Rajas : Passion Unveiled

Chapter 9

Ayansh's POV

I was never religious. But now ,I pray to god to give me strength to NOT punch Dev Mittal.

This man is as infuriating as he is ugly. So, very highly.

I sigh as he tries to convince me to take his deal. Again. I have rejected him N times. And now he's talking to me for N plus one th time. I close my eyes and bend my neck back to relieve some stress. I am sleep deprived and soon I am going to be patience deprived.

Laksh notices my state and sighs. I can't wait for this torture to be over. " Just think about it again. Maybe I will come to your office tomorrow and we can go over-"

"With all due respect Mr.Mittal" Laksh intervenes " My brother has already rejected your offer so many times that now it is downright humiliating. For you" he adds after a pause. " So kindly shut up now". Mittal gives him a weird look " And who are you again?" he adds with a flair of superiority. "The man who will punch your face if you do not stop talking now" I say , already bored by this whole event. " Didn't know we were bringing our dogs to the convention Mr.Ranawat" he laughs and turns to look at the podium. I clench my fists in anger while Laksh just rolls his eyes. I ignore him the rest of the time.

Finally this torture is over!! I sigh as people begin to disperse. I see one of our investors coming towards me and I excuse myself. Somehow our investors got the news of our company's current situation and everyone comes bombarding me with questions. My temper rises as they raise their voice at me but I cant really blame them . " The matter is being handled and I assure you that your investments are safe. And I would expect you to approach me with your problems in a civil manner" I command as I stare them down. I excuse myself before the situation escalates.

I go to a counter near a wall and grab a glass of water. I turn to the crowd and search for my brother only to find him conversing with Dev Mittal and Ms.Agnihotri?!

I walk towards them and as I get closer and closer I see the change in my brother's body language. He is getting angry but why? And Ms.Agnihotri seems angry too. What the hell is going on over there?

Laksh voices registers me as I finally reach them. "Mind your tongue Mittal. She is like my sister" he says angrily. Mittal is about to step forward but I step in between them. He takes a step back, gulping nervously looking at my face. "What is going on here?" I ask. He looks behind me and I turn to find that he was looking at Ms.Agnihotri who seems on the verge of doing something unlawful. She looks at me and I stare into her eyes trying to know what is going on in her mind but her face remains stoic. Composed. A well practiced expression covers her face but her eyes show the anger she is trying to hide. Mittal clears his throat and asks " You know her?" I look at her when last time and reply "Never seen her before".

I hear her scoff. " Something on your mind Ishani?" Mittal says with a weird smile while staring at her. "Its Ms.Agnihotri for you and yes the only thought on my mind is how much I would like to break you face" she growls.

Her voice going straight to my core. Why the hell do I find it hot?!

I look at Mittal who smiles " I would much rather me do the breaking " he says while licking his lips. Disgusting pervert. I gain complete understanding of what was going on between the three as I realise the meaning behind his words. I have to physically restrain myself from not taking this man down in front of her.

I turn to her and look on her face almost brings me to my knees. Almost. She glares at Mittal in warning and leaves.

As soon as she is at a considerable distance I turn to him and grab his collar. " You ever speak like that to her or any woman and I will break your god damn bones" I growl. He gulps but his expression doesn't change. He pushes my hand away and I let him. If we weren't here ,this action of his would've got him six feet under. He looks beside me at Laksh.

"Oh this is even better. Your brother is into her too" he says. " What do you do? Share her?" This filthy vermin! He pats Laksh's shoulder " Come on , three are better than two right?" he says with a smirk.

I see red. My blood boils with the need to see his spilling.

I move forward but Laksh stands before me and begs me to step back. "Please bhai not here" he whispers. The bastard opens his filthy mouth again " I have heard the younger siblings being influenced by the other one but have never seen it happen the other way around. But ofcourse with a brother like him I think this should be obvious." Laksh turns to glare at him but he just laughs " What? We all listen Ranawat. I mean who would expect the younger Ranawat kid to be -"

I step towards him and make a show of correcting his tie. " You complete that sentence Mr.Mittal and I will ensure you that our image in the society will be the least of you concerns. You think I don't know about your illegal activities? Hmm?" he gulps, his eyes showing the fear he was trying so hard to contain. I smirked.

Something about seeing people's fear is so very exciting it.

" One call and your empire will be crushed to nothing and all that will be left is your damaged reputation. What will happen to your family then?" I ask simply as if talking about the weather. My heart rejoices in his look of utter fright.

" So are you still thinking about my brother?" he nods negatively. "Look at her with those dirty eyes or even think about her with that garbage of a brain and" I choke him with his tie " Am I clear?" he nods trying to breathe through his mouth, his eyes bloodshot due to the lack of air. I let him go and he stumbles back. I glare at him and he leaves.

Laksh sighs. " If this is what you have to deal with , then I am supporting your decision of not attending these stupid things" he says. " Well too late for that now" I reply. He asks me if I need him for something and when I tell him no he leaves and I see him joining a table. Two ladies were sitting there. One of whom I recognize to be Ms.Agnihotri from her attire since her back faces me. I don't recognize the other one.

My phone rings and I see that it's a call from my secretary. I decline it. I am in no mood for work right now. I look back at their table and my gaze fixes on my brother as I see him smiling and laughing carefree. I chuckle at the irony. My brother who rarely behaves so freely now a days lights up like a kid in the presence of the woman who seems to have me in a vice. I shake my head and go out for some fresh air. The cool breeze helps me calm myself.

Down the stairs I see a man and a woman talking to each other. They seem to be so engrossed in their conversation. They laugh and smile and I see the woman kiss the man and she leaves as he waves at her. Looking at the couple sours my mood.

Sadness fills my heart as I look at them. There was a time when I yearned for a relation like this. A love like this. But with time I realised that love is a farce. There is no such thing as love and people are selfish. I have found that this loneliness is better than the pain caused by this so called love. I go back and see a man standing at the table where the three were seated. I cannot see his face. My phone pings with a message.

Boss we've found him.

Finally something good, I think and signal Laksh to come over. He excuses himself and comes and asks me what happened. I show him the message and we leave immediately. As I sit in the car I call one of my men,

" Keep him in the basement. And this time use iron chains"

This chapter was comparatively shorter .

Who is this man? Why does Ayansh want him?

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