"Ma'am,aapse sir baat krna chahte h"A man dressed in full black came to her and stood a lil distance from her and said.

Iti immediately looked up at him not knowing who he was or what he was saying.

"Sir aapse milna chahte h"The man repeated again and Iti was still confused as to what he was trying to say.

She had chosen this library because nobody could ever guess that she was here.The news regarding her sudden marriage with the King Of Udaipur has disrupted her life greatly.

She wasn't at peace at her own home because someone would bring that topic again and again,even though they just wanted to solve this issue but she didn't want to talk about it anymore.

The media had done a great damage to her reputation already,so here she was hiding away in this lil library she often used to go to when she needed a lil break from her family,from her studies and from everything in general.

She stared at the man not knowing what to do.She was alone here,she wasn't accompanied by any of the body guards her chote dadu had appointed for her.

"Ma'am,sir aapka wait kr rahe h"The man again said and Iti took a deep breath.

"Aap kon h?hum aapko nhi jaante h,aur na aapke sir ko jaante h,aap please jaiye yaha se,hame kisi se milna nhi h"Iti said but the man didn't budge from his place.

His orders were clear,he was asked to get Iti in the car waiting outside the library.

"Aapko bina le jaye mein nhi jaa sakta yaha se ma'am"The man again said.

"Dekhiye,hum aapki complain kr denge!aap jaiye yaha se,hame pareshan mat kijiye"Iti said getting scared now,who was this man?why was he so adamant to take her to his boss?

She shouldn't have gotten out of the house when so much was going on already!

Of course the media was keeping tabs on her every move,it might be one of the media houses who wanted to have her interview for their TRPs.

Iti immediately got up from the seat and collected the book in her hand and made her way out of the library,she needed to get to her home asap.

The man followed her thinking she had agreed to meet his boss.

Iti had just got out of the library when she gasped as she looked at the man who stood in front of her leaning against his car.

The man removed his sunglasses and stared at her as he walked towards her.

A number of cars were lined up behind him,men in black with guns stood beside them.

Iti's heart beat raced as she saw the man.

What was he doing here now?

She didn't want to get papped with him again!

The media would make crazy shit again!

She can't explain this to her family again!

Already she was done with this whole breaking news and all!

"Aa...aap?"She stuttered as he stopped and stood in front of her.

"Hamare saath chaliye,hame aapse baat krni h"He said in his deep,thick voice.

"H..hum nhi chahte yeh matter aur bada ho, already media ne sab bht kharab kr diya h...aa..aapko yaha nhi aana chahiye tha"She said as she looked into his eyes for the first time but immediately looked away not able to maintain the eye lock.

"Isliye yaha aaiye h aapse baat krne"He said but she shook her head in denial at that.

The more she stays away from him the better it will be for both of them.For both of their families.

"Aap jaiye....hum dono ko saath nhi hona chahiye,baat aur bigad sakti h"Iti said still not looking at him and he sighed in frustration.

He wanted to talk to her to clear things out!

"Hamare saath chaliye abhi ke abhi"He said sternly and Iti looked at him immediately.

His tone wasn't polite and kind as it had been the first time they had met,it was stern and a lil rude which Iti didn't like at all.

"H..ha...hame nhi aana h"Iti said and was about to walk past him towards her car but his palm gripped her wrist quickly stopping her from going away.

"Hame baat krni h aapse Iti!hamare saath chaliye"He said sternly,he wasn't in a mood to hear a no from her.

Iti blinked in surprise at his actions and his words,he wasn't like this when she had met him for the first time!

"Hame nhi...

He didn't let her complete and dragged her towards his car Iti tried to get her hand out of his hold but he didn't leave her, though he wasn't pulling her harshly,his steps were quick because of his tall figure and Iti was struggling to follow him.

"Hame chodiye!hame nhi aana h aapke saath kahi bhi!aap zabardasti nhi kr sakte h hamare saath hum...

"Kya kr lengi aap?"He challenged her as he opened the car door and stopped and stared at her.

"Hum apne...

"Hum zabardasti nhi kr rahe h aapke saath,bas baat krna chahte h aapse,isliye bethiye car mein!"He said as he gently pushed her into the car,sitting beside her in the passenger seat.

The driver turned on the engine and drove away from the library.There was a partition between the driver and them for privacy.

Iti narrowed her eyes at him not liking the way he had dragged her into his car without her permission.

"Hame aapse baat nhi krni h Shiv! already bht kuch ho gaya h,aur hamari family bht tensed h iss sab ko lekr,hum koi aur badi breaking news nhi dena chahte h media ko!"Iti said and he stared at her intensely.

She took his name.

He shook his head and spoke.

"Hum bhi koi breaking news nhi dena chahte h kisi ko,pr jo hua h,usse thik bhi toh krna padega na?"He asked and she slowly nodded her head at that.

"Agar media ne hame saath dekh liya toh? phirse ek aur....

"Kisi ko pata nhi chalega,relax"He said,this time his tone,a lil soft which made her feel a lil at ease.

She didn't say anything for the rest of the ride and neither did he.

They reached their destination and Shiv opened the door and they both got out of the car.

Again an army of men in black with guns in their hands stood outside the small cottage they had arrived at.

"Aaiye"He said and she just followed him.

They went inside the place was neatly kept,well furnished and beautiful.

He took her towards a door and she followed him.

He sat on the single couch waiting for her to sit down too but Iti's gaze stuck on the numerous books which were stacked up in the long shelves.

He kept staring at her as her gaze didn't moved away from the hundreds of books that were kept their.It was the study room of the cottage they owned in Mumbai which nobody was aware about.

"Bethiye"His voice brought her out of whatever trance she was in and Iti looked at him already seated,she too sat opposite to him on the other single sofa cum chair.

"Dekhiye,media ko jo krna tha unhone kr diya h,aur hum dono ki hi izzat ki baat aa gayi h"He said and she nodded at that.

"Hamari families bhi pareshan h"He added and she again nodded at that.

What he was saying was right!

"Ab hame kuch sochkr iss situation ko handle karna padega"He said.

"Aap chinta mat kijiye,hamari family iss news ko hatane ki koshish kr rahi h,thode dino mein yeh news hatt jayegi aur sab thik ho jayega"Iti said what her family had told her.

She hadn't thought much about the impact this news had put on their lives.

"Aapko lagta h ki Udaipur ke King ki shadi ki baat itni aasani se dab jayegi?"He asked her and she went into thought then.

"Aapko jitna aasan yeh lag raha h na,utna aasan yeh h nhi Iti"He said and she didn't knew what to say.

Her family had said that the news would be discarded and then everything will be fine again.

"Dekhiye,aap ek bht badi business family se aati h,aur hum ek royal family se.....jo news pheli h na woh bht scandalous h,dono families ki reputation stake pr h isse"He said and Iti listened to what he was saying.

"Aur media itni aasani se iss baat ko jaane nhi degi,news hatakr bhi koi fyada nhi hoga Iti, already sab tak yeh news jaa chuki h,ab iss news se koi pareshan nhi karega aapko aur hame,aage hum kya karenge usspe sawal uthaya jayega"He said and Iti didn't knew what she would do now.

Obviously if the King was involved in this the news was big!

"Ab hum kya kare!"Iti asked getting scared of what would happen now.

"Isliye aapse baat krni thi hame"He said making her understand why he had come all the way from Udaipur and was so adamant to talk to her.

"Hum press conference rakhkr sab clear kr sakte h na?"Iti said but he shook his head in denial.

"Aisa krne se woh yeh kahenge ki hum apni galti ko chupane ki koshish kr rahe h,aur ulta aur baat bigad jayegi"He said and she sighed in despair.

What should they do now?

"Phir kya krna chahiye hame?"She asked thinking he has a solution for this.

"Jo hua h usse accept krna padega"He stated clearly and she furrowed her eyebrows as she didn't understood what he said at first but then she gasped as his words made sense to her.

"Aap kya keh rahe h yeh?aisa krne se toh unke allegations sahi ho jayenge na ki hum dono ka a..aff..affair chal raha h!"She said not able to speak about it.

"Nhi,aisa kuch nhi hoga,ulta logo ko lagega ki humne privately shadi ki thi,jesa ki kayi bade bade log krte h privacy ke liye aur ulta media ki bolti band ho jayegi kyuki humne iss cheez ko accept kiya h,toh jo allegations lage the woh wrong proof ho jayenge"He said but she wasn't able to grasp her mind against his words.

"Kese wrong proof honge?unhe lagta h aap aur hum ek dusre ko pehele se jaante h,hamara relationship tha aur humne bhaagkr shadi ki h!"She said as her eyes pooled with tears thinking about the tough situation life had brought her into.

"Haa isiliye toh unhe galat proof krna h na?"He said and she nodded.

"Dekhiye Iti,agar jo hua h usse hum accept kr lenge na toh isse aadhi se zyada problem solve ho jayegi,aur rahi baat allegations ki toh log usse aise hi bhul jayenge"He said but she was still not convinced with his words.

Accepting what happened means accepting that they were married!

How can she accept that?

She didn't even knew him fully!

"Hum jaante h aap kya soch rahi h,pr ek baar iss shadi ko accept krke aap hamare saath Udaipur aa jayengi na phir log aur media iss scandal ko bhulkr aage hamari life mein kya ho raha h iss baat pr focus karenge"He said but she couldn't help but shake her head in denial at his words.

She can't accept this marriage!

"Koi shadi thodi hui h hamari aapse,jo hum usse accept kare!log aise hi baat bhul jayenge"She said and he sighed deeply.

It was going to be difficult convincing her!

"Dekhiye,Iti jo hum keh rahe h na woh dono families ki reputation ko dhyan mein rakhkr keh rahe h"He said.

"Shiv shadi aise nhi hoti h!na hum ek dusre ko jaante h,na hamari families ek dusre ko jaanti h"She said and he closed his eyes and sighed as she took his name.

"Toh milwa denge dono families ko ek dusre se"He opened his eyes and said and she stared at him in disbelief.

"Aap samajh nhi rahe h!shadi aise nhi hoti h,pure riti riwaz ke saath,saath phere ke baad shadi hoti h...aapne sirf hamari maang bhari thi,usse shadi nhi ho jaati h kisi ki!"She said and he stared at her intensely.

"Toh pure riti riwaz ke saath shadi kr lete h"He said making her surprise yet confused at his unusual demand.

"Hame iss baare mein baat nhi krni h aur!hum jaa rahe h"Iti said as she stood up from her seat but Shiv too stood up and stopped her from leaving.

"Dekhiye Iti,aapko abhi bhi samajh nhi aa raha h ki baat kitni badi h!dono families ki izzat ki baat h,aur hum dono ki bhi,iss sab ko solve krne ka ek hi tarika h ki hum dono jo hua tha usse accept kr le"Shiv said and Iti stared at him with uncertainty.

Yes,the news was big.

Yes,it was tampering their reputation.

Yes,it would cause great deal to their families.

But accepting this marriage wasn't an option for her.

"Dekhiye,hamari family bht disturbed h iss news se,I know aapki bhi hogi,humne yeh sab unke baare mein hi sochkr kaha h aapse,hum nhi chahte h ki hamari family reputation hamari ek galti ki wajah se kharab ho jaye"He said making her think about her family reputation.

He knew she was a naive and innocent girl the first time only when he had met her.

He also knew that she was a soft hearted girl the way she was taking to him then.

He knew mentioning her family's discomfort would surely make her think about his words.

"Dekhiye hame hamari reputation ki koi parwa nhi h,pr hum apni family ki reputation aur unke mental peace ko kharab nhi krna chahte h...baaki aap khud decide kijiye aapko kya krna h"He said staring at her and Iti too stared at him.

His words finally making her ponder over her own family's situation.

Her papa was very disturbed with this news,so was her mother.Both of them were continuously trying to calm her down because they were worried about her.

Her bhui and chachu were trying hard to get this news out of every media house.

The Sehgal family's name was constantly on every media handle because of this news.

Everyone were talking about this news only,they have been receiving calls from their relatives asking if it was true!

She knows her family was trying to protect her from all this and that's why they were just assuring her that everything was under control when it was not!

She can't let her parents or her family take stress because of a situation she had put herself into.

"Pr hum dono ki shadi nhi hui h Shiv"She said looking at him.

"Pr logo ko toh yahi lagta h na ki hum dono shadi shuda h?"He questioned her instead.

"Hum apni family se kya kahenge?"She asked as she didn't knew what she would say to her parents.

Her papa would never allow this!

According to him she was very young to get married!

He had always made this clear to everyone that he won't let his daughter get marry early ever!

And today this was the only thing that has happened.

"Bina shadi ke hum dono saath kese reh sakte h?"She asked not liking that prospect at all.

"Thik h,toh kr lete h shadi"He said making her gasp at his words.