She looked up only to be met with his victorious smirk. He signed the cheque as promised and passed it to her.
"Why are you doing this?"
He heard her whisper and looked dead into her eyes.
"No one has ever had the audacity to speak to me in that tone."
She chuckled humorlessly and said.
"So it is about revenge."
He got up from his chair and slow walked towards her with predatory steps. And the fact that she'd just agreed to be his sex toy didn't help her fear.
"No one ever had the audacity because they were aware that they'd be lying with a bullet between their head if they did so."
Her eyes widened at his words. He pulled out a gun and traced her face with it and continued.
"But you spoke to me that way. Looking into my eyes, fearless and that ignited something I didn't know existed in me. And I knew that were going to be mine, my sweetest temptation and darkest, untamed desire, Mi amore!"
He whispered, keeping the cold metal of his gun against the throbbing vein of her neck. She shook with fear and looked at him with wide, fearful eyes.
"Wh-who are you?"
Her voice was such a weak whisper that he would have missed it if the room wasn't silent.
He put the gun back and stood behind her. He grasped her neck pulling her back into him and whispered in her ear very dangerously.
"You should have asked that before signing yourself off to the devil Mi amore. You're in the territory of India's most powerful and feared Mafia. You are in Lakshay Rajvansh's territory."
Akshara sniffed and sobbed silently. Where was he stuck? Mafia? And she'd just bound herself to him for an year.
"You're safe here. No one dares to touch Lakshay Rajvansh's possessions. You'll not be harmed. Until you obey my words. One act against me and you lose your brother forever."
He warned and she looked at him with fear falling from her eyes.
"Go get your brother treated. I want you home as soon as he gets discharged."
Akshara didn't want another minute and ran out, away from him. She wiped her tears and started walking away from the mansion to search for a cab.
A car stopped beside her. The window was rolled down and a head peeked out.
"Mam, please sit inside. I'm asked to drop you to the hospital."
She realized that it must be sent by the devil.
"Its fine. Mai manage kr lungi."
"I'm instructed to take you to the hospital mam. Boss ke orders hai."
Akshara closed her eyes in tiredness. Their boss and his orders. She had no other option because they wouldn't leave until fulfilling their boss' orders and she also had to reach the hospital anyway. She sat in the car and looked at the cheque. It was a blank one.
Akshara sighed and rested her head back. It was 10pm already when she reached the hospital and saw a long waiting in front of the payment counter.
She had the receipt by 1am. But she didn't waste any other moment and rushed to find the doctor.
"Doctor! Here! I have...paid the amount...please...prepare for the surgery now."
She panted due to running and the doctor examined the receipt.
