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Niyonika's voice scared me. Nobody dared to raise their voice at my home at me and now I am being called as a thief. How insulting can one's life become?  

"I do not know anything, My Queen." I whimpered.  

Please end this torture soon. I can't bear the eyes looking at me with disgust. The women who carried the identity of Nandini Murthy were also tied to a wooden logs above their heads while they were dangling their body in weakness. The uniforms were torn revealing their scrapped skin and bloody wounds.  

"It's so sad that all the other women were beaten who were innocent while this thief is roaming freely." Navya spoke.  

I did not pay attention to her. I know Navya hates me now and there is no use to plead her. I only concentrated on Niyonika and Mr. Malhotra. "Please trust me, I am a heiress of Murthy mafia and would never steal. It's an insult to my clan even to be standing in such situations let alone steal someone's property." 

"Stop blabbering." Navya shouted and slapped me hard across my cheeks. A metallic taste filled my mouth as the inside of my cheek bled. Who could think this meek looking Navya was so strong.  

My eyes reddened with anger. If only my eyes could hit her back she would be crying in pain. But I had no chance with the people of Malhotra mansion looking at me to remove my existence.  

"Mr. Malhotra, I am saying the truth. As a person belonging from a mafia family, I had a family heirloom, and it is Pigeon. I know the importance of a heirloom and would do anything to protect it. At the same time we are raised in a way to die instead of having other mafia groups heirloom unless it is through marriage or through birth. I consider it an insult to adorn somebody's heirloom if it was for other than these two reasons." I pleaded.  

Mr. Malhotra opened his mouth slightly as if he was in shock. He did not speak anything but looked at my face keenly and checked if I was saying the truth.  

Before he could say anything Navya stood in my view, "Mr. Malhotra, do not trust this lying witch. She has clearly planned everything from stealing the family heirloom to feigning innocence. I bet she's planning on to run away with this ornament."  

Mr. Malhotra would not speak in front of his mother. Niyonika is clearly being manipulated my Navya. Is there anyone who can question this scene? Unknowingly my thoughts went to Manik. His presence alone was like a strong army. That man was indestructible and having him by my side would make me feel safer. But then he is my enemy too. He was the literal reason I am in this situation. If he did not enter my life, my parents won't be dead and I would be married to Mr. Malhotra peacefully. 

Realizing I am alone in this fight anger bubbled inside me. After all this is Navya, and for this person I do not need some superpowers. I could not control myself anymore. I slapped Navya and pulled her hair in my both fists. She screamed in pain and called for Mr. Malhotra but he did not budge. He was just a witness to this scene while Niyonika and the female guards tried to pull us apart. 

"I will make you bald, Navya. Stop lying and tell them the truth." I warned her. 

With the help of guards they successfully pulled us apart. I was in the hold of guards while Niyonika was comforting her. Really? I was the one with bleeding jaw and she get's to have the pampering.  

"My queen, I am so scared. Please save me from this evil person. Today she dared to steal the family heirloom and tomorrow she will steal my identity." Navya cried and I almost believed her acting.  

Niyonka hugged her close. "You have crossed all your lines. And you must be punished."  

"My Queen, please listen to me, she was the one who planted the pendant. We were just speaking and she pulled out the pendant from her coat." I cried. 

"Shut up." Navya pushed me back not letting me to finish my sentence. "You are making fool out of the Queen with your lies. Did you really think the Queen is an idiot to forgive you without punishing for your deeds?" She said instigating Niyonika.  

"My Queen, please give me your permission. This cheater must be punished so hard that she must regret her life on the earth." Navya said and took the whip from the guards hand. The visual of women beaten till they were unconscious flashed my eyes.  

Niyonika nodded giving Navya the permission to hit me. I hugged myself in fear. The thought of the whip on my sensitive skin sent me shivers and I wonder if I can even stay alive if I get hit by it. There was a maddening glint in Navya's eyes which scared me further as I took my steps backwards. 

The guards stopped me and pushed me further in front of Navya. Nobody was here to protect me or bring an end to this hell. As her hand with whip extended back and came towards me I closed my eyes as tears flowed accepting the pain which I have to bear. Surprisingly there was no pain even though I clearly heard the whip hitting sound.  

I opened my eyes to check what's happening around me. My mouth opened wide and my eyes went round when I saw Manik standing in front of me shielding from me from the pain while he caught the whip in his hands. His fist turned white with the grip on the whip as he pulled it out from Navya's hold. 

I could clearly see Navya's legs shivering standing in front of Manik - The Boss. She immediately lowered her eyes to the ground so as the guards around us. It was as if someone turned them into a statue to look at the ground.  

He turned towards me dressed in his black suit and held my chin gently and lifted it up. He looked at my teary eyes and the blood from the corner of my lips and back to my eyes. Manik's eyes had an mixture of emotion from pain and rage. He did not even react like this when I stabbed him and this is the first time I am seeing Manik in this emotion.  

"Nobody touches what belongs to me, let alone hurt it." He said dangerously while circling the whip around his fist.  

He stepped so close to Navya that she fell on the ground with fear shivering and crying all the while looking at Manik's shoes.  

"Cabir!" Manik screamed and Cabir ran towards him. "Burn her alive." 

I widened my eyes with shock. Manik just ordered his men to kill Navya. 

"Please spare me Boss." Navya pleaded falling on the ground where Manik stood. 

Cabir paid no attention to her cries and immediately began collecting the logs along with the other guards. Soon the logs piled up and they lit the fire. It was giant form of flames reminding me of how my mansion was burnt to ashes.  

Soon my mind filled with the images of Manik's men slashing my family's throat, Manik shooting Navya's mother and kidnapping me. Now for a tiny mistake he is ready to burn Navya alive. And tried to say he was innocent and had nothing to do with my parents death. 

Navya screamed on top of her lungs and no body even dared to stop this scene, even her would be husband, Harshad. She had dreamt so much and no body is with her at the most needed time. I could not bear the sight of a person pleading for their life. Though Navya tried to trouble me but still she was the person I had grown with. I want to punish her for her misdeeds but not this brutal.

"Manik, please forgive her. Burning someone alive is the worst punishment." I pleaded him. 

His concentration was only on my bleeding lips. He touched it with his fingers and my blood stained on his index finger. His eyes got darker and he shook his head. "She deserves it." He said clenching his jaw.  

I tried to speak again but he glared at me and that made me stop speaking. I rushed towards Harshad who was watching the scene as if it was normal chore. "Mr. Malhotra, please speak with your brother. She is your would be wife and you have the power to stop this punishment." It surprised me since he was not from mafia and still stood there encouraging this punishment. My pleads fell to his deaf ears as he was waiting for the next move of the scenario. How can a person raised in the America stay unaffected to a violence like this? Is he so bound for respect towards his family that he is not daring to raise voice? 

The guards were dragging Navya towards the fire they created and the time started getting shorter and shorter. I had limited time to save her before she is engulfed by the fire. Though Manik is not scared of his mother I still tried to speak with her. There may be a chance for Manik to listen if someone from his family speaks to him. 

"My Queen, please --" Before I could complete the sentence Niyonika looked at me in disgust and started walking towards Manik and tried to stop him. 

"Manik, stop it. It's not her fault. This servant stole our family pendant and she was trying to punish this servant. Why must you punish her for this? Listen to me and stop all this non sense." Her voice started getting low as she neared Manik. 

Manik was still red in rage and his fists still closed around the whip tightly. He gritted his teeth and pulled me by my arm towards his right arm. I crashed into his strong torso by his side and bounced an inch back. "She is MINE."

I gasped.

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Precap

Wohoooo!!!! Did Manik just say Nandu is his? Our powerful Boss is back :D

Should Navya be killed now? Or shall we save her? If yes, who must save and how?

What do you understand by the precap? Naughty girls speak up what will happen in the next update?