MUHAFIZ

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Author pov

     Sidharth leaned into his seat with poker face as he looks at Shehnaaz's friends. His hand rested over railing beside his seat at Do Dariya's restaurant. It's place with line of restaurants build over sea of Karachi, He brings his hand  to keep cigarette that he was holding between his lips to take puff of smoke. They obviously looks kinda intimidated and nervous by this man's presence. Mir shah, cold hearted man who hardly acknowledges anyone even if you are alone in room with him

    To say they were shock to know she has married him would be correct. He's man of dreams, anyone would want to marry him. Her friends couldn't help but envy her, meanwhile mustafa seems little uncomfortable and down. His hopes and dreams of marrying Shehnaaz, has been crashed under this man's expensive leather boots

"So it's arrange marriage?" Hania asked. It could be that her father arranged it with Mir shah before he passed away

"It is not."

    Sidharth answered her before Shehnaaz could. She was gonna say yes it's an arrange marriage, it was more like marriage of convenience as he married her because she had no one. It was not out of love she knows this much clearly. He is her saviour. Her protector. One who's always gonna be there whenever she will need him

"Toh who proposed and yeh kese hua?" Sanam excitement grew when he finally answered. Mustafa looked at him then at Shehnaaz who was looking at him like he's her everything and she will die if he leaves her

"Obviously I proposed and she rejected at first." He smirked in his wife's way who's cheeks turned red. Her heard gasps of her friends. Nahi Mir-sahab mein kese. He badly wants to mock her words right now for refusing him again and again that time. He genuinely was holding back from forcing her into Nikkah in that very moment. No, it wasn't about ego but his desperation for her. His want her is so freaking strong

"Tumne inko reject kiya when he's all you use to talk about!" Hania wide her eyes. Sidharth's eyes has hint of amusement as he looked at his wife with smirk. She looked away from him with blush why did she say this!. He clearly knows she didn't reject him she was just not sure

"Esa kuch nahi hai. I didn't reject mir-sahab's proposal nor I use to talk about him all the time." Shehnaaz clears her throat

"Jhooti-" Shehnaaz glare at her friend who immediately kept her mouth shut. Sidharth has never seen her glare before and she looks really hot when she glare. He shifted uncomfortable before crashing his cigarette in ashtray with eyes on her who was whispering something in her friend's ear furiously and her friend looks scared. Never in million he thought someone would be scared of her. She's too cute and shy. She hardly gets mad at anyone

"Apki toh uncle fardeen ki beti se engagement hui thi na?" Mustafa looked at elder man

"Is that so? I don't remember anything like that." He has lazy smirk on his lips while looking at young man who's mood has been off. He was loving this expression on his face. Expression of defeat, when you lose your all hope. He's one who ruins people with smile on his face

"Why isn't your marriage official?"

"What especially would that do Narejo?" He hasn't made their marriage official because she's still studying and her life and privacy will be disturbed badly. He also doesn't want her to be centre of attention and honestly he doesn't do these official things, he's very private person who likes to keep his personal life private