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She smiled, letting him take her away from all the chaos. She knew their siblings would handle everything. All the men here tonight were powerful people in their own right. They’d deal with whatever came their way.

For now, she only wanted to spend time with the man next to her, the one who’d forgotten his own fears and walked into a fire for her. The one she was certain would end the world for her if need be.

44

It was three in the morning by the time Mihir returned home. He’d brought Anna to his house straight from the hospital. Thankfully, she was fine, and their babies were also doing well. Luckily, he’d gotten Anna out before she’d inhaled too much smoke. He couldn’t thank his stars enough for this grace.

He wanted to spend time simply holding her. However, now Navya and Reina refused to leave her alone. Reina wanted to check on her herself, to ensure all was as the doctors in the hospital had said. Leaving Anna with the girls, he went to his bedroom. After a quick shower, he returned to his study. He needed to talk to his brothers, to ensure everything was in order with the police and everyone was alright.

Once satisfied all was well, he returned to his bedroom, feeling exhausted, the events of the day finally taking their toll on him.

Navya and Reina were seated in his sitting room They stood when they saw him.

“She’s in the shower,” Navya told him.

The girls exchanged a look before they rushed to him, wrapping their arms around him.

“Thank you,” Reina said, tearing up.

“Thank you for bringing her back safely,” Navya cried. “If anything had…”

“Hey,” Mihir cut in gently. “She’s fine. We all are fine.”

The girls held on to him.

“She’s been our strength for so long,” Navya said. “We’re so glad you two sorted everything out.”

“We just want you both to be happy,” Reina added. “You’ve both suffered enough.”

“We’re going to be stronger than ever,” Mihir assured them. “I promise I’ll make her very happy. But it’s three in the morning. Don’t you think you both have monopolized my time with my wife enough?”

The girls giggled and with a happy wave, they left the room.

He went inside the bedroom. Anna appeared, wearing a pair of black leggings and a black t-shirt—borrowed from one of her sisters for sure. She came straight to him and hugged him hard.

“How are you feeling?” She touched his forehead. “With everything that happened, I forgot that you were sick. But you seem fine.”

“I am tired, but fine,” he said. “I think the fear of losing you cured me faster. I forgot my illness, I forgot my fears; I only wanted to see you safe.”

He tugged her to his chest again.

“It’s all over now,” she said. “Ivan’s gone, and you found Karina.”

He sighed. “It’s hard to believe that everything worked out. Armaan got in touch with Aditya. He’s confirmed that he’s bringing Karina to Dubai tomorrow… today, actually.”

“That’s wonderful!”

“It is, and I couldn’t be happier,” Mihir said.

“Can I have my ring back now?”

Smiling, he fished out a chain from his pocket and clasped it around her neck. She lifted the locket and stared at the heart-shaped red diamond set on the platinum band of his ring.

“This is beautiful, Mihir,” she said. “But it’s not my diamond.”

“But this one is.” He opened his palm to reveal her red round diamond set on a circle of smaller diamonds in a brand-new ring, before going down on one knee.

She gasped.

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