Chapter 10 : Where is Diya ?
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Three days passed after the temple confrontation.
Three long days.
Yet Diya couldn't shake the uneasiness that Arjun had left behind.
His words haunted her.
"I didn't come all this way to lose you."
They didn't sound like a warning.
They sounded like a promise.
Meanwhile, Kamlesh had become unusually protective.
Every morning he called.
Every evening he checked on her.
Whenever she left home, he somehow seemed to appear nearby.
Not because he didn't trust her.
Because he didn't trust Arjun.
And unfortunately...
His instincts were right.
The village festival preparations had begun once again.
Colorful lights hung across the streets.
Music echoed through the marketplace.
Families bustled everywhere.
For the first time in days, Diya felt relaxed.
Shanaya accompanied her through the crowded stalls.
They laughed.
Browsed jewelry.
Tasted sweets.
For a brief moment everything felt normal.
Then Shanaya's phone rang.
An emergency.
One of her relatives had fallen ill.
"I have to go," Shanaya said anxiously.
"I'll come with you."
"No, no. I'll be back in twenty minutes."
Reluctantly, Diya agreed.
She continued browsing alone.
Big mistake.
Very big mistake.
Because someone was watching.
Someone who had been watching all day.
Arjun.
Across the street, inside a parked luxury SUV, Arjun observed her quietly.
His eyes followed every movement.
Every smile.
Every gesture.
The photographs had never been enough.
Seeing her in person had made his obsession far worse.
For years he had imagined her.
Built fantasies around her.
Convinced himself she belonged beside him.
And now...
Some village boy had taken her place.
Unacceptable.
Arjun's fingers tightened around the steering wheel.
"You don't understand yet, Diya."
His voice was barely a whisper.
"But you will."
As evening approached, clouds gathered overhead.
The market slowly began to thin.
Diya finally decided to head home.
She took a shortcut through an older road lined with banyan trees.
The path was nearly empty.
Only the sound of wind filled the air.
Then—
A vehicle stopped beside her.
Before she could react, the passenger door swung open.
Two men stepped out.
Her stomach dropped.
"Excuse me—"
A cloth was suddenly pressed over her mouth.
Diya struggled.
Kicked.
Screamed.
But her voice never escaped.
The world spun violently.
Darkness swallowed everything.
When Diya opened her eyes again, she was lying on a luxurious bed.
For several seconds she couldn't understand where she was.
Then panic exploded inside her.
Unknown room.
Locked windows.
Locked door.
No phone.
No escape.
She shot upright.
"Hello?!"
No response.
She ran toward the door.
Locked.
Her breathing became frantic.
"LET ME OUT!"
The door suddenly opened.
Diya froze.
Arjun walked inside.
Holding a tray of food.
As if nothing unusual had happened.
As if she were a guest.
Not a prisoner.
Her blood ran cold.
"You."
Arjun smiled softly.
"You're awake."
"What have you done?"
His expression remained calm.
Dangerously calm.
"I brought you somewhere safe."
"SAFE?"
Diya's voice echoed through the room.
"You kidn*pped me!"
Arjun sighed.
"You always use such harsh words."
She stared at him in disbelief.
"Harsh words?"
"Diya—"
"Have you lost your mind?"
For the first time, irritation crossed his face.
Only briefly.
Then it vanished.
"No."
He placed the tray on a table.
"I've simply decided to stop waiting."
The answer terrified her.
Because he genuinely believed he was right.
Meanwhile...
Back in the village...
Kamlesh was searching everywhere.
The panic began when Diya stopped answering calls.
Then Shanaya couldn't find her.
Then witnesses reported seeing a black SUV.
Kamlesh immediately knew.
Arjun.
The realization hit like a hammer.
His hands shook with fury.
For the first time in years...
True fear entered his heart.
Because Diya wasn't with him.
And he had no idea where she was.
Hours later, Kamlesh stood alone outside Arjun's temporary estate.
Rain poured from the sky.
Lightning illuminated the massive building.
Every instinct screamed that Diya was inside.
A security guard stepped forward.
"Private property."
Kamlesh didn't move.
"Diya is in there."
The guard laughed.
"Leave."
Kamlesh's jaw clenched.
Years of patience.
Years of restraint.
Years of self-control.
All gone.
Because somewhere behind those walls...
The woman he loved was frightened and alone.
And nothing in the world was going to stop him from reaching her.
He took a step forward.
Then another.
The guards immediately moved toward him.
Kamlesh's eyes hardened.
For the first time in the story...
The gentle devotee disappeared.
And the man willing to fight for Diya emerged.
Inside the mansion, Diya sat beside the locked window.
Her eyes filled with tears.
She felt trapped.
Powerless.
Alone.
Then something caught her attention.
Far beyond the gates.
Through the rain.
A familiar figure stood in the darkness.
Tall.
Broad-shouldered.
Unmoving.
Watching the mansion.
Her heart stopped.
Kamlesh.
He had found her.
And suddenly...
For the first time since the kidnapping...
She wasn't afraid anymore.
Hours later
Tired
Exhausted
After a long fight between Kamlesh and Arjun
After which Kamlesh knocked him unconcious
Then lifted Diya and took her back home.
But hours later, Arjun regained conciousness,
Without a delay, he decided an other trap
For making her as his own permanently.
to be continued...........
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