The Viper and The Eagle \\ Rising Phoenix Spin Off

14: Talons and Constrictors

Sam drove her back to Singhania Mansion. "V, kuch zyaada hi serious lag raha. Theek se bata toh ki kya??" He asked her as he set the bike in the verandah of the Singhania Mansion.

Vanshika sighed and ran her hands through her hair.

"Karkotak naag vansh and Vrishik Family once had good family relations. Shakti Karkotak, Viren's dad, and my dad were family friends. Shakti Karkotak. Shakti Karkotak aur mom common friend ke through mile. He was interested in her. Phir mom dad se mili. Not surprisingly, dad ne mom ko impress kiya. Shakti dad se mom ko chodne ko kehne laga. Obviously mere baap ne use middle finger dikha diya. Bas. Tabse the problems between Vrishik Family and Karkotak family shuru ho gaye. Vrishik family sells ammunition to other naagvansh. Naag vansh ke apne internal issues hi itne hai. Vrishiks have their family wealth and their weapon deals to count on. Amit Karkotak was stealing dad's consignments. Aur phir woh dad ko threaten karne laga. As if mere dad kam hai. Unhone hunt karna shuru kiya. Things seemed heated." She stared explaining.

Sam just listened to her.

"I decided to deal that problem in hopes ki shayad mere dad mujhse zyada pyaar kare. To show him that I can handle things just as well as a son would. That's it. Amit Karkotak se milne gayi for a meeting. Turns out woh mujhe dekhke kehne laga ki he'll end it if I marry him. I said that why would I marry him and rejected him. Phir usne dad se pucha ki woh mujhse shaadi karna chahta tha. Dad ne use bahar ka raasta dikhaya. He got angry. Jab main Nani he ghar se wapas jaa rahi thi I felt someone following me. Ghar ke paas pohochi Amit ne mujhe kidnap karne ki koshish ki. Ladai karte waqt I realized ki he came prepared so I ended up killing him as the only way to escape. Bas. Uske kuch saathiyon ne yeh dekh liya. They started attacking me. Mom ne mujhe kaha ki main ghar pe Rahu. Nani ke saath thi but soon even Sheshnaag vansh began getting involved due to me staying with Nani. Tabh Bela ne offer kiya ki either main apne aap ko innocent prove karun but there was nothing. Toh she had to send me out. But meri family wale khaali hath baithne waalon mein se hai nahi. Karkotak vansh and Takshak vansh had gotten embroiled into a civil war. Isiliye mujhe maarne ke liye lage hai."

Sam felt like he had really skipped on her when she desperately needed him. Sam didn't know how to fix it. He was suffering with Markaat trying to control him and ultimately getting Veer through him. It was the most horrific time of his life. Every single day was disgusting. If he didn't know that Veer waiting there for him, Sam would probably have killed himself then.

"I... Mujhe shayad hona chahiye tha tumhare liye but main khud itni buri halat mein that ki khud ko sambhal nahi paa raha tha." Sam tried to explained.

Vanshika chuckled. "You weren't responsible for me. Tumhari koi responsibility nayi thi mere liye. Then again, dad ne khud mujhe kaha tha ki main na padu beech mein. Mujhe hi zyaada ho raha ki prove kar lun. I suppose dad is really good at judging ki kya main handle kar sakti hun and kya nahi."

"Toh abh tumhari family unhe handle kar rahi hai?"

Vanshika laughed. "Handle nahi kar rahi. Saaf kar rahi hai unhe. I wouldn't be surprised if Karkotak vansh ke direct descendants extinct ho jaaye. You've seen my Adhir chachu."

Sam rolled his eyes. "Mere haath tumhare naag lagte toh main bhi khaa jaata."

"Sach kahun toh main bohot time se soch rahi thi. Humare naag vansh ka sabse bada pappu Jay tha. Literally usse kayi zyada dangerous naag hai naagvansh mein. Mere dad hi hai. Somehow dad thought ki Jay mein kuch hai but when Jay turned his back on Bani, he didn't care for Jay anymore."

"Tumhara jailor baap phir bhi Veer bhai ko pasand nahi kar sakta tha??"

"Naagon ki natural dushmani hai Cheelon se. Kyu pasand karenge. He's not fond of you either."