His Solace

Marriage with the Beast

Next morning

A middle aged tall man entered Arjun's mansion. His aura screamed money. He signalled a maid to call Arjun. After sometime, Arjun came to the hall of his mansion and saw the man sitting on the sofa.

"Dad, you here?" Arjun asked the man who was none other than his father, Shivansh.

"I am here to inform you about a marriage proposal for you." Shivansh replied with a blank face.

"I already told you that I am not interested in this love and marriage stuff." Arjun replied coldly.

"This marriage is profitable for us. The girl's father has a friend who is a businessman. He will give you a very huge business project. This will increase your power. This marriage will only last one year. After that, you can divorce her." Shivansh informed.

"Why did her father agree to marry his daughter to a dangerous man like me?" Arjun asked curiously though his face was blank.

"He said he needs to keep his daughter safe. He said that he will inform you about the danger once you agree for the marriage. He knows that no matter what the danger is, you can save her." His father informed.

"Does the girl know about this?" Arjun asked.

"No. Her father asked to hide the truth from her. And also, don't reveal your mafia identity infront of her." Shivansh replied.

"How can her father take such a big decision of her life without telling her? This is unfair to the girl."

"Unfair?" Shivansh chuckled darkly. "You are thinking about fair and unfair? You yourself know life is unfair, don't you? And after all, they will get a benefit from this marriage as well as us."

Arjun's mind was uneasy but he eventually agreed. "Fine. I am ready. What is her name?"

"Nandini Sharma." As soon as the name left his father's mouth, Arjun's heart raced. His thoughts drifted to the girl he saved.

"Her name was also Nandini." He thought. "No, this Nandini might be someone else." He assured himself but his heart continued to race.

"Get ready for meeting her in the evening, today. Her father said that you can choose the venue for the meeting." Shivansh informed and Arjun nodded.

After handing the marriage contract, his father left. His mind again again drifted to the girl he saved. Her trembling lips, her lotus eyes, her black, wavy hairs. He shook his head to shake off her thoughts.

Nandini was in her room when Vedant called her. She went downstairs and saw her father sitting on the sofa along with her mother.

"You called me, Papa?" Nandini asked.

"Yes, Beta. We have arranged your meeting with a man for your wedding. You will meet him in the evening. He will inform the venue soon." Vedant informed.

"Okay." Nandini replied nervously.

"At least, tell her the name of the man." Jhanvi said to Vedant.

"Oo yes. His name is Arjun Singh Khurana. He is a business." Vedant informed his daughter. Nandini nodded and went to her room.

"Seeing your admiration for Arjun, I wonder, what if your future husband's name is Arjun?" Shreeja's playful words rang in Nandini's ears.

"I hope the meeting goes fine, Kanha." She said looking at the cover of the book where the Pandava prince, Arjun's painting was.

She called and informed about her meeting to Shreeja who gave her God knows how many tips.

In the evening