Aarohi's POV :
"Renox!" Vayansh sternly called him as if telling him to behave and to my surprise the freaking panther listened to him and stopped. What the hell!!
Vayansh walked to me and took my hand in his. He said "You don't have to be scared, Jaan. I won't let anything happen to you, ever."
I just felt like kissing him right here, right now. What the hell am I thinking?
He continued "Meet him, Renox. My friend."
I looked at him like he was lying. I said "It's... A Panther, Vayansh. Oh God!! Why is he here?"
The Panther suddenly growled making me hide behind Vayansh. He chuckled and grabbing my hand he again made me face him.
He said "Jaan, Renox has been with me since long time. He is my only friend so I wanted you to meet him."
I asked thinking he is mad "Vayansh, It's a wild animal and I don't even think it's legal to shelter a panther. It could harm you anytime."
The Panther again growled but Vayansh shut him up by saying "I am talking to her, Renox. Don't interfere."
And to my surprise the Panther made a sound as if he was guilty and didn't growl again.
He cupped my face and said "I know he is a wild animal but that's why I like him, Jaan. Wild animals are always out of control, they are scary and powerful. They listen to no one.... just like me."
I was feeling guilty as I could see he really loves the animal. I shouldn't have said those things so I said "I am sorry, I understand."
He said "That's my girl." Like he is proud of me and that made me feel somehow good.
He said to the Panther "Renox, you heard that. She understands so come on and meet her."
My eyes widened and I said "No!! I mean I already met him. Let's go from here."
He chuckled and said "Are you scared, my sweet? Don't worry. He won't attack anyone until I order him to. Well, he loves human meat but he won't attack like this."
I don't know if he comforted me or scared me more.
"Please Vayansh. Don't be like this, Let's go back, Ok?"
He again stroke the panther's head and said "Only if you stroke him once."
I stepped back and said scaredly "No..no.. I won't."
He shrugged and stand there not moving to go back. The panther was looking at me like I am his prey. If I move...
I stepped back and as I was about to turn Vayansh warned me "Jaan, Don't show him your back. Renox tends to like the chase, just like me."
I shivered in fear and didn't dare move. He came towards me and grabbed my hand than took me near the panther.
I stuttered "Please.. please.. I don't want to die early. Leave me, Vayansh."
He chuckled and said "As long as I am alive, No one can hurt you, my sweet. I will bury them alive if anyone dares as much as touched you."
His words scared me but I know he is exaggerating it. He won't kill anyone like this, I mean he can't but still his words had a deep impact on me like I am safe with him.
He slowly took my hand and placed it on Renox, as he called him that. The panther didn't pounch on me just purred and lean in my touch making me smile.
I was still scared but not as much as I was before. I pet him a few more times than backed up as he is still a wild animal. He could still attack.
Suddenly Vayansh said "I think I should bring you here more often as you are not leaving me for a second here."
I looked at him and realised I was grabbing his shirt in my fist. I immediately withdrew my hand and awkwardly asked "Shall we go now?"
He nodded and we went back inside.
I asked him "What if he attack?"
Vayansh said "He won't."
"Why?"
"Because he is well trained."
"Still he is a wild animal. He could attack."
"You know wild animals could be loyal too if you train them and keep them with yourself. I admit it could be dangerous at first but it is all worth it and moreover Vayansh don't like easy things."
I rolled my eyes at him and walked to our room. I felt a hand grabbing me back and I collide into his chest.
He warned "Don't roll your eyes at me."
I irritatedly said "Why? You have a patent for it?"
He said "No Jaan. I am just saying don't do that. I don't like it and No one rolls their eyes at me."
I stepped back and put my hands on my waist and said "You know what! You are so full of your ego!"
Before he could reply I walked to our room and closed the door.
He was already late for his office so he won't come back here, I know that. Afterall I am his wife. I smiled in myself.
No... I have to free myself from here. I can't think like this. But how will I when he can catch me that easily.
I was thinking about my family again when Arnit came into my room with Kashvi following him. They both were fighting again.
I can't miss my family for long as they all have become my family too. I will really miss them too when I will go back to my home.
We spend the day like this talking, laughing and we even pranked mumma. It was so fun but at night I was alone again in my room.
I was looking outside and thinking about my life in Jodhpur when Vayansh entered the room.
I was so angry at him but I didn't said anything. He came near me and asked "What are you doing?"
I didn't reply ignoring him so he again tried "I don't think I did anything that made you angry."
I was about to cry hearing him. His words made me remember my papa. He used to pacify me by saying the same words when I got angry at him.
He sat near me and wiped my tears which I didn't even realised have fallen. He looked Angry now. Why is he angry when I am crying? Is he going to shout at me for crying?
But he shocked me by asking "Jaan, tell me the truth. Why are you crying? Did someone said anything to you? I swear I will not leave the person who dare hurt you."
Before I could stop myself my lips spill "You"
He confusedly asked "What?"
"You hurt me."
He again wiped my tears and asked now a little calmly "How? What's that suppose to mean?"
I closed my closed letting the tears fall and said "You have hurt me so much, Vayansh. You took my life away from me. You snatched me away from my life, my family, my friends even my career. You don't know how much I am missing my family."
He sighed and rubbed his forehead as if to release the tension than said "What do you want me to do, Jaan? Let you go away from me? I can't. You are my jaan, my wife. Can you think about us? Can we start new?"
I looked at him and I think I should agree with him because fighting him won't get me anywhere. I am not dumb to think that I could fight him.
If I want my freedom, my family than I have to gain his trust first than I could think about other things.
So I said wiping my tears "Fine. I agree to do that."
He raised his eyebrow in surprise and asked "You agreed? Just like this?"
I shrugged and said "But I have a condition."
He asked gratefully "What?"
I said "I want my life back, Vayansh. I want my freedom back. I want to talk to my family even meet them."
He stared at me for a minute longer than said "Fine."
Did he..... agree? How can he simply agree? Is he in his right mind? But it's good for me.
Unfortunately he continued "But it would take time, Jaan. You don't have to worry about anything. I didn't tell you but I already enrolled you in a university here in Jaisalmer just few formalities are due and about your family, We will talk about that later, Ok? Go to sleep now."
My almost smile vanished as he said that.
I grabbed his hand as he was about to stand and said "Why? I want to meet my family. You can't keep me locked in here. I am not your prisoner."
He immediately said "Ofcourse not, Jaan. You are not a prisoner here but I can't fulfill your this wish for now."
I sternly demanded "It's not a wish, Vayansh. It's my demand."
He was getting angry but he tried his best to hide it. He said "And I refused. We won't talk about this again."
"But I am not done yet. I want to meet my family and I will meet them. You can't stop me like this. You just said we will start a new, Is this your new? I don't want this, Vayansh." I said getting frustrated now.
He grabbed me by my arms and said "Sleep, Aarohi. I won't repeat myself."
I gulped scaredly hearing his tone. He is really angry right now as he always uses some nicknames to call me but right now he called me by my name which I didn't like at all.
Why is he so difficult? He thinks he can do anything. I won't talk to him now so I looked away from him and pulled the comforter over me after lying on the bed to sleep.
I don't want to see him.
I heard him sigh and leave the room. He closed the door so loudly I feared everyone could wake up hearing it.
I should be the one to be so angry but here he is the one throwing tantrums.
But I will think of ways to do something. I will make him bend down to my wills because I have tolerated enough.
I know I can do this because I know his only weakness..... Me....
I highly doubt he loves me but there is a connection between us which binds us together. A connection neither of us can escape but when I remember what he has done to me how he forced me I.....
I can't do this.
I have to decide between him and my freedom. I know the cost is really high.
But right now I am really angry at him and won't talk to him at all.
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