ABHIMANYU'SPOV

Its been a month to Aadhya's mischief and her calling us a family.
I am currently on my way to pick my princess from her school.

I reached the school.
I saw my princess trembling while Adrian and his brother tried to calm her down.

I run towards them and pick her in my arms .
My eyes turn teary .
Abhimanyu : princess...daadaa is here ... kya hua ?

She look at me and finally let her tears flow down her cheeks , shattering my heart.
And thats when i heard her voice.

I turned back and look at Jiya ~ Dhwani's biological mother.

Jiya: Even i deserve a hug, dhwani.
Abhimanyu : What are you doing here ?
I asked her but the next words from Adrian solved all my confusion.

Adrian : Good afternoon, ma'am

They left and now it was just us three.
Jiya: Dhwani , atleast meet your mummy..Dont you miss me ?
She came near and tried to take princess from my arms while dhwani tightened her hold on my shoulder.
I look at jiya and mumbled " Dont involve her right now, she is not in the correct space to talk to you...You  talk to me ...but first let me take  princess to my car."
Jiya nodded .

I took dhwani and gave her my phone and said " you trust your daddaa, right?...I promise princess, i wont let her harm you this time...Call your Dha...you know her number , right ?...I made you memorise  hers and my phone number "
Dhwani nodded and said " Daaddaa, please dont send me away..i promise i- i will be a good -girl...dh-dhwani wont make daaddaa angry."

I patted her head and kissed her forehead  and  whispered " you aren't going anywhere far away from me ..not now...not ever.."  and closed the car door and turned to jiya.
Jiya : such a cute moment, right  Abhi?
Abhimanyu : Why are you here ?
Jiya smirked and said " Why ? I missed my daughter and i wanted to meet her ..I am her mother and i have all the rights to meet my daughter, abhimanyu "
I fisted my hands and scoffed and said " Mother ?...you call yourself a mother , jiya....A mother doesnt get drunk and lock her 1 year old child in a dark room and starve her and yell at her and saying things like how she is a bad omen and how she ruined your life is "

Jiya smirked and whispered " And what are the proofs ?...I am here to take my daughter back , abhimanyu..."

My eyes darkened and i mumbled " I wont let you hurt her again"

Jiya : I am her mother 
Abhimanyu: A mother who left her crying at my door and why the fuck you lied that you have a disease and gonna die when you were out there ....pursuing your model career from scrap after marrying a rich American man"
Jiya smirked and mumbled" I have money , the influence..and i will take my daughter back ...You may have got the adoption paper but i am her biological mother and she is a just result of our drunken mistake....but the court will hear my voice and give me the custody"

I chuckled darkly and said " try all you want ....Your contacts and money wont erase my princess's scars...the way she trembles at your sight ...you arent her mother...you are her worst nightmare "
She froze at my words for a second and then i heard another voice from my behind .
Aadhya came and stood beside me  and held my hands and said coldly, " Finally got the chance to meet the women , my babybug's nightmare ...babe.....you did wrong by entering my babybug's life again...ek din maine galti se ussse uski mom ke baare me puchaa and she cried and then i got the true colours of the CHARLOTTE AVERY urf JIYA BATRA, whose name comes under the top 10 american models....U know what i promised my babybug on that day.."

I look at my girl as she  leaned and whispered " i promised her to punish her mother for hurting my babybug and give her the most painful death "

Jiya shivered and said "AADHYA RATHORE - princess of Jaipur ...what is she doing with  a single dad ?....Ohh..how could i forget about Abhimanyu's new toy ....trust me , darling..he will leave you soon"

Aadhya laughed and mumbled " you are right , I am Aadhya Rathore ... and dont forget...main RATHORES ki ladli beti hu.....and talking to about my  manyu.....say his name or my babybug's name  from your  dirty mouth and i will make you regret your unneccessary existence.....voh kya h na...main MBBS kr rhi toh....mujhe dissection ka practical perform krne me bohot maazaa aattaa...toh khyaall rakho kyunki main dead bodies pr dissection kr krke thak gyi...yeh na ho mera next dissection practical ..koi american model pr ho rha ho"

Jiya’s face drained  all of its colour .
Her smirk ? gone .
Her confidence, carefully constructed over years of modeling, melted under Aadhya’s fearless words and the silent, burning protectiveness in my eyes.

“You… you will regret this,” she whispered, almost to herself.
 Then, she turned and walked away.

I turned and look at dhwani who was watching everything from the window .

I entered the driver's seat and Aadhya entered the passenger seat and settled dhwani on her lap and said " kya yrr, partner.... iss witch aunty se dar rhi thi, meri babybug ?"

Dhwani giggled and look at me and whispered" daddaa, she wont-wont take me away?"

I smiled and mumbled " you have your daddaa...and nothing can happen to you, i promise..princess...i am always gonna protect you"

Dhwani giggled and look at Aadhya and said " I have Dha too , daddaa"

I smiled and look at Aadhya and mumbled" yes , we have her"

I look into her eyes and whispered" thank you , aadhya..for being here for princess"

She smiled and said " I told you ..we are a family, manyu"

I smiled and said " we are , little minx"

She blushed  .
Dhwani yawned and laid her head on Aadhya's shoulder and felt asleep.

I turned towards the road and started driving.
For a moment, the world seemed lighter — the kind of calm that follows a storm, though I knew it wouldn’t last. Jiya wouldn’t just walk away forever. She’d be back with a plan. And when she did…we'd be ready.

“Manyu,” Aadhya said quietly, reaching over to squeeze my hand, “whatever comes… we face it together. Dhwani’s safe, and that’s all that matters. We’ll deal with Jiya when the time comes.”

I nodded, gripping her hand back. “Together,” I said firmly. “No one hurts our family..”

Dhwani murmured in her sleep, “Family…”
And I repeated it under my breath, like a vow, a prayer, and a promise all at once.

Because no matter what storms Jiya tried to bring into our lives, I knew this: our bond was stronger than her money, her influence, or her lies.

And I would fight. Always. For My Girls.
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