Nandini woke up to find herself tied to a chair while Arya & Maddy stood infront of her. Seeing them, Nandini started panicking.

"T...T..T...Tum....D..D..Dono? Ma..main...kahan hoon?" 

They were in an old abandoned Kaali temple 

"You dont need to know that....bas itna jaan lo, ke tum aaj zinda bachne nahi wali." Aryaman growled. Nandini gasped in fear.

Meanwhile Manik & the others had also woken up...one not seeing Nandini, Manik ran off to look for her and had his men looking to.

"Hai bagwan....kaha hogi meri bachi?" Neelam cried. "Harsh....kuch karo. Find her!"

"Neelam shant ho jao...Manik dundh rahe hai na usse?" Nyo consoled her. "Kuch nahi hoga humari Nandu ko."

Cabir & Abhi started questioning the waiters and found that two of them were missing and they werent part of their staff.

"What the F*CK do you mean nahi paata?" Cabir yelled furiously. "Do log tumhare saath yahan aate hai and you dont even know who they are? SERIOUSLY?"

"You have 2 minutes....ache se socho aur batao ke woh dono kaun they, warna agar HUMARI behen ko kuch bhi hua....JAAN le lenge tum sab ka!" Abhi threatened. Manik meanwhile was searching the place for any evidence when he saw the locket that he had given Nandini on the ground.

"Nandini....kaha ho tum? Pls be ok...pls be safe." Manik whispered as he held the locket in his hands. Thats when he noticed a wallet nearby, Manik picked that up and saw Maddy's drivers license. "MADHYAM.....YOU ARE DEAD!"

Without telling anyone, Manik left from there driving to Maddy & Arya's place but didnt find anyone there. He did however find a map to a kaali temple.

"Yeh toh woh...purane wale mandir hai. Yahan salaon se koi nahi jaata...lagta hai in dono ne Nandini ko yahi le gaya hoga." He drove to the location and going in to be greeted by a bunch of Maddy & Arya's men but not before sending his location to Rehan.

"Manik!" 

Manik saw Nandini tied to a chair with the brothers standing behind her.

"Nandini!"

"Well well well....I had a feeling you wouldnt make this easy on us....so I was prepared." Maddy smirked. "Get him guys!"

The men started to attack Manik.

"MANIK!!!" Nandini screamed helplessly as the goons kept punching and kicking Manik on the ground. "FIGHT BACK PLSS! PLSS!"

Manik raised his hand to fight back but was stopped.

"Dont even think about it Manik. Tune jaise hi apna haath utha...teri biwi ki jaan gayi." Aryaman warned him. Madhyam held a sharp knife to Nandini's neck.

Manik held his hands in a fist, stopping himself from fighting back. Just bearing the pain as they kept hitting him. He fell to the ground coughing up blood.

"MANIKKKK!!!" Nandini sobbed. "NOOO! PLS STOP! MAT MARO USSE PLSSSS!!! MAAANNNIIIKKK!!!"

"MANIK KYA KAR RAHE HO? FIGHT BACKK? TUM MAAR KYUN NAHI RAHE HO UNHE?"

"I...cant..." Manik managed to say. Aryaman decided to join in and started kicking Manik who wouldnt fight back no matter what.

"Bro...join in the fun na." Arya said to Maddy. "She wont be going any where even if she wanted tried."

Maddy kept the knife on the side table and joined Arya in kicking & beating Manik. Nandini kept screaming and crying for help. She kept struggling against the ropes and finally it started to get loose. 

Seeing Manik in this condition, Nandini felt a surge of power and she grabbed the trishul from the Maa Kaali statue.

"MADHYAM! CHODO MERE PATI KO!" Nandini yelled out. Everyone turned around and were stunned to see Nandini standing up, her hair blowing in the wind. There was fire in her eyes, she marched upto a stunned Madhyam & pushed him down. She had one foot on his chest and she held the trishul to his neck angrily.

"Huh...looks like you have a bit of guts. Lekin mujhe paata hai tum mujhe maar nahi paoge...you dont have it in you!" Maddy taunted her.

"Galat lagta hai tumhe. Manik ke liye...main kuch bhi kar sakti hoon! AAARRGGHH!!!!" Nandini yelled as she drove the trishul into his chest, killing him.

"NOOOOO MADDYY! YOU B*TCH!" Arya went to attack Nandini but then there was a gunshot. "AAH!"

He fell to the ground with a hole in his head.

At that moment Rehan entered with Raj, Viren, Harsh, Cabir, Abhi & a munch of their men. They started shooting at the men.

"Na...Nan...di..ni.." Manik, who was still conscious but weak managed to call out. Nandini turned around and saw him using a table to pull himself up to a standing position.

"Manik!" Nandini ran to him and hugged him, brying her face into his shirt crying. "Manik...tum...tum...kitni chot lagi hai. Why didnt you fight back? Kyun kiya tumne aisa?"

"Nan...dini.." Manik said.

"Kuch ho jaata tumhe toh? Main kya karti?" Nandini kept scolding him. "Itne bade Mafia King hoke itne STUPID kaise ho sakte ho tum?"

"Nandini!"

"Kya hai? Main dant rahi hoon na?" Nandini said annoyed.

"Nandini...tum apne pairon pe khare ho." Manik had tears of happiness in his eyes as he looked at Nandini up and down.

"Haan toh?" Nandini still didnt realized.

"Jaan...your legs....thik ho gaya hai tumhare pair." Manik explained. Nandini fell silent as she finally looked down and saw herself standing on her own two feet. 

"Main...Ma- mera...pair...main...Im...Manik..."

Manik nodded understanding what Nandini was feeling. He grabbed her and started kissing her all over.

"Im better..Main main thik ho gayi." Nandini kept babbling.

"Manik! Nandini!" Harsh & Raj ran over to the couple.

"Papa!" Nandini turned to Harsh & hugged him then turned to Raj. "Papa..main thik ho gayi. Dad look at me, main thik ho gayi!"

Raj & Harsh were both stunned and cried happily.

"Guys look!" Nandini called out to her brothers and Rehan. "Main thik ho gayi. I can stand...I can walk...I can even jump!"

Nandini tried to jump to show them but Manik stopped her with a chuckle.

"Bas bas...meri jhansi ki rani. I think they get it. Abhi abhi thik hui ho...dont push too much." Manik said. Nandini then remembered Manik was injured.

"Oh god...main kitni burri hoon. Apne pairon ke chakkar maine, I forgot tumhe chot lag gayi."

"Hey...its okay." Manik held her by her waist and pulled her close. "Mere liye tumse zyada important kuch bhi nahi hai."

A Few Months Later...

Manik & Nandini both got better and soon they got busy with their work. Manik with his business & Nandini with the hospital. They barely got enough time to spend with each other. 

Even the family members realized they needed to spend time together.

"Nyo...yeh dono kuch zyada kaam kar rahe hai. Ek dusre ke liye waqt hi nikal nahi paa rahe hai." Vasudha commented.

"Hmm..sahi bol rahi ha aap Ma. Mujhe lagta hai inn dono ko honeymoon pe bhejna chahiye." Nyonika replied.

"Haan yeh bohot acha idea hai." Neelam also agreed.

"Thik hai phir.....shub kaam main deri kaisi? Hum aaj ke aaj hi dono ko bhejte hai." Vasudha said.

After planning everything, Manik & Nandini were informed of the plans and of course they were both very excited.

"Par dadi...achanak kaise. Humme packing karni hogi na." Nandini asked.

"Uski tension mat kar. Riddhima, Rehan, Cabir aur Abhi milke tum dono ki  packing kar rahe hai. Oh...there they are." Neelam looked to the stairs where the four of them came down with two suitcases.

"Here you go sister dear." Riddhima grinned and passed Nandini her suitcase. "Have fun on your honeymoon."

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"Manik...hum kaha jaa rahe hai?" Nandini asked Manik. The two of them were sitting in the private jet.

"Paata nahi...pilot bhi kuch nahi bol rahe hai." Manik grumbled. "Lagta hai family ne kuch plan kiya hai."

"Vaise...acha hi hai na. Hum dono itne busy ho gaye they, yeh break acha hoga." Nandini smiled and looked out the window "Wow...hum kitni upar aa gaye hai! See na mnaik...sirf clouds hi clouds dikh rahe hai!"

Manik admired Nandini lovingly as she kept babbling about the view. Soon she fell asleep with her head resting on his shoulders. 

A few hours later, the pilot woke them up.

"Sir...Ma'am. Hum pauch gaye."

"Yaar ab toh bata do, where are we?" Manik asked.

"Sir, we are in macau. Bahar ek gadi hai jo aapko aapke hotel tak le jayenge." The pilot replied. Manik & Nandini got off the jet and sat in the car that took them to a beautiful hotel. Sfter they checked in, one of the employees led them to their room before going to get their luggage.

"So pretty Manik....view toh dekho!" Nandini ran to the large balcony and breathed in the fresh air. Manik walked over and slid his arms around her waist form the back. "Manik...kya kar rahe ho?"

"Kya? We are on our honeymoon...yeh karne ke liye hi toh aaye hai." Manik whispered, kissing her neck softly.  Nandini had to hold in a moan. 

"Manik..par-"

"OH!" A voice sounded startled. Manik let go and turned around to see the employee was back with their bags. "Im so sorry sir. Ill just....go....yeh aapka samaan."

The poor guy was red in the face as he quickly flipped over the do no disturb sign and closed the door. Nandini turned to glare at Manik.

"Dekha? Yehi keh rahi thi main...darwaza toh band kar lete....patience hi nahi hai, pagal!" Nandini scolded him. As she walked back into the room towards her bag, Manik grabbed her again and tossed her onto the giant king sized bed. "aah!"

Manik trapped her between his arms, hovering over her. "Pagal toh main hoon...tumhare pyar mein. Aur rahi baat patience ki toh agar kisi ki biwi itni khubsurat ho toh patience kaise hoga?"

 Nandini blushed. "Acha ab hato...mujhe kapre badalna hai."

"I have a better idea." Manik smirked. "Kapre mat badlo...bas yeh wale kapre utar do."

Nandini's eyes widen and she hit Manik's chest lightly. "Manik! Kuch bhi! One track mind...Hum naye jaga aaye hai....ghumna nahi hai kya?"

"Eh...nope. Mere liye yeh kamra kaafi hai." Manik replied. Nandini smiled & slid her arms around his neck.

"Acha ji?"

"Haan ji." Manik leaned in closer. Taking this moment of distraction, Nandini pushed Manik over and stood up.

"Toh tum raho iss kamre mein....main toh ghumne chali!" With a giggle, Nandini ran to her bag and got out a change of clothes.  

"So mean..." Manik grumbled in defeat.

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Teaser:

Manik was laying in bed when the lights dimmed. 

"Itni jaldi thak gaye Hubby?" 

He turned to the washroom and his mouth dropped open seeing Nandini wearing sexy lingere. Nandini smirked at his expression and winked at him.

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