Beauty and the Beast

Love

Sidharth

I said I didn't care if shehnaaz left but I did. I wanted her to stay with me
but I did end up making sure she has
security around her house and office.

I can't take any chances while we
find and kill ranjeet after years of grief, knowing he's my parents killer.

I don't blame shehnaaz for the panic
because the mafia life is dangerous
and a tough pill to swallow and now
I've brought her into it, hopefully
she'll give me a chance to explain
myself and give me a second chance
even though it's unlikely because our
first chance was built on a secret.

A foundation of lies.

That's all my fault though. I don't blame her if she's distraught or scared because we were shot atand by the looks of it she doesn't handle guns or bodies well.

Fear and the mafia don't mix.

But I guess my mum was the same
way, the sweetest person yet a
badass. She would've loved shehnaaz,
they both would've and I just know
that they're watching and know it's
all going to turn out okay. At least
I hope it does.

A part of me wishes that shehnaaz was never involved because she was the light and peaceful aura that I needed but sadly once you're in it, you can't get out.

Well at least not easily. I understand completely if she doesn't trust us and is wary of us.

After all, I'm a mafia leader.

"sidharth?" Parth asks walking into
my office. I look at him. "Yes?"

"Have you called Dev and informed him on what's going on? His brother, shiva might be able to help"

The saberwal brothers are people
you really don't want to mess with.
Omkaar saberwal is a businessman a dangerous one. His brother split to do his own thing but they're still close.

I pick up my phone and press
Dev's number. I wait patiently,
clicking my pen repeatedly as the
phone rings.

"dev saberwal" he answers and I
take a deep breath.

"You're right, we have a problem
with ranjeet. We thought it was
about shipments but I was shot yesterday and they were his men"
I begin, it was silent for a moment
before he cursed.

"Fuck. You okay?" He asks.

"Yeah, I'm fine. Just a shoulder graze
but...." I stop myself, should I tell
him the full truth?

"What sidharth?" He asks,
annoyances clear in his voice.

"I met a girl, her names shehnaaz" I admit and I hear him groan,

"women and relationships. Is she safe?" He double checks. If you
couldn't tell he's not a relationship
kinda guy.

"yes, she's got full protection"

"Okay, I'll see what I can do. Lay
low while I look into what ranjeet's
intentions are but it might take a
while. I've got problems of my own"
he curses and I chuckle.

"How bad is your problem?" I ask,
wanting a distraction from my life.

"It's about raghav agarwal" he says honestly.

"Fuck" I curse into the phone.

Raghav agarwal. A worldwide
known hitman. Takes after his father
who died years ago. His father was known to be ruthless.

Although raghav is known, few
people have met him and lived to
tell the story. I haven't met him but
I know the saberwal brothers are
pretty close to him.