[Scene 1: Ranawat Mansion ka Basement - Der Raat]

Party ke shor-sharabe ke thik niche, Ranawat Mansion ke basement mein ek alag hi duniya thi. Wahan koi fairy lights nahi thin, sirf ek purana bulb latak raha tha. Woh 'waiter' (jisne hamla kiya tha) ek kursi se bandha hua tha. Uska chehre par chotein thin, par uski aankhon mein darr nahi tha.

Ananya wahan khadi thi, usne apni black saree ke pallu ko kamar mein kas kar bandh liya tha. Uske saamne Rudransh khada tha, jisne apne suit ka coat utaar kar pheink diya tha aur apni sleeves upar chadha li thin.

Rudransh: "Dekho, mujhe 'violence' pasand nahi hai, lekin jab baat meri family aur meri hone wali patni ki ho... toh main thoda 'old school' ho jata hoon. Naam bolo."

Waiter: (Hanste hue) "Billionaire sahab, aap business deals sign kijiye. Ye goli aur maut ka khel aapke bas ka nahi hai."

Ananya ek kadam aage badhi. Usne Rudransh ko halka sa peeche hataya.

Ananya: "Rudra, hato. Iski 'language' main samajhti hoon."

Ananya ne waiter ke baal pakde aur usey thoda peeche jhukaya. Uski awaaz barf jaisi thandi thi.

Ananya: "Tum 'The Architect' ke liye kaam karte ho, haina? Usne tumhe bheja tha ye check karne ke liye ki meri security kitni tight hai. Suno... agli baar jab woh tumhe bheje, toh bol dena ki DSP Ananya Rathore ne usey ek 'Gift' bheja hai."

Ananya ne ek jhatke mein waiter ki kalai (wrist) par ek pressure point dabaya. Woh dard se chillane laga.

Ananya: "Ye toh sirf trailer tha. Rudra, isey meri team ko hand over kardo. Police station mein iska asli 'Treatment' hoga."

Rudransh ne hairani aur garv se Ananya ko dekha. Usne pehli baar kisi aurat ko itne control mein dekha tha.

[Scene 2: Mansion ki Chhat (Terrace) - Raat ka sannata]

Interrogation ke baad, sab kuch shaant ho gaya tha. Aaryan, Ishani aur Kiara mansion ki chhat par baithe the. Families niche so chuki thin, par in teeno ko neend nahi aa rahi thi.

Aaryan: "Bhai! Matlab aaj jo Maine dekha... bhabhi ne toh us gunde ko 'Flying Kick' mari! Ishani, tumhari behen toh asli life ki Wonder Woman hain!"

Ishani: (Haste hue) "Wahi toh! Di bachpan se hi aisi hain. Jab hum school mein the, ek ladke ne mera bag chhina tha, Di ne usey utha kar paani ki tanki mein daal diya tha."

Kiara: "Guys, honestly, main darr gayi thi. Hum log sirf fashion aur business deals ki baatein karte hain. Bhai ki life mein itna khatra hai, mujhe kabhi pata hi nahi chala."

Aaryan: "Khatra toh hai, Kiara. Par ab hamare paas 'Z-Plus Security' ghar mein hi hai. Socho, agar koi humein tang karega, toh hum seedha bolenge-Janta hai meri Bhabhi kaun hai?"

Teeno zor se 🤣🤣hasne lage. Unki dosti dhire-dhire ek gehri bonding mein badal rahi thi.

[Scene 3: Ananya aur Rudransh - A Quiet Moment]

Ananya chhat ke dusre kone mein khadi thi, taaron ⭐ ko dekh rahi thi. Rudransh do cup 🍵 coffee lekar uske paas aaya.

Rudransh: "Black coffee ☕. No sugar. Suna hai officers ko yahi pasand hai?"

Ananya ne coffee li aur halki si muskurahat 😊 di. "Shukriya."

Rudransh: "Ananya, aaj jo hua... I'm sorry. Meri wajah se tumhari family khatre mein aayi."

Ananya: (Usey dekhte hue) "Nahi Rudra. Woh meri wajah se aaye hain. Woh gunda mujh par nazar rakh raha tha. 'The Architect' mujhe todna chahta hai, aur usey lagta hai ki tum meri kamzori ho."

Rudransh: "Main tumhari kamzori banna nahi chahta, Ananya. Main tumhari taqat banna chahta hoon. Main jaanta hoon tum akele poori fauj se lad sakti ho, par kya tum mujhe apne saath khada hone ka mauka dogi?"

Ananya khamosh rahi. Usne pehli baar dekha ki Rudransh ke 'Billionaire' mask ke peeche ek aisa insaan hai jo sach mein uski parwah karta hai.

Ananya: "Log kehte hain arrange marriage mein pyaar baad mein hota hai. Par hamare case mein... shayad 'Action' pehle ho raha hai."😊

Rudransh: (Shararat se) 😉"Toh kya ise hum ek 'Official Date' maan lein? Under the stars 🤩, with a side of interrogation 🤌?"

Ananya: (Roasting mode) "Coffee thandi hai, Mr. Ranawat. Aur aapki romantic lines abhi bhi 90s ki hain. Thoda improve kijiye."

Rudransh: (Haste hue) 😆 "Theek hai, DSP Sahiba. Agli baar 'Latest Version' lekar aaunga."

[Scene 4: The Cliffhanger - The Architect's Move]

Agli subah, Ananya ke office mein ek bada parcel 📦 aaya. Us par koi naam nahi tha. Ananya ne savdhani se usey khola.

Andar ek purana photo frame 🖼️ tha.

Usme Ananya ki bachpan ki photo thi, aur uske upar laal 🔴rang se likha tha:

"THE CLOCK IS TICKING, ANANYA. YOUR PROTECTOR WON'T BE ABLE TO SAVE HIMSELF."

Ananya ka chehra safed pad 😲gaya. Usne turant Rudransh ko call 🤙 lagaya, par uska phone 📱'Out of Reach' aa raha tha.

Ananya: (Constable se chillate hue) "Kaka! Rudransh ki location trace karo! Abhi!"

End of this part

⭐Aage kya rudransh bach payega ?

⭐Rudransh ka phone out of reach kyun bata raha he ?

⭐Akhir kis musibat mein fasa he ya buisness meeting ke wajah se janane ke liye dekhiye aage ka part 〽️

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