One month later - [ Read the before chapter for full understanding ] 

Kajal - Alright! We'll leave the young prince to you so you better lull him to sleep or sing or do something. 

Rocky nodded while he patted Yatharv in the back, while Aadhya patted Rocky's hands and handed him a baby towel. 

Aadhya - It's quite cold so wrap him tightly okay? We'll take our leave now. Bye cutie!

The door clicked shut behind them as Aadhya and Kajal glanced toward Rocky's bedroom window. Inside, they saw him whispering softly to Yatharv.

A smile stretched across their faces as they watched Yatharv coo back, clearly enjoying the moment. Letting out a quiet breath of relief, they turned and walked down the mansion's hallway.

The silence between them wasn't awkward—it was the kind of peaceful quiet that didn't need filling.  They walked side by side, neither of them saying anything even though there was a thousand unspoken conversation between them waiting to be unfolded. 

Aadhya took a deep breath before speaking, her voice quiet like the night sky. 

Aadhya - So.....

Kajal shifted her attention towards Aadhya as Aadhya scratched her head, not knowing how to start the conversation. 

Aadhya - I heard he's your brother...

Kajal stopped in her tracks, her eyes wide. Aadhya frowned and looked back, not feeling the warmth beside her. 

Aadhya - What's wrong?

Kajal - Does he know about this? 

Aadhya shook her head as no. Kajal took a deep breath, holding her chest breathing heavily. 

Kajal - Who told you? Mrs. Desai?

Aadhya - No....Ravan did. Well, not exactly but he kept murmuring some nonsense while we were taking him to get treated after the big fight but I figured it out by myself.  

Kajal - What about your husband? Farmaan?

Aadhya - He's not that quick in these kind of emotional stuff. Don't worry. 

Kajal nodded as a sense of relief rushed through her. 

Aadhya held her hands as Kajal looked at her in the eyes. 

Aadhya - Kajal, Don't you want to tell him? 

Kajal looked down as she bit her lips. Aadhya sighed as she looked away. 

Aadhya - Alright....Not my problem. 

Kajal - Why do you do that? 

She asked Aadhya, as Aadhya looked at her with a frown and pointed her finger at her. 

Kajal - No... The virgin ghost behind you...

Kajal rolled her eyes, when Aadhya looked behind her and found nothing but the reflection of Kajal looking at her with a "Are you serious?" look. 

Aadhya - Well...I'm not a virgin so.....

She chuckled as Kajal hit her shoulders. 

Aadhya - I guess I'm always like that with everyone except...

Her playful voice tuned to a sad one. 

Kajal - Reena?

Aadhya nodded. 

Kajal - Yeah I get that feeling.....Listen I would love to tell you since you're now the only woman who's my age and the only person to whom I can share everything to but....

Aadhya's attention turned towards Kajal when she stalled, trying to find something to end this conversation.

Aadhya - But not yet? Yeah, yeah. I get it besides I just thought you might wanna get one of your problem outta your mind with everything that's going on with Ravan and your brother issues and all. 

Kajal flashed a warm smile at Aadhya, thinking how lucky she is to finally have someone who can understand that not everyone has to reveal everything about themselves each time a chance  to reveal hits them up. 

Kajal - Sometimes I do wonder how someone like you get married to someone like Farmaan who is like a glass. 

Aadhya chuckled as they both reached their room pathways. 

Aadhya - Alright then ! It looks like it might rain so we better get some sleep before dawn.

The girls bid their goodbyes and made their way to each other rooms. 

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Around midnight - 

**Murmuring**

**Lightning**

**Murmuring**

**Rain pouring softly on the window platters**

**Hushed voices**

- You did it ........ 

- You killed her.....

**Murmuring**

**Soft rumble of thunder**

- You have done a great sin......

- You tried to kill the one who showed you the path to heaven.....

**Heavy Thunder**

- REENA!!

The man woke up with sweats running down cold. His hair shriveled as he ran his hands on them, breathing heavily. 

He looked outside his window and saw the heavy pour of the unexpected rain and sighed. 

His eyes lost the focus as his mind ran the nightmare he had earlier and flinched when a knock came on his door. 

He staggered as he made his way towards the door and opened, only to see an unexpected person. 

- Kajal? 

Kajal, with her pillows, smiled sheepishly at him. He looked at her up and down not being able to understand the meaning of her arrival. 

Kajal - The thunder woke me up and I can't sleep alone. I thought about asking Aadhya or Mrs. Desai to sleep along with me for tonight alone but Aadhya's busy cuddling Farmaan and Fatimama and Mrs. Desai are sound asleep and I don't know where to go...

Her lips formed a small pout as she explained the situation in one go, causing him to let out a chuckle. 

- So you want to sleep here with me?

He asked, his voice deep and groggy from the sudden sleep. 

Kajal - I brought milk and some biscuits as bribe? 

She handed her pillows to him and scooched to the side to take the tray of two glasses of milk and a plate of biscuits. 

The man looked at the tray and then at her with a weird expression as he chuckled and leaned against the door frame.

His eyes were warm like the sunset as the corners of his mouth slightly rose, resulting in a warm smile. 

His ruffled hair fell down to his eyes and with the beard which grew a little, it made her fall in love with the same eyes she once fell in love with before the madness started.  

The same man she had always wanted to see before Reena was found, before the whole killing Rocky thing started. 

- I guess you bribed me...

She smiled when his soft yet deep voice reached her ears, but flinched when another thunder stroke. 

- Come on in before my bribe gets spilled. 

She nodded and hurried in as they both sat near the huge window seat and had their midnight snack, watching the rain droplets on their window glass. 

Kajal - Ravan? 

She called out to him as he looked at her while munching on the cookies. 

Kajal - Can I ask you something?

Her voice had a hint of hesitation as he nodded while grabbing the glass of milk. 

Kajal - Can you join us for the breakfast tomorrow? 

Ravan stopped midway as he slowly put the glass down and kept silent, which was eating Kajal out from inside. 

- Maybe I shouldn't have asked him.....Maybe I should've just kept silent. 

Thought were running inside her mind like crazy as her legs started to shake in nervousness. She knew how much of a sensitive subject it was to Ravan and she felt as if she'd hit the core now. 

Ravan took a deep breath before answering her, his voice cold as ice.

Ravan - I tried to kill Yatharv, Kajal....

Kajal - But you didn't know the truth- 

Ravan - Tell me....If I tried to kill your son, would you be able to digest the food your eating when I'm sitting right in front of you without the rage building up inside you?

Kajal stayed silent, lost with her words. 

Ravan - I didn't give the man a single day of peace Kajal. I tormented his only love in the whole fucking world and tried to kill his only blood family. 

Kajal - You didn't torment Reen-

Ravan - I don't want him to go through it again...Me being invisible would be the right thing to do if I want him to be happy and be at peace again...and that's it!

He stood up and went near the bed, taking the pillows and went to the couch and sat on it. 

Ravan - Please don't speak about this to me again.....And go sleep, it's late already. 

Kajal sighed as he laid his back onto her, her eyes getting teary with the way Ravan is punishing himself. 

- Again.....You're turning your back onto me all over again....

Kajal wiped her tears and made her way to his bed and laid down looking at him through the moon light despite the rain as they both fell into a sorrowful slumber. 

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Somewhere in the world....

The heavy footsteps became louder as the man hurried towards the room as the guards opened the door. 

? - We almost found it, boss. 

The man who entered the room bowed his head towards the man sitting on the chair facing the bird cage which held a white dove. 

? - We found the midwife and the spare doctor but the main one escaped from us. 

He bowed to the man as the man sighed, making everyone in the room freeze. 

- Daya.....Do you know what happens when a little dove like this is released into the wild?

Daya bowed and nodded his head as no. 

- It gets eaten by the predators who have given the permission for it to stay alive. Do you get it?

Daya - Y...Yes boss.

The man held his curved cane and wrapped it around Daya's neck and made me kneel down as he winced in pain. 

- Then you of all people should know why I didn't leave you die with the bloody fight with that bastard. 

Daya - Yes boss!

He shouted as the guards stiffened up seeing the man glaring at Daya like he could be killed any moment now. 

- Then find me that worthless piece of shit now. 

The man let Daya go as he stood and straightened himself and bowed. 

Daya - Yes boss. Boys! Let's go. 

He exited the room as the man stood up and went near the dove.

- I will find you wherever you are little dove....You may have escaped death but not me....

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- Reena Desai....

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Happy reading guys!! 

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- Nini