tell you all about our reality, that's why I switched off your phone" Ember said coldly , looking at Aryan.

Aryan clenched his fist.

Three boys understood that this is all planned. Switching off their phones, keeping them busy with these girls , all this planned just to kidnap Ari.

“Look, I don't know who told you all this, but trust us, we are neither a criminals nor a drug peddlers" Arjun said calmly trying to make girls understand and take guns from their hands.

“STAY THERE ARJUN, AND DON'T YOU DARE TO LIE NOW" Sara shouted at him.

“SARA, FOR FUCK SAKE, I AM NOT LYING" Arjun also shouted tired of their bullshits.

“SHUT UP , YOU ALL ARE LIERS. I GUESS YOU EVEN LIED TO YOUR INNOCENT SISTER ABOUT YOUR THIS WORK" Vera shouted this time.

“ARE YOU THREE THIS NAIVE TO SEE THAT SOMEONE IS PLAYING WITH YOU ALL, SOMEONE IS TRYING TO TRAPPED US" Aarav yelled.

“Cut the crap Mr. Aarav Moretti, why anyone wants to play with us" Vera said harshly.

“And why the hell anyone wants to trap you all ?" Ember said.

“We don't know why anyone wants to trap us, but it's definitely a trap" Aryan said.

These three boys are thinking same thing and that is Someone definitely knows about Mafia. That's why someone give these girls a wrong information.

“If you all are this innocent and someone is trapping you, then why you all have guns with you all ?" Vera  said.

“What are you doing in alleyway with that smuggler, Arjun ?" Sara said.

“Why you have names of famous drug peddlers in your one file, Aryan ?" Ember said.

They didn't said anything but also shocked hearing each other's things.

“Why are you all speechless ?" Ember said to them.

“Because they are caught now" Vera said and smirked.

“It's all right information, isn't it ? You all are drug peddlers, aren't you ?" Sara said.

“No, I am not" Aarav said coldly.

“You are" Ember said.

“No" Arjun said.

“Oh really then tell who you all are, huh ?" Vera mocked.

“WHY YOU ALL ARE NOT SAYING ANYTHING, NOW ?" Ember shouted at them, after not receiving any response from them.

“AND DON'T YOU DARE TO SAY THAT YOU ARE INNOCENTS"

“BECAUSE INNOCENTS NEITHER HAVE A GUN OR DRUG PEDDLERS LIST WITH THEM-"

“Nor going to alley way to meet smugglers, so tell us WHO ARE YOU ALL ?"

Boys lost their patience now. Their mind is only swirling with Ari's thought.

Is she ok ?

They want to go home and wish to see their sister reading book or eating her chocolates or watching cartoons on TV, safely at home. They are now tired of this shits.

“TELL US WHO ARE YOU ALL ?"

“I AM A MAFIA KING"

To Be Continued...

Really really Sorry :

1) For being so late

2) For long chapter (I was told that long chapters are boring ones, that's why)

3) For mistakes because I am in little rush this time.

As renovation work is going on in our house, so I was busy. But don't worry, I will try my best to upload next chapter soon.

So Please 💙Vote and comment💙. Pleaseeee 🥺.

And one more thing is

I will make sure to reveal some secrets from now on in every upcoming chapter 😈, so STAY TUNED.

Till then Stay safe, Take care and Love Yourself ❤️.

Byee Byee ... Luv ya 😘.

Published : 29 October 2021.

Total words : 2539 words 😁.