Rain heavily gir rahi thi.

Black umbrellas ke neeche dozens of powerful log silently khade the. Pure graveyard mein sirf hawa aur halki prayers ki awaaz gunj rahi thi.

Aaj sirf ek insaan ko dafnane kar ja raha tha…

Aaj purani yaadon ko bhi mitti mein dafnaya ja raha tha.

Noor black dress mein khamoshi se grave ke saamne khadi thi.

Black heels.

Cold beauty.

Aur woh sharp dark eyes… jinmein emotions kam aur darkness zyada nazar aati thi.

Uski aankhon mein aansu nahi the.

Sirf khamoshi thi.

Tabhi graveyard ke bahar luxury black cars rukti hain.

Sab log automatically side ho jaate hain.

Zayden Knight.

6.5 feet tall.

Black perfectly fitted suit.

Cold grey eyes.

Aur ek dangerous aura jo poore atmosphere ko heavy bana deti thi.

Jaise hi woh aage badhta hai, uski nazar Noor par tik jaati hai.

Lekin Noor ka expression bilkul calm tha.

No reaction.

No fear.

Tabhi dusri side se ek aur car rukti hai.

Ayaan Blake.

Calm face.

Sharp black eyes.

Aur woh presence jo automatically safety feel karati thi.

Lekin jaise hi uski nazar Zayden par padti hai…

Uska expression instantly cold ho jaata hai.

“Tumhari himmat kaise hui yahan aane ki?” Ayaan ne dangerous tone mein kaha.

Zayden ne halka sa smirk kiya.

“Funny.”

Woh dheere se Ayaan ke kareeb aaya.

“Main yahan tumhare liye to nahi aaya hoon.”

Ayaan ka patience instantly break ho gaya.

Usne gusse mein Zayden ka collar pakad liya.

“Main tumhe warning de chuka hoon.”

Guards instantly tense ho gaye.

Hawa aur heavy lagne lagi.

Lekin tabhi—

Noor ne dheere se un dono ki taraf dekha.

Bas ek nazar.

Uski sharp dark eyes mein ek aisi warning thi… jise words ki zarurat nahi thi.

Aur surprisingly—

Dono instantly calm ho gaye.

Jaise abhi kuch hua hi na ho.

Ayaan ne dheere se Zayden ka collar chhod diya.

Zayden bhi silently peeche hat gaya.

Jaise Noor ki ek look hi enough thi un dono ko rokne ke liye.

Door khadi ek old lady yeh sab silently dekh rahi thi.

Uski aankhon mein dard bhi tha… aur purani yaadon ki warmth bhi.

“Tum teeno…” woh dheere se boli, “aaj bhi bilkul waise hi ho.”

Noor quietly uske paas chali gayi.

Ayaan aur Zayden bhi silence mein uske saamne khade ho gaye.

Old lady halka sa muskurayi.

“Aaj tum teeno ko ek saath dekh kar purane din yaad aa gaye…”

Uski aankhon mein aansu chamak uthe.

“Kaise tum dono har waqt ladte rehte the… aur kisi ki baat nahi sunte the.”

Woh softly Noor ki taraf dekhti hai.

“Lekin Noor ki ek awaaz par tum dono instantly chup ho jaate the.”

Kuch seconds ke liye silence chha gaya.

Kyuki woh jhoot nahi bol rahi thi.

Aaj bhi…

Noor ki sirf ek nazar ne dono ko rok diya tha.

Yeh old couple sirf guardians nahi the.

Unhone in teeno ko bachpan se bada hote dekha tha.

Unke liye—

Yeh teeno sirf powerful people nahi the.

Family the.

aur yah Baat wo teenon ko pata hai per Marne ke liye taiyar Nahin the.

Rain ab dheere dheere kam ho rahi thi.

Log ek ek karke graveyard se jaane lage, lekin Noor wahi khadi rahi. Uski aankhein grave par tiki hui thi jaise woh abhi bhi accept nahi kar pa rahi thi ke jis insaan ne un teeno ko family di thi… woh ab is duniya mein nahi raha.

Old lady dheere se Noor ke paas aayi aur uske shoulder par haath rakha.

“Beta… tumne subah se kuch nahi khaya.”

Noor ne halki si fake smile di.

“I’m fine.”

Lekin old lady jaanti thi…

Jab bhi Noor andar se toot ti thi, woh khana peena chhod deti thi.

Dusri taraf Ayaan aur Zayden ek dusre se distance bana kar khade the. Dono silence mein the… lekin unke beech ki hatred clearly feel ho rahi thi.

Ayaan ne cold expression ke saath Zayden ki taraf dekha.

“Mujhe laga tha tum kabhi wapas nahi aaoge.”

Zayden ne apne black gloves pehne.

“Main unnecessary promises nahi karta.”

“Tumhari tarah betray bhi nahi karta,” Ayaan ne instantly jawab diya.

Atmosphere phir heavy ho gaya.

Noor ne slowly aankhein band ki.

Jaise woh already thak chuki ho un dono ki nafrat se.

Zayden dheere se Ayaan ke kareeb aaya.

Uski grey eyes dangerous lag rahi thi.

“Careful, Ayaan.”

Ayaan bhi peeche nahi hata.

“Warning de rahe ho?”

“Advice.”

Dono ek dusre ke itne kareeb khade the jaise bas ek second mein fight start ho jaayegi.

Lekin tabhi—

Old lady ki weak awaaz ne silence tod diya.

“Bas karo tum dono.”

Dono instantly chup ho gaye.

Old lady ki aankhon mein aansu aa gaye.

“Aaj bhi tum dono wahi kar rahe ho jo bachpan mein karte the…”

Usne painful smile di.

“Ek dusre ko hurt.”

Kuch seconds ke liye kisi ne kuch nahi kaha.

Phir old lady ne Noor ki taraf dekha.

“Tumhe yaad hai? Jab tum teeno chhote the…”

Uske lips par halki si smile aayi.

“Zayden aur Ayaan har waqt ladte rehte the. Aur Noor un dono par chillati rehti thi.”

Noor ke lips par bhi halka sa smile aaya.

Ek rare smile.

Aur shayad bohot time baad Ayaan aur Zayden ne bhi ek hi memory ko ek saath yaad kiya.

Lekin woh soft moment zyada der nahi tik saka.

Tabhi ek black car graveyard ke bahar rukti hai.

Sabka attention instantly us taraf chala jaata hai.

Ek man jaldi se car se utarta hai aur directly Zayden ke paas aata hai.

“Sir…”

Uski awaaz nervous thi.

“Problem ho gayi hai.”

Zayden ka expression instantly dark ho gaya.

“Kya hua?”

Man ne ek second ke liye Noor aur Ayaan ki taraf dekha.

Jaise woh unke saamne bolne se hesitate kar raha ho.

“Warehouse number 17…”

Usne dheere se kaha.

“Kisi ne attack kiya hai.”

Ayaan ki eyes narrow ho gayi.

Aur Noor silently Zayden ka reaction observe karne lagi.

Lekin agla sentence sunte hi…

Zayden ki aankhon ka andhera aur dangerous ho gaya.

“Sir… unhone aapka naam use kiya hai.”

Pure atmosphere mein ek dangerous silence phail gaya.

Pure graveyard mein dangerous silence phaila hua tha.

Rain ab almost ruk chuki thi, lekin hawa mein ab bhi ek ajeeb si heaviness thi.

“Sir… unhone aapka naam use kiya hai.”

Zayden ka man abhi apni baat complete bhi nahi kar paaya tha ke suddenly—

Gunshot.

Ek loud scream pure graveyard mein gunj uthi.

Sab log panic mein idhar udhar bhaagne lage.

Ayaan instantly alert ho gaya.

“Everyone down!”

Lekin yeh koi normal attack nahi tha.

Dozens of masked men graveyard ko charon taraf se surround kar chuke the.

Black weapons.

Deadly silence.

Aur aankhon mein sirf ek mission.

Kill them.

Zayden,

Noor,

Or

Ayaan

Teeno ko.

Noor ki sharp eyes instantly narrow hui.

“Yeh sirf tumhare liye nahi aaye,” usne cold tone mein Zayden se kaha.

Dusri taraf Ayaan already ek attacker ko punch maar kar neeche gira chuka tha.

“Someone knew we’d all be here,” Ayaan growled.

Aur wahi sach tha.

Shahar ka sabse dangerous enemy finally yeh jaan chuka tha—

Zayden, Ayaan aur Noor ek hi jagah par hai.

Aur shayad pehli baar…

Kisi ne in teeno ko ek saath khatam karne ka plan banaya tha.

Bullets continuously chal rahi thi.

Guards return fire karne lage.

Old lady darr ke maare almost gir gayi, lekin Noor ne quickly unhe sambhal liya.

“Inside. Now.” Noor ne firmly kaha.

Ek masked man suddenly Noor ki taraf gun point karta hai.

Lekin uske shoot karne se pehle—

Ayaan uske saamne aa gaya.

Bullet uske side se dangerously pass hui.

Noor instantly freeze ho gayi.

“Ayaan!”

Lekin Ayaan ne sirf us attacker ko brutally punch maara aur uski gun chheen li.

Dusri taraf ek attacker peeche se Zayden par knife se attack karta hai.

Lekin Noor instantly uske saamne aa kar uska wrist twist kar deti hai.

Knife neeche gir gaya.

Zayden ki grey eyes ek second ke liye Noor par tik gayi.

Jaise woh samajhne ki koshish kar raha ho—

Usne usse bachaya kyun?

Or Saath Mein Ek Aisi feeling bhi jo Zayden ko samajh nahi aaye.

Lekin Noor already dusre attacker ko shoot kar chuki thi.

Fight aur dangerous hoti ja rahi thi.

Ayaan aur Zayden back-to-back khade attackers se fight kar rahe the.

Jaise purana teamwork automatically wapas aa gaya ho.

Without thinking.

Without planning.

Ek waqt tha jab woh dono hamesha ek dusre ki back protect karte the…

Aur shayad aadat abhi bhi nahi gayi thi.

“Left!” Ayaan loudly chillaya.

Zayden instantly peeche mud kar attacker ko shoot kar deta hai.

Dusre second hi Zayden Ayaan ko neeche kheench leta hai jab ek bullet directly uski taraf aati hai.

Kuch seconds ke liye dono freeze ho jaate hain.

Jaise unhe khud samajh nahi aa raha tha ke woh ek dusre ko bachane kyun lage.

Noor silently un dono ko dekhti hai.

Uski sharp dark eyes mein confusion bhi tha… aur hidden emotions bhi.

Kyuki attack ke chaos mein ek cheez clearly visible ho gayi thi—

Nafrat ke neeche abhi bhi kuch zinda tha.

Kuch dangerous.

Kuch unfinished.