Mr. and Mrs. Trehan Chronicles

Damsel in Distress or not?

Part Six

He checked to make sure she was sleeping.

He surreptitiously stepped over to the dressing table. There was a pendant on the table. He clasped the tracking device on the other side of it.

He looked back at the sleeping figure. This had to be done. They could come for her next.

" What is today's plan ?"

"I have one university to tour and then I will see what is next," Kavya replied as she took a sip of her coffee.

" Theek hai, I will send someone to keep a watch on you," he replied.

" Viraj yahaan iski koi zaroot nahin hai," she said.

He gave her a stern look.

" I am no damsel in distress."

"Tumhe yaad hai ki hum yahaan kyun aayi hain?"

"Yes but .."

" Security will be the most important objective while we are here or anywhere else," he stated firmly.

Kavya had no choice but to agree for now. Once the coast appeared safe, she would gain her freedom accordingly.

After Kavya left with a security detail following her, Viraj got to work on his plans for Mumbai and how to destroy Manhor Chauhan.

Unknown to Kavya and what remained of his family back in Delhi after his chacha's death he promised Shukla Mumbai and the rest of the state within six months. Mumbai was the main hub. Thus in his mind this was Mission Mumbai.

Kavya enjoyed the university tour. For a few hours she forgot she was Halwa king's wife and that her life wasn't on the track she had planned a few months ago.

There was a plan for a children's camp that coming weekend. She would go if she wasn't needed for anything urgent as for her husband's mission here.

She knew she was part of the cover he had planned.

Being in Mumbai, she had to try some street food. She grabbed that and unfortunately there was no Bonvita, so she grabbed cutting street chai with her afternoon meal.

Viraj made some progress that week. It was Thursday when Kavya mentioned traveling to the camp about 2 hours from the university. It was between here and Pune.

" The deal is the same. However you recall what we discussed before we arrived here right?"

"Café Sofia dinner tonight. Then I will leave Friday afternoon after registration for the online courses. If our other objectives are finished soon, I will do the clinic study in Delhi," she assured him.

They spoke discreetly as they knew one wrong move could destroy what had already been accomplished.

The couple went to Café Sofia that evening. They enjoyed a lovely meal and ambience. But both felt like they were being watched. This was a hot spot for people from different worlds and higher level criminals were also involved.

It was owned by a family of three men who were Italian and Indian by their roots. The one brother had dabbled in acting and due to run ins with politicians and gangsters decided to open a restaurant. A cut would be given for security and he did not have to act in projects he didn't really care for.

Viraj and Kavya left together in arm and arm. He whispered something in her ear.

From afar, it could be that he was saying something romantic, but at the last minute their expressions changed.

He opened the door of the car and she slipped into the car first. He slid in next to her.

As she was lost in thought, he quickly reached over to press something on her hand.

Before she realized anything else, he started to caress her upper back.

Next day at 4pm..

"Bolo Balram do we have eyes on the route ?"

"Sir they have taken Kavya madam," he stammered.

"What do you mean? She should be at the camp or heading there now?"

"No sir. She isn't in the car we sent for her," his head of security declared.

Viraj paced across the room trying to muster the next directions to his men.

"Dhundo abhi. Nothing should happen to her!"

He opened the app on his phone.

He had attached tracking device the other night when she was sleeping.

She wasn't heading towards the camp.

Based on what he could tell Kavya was in area controlled by Manhor Chauhan. He knew this because he had been scouting the area all week and prior to this had a few men stake out different areas before they had arrived here .

What he suspected had come true.

Someone had hatched a plan to stop him from seeking his revenge and taking Mumbai for Shukla.

They took Kavya, who was his ACE and his weakness all in one.

But they didn't know Viraj Trehan like Delhi knew him.

It was time to show Mumbai how far he would go to get justice . It didn't matter how dark he had to become.

He would get Mumbai, his mother's property and most importantly Kavya back.

If Manhor thought just taking Kavya he could make him give up, then he was wrong.

Kavya was a firecracker , she was no simple damsel in distress.

It was mere minutes since she had been tied up.

Her mind was already calculating her escape from here.

An older man arrived in the room.

He looked at her with pity.

"It is really ashame you married him. You could have had an uneventful life, you just didn't stay with him. Dhanajay was ready to betray him. He died because he was not as wise as I am."

She looked at him alarmed.

"Don't worry if Viraj gives up trying to get control of this city, I might let you be free of me and him both," he declared.

As he left the room, all Kavya could think was ," Mandhira Ma sure has a scoundrel for a brother."

He wanted to murder Viraj.

Well she may be tied up but she wouldn't let that happen. She would die trying to prevent if she had to.