106. The Good Side Of The Story!

Author's POV

Damon led Mira inside their house and she saw an angry Rafael in front of them.

He looked at her madly and clapped his hands.

"Bravo!... Mariana, bring a trophy for our brave Mira"

He mocked.

Mira gulped while looking down, Rafael was looking pissed.

"What were you thinking?..."

She didn't answer.

"What were you fucking thinking, Mira?"

He growled at her.

"Rafael, calm down!"

Damon meddled.

Rafael gestured for him to not interfere.

"I am talking to the woman who calls me her brother..."

He glared at her.

"I never thought you could be so dumb, Mira... What the hell were you thinking while going to our enemy's house?..."

"I just wanted to bring her."

She replied frustrated.

"Where is she? I don't see her!"

He mocked.

"Look at you, stupid girl and understand that you are fucking pregnant..."

He shook his head in disbelief.

"She went there without informing anyone."

He looked at Damon.

"Mariana tried to stop her but she didn't listen... She went there alone, without any back up and the cherry on the top is our brave Mira shot their guard..."

Rafael grabbed her jaw and made her look at him.

"What if they would have shot you? What if they would have kept you captive? What if they would have___"

He released a frustrated sigh.

"But they didn't do anything"

She argued back.

"Don't you dare fucking argue back to me, Mira... I am not Damon who would tolerate your stupidity which you have used in risking your life... What the hell were you thinking, that Anamika will hold your finger and will follow you?... What the hell were you thinking?"

He growled.

"You are not a Thakur anymore. You are a Delgado and people out there are waiting for a chance to hurt you... If not Marinos then someone else would have hurt you... Are you that ignorant?"

"I wanted to protect my husband, Rafael and I did what I felt was right..."

She growled frustrated.

"I know it was stupid to just barge in that house but what was I supposed to do?... Call me stupid, dumb or whatever you want but I am tired of watching Damon in pain. What do I do?"

She couldn't stop her tears.

Rafael rubbed his face frustrated.

"You could have consulted with Damon first. You could have told me!"

"And you would have helped me?"

She looked away madly.

"Why not? Have I ever said no to you? I agreed to all your stubborn demands then why not this?..."

He scolded.

"I was fucking worried to the guts, you are heavily pregnant for your god's sake... Damon also had to run behind in this injured state... It was so irresponsible, Mira"

She looked at him while wiping her tears.

"You became like this when your sister went there for a few hours... Then imagine what would have been Dom's and Alex's condition when you held their sister captive for months..."

Rafael looked away with scoff.

"I don't care about anyone but my family and that's how I am... Lovina, Mira is not going out of this house until she gives birth. And even after that her every trip will either be approved by Damon or me..."

"Rafael, you can't ground me... I am not a fucking teenager."

She frowned at him.

"If you act like one then I'll treat you like one..."

He declared and walked away from there.

She gritted frustrated and went back to her room. Damon followed her and sighed looking at her crying on the bed.

"Wife, I agree with Rafael... It was stupid to go there just like this. I wasn't worried because they won't hurt a pregnant woman but what if it was someone else? What if someone has grabbed the opportunity to hurt you?..."

"You also call me stupid!"

She looked down sadly.

He sat on the bed and pulled her on his lap.

"I am not calling you stupid. You acted the way you felt and it's natural but now you are going to be a mother soon. You have to watch the consequences of your actions too..."

He wiped her tears.

"Going to Marinos house, challenging them, disrespecting them shouldn't be in your nature. You are the Donna of my region... You slapped Alex and challenged Dominick, was that right?"

"They called you a bastard and a monster... I didn't like it."

She said sadly.

"And how can they call you that when their own hands are full of sins?"

Damon caressed her head.

"My hands are also full of sins... How can you point fingers at them when our own family is filled with psychos... You know Rafael held Aurora captive, played with her sanity. How Jackson was, how Tyson treated you, how Marona trembles when she sees Mikhail... We are monsters!"

Tears escaped her eyes and he wiped them.

"You don't say anything to them then why Marinos?"

"I am not going to fight with everyone, Damon. I am not crazy to hurt anyone but I did that because they disrespected you."

She replied.

"I wouldn't have argued with them if they wouldn't have disrespected you. Why they called you monster and bastard, it was natural for me to snap back... And I would have replied back to Rafael also if he would have disrespected you..."

She rested her head on his chest.

"You are not a monster and I can fight with anyone who tries to disrespect you... That's it! I don't care who is standing in front of me."

"Why are you so stubborn?"

He sighed and gathered her in his arms.

"Tell me I was wrong! Marinos are not saints... They have a fair share in hurting their own women, I did my homework before going there."

She argued while hiding in his neck.

"And how can you stay calm in every situation? Doesn't it boil your blood?"

"Because there are always two sides to the story, fire..."

He laid her down on the bed and rested on his arm while caressing her belly.

"When you first slapped me, I would have taken you as an arrogant girl and tried to destroy you but I didn't just think about that. Somewhere I knew that there was something hidden behind your angry eyes. If I wouldn't have thought like that then we wouldn't have ended up in our beautiful relationship..."

Mira looked at him curiously as she saw him explaining things.

"You saw only the bad sides of Marinos, now I'll tell you positive sides too... Massimo Marino, he did some things to get her."

She noticed an uncomfortable shift in his voice when said 'her' while talking about his mother.

"But he never caged her, Anamika was indeed a brand when she met him but she covered and conquered everything when Massimo stood behind her like a shield. That was the time when men in the mafia preferred to keep their women locked in their bedroom but Massimo let her explore and conquer everything. He loved her to the extent where he believed her with closed eyes and an open mind. Tell me, should we call him a monster?..."

He kissed her nose tip.

"Alex!.. Do you know that everyone used to laugh at him because of the character of his ex wife, still he didn't hurt her until she came in between him and the girl whom he fell for. I would have done the same because I can't imagine anyone keeping you away from me. We are in a world where men love to thrive their empty ego, Alex in this world chose his love over anything else..."

"Fine! I agree but how are you going to defend Dominick!"

She asked curiously.

He chuckled.

"I am not defending anyone, I am just telling you the sides I saw... Dom is darker in nature than other men in his family and he has done things which are not acceptable but do you know that getting heir was the sole purpose of marriage in our mafia world. Dom accepted Grace with her infertility, he almost lost his life twice, he lost many things while getting her, he changed for her. Now tell me, is he only a monster or does he have good in him too?"

He covered her with bedsheets.

"Now I'll tell you about my bad side... I manipulated you into the wedding because I wanted you at any cost. I tried to make you vulnerable by showing that I am stronger than you. I tried to destroy your ego. I let you go away from me just because I was stubborn to know the truth about your past. I doubted you for trying to kill me... Tell me, am I not the villain? Still you love me."

She sighed.

"The moral of the story?"

He laughed at her cute question.

"The moral of the story is, no one is good or bad... We all have good and bad sides in us and that's what makes our life story strong... If we all are good then there is no story, if we all are bad then there is no need for your story because you don't deserve one... Good and evil makes one perfect life story and that's what makes our life worth... No one is good and bad, no one is a hero and villain. We are both!"

He pecked her lips.

"Understood?"

She sighed.

"Understood... Maybe if I reach your experience and age then I'll understand this better!"

He chuckled.

"I married a baby."

She slapped his arm.

"I am not a baby..."

He smiled while resting his forehead on hers.

"Go to sleep..."

"I will but I have arranged the ritual for tomorrow... We are doing it and I know that she will come."

She mumbled.

Damon sighed.

"Keeping hope is good but don't let it break your heart."

He switched off the lights and pulled her closer.

Mira closed her eyes and slept in his arms but woke up in the middle of the night due to stress. She was confident while talking to him but she herself was worried about Anamika's arrival.

She got up from the bed and walked out to take some fresh air. Damon was sleeping peacefully after taking his medicines so she didn't disturb him.

Mira went out in the garden and sat with closed eyes on the swing. She opened her eyes when she felt presence beside her.

"Are you not done scolding me?"

She asked Rafael.

"Then don't do things which will make you deserve it"

Rafael handed her ice cream.

"Don't tell Damon that I gave you ice cream."

She smiled while taking it from me.

"If this is sorry then I accept it"

He sighed.

"Why didn't you just tell me?... I would have done something. I would have fucking kidnapped her for you."

She looked at him shocked.

"Again you are talking about wicked ways!"

"Then what else do we have?"

He shrugged.

"If you want to do something for me then promise me that you will not do anything problematic when she comes tomorrow..."

She requested.

He scoffed while taking the ice cream tub from her and stuffing his mouth.

"She is not coming, mark my words."

"She will!"

She argued.

"Give me my ice cream back..."

She whined when he started walking away with her ice cream.

"You have had enough for tonight."

He grinned evilly when he ate her ice cream in front of her.

"This shit is better than drugs, Man... No wonder, girls are crazy about this."

He mumbled while disappearing behind the door.

Mira chuckled at him and went back to bed after that but she was restless till morning. She was quick to freshen up and did all the preparations.

The priest had arrived on short notice and she quickly welcomed him.

Damon woke up and saw her eagerly arranging for everything and rubbed his face.

"No one is coming for this, stop stressing yourself."

She didn't listen to him and replied to him casually.

"Go freshen up and wear white..."

Damon shook his head.

"I have meetings to attend today... I am leaving!"

He got up to get ready.

"I have cancelled all your meetings, don't worry about it."

She kept his clothes on the bed.

"Go, get ready."

"Mira!"

He traveled his hands through his hair.

"Hurry up, we don't have time."

She said while doing her things.

Damon noticed the restlessness in her behaviour and gently pulled her towards him.

"Relax!... Why are you so restless?"

He caressed and kissed her head.

"She will come then we should be prepared, right?"

She smiled nervously.

"Leave me, I need to get things done."

He held her in his arms while restricting her from moving.

"Don't keep hopes because if she doesn't come then you will get hurt... Stop hurting yourself... She is not going to come here, this is enemy territory and her husband will never allow it... Think logically!"

She cried silently on his chest.

"I know you are scared for me but this is the reality, she can't come here... It's too risky for her life..."

He wiped her tears.

"Now that you have arranged it then let's attend the ritual, my mother is dead now so the priest has nothing to complain about... We can do this."

Mira wiped her tears.

"You have four mothers by relation but your blood is from her only..."

Damon smiled bitterly while stepping back from her.

"Blood?... My whole life I have been living with relations which are formed by heart, that's my life... Blood or not, it doesn't matter to me."

"Fine!"

She sighed.

"Come out... I'll be there!"

Mira went out in the garden where the ritual was arranged.

"You can sit at a safe distance, the smoke can be unsafe for you."

The priest informed her and she nodded.

She was continuously looking at the main gate and her heart was sinking with the passing second.

"Please, just for one day!"

She mumbled.

Rafael and Mikhail were watching her.

"She won't come!"

Rafael sighed.

"This girl is too stubborn."

Mikhail nodded.

"Then let's go for a meeting... Why are we wasting time here? Anyways, this is just superstition. Things like these are only in people's minds."

Rafael shook his head.

"You have no idea how things happen, Mikhail... I used to mock this too but destiny has slapped me hard with Rebecca's existence..."

Mikhail frowned at him.

"Who's Rebeca, did I miss something?"

"Rebecca, my mystery!"

Rafael sighed.

"Forget about it, I feel that we should stay back... In case anything happens."

Damon came out of the house and his brothers patted his back.

"I wish my wife could have did rituals to save me"

Mikhail teased him.

"You definitely have the upper hand in winning women."

Damon scowled at him.

"If you could just stop scaring her then she might do that..."

Mikhail shrugged.

"Whatever!"

Damon shook his head and smirked.

"You should thank me that I didn't accept Marona's offer and marry her..."

Mikhail scowled.

"As if I would have let you go alive after that."

Rafael chuckled at them.

"True! she never wanted to marry you, Mikhail."

"It doesn't matter!"

Mikhail smirked.

"I got what I wanted."

Damon scoffed and went to Mira, he sat beside her and she smiled nervously.

"Will start the pre rituals till his mother comes."

The priest informed and Damon sighed.

One part of his was confident that she won't come because of the logical reasons but some part of his innocent heart had a hope that she might come.

He shook his head not wanting to keep any hopes but his heart was beating nervously.

Mira was continuously looking at the gate and almost lost hope but suddenly she heard the sound of helicopters in the sky and her heart bloomed.

Rafael and Mikhail looked at each other.

"Ask the men to take positions, I am not risking anything."

He ordered.

"Damon, I told you!"

Mira smiled in tears when Anamika got out of the helicopter which landed in front of their huge gate.

Damon froze as he refused to look anywhere but at the fire in front of him. His hold on Mira's hand tightened as his eyes filled with water and heart with weird emotions.