And just when I thought that she will get through me this time, I felt someone's arms around me, soft, comforting.

I gulped, but didn't dare look up what if this is another game of her, Then came the voice.

"Vihaan, you're safe just focus on my heartbeat and relax okay?" It sounded like Vanya but I knew better.

"P-Please go away, p-please." I managed to choke out.

"Vihaan look at me." She said again.

I shook my head aggressively.

Shutting my eyes so tightly, it hurts.

I felt her hand gripping my chin, but not harshly, turning my face up.

"Open your eyes." She urged, I didn't obey just gripped her shirt tightly.

"Vihaan, you're safe." She whispered into my ear, I opened my eyes hoping that it's another one of those cruel illusions.

It wasn't

She was here holding me.

"T-Tell her I will never even touch the paint brush ever again, tell her to leave p-please." My voice was a broken whisper.

"Tell whom?" She asked.

"T-The women standing in the corner." I replied looking into her eyes.

"There's no one Vihaan." She said brushing my hair away from my forehead.

"N-NO one?" I whispered to myself daring to look at the corner.

There was no one, I felt Vanya holding a glass of water to my lips.

I drank it.

She kept it aside,

Then her eyes went to my hand which was still gripping her shirt like a lifeline, then the realization hit me and I immediately left her shirt.

"S-Sorry" I said looking anywhere but her.

"It's okay." She replied wiping my tears.

"Let's get you to bed." She said helping me to my feet.

I dared look at her face again she-she's not Vanya, I pushed her away and shouted collecting all the courage I was left with to face her.

"Stay away, this is all because of you you're the reason behind everything, just go away and die."

I covered my face with both of my hands sobbing.

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I was so stunned when he pushed me away, I wasn't able to form a sentence to say something anything when he said those soul crushing words me.

"V-Vihaan" My voice barely above a whisper.

"Nooooo, go away, I beg you please go away l-leave me alone." He said with joined hands sobbing, like he was begging me.

Then he FAINTED, before his head could hit the bedside table I placed my hand there.

"Vihaan?" I shook him a little.

"Vihaan Open your eyes." I urged tapping his cheek lightly, my heartbeat quickening.

"V-Vihaan please don't scare me like this if this is a prank I swear." I warned him, not able to complete the sentence as terror gripped me.

Still nothing.

I took out my phone and called Aarav.

"Hello?" Came his voice from the other side.

"Aarav Vihaan is unconscious come to his room fast." I said in a breath.

"I'll be there in five." He replied hanging up.

I hugged Vihaan's Unconscious form.

"You'll be fine." I whispered kissing his hair.

I wiped his tear striked face with my palm.

"What happened?" Aarav asked kneeling in front of me.

"I don't know, I was trying to calm him down, I almost succeeded but I don't know what happened suddenly he pushed me away and said that he wants me to die." I explained watching Aarav and Esha's eyes widen.

"D-did he?, I can't believe." Came Esha's voice laced with disbelief.

I chuckled bitterly.

"I know it's hard to believe Esha but trust me I never lie when he's involved."

Just then I felt Vihaan's grip on my shirt tightening.

"D-Don't leave me Vanya, please." His voice a broken whimper, I looked down at him in my arms with wide eyes and then up at Esha, she seamed as shocked as me.

"Did he just-" I asked in disbelief.

"Told you, he can never bear loosing you" Esha said with a smile.

"Should we put him on bed or at least call a doctor?" Asked Aarav.

"Yes." Then me Aarav and Esha managed to put him on the bed.

I called the doctor.

The doctor came checked and went back, it wasn't something serious just because of the panic attack Vihaan got a high blood pressure, and that's why he fainted and, Aarav, Esha both retreated to their rooms while I decided to stay here with him.

I sat there with my back leaning against the headboard and one palm resting on Vihaan's forehead.

"You don't even know what you mean to me, do you?" I asked his unconscious form.

Then I put my head against the head board closing my eyes.

My mind started replaying every single detail of this evening, me climbing into his room through balcony because he wasn't opening the door, finding him in such raw vulnerable condition.

I chuckled, I don't even know how to console someone but I had studied human emotions and behaviors for past seven years so that I'll be able to understand him when we meet again and it helped me today, but I am not sure was it just because of my studies? Or instinct, I felt a ache here when I saw him in that condition.

I put my free hand's palm at the left side of my chest just over my heart.

"Shhhh" I hissed and realized that my palm is bleeding, maybe I got it scrapped when Vihaan pushed me and I fell, I looked at him still sleeping peacefully.

And went to bandage my palm, when I came back he was still fast asleep.

I sat besides him on the bed and he immediately turned into my warmth his right arm locking on my waist as he buried his face into my stomach, I kissed the side of his head.

I leaned my head against the headboard closing my eyes briefly before opening them again I frowned when I remembered what he said when I hugged him to calm him down.

"T-Tell her I will never even touch the paint brush ever again, tell her to leave p-please."

"Why would you say something like that Vihaan??" I asked his sleeping form in my arms, my voice barely a whisper.

Knowing he would never tell me himself.

The research I had done about him I know he loves Paintings but why there is nothing related to painting here in his room??

No canvas, colors, paint brushes nothing...... Why?

My eyes darted around his room halting at a picture on his bedside table, a childhood picture of Vihaan and Him, The man I hate more than anything in my life the man who's the reason behind everything I had to suffer since childhood.

A bitter chuckle left my lips.

"Your best friend right?" I asked Vihaan's sleeping form.

I feel bad for him already.

God since when I started having empathy??

No Vanya don't be an emotional fool you have to destroy anyone who comes between you and your power remember??

Because, my money and my power which I bought with my money are the only ones who have never betrayed or disappointed me.

I've to meet Vihaan's father, his involvement is really important in the phase two of my plan, but I can't leave Vihaan alone not right now.

Also I have to investigate the reason behind Vihaan's breakdown.

Ughhh, I have to ask that dumb bitch to find out again.

Shaking my head I took out my phone and dialed Grayson.

"Hello your majesty" He picked up at the second ring, his voice clearly mocking.

Sometimes his audacity amuses me most of the time it frustrates me.

"I want you to investigate something." I said coldly.

"Can you ask a bit nicely?"

"I think you don't want this job anymore?"

"Fine send me the details."

I hung up......