When The Heart Lies | ✓

[70] Consequences

Her fate was written in a hurry, she thought.

The Aunt and Uncle were standing there in the room who had loved her like there's no tomorrow. Like she was their own daughter. The worry was written clearly on their face at seeing the two men glaring at each other.

In between she caught that mighty brother of hers, observing the tears in her eyes. His jaws clenched and eyes softened at her.

Sakshi's lips parted as she studied his gaze keenly. He was saying so much by not saying anything.

"How dark I have been?" Kabir repeated the question for himself mockingly.

Shrey's lips straightened when Kabir said, Not as dark as the marks of beatings on your skin. He taunted, "I heard the women had hit you with their slippers. Tell me, was the rape truly falsely blamed? Or did you truly rape a married woman?"

A hard punch was thrown right at his face, Shrey growled hard. He kicked Kabir in the knee, making him bend. His specs fell away while Mihir came in between immediately. Shrey gave Mihir a hard push.

"I don't have to fucking prove you if it true or false!" Shrey shouted angrily, his face red. "For a crime I didn't do, I suffered punishment. Karma is crazy. You have done the crime, imagine what will happen to you!"

Kabir pushed Shrey hard in anger while slapping him on the face. Sakshi screamed while Shrey immediately grabbed his neck, ready to strangely him.

Aarush widened his eyes, immediately reaching for Shrey's elbows. Him and Nakul pulled him hard while Shrey kept on sneering.

"I will fucking kill you. Tell them how you promised her to be a dominating husband. Because that's what you can actually think. A cheap hag!" He growled while writhing in Nakul and Aarush's hold. "I will kill you, you moron!"

"Enough!" Raghav glared at Kabir. "This is the last chance I am giving you. Tell me the truth like a man. Whatever you are hiding! Because if I heard the truth from my sister, I will kill you in front of her."

"Done with your threats," Kabir mocked Raghav, making everyone gasp. "As if you never took pictures of your Pihu."

"Don't," Raghav warned with his eyes narrowing like a hawk.

Sakshi stepped back in sudden nervousness as Kabir stood face to face with Raghav and explained, "Just like I said, a nerdy boy with no experience, how would I have wooed your sister. All my tricks were working opposite. She started hating me. But then, a frustrated lover like me, caught this offer from her friend, Aditi. Actually, it all started when Aditi ended up kissing Mihir."

Sakshi widened her eyes and felt ashamed to have this discussed in front of her family. Her head was close to bursting. It took all of her courage to get here and face her brother.

"She likes Mihir. Knowing the pain I was suffering, my brother asked her if she could help me in wooing her friend. Otherwise, he will tell Aarush and Sakshi about the kiss. As Aarush was her boyfriend at that time."

Pihu covered her mouth while Aarush was dumbstruck, looking at a nervous Mihir.

Kabir chuckled tauntingly.

"Aditi offered to not just give us ideas about wooing here but she told us how Shrey was spending nights at Sakshi's flat. She couldn't guarantee if I could win Sakshi's heart because she was already taken. An angry lover like me ended up blackmailing her. She was so scared, she offered me about clicking her nudes and sending them to me."

Sakshi's mouth parted in utter heartbreak. Ants were eating up her ears and face, she felt like dying. Her eyes filled up with fresh tears.

Kabir looked at Raghav with utter seriousness. "I was shocked at first. But slowly, the offer soaked in my mind. Tell me, Raghav. You never lusted for the girl you love?"