****** flash back********

"Are you insane??? This is Rajendran's daughter wedding!!! I am solely responsible for any mishaps, and you! my own fiancee is digging a grave for my career. " Ashwin shouted.

y/n, who was slapped by him the second he reached her in the garden, is still bewildered; the slap still stings her cheek and her eyes are welling up.

"Look if she takes her own life after the wedding, it is also your sole responsibility to deal with that! I am asking you not to help me, at least just let me go!" y/n tried to reason with her angry fiancee. Ashwin again slapped her. She already fell out of love on the first slap.

'Do you think you are special because you are my fiancee??? If I have to choose between my career and you, I will choose my career. Call Ammu and ask her to come here at once!!" He shouted on her face.

"You already chose it when you laid your hand on me. We are done. Now, Mr. DSP arrest me for my wrongdoings. Come on! " She shouted back.

"Look I did not mean it is over but-- " Ashwin started to talk on a mild tone he uses to persuade her back, but not this time. y/n is tired of his sick manipulative shit.

"You know what? I'm not even listening. " She tried to remove the promise ring he presented her. It was so tight he basically shoved it inside her finger. Ashwin, seeing what she is attempting, grabbed her hand. 'Don't take it too far, y/n. I want to live hundred years with you."

"oh fuck you."

It is then she become aware of a man approaching her with a gun on his hand.

Ashwin, within his ten years of service, has managed to make all shady men to think twice before going against him. All men but Ram. Because Ram is not shady, he is idolized in the state.

Every time he catches Anbu driving with his men, he so wanted to smash his jeep and grab his collar and beat him up in the streets. But Anbu beat him up that day.

And also got his fiancee.

'If he ever lays a finger on her, I swear..." Ashwin lost his cool on his head quarters, startling all other police men.

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"ei, take these. Dress up and come." Anbu thrusted two full bags of clothes into y/n's hands. Since she was basically carried away to Bali, Ammu asked to let them go shopping. But the men did not trust them both. Instead Anbu went to a mall to shop for them.

Also, Anbu felt it is dangerous since Ammu's father might have men looking for her and Raja everywhere, and he does not trust y/n in general.

'Did you bought me uniform? Why all of them are in blues and whites?' y/n asked to which Anbu turned around, 'be grateful you did not stuck in my room back in Tamil Nadu." He then shut the door and left.

"Brute."

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"Whoa did you ask Anbu to pick you blues and whites??? " Ammu, inspecting the clothes asked me laughing. I threw my hands on the air in contempt. 'Like that guy is Pepsi Uma, he asks what I like and want!! He asked me to be grateful he did not lock me in his room- ah! That son of a--' Ammu's sudden crack of laughter stopped y/n.

Ammu has a blue satin lingerie with lace details on her hand. He had picked four sets of different colours of the same model. y/n's face heat up. Raja, sitting on the corner of the room stacking up essentials, tries to contain his laughter. He awkwardly exits the door knowing his presence makes it more awkward for the girls. The girls heard his laughter on the hallway.

"Rasana kaaran than ivan (I see he is a man of taste)" Ammu nudged y/n and they walked to the balcony to look at the sunset together.

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'I asked a sales girl's help. She's the one who suggested this. Look I have no time to inspect and all. I never even went shopping with my Anni (brother's wife)." Anbu explained without a hint of tension on his face. When he asked for undergarments showing y/n's full size picture for size, the sales girl smirked a little, now Anbu knew why.

'Whatever. It's gonna be inside. Aprm enna vam ? (Then what?)" Anbu mumbles to which raja cackled.

"Mapla, you're so innocent da!! I mustered up guts to buy Ammu sexy lingerie and dresses only after a year of relationship. You naughty boi!!" Raja smacked Anbu who started to laugh as well.

"So you were in a relationship more than a year and did not tell me." Anbu locked Raja's head between his arms as he tapped to leave him. 'Adei, adei (hey hey) now be a good wing man and help me convince her.' Raja pleaded. Anbu let him.

'Dei, I am a business dealer da. Not the sort you think.' Anbu told him friend and they both laughed.

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'Oi, y/n! come out for dinner!" Ammu called me from the giant hall. I peeped through the key hole. I once again popped in front of the mirror and checked the dress. The dress is so beautiful, rich, and classy, and this brother of brute bought me to wear inside home!! As if it is a group dinner date!

There was even a matching hair band with the outfit, heels, sneakers and everything. I wonder whose help he resorted for shopping. I pulled the hair band to make my hair sleek.

'Wow!!! Anbu your choice is great da! Kinglsey, who Anbu dragged along with them as his mouth and wit isn't to be trusted, said.

Anbu pinches his thighs and he winced in pain.

I joined them to the dinner table. The maid of the vacation mansion started to serve dinner. I am sandwiched between Ammu and Anbu. Raja sits on Ammu's side and Kingsley, beside Anbu, facing Raja.

'We have lots of new couples come double honeymoon like you! They especially like the mountain adventures as it is fun to do in groups!' the matron said smiling at us. Now her eyes wander trying to tell who's with who.

'Actually we are fri--"

"Thank you, madam!" We will sure check that out!" Raja cut Ammu and sent the maids away. Ammu glared at him.

'It is wise that they only know of us as couples on double date. Less suspicion.' Raja answered to the glare. Ammu starts to eat her dinner without saying anything to him.

She is not talking to him ever since we got down. She told him coldly that her mind won't change forever in the plane. He was too afraid to talk to her again. But I don't feel one bit bad for busting him. Should have thought all this before booking a suite with the Paris model, huh.

Anbu eyed my dress. I wonder whether I should thank him or not. Nah he's the main reason I am stuck in this situation. He have my phone, in case I decided to change my mind and help my fiancee. Little did they know, I broke up with him.

'Your finger is swollen.' Anbu pointed my ring finger. I put the fork down and massaged it, 'yeah the ring's little tight.' I said and awkwardly tried to continue eating.

'You may lose your finger if you keep wearing it." Raja said in concern. 'I told you to throw that damn thing off already!" Ammu whispered from my left side.

'I can't!" I answered to everybody. Anbu turned his chair on my side and grabbed my hand.

'just follow what I say' he said softly. I was wrong about his voice. His voice is not scary, it is his tone, and now his tone is totally changed, like he is talking to a kitten. I nodded, like a cobra mesmerized by its whisperer.

'don't panic.. breathe slowly..' he maintained the eye contact. His dark eyes digs into mine. I gulped unknowingly and his eyes went down for a second and he smirked.

'Here, your ring.' he gave me a ring that is out of shape. 'sorry it is little bit bent' he continued to eat.

'Little bit? Little bit?? What will I answer to him! He put a lot of money to buy--"

"What kind of man cares for the ring more than your finger?" I am surprised to hear Anbu say this. I looked at Ammu who nodded to reaffirm. My eyes welled as this is overwhelming. Anbu grabbed the ring from me.

'I'll get it repaired. Don't worry.' He said not looking up from his plate. the rest of the dinner went awkward.

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Midnight: 12: 15 AM

'Y/n! Y/n! Wake up!!!" Ammu shakes Y/n's shoulder, as she is standing, all dressed up with bags.

Confused Y/n rubbed her eyes. 'Enna di?"

"Let's sneak out. I booked tickets for Rome. I have a cab waiting outside the estate. Let's climb down.

y/n hugged her friend. Ammu already packed everything silently, when y/n was talking with the men post-dinner. She also has several bed sheets tied up to create a big rope to escape down through the window.

Ammu ties the end of bed sheet on the built in wardrobe's iron pole. y/n keeps out to her locked room door and Ammu sliding down from the second floor. After a minute, she landed perfectly and crawled to the back gate with bags on her back. y/n put her legs outside when she heard someone knock on her room.

'Emma y/n, Anbu asked me to give you this ring. Open the door" Kingsley banged the door. Shit shit shit!!! Soon I heard footsteps running towards the door.

'Dei fool! why are you banging at their doors?" It's Anbu.

"You only asked me to give this la?" Kingsley appealed. "Iyo give this na ipppove poi nipiya! (Give means you go stand at their door at this hour!) Give it in morning! Do not disturb them at night. Come on now!" Anbu talked in low voice. Phew!

'Amaaah, even you woke up and ran here because of the loud banging! Look at these two women sleeping! Even earthquake would not wake them it seems!" Kingsley said and laughed. But then a grave silence.

uh-oh.