FIVE

Mrs Gareth Blade.

These words were echoing in her head when the guard continued saying.

"Now we have to go. The car is waiting outside. Mrs Smith the other driver would drop you at your respective place." He said in his robotic tone as Ava was just looking at the red file in his hands. The guard exited the room and they both followed him. The exited the hospital as a lavish car was already parked outside waiting for her.

Ava's throat clogged up as she glanced at the car that was same as the car she saw him in while killing that man or his all cars were in black color. The guard open the door for her as she turned around to glance at her Aunt. Both had their eyes filled with tears as Aunt moved forward to hold her shoulders.

"I am sorry." Samiya mumbled as that was all she could say at that time. Ava didn't say anything as Samiya engulfed her in a hug. She hugged her back as the tears that were waiting to come out, started falling down her cheeks.

"We should move now." The same guard said as he was getting annoyed by all this crying. He was waiting for her to sit while holding the car door.

"Take care" They both parted as they both the feeling deep inside in their heart that they weren't going to see each other again.

Ava moved forward as she sat in the car followed by the guard to close the door behind her. The car sped away as Aunt Samiya was left behind as now she was alone for the rest of her journey of life. Whole night events started roaming around in her head in flashbacks as she was crying hysterically making the guard to pass tissues to her at which she eyed for a moment then grabbed it.

"I am Noah, your driver and guard for now." The guard said as she just nodded her head while wiping her tears that were ready to stop.

"W-will he hurt me?" She asked in her hoarse voice as Noah shrugged his shoulders.

"Maybe...I can't say anything about my boss. It's your fault. You weren't supposed to see that." He said as she shot up her head at him. They did this because she saw them not because Zyair was in the hospital because of her. A new kind of fear erupted in her nerves realizing how cold hearted he was towards his brother. He won't treat her like her Aunt was thinking while agreeing to his offer.

She clenched the tissue in her fist as pain was filled in her heart. Everything happened in one freaking night! Within just few hours she was married to someone she never knew, a total stranger who had a cruel mind and a ruthless heart. She thought they would end up in paying the hospital bills for Zyair as he was in hospital because of them but instead of it she became a wife.

Her painful journey started with her marriage and she didn't know about it yet.

"Why did he marry me? J-Just in a-a few seconds. How can he c-came up w-with this decision s-so suddenly?" Her voice was cracking when she said that to Noah who took a turn as now they had entered a lavish street illuminated with street lights with trees guarding the lane on both sides.

"Because we saw you at that street late at night." Noah said as she scrunched up her eyebrows in order to say something but the car came to halt as they were standing in front of a metallic gate followed by few guards who opened it.

The car protruded inside as her lips were bound to see the mansion standing in its glory. Only the fountain lights outside the entrance were illuminating the whole mansion as she gulped when the car stopped in front of the wooden gate.

Noah got down from the car in order to come to her side to open the door for her. Her mind was dizzy as she, with numb feet got down from the car. She kept standing there as Noah sat inside the car and drove away leaving her all alone.

She looked back to see the car retreating and the guards were standing like statues beside the metallic gate. No one was paying attention to her. She dared to step her feet forward but she retreated as she didn't want to see what was waiting for her inside.

She was tired and hungry as she saw a staircase beside the gate that wasn't leading to any floor but was just built there for decorating entrance with vases. She sat there resting her back against one of the vases.

The atmosphere was filled with a soothing scent of flowers, most probably coming from the vases but she couldn't turn around to watch which flower was the source of this scent.

She hugged her knees as she hid her face between them. Her mind was tired of recalling and finding her fault to have this life as sleep soon consumed her and she went into a deep slumber.

She didn't know what time was it when she felt a ruthless jerk against her forearm that made her stand up hurriedly with erratic heartbeat. She couldn't understand what happened unless she looked into that midnight black eyes throwing daggers at her.

"What the f*ck you are doing here?" He barked and she was shaken by his gruff voice.

Her hairs were sprawled against her face as she was standing on her toes because of his grip on her arm. He was so close that all she could feel and see were his hot breath and black eyes. His large bulky form was towering over her as her neck was craned up.

"I-I...n-no...I-I..." Her mind was still processing what was happening as he pulled herself more into him by tightening his grip on her arm as she hissed loudly in pain. Her eyes filled with tears with her chin started wobbling. Her mouth was opening and closing like a fish as her voice died down.

"F*ck!" He growled. "I didn't know that you are this much of a bit*h that by signing few papers you would start thinking of you as my wife. Why would I marry a woman like you hn?" He said in a low menacing manner as she was shook to the core calculating his words in her mind.

"F*ck!" He released her with a jerk seeing her dumbfounded face as he hold her arm while crying.

"N-Noah dropped me h-here." She finally said when he was dialling someone's number.

"F"cker!" He said as someone picked the call from the other side as he said. "I am sending you the girl. Make her mouth shut. I don't have time for this." He ended the call and one of his few guards came forward on his command to hold her.

"N-no..." Ava became horrified as she saw the guard coming towards her. "Y-you said to my aunt that she can take me back." She said when the guard hold her arm to make her struggle against his grip.

"I never said she can take you back alive. You are just a beauty with no brain." He said smirking all the while going inside his mansion when she suddenly felt her world upside down. She was screaming and crying for help when the guard put her fragile form on his shoulder to throw her in the car.

She was hyperventilating so badly that her voice started dying down before she got fainted in the car's back seat.

*

She squirmed when her back ached making her to flutter her eyelashes several time to adjust with the darkness of the room. Her eyes directly fell on the door as the slit beneath that wooden door was letting the rays of light to enter the room. There was a half-wall window behind her as she could see her shadow on the door forming by the light coming from behind her.

Her senses were coming back as she found herself on the chair. She looked around to see a mere ounce of sunrays as the next day had already started but she was still in grieves of last night.

Her eyes became watery as when she tried to move, the door burst open for her to see a man with an annoyed expressions. He was wearing a white button up shirt as his hairs were of dark shade of brown just like his eyes.

"Glad you are awake." He said with a stoic face as he grabbed the chair placed beside the door making her to stand up immediately. She was shivering as she didn't know what to do next. Her eyes were scanning for any weapon in his hands but they were vacant.

"You are going to make things painful for you if you will not corporate. So please sit down." He said leaving her no choice as she sat down while clutching the hem of her shirt tightly from either sides.

"I am Emir and you are must be..."He stopped to take out his phone as he continued while looking at the screen."Ava Smith...orphan...living with father's sister...go to church every sunday...got admission in medicine etc etc right?" He ended in asking her a question.

"I-I h-haven't got admission in medicine." She said with a bleeding heart as her body was still shivering.

"But you took the admission form yesterday...but never mind. Tell me what did you see in the dark alley? Emir asked putting the phone aside.

"I s-saw those men killing t-that man." She said with her chin wobbling as she tried her best to not stumble on her words. If she was going to die then she should with dignity as she was daughter of the man who was known for his dignity.

"What?" He chuckled as his expressions changed for the first time since he had entered the room. "Kitten, people deny first that they didn't see anything then after mental torture or physical torture for men their f*cking tongue speaks the truth." He said as he couldn't comprehend that the girl was too brave or absurdly innocent.

"I-I won't tell anyone. Let me go." She said as his chuckle frightened her more. She had to try for freedom at least before dying.

"Will you let anyone go if they try to burn or threaten to burn your whole house, family and money?" He asked as he leaned back on his chair with amusement in his eyes.

"I...would...go to the police." She said again making him smirk.

"And mafia men go to Azrael directly to assist him." Emir said as he leaned in closely while intertwining his fingers with his elbows rested against his knees.

"Hn?" She looked at him dumfounded as he tsked at her blank face.

"Come on you are religious. You should know Azrael...angel of death." He said as Ava squirmed back a little on her chair. She started looking everywhere but him.

"You look innocent but there is no mercy and trust in mafia. Anyone can stab you behind your back mercilessly. It's a game of power and money. I've to kill you." He stood up as he took out the gun from his backside making her breath hitch. A lone tear escaped her eyes as she trembled.

"P-please." She didn't want to beg but like ninety nine percent of people she was also scared of death. "P-please." She mumbled as she could barely hear herself.

"I am sorry but I am immune to these tea..." He was saying when his phone buzzed. Ava's breath was still as she looked up at him who lowered the gun to groan as he saw the caller ID saying F*cker then attended the call.

"What?" He barked as he was angry at him to disturb his beauty sleep at night even after knowing he was going to marry in few weeks.

"W-what?"Ava looked up at his face as she saw disbelief and grief in his expression as his face was unmasked by several emotions in a second. He cut the call as he faced her and her heart beat accelerated knowing he was going to resume but instead of it he blasted a bomb at her and swiftly went out of the door leaving her alone there after informing her that,

"Zyair is dead."

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