…My Brothers Are Everything To Me..
Chapter 39:
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Chapter 38:
Shivaay gritted his teeth in anger when his mother went on and on about Tia. And looking at Annika’s depressed look, he had to step in between them.
Even if Tia didn’t run off, he wouldn’t have married her. Because the investigation team he had hired to search completely about Tia’s background had reported him everything about yesterday of about how she’s Dushyant’s wife and how their company in fact was on the verge of going bankrupt.
Shivaay knew he had made a mistake by hastily agreeing to marry because of the deal. If the deal happened, Oberoi company will reach a new height but still he felt something off.
Tia was in fact introduced first by his mom and after getting to know each other, their mothers decided to engage them and Shivaay too agreed since it was a good business deal.
Yet Shivaay always felt that something was off. At first he thought, it was his paranoid but still he kept the identify of bride a secret and now that he came to know about it, he just wanted to stop the marriage.
If it wasn’t for Prinku’s marriage news, he would’ve stopped the marriage with some excuse. But his family name was already dragged into mud and share holders are holding a meeting to discuss the sudden downtrodden popularity of Oberoi name. So he had no other option but to marry.
And to top it all Tia had ran off with just a letter and he knew he has no other choice but to go ask help from one girl…
The girl who always stood up against him fearlessly…
The girl who always riled him up…
The girl who was always imperfect in every aspects to him….
The girl who made him to be worthy in her eyes…
The girl who brought anger, rage, happiness, humanity, softness in him…
The girl who brought the rawest emotion of possessiveness and jealousy in him…
The girl who got along well with his family especially dadi and his brothers…
The girl who was never amazed at his status nor money…
The girl who brought pureness in his darkened life…
The girl who brought out desire and lust in him…
Annika….
Shivaay could not deny that there was desire and lust for her because the number of times he got close with her not even realizing he’s crossing boundaries and taking advantage of her innocence..
He moved towards the room of where Annika might be and asked her, hiding his nerves well enough.
If she said no, he don’t know what he will do to save his family. He would just has to blackmail her which he really didn’t want to.
But Shivaay faltered a little when she said that she’s an orphan..
It was the first time he came to know about her bring orphan.
That means…
No surname..
No lineage…
No class…
No bloodline..
Instead of feeling disgust, he felt strangely proud of her much to his own surprise.
He was already shaken up with his beliefs from the happenings of today. Tia and her family fooling them so long and even running off from marriage, maybe that was the plan all along to drag the Oberoi family’s name down was enough of a huge blow in his beliefs and ego.
Hearing her saying orphan with a crumbled look, pulled his heart like the times when Rudra got injured.
So she must have been adopted by Saahil’s parents and now after their death she’s still looking after Saahil.
Only one thought came to his mind..
The girl who knows the value of family and still looking after Saahil, doing jobs to make Saahil’s future secure will never breaks his family nor his brothers apart. Not that he will let anyone do that.
That’s why he said,
“It still has to be you Annika”
Because if not for her, he wouldn’t contemplated on asking anyone blindly because who knows what they will do after being married to an Oberoi.
Miracle of miracles, she agreed to marry him even knowing that it’s not out of love, Shivaay grudgingly admitted that there was somewhere in him, only somewhere respected her.
Why she’s doing so much for him..?
Granted, she got along well with his family but no one will do this much to any stranger.
Shivaay knew she’s not a gold digger nor any plan to fool him because he had witnessed how she stood up against him and even refused to take money even when he destroyed her home.
Then why..?
Why she’s doing this much for him..?
Shivaay vowed to protect her and keep her happy and to never hurt her in anyway because it’s the least he could do for her, after all she’s marrying into a loveless marriage just because he asked her help.
Tia’s mom was nowhere to be found nor her family members. To think the guy who acted as a brother was Dushyant had made him feel foolish for not realizing everything sooner.
He could see his family smiling and his brothers making some drama when they sat on the altar to begin their rituals. He had told his family members that the bride’s family tradition to keep the veil on and the pandit ji started the mantras.
He looked around the guests and found Soumya. He was glad to find Soumya near Rudra. He knew they were fighting over something and usually they were always behaved like attached to hips but for few months, Soumya had stopped coming to their home and he got worried.
She was really a very nice girl, the only nice girl in Rudra’s life. When Rudra introduced her for the first time, he was wary at first but then warmed up to her bubbly character.
She was really a mature girl and looked after Rudra genuinely. So it was a relief to see them getting past their fighting and he was glad she came to his marriage.
Shivaay did feel strangely smug looking at Daksh in one of the seats.
Well… Anikka would be his anyway..
And finally when he put that mangalsutra around her neck, Shivaay brushed his fingers of the neck he had sucked and bit on..
His fingers trembled a bit when his ego all but purred with possessiveness knowing that this neck doesn’t have to be bitten off to show anyone that he belonged to him because she will have his Mangalsutra around her neck to show the world she’s his. Not that he’s not going to stop biting or licking that delectable neck.
Shivaay vowed to be a good husband when they finished all the rituals and got blessings from his family members. He ordered the guards to usher the media and guests towards food and told them to make all of them leave quickly because h knew there won’t be much time before they took the veil off.
He wanted to tell his family before the media knows about anything. He breathed in relief when everyone left them to give privacy with a plate of food.
Shivaay was glad that his family members were busy dealing with guests. Shivaay grabbed her trembling hands to calm her, reassure her that he was here when they all came to mansion. The veil was taken off finally and his mother was the one started the drama.
To accuse Annika and to even drag her to push her out of the mansion, treating Annika like that was unacceptable no matter who it was.
That’s why he stopped his mother from dragging her like that.
Again his mother went on and on about Tia..
“Stop it mom.. Did you know what your Tia did? She ran off from the marriage leaving a letter behind that she cannot do this anymore”
“What..?”
“Yes, do you even know what would have happened if this marriage didn’t happen just after Prinku’s marriage news?”
Everyone was silent, realizing the seriousness of this but he knew Om won’t see it like that.
“So… You decided to ruin a girl’s life just because you want to save the so called Oberoi name, Shivaay? Why did she agree Shivaay? What did you do?”
Om looked disappointed at him and that was enough for the arrow already piercing his heart to pierce him more..
Shivaay knew that Om won’t take it well. He knew that yet he didn’t want to experience it in the messed up state he’s already in.
Om moved towards him and stared at him with disappointed eyes that Shivaay felt his heart heavy. He didn’t even know how Rudra is gonna react to the changes in his life.
Before he could even open his mouth to answer, Annika answered Om,
“No Om, he didn’t do anything nor did he give me any false hopes. He asked me, explaining things to me and I just agreed. This family had given so much love to me even though I am just a normal girl and nothing more a wedding planner. I just wanted to help”
Shivaay squeezed her hand which he’s still holding, he relaxed his hold so as to not hurt her but she grabbed his hand tighter, surprising him but not unwelcoming.
“Who wouldn’t want to be an Oberoi? She saw a chance and jumped on it. Shivaay, I’m telling you she’s a gold digger. She’s fooling you..”
His mom again went on and the familiar anger started boiling in him,
“Yeah Mom, you’re the expert in knowing how a person is. Tia is a perfect example.”
That shut his mom up and Shivaay desperately wanted to be alone for a while.
Om still looked unconvinced and Shivaay let go Annika’s hand and went towards Om, putting a hand over his shoulder comfort Om and he wanted to anchor himself too.
If his brother didn’t understand him then nothing mattered anymore.
“I know Om.. What I did was probably wrong. But put yourself in my shoes, not as a human but as a boss of all those employees and their family and having the responsibility of your family’s name on your shoulder. The Oberoi name may doesn’t mean anything to you but it has been passed down to us from generation of generations. We can’t be the one to break it down. I don’t want you to agree with me. I just want you to understand me.”
Om sighed and hugged his brother sideways with one arm.
Om knew, Om knew it very well of how the name, business, running the family and company meant for Shivaay.
Om knew how much it was hard for Shivaay to ask a girl without a name or background help in getting this away but it was still unfair to Annika.
Every girl must have a dream of a beautiful marriage and a lovable husband.
Om was surprised that Shivaay genuinely asked Annika instead if demanding.
But looking at the positive side, Om chuckled inside knowing how much they couldn’t take their eyes off each other.
Om knew Annika is a nice girl, she got along well with his family and will look after Shivaay unlike Tia.
No matter how it happened but still the marriage happened and they’re legally married.
Om had witnessed to how they were holding hands tightly just few minutes before..
To think a day will come when Shivaay will finally give importance to his heart. Om knew it’s his time to watch Shivaay struggle with his emotions and oh how Om is going to enjoy teasing his Shivaay and also his babhi..
Om leaned near Shivaay, ignoring Mr. Oberoi and Pinky aunty started arguing, his other family members trying to calm them and whispered to Shivaay,
“Promise me Shivaay… You will look after her. She had helped when no girl will ever agree to this. Just keep her happy, ok?”
Shivaay nodded and his expression screamed of course.
Oh my brother…! How the mighty Shivaay had fallen for a girl.. All he has to do is realize his feelings.
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Shivaay endured through the post marriage rituals silently but all he wanted to was explain things to Rudra.
Om understood him and he knew Rudra is not matured like Om so he wanted to explain him but at the same time a little afraid because what if Rudra rejected Annika and refuse to accept her as family.
Shivaay knew from experience that Rudra tend to get really possessive over him.
Shivaay cannot fault Rudra too in this situation because he cannot even imagine sharing his Baby Ru with a girl Rudra may get married to in future.
God….!
Shivaay shook his head, he didn’t even want to think about all that. Now’s Rudra only a child..
Shivaay refused to accept anything even from his mind suggesting that Rudra is in college..
No…
Nope…
Rudra is his precious child..
Shivaay decided to let him cool it and he will speak with Rudra tomorrow.
It has became night time with all the rituals and convincing his Dadi who really was excited that he got married to her favourite girl and only pretended to angry at him.
Shivaay gave up on convincing his mother and went towards his room.
Shivaay didn’t know how he’s going to keep both the promises of always prioritizing his brothers and keeping Annika happy and giving her the rights of being his wife. He has to find a balance..
If it was Tia then it would have not been a problem because he and Tia knew very well that it was a business deal and nothing more..
But now…
Annika…
Annika’s different…
He sighed and changed his dress, waiting for Annika to come to his room so they could have a proper talk.
Annika blushed, wanting to hide somewhere when Jhanvi aunty and Dadi prepared her for first night.
God….!
So embarrassing with their jokes and teasing.
Annika knew nothing’s gonna happen because just now only they have started their relationship.
Annika escaped from Dadi’s room when they went to search for more jewelry. She wanted to cool down because she cannot take with all the teasing, making her imagination to go wild..
She moved towards the pool and thought of how he took her side and stood up with her, holding her hand like he has a right over her..
Of course…
He has all the rights over her..
Shut up mind…!
Annika was surprised to see Rudra sitting alone near the pool side, looking sad.
She moved towards him and was shocked to see him tearing up with a forlorn look on his face.
“Hey, Rudra, what happened?”
He looked at her and turned away, hiding his face.
Rudra hated it when people saw him in weak state.
The events of today has been surprising and shocking. One side he’s happy, he’s really happy that Shivaay bhaiyaa married Annika di but on the other side, Shivaay bhaiyaa will have one more person to love for and its not like a business deal with Tia.
Bhaiyaa is gonna be divided and Rudra hated it no matter who it was or how childish it made him.
He knew it’s not Annika di’s fault and it’s wrong of him to think like that.
He didn’t care what other people thought of him but they don’t know how deep their bond ran.
They don’t know how his bhaiyaa had bandages on his hands, trying to cook for little Rudra..
They don’t know how his bhaiyaa looked after his every needs including his protein shake..
They don’t know how overprotective Shivaay bhaiyaa is that while studying abroad, if Shivaay bhaiyaa had a bad dream about them, he will take the next flight and come visit them…
They don’t know how Shivaay bhaiyaa’s world revolved around him and Om like they were the sun.
They don’t know how much Shivaay bhaiyaa loved them.
Many may think that Rudra is too depended on his brother Shivaay and even fault his bhaiyaa for him being like that, for being able to do nothing without his bhaiyaa.
But the fact is…
Rudra is nothing…
Rudra is nothing without his Shivaay bhaiyaa nor did he want to become something without bhaiyaa.
He didn’t care what others thought of him because they don’t have a person like Shivaay bhaiyaa in their life so they all will never understand how blessed you are if you had Shivaay bhaiyaa’s love.
He didn’t want to grow up or mature if it meant not being close with Shivaay bhaiyaa..
To think he has to share Shivaay bhaiyaa now with another person… His heart ached all of a sudden, wanting to go back to the days of not worrying about anything as a child, sleeping in between bhaiyaa and Om…
“Rudra….”
Annika di called him and he looked at her,
She has no fault in this yet the words came out even without him wanting.
“I won’t give my bhaiyaa to you..”
Anyone would have laughed at how childish it sounded and he was utterly surprised to see her taking his words seriously.
She sat near him and looked at him kindly,
“Nor am I going to steal your brother Rudra.”
“I… I….”
Annika smiled at him and asked him,
“Do you love your brother this much?”
“A lot more than anything in the world. I don’t want you to feel bad or anything Annika di.. I just.. I hate it when anyone get close to Shivaay bhaiyaa.. People don’t understand because they don’t know how much Shivaay bhaiyaa cares and looks after us.. I know what I am saying may have hurt you. I don’t have any intentions to hurt you.. I just want some time to adjust to the changes.. I will be fine, you don’t have to worry..”
Rudra said false bravely, not wanting to upset her..
But he was surprised when she hugged him..
“Rudra.. I will never ever take your brother from you. I know it’s difficult to trust an outsider but you just have to trust me on this. I have a brother too and he gets jealous too of my attention. You don’t have to explain anything, I have seen how close you’re. Come on he’s Shivaay Singh Oberoi.. Will he even let me steal himself from his brothers?”
Rudra chuckled while his tears trailed down the cheeks and hugged her back.
“Will you answer me honestly to my question di?”
“Yeah”
Annika di still didn’t let him go but he pulled from the hug to look at her face,
“Do you love bhaiyaa?”
It looked like Annika di struggling but looking at his sad face, she must have decided to answer honestly.
“Yes.. Very much..”
Rudra smiled at him, his heart even though heavy still felt ease at those words. Because there are only few, very few people to love and look after Shivaay bhaiyaa genuinely.
“Now go and eat Rudra.. Om was asking about you.”
He nodded at her while she smiled and turned to leave but she bent towards him and caressed his hair and kissed his head like a mother before moving away, stunning him speechless.
That’s how Om found him…
With his mouth open and eyes widened in disbelief..
“Hey, hey, Rudy… What happened?”
“I just had a talk with Annika di..”
“Hmm…”
“And do you know what happened O?”
“Let me guess.. You cried and whined about how you’re not gonna share your precious Shivaay bhaiyaa”
“O…..”
Om smiled at him and put a hand around his shoulder in comfort.
“And then, you know O, She automatically assumed the role of a mother instead of behaving like a bhabi.. Just like Shibaay bhaiyaa.. Why do people treat me like a child?”
Rudra groaned even though he knew there’s one more person added in the list of people who loves, adores and pampers Rudra.
“Well because you give off baby waves…”
“What…! O….!”
Om ran away from him for a change and Rudra chased after him.
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Annika gulped nervously even though nothing’s gonna happen, she was nervous because it’s her first night and it did nothing to calm her the way he’s looking at her from head to toe.
His eyes roamed all over her body..
Annika felt like her legs will give out anytime. She looked at the simply decorated room and then sat on the corner of the bed, away from Shivaay.
“Relax Annika.. I’m not gonna bite”
That bite word was enough to drive her into panic. Because he did bite her many times.
“Don’t worry about anything and please look at me when I’m talking to you.”
Easy for him to say..
She alone knew how difficult is it to stare at those azure eyes yet she looked at him.
Since when did he came close to her.
“I know we married due to circumstances and you have done things no girl would ever do. So.. T.. Th.. Thank you..”
Annika’s widened hearing him say things like that. Because she did know how big his ego is..
“But no matter the circumstances, I do want to give this relationship a chance and get to know each other. But if you want a divorce, then I can’t force you.”
“I won’t divorce you.. Never..”
Against all the odds he has became hers. There’s no way in hell she’s letting him go.
He smiled at her and that was enough to send her mind into a vacation. She barely registered his next words.
“Don’t worry about your things. Tomorrow, go along with some of our maids and get your clothes and anything you need. I will arrange things here if you felt anything uncomfortable.”
Annika nodded silently.
“So shall we go to sleep. I’m sure you’re tired too.”
Annika got up but was pulled again to sit on the bed.
“Where are you going?”
“To the sofa”
She said to him confusingly. Is he going to take the sofa? Annika will never allow it.
“Why would you sleep on the sofa? The bed’s big enough for four to sleep”
“I….. I…”
Sleep in bed with Shivaay.
“I said we will take this relationship slowly, getting to know each other. Don’t be afraid or is it that you don’t trust me?”
Annika didn’t trust herself from cuddling to him or hugging him.
She nodded again silently and put her bangles and jewels on the side table, putting her hair in a loose braid and put a pillow in the center so as to divide it into two sections.
“Come on Annika, don’t be childish. Don’t you trust me?”
Annika gulped and took the pillow off and laid down as far as around the edge, away from Shivaay.
She just couldn’t close her eyes, let alone sleep, her heart has started beating wildly.
This is ridiculous…
He said he won’t do anything..
So calm down heart and let me sleep..
As soon as she thought like that, his hand circled her bare waist because of wearing a saree and pulled her towards him, moulding her back against his front..
“Stop fidgeting and go to sleep”
Annika felt like her heart is going to give out any minute..
Go to sleep..!
How..?
There’s no way she can sleep and she’s_ gonna blame Shivaay for the dark circles she will have tomorrow.
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(A/N: Hope you all liked this chapter and enjoying this ff.
One of you asked last time about Rudra and Soumya’s marriage. It happened before Shivaay dealt with Romy.. Romy started hurting Rudra because of that drunken marriage she came to know about by her followers who went after Rudra and Soumya. Hope its clear.
See you all with next update..)