Their cruel destiny

Chapter 7

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"Uski aakhon ne mujhse meri khud-dari cheen li warna,
Paaon ki thokar se kar deta tha mai duniya ek taraf..."

It was another normal day for everyone except Inaayat because her days are filled with humiliation, fear and so much pain. As her morning routine she woke up and after doing her morning routine she started cleaning everyone's room but in the back of her mind Abhinendra's angry face was coming again and again.

After daring to run away from him last night she didn't know what will he do once he gets hold of her. Her whole body shuddered in fear thinking the consequences of her reflex actions. Without making any noise or disturbing anyone she was cleaning everyone's room and after she was done with Arjun's room she froze.

She knew the next room she had to clean belonged to Ryker and she knew at that time he would be in his room. All the incidents from last day started playing in her mind and she strongly wanted to run back away from there but then next thought made her stop. If she will not clean his room and Thakurain get to know this, she will eat her raw.

Not having enough options she slowly started walking towards his room. Clutching the end of her kurti in her sweating fist she knocked at his door softly. She wished that he was sleeping so that he doesn't open the door but to her dismay the door got opened with a click and she flinched immediately.

Her gaze settled on the floor and his feet came into her view finding them the most interesting thing in the world. Ryker's carribean blue gaze burning whole in her lowered head but nonetheless he moved out of her way and she entered inside with the mop and broom. Without looking here and there she started dusting the room.

Ryker stood at the door only after locking it from inside. His muscular, broad arms crossed over his chiseled chest. He was trying to figure out what was happening with her in this haveli that she is like a scared and hurt kitten. Little did he knew, he was trying to figure out something which has nothing to do with him.

Inaayat dusted the whole room and when it was the time to make bed her hands froze recalling the last time when she saw gun under his pillow. Her hands trembled badly in fear and all she wanted was to disappear from there. With heavy heart she removed the pillow but saw nothing there. Relief washed all over her body and Ryker noticed it too.

He started walking towards her before his mind could register what was happening. He stood right behind her silently. When Inaayat got down the bed and turned around she straightly crashed into his chest stumbling a bit but he steadied her by grabbing both of her forearms securely. Her fearful honey brown met his piercing carribean blue ones.

She tried to back away from him immediately knowing her touch must have disgusted him just like the other members of haveli but he didn't leave her. Her body started trembling badly and her head started to spin due to the close proximity between them because she has not been close to anyone in her entire life except Abhinendra who used to come closer to her forcefully.

"Here." Ryker's husky voice came snapping her out of her gaze.

She didn't know what he said but not seeing her moving he took a step backward and extended a small dagger towards her. As soon as she saw the dagger she started shaking her head in fear. She thought he wanted to hurt her too because she had done some mistake. She started whimpering and thrashing in his hold.

Ryker understood this that she has misunderstood him. So he made her sit down on the bed. Inaayat wanted to run away from there but couldn't so she silently started crying while her tears falling at her lap. She started clenching the white mattress under her in her fists. Ryker bent down on the floor because if he will say something to her she will get more scared.