Riddhima's hand dropped the 'wedding card' from her hold as it fell on her lap. Her tiny hands were shivering, and her eyes became moist. Looking at her state, Vansh was worried.

"Don't you like the design of our wedding card? If you don't like it, we can change it. Everything will go as per your wish." Vansh responded casually.

"I don't want this marriage with you. Will you stop it?" Riddhima queried him boldly.

"Riddhima, we have talked about it a lot of times. You like me. Then what is the problem?" Vansh exploded.

Riddhima tried to release her interlocked fingers. But he made that impossible by clutching it tighter.

The phone ringtones of Angre and Reyansh were audible simultaneously. No one answered when they took up the phone.

"You know my problem. I don't want to marry a..." Riddhima started, but Vansh halted by chuckling out loud.

"You wanted to spend some time with me. You blushed when I kissed you on your cheeks. But you don't want to marry me. You are unpredictable." Vansh replied sarcastically.

Once more, the phone ringtones of Angre and Reyansh were audible simultaneously. They were irritated that no one had responded when they picked up the phone. Vansh discovered something bizarre.

Riddhima blamed herself, as she had started to fall for this man. Yes, she won't deny her love for him, but she doesn't want to marry him in a hurry.

"I want to understand you. I need some time. After that, we can get married. I also need to think about my professional life. I think we are not a perfect match." Riddhima blurted it out.

"Why are you this much confused? I will also support you in your professional life." Vansh announced, making her eyes look at him deeply.

"But I won't support your professional activities, which you are illegally doing. I save lives, but you kill lives. We are not perfect together." Riddhima confessed without looking at his eyes.

"Enough of arguing, Ms. Waterstorm. My decision is final. You will soon turn into Mrs. Firestorm. Save the date in your little brain." Vansh concluded as Riddhima made a pout.

As the car came to a halt before Rishab's house, Riddhima came out of the car. Riddhima furiously went inside the house as Vansh and Mystica decided to follow Riddhima. Mystica walked slowly, explaining everything to Vansh regarding what they found in his grandfather's study room. Vansh was perplexed as to why Riddhima had come to her house again.

Again, Angre and Reyansh's phone came with a call, but it became a missed call. Vansh gestured for them to solve the issue on their phone. Riddhima wasn't welcomed happily by Rishab or Mayuri. They remained silent.

"Do you think my brothers might be alive?" Riddhima patiently inquired, standing in front of them.

"We don't know anything. Maybe they can come alive." Muttered Mayuri, gazing at the door as Vansh and Mystica entered the house.

"Fine, it is your perspective. But my brothers are dead. I am one hundred percent sure about that." Riddhima confessed, gazing at her uncle, who was sweating badly.

"Are you hiding anything from me?" Riddhima asked her uncle, who didn't reply but remained silent.

"You can't hide things from me anymore. Tell me everything right now." Riddhima broke her patience by yelling at her uncle, who was sitting on the sofa.

"Riddhima, give some respect. He is your uncle." Mayuri mumbled.

Mayuri glanced towards the door as she saw Angre and Reyansh entering the hall with their gazes fixed on the floor.

"We were a joint family. But why did my parents and brothers die alone? Why didn't you both die?" Riddhima queried, making them gasp.

"Riddhima, you are blabbering. Return to your fiancée's house. Don't come in front of us." Rishab spoke in a calm and composed tone.

"Answer the question that Riddhima asked you, or else a bullet will be inside your head," Vansh warned, taking his gun from his pocket.

Rishab and Mayuri understood the warning and stood up. Their gaze was fixed on the ground. Kabir and Ahana, who were staying on the first floor, came down after hearing Riddhima's voice.

"Riddhima, What is going on? Why are you behaving rudely?" Ahana doubted.

Riddhima didn't reply; her looks were enough to send tsunami waves to everyone. Kabir was shocked to see Vansh, but Vansh was so happy to see his enemy. But Vansh decided to focus on what purpose Riddhima came for.

"You joined your hands with that Niya and escaped from that fire accident with your wife and children. You wanted to become the water clan leader. So you did the cheap thing. You know other clans are planning to kill our water clan. But you didn't warn my father. You remained silent." Riddhima explained with the pain of betrayal in her voice.

"Why is Rishab going to do that stupidity? After him, there is no one as the successor for the Water clan. Why are you imagining a lot of things in your mind?" Mayuri stuttered.

"How many children do you have?" queried Riddhima.

"Just... one. It is Ahana." Mayuri stammered.

Riddhima responded by laughing and clapping her hands loudly.

"Riddhima, you are losing your calmness. Why are you laughing like this?" Ahana tried to console her.

Riddhima tapped the phone and showed the old family photo in front of Ahana. Riddhima's eyes welled up in tears. Ahana was stunned while everyone in the room also saw the photo. Rishab and Mayuri's heads were lowered.

"In this photo, on the right side, I am standing with my father, mother, and brothers. In the middle, our grandfather is standing. On the left side, Mayuri is carrying Ahana in her hand. Rishab is carrying a child in his hand. May I know whose child it is?" accused Riddhima.

"Dad, did I have a brother?" Ahana asked, shaking her father's shoulder.

Rishab didn't reply again; silence was the answer from him. Ahana started to cry as she went near Kabir. Ahana also wanted the truth from her parents. She thought Riddhima's treatment would be better for them.

"What have you done in the past?" Riddhima fumed.

"I can't tell you that. After all, why should I explain to you?" Rishab yelled back at Riddhima.

Vansh pointed the gun at Rishab's head in the way of threatening him not to shout at his Riddhima.

"I am ready to die. Even Mayuri will die along with me. But I and Mayuri won't tell the truth." Rishab's stubbornness was visible in his eyes.

Reyansh held Vansh's wrist and turned it towards him. Now, Vansh's gun pointed at Reyansh's chest. Not only Vansh, but everyone was appalled.

"Now, you will tell the truth, isn't it?" Reyansh asked furiously.

"Reyansh!" Riddhima whispered in her weak voice, knowing who he was.

She remembered the moment Rishab and Mayuri stood in the corner, looking at Angre and Reyansh with a twinge of guilt in their eyes, at her engagement ceremony.

"Yes, Riddhima. I am that child in that photo." Reyansh's eyes became moist.

"When did you come to know about it?" Vansh asked in shock, still pointing the gun at Reyansh.

"Before a few minutes, after the missed phone call, From that number, we received a message. Angre belongs to the earth clan, and I belong to the water clan." Reyansh concluded his explanation.

"What is the proof?" Kabir shrugged his shoulders.

"From the message, we also had a document that contained our birth certificate and this family photo." Explained Angre, glimpsing at Mystica.

"Mystica, I am your brother." Angre declared.

Mystica's eyes became moist. Her brother was around her, but she couldn't identify it. Both experienced an awkward situation between them. Mystica's eyes were filled only with tears. But no emotions were shared by Angre.

"Don't kill my son. I will tell you the truth." Rishab panicked as Riddhima nodded to him to confess the truth.

"I wanted to rule the mafia in Mumbai. But I had an older brother who was smarter and more intelligent than me. So I concluded that I couldn't come to the mafia throne. When I was hopeless, Niya came to help me. I sold my son to Niya. She promised that one day my son would come to the throne and rule the mafia. I just obeyed her orders. Even I was the one who interchanged Angre and Pranav as per the command of Niya."

"What did you get in return for selling your son to that Niya? Are you happy?" Riddhima inquired as Rishab lowered his head.

"Do you know who Niya is?" Kabir furiously asked.

"No, we have not seen her." Rishab contended as Mayuri nodded her head as 'no'.

"We always wanted to see our son on that mafia throne," Mayuri said, walking up to Reyansh.

She caressed his head with her palm to show affection. But Reyansh pushed it away. Kabir couldn't handle the truth. He thought that his father-in-law would support him.

"Mr. Vansh, just kill me. Now." Reyansh whispered as still, Vansh was pointing the gun towards him.

Vansh's hand didn't pull the trigger, but he saw Kabir loading his gun. Kabir's activities were halted as Angre held Kabir's wrist.

"We also got another command from Niya. That is, I and Reyansh should kill you and Vansh. So that we can rule the mafia world." Angre announced, tugging Kabir's gun.

"I can't kill you. Instead, you kill me." Reyansh confidently told Vansh, but Vansh pulled his gun down.

"No, don't kill our son." Mayuri sobbed.

"I am not your son. I will never be your son." Reyansh yelled.

"Reyansh, I want my brother. Forgive them." Ahana pleaded.

"How could I forgive them? They wanted me to sit on the mafia throne because my biological father had killed and betrayed his own family members. He even obeyed the Niya and did a huge crime by changing Angre and Pranav when they were babies. Look at us both; we don't know how a relationship goes between a family or relatives. They even sold me for money. So, I don't belong to them." Reyansh shouted as Riddhima's palm brushed his shoulder.

Ahana understood his situation. She rushed and hugged his brother. Reyansh cried on her sister's shoulder. Riddhima was happy to see them. As they broke the hug, they looked at Riddhima.

They hugged Riddhima tightly. Riddhima's face had a smile while she looked at Vansh. He seemed to be happy to see the family reunion.

"So, what are we going to do?" Kabir questioned.

"This will be my training period," Mystica announced, smirking at Vansh.

Vansh recognized what she was up to. Vansh's gaze went toward Kabir, Reyansh, and Angre. They gave their approval to Mystica. Riddhima seemed fishy when the mafia leaders were interacting with their eyes. Riddhima released her hold on Reyansh.

Before she could react, Angre handed over the gun to Mystica. Mystica aimed the gun towards the Rishab and pulled the trigger. A bullet perfectly went towards his chest area.

Hearing the bullet sound, Riddhima understood why they were interacting with eyes. Riddhima decided to halt by going in front of Mystica, but Vansh didn't allow her as he took her in his embrace.

Ahana tried to remove her hug from Reyansh. But Reyansh didn't allow that, as she was clenching her tightly. Kabir came near her. Kabir gestured for her not to move. She sobbed hard on her brother's chest.

Mystica aimed at Mayuri's chest, but the bullet landed in the stomach area. Rishab and Mayuri's screaming sound was heard clearly.

Riddhima struggled to come out of his hold, but she couldn't. Vansh had tightened the hold. Riddhima wriggled but tried to push his chest with her tiny hands. But it failed. She cried and screamed, glimpsing at them. His uncle's eyes were apologizing to her for the crime he had committed against her.

"Vansh, leave me. Mystica, stop it." Riddhima sobbed.

"Mystica, stop! Riddhima, Do you think you can still save them?" Vansh queried her with a smirk on his lips.

"Yes, I can," Riddhima pronounced as she saw blood coming from their bodies.

"Mystica, you need to do it perfectly. So they can die quickly." Kabir said, chuckling.

"She will do it. After all, she is the earth clan leader." Uttered Angre gazing at Vansh for approval.

Vansh blinked his eyes as an approval. Angre's hand brushed over Mystica's hand, which had the gun. A steady sound of bullets was heard this time as Angre was supporting her. Riddhima closed her eyes in dread, witnessing the rage level of Angre, Mystica, and Reyansh.

Ahana was shivering while crying hard at Reyansh's chest as Kabir caressed her head. Riddhima buried her face in Vansh's chest. She cried a lot, clenching his shirt. Her eyes blurred as she collapsed into his chest, losing consciousness.

----

The next day, she tried to open her eyelids with difficulty when she heard some voices around her. She saw Sia and Aryan sitting beside her on the bed. She realized that she was in a VR mansion.

"Thank god. You are awake." Aryan explained as he sent a message to Vansh.

"Riddhima, eat something. I have prepared myself." Sia mentioned giving a plate to her.

"I don't want anything. I want to be alone." Riddhima covered herself with a blanket.

She planned to sleep, as she doesn't like to be with people who kill other people and enjoy it. A tear unknowingly escaped from her eyes.

"Do you want me to join you in the blanket?" A voice asked, making her spine shiver inside the blanket.

Her head alone peeped outside from the blanket to witness her firestorm standing handsomely.

"No, I don't want any company," Riddhima announced, and he went again inside the blanket like a tortoise.

Her heartbeat became fast. She was sure something would happen. She knows about Vansh's stubbornness.

Vansh tugged at her blanket with force. The blanket was in his hands. He smirked at Riddhima. He threw the blanket in the air on the bed. Within a second, he hovered over Riddhima, and the blanket covered both Vansh and Riddhima.

"What was that?" Riddhima blinked at her eyes, as she couldn't understand how he did that.

"I wanted to join you inside the blanket. I did that." Vansh expressed.

He didn't touch her, as he was carrying his weight in his palms. But she felt her heart would burst because of his proximity. His breath fanned into her face. Words refused to form in her mouth as something happened in her throat as she gulped it hard.

"Vansh, Just move away from me," Riddhima whispered, turning her head.

But his hand traveled to her chin and made her look at him.

"I can't hear anything," Vansh replied, placing a kiss on her forehead.

"Vansh, Just....Move...." Riddhima whispered as she felt something happening within herself.

"I won't," Vansh said, placing a kiss on her cheeks.

She cupped his cheeks and placed his forehead on hers. He was startled by her sudden affection.

"Why? Why did you allow that to happen?" Riddhima whined, pressing her forehead.

"Riddhima, They deserve it. They have tortured you. They sold Reyansh to Niya. They exchanged Angre and Pranav. Everything was wrong with them. They had betrayed everyone. I didn't find anything wrong." Vansh explained as Riddhima shook her head.

Riddhima became silent and gazed at her firestorm, who had desire and passion in his eyes.

"Shall we celebrate our honeymoon inside this blanket?" Vansh asked, making her eyes widen.

She pushed him. As a result, Vansh sat on the bed, removing the blanket. His eyes moved towards the table, which had the food plate. From his look, she clearly understood what his motive was.

She completed the food on the plate silently without gazing at him. Reyansh, Angre, and Mystica appeared before her. Riddhima witnessed no dread on their faces. After all, these Mafia people don't have any emotion. Aryan and Sia entered carrying her belongings.

"Aryan and Sia, I wanted to go to the police station and file a complaint against these mafia leaders for murdering my uncle and aunt," Riddhima explained.

"Riddhima, due to the electricity problem, fire was spread in your uncle's house. So your uncle and aunt are not alive." Sia mumbled as the mafia leaders chuckled.

"Did you just burn the house?" Riddhima gasped as the mafia leaders smirked.

"Yes, I did that, and I am happy. We need to destroy the evidence, so we burn the house and create a fake scenario." Reyansh boomed, making her confused.

"Unbelievable. I had my stuff in that house. How could you even do that? Now, where will I stay?" Riddhima accused them.

"Your stuff is in that bag. This is your house." Vansh announced, pointing to the bag in Aryan's hand.

"Vansh, I need to go to that place. Please." Riddhima mumbled.

"Yes, you can take Angre, Reyansh, and Mystica with you," Vansh confessed.

"I will never make that mistake by accompanying you people," Riddhima muttered, as she was sure that these wild people would kill anyone.

"I can't leave you alone," Vansh replied.

"I will take Aryan and Sia with me," Riddhima responded.

Vansh's gesture made everyone leave the room. As Riddhima decided to keep her mouth shut, Vansh's gaze shifted towards her.

"Fine, I agree, and get ready for the wedding rituals, as our wedding is going to happen within three days," Vansh smirked, making Riddhima gasp.

"Don't try anything stupid by trying to escape from me. Then you know what will happen to Ajay and Uma." Vansh warned her.

Riddhima encircled her arms around his neck and whispered, "Mr. Firestorm, I won't escape from you until I save Ajay and Uma from you."

"Interesting! Best of luck!" Vansh smirked, released her hold, and left the place.

---

Riddhima was standing before her uncle's burned house with flowers in her hand. She placed those flowers in front of the house. She couldn't even file a complaint against these mafia leaders, as they had very well executed their plan. Aryan and Sia were sitting inside the car because they had dust allergies.

"Riddhima, What happened to you? Yesterday, your boss carried you in his arms towards the car. Then this house was turned into ashes. What is going on in your life?" Asked Anjali, her neighbor.

"I am fine," Riddhima mumbled, gazing at the house.

"Sorry for what happened to your uncle and aunt. Where will you stay?" Anjali muttered.

"I am going to stay in Raisinghania Mansion," Riddhima announced, making her gasp.

"How are you related to them?" Anjali's voice was a panic, and her body shivered.

"I am going to marry the eldest grandson of Gayathri Raisinghania, who is none other than my boss." Riddhima contended sadly.

"Gayathri's elder grandson was dead 13 years ago. Raisinghania doesn't have any male heirs now. Whom are you talking about?" Anjali responded furiously.

Riddhima clearly understood that Anjali didn't know about Vansh, as he had been studying abroad before 13 years. Anjal's speech made sure that she didn't know that Vihaan and Vansh were twins. So she decided to use her trick.

"What! I don't know the truth." Riddhima made a fake panic.

"Riddhima, Vihaan was the elder grandson of Gayathri Raisinghania. He is dead. He was murdered. Don't fall into the trap of Gayathri Raisinghania; escape somewhere else. Don't get married to Raisinghania. They are merciless people. As a well-wisher, I am warning you." Anjal warned her.

"Don't joke. I know that you are pranking. Riddhima provoked her, making her lose her patience level.

"We murdered Vihaan!" Anjali said, making Riddhima gasp.

How are Vihaan and Anjali related? Who was involved, along with Anjali, in killing Vihaan?

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