Her pov:

Slowly, I opened my eyes and flickered them a few times to adapt myself to lighting. I relaxed myself and noticed that I was no longer on that scary path nor I was in my suffocating bridal attire. I slightly straightened myself to look for my surroundings and it didn't take me long to guess where I was.

But the question that was lingering in my mind was how I ended up here? I remembered being chased by my father's men but then...then after I fainted it was all blurry. I tried to solve the puzzle of the previous events that were kept on rewinding in my brain but the only thing that I can think of is an emotionless pair of eyes.

Those dark orbes, containing nothing but emptiness.

Suddenly, I winced in pain and squeezed my eyes

My hands were automatically drawn to my head to ease my headache, at a slow pace the ache became to calm down. I released my head and opened my eyes only to meet those cold eyes again.

Author pov:

He was standing in front of her. His hands in his pockets and eyes carrying nothing but fury. His face was cold and composed. His eyes were throwing daggers at her as if she did the most sinnest work in the world.

For him, she was the cause of all the disturbance that happened in his life in just a twist and turn of time. He never knew that a mere presence of someone for a few seconds in his life could flip to the pages he never wished to read. He never believed in marriage, love and even having someone with whom you can share your life. The idea of marriage was itself ridiculous to him. But thinking of the circumstances he was stuck in this was the only option that could save himself and his business from falling out of place. His only priority is his business which he made for himself, his name and fame which he earned himself he just can't let anyone destroy it.

So, he thought of every solution that can fix this mess and ended up with a precise decision.

She roamed her eyes from his face to his figure and then again turned to his eyes. She wondered why this unknown man was standing in front of her and staring at her soul like he was going to kill her and give her flesh to the animals.

.

.

.

And after a couple of minutes he finally spoke and broke the silence between them.

"I am sending you a set of clothes, quickly change into them and come with me." He said.

"Wait. Who are you and why are you expecting me to follow what you say?" She replied.

His anger peaked. He took a deep breath to calm himself and then spoke up again."I am the one who saved you from dying in the middle of the road."he said this while clenching his jaw.

And I didn't know that, that little act of humanity will trap my life forever.

Okay, thank you for saving me but how are you trapped and why are you ordering me? If you want the check payments or the hospital bills then I will clear it.

What the hell! What do you think of yourself? Do you think I am here for the bills? No, I am not. Miss self centred get yourself together and be ready in five minutes. We are going to get married.

Whatttt???

Are you mad? Did you save me to be your bride? It would have been better if you had let me die in the rain.

Oh, wow I too think the same I should have let you turn into a corpse under the rain. At least then I wouldn't have to think of marrying you to save my image.

So, you are using me for your image. Listen, Mr. I am not going to marry you and once again thank you for saving me. She then took a paper and pen from her side table and after scratching something on it she handed it to him.

This is my manager's contact number. You can call him and he will clear all the payments you made for me.

He looked at the piece of paper and crushed it on his fist.Her tactics were only increasing the height of his anger.

She then, stood up from the hospital bed and took steps to make her leave from there but it only hyped his anger. He held her wrist tightly and made her turn towards him. He pulled her close and twisted her hand to her back, his hard chest collided with her front. Their eyes met both daring and filled with anger.

"Samajhti kya ho tum apne aap ko, ek toh tumhari wajah se ye sb karna padh rha hai aur tum attitude dikha rhi ho? Tumhe kya lagta hai mere pas paiso ki kami hai jo main hospital bill vasulne ke liye tumse shadi karunga?"

"Hoor ki pari."

"What?"

"Apne hi toh kha kya samajhti hu main khud ko, toh suniye na hoor ki pari samajhti hu khud ko."

"Leave my hand.she said while clenching her teeth as his hold on her hand became even tighter."

"Is this all a joke to you?"

"Is marriage a joke to you?"

"Yes, it is. Now, get ready or I won't mind marrying you in this patient gown."

"No, i won't. You don't even know me then why the hell are you playing with my life? "

"He chuckled and stated.

Noor Mehta.

25 years old.

A fashion designer who owns her boutique and has a small startup which is making no more money and you are currently in debt.

What more do you want me to know about you miss self centered?!"

Her eyes widened in surprise and her mouth wide open. She closed her mouth and swallowed the lump in her throat.

"H...how do you know these things? Who are you?"

He left her hand and straightened up without breaking the eye contact.

A smirk formed on his lips and his hands rested in his pant's pockets.

"I am Ishaan Singh Shekhawat. ceo of vaana & co.

And, I have my own sources to know the details about you or anyone. Not a big deal.

So, will you marry me now or is it still a no?"

"Noooo, you know it isn't about who you are and how well you extract information about me. We are still strangers and it's really a sign of mental disability that you started asking the stranger you met on the road to get married. You. Really. Need. To. See. A. Doctor."

"Enough. Enough is enough now. I have heard a lot of rubbish because of you and I am not going to let this slide.

Main koi mara nahi ja rha hu tumse shadi karne ke liye."

"Lagta toh yahi hai Mr."

"Do not interrupt me while I am speaking.

Let's come straight to the point. You won't marry me right? "

"Yes, i won't."

"The debt you are burdened with is taken from my company and to add more to your stress, your father is my business rival. You ran away from your wedding right?!.

He declared you dead too.

So, now you have nowhere to go.

Your boutique is sealed. You don't have any friends whom you will call to share your grief with. You are a loner, who got nothing but suffering."

Her face became pale. Her eyes got teary. A tear swept from her eye. She opened her mouth to respond to him but nothing came out of it.

But still I have myself. My people must have left me alone but...but..I have myself. I don't need to marry you for this.

"You. will. marry. me.

My most important deal is on the board and if anything happens to it because of you then I won't let you live in peace."

"Marriage is a joke to you but not to me. It holds a meaning, a promise and most importantly love, a marriage without love is just another form of a world without colours."

"You can have your fantasies after a year. Our marriage will be a contact marriage.

Ek sal baad jitne rang bharne ho apni zindagi mein bhar lena."

"If you don't want your career to shatter down be ready in 10 minutes."

With that he left from there.

"Akdu,ghamandi,jahil suar, psychopath". She muttered under her breath.

Soon, the clothes came. It was a bridal attire. Sophisticated and perfectly designed.It was an elegant design she might have chosen for herself.

She looked at it, her eyes became teary. She thought to herself that maybe she is just a puppet who is here to work on the decisions empowered on her.

First of all, when she never agreed for an arranged marriage she was getting married to a man of her parents choice. Then she did run from that marriage for herself only to get stuck in this case of marriage again.

This was not what she imagined for her life to become.

She looked at the lehenga again but it wasn't feeling as suffocating like the one she wore before.

Shaking her head, she wiped her eyes, breathed out to cool down herself and with that she finally composed herself and wore her bridal lehenga.

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