Italy, Night Time
Rivaan had brought Anya to his private swimming pool. Both were inside the pool. Anya didn't know how to swim, so Rivaan held her in his arms. Rivaan said, "You were ignoring me. Do you know what punishment I can give you for ignoring me?" Rivaan said, looking into Anya's eyes.
Anya turned her face away and said, "Give whatever punishment you want. I am ready to take it."
Rivaan held her chin and turned her face towards him, pointing his finger downwards as he said, "Are you really ready to take it?"
Anya lowered her gaze, her eyes widening suddenly. Then she looked at Rivaan, who had a sly smile on his face. Anya narrowed her eyes, staring at him, then after a moment she said, "What kind of shamelessness is this? Who behaves so shamelessly?"
Rivaan pulled her closer and said, "This shamelessness is only for you, and you will have to see this shamelessness every night after the wedding. And you have to take it inside you."
Anya hit Rivaan's chest and said, "I don't want to take it, you understand. You are very bad, you scolded me today." Tears started falling from her eyes.
Rivaan wiped Anya's tears and said, "Stop crying."
Anya looked at Rivaan and said, "What should I do now? I feel like crying."
Rivaan held her in his arms and said, "Save these tears, you will need them on our first night."
Anya dug her nails into Rivaan's back and said, "You are very bad."
Rivaan pressed Anya closer to his body and said, "I am next level in such matters. On the bed, I will do everything with you that I want. For so many days you have only seen the trailer of Rivaan Birla, the picture is yet to come."
Anya tilted her neck and looked at Rivaan.
Rivaan looked at her and winked.
Rivaan said, "Are you ready to take it inside you?"
Anya moved away from Rivaan and said, "I am not going to take it at all." She held out her hand and said, "First promise me, you will never hurt me and never break my trust!"
Rivaan looked at Anya for a moment, then he placed his hand over Anya's hand and said, "I will never break your trust, I promise you."
Anya immediately hugged Rivaan.
Rivaan also held Anya in his arms. He was looking at the moon, his eyes red. Rivaan held Anya tightly in his arms, as if she would leave him any moment.
The Next Morning
Today was Anya's Mehndi ceremony. Anya was standing in front of the dressing table, getting ready. Anya wore a mint green flowy long skirt with a matching embroidered crop top. The skirt had light pleats, and the top had silver sequin work, giving it a modern and festive look. Her hair was open, the way Rivaan liked it.
Rivaan came out of the closet room, ready. He stood with his hands in his pockets, looking at Anya.
Anya, looking in the mirror, said to Rivaan, "Why are you looking at me like that? I don't think your intentions are noble."
Rivaan came closer to Anya and said, "My intentions towards you can never be noble."
Anya turned around and looked at Rivaan, who was now standing in front of her. Anya looked Rivaan up and down. Rivaan wore a dark blue denim shirt with the buttons open and black slim-fit jeans, which complemented his toned figure. Anya narrowed her eyes and said, "Couldn't you wear Indian attire?"
Rivaan pulled Anya towards him and said, "I don't like 'Indian attire'."
Anya put her arms around Rivaan's neck and said, "I am also Indian, then don't you like me either?"
Rivaan bit his lip, looking Anya up and down, and said, "I like you and your whole body." He opened his mouth and made a gesture of eating from a distance.
Anya said, "How shameless you are! Aren't you ashamed of making such gestures?"
Rivaan pressed her against his body and said, "What is shame? I haven't even heard its name, what does it look like?"
Anya glared at Rivaan and said, "It's okay, on the first night I will give you lessons on shame first, then we will do something."
Rivaan brought his lips close to Anya's ear and said, "I have no interest in taking lessons on shame, but I can give you lessons on shamelessness."
Anya tilted her neck and looked at Rivaan.
Just then, there was a knock on their room door. Aditya was standing outside. He saw Rivaan and Anya wrapped in each other's arms. A slight smile appeared on his face seeing them together.
Rivaan moved away from Anya and gestured for Aditya to come in.
Aditya came inside. He had a laptop and a file in his hand, which he placed on the bed. Rivaan sat on the bed, looked at Anya, and said, "No one should disturb me for half an hour."
Anya narrowed her eyes and said, "What are you implying? Do I disturb you?"
Rivaan, looking at the file, said, "Yes, looking at you distracts me, now go from here." Let me work.
Anya came and stood close to Rivaan. She brought her lips close to Rivaan's ear and lightly bit his earlobe, saying, "How much do you get distracted by me, explain me."
Rivaan closed his eyes and took a deep breath. He was trying to control himself. He opened his eyes and suddenly pulled Anya and made her sit on his lap. Rivaan brought his face close to Anya's face and said in his seductive voice, "If you don't leave from here right now, then you will be under me, moaning."
Anya's eyes widened suddenly. She looked at Aditya, who was still standing there. There was a slight smile on his face. Anya said softly, "Shameless person, who talks like this in front of their friends?"
Rivaan said, "I have only started talking, when I start doing it, you can't take it, you can't hold it."
Just then, Anya put her hand on Rivaan's mouth and said softly, "I don't want to hear anymore."
Rivaan said, "On the first night, I will remove all your shyness."
Anya glared at Rivaan. Anya started to get up from Rivaan's lap, but Rivaan held her in his arms and said, "Want to hear anything else?"
Anya raised her head and looked at Rivaan and shook her head no.
Rivaan let go of Anya, Anya stood up from Rivaan's lap and left the room.
Some time later, Anya came downstairs. The preparations for the Mehndi ceremony were underway.
Shruti came to Anya, looked her up and down, and said, "Wow, so beautiful!" She put a black dot behind Anya's ear and said, "Now no evil eye will fall on you." Shruti made Anya sit down and said, "Where is Bhai?"
Anya said softly, "He is busy with his office work."
Shruti said, "Even today Bhai has to work!" She sat down with Anya.
Shruti was talking to Anya, but her attention was elsewhere. Shruti looked at Anya and then at her gaze. Anya was looking at Aman and Siya, and on one side at Aarav and Parul.
Shruti said, "It's been going on for two days."
Anya looked at Shruti in surprise and said, "What? I didn't even know! How can these two do this? I am not going to spare them!" She stood up from her place and went towards Siya, who was talking and laughing with Aman. She was glaring at both of them.
Aman and Siya stood like statues.
Anya grabbed Siya's hand and took her away from Aman. Then she looked at Parul. Parul and Aarav were standing holding hands. She went towards them. She suddenly grabbed Parul's hand and started pulling her away, and with her other hand, she held Siya's hand.
Siya and Parul said, "Anya, what are you doing, child?"
She brought both of them to Shruti. Anya let go of their hands and sat down cross-legged. She was glaring at both of them as if they were criminals.
Siya said, "Don't stare like that!"
Anya stood up and said, "I will look! You both are having affairs with Aman and Aarav and didn't even tell me!"
Aman and Aarav stood at a distance watching. Aman said, "Brother, what must be going on?"
Aarav said, "Go and see." Aman said, "I don't want to get punched by Anya! Look how angry she looks!"
Anya said, "Now will you both speak?"
Siya and Parul said, "We were just about to tell you."
Anya glared at both of them and said, "When you had children?"
Siya said, "Anya, what are you saying? Where did children come from in between?"
Anya said angrily, "I don't want to talk to either of you!" She made a face and sat down.
Siya and Parul looked at each other and took a deep breath.
Anya was sitting with a pout when someone put their arms around her neck from behind, and Anya was startled and suddenly punched.
Shruti stood up and said, "Bhai!"
Anya's eyes widened and she turned around to look. Rivaan stood holding his nose and glaring at Anya.
Anya said softly, "You? Who grabs from behind like that? I was angry, so I hit."
Aarav and Aman stood at a distance watching everything. Aman said, "It's good I didn't go near Anya, otherwise I would be standing where Bhai is now, look, Anya has made Bhai's nose red!"
Rivaan sat down next to Anya and glared at her, saying, "Second time you have hit me, who are you taking training from to beat me?"
Anya lowered her gaze and said softly, "What need do I have for training to beat you? I can beat you even without training."
Shruti started laughing at Anya's words, but she controlled her laughter.
Rivaan held her chin and lifted it up, saying, "Oh, so you were planning to beat me?"
Anya looked at Rivaan and shook her head no.
Rivaan brought his face close to Anya's face and said, "You will get the punishment for this very soon." Then he looked away at Parul and Siya, who were still standing. Rivaan gestured for Aman and Aarav to come.
Aman and Aarav quickly came to Rivaan.
He stood up and gave Aman and Siya's hands to each other, and then Parul's hand to Aarav's hand.
Anya suddenly stood up and glared at Rivaan.
Rivaan said, "What?"
Anya said, "You all knew about them! These two told you and didn't tell me!"
Rivaan looked at Anya and said, "No one told me." He looked at all four of them and said, "There is nothing in this palace that can be hidden from me." All four of them lowered their gazes. Then Rivaan looked at Shruti, who also lowered her gaze.
Anya looked at Shruti and said, "You also have a boyfriend? Tell me his name."
Just then, Rivaan said, "Rishabh. And it's been going on for a year." He looked at Shruti.
Shruti said, "Sorry Bhai, we were about to tell you. We thought you might say no."
Rivaan placed his hand on Shruti's head, and then Shruti hugged Rivaan.
Aman said, "Aarav, the opportunity is good!" Both of them also went and hugged Rivaan.
Rivaan pulled away and said, "Get away from me! The one who should stick to me doesn't." They all quickly moved away from Rivaan.
Anya glared at Rivaan and said, "I don't need to stick to you, you are there for this job, aren't you?"
Rivaan said, "It's me, and one day I will stick you so close to me that you won't even think about going away."
Anya glared at Rivaan, then she sat down in her place. Rivaan also sat down next to Anya.
Anya still had a pout on her face.
Rivaan said, "If you can have an affair with me, then they had one too, do you have a problem?"
Anya looked at Rivaan and said, "I didn't have any affair with you, you forced it."
Rivaan glared at Anya.
Just then, Riya, Harish, and Danish also arrived. They were all coming from outside.
Riya and Harish went to Anya and Rivaan.
Anya said, "Mom, Dad, where did you both go?"
Harish said, "There was an important meeting."
Anya said, "Mom, did you also go to the meeting?"
Riya said, "Yes, it was important for me to go."
Anya said, "Mom, are you a businesswoman?"
Riya said, "I used to be, but not anymore." She suddenly said, "Now leave all the talk, it's time for the Mehndi ceremony."
The Mehndi ceremony had started. Mehndi started being applied to Anya's hands, a light Mehndi design was also being applied to Rivaan's hand - the letter 'A', the first letter of Anya's name, was being made in the middle of his palm. Rivaan was looking at it intently, with a slight smile on his face.
Anya was sitting, and the Mehndi artist was creating beautiful and intricate designs on her hands and feet.
Shruti sat next to Rivaan, teasing him, "Bhai, this 'A' is imprinted forever!"
Rivaan looked at her and shook his head.
Rivaan's four friends were sitting at the bar counter, Karan, Rishabh, and Aarav were talking among themselves, but Aditya's attention was elsewhere. He was drinking wine and looking at Anya, who was smiling at Rivaan.
Karan looked at Aditya and said, "Adi, where is your attention?"
Aditya said, "Nowhere," and he got up from the bar counter and left.
Rishabh said, "What happened to Aditya?"
Karan said, "Don't know, he has been behaving strangely for a few days, has started getting busier with work."
Aarav said, "I have also been noticing for a few days."
Anya and Rivaan's Mehndi was done. Rivaan took Anya to the bedroom to feed her.
The music ceremony was about to start in the hall.
Continue........