Rehan lazily lifted his eyelashes as he was drained out of all energy.... Arjun had been kind enough to let his men dress his wound and provide him with water time to time....He had a nerve breaking headache too....He was trying hard to get free from all the chains holding him captive but all his efforts were in vain.... Just than the door snapped apart and Arjun entered inside with Radhika who was struggling to get free from him but all her efforts were in drain.....

Arjun brought her before Rehan and smirked," Hi Rehan.... Your daughter z really a tigress....she scratches like a pro...."

Radhika sped over to her dad....he was lying on the floor lifelessly... Her eyes pooled with tears as her voice came out in whisper," Dad are you fine?!....I was so worried about you?!.... Did they do harm you?!"

Rehan cupped her face and wiped her tears and spoke in an assuring tone," No princess.... I am fine....but why are you dressed in this bridal wear?!" He stared at her from top to bottom with a clueless expression all over her face....But what caught his eye was the wedding locket and vermilion.... All the negative horrible thoughts crept in his mind....He looked up at Arjun who stood folding his arms to his chest with a bored expression on his face.

Rehan spoke gritting his teeth," What the hell did you do to my daughter?!....Why z she dressed in this bridal wear and why z she having this wedding signs on her body?!"

Arjun cocked his eyebrow and asked," Isn't that obvious?!"

Radhika tried her best to change the topic....She cupped her dad's face and turned it towards her....She hugged him and buried her face in his chest and cried," Dad you are hurt....you should take care of yourself..." She turned to Arjun and spoke, " Arjun he needs medication....please do something. "

Arjun spoke defiantly, " Wifey....I don't think so Rehan needs medication....Don't worry darling your father z not leaving us anytime soon...." He eyed Rehan with a petrifying gaze and spoke venomously, " Rehan has to lose every drop of blood in his body before burning to ashes.....And I will make sure of that."

He grabbed Radhika's hand and pulled her up and seductive spoke," Wifey, I permitted you to meet your dad....That does not mean I will let you ditch me on our first night....I can't wait to taste you....relish you and deflower you."

Rehan couldn't contain his fury anymore... He struggled to get free from the chains but he only ended up getting red stains on his hands and legs...

Arjun laughed at his futile attempts," Rehan why are you making it more difficult for yourself?!.... Just live your life till I get back to you....right now I am hungry for your daughter not thirsty for your blood."

Rehan pleaded," Arjun please No....don't touch her...don't taint her I beg you."

Arjun pulled Radhika to him and replied in a flirtatious playful tone," Rehan....She z my wife and that gives me all rights to take her to my bed and...."

Rehan cuts him off angrily," What do you mean by she z your wife?!."

Arjun hugged Radhika from behind encircling her waist and dropped the bomb on Rehan which gave him the biggest shock of his lifetime," Don't you see the wedding locket of my name which she z wearing.... Are you blind to see the vermilion I have put in her hair partition to claim her mine?!"

Rehan crashed on his knees and cried like a abandoned child....He had lost everything today....He remembered his mothers words who use to tell him innumerable times that one can never get away from his deeds....she use to quote....as you sow so shall you reap.....But he never really pay heed to her words....He idolized his father who wanted him to be a ruthless cruel heartless monster who was immune to see anyone's pain....Now his daughter had to bear the outcome of all his sins......His princess who he had taken care of like a fragile feeble rose petal was pushed in between so many thorns just because of him....He was a defeated man today who had no life left within him....He felt a throbbing pain in his chest which was multiplying every minute....He looked at Arjun with a pitiful gaze begging him to let go of his daughter and not take away her virtue...

But all Arjun could hear were his mother's shrieks and cries which were reverberating in his eyes and the sight of his mother lying in pool of her own blood fueled his rage to infinity... He marched over to Rehan and caught him by neck and banged his head on the wooden log but to his surprise Rehan didn't even flinch nor did he wince in pain...blood oozed out of the clot that got formed on his forehead...

Radhika panicked and shuddered in fright as she saw Arjun beating her father into pulp...She ran to him and tried to intervene But Arjun pushed her away harshly and she lost her balance and fell off on her face....

Rehan was quiet and suffering all the hard blows one after other as if he was nonliving thing who felt no pain got up with great difficulty and crawled to his daughter who was sitting on floor holding her bleeding elbow which got injured when Arjun pushed her....He held her chin gently and lifted her angelic face and spoke, " I am so sorry.....You have to go through all this just because of my one mistake.....If that I wouldn't have done that shameful mistake then you wouldn't have this

Arjun lost his all control after hearing the word mistake from Rehan who was consoling his daughter....He kicked him so hard from behind that Rehan had a muscle cramp but he didn't even yelp in pain.

Arjun pulled his hair and yanked his head back and roared," MISTAKE!!....You had my mother raped by your men and you fucking have the guts to call it a mistake....What if some motherfucker  does the same thing to your wife and apologize later calling it a mistake??.....What you would have done then??!....I am going to do the same thing with your daughter today Then let's see what you see it as....A forgivable small mistake or a unforgivable...unpardonable Rape??....Rehan you have no idea what horrible things I can do to her....And trust me I will....That day in that house you bloody had a illusion that nobody witnessed the horrifying sin you did....But God made me watch all the loathsome and dreadful things you did to my mom....You know how it feels to get haunted by that same nightmare every alternate day?!.... I will make sure your daughter walks on path of ashes in my house....Maybe that will soothe my pain....But I am not as remorseless as you are....You made my mother go through unfathomable pain in one day....I will make your daughter go through hell everyday....You gave me a nightmare which kills me every other night....Now I will be the worst nightmare for your daughter. "

He dumped Rehan there and threaded to Radhika who was feeling outrageous after knowing the truth...

Radhika was dumbstruck..aggrieved..
grief stricken and terribly disappointed after coming across the scandalous... gruesome and the monstrous  reality of her father....Her whole world was shattered and broken beyond repair....She cursed herself for always fooling herself by avoiding eye contact with the realism...She fooled herself when she knew in some corner of her heart that she was hoping for a dawn to a endless dark night....

She stared at her Dad with teary eyes sparking with fire and spoke hoping for an answer which will sooth her heart," I don't believe my dad can do this to someone....Whatever Arjun said, is that true?!...."

Rehan had no answer to her question.... He didn't had the courage and heart to defame himself in the eyes of that person who he loved more than his own life.....

Radhika couldn't stand his silence anymore.... And for the first time in her life she screamed on the top of her voice at the person she was the most closest to in her heart.

Radhika with her eyes emitting fire yelled in a ear splitting tone," DAD....IS THAT TRUE?!.....DID YOU COMMIT SUCH AN AWFUL SIN?!"

Rehan with tears rolling down his cheek answer in a remorseful tone," Yes Bacchu But...."

Radhika closed her eyes and gulped down her pain and tears once and for all....She was not going to shed tears for such a horrible kind of a person who carried no remorse for all this years after doing such a gross deed to some woman....

She wiped her tears with the back of her hand and spoke in an impassive cold voice, " I am ashamed to call you my dad....I am feeling so stained...filthy to have your blood running in my veins....How could you do this to another woman being a father of a daughter yourself?!.... How could you?!....What if someone had done the same thing to me and left me to die on my own?!...."

She got up and said in dispassionate low clipped tone," From today I break all my ties with you....I, Radhika from today....this moment gets rid of your name behind my own....From now on I am just Radhika not Rehan's daughter.... I am an orphan who has no one to address as her dad....Having a disgraceful father like you z worst than having none....."

Rehan begged as tears swam down his eyes," No baccha please don't do this....I will be dead if you break all your ties with me....you are my greatest joy....you are a blessing bestowed on me."

Radhika spitted venom," And its a dreadful curse for me to have you as my father....I will never ever forgive you....You are dead for me."

She turned to Arjun and spoke," He z better than you.... At least he z not a backstabber like you....And you just made a fool out of me all this years....I always knew about you and your work....But I had a weak heart to ever hate you because you made me feel like I was the only one who mattered to you....I was your world and you were mine....But I couldn't even imagine that you could stoop this low just to settle scores with someone...."

Arjun glared at her murderously, " You are a bloody hypocrite like your father....you think you can save yourself by shedding crocodile tears in front of me....I don't need you to feel sympathy for my mom.....your cutting off ties with your devil of a father won't bring back my mother....your words won't take back all the horrible things he did to her that day...."

He walked to her swiftly and grabbed her hand in his ironic grip and glared at her dangerously with storming anger in his eyes....he spoke in a cool composed tone to her surprise, " Wifey, don't you feel anything to keep your husband waiting for hours....I have a lot to do to you....So baby let's get you out of here....our bed z waiting for your blood to be smashed over it...."

She shivered and shook in fear....her face was pale....colourless...as she lost her appetite listening to him....He was talking about their first night so casually like he was asking her about today's weather....Her heart was filled with so much of pain that she felt it might just burst open....How could she ever survive with a husband who saw her as nothing but a pawn in his game of revenge.....How was she supposed to give herself to him after all this?!...

Arjun turned to Rehan and spoke in a dead clear tone," What did I promise you today few hours back?!....That I will make you beg for your daughter's life and if you don't then I won't be calling myself a man.....See here we are....You are on your knees begging to me But I fucking hate people begging....It worsens the situation.... And for you on my dead body I will show mercy..."

He dragged Radhika out along with him and commanded his men to lock the cell.

First time in their life they felt fear at the audacity of his tone....They were trained and shortlisted by the Mark himself.... who hated nothing but weakness....He had restricted them from having any family....Even if they fathered children but they were not supposed to hook up....It was the unwritten rule of Arjun's squad.....Charm....Use and Discard....Woman were used like peanut crumbs. And no one till today believed that Arjun will marry a girl....Though they knew he was being pressurized by Mark to give a heir But he will only blow off that discussion in air....But the world seemed upside down today....He actually took vows with a girl though not out of love but still he was claimed or he had himself claimed by force.

Everyone in that house felt sorry for Radhika....Because she was paying for a mistake she had not committed.... They just prayed to God to give her courage to survive the night and the rest of her life with the cold blooded beast who she belonged for life.