•SHIVIKA ROOM•
She had already woken up when his alarm rang. It was 5:30 am & she was busy arranging her stuff because they had their flight at 9:00 am. "Good Morning" he smiled at her, "morning" she replied giving him a sweet smile back. "So? all done" he asked, "almost" she replied keeping some last essentials in her suitcase.
"Shivay" she said when he was busy checking his phone."yes Annika? any problem" he asked looking at her. "Yes actually, I mean do you think we should go?" he could read the reason behind her hesitation, of course its not gonna be easy for her after all that she knows but he knew there is nothing he could do because its not about him, but his dad. " Do we have any other choice Annika? Dad is one stubborn man with his contacts spreading all over the world. he would easily track us if we tried to escape. Don't worry, we will figure out something soon." he said assuring her, to which she nodded positively.

•SHIVAY•
It was 7:00 am, Shivay completed his packing & went to washroom. He came out & saw her standing in front of the mirror. That red sari made her look like an angel from heaven. she was wearing her mangalsutra.  He could see that trust in her eyes when she wore it. He was just watching her from a distance. After that she applied some sindoor on the partition of her forehead. The moment she applied sindoor, he could see that feeling of pride in her eyes. She wore some beautiful red bangles which looked mesmerising in her hands. she wore them with so much love, so much pride. He felt bad,  how can she love him so much even after knowing that he doesn't loves her back? how can she carry these essentials of marriage with so much love & pride which hold no meaning now? How? she always amazes him. He kept looking at her, he could not deny the fact that she looked so beautiful & angelic in Saree with that mangalsutra , sindoor & bangles complimenting her more.

•ANNIKA•
She could feel someone's constant gaze on her & she turned back to see him staring at her. He started coming near her, she started taking some steps back, he came more close, she took some more steps back. Finally he came real close to her, the proximity between them made her nervous.
"Shiv..aa" she gasped in nervousness when he said "Sshh". He forwarded his finger towards her face, she closed her eyes. The next moment she felt his hand on her nose. "A little of it fell on your nose, now its fine" he said wiping the sindoor from her nose with his finger.
She opened her eyes & saw him smiling at her, his smile had some magic which gave her heart a different kind of happiness. From that night she fell in love with him, he had never been very nice to her. He always maintained a distance. He never seemed happy being with her. He never smiled watching her. She was fool to ignore all these signs & still marry him. She longed for this smile, she longed for his touch but look at her fate, she is getting his smile now but may be thats because he is happy, he would be getting his freedom back. She always wanted her to be the reason of his smile & happiness but she is not, its jennifer.
"Annika" he snapped his fingers in front of her face.
"What happened?" He asked raising her eyebrows.
"Nothing" she said turning back.
" You get ready, I will just go & check on dad." She left the room saying this.

•LIVING AREA•
It was 7: 30 am. Annika's father, Mr Wadhwa came there to bid them farewell. They were done with the breakfast & it was time for Shivay Annika to go.
"Comeon! Make a move, I dont want you both to miss the flight" Mr. Oberoi said.
"Dad, take good care of your health. I m gonna call you everyday okay?" Shivay said.
"I promise Shivay, now go" he said hugging Shivay.
"Take care dad. Do not miss taking your medicines on time. I have given all the instructions to Martha, call her whenever you need anything & remember no salads & fried food." Annika said giving him a warning with a smile.
"Look at her Harsh, does it seems I m his father in law? Its not even a week since she is here & she is scolding me like a mother" Mr Oberoi said to Mr Wadhwa laughing.
Both of them laughed together & Shivay was jusy admiring Annika. She actually took really good care of his father. The way she gave him all the instructions touched his heart.
"Okay now go, I will take care beta" he said to Annika.
Annika & Shivay hugged Mr Wadhwa & they left.

•THE JOURNEY•
It was a long flight of 9 hours. Shivay & Annika reached the airport. It was 2 : 30 pm in Switzerland when they reached. The weather was so beautiful. It was both Annika & Shivay's first trip to Switzerland. Everything was perfectly arranged by Mr. Oberoi. After 30 minutes they reached Hotel Blue Sparkle. The presidential suit was already booked for them. It was a huge room, arranged beautifully with all the necessary items. The luxurious furniture complimented the room & made it look like a dreamy castle.
"The room is nice, isn't it?" Shivay asked Annika.
"Yes it's beautiful" she replied.
"So, what do you want to have for lunch?" He again asked her.
"I dont feel like eating Shivay" she said in a calm tone.
"Well you cant miss on food when you are with SSO. I m very particular about diet you see" he said winking at her.
"But Shivay..I"
"I dont want to hear anything Annika, lets go & have something from the restaurant. Comeon go & change, Ill just check the map" he said looking into his phone.
She knew there was no use in arguing, he wont listen to her. She knows him from her childhood & he was already famous for his stubbornness. He got it from his father afterall she thought & smiled.

•SHIVIKA•
She came out of the washroom, wearing a beautiful peach maxi dress. Everything she wore made her look gorgeous. Her hair were partially parted and some of the flicks rested on her forehead. She looked so cute. He was again lost looking at her. A call from the hotel brought him back to the real world.
After attending the call, he went towards her. "You look beautiful" he complimented her. She could not believe her ears. Did he just called her "Beautiful". This was the first time ever he complimented her. A beautiful smile appeared on her face, "Thanku" she replied.
He went to take a shower. He was only thinking about her. The smile which appeared on her face when he gave her that compliment was magical.
"Was it the first time I complimented her? Was I such a blind to not notice how pretty she is? Or is something wrong with me? Why m I constantly thinking about her" he thought & suddenly a fear escaped his heart. "What is happening to me?" Shivay was confused.
After taking a shower he changed into a casual black T & a blue jeans. Did SSO needed to do something else to look handsome? He was looking so dashing in that body hugging T-shirt. The hair were not gelled, which made him look more breathtaking. As soon as he came out, she saw him. She could not keep away her eyes off him. How can someone look so freaking hot in a T!? Is he even real? She thought.
Suddenly she came back to senses. "No!" Her heart said. "You can't just keep admiring him like this Annika, although he is a bit of a looker still you cant. You need to stop falling for him anymore. There is no use walking down a road which leads no where. Stop it now" Of course her heart was right. This new fear started scaring her. She cant fall for him now. No matter what, she needs to keep herself away from his charming looks. She cant get trapped. It will ultimately lead to pain. She thought and went towards the balcony to admire the beautiful huge mountains covered with snow.

Precap : The party

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