At the age of 25, Manik lost his parents in a tragic accident and was forced to move with his step uncle’s family who treated him like their son. He was okay with it, after all he was getting a family after his parents. But problems arose when his step sister started to grow feelings for him and didn’t forget to prove and confess it to him on every possible occasion. He wanted to stop her but he himself had fallen for her harder before her.
At the mere age of 16, Nandini met her step brother Manik who moved with them after his parents’ death and was going to stay with them. At the beginning, she was bothered about a unknown guy moving in with them but when she met him, her thoughts changed and something attracted her towards him more even when he ignored as if she didn’t exist. Still, it couldn’t stop her from falling for her brother. He is unbelievably hot, but there are so many things made him fall for him. Maybe the depth in his eyes or the way he looked at her often.
When Nandini confessed her feelings to Manik, he started treating her the worst with the fear and respect he had for her parents. Nandini will forget him and move on, if he doesn't reciprocate, that’s what he thought but his plan backfired when Nandini planned to make him jealous and her plan worked.
“I should have realized earlier, the way his chocolate brown eyes stared at me, the way he hugged me a little longer than usual though pretended to be unintentionally, the way his eyes spoke thousand words louder than his lips that my step brother too was in love with me.”
“I should not let her feelings grow. What she wants is forbidden and illicit. It will ruin us in the end.”
"You know I don't stop until I get what I want and you're someone I don't want. You're possession, love, obsession and everything. I won't let you go away from me."
"She is fire and she is tempting me slowly. If I go close to her, I'll be burnt. She is going to turn me into ashes. She is someone I love, I admire but she is not the one I can get into my life. We live in a society."
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Manik Malhotra
"Hotness is my word and mercy is not in my dictionary."
The line describes him well. A 28 year old confident, intelligent and well known architect, working for the topmost firm in the city. He might look innocent and calm from his face but he was completely opposite. He knew what he wanted and how to achieve.
Girls are crazy behind him even when he never paid any heed to them. He has always been rude and strict to the outer world. But a girl quoted, "The way Manik looks can fail any romantic scene. A full movie can be made out of his expressions."
Though he lived with his uncle and aunt for the last 3 years, he is thinking of moving out soon. He was falling for someone forbidden to him and trying hard to keep his feelings in check.
Nandini Malhotra
"Pretty face with ultimate intelligence. Sassy but pure hearted."
That's what describes the 19 year old well. She is a college student and loves reading. Her pure heart, innocent eyes, cute smile and clumsy nature can make any guy fall for her. But the innocence on her face was just a mask to hide the mature and lascivious side of her.
She has a line of guys running behind her but whom she wanted was forbidden to her yet she wanted him and only him. She was well aware of all the right and wrong and she truly was not on the wrong side. "What she wants, she wants." She was only 3 when she got this tag and she made sure to prove the line right every single day.
She was determined to get her love in her life and she was ready to go to any extent for this.
Rudra Roy
30 years old, a businessman by profession. He is engaged to the love of his life Zoya Malik. They were going to marry soon. He is the son of Nandini's mother's sister.
He is also a very close friend of Manik though he was elder to him. When Manik moved to his uncle's place, he was not very comfortable here as the surrounding was completely unfamiliar to him. That time Rudra helped him and they grew really close to each other. He knew almost everything about Manik, even his hidden darkest secrets. He has been supporting him through all the thicks and thins.
Zoya Malik
26 years old, a fashion designer by profession. Loves Rudra Roy a lot and is going to marry him soon.
She is the daughter of Nandini's mother's friends, so she knew Nandini from an early age and always treated her like her own sister as she didn't have any siblings. Nandini treated her the same way. She was more like Nandini's best friend. She knew everything about her and believed Nandini was not wrong.
“Do not go gentle into that good night but rage, rage against the dying of the light.” – Dylan Thomas Night time can seem longer than the day when you dream big dreams. Day time lasts longer for people who make their dreams come true. For most of the people, it’s time to relax while for others it’s the time to do things that they can’t do in the day time in front of everyone. In a well decorated girly room, a man was found hovering a girl fucking her hardly. They both were sweating though the air conditioner of the room was turned and it was going on in full swing. The girl was clutching the pillow on her side tightly and her eyes were rolled back. She wanted to moan his name but couldn’t as the guy was covering the girl's mouth suppressing her moans from coming out else they whole house could hear her scream. Soon the girl left the pillow and gripped his shoulder leaving the mark of her nails all over his bare skin but none of them cared about it. He removed his hand from her mou
“Manik, I know what my parents mean to you. You care for them, you respect them more than anyone and I also know what’s stopping you. But don’t worry, everything will be okay. I’ll make them understand when the time is right and you’re ready. Now smile. I don’t like this grumpy Manik.” Manik sighed and smiled shortly. Nandini hugged him from behind more tightly and gave a long peck on his cheek. Then she returned to her place and called one of the butlers. “Complete your work fast and then you all can leave and return in the evening and prepare dinner. We’ll go out for lunch.” The butler nodded and left from there. “What’s going on in your mind, baby girl?” Nandini placed her face in between the palms, putting her on the table. “Well! a lot of things, darling.” She winked at him at the end and bit her lips seductively. Manik laughed, seeing her and had the last morsel of his bread. “Fine. You can carry on with your thoughts. I’m going to complete my work till then. You also go
F L A S H B A C KM A N I KWhen I got down from the cab at the mentioned place, the darkness of the night had already engulfed the daylight, just like my life.I'm standing in front of my step uncle's home whose family is currently mine too. He is not blood related to me. My father's mother married my uncle's father after they fell in love. Like that he is related to me. I haven't met them in recent years after my family shifted to Florida from Texas. Now I’m back here in Texas again.My parents died in a car crash a month back. Though I’m 25 now and I didn’t need a guardian. But Kabir uncle flew to Florida as soon as he heard about my parents' departure. I had to inform him as I don’t know any other relative of ours. He wanted me to come with him only but
F L A S H B A C KI was done with my meal. I took the last morsel and left from there after bidding them good night. They didn’t mind either, thinking I was tired that I was undoubtedly. I went directly to my room and fell on my bed. Before I knew anything, I fell asleep and the last thing I remembered was Nandini’s face flashed behind my closed eyes for some unknown reason.I don’t know how long I slept, my slumber broke with a soft knock at my door. It took me some good few minutes to figure out where I was. Though the surrounding was familiar, it was the vibe that was different. Soon I realized I was not at my own home anymore. I shifted to my uncle’s place and currently I was sleeping there only.Right then I heard the knock once again, it made me frown. It's midnight and some
F L A S H B A C KMy life has been pretty simple and perfect since my childhood. A loving family, caring friends along with stable academic grades. What more can someone ask for? I too didn’t need anything else.Everything was going smoothly until one morning when I got to know about my father’s step brother who was not related to him by blood. He was grandfather’s wife’s son. I found out they died in an unfortunate accident. They have a son who is a lot older than me.I was not much interested in him at the beginning but I heard from my parents that he is an architect and doing really well in his sector. I also heard my parents discussing that Manik Malhotra, my step cousin, is shifting here with us after my father requested him. He would be alone there so they thought it’s bette
F L A S H B A C KTime neve waits for anyone. It goes on at its own pace. Two and half years have already passed since Manik moved in with Nandini's family. A lot has changed in this period.Now Manik has become completely comfortable in Texas and he has to thank Rudra for helping him all the while, also Pallavi and Kabir. They were also there by his side and never made him feel as an outsider and treated him like their own son.One more thing has changed and that is Manik got to know about Nandini's feelings. She herself told him about it. Though she didn't mention that her innocent crush had converted into deep blooming love, she accepted in front of him about her having romantic feelings for him.Manik was baffled when he heard Nandini. Right that
F L A S H B A C K"Wish I could, I could've said goodbye I would've said what I wanted to Maybe even cried for you If I knew it would be the last time I would've broken my heart in two." Nandini's voice was dripping with longing pleas for love as she sang these lines and completed the song looking down. Her voice was screaming, "Please, Manik, love me once. Please love me, hold me as yours just once. I will be blessed with your single touch, my burning heart will relieve." But Manik didn't care. He didn't care that someone was singing in his love. Someone whose heart was burning to ashes with all his ignorance. Manik, he was sitting there at a little distance from Nandini with his laptop on his leg, preparing some important design with the frowns covering his forehead. He acted as if his complete attention was on his work. He couldn't hear, if anyone was singing in fron
F L A S H B A C KA WEEK LATER Manik was descending through stairs when he met Pallavi there. "Have you seen Nandini, Manik?" She asked worriedly. Manik shook his head negatively."No, aunty. I didn't see her. Why? What happened?" Pallavi held her head. "What will I do to this girl? She isn't eating properly these days. I've been noticing her since we came back from our trip. Last night she skipped her dinner and she didn't have her breakfast either. I'm looking for her but she wasn't in her room. You also didn't see her. No problem. Ask her to meet me, if you see her." "Okay, aunty." Pallavi left from there and Manik let out a breath. He knew why Nandini was behaving like this but he didn't know what to do. After thinking a little, he went to the guest room where Zoya was staying. He knocked on the door waiting for Zoya to open th