Nandini laughed loudly, hitting him on his chest and pushing him away when Cabir told her a joke.
"What?" she asked, when he suddenly grew quiet and swallowed, looking at something behind her. She turned around, smiling as bright as the star when she looked at Manik. Until it disappeared when he looked at her with bloodshot eyes.
His raging gaze flickered towards her chest, making her look down, and with shaky hands she arranged her dupatta, which had fallen off and accentuated her breasts through her suit.
She looked up, biting her lip and resisting the urge to run away as he signaled with his head to follow him before he started to move towards their room, not ready to face what her Shohar will put her through.
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Nandini
Being the youngest, she is the epitome of innocence. The apple of everyone's eyes as her sweet laughter full of mischief and sweetness fills the walls of their house.
Until, it slowly dies as fate turns her life upside down and she is bounded to her eldest cousin, ten years her senior, through nikkah. Manik Riaz.
Manik Riaz.
Being the eldest, he is responsible and respected. The buisness tycoon is feared and loved equally, burning everyone to ashes just by his look in his anger and conquering stars for his loved ones.
But, every powerful person has a weakness. For him, it was her. Nandini Javed Riaz.
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Manik is possessive of her. Has been since the good old childhood days and isn't ashamed of making that fact clear, as he threatened every boy, cousins alike, for even looking at her the wrong way. Because she was his to kiss, his to care a
"I have told this to you guys a lot of times that I don't want to get married then why are you guys even forcing me!!"
Manik said tying his shoe laces getting ready for office.
"But Manik what's the problem in getting married?! You are well settled , and as far as I know you don't even have a girl friend then what's the problem?"
Nyonika asked.
"Look mom I am just 24 and I don't want to get married this early!"
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"Nandini please don't be late today!"
Ragini requested her for the 50th time while Nandini rolled her eyes.
"Chachi don't worry , I'll be home on time."
Nandini tried to calm Ragini down.
"Nandu my baby, I hope tumhe koi burden toh nhi lag rha na , humara itne jaldi tumhari shaadi karana?"
Ragini asked cupping her cheeks to which Nandini smiled.
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This story dipicts the journey of two individuals, who are practically strangers meet each other for their arranged marriage and there, their lives take a U turn where they fall in love with eachother and become each other's life.