Alpha CEO's 90 Day Contract

Chapter 7: Plan B Khatam Karo

Board Meeting khatam hote hi poore tower me khamoshi chha gayi.

Armaan ke cabin me Anaya abhi bhi kaanp rahi thi. Uski saans tez chal rahi thi. Ruhi ke saamne akeli khadi hone ke baad uske andar ka dar abhi gaya nahi tha.

Armaan ne darwaza band kiya aur dheere se Anaya ke kandhe pakde.

"Tum theek ho?" uski awaaz bhaari thi.

Anaya ne sar hilaaya. "Haan... bas Ruhi ka wo kehna... 'tu is pack ke layak nahi'... wo baar baar yaad aa raha hai."

Armaan ki aankhen laal ho gayin. Alpha ka gussa. "Isliye main keh raha hu. Tum meri Luna ho. Aur koi faisla nahi karega ki tum kya ho aur kya nahi."

Usne Anaya ka chehra apne haathon me liya. "Dekho meri aankhon me. Tum kamzor nahi ho. Tumne aaj saabit kar diya."

Tabhi Armaan ke phone pe notification aaya. Unknown number.

Message: `Raat 12 baje. Warehouse 7. Akeli aana. Warna 90 din ka contract aaj hi khatam. - V`

Anaya ne padh liya. "Ye... ye Vikram hai na?"

Armaan ne phone patak diya. "Plan B. To ye hai uska Plan B."

"Hum kya karenge?" Anaya ki awaaz kaanp rahi thi.

Armaan uske paas jhuka. "Hum uske jaal me nahi phasenge. Hum jaal ulta karenge."

Usne intercom dabaya. "Rohan, 2 min me team ready karo. Aur Kaira ko bolo, warehouse ke CCTV hack kare."

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Raat ke 11:45. Warehouse 7. Jagah sunsaan thi. Bas door-door kutton ke bhokne ki awaaz.

Anaya warehouse ke saamne khadi thi. Dil zor-zor se dhadak raha tha. Armaan ne mana kiya tha akeli aane se. Par usne kaha tha - "Agar main nahi gayi to Vikram kuch aur karega. Main darna nahi chahti."

Andar se awaaz aayi. "Aa gayi Luna sahiba?"

Vikram saamne khada tha. Haath me banduk nahi thi. Haath me contract tha. Wahi 90 din ka contract jisme Anaya ke sign the.

"Contract phaadna hai?" Vikram hansa. "Ya jaan bachani hai?"

Anaya ne himmat jutayi. "Tumhe kya chahiye?"

"Mujhe Armaan ki kursi chahiye. Aur tum... tum bas ek mohra thi. Socha tha use tumse kamzor karunga. Par tum to uski taakat ban gayin."

Vikram aage badha. "Last chance. Sign karo. Bolo ki ye contract force me hua tha. TV pe bolo. Armaan gir jayega. Aur tumhe main chhod dunga."

Anaya ne sar uthaya. "Main nahi bolungi. Kyunki kuch bhi force me nahi tha. Main yaha apni marzi se hu."

Vikram ka chehra gusse se laal ho gaya. Usne contract phaad diya. "To phir khatam."

Usne seeti bajayi. 4 aadmi andhar se nikle. Sab ke haath me dande.

Anaya peeche hati. "Armaan..."

"Chilla mat," Vikram bola. "Yaha koi nahi aayega."

Tabhi upar se awaaz aayi. "Galat."

Sabne upar dekha. Armaan. Chhat ke rod pe khada tha. Peeche Rohan aur 6 guards.

Armaan ne chhalang lagayi aur seedha Vikram ke saamne aaya.

"Tumne meri Luna ko haath lagane ki koshish ki?" Armaan ki awaaz me garaj thi.

Vikram hansne laga. "Alpha ho to kya? Aaj tum dono yahi dafan honge."

Ladai shuru ho gayi. 2 min me hi warehouse me shor mach gaya. Rohan ke logon ne Vikram ke aadmi pakad liye.

Armaan aur Vikram saamne-saamne. Dono Alpha khoon.

Vikram ne peeche se chaku nikala. Seedha Anaya ki taraf feka.

"ANAYA!" Armaan chillaya.

Time ruk gaya. Anaya ne aankh band kar li.

Par chaku us tak pahuncha hi nahi. Armaan beech me aa gaya. Chaku uske kandhe me ghus gaya.

"Armaan!!" Anaya chillayi aur uski taraf bhaagi.

Armaan ne dard ke baad bhi muskurakar kaha. "Dekha... maine kaha tha na... tum meri zimmedari ho."

Usne ek ghoosa mara aur Vikram zameen pe gir gaya.

Police ki siren ki awaaz aayi. Kaira ne pehle hi call kar di thi.

Vikram ko hathon me hathon daal diya gaya. Jaate-jaate wo bola. "80 din baaki the Armaan. Tum jeet gaye... par jung abhi baaki hai."

Hospital. Raat ke 3 baje.

Armaan ke kandhe pe 5 stitches aaye the. Doctor ja chuka tha.

Anaya uske bed ke paas baithi thi. Uski aankhon me aansu the.

"Pagal ho tum?" Anaya boli. "Mere liye apni jaan de dete?"

Armaan ne uska haath pakda. "Tum samajhti kyun nahi Anaya. 90 din ka contract shayad kaghaz pe tha. Par jo rishta ban gaya hai... wo contract se bada hai."

Usne Anaya ka haath apne gaal pe rakha. "Tum himmat wali ho. Tumne aaj saabit kar diya. Pack tumhe accept kare na kare... main karta hu."

Anaya ro padi aur Armaan ke gale lag gayi. "Main dar gayi thi. Main tumhe kho deti to?"

Armaan ne uske baal sehlaye. "Nahi khoogi. Abhi to 80 din baaki hain. Aur uske baad bhi..."

Usne dheere se kaha, "Uske baad bhi ye contract khatam nahi hoga."

Baher window se chand dikh raha tha. Aur door, jail me Vikram andhere me baitha muskuraya. Usne apne saathi se kaha - "Plan B fail. Plan C shuru karo."

Kahani abhi khatam nahi hui thi.

Kahani abhi khatam nahi hui thi.

Armaan ne Anaya ko apne seene se alag kiya. Uski aankhen laal thi.

"Anaya, suno." Usne kaha. Awaz bhaari thi.

"Vikram Plan C ki baat kar raha hai. Matlab ab wo seedha waar karega."

Anaya ne sar hilaya. "To hum kya karenge?"

Armaan khidki ke paas gaya. Poora chand upar tha.

"Kal se tumhara test shuru hai. 3 raat. Pack ground me."

Usne mutthi bheench li. "Aur main waha nahi ho sakta. Rules."

Anaya ka dil baith gaya. "Akeli?"

"Nahi." Armaan palta. "Main har raat door se nazar rakhunga.

Aur agar Riya ya Vikram ka koi aadmi tumhare paas aaya...

To main Alpha hone ka saboot de dunga."

Tabhi Anaya ke phone par message aaya. Unknown number.

`Day 3/86. Kal raat tum akeli hogi, Luna. Aur main bhookhi. - R`

Anaya ne phone Armaan ko dikhaya.

Armaan ne phone tod diya. "Bahut ho gaya."

Usne Anaya ka haath pakda aur apne mathe se lagaya.

"Sun. Chahe kuch bhi ho jaye. Apna vishwas mat todna.

Aur yaad rakhna... tum sirf meri ho."

Baher bijli kadki. Baarish shuru.

Vikram jail me hansa. "Shuru karo Plan C.

Kal raat... Luna ki antim raat hogi."

Malhotra Mansion ke andar 2 dil dhadak rahe the.

Ek dar se. Ek gusse se.

Aur baher... shikaar shuru hone wala tha.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Chapter 8: Chandni Raat Ka Shikaar

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MALHOTRA MANSION - RAAT 2 BAJE

Armaan cabin me idhar-udhar chakkar laga raha tha.

Uske saamne table par Anaya ka locket pada tha. Silver moon.

Usne locket uthaya aur bheench diya.

"3 raat. Bas 3 raat, Anaya." Wo fasa.

Darwaza khula. Uska beta Ruhan andar aaya. 10 saal ka.

"Papa, aap soye nahi?"

Armaan ne use god me utha liya. "Beta, agar kal Luna ko kuch hua to?"

Ruhan ne uske baal sehlaye. "Mummy strong hai. Aapne kaha tha na.

Alpha ki patni sabse strong hoti hai."

Armaan ki aankhen bhar aayin. Pehli baar.

Usne RUsne Ruhan ko jor se gale laga liya.

"Tu sahi keh raha hai beta. Mummy strong hai."

Usne Ruhan ko bed par sulaya aur khidki ke paas chala gaya.

Baaher baarish. Uppar poora chand.

Usne mutthi bheench li. "Vikram... Riya...

Agar meri Luna ko ek kharoch bhi aayi...

To Malhotra naam mita dunga."

Usne khidki ka sheesha toda. Haath se khoon nikal aaya.

Par dard me bhi uski aankhen gold chamak rahi thi.

Door Pack Ground se bhediye chillaaye.

Raat ke 12 bajne wale the. Poora chand upar.

Shikaar shuru hone wala tha.

TO BE CONTINUED...

Chapter 8: Chandni Raat Ka Shikaar