Varun Kapoor was the man responsible for her trauma and also the man who had signed the deal with shivaay. She was in varun's party.

"And this is my wife Annika" shivaay introduced varun to Annika.

Varun concealed his expressions on seeing Annika.
"Nice to meet you Annika sorry I mean Mrs oberoi"

Annika wanted to run away somewhere far so that nobody would ever be able to find her. She could feel her anxiety shooting up and she had already started to hyperventilate.

"Annika are you okay ?"

Shivaay asked with worry etched on his face as he noticed her discomfort.
His voice made her realise that she wasn't alone now , he was there to protect her. There was no way she would spoil this win, he had worked very hard for this deal.

Composing herself, Annika looked at varun who was standing there staring at her. "It's my pleasure Mr. Kapoor, Nice to meet you too"

Annika noticed the slight change in varun's expressions and gave a smile to shivaay.

"Well I'll catch up with you two later" saying so varun went towards the other guests.

Once varun was out of sight, shivaay turned towards her, he had an inkling that something was wrong but he couldn't figure out what.

"Annika is something bothering you ? If you aren't feeling well we can go home right now. Nothing is more important for me than you" he said in a soft tone.

Annika's heart melted seeing him, there was no way she was going to ruin this event for him. Putting up a brave face and quickly masking her fear she held his hand

"Shivaay as long as you are with me I'll always be fine and I'm totally okay. Let's go and enjoy " she said with a smile.

"Fine Annika as you say"

After an hour it was time for dinner. Shivaay and Annika were sitting together chatting and laughing about something. Annika was no longer tensed about varun being in the same party. She had decided to ignore him.
She stood up to get some ice-cream for  herself when a waiter accidentally bumped into her and spilled juice all over her saree .

"Ohmygod I'm so sorry ma'am"
The waiter apologised to get frantically.

"It's okay never mind" Annika replied politely.

Quickly coming back to her table she told shivaay about the entire fiasco and rushed to the washroom.

"Annika wait"

"Shivaay I'll be fine. You please sit and eat your food. I'll be back quickly"
Saying so she rushed without listening to him further.

In the washroom Annika quickly soaked a piece of tissue paper with water and dabbed on her saree. After making sure she looked decently presentable Annika quickly came out of the washroom and was about to go towards her table when a strong pair of hands pinned her to the wall. Annika's breath shortened and her face went pale. She recognised this touch very well.

"Well hello to you too Annika" varun smirked at her while tightening his hold.

"Leave me varun. I have nothing to do with you anymore. Leave me" Annika spoke with anger despite being scared.

He ran a finger along her jawline making her flinch at his touch.

"Come on babydoll, you know I don't like it when someone raises their tone at me" he spoke coming dangerously close to her.

Annika looked around to see if anyone was there but the hallway was completely isolated.

"SOMEBODY HELP" Annika screamed for help.

"Tch tch tch I think I need to give you a recap " varun threatened her and inched closer to kiss Annika.
She resisted with all her might but he continued to inch closer.
Suddenly Annika heard a loud groan and thud.

Varun lay on the ground, his nose was bleeding. Shocked, Annika looked up to find shivaay standing in front of her.

Meanwhile the rest of the guests and media had arrived at the spot.

"Mr oberoi why did you punch him ?"

"I would have killed him. He tried to force himself on my wife" shivaay replied with bloodshot eyes that were enough to scare anyone.

"Mrs oberoi did mr Kapoor really force himself on you ?"
A reporter asked Annika.

Annika looked at shivaay and he nodded his head. It was time varun paid for all the trauma he had caused to her, she thought.

Gathering some courage Annika replied "Yes, he tried to force himself on me."

"I hope that answers all your doubts and as far as this deal is concerned, it stands cancelled now. His correct place is in jail" saying so shivaay held annika's hand and led her outside the building.

Once they were out, shivaay cupped her face gently and engulfed her into a bone crushing hug. Annika's dam broke and she broke into loud sobs. Shivaay tightly held her by her waist and rubbed her back gently. Annika clutched his blazer and buried her face in his chest. If shivaay hadn't arrived on time, god knows what would have happened.

"Annika I'm here with you, you don't have to worry now"

Parting from the hug shivaay tucked her hair behind her ear.
"I'm sorry Annika, I failed today, I couldn't even protect you. I'm sorry" shivaay apologised to her".

This angered Annika , she held him by his collar " shivaay are you out of your mind ? What rubbish are you speaking ? If you hadn't arrived on time I wouldn't have been saved. Also I was the one who refused you to come with me to the washroom , so throw this guilt out of your mind"

Shivaay was taken aback by her ferociousness. He had never seen her this angry before.

"Accha leave this first tell me are you okay ?"

"As long as I have you by my side I'll always be okay, shivaay"

"Annika did you know varun from before ?"

Annika's breathe hitched on hearing this, as much as she hated her past she wanted to tell him everything today. She was tired of this baggage. It was time she told him everything.

"Shivaay I'll tell you everything but I want to go home first, please"

Shivaay nodded at her and they quickly sat in the car. Annika was scared as to how he would react on knowing everything but she wanted to lighten this burden from her heart.
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