Bride of Sheesh Mahal - Season 3 - Part 38A

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Chapter 38A


Khushi’s POV


All our attempts to somehow collect a sample of Arnav’s blood is gone in vain. I keep thinking hard once the team of doctors leave the Sheesh Mahal after collecting the blood samples of other family members, until NK returns to me. He gives me some powder, in secret.

“What is this?”

“The only way to get Bhai unconscious so that we can take his blood sample.”


I am shocked.

“No way. I can’t do this to him.”

“Then we will never be able to know about Chandrika and her spell, Bhabhi. You saw how strongly that spell is casted on Bhai that he didn’t allow us to take his blood even when we used all our best ways. You still think there is any other way?”

He is right. We used all methods and failed and if it hadn’t been so important, I would never agree to do something like this on Arnav. I agree.

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Within a few minutes, I return to my room with my next plan, fully set to ensure this doesn't fail.

“What is this?” Arnav asks checking the glass of milk in my hand.

“Almond milk. I made for you.”

Pushing his laptop away so that he focusses only on me and not his work, I sit on his lap. Arnav instantly slides his arms around my waist to hold me on his lap.

“You are behaving quite different today…” he whispers inhaling my scent at the neck and soon his lips are devouring my skin there. I push him away, pushing the glass forward.

“Drink this first. Then we have a lot to do..”

His brows twitch.

“I am full already. I don’t want anything but you..”

What? He won’t drink? But that’s the only way I can make him unconscious for some time so that me and NK can take his blood sample.

“Arnav,” I pout. “I made this specially for you. Babuji liked it too. Now I can’t make one for him so I made for you and you are denying it?”

He rolls his eyes and finally agrees seeing me so sad.

“Alright, give it here.”

I quickly pass him the glass and Arnav drinks it fully in one go.

“Happy? Now come here.”

I put the glass away and as soon as he starts devouring me, his movements slow down. Arnav presses his head.

“What happened, Arnav?” I am scared, did I spike the drink beyond the normal level?

“Nothing…” he stutters and before he can touch me again, Arnav leans back on the couch, completely unconscious.

“Arnav?” I pat his cheeks, twice, thrice and only when I realize he is fully unconscious, I open the door for NK to get inside. He has the kit for taking Arnav’s blood sample. “I hope we re doing this right”


Worry laces on my face as I see my husband totally unconscious.

“Bhai didn’t leave us any choice. And by the way we don’t have much time.” NK quickly rushes to the couch and then checking Arnav’s nerve injects to draw his blood. I keep soothing Arnav’s hand. The moment the syringe is injected in his skin, Arnav opens his eyes scaring both me and NK because that’s not his normal eyes. They are blue in color.


Oh my god!! That means Chandrika found out that we are taking his blood sample. Arnav cranes his head to see the blood drawn from his body and is about to smack NK when I stop his hand.

“Arnav please.. don’t do this..” I urge holding him tightly.

His focus returns to me but he is not looking at me with love. He is raged. The next instant Arnav’s arm is on my neck as he tries to choke me. What? Seriously? He will hurt me? His wife? Tears gush in my eyes as NK shouts at Arnav and tries to remove his hand from my neck but Arnav is out of control. He is too strong for both of us. I try my best to make him leave me but nothing works.

“Ar….nnavv.” I am breathless. I know this is not him but the spell casted upon him doing so but my husband is still somewhere subconscious in his mind and I have to beg him to help him fight himself.

Instead of making him leave my neck, I touch his cheek.

“You love me, Arnav… don’t….” I am barely able to whisper these words but I still do and that’s when his hold loosens. Fortunately, NK manages to draw the sample of blood needed and the moment the syringe is out of his body Arnav is unconscious again.

I try to catch my breath again and NK is equally concerned.

“Bhabhi.. you okay?”


I gasp, cough and he lets me have some water. Once I am bit better and able to talk, NK exhales in frustration.


“Damn hell, Bhabhi. What was that? It wasn’t Nannav. He can’t do this to anyone of us, especially you.”

“I know,” I cry palming Arnav’s cheek. “That’s why its high time we help him out of this NK. Please make sure Sheetal gets this sample soon so that she could start the process to know more about Chandrika.

“Yes” NK nods.

“And please take care of yourself.. If Chandrika has got to know what we going to do, she will try to stop you from giving this to Sheetal.”

“Don’t you worry on me. I have this around my neck. She can’t do anything to me.”

I see a small Devi Maiyaa pendant on his neck in a chain. That’s given by Sheetal to him as she wanted him equally safe.

“Lets put Bhai to bed first.”


He helps me to put Arnav to bed and then NK leaves with the blood sample. I take a quick shower and return to the bed. It’s hard to cuddle Arnav after what he did with me tonight but its even harder not to knowing he is suffering from inside. So, doesn't matter if there are even slight chances that Arnav can harm again, I still spoon to him and fall asleep.


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Arnav’s POV


My head throbs as I wake up and my eyes feel heavy. Why? I don’t remember drinking last night that this could be a form of hangover. In fact I cannot even remember when I went to sleep as the last I recall is working on the laptop. The bathroom door opens and Khushi comes out taking a shower. She looks pale yet manages to put a smile on her face for me. That’s when I remember she had offered me almond milk to drink and I don’t remember a thing after that.


“How did I fall asleep?” I ask her as she continues to dry her hair.

Khushi stiffens for a second before responding.

“You were tired so after drinking milk we slept.”

She puts the drier away and reaches me to make the bed again.

“Why don’t I remember this?”

She stills again.

“You were too exhausted. Maybe that’s why.”

She is lying. Whenever she lies, she never looks in my eyes. The next minute I see marks of my fingers on her neck. What the hell.!! I pull her to sit on the bed next to me. She jerks at first as if scared of me and then relaxes glancing at my eyes.


“What are these marks?”


Her eyes pop out in shock and she quickly tries to hide them.

“Nothing.”

“Nothing?” I snap. “This looks like someone tried to choke you. I don’t remember these on your neck until last night. What the hell happened last night, Khushi?”

“Nothing happened Arnav. Why are you so hyper early morning? Something bit me probably and I scratched it hard. That’s why these marks.”


The next instant, I wrap my fingers around her neck to choke her and there I get my clue… My fingers fit exactly at the spot where these marks are. No one else did this to her.. I did… I tried to hurt her last night and I don’t even remember that. Khushi I stunned at my actions but soon as she sees the horror written on my face, she cups my cheeks.


“You didn’t do it, Arnav.”


She is lying. I did this to her. How? Why? I want to know it all.

“What happened last night?” I ask her politely, but she doesn't care to answer me still.

“Nothing happened.”

I fist my fingers in anger and that’s when I feel a dull ache in my arm. I look closely at the region where it ached and see a spot on my nerve as if something was injected on my body. But I declined to do the tests yesterday, then why the hell do I have a similar spot on my arm as if someone collected my blood sample too?


I stare at Khushi again. Something major happened last night and I am damn sure that my wife is hiding it from me.


To be Continued.


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