"whatever happens in our life, is for our better future."

🥀____MAYA'S POV____🥀

My whole world collapses after listening to what my step mother said.

She said that in a very casual way..

but— for me it was my dreams getting shattered in front of my eyes.

The promise I made to my mother is that I am not able to fulfill, the freedom, the independence —I want will be taken away from me,

I will be caged forever in this marriage.

“Mumma what are you doing? Why are you not stopping it? I questioned my mother in my mind. ”

The man in front of me is going to marry me and not akira.

what in the world happened in one day that he chose me?

He was just looking at me while —I was shattered and...

Looked towards my father and he looked at me in a casual way like nothing wrong happened.

My stepmother was laughing and Akira left the hall room .

"I love your daughter, and I accept this marriage to happen soon , I can't wait to be with my daughter - in - law."

The aged woman said to my family . The woman was his mother.

“Beti kya tumhe manjoor hai yeh rishta?”

(Child do you accept this proposal?)

The woman asked me..

My throat was jammed —I wanted to say but words were not coming out of my mouth .

I looked towards my father and he nodded in a positive way and —without thinking more...

I nod that I accept this proposal.

A lone tear escapes my left eye , I left the hall room immediately.

🥀____KHUSHAAL'S POV____🥀

I went to Malhotra's mansion to fix my marriage with their elder daughter maya .

As I want her— to be my wife she is younger than me I have taken out her whole details and she is nine years younger than me.

Still I want her!!

When I saw her —for the first time in traditional clothes she was looking deadly gorgeous in that— blood red colour suit she was wearing.

Her minimal makeup —was not so much covering her bruises but not so much to be visible.

She saw me and, she was confused but when her step mother told her about our marriage.

I was observing her..

she got numb, A lone tear escaped from her eye..

she looks at her father and does what he does— nods in positively and accepts this proposal.

This gives me confusion why she did not fight? Why did she accept it?

All those questions surround my mind.

In the meantime, she got up and left the area.

I sigh —and that time her step mother spoke giving me an instant irritation .

ANTARA - Toh ab paise ki baat karli jaye Mr. Rathore?

( So now, let's talk about money Mr. Rathore?)

I smirk seeing how foolish and how greedy her so called —parents are that they sold their daughter to me just because of money .

Yes, you are thinking right , she is sold to me.

FLASHBACK...

[At yesterday's midnight at Malhotra's mansion]

A heavy voice of a thing getting thumped at the floor gives an instant startled to Mr. Malhotra made him angry and his wife came to him.

AKAASH - What do you think you are doing here? Who gave you the permission to enter my house?

"Do I need permission to come to my slave's house huh?" *Smirk*

My deep voice startled them more in fear which makes both husband and wife grip each other's hand tightly.

ANTARA - N..no sir.. you can come anytime h..here.. *scared*

In a scared voice she said to me , I sit on the couch like a king and the body guards made them kneel down in front of me , fear in both of them gives me instant relief.

Both of them joined their hand in front of me .

I waved my hand and one of the guards opened the suitcase which was filled with money .

That much money in that suitcase which can fill their stomach for their upcoming seven births they will take in this earth .

KHUSHAAL - Take this money and give me your daughter.

They looked at each other for a second in confusion and then, looked at me .

ANTARA - you are already marrying her then why?

In anger, I— punched the glass table which broke the table and both the husband and wife starts trembling.

KHUSHAAL - Who gave you the permission to question me huh? You both know whom I am talking about just take this money and sell that girl to me .

Or else I will take it another way by killing your precious daughter..

AKAASH - N..no sir, take her , take her we don't even want her , do whatever you want to do with her , she is sold to you , I just want the profit that's it.

ANTARA - What about our akira???

That girl always takes my daughter's happiness..

AKAASH - *whispers* Do what he says if you want to live antara..

Sir , we are ready..

I smirk, and hint at the guards with my eyes and they zip the bags and give it to them.

while— I stand up and say the last thing that both the husband and wife look at each other in guilt.

KHUSHAAL - You both don't deserve that pure soul , you both and even your precious daughter are foolish and greedy for money.

PRESENT DAY ...

I look at that woman for a minute then, take out a bag and throw that on her face— which makes her startled,

she hurriedly checks the bag and there is more money that —makes her smile and her husband too.

"Toh shaddi kab ki rakhe?"

(So, when when did we fix the date for wedding?)

My mother said looking at me while I Just adjusted my coat and said..

KHUSHAAL - Tomorrow..

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🥀____AUTHOR'S POV____🥀

The room was filled with whimpers and sobs.

The tears shed by her almost wet her pillow where —she was crumbled into bed and crying .

Her whole room was a mess , she almost destroyed her whole vulnerable things.

She sits up on her bed , ruffled hairs, red nose, swollen eyes and red , puffy cheeks from the —

Last two hours she was crying like that making her throat in pain .

She takes the jug and pour water on a glass and drink water in one go.

MAYA - why mumma, why me? I cannot keep your promise.

That old man is going to marry me and I have to go to his house for forever

*Crying*.

---THE WEDDING DAY---

The night was clear, the moon was glowing , the groom was ready and sitting in front of the fire blowing , the priest was murmuring some rituals lines .

All the members from the groom and bride side was present included a majority of guests in their wedding.

"Please, call the bride to come here."

The priest said to her step mother.

She left for Maya's room .

Entering her room she finds her looking outside the window.

ANTARA - Maya , it's time..!

Maya turned around , she was already soaked in tears holding her mother's photo.

Wearing a heavy lehenga .

Her stepmother comes forward and holds her hands to take her but she— removes her hands from her grip which makes antara angry

And she grips her hair which was having a beautiful gajra because of antara's tight grip on her hair that made gajra separated from Maya's hair which led her head to pain..

ANTARA - Tu toh jaa rahi hai lekin, yeh mat samjhna ki waha tujhe wo log rani ki tarah rakhege, tujhse wo isiliye shaddi kar raha hai taaki wo tujhe apni rakhel bana sake . Sunna tune rakhel , tu sirf uski naukrani ban ke rahegi . Tunne meri ladki ki zindagi barbaad kardi lekin, ab me tujhe chain se nahi rehne dungi . Sahi kaha tha tere baap ne jo apni maa ko kha gayi wo dusra ka sukh kese dekhegi..

( You are going but don't think that they will treat you like a queen there, he is marrying you to make you his slut, you will be his servant. You destroyed my daughter's life but, now I will not let you live in peace. Your Father was true about the girl who can take her mother's life why will she ever be happy about someone else's life..)

MAYA - AHHHH!! PLEASE LEAVE ME

*Crying*

Antara leaves her and grips her arm and takes her to the wedding area.

While maya was sobbing, arriving the mandap her stepmother whispered

"Stop crying you bitch, and remember you are just his slut nothing else".

Maya tightly gripping her lehenga, exhaling breathes from mouth , she was scared and didn't dare to look up

Slowly goes towards the mandap and sits down beside khushaal.

While the priest recited the rituals line.

KHUSHAAL - *whisper* you are looking gorgeous, just looking mine.

MAYA -  *forced smile*

"Now you both get up and take garland and put it in each other's neck"

The priest says to them and they do what he says.

Maya was hesitating much and khushaal sees it and —he holds her hands and puts the garland around his neck.

Like that again they stand up and take the "seven pheraas" (round) around the fire .

Akaash and Antara did "kanyadaan"(giving away the daughter) of maya.

"Now takes this "mangalsutra" (nuptial chain) and tied it around her neck and takes this "sindoor" ( vermillion) and applied it in the bride's scalp to make her your wife.

Khushaal takes the chain and tied it in her neck and applied the vermillion in her scalp.

Pinch of vermillion drops on her nose, and a lone tear escapes from her eyes.

khushaal wipes off the tear —while maya was just staring at him.

"Now you are officially husband and wife, take everyone's blessings and always remember your sevens vows that you have taken during the pheraas"

The priest says then, both of them stand up and firstly, take the priest's blessing.

Then move forward to take their family members blessings.

Everyone was so happy but except for two people, one is maya and the second is akira.

Akira furiously left the area while Antara followed her.

ANTARA - Akira beta where are you going?? Why did you leave the wedding in the middle?

AKIRA - Maa.. uss kuttiya ne mujhse mera hone wala pati cheen liya or khud mandap pe baith gayi uss aadmi ne papa ko chand paise kya de diye aapne toh meri hi shaddi tudwa di..

I can't believe it..

( Mom.. That bitch she took away my husband and sit with him on the mandap, that man gives money to my father and you cancel my wedding.. I can't believe it..)

ANTARA - Beta.., he is a mafia not only mafia , but Mafia king, I don't know why he chose her instead of you but, I'll make sure that maya will suffer more at her married house. She will not live peacefully..

AKIRA - And how will you do it??

ANTARA - Tum bas dekhti hai, mene  kacchi goliya nhi kheli hai , pakki khiladi hu..

( You just see, I have not played raw bullet, I am true player)

~ To be continued...

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Heyy my cute little fellows..

Chapter for is out, I hope you all will love it and loving my stories..

Maya and khushaal are official a married couple let's see how destiny will lead them to be a forever couple of they will get separated??

Stay tuned for the next chapter..

Till then, comment and vote and tell me how you like my story?? Ignore my grammatical mistakes..

And one more thing I didn't add any pictures or any pov in which main characters describing each other's look because in this chapter it doesn't needed in next chapter you will see it.

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