Several minutes have passed and now Zahra was calmed. She felt safer in his presence. She knew he won't let anyone hurt her. He will protect her as he promised.
But she was forgetting that she now only needs to protect herself from him because if he came to know about the games which she is playing with her, hell will break on her.
Zahra noticed her whereabouts, he wasn't going towards the haveli and she panicked as that thought once again consumed her mind that he got to know about Daniyal.
It was on her mind all the time like a looming threat.
"Where are we going?" she asked.
"Somewhere" was his short reply.
Internally, she was panicking, again as many negative thoughts surrounded her mind.
'There is nothing like that Zahra. He doesn't know about anything. If he did he wouldn't have acted so sweet then.' Her subconscious chided in making her relax.
'It was all because those boys were following you. Why did he come to take you from university when it was Haseeb's duty. He might have got a clue about something.' She retorted and with that the panic returned.
'No. if there was something like that he would've landed a straight slap on your face when you entered into the car.' her subconscious again told and she relaxed a bit thinking that he doesn't know anything.
'But you need to think about every possibility. Where he is taking you to then?' she asked again.
'Might be on a dinner'
'Then he would've answered'
'Look at his face. Does he look angry?'
She turned her head towards his face and not a hint of anger was on his face.
'No he doesn't. Right? You're worrying yourself without any reason.'
'But he's so good at maintaining a calm composure. No one can guess what's going on in his mind.'
'Take a deep breath Zahra. There is nothing to worry about.'
And she did just that. She took deep breaths as her mind told her but still she was bothered that where he is taking her to.
On the other hand Irtaza was observing her every action. The change of expressions on her face, the panic in her eyes when he looked at him, her deep breaths as if she's worried about something.
He got it.
She was nervous!
But why?
This question bothered him alot, she acted as she was trying to hide something from him. But if there's any thing she's trying to hide from him, sooner or later he will get to know. He was sure about it.
He had already called his men to kill those bastards who were following Zahra.
And the job was already done. They were shot dead and there dead bodies were already dumped.
But his men had investigated the matter more and he wasn't shocked to know that both of those bastards were also hired by Khurram Osmani.
That man was getting on his nerves but he didn't want to deal with him yet. The matter at hand was the illegal shipping of drug consignment and money laundering of 500 million dollars. This was his first project with the international mafia and his rival, Khurram Osmani wanted this project and he's desperately somehow trying to get his hands on Irtaza.
But he had no idea how much sadistic his rival is.
Irtaza had asked Haseeb that he himself will be picking Zahra today from her university but he had no idea that this situation will be waiting for him.
Now only one ting was clear to him that this shipping must be done asap. Already two consignments were shipped and 250 million dollars was taken out of the country. Half of the mission was left. The third consignment was to be passed out of the border at the end of this month and Shehryaar along with his friend, Moosa were handling the business at the border.
And after finishing his mission he will freely deal with that bastard.
But Irtaza was damn sure that there was a traitor among them, who was leaking all the information, giving the way to spies in his mafia, informing the Osmains about the current location of his every family member and trying to attack them.
And these days, he was so occupied in his work and hell bent on finding the traitor in them and punishing him in his sadistic ways.
He so wanted to know who was the person behind the curtain.
......
The car stopped infront of a farm house, located far away from the city. Zahra's anticipation was shooting up on thinking that what's gonna happen next and why he brought him here.
She was trying to calm herself but the thought again crossed her mind.
The thought that he had caught her.
'He knows it. He came to know about Daniyal. Run Zahra! Run, he will burn you alive.' Horrendous thoughts covered her mind as her nerves got hysterical.
Irtaza alighted the car and reached for her door. She scooted backwards making him confused.
'Run Zahra!' her subconscious spoke making her heart go wild.
"Me..nay ku..ch na..hi kia" she stuttered, still thinking that he came to know about her and Daniyal.
(I haven't done anything)
"Zahra get out of the car." he gritted. Her this attitude was getting on his nerves.
"I'm sorry." she again said trying to scoot more back.
Her these actions were firming Irtaza's suspicion. Minute by minute, he was getting sure of the fact that Zahra is trying to hide something fro him.
He caught her arm in vicious grip and got her out of the car, forcefully. Slamming her onto the car, he gripped her throat, not so hard.
"Zahra spill it out already." He asserted.
Zahra closed her eyes tightly. She was acting so foolish. Her acts were continuously making him think that she was keeping a secret. But she can't help but act like that.
'Zahra stop acting like a dumb. He does not know about anything! Dont make him suspicious of you' Her sane part screamed at her.
"I'm sorry. I thought that you might be thinking that I...." she blabbered but he cut in.
"You don't live in my fucking mind." he contended.
"You.....I....hurt." she stuttered again as no words were coming up in her mind.
"I'd never hurt you purposely Zahra. If you're keeping a secret from me then say it already because if I get to know about it on my own then you've no idea what I can do with you." He warned, squeezing her throat a little.
He moved his head closer to her ear and placed a kiss on her earlobe.
"I don't do good with those who play games at my back and hide things from me." He alerted her and left her throat.
He pulled back and saw her scared face. He retreated his hand back which was on her throat and brushed the stray strands from her face, before holding her hand and leading her to the inside of farm house.
Again, she felt the same relief, washing her nervous heart, on thinking that he didn't know anything.
She needs to be careful next time. She thought.
They both passed through the large spacious green ground, in the middle of which a pool was located, and stood at the front of brawny door.
Irtaza inserted the key inside the lock and turned it open as they both entered inside.
Zahra noticed the every detail of the interior. No doubt its exterior was also breathtaking but the interior had left her jaw hung open.
It was so beautiful!
"Its beautiful" she murmured, analysing the details of the house.
Big chandeliers hung through the ceiling and they sparkled as a diamond would. A large glass window was to her right, which gave the view of the spacious green ground outside. White ruffian sofas were placed around, in the centre of which was a glass table and a LED hung by the wall, just infront of the sofas. The inside was well designed with the graceful and refined combination of black and white color Mostly black. And the glassy stairs led of the lounge led to the upper portion of the house.
"Its yours" Irtaza stated and her eyes widened.
Did I hear it right?
"What?"
"Yes I bought it for you."
"But why?"
"Hmm....take it as a second birthday gift or a pre wedding gift. Or a place where I can teach you horse riding." He said pensively, narrowing his eyes.
"But I dont want it" she replied, looking down.
It was too much for her. She was never a materialistic person and she didnt want all his gifts. Rather it wasnt settling well with her, knowing that she'll run away from him.
"But I want it for you " he stated in a tone which left no place for arguments.
After that they both had a house tour and Zahra was already in love with the beauty of the house.
They both then had there practice session of her horse riding. He brought her horse here so he could teach her. And as Haseeb told, Irtaza was a strict instructor and she tried her best to be extra vigilant during her whole class.
After leaving the farm house, they both went to shopping for her bridal dress. Irtaza had told his grandma that he himself will buy a dress for Zahra. And after changing millions of bridal dresses there eyes fell on the piece which they were searching for so long,
an extremely elegant black bridal dress with intricate light golden designs on it. And he immediately bought it for her. They both shared a common thing and that was there fondness towards the color black.
He knew that his Dadi will make a fuss about the black color of bridal dress but he wanted it for her bride and he bought it. And he didnt believe that a color could affect someone's life in any way.
The whole day passed and it was 9 already. The sky had turned dark. He had informed it to her mother that they both will be reaching late at home.
They both decided to have a dinner at a nearby resturaunt because Zahra was famished which made her stomach make weird sounds after every five minutes making her embarass more and more infront of Irtaza.
She was impatiently waiting for her food and getting bored.
She had this habit whenever she's hungry she instantly gets bored moreover her partner was busy in attending calls after call, handling business and mafia both at the same time.
And then her mind begin to refresh the funny moments in her life making her giggle. It worked somehow in alleviating her boringness.
"Anything special?" Irtaza asked, with an amused expression on his face, as soon as he cut the call.
"You know one day Haseeb and Saif had a competition in which they both had to finished almost 3 to 5 kgs of french fried within five minutes. They were extremely loaded fries with cheese and mayo. I'm just recalling there faces. By the end of the competition they both were lying almost dead on the floor. 'I will not be eating for the rest of my life' haseeb had said to Saif, after finishing the whole tub of the fries. They both were looking like clowns. Hahahahaha" she replied enthusiastically.
She also had this one thing in her, whenever she's hungry she likes to talk and talk so much that her mouth starts to move on her own accord.
"Haseeb ate 5kgs of french fries?" Irtaza asked, surprised.
"Yes" Zahra laughed. "Almost more than 5. Saif had added 1 kg more to his bucket." She giggled again.
"I asked that troublesome boy not to even touch oily things for a month and here he is eating fucking 6 kgs of loaded fries. Just let me reach home." Irtaza muttered under his breath but she heard it and her eyes widened the next second.
"Aap ussy kuch nahi kahein gey! Bal k aisa samjhay mene apko kabhi yeh baat btai hi nahi! Haseeb is already so afraid of you and then he will eat me alive if he came to know that I told you about his little cheat." Zahra abruptly said, worrying for Haseeb.
'Bhai will kill me if he came to know that I had eaten 5 kgs of loaded fries, while he's trying his best to make me fit' Haseeb had cried but all of his cousins at last forced him to participate in the competition.
"6 fucking kgs are not little Zahra." Irtaza asserted.
"Please forgive him na this time. Next time you wont be getting any complain. We all forced him to eat those fries. If you aint gonna listen then-"
"Ok fine Zahra. I wont 'say' anything to him" Irtaza said and she sighed in relief, thinking that she had saved Haseeb from Irtaza's wrath.
But he said that he wont 'say' anything to him, rather he would make him 'do' a lot of exercise.
Soon the food was served and as soon it was served, she didnt look neither left nor right, abruptly took her spoon and dived herself into the bowl of chinese chicken noodles, which made Irtaza laugh.
"What?" She asked, puĺling her head up and looking towards him. Some noodles oozing out of her fully filled mouth.
"Eat slowly. Its all yours." He softly said, while holding the tissue paper and cleaning the sauce from her nose, before teasing the bridge of her nose, with back of his forefinger.
And after a short while they both were done eating there food. Irtaza and Zahra both were leaving the resturaunt when her eyes fell on a young boy sitting on the footpath mending shoes.