"If you want to save your beloved Aai from the clutches of death, then you will have to marry me," he grinned evilly. "There is no way that I am going to marry someone like you," her eyes depicted pure anger and hatred. "Are you sure? Because your one decision can save your dead husband's mother from dying, love," he chuckled. The life of a twenty-year-old widow turned upside down because a Mafia and his Nephew got obsessed with her. Well, this time it was something different because one loved her while the other hated her. But one thing was sure, her fate was going to change forever and she wouldn't stop before she changes their fate. But along these, their story wasn't dependant on hate and love, it was much more than that. Their lives contained mystery, dark secrets, hatred, betrayal, and above all, toxicity. Will they be able to thrive among the chaos or would they submit to it?

Chapter 1 Prologue

"Kiara M Thakre, I am going to destroy you, bit by bit and pieces by pieces. You have brought the beast in me and this beast won't rest until it devours you, this is my promise to you," he growled as he burnt a picture of the girl he swore to destroy.

"You know Mukul, I love you from the depth of my heart. I can't dare to dream a life without you," she mumbled as she embraced him in her arms tightly.

"But, I have to go, Kiara, I do not have any other options," he spoke in a dull yet concerning tone.

"How can you decide to stay away from me? How can you separate yourself from me?" She sobbed as she looked at him.

"Who told you we are getting separated? Can I ever stay away from you? And if I do that will any of us survive? Baby, we are one soul merged in two bodies, we can't seperate baby, we are one. I will always be in you and you will reside in me," he spoke, looking deep in her eyes. Those words comforted her oddly, it gave her the warmth and peace, that she craved for, even after being alone.

He clasped her hairs tightly and pulled it hard. Her head started throbbing due to pain and tears started pouring down her eyes. The pain she felt was unbearable. She had never gone through such a physical assault in her life, and now somewhere deep down, it was now making her weak, trying to compel herself to plead for his forgiveness and asking him to leave her. But there was no way she was going to do that. She couldn't disrespect herseld or the man she loves the most by bowing to someone wrong, most possibly a criminal. But the pain wasn't letting her think anymore.

"Be careful about the words you chose to speak. You don't know what harm your sweet words can cause you right now," he grinned as he pulled her hairs more tightly.

She wasn't able to bear that pain anymore, she cried out, trying her best to get out of the ropes and then push him away to free herself from him. But she was weak, so weak that she couldn't do anything.

"Leave me," she cried out, "or else kill me, but there is no way I would bear anything wrong happening to me," she blurted out in pain as she looked at him.

His eyes fell on her and it felt like he was searching for something in her eyes. Even she was sure, he was looking for fear in her eyes, but no, why would she be scared when she knows that she isn't wrong?

"Aren't you scared of me?" He asked her in a threatening tone.

"Why should I be?" She groaned and the next moment, he left her hairs.

He looked at her, searching for the non-existent fear in her eyes and the next moment, he smirked.

"But you will now," he chuckled and then walked towards her.

She could feel him getting close to her and at that moment, she found herself heating up due to fear.

"So now, will you rape me?" She muttered, looking at him.