Sara came back after a while she looked at all
"I've no problem but I've some rules!" Sara said
"What rules?" Manik asked
"As soon as u reach i want u to call me 3timee a day and u will be surrounded by bodyguards" she said manik rolled his eyes
"Bodyguards seriously?" He said with pissed tone
"Yess i don't care if u agree or not,and if u still choose to disagree then finee mr malhotra ur not going" Sara said
"Ok fine i agree" manik said now Sara was done now he needed to manifoy other's!
He looked at vishal
"See if this is actually the way of getting security then am fine cause I was scared idk what would happen that day mai meri nandu kokho deta" Vishal said rajesh's eyes filled with tears nandini got up and sat between them
"Guys plss don't cry am not dead" Nandini said both Rajesh and vishal slapped her cheek from their side she widened her eyes
"How dare u take that word"both said unison
"Sorry" nandu said cutely
All smiled all agreed for it but nandini was feeling weird from his decision as they left to room
At manan's room
Manik was sitting on bed Hugging nandini tightly
"Mani..." She said he hummed
"Why r we going france is it necessary?" Nandini asked!
"Yes nandu" manik said nuzzling in her neck she slightly pushed him
"Is it really about protection?or.." manik cuts her off
"Fuck off fine it's abt protection andalso abt us! Come on nandu do u evn remember when we spent time together???we are just fighting and this attack i can't handle it's better if we start a different life without any intruder" he said cupping her cheeks
"Ma..Nik? They are family not intruders" manik glared her
"U won't understand nandu just listen to me clearly! This is not i wanted,I wanted to have a beautiful life with u but this is not i wanted I want us just u and me and ur attention fully on me love...so it's better i promise we will come once in 6months or anytime u ask!" He said she looked at him with sigh
"Ur soo stubborn manik plss understand that we can't leave papa.."
"Nandu stop ok sara,vishal,cabir, navya all are With him so plss just give us sometime"
He said Manik waited, his eyes searching hers, a mixture of desperation and plea in his gaze. He needed her to agree, to see his vision for their future.
Nandini let out a deep, shuddering breath. She looked down at her hands, which were resting on his strong arms. She felt the pull—the deep, undeniable desire to be just with him, away from the constant fear and the emotional toll of their extended family's drama. But a voice in her heart whispered about loneliness, about responsibility.
"Manik,"
she began, her voice soft but firm,
"I know you want this beautiful, perfect life. And I want it too, with you. But happiness isn't just about escaping problems; sometimes it's about facing them with the people you love. Papa, Vishalbhai,Cabir, Navya...sara di. they aren't 'intruders,' they're the people who stand with us. And I love them, Mani. I really do."
He tightened his grip on her, his expression hardening slightly.
"And what about us, Nandu? What about your husband? Do you even have time for me anymore? We've been through so much, and all I see is you dividing yourself for everyone else's happiness. I need you. All of you. Is that too much to ask?"
His words stung because they held a grain of truth. Their intimacy, their easy joy, had been casualties of the recent chaos.
"It's not too much to ask, Mani," she conceded, looking up, her eyes bright with unshed tears.
"But you're presenting it as an ultimatum. Leave everything or lose us. That's not fair."
Manik immediately softened, his fierce expression melting into one of deep remorse. He brought a hand up to cup her cheek again, his thumb stroking her skin.
"I'm sorry, love. I didn't mean it like that. It's just... I'm terrified. That attack, the thought of losing you... it broke me. I just want to put a continent between us and all the danger. I want to wake up next to you with happiness of peace not with fear ki kab kya hojaae"
He leaned his forehead against hers, his voice a ragged whisper.
"Please, Nandu. Just agree it will be just us! Ik Am being selfish but i can't!I can't see anything else than u"
Nandini closed her eyes, weighing the options. The safety he promised, the undivided attention, the chance to breathe again... it was a siren song. The family would be safe with Sara and the others.
She pulled back just enough to look him in the eye.
"Six months, Manik before u say anything I won't stay lifelong I just six months. No longer than that. And you have to call Papa and Bhai at least once in a day, and not just the three times a day to Sara di.. You have to actively keep in touch. Promise?"
A triumphant, dazzling smile broke out on Manik's face. He let out a breath he didn't know he was holding and swooped in to kiss her, a kiss that was both a thank you and a profound promise.
"I promise, my Nandini," he murmured against her lips.
"I promise you the world, and I promise to bring you back to your family. But first, you're mine. All mine."
He pulled her into a tight, comforting embrace, burying his face in her hair. Nandini held him back, a strange mix of excitement and sorrow swirling inside her.
Nandini didn't knew what was happening but she just prayed to God that from now on their life must be filled with happiness!
Next day
Manik was already soo eager to leave with nandu. He was talking on phone with someone! When both Sara and cabir came there
"Manik" both called he turned
"Yes guys" he replied with excitement both Sara andcabir glared him
"Khushi toh dekho iski!" Cabir said making faces manik laughed trio sat on bed
"Manik u will be living in our house only right there!" Sara asked Manik nods Sara and cabir looked at Each other
"Manik Uk mujhe Hamesha darr rehta hai tere wahan jaane se but ur stubborn par remember one thing we have a past which is buried! Don't let her know it don't let her enter in that room joh cheez jaa chuki hai usse zinda mat hone de" Sara said keeping her hand on manik's who looked down
"Exactly manik whatever happened it was past and nandini should not know it" cabir added
" Ik! But i feel that's buried that's still alive. I feel like nthng is removed I feel Like he's alive" manik whispered Makin sara and cabir Look at him
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