She entered the room and instantly demanded attention, it was not vocal however the aura she carried demanded everyone's surrender.
Confidence seemed like her second name and elegance another, she resembled a musk deer wandering in the white mountain of Himalayas yet from within she was a lioness, her deep brown eyes only scream out that when the lips were sealed.
The maroon on her lips was curved like two rose petals as she smiled like a woman who had won the bet of her life as her eyes encountered the man who was spell bounded, hypnotized only by one look of her.
The woman knew at that moment that she could bring the world on her feet because the man who claims to be the king was himself speechless, stunned and was standing in complete awe of her beauty.
She raised her chin in pride, ego and elegance clashing together as her feet reached closer to him, ignoring all the admiring eyes she moved nearer.
A victorious glow on her face, she was right every man was worshipping her beauty with their eyes and women...they burned in jealousy.
But the woman of the hour only has her eyes on her husband, her stupid c grade husband.
"Muh toh band kariye warna log sochenge ki Khashiq ki Rani Khashiq ke Raja ke aukaat ke bahar hai tabhi toh apni khud ki biwi ko deewano ke tarah taak rahe hai," reaching to him she rose on her toes and whispered in his ears, making him close his parted mouth instantly.
(Close your mouth dear otherwise people will think that Khashiq's Queen is way out of league for Khashiq's King. That is why he is staring at his own wife like a mad lover.)
Zehra laughed hearing that while Reyna only smirked, rolling the side tendril of her hair around her index finger in style.
She knew she looked best and he just wanted to relish her mindlessly but tonight she was not horny and he is not getting any.
Nirvana cleared his throat and excused himself hurriedly while Aks followed him without a single word.
As both the men were gone Reyna and Zehra looked at each other silently before bursting out in laughter.
As their laughter died Zehra asked Reyna,"Why is Izan taking so much time to bring his bride downstairs. Weren't they supposed to come down even before you ?"
"Exactly they were supposed to be downstairs before me but they are not here..I don't know what's taking them so long," Reyna, looking towards the central staircase.
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Izan stared at his wife and contemplated once again. Should he take her downstairs or keep hiding her from all the awaiting eyes.
Like a quiet doll she was standing before him, hands clasped together and gaze casted down, the transparent white veil enraptured with shimmers and moon like stones set over her head was flowing like feathery wings behind her.
The white lehenga engraved with thousands of diamonds could not match the shine of her natural beauty, she looked ethereal like always and he was proud to call her his wife but he was possessive too, and a lot insecure of people seeing what was truthfully his.
The one thing that was ticking him off was the deep cut of her blouse, no question in that it was beautiful but it was also showing a large part of her cleavage.
"I think you should change, doll," he said after a long moment of silence. Clover raised her eyes and looked at him, something flickering into her at that new nickname.
Her lips parted to tell him a no or perhaps tell him that they have already wasted their time enough but instead of that she looked down again and nodded her head, not a single word uttered as she turned around to go inside to change.
Clover had only taken her second step when he stopped her again,"Clovy," she was frozen...once again.
"Are you feeling uncomfortable in this outfit ?" He asked, remembering the words of his someone special.
Listen Izan, never tell a girl what to wear and what not to wear. It's her body not a territory that you think you can rule on.
This time Clover turned around and looked him in the eyes with her eyes as wide as saucers, she blinked twice not believing he asked her if she was uncomfortable...
What an irony it was ! He never asked her that before touching her.
"Tell me do you like wearing what you are wearing?" He asked her again in a complete neutral tone. He knew how unusual it was for him to ask her this but he had to.
Clover bit her lips and looked anywhere but him, she saw how he patiently waited for her response.
Finally meeting his deep eyes again she innocently nodded before showing him a thumbs up.
His lips curled in a smile at her cute gesture and he held the same thumb she was showing him and pulled her closer to him by it.
"You can wear whatever you want, Clover but if anyone puts an eye on what's mine I swear of my love for you that I am going to bath you with that motherfucker's blood," he whispered in a dead serious tone.
Clover blinked rapidly, her throat parching at his words, at his protectiveness, at the promise his eyes made but his next words damp everything within her.
"And I know you have a past of being a slut but from now on you are Izan Rajput's wife. Never forget that."
With that he turned around and pulled her to the main hall where everyone was waiting to see the new daughter in law of Aryans.
When the new couple arrived in the room yet again the attention was grasped by the Aryan daughter in law. She was no lesser than the other goddess of this house.
Elders smiled, gushing at her beauty while young ones had their lips zipped, even if she was the daughter of a beggar she looked ethereal. A part of Izan, a perfectly fitting piece of the Rajput family.
The other two ladies were on Clover's side within a second, both of them taking off evil eyes from her by pressing a small kohl dot behind her ears.
Izan smiled at his sisters before casting a devil's eye to every man present in the hall, daring them to look Clover in the eyes.
The men instantly put their gaze away. Izan smirked at that before wandering his gaze around the hall, "Where is Nevan ?" He asked to both of his sisters who in response only looked at each other before turning their eyes to Nirvana and Aks who were approaching them.
"He will not come," Nirvana's answer was short and crisp, demanding no cross questions from anyone.
Clover stood clueless surrounded by the Aryan family whilst the same thought played in Reyna and Zehra's mind.
The girls once again looked at each other with empty words and sorrowful eyes.
"My own brother didn't attend my wedding nor my marriage reception," Izan spoke to no one in particular, a hint of something sad in his tone.
Clover's eyes whipped to her husband hearing sadness in his tone instead of arrogance and lure.
"You sad ?" without her realising it she whispered in shock.
Her two words gathered every Aryans attention.
They especially the two old brothers smiled, happy for Izan. They thought Clover cared for him but only if they knew the whole truth.
Clover grew awkward finding the elder brother's eyes on her. She was a quiet girl who never really had a proper conversation with them. She stood there fumbling with her finger when she realised she had asked that aloud and now everyone especially the two brothers must be thinking she cares for him.
"He will only come back after completing imprisonment. He is three weeks away from completing his jail stay," Nirvana who initially was not in the mood to let the information pass to Izan and the ladies of his family spoke, only to dilute the silence that was captured after Clover's words.
However it only added to Clover's fear as she flinched at the mention of the word jail.
Seeing her fear both Aks and Nirvana hinted to their respective wives to draw Clover's attention to other things.
And the ladies followed, the evening got busier and mesmerizing as everyone soon started coming and congratulating the newly weds.
Not for a single moment Izan left Clover's hand, he was sticking like glue to her.
To the world he was coming out as a protective husband who loves his wife to bits and pieces but every time Clover felt him getting cosier with her, she felt fear instead of goosebumps.
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Zehra smiled seeing the new couple, it was something dreamy for her. The way Izan grasped Clover's hand or the way he was smiling while staring at her. They were like the perfect couple of Disney's dreamy world.
Her eyes wandered and stopped on the second couple, Reyna and Nirvana. Her smile widened when she saw Nirvana whispering something into Reyna's ear and she rolled her eyes in response. Even after his mother was so close to him but tonight Ahren was sticking to his father's side as he slept soundly on his strong shoulder.
They were what she picturised as a perfect family, two completely different people who love each other to bits connected by a child who will always be the sole reason for their happiness.
Her eyes then searched for her husband who like every time has left her alone, but what surprised her was him doing it in front of the whole world.
It was their silent agreement to act like a lovely couple in front of any third pair of eyes but tonight he has left her alone and she could feel the judging eyes of people collapsing to her alone self.
Zehra passed a small smile to Mrs. Mehra, the top gossiper and the celebrity journalist of Khashiq when she asked mouthing, "Where is Mr. Aks," to her.
Zehra knew if she notices Aks's absence and her loneliness for a few more minutes she will spice it up and post it on reddit because no one can openly criticize or write against Aryans specially the beast of the beasts Aks. But an anonymous post grilling the reputation of Aryans will do it for her.
So to ignore trending tomorrow on reddit Zehra went on to look out for Aks.
She searched for him almost everywhere but could not find him. At the end giving up a sigh she walked out of the building to get some fresh air. It was better to not get seen instead of being seen alone.
As soon as she came out her eyes collided with Aks and Myra.
Her body froze and her feet stopped.
She curbed the sudden coldness that captured her whole body and stood there watching them.Their backs were to her so they could not see her.
For a moment Zehra thought of turning around and going inside leaving them alone but a bigger part of her begged her to stay.
So she stood there in the cold night watching them exchanging words.
"I don't fucking get why do you expect a apology from me ! It was you who was acting like a bitch to my nephew and guess what I will yell at you again if you try to harm any child of my family," Zehra almost flinched seeing as Aks clenched out the words to Myra. His face was clasped with the famous Aks Deadly Look.
"I was not harming him, Aks. How can you even think like that ? I can never harm a child that is your nephew whom you love so much. I don't get it why can't you see it. It was just a small mistake. I am not used to holding a baby and he was getting all fussy. It was a genuine mistake Aks and for that you shouted at me in front of everyone. I think I deserve an sorry from you," Myra spoke in a broken voice as she wiped the tears from her cheeks.
Zehra looked at her from up to down, Myra has always maintained an innocent girl image.
If they were put together Myra would pass out as more conservative and innocent looking than her however it was only Zehra who knows her real face.
Aks was miles away from knowing who truly was Myra, Zehra had tried to show him Myra's real face but gave up when she realised Aks was a gone case.
No matter what she says he will believe Myra more than her.
A harsh truth which used to feel like a thorn in her throat. It still does but now the thorns are like petals to her.
"You never believe me, Aks," Myra said, looking at him with tearful eyes. "I am sure you don't love me..is it because of your wife ? Does she put things against me in your mind ? Maybe that's the reason you look so distanced from me nowadays. She really instigates you against me. Such a vile wom-"
"Stop with your nonsense Myra. It's nothing like that ! Zehra doesn't do that," Aks shut her up because she could speak further.
His sudden outburst left Myra stunned and here Zehra was equally stunned as her. He was taking her side in front of Myra. Okay...something impossible.
"She does not put anything wrong against anyone in mind. She barely even talks to me. She is not a vile woman so don't call her that," he said, rubbing the back of his head as the old memories surfaced like black and white pieces of dreams in front of his eyes.
"She is not vile..." he repeated in a whisper as he looked down, getting lost somewhere.
Myra's eyes widened as she saw the honesty on his face and heard the rawness in his words. They were together for the last 2 years and it was the first time ever he had clearly taken Zehra's side.
The fear of losing him suddenly filled her mind and she said,"She is taking you back from me."
"What ? " Aks asked, not clearly hearing her.
"Nothing," she smiled out of nowhere and then spoke,"I am really sorry for hurting Ahren. I was not intending that. Will you forgive me pleeeeeease," she said with a sickly sweet innocent voice.
Aks stared at her emotionlessly for a long minute, he took so much time that Myra thought he had seen through her, finding her reality somewhere but then he sighed and nodded.
"Alright. Let's go inside," he sighed and said, tapping her shoulder lightly.
They both turned towards the house only to find Zehra standing there.
All the colour from her face was lost as she saw Zehra standing there while Aks did not have any expression and silently walked to Zehra.
"Eavesdropping does not suit you Zehra," he said which earned him an eye roll from Zehra.
"I was not eavesdropping on your and your whore's b grade talks. I just came here to get some fresh air but thanks to my dead fate I found you two here," Zehra replied with a tight lipped smile on her face as she waved her hand in their direction.
"I am not a who-"
"Save it for someone else's wife sweetie. Maybe she will entertain your gutter mouth ," Zehra shut her before Myra could defend herself.
Whilst Zehra looked unbothered Myra turned her eyes to Aks, telling him silently to speak for her but he was already narrowing his sharp eyes at Zehra. It was not menacing nor was it angry; it looked like he was trying to unclasp the confident mask from Zehra's face.
"I was never wrong, Zehra. You really have a bitter mouth," he said at last.
Zehra smiled at that,"Of course you know that Shukrana," she said, unknowingly taking his old name. The name felt like an acid and a nectar to her lips.
Soothing yet burning.
The smile in her lips was contrasting to the pain in her eyes, it was visible even after she tried to hide it.
"Anyways," she spoke coming out of her reverie,"Mrs. Mehra is on a roll. If we don't stick together like a lovey dovey couple tonight then we will be served with spicy controversial headlines tomorrow morning."
Aks understood what she was implying as he nodded his head and forwarded his hand to hold her hand but Zehra moved away.
"What..?" He asked, confused.
Zehra looked at him then at Myra and then again at him," You touched her. Now go and wash your hands. You know how hygienic I am," she said in the most normal tone.
"Of course," Aks whispered, recalling the time she would wash her hands thousands in a day after touching anything.
He went to wash his hands not thinking of the other meaning of her words while Zehra smirked looking at Myra who had her mouth hung open.
"Did you just call me filth ?" she gasped, pointing an accusing finger at Zehra.
"Oh, did I ? Did you hear that ?" Zehra said, acting innocent.
Myra gritted her teeth seeing how proud Zehra was acting,"No matter what you say or do Zehra the truth of the present is Aks is with me. Even though you are his wife, the only woman he loves is me," a smirk slowly curled on her lips as she spoke those words.
The smile of Zehra's face dimmed for a moment before she collected herself again and let out a laugh full of pain and bitterness.
Myra's brows furrowed when Zehra laughed so freely but it only deepened when suddenly she stopped laughing and her face turned all so serious.
"Then congratulations to you Myra. Because you did not take my man from me but you took my problem from me. A man who can forget his first love for a woman like you then one day he can forget you also for someone else. If he cannot be loyal to a woman like me who loved him with everything in her, then he will never be loyal to a girl like you who is with him only for his money."
Giving one last disgusting look at Myra Zehra turned around and went inside the house.
And this time it was Myra who was left alone.
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