Aakarsh was feeding Ishq with his own hands. As soon as the meal finished, Ishq got up from his lap and ran straight towards the room. Seeing her run away like that, Aakarsh just smiled.

He cleaned his hands and also headed towards the room. Ishq, looking at the bed in the room, was thinking about what she should do next. She was still tired. The pain in her body was still present, and she needed to sleep. She was feeling very sleepy, but there was one problem: would she sleep alone, or would Aakarsh also sleep with her?

After thinking about this for a long time, Ishq shook her head and then moved towards the bed. She was sleepy and just wanted to sleep. Alone or in Aakarsh's arms, she didn't care. Her condition was such that if she got a pillow and a bed, she would sleep even in the garden.

She had just taken a step forward when Aakarsh caught her from behind. Ishq was startled, and Aakarsh embraced her from behind.

Ishq turned her face in surprise to look at him. He exhaled his warm breath on her face and said, "You're feeling sleepy."

Ishq got scared. She slowly nodded her head. She really was sleepy.

Aakarsh smiled at her, then let go of her waist and grabbed her wrist. Pulling her along with him towards the door, he said, "Then come, let's sleep together."

Ishq just kept looking at him. Aakarsh pulled her along and brought her near the stairs. Ishq saw that he was taking her towards the terrace. The last time they had a date on the terrace, she hadn't gone there since.

Aakarsh brought her with him to the terrace. Ishq was astonished. The entire terrace was lit with lights, and in the middle of the terrace, a large king-size mattress was placed, covered all around with white curtains. Many pillows were placed around it, and candles were burning.

The scene there was very romantic. Seeing this kind of decoration, Ishq was surprised. When did this person do all this? She had no idea. He was sitting with her downstairs, eating comfortably, so when did he do all this?

She was thinking this when Aakarsh held her hand and slowly brought her near the bed placed on the terrace.

Aakarsh sat on the bed and, pulling her with one hand, drew Ishq onto himself. Ishq couldn't balance herself. She was already thinking about something else and fell directly onto Aakarsh.

Aakarsh embraced her and turned her over. Ishq was already wearing Aakarsh's clothes, feeling like she was in a tent in them. But when Aakarsh held her tight and turned her over on the bed, her waist got exposed.

Aakarsh's hands were on her waist, and feeling the touch of his fingers, she shivered.

Aakarsh started rubbing his nose on her neck. Ishq's breaths were becoming heavy. She tightly clenched the bedsheet in her fists. Aakarsh's actions were increasing. Ishq felt that he wasn't going to stop.

Under the starry sky, Aakarsh wouldn't be able to stop himself, and neither could Ishq stop him right now. His hands were crawling over Ishq's body. Ishq's eyes were closing, but Aakarsh's eyes were open, and he was watching the longing on Ishq's face.

He softly looked at Ishq and said, "How did you like the preparation?"

Ishq opened her eyes slightly, looked at him, and said, "It's very beautiful."

"Exactly like you." Aakarsh said, kissing her ears. A shiver ran through Ishq's entire body.

Aakarsh placed his lips on her neck and started kissing her there. Ishq was breathing deeply, and her chest was heaving rapidly. When the cool breezes touched her body, she couldn't control herself. Her hands were slowly clenching the bedsheet tighter.

Taking a deep breath, she said, "Aakarsh." Aakarsh stopped and looked into Ishq's eyes in surprise. Ishq was lost in the depths of his eyes.

She slowly opened her lips and said, "I'm tired."

A slight smile appeared on Aakarsh's face, and he bent down to kiss her forehead. After that, Aakarsh lay straight on the pillow. He embraced Ishq in his arms and covered her with a sheet kept aside.

A single sheet completely covered both of them. But Aakarsh did not release Ishq from his arms at any moment of the night. Ishq closed her eyes in his arms, exhausted, and fell asleep with her head on Aakarsh's chest.

The next morning, when she woke up, the morning sunlight was filtering in and falling on her face. In the sunrays coming through the curtains, Ishq looked like a sleeping little princess. She stretched and looked at herself; she was still sleeping on the roof. The curtains around were waving in the wind. But Aakarsh was not there.

She looked all over the terrace, but Aakarsh was nowhere to be seen. She stretched and got up from the open bed. Yawning, she came to the railing of the terrace and started looking at the view outside.

But she saw that she was standing on the railing of the backside of the mansion. She had never come to this side before, nor had she ever gone to this part of the mansion.

She saw that there was a swimming pool there. Ishq was surprised just thinking that there was also a swimming pool here. She didn't even know that this house had a swimming pool.

She never got a chance to go to that part of the house, nor had she ever paid much attention to it. But now, seeing the swimming pool, she didn't know why she felt like taking a dip in the pool.

So she quickly came down. Descending the stairs, she looked for Aakarsh everywhere, but he was nowhere. When she came to the hall, she saw that he wasn't present there either.

Not finding Aakarsh anywhere, she felt very peaceful. At least for a while, she could spend some time alone with herself. Thinking this, she went to the back part of the mansion. She only knew the door to the back part, which went through a gallery.

Going to the very end of the gallery, she looked at the door; there was a latch on it. She opened the latch and opened the door straight away. But as soon as she stepped outside, her feet stopped in their tracks, and her eyes widened instantly.

Ishq's lips were trembling, and she slowly said from her lips, "Burger Momos."

Burger Momos are Aakarsh's dogs. They are dogs, but they look no less than lions. Seeing both of them in front of her, Ishq's voice got stuck in her throat. Her eyes widened with fear, and her hands and feet were now trembling.

Seeing both dogs, Ishq's condition became so bad that she froze in her place. Usually, in such situations, people run away, but Ishq's feet had stopped working, and she was fearfully looking at both dogs, who were looking at her with their glaring eyes.

It seemed that if Ishq made even the slightest move, they would tear her apart with their hunting teeth.

Ishq helplessly said to herself in her mind, "His dogs are just like him, scary just to look at. God save me, otherwise I'll become the burger and momos of Burger Momos. These dogs are so dangerous, they don't seem like they'll even leave my bones."

"Ma'am, what are you doing here?" Hearing Rimi's voice, Ishq's life returned. She turned around and saw Rimi coming towards her.

Rimi came near her, stood beside her, and said, "What's the matter, ma'am? What are you doing here? Did you need something?"

"I actually wanted to go outside." Ishq said, looking at Rimi fearfully. But her one eye was still on both dogs.

Rimi smiled and said to her, "Okay, ma'am, but where do you want to go?"

Looking at both of them fearfully, Ishq said to Rimi, "Near the pool. I wanted to go near the pool. When I woke up in the morning, Aakarsh wasn't with me, and I saw the pool in the back of the house, so I thought why not go to the pool and spend some time there. But these two dogs have blocked my path, and I'm scared to pass by them."

Hearing her words, Rimi smiled and said, "Ma'am, you don't need to be afraid. You can go anywhere in this house. And yes, Boss is in the study room right now. You want to go near the pool, right? Come, let me take you near the pool."

Rimi moved forward. As soon as Ishq took a step forward, both dogs, who were sitting, stood up. Seeing them like that, Ishq pulled her foot back.

She looked at Rimi fearfully. Rimi, sensing her fear, said to Burger and Momos, "If either of you troubles ma'am, I will complain about both of you to Boss. Move back quietly. Can't you see ma'am is scared of you?"

Rimi was talking to them as if they actually understood her. And indeed, both dogs quietly moved back. They went far away and sat down again just like before.

Ishq was surprised to see this. These dogs obey not just Aakarsh, but even the servants of this house. But only Ishq is the one they will never obey, nor will they ever stop frightening her.

Rimi brought Ishq to the edge of the pool and, pointing towards the pool, said, "Ma'am, here is the pool. You can go there and relax. Do you need anything? Tea? Coffee?"

Ishq smiled at Rimi and shook her head. She said, "No, I don't need anything. You go, I'll come back on my own."

Rimi left Ishq alone at the edge of the pool and went away. Ishq looked at the pool. Under the blue sky, there was clean water in the pool, and amidst the blooming flowers around, the swimming pool looked very beautiful.

Ishq was already wearing a shirt. She had slippers on her feet. She took off her slippers and went to the edge of the pool.

She peeked in and saw that the pool water wasn't very deep. Ishq felt quite relieved. She saw that there were some steps on one side, and the pool water came up to the first step, with the remaining steps gradually going into the pool.

She went near those steps. Placing her foot on the first step, she sat down there and dipped her feet in the water on the second step. When the cool water touched her feet, her eyes closed automatically.

In the cool morning breeze, she was sitting at the edge of the pool, and the water was tickling her feet. Ishq was finding this pleasant time very beautiful. She just wanted to live in this moment and stay there.

After keeping her feet in the water for a while, Ishq slowly stood up and started placing her feet on the steps, one by one. She was going into the pool, and gradually she walked into the pool water.

She was wearing Aakarsh's shirt anyway, which was oversized for her. Slowly, the water seeped into her clothes, and when the water touched her body, she felt a strange kind of peace. She knew how to swim. In this much water, there was no question of drowning.

She stood in the middle of the water for a while, closing her eyes and trying to calm herself. But then she felt movement in the water.

Ishq felt a disturbance in the water. When she turned around to look, her eyes widened instantly because Aakarsh was descending into the water.

At that moment, he was only wearing sweatpants, and his upper body was bare.

Aakarsh's handsome face was shining like a model in the sunlight. And there was desire in his eyes for Ishq. He was slowly moving his feet forward in the water, but his gaze was fixed only on Ishq, who, upon seeing him, was feeling a strange restlessness.

Until now, the cold water was making her feel cool, but due to Aakarsh's presence, she suddenly started feeling warmth in the water. She became restless.

Aakarsh was slowly coming closer to her. Seeing him approach, Ishq's breaths were increasing due to panic.

When his body, touching the water, came close to Ishq, her panic increased further. She tried to step back, but the next moment, Aakarsh grabbed her wrist from under the water and pulled her close with a jerk.

Ishq couldn't balance and fell straight onto his chest. She started looking at Aakarsh in surprise, who was gazing at her with intoxicated eyes.

Aakarsh slowly placed his hands on Ishq's waist and, holding her from behind, lifted her slightly.

Ishq's feet automatically rose in the water, and she wrapped her legs around Aakarsh's waist. Ishq's body started shivering again. She was trembling again, and every hair on her body was being swept away in the feeling of Aakarsh.

She didn't want to feel this feeling. She didn't want to close her eyes. She didn't want to endure all this, but like every time, her body betrayed her again. It started reacting to Aakarsh's close presence. Her breath became heavy, and her eyes closed automatically.

"Look at me, baby girl." Aakarsh said to her in a cold voice. Ishq, for some reason, started obeying his words. She slowly opened her eyes.

Their gazes were on each other, and Aakarsh, looking into her eyes, said, "Why do you always have to say that?"

Ishq didn't understand his question, but an unknown fear surrounded her. What if something triggered Aakarsh's madness again? He would force himself on her again.

But Aakarsh didn't ask her any further questions. Instead, holding her waist, with her legs wrapped around his waist, he stood holding her in his arms.

Ishq, looking at him fearfully, said, "What are you trying to say? I didn't understand anything."

At her uncomprehending answer, Aakarsh laughed and, shaking his head, said, "If you didn't understand, then remain clueless."

Panic appeared on Ishq's face. Aakarsh says something himself and then goes back on his own words the next moment. The man is already crazy, and on top of that, he'll drive you crazy too.

Ishq turned her face away, but she was trying to hide her panic.

Aakarsh stared at her. Seeing the slight fear on her face, a devilish smile appeared on Aakarsh's face.

And leaning near Ishq's ear, he said, "I haven't even done anything yet, baby girl, and you've already started fearing me."

Ishq's eyes widened instantly, and she started looking at Aakarsh with her large eyes. Is this person insane? What does he mean he hasn't done anything? He's done so much already. What more does he want to do? Does he still have something left to do? After doing so much, he says with such innocence that he hasn't done anything.

He was still feeling Ishq with his eyes. Getting irritated by being looked at like that, Ishq said in annoyance, "What is it? Why do you keep looking at me like that? As if you'll eat me up with your eyes. Can't you look normally?"

"I am not normal." Aakarsh said in flat words.

Ishq clicked her tongue and said, "Yes, I know you're not normal, you're abnormal, but don't look at me like that. Because I am normal. And when you look at me like that, I feel very strange, so don't look at me like that."

"Then how should I look?" Aakarsh was still staring at her, but he had answered her question with a question.

Ishq got annoyed and said in frustration, "Look normally, like everyone looks."

"There's a difference between everyone and me, baby girl. I am not like everyone, and you won't find me among everyone, because you don't see me in anyone."

When Aakarsh said this to her, Ishq was left speechless, and she looked at Aakarsh in astonishment.

Aakarsh slowly came close to her cheeks and said, "You don't know, baby girl, how much I have longed for you while staying away from you. I missed every single emotion of yours. I missed every single aspect of you. I was craving to see you every single moment, and when you are before my eyes, how can I not look at you to my heart's content?"

Ishq's breath stopped in its place, and she looked at Aakarsh in astonishment.

When Aakarsh heard her deep breaths, he smiled and said, "These breaths… I missed these deep breaths of yours."

After that, rubbing his nose in her hair, he said, "Your fragrance… I missed your fragrance."

And then, placing his lips on Ishq's beautiful neck, marking his spot, he said, "Your touch… I missed your touch."

"I can't explain how much I have yearned for every moment of yours, how much I have struggled. How I spent every single moment without seeing you. When you are with me, you tell me not to even look at you. That cannot happen. Ask for my life if you want, but don't ask for these eyes that want to see you."