8. Burning Down!
Author's POV
Mira sighed irritated when she looked for it everywhere. She checked under the chair but it was nowhere.
Madhan noticed her bothered when he saw her looking for something.
"क्या हुआ, मीरा?" (What happened, Mira?)
Mira turned around and looked at him.
"मुझे मेरी drawing book नहीं मिल रही... यहीं छोड़के गई थी, वापस आई तो नहीं थी... आपने देखी क्या?" (I can't find my drawing book... I kept it here and when I came back it was gone... Did you see it?)
She was confused.
Madhan shook his head.
"नहीं, मैंने नहीं देखी... यहाँ तो कोई आया भी नहीं... यही कहीं होगी।" (No! I didn't see it... In fact no one came here... It must be here somewhere.)
"नहीं है! सब जगह देख लिया" (It's not, I searched everywhere.)
She said irritated.
"मैंने यहाँ किसी को आते नहीं देखा... तुमने देखा?" (I didn't see anyone coming here... Did you?)
He asked.
She shook her head.
"नहीं, मैं अकेली थी जब___" (No! I was alone when ___)
She paused when she realised, her eyebrows furrowed with the realisation that Damon was here after she ran away.
She was sure that he stole her book.
"क्या हुआ?" (What happened?)
Madhan asked.
"कमरे में ही है, भूल गयी थी" (It's in my room, I forgot!)
She waved off and walked away.
Madhan looked at her confused.
"अजीब है" (Weird girl!)
"Stupid man! I am going to kill him... How dare he touch my things..."
She cursed while walking angrily inside the house but quickly hid behind the pillar when she saw her family sitting in the living room. Damon was also sitting with them along with his friend.
"These are the best dates for engagement and the wedding."
The old man informed them.
Damon looked at the schedule and smirked.
"Great!"
"Damon, your family will join us, right?"
Maya asked.
"I mean, their presence here is required here."
Damon shook his head.
"Rafael and Mikhail are busy in something important... The wedding thing came out suddenly so they don't have the time... But one of my sisters will be coming here soon."
Maya nodded with a smile.
"Okay..."
But it was still weird for her that his family is not interested in something big like a wedding.
"Jwellers will be here today, you two can select your rings... We are short on time so it's better if we plan everything on time."
Durga looked at Damon nervously. She has no idea how to act in this situation.
"Not today!"
Yashraaj replied.
"We are visiting one of our warehouses and Mr. Damon wants to see it... It will take time..."
"Tomorrow?"
She asked and he nodded.
"How far is it?"
Yang asked.
"Almost one hour."
Uday replied.
"But make sure you carry your guns, Goels are everywhere... And I am sure they have got the news of our deal so they will try something to ruin it..."
"Are we expecting an attack?"
Damon asked.
"Maybe, maybe not!"
The old man nodded.
"I just want you to be prepared!"
Mira looked at them from behind the pillar and realised that they are going to take time. She carefully walked away and sneaked into Damon's room to find her book.
His scent hit her as soon as she entered his room. She looked around and started finding her book.
When she was looking around she saw the gun in his drawer.
She was going to ignore it but something clicked her mind.
She smirked and grabbed the gun.
"Let's see how you return back, Mr. Arrogant..."
She messed with his gun and placed it back in its place.
Her father has taught her how to handle guns so she is not new to this.
She again started looking for her book but couldn't find it.
"Looking for something?"
She froze when she heard Damon.
Her stomach churned when she turned around and looked at him. She is not scared of him, she is scared that he will manipulate the situation and will tell everyone that she came to his room. She can't imagine what they will think of her if it happens.
"Bad manners, little fire!"
He mocked and she visibly gulped when he closed the door behind him.
"What are you doing?"
She frowned stepping back from him when he stepped towards her with a smirk.
"I should be the one asking this?"
He mocked.
"What are you doing here?"
"I am looking for my book... You have it!"
She stated.
He looked at her offended.
"You are calling me a thief!... So rude of you, should I tell your family about this, I don't think they are going to take it well... After all I am soon to be son in law."
She stepped back when he stepped closer and rested his hand on the wall while looking at her like a predator. Her back touched the wall as she lost her escape.
"Give me my book back!"
She demanded.
"Beg for it!"
He mocked.
She frowned at her and closed her eyes frustrated as he leaned down to her level.
"In your dreams!"
"Then I should call your grandfather to solve this matter"
He raised his eyebrows challengingly.
"Come on, Damon... Be a man and fight like one, trust me you don't need an old man for your rescue"
She mocked.
"Or maybe you are not a man enough!"
Damon gritted as her words hit his ego. She gasped when his strong arm wrapped around her waist and roughly jerked her forehead.
"What are you ___"
Her eyes widened when he grabbed her hair and tilted her head back.
"I can show you just how much of a man I am, little fire..."
His angry breath fanned her lips.
"But the thing is, will you be able to take it?"
She pushed on his chest but he was too strong for her. Not to mention that his hold on her hair was tight.
Mira moaned in pain when he titled her head back and demanded an answer. She gritted angrily and grabbed the candle holder from the nearby small cupboard.
Before Damon could stop her, she slammed the glass on the corner and broke its smooth front.
She placed the broken and sharp edge on his torso.
"Step back!"
She warned.
Damon chuckled mockingly still holding her firmly in his hold.
"You really think you can kill me?"
"Yeah! Don't be in delusion that I can't get away with it... My family will try to hide your body instead of declaring it to the world that a Spanish mafia lord is killed in their house and take the wrath of your family... You can't be that dumb or are you?"
She smirked.
Damon raised his eyebrows impressed.
"Wow! I love the way you think.."
He released her hair and stepped back from her.
"I am impressed. You make sense."
She ran fingers through her wild hair and fixed her saree. She could still feel his hand on her waist.
"Book!"
She demanded.
"Why are you looking for it like it's a treasure?"
He mocked.
"It's none of your business"
She spat.
"Tell me and I'll think about giving it to you"
He suggested and she closed her eyes frustrated.
"Did someone special give it to you?"
"My husband!"
She stated, while glaring at him.
Something in his head hurt when she said that. He couldn't understand why he felt so triggered when he realised that she is looking for it because it's from her husband.
His blood started boiling.
Mira frowned at him when he pulled out the book from his jacket and she could clearly see the madness in his eyes when grabbed the lighter from his other pocket.
"Damon!"
She stepped forward to stop him but he had already lit the book on fire.
She froze in her place and looked at him with furious eyes when he held a burning book in the air in front of her, Mira watched it falling down as ash.
The rage she felt was uncontrollable.
Damon smirked at her as he dropped the burnt book on the ground.
Mira didn't say anything, she just stared at him furiously while throwing the broken cancel holder away and walked past him.
Damon grabbed her arm and jerked her back with madness in eyes.
Mira tried to push him back but he tightened his hold on her arm.
"Dead husband!"
He gritted.
She looked at him confused when he said that.
"Dead!"
He stated firmly. There was a weird claim in his voice.
Mira stared at him confused as he released her with a jerk, he grabbed the gun from the drawer and stormed out of the room angrily.
Mira was just stunned by his behaviour.
"What took you so long?"
Yang who was waiting for him downstairs asked when he saw him.
Damon shook his head while tucking his gun in the waistband.
Yang noticed that something was wrong. He looked up towards his room and saw Mira coming out of his room.
His eyebrows raised in shock and he followed Damon out.
"Damon, what's happening?"
Damon closed his eyes frustrated and ran fingers through his hair.
"I burnt Mira's book which her dead husband gave her."
Yang looked at him shocked.
"What? Why?"
"Because it was given by her husband!"
He gritted frustrated.
"How is this any of your business?"
Yang asked in disbelief.
"I don't know, Yang."
He replied annoyed.
"I didn't like that she was fighting with me for the book which was gifted by her husband... I didn't like it, I felt angry."
"That's what my question is, why did it make you angry?"
Yang emphasized.
"I don't fucking know!"
Damon growled.
"You felt angry because she was fighting with you or you felt angry because she was fighting for the book?"
Yang asked.
Damon refused to answer and walked away from Yang.
"You are focusing on the wrong girl, Damon... Your girl is Durga"
Yang shook his head and followed him.
They went to the warehouse with Thakurs and the whole journey Damon was thinking why he acted like that, why he felt so offended when she told him why that book is important for her because it's from her husband.
He didn't even feel this much offended when she slapped him.
Uday guided them towards the warehouse when they got out of the car. Damon inspected the place and was impressed by the system.
"We can store weapons here... Seems like a good place."
"Definitely... No one can enter the warehouse, it's built like that."
Uday informed.
They came out and heard gunshots.
"Goels!"
Uday cursed and alerted everyone.
Damon took a shield behind the car and pulled out his gun but when he tried to shoot, it didn't work.
"What the ___"
He was quick to understand that someone messed with the gun. The bullet almost hit him but he ducked down and it shattered the car window.
He grabbed another gun which he always kept with him and tackled the attackers.
When they were done, he frowned at his damaged gun.
"Who messed with it?"
He couldn't understand who could do it.
"Told you, Goels are becoming a huge problem."
Uday shook his head.
He realised that someone is trying to kill him.
"Your gun is good, does your entire family know how to use guns?"
He wanted to know who messed with him.
"Yes, all men!"
Uday informed.
"We have been trained since childhood."
"And women?"
He questioned because he knows that there is only one person who can do this but he wanted to make sure that his doubt is real.
"No, not women!"
He shook his head and Damon frowned thinking maybe he is unnecessarily doubting Mira.
Uday walked towards the car and turned around.
"Yeah, but Mira knows how to use guns..."
Damon's eyes snapped towards him when he said that.
"Mira!"
He gritted.