107. Epilogue 1!

Author's POV

Anamika walked towards the main gate in white saree and guards looked at Rafael for approval.

Rafael gave a nod to let her in but his guards took their positions in the garden and welcomed Anamika on gun points.

She entered inside but before that the lines of guards with guns took over her.

Mira looked at her as she entered with her husband and son behind her like iron shields.

The one side of the garden was filled with Marino guards and the other was protected by Delgado men, each and every person was at gunpoint.

Massimo, Alexander and Dominick stood at one side of the ritual firmly and on the other side Rafael, Mikhail, Mariana and Lovina stood to tackle any potential threats.

It was obvious that no one trusted each other but they all were there only for one person and that was Damon.

Anamika took a deep breath and sat beside Damon who refused to look at her but his vision was blurred by tears.

She looked at him and her heart filled with heavy feelings.

Mira gently held Damon's hands throughout the ritual to comfort him.

Anamika prayed and did the ritual for his long life and as soon as the priest declared that ritual is done, Damon quickly got up and rushed away from there.

He got away from everyone's eyes and sat on the garden bench on the other side of the castle and tried to hold back his tears. She came and he wasn't ready for this. He thought she would think logically but this time she didn't care about her life but his.

Anamika came and saw him sitting on the chair alone while trying to hide his tears, she went to him and sat beside him.

His face was completely red after crying and she noticed his ragged breathing which happens to her also when she cries hard.

"I also used to hide from everyone because I didn't like anyone to see me crying!"

She placed a gentle hand on his thigh and he closed his eyes as warm tears didn't stop.

"I am sorry, Damon... I am sorry for not being there when you needed me..."

She gently cupped his face and he looked down still not meeting her eyes.

"But I promise to be there for you whenever you need me because you are my son... I can never take Saroj's place because she was more than a mother to you, I can never match her place in your life but she trusted me with you before she left for heavens... I am sorry for doubting you, you proved me wrong with your behaviour and your gentleness... I was scared that you might be like them, I am sorry!"

He shook his head.

"You were right in your place."

He breathed out while holding her soft hands on his face, he was dying to feel this.

"I have nothing to ask from you, no complaints, no rights, nothing!... You came here is enough for me!"

She smiled in tears.

"You don't have to be so selfless, Damon... You have right on me just like Alex and Dom. You are no different than them. It took me time to accept the fact but you are my blood, just mine and Saroj's and you can never be a disappointment..."

He released a heavy sigh and looked away from her. She got up and stood in front of him as he looked down while sitting on the bench.

"Please look at me, Damon... If I look into your eyes now then I'll see only my son and not anyone from the past... I know I am guilty of misunderstanding you but your little wild fire made sure to fix it."

He forced his head up and looked at her, she wiped his tears and pulled him in a motherly hug. Damon wrapped his arms around her waist and rested his head on her belly while bursting out in tears.

Anamika sobbed while holding him in her embrace and kissing his forehead.

"I am proud of you, my child... For winning over the evilness, for being a protector of Saroj, for not turning out to be a monster for your woman, for everything good you have in you... I am really proud of you!... I wouldn't have shaped you like Saroj did, she has created a gem..."

She hugged him tightly and kissed his head again while caressing him.

Damon never felt so peaceful like he felt in her motherly embrace. He didn't want this moment to end.

"Did you get a heart attack because of me?"

He asked sadly.

She chuckled while looking at him and holding his face in her hands.

"Not because of you but the guilt of not being able to save you and Saroj. The guilt of not being brave enough to come in front of you... The guilt of not being able to meet her. It was hard to handle at once and my heart is not as strong as before."

He wiped her tears.

"Don't be, I never wished that for you."

"You won't, I know!"

She smiled and caressed his head.

"I promise, I'll always be there for you... Whenever you need me. Whenever you ask for me. You will get all your rights like you should. You are my child and I can proudly say that in front of the world."

Damon shook his head.

"I don't want that... I was never Leonard's son but I was always brother to my Delgado siblings and I can't leave them. This is my family and this is my identity now..."

Anamika smiled.

"You are too pure, Damon."

She wiped his tears.

"I am not asking you to leave Delgados, I won't ask you to break your current family to make new... I am just giving you the right to claim me as a mother and my love for you... I am giving you the right to come to me whenever you need me just like you would have asked for Saroj... Never in your life, you should hesitate to ask anything from me because of our past... I promise to be your mother just like I am to other children..."

He smiled.

"Are they okay with that?"

He asked about Alex and Dom.

She nodded with a smile.

"Don't tell anyone but you have already won their hearts with your mature behaviour you showed yesterday and also because Raan can't stop praising her new elder brother... They might not accept it now but they didn't try to change my mind when I made the decision to come here... Anyways, you don't have to be worried about that. They don't hate you, I can see that in their eyes."

He looked at her confused when she opened the small box. It had a platinum chain in it with a lion face.

She placed it around his neck.

"The Lion symbolises courage, strength, protection, power, guidance and balance which are all you have in you..."

She cupped his face proudly.

"Whenever you see this, remember that you are Saroj's and my Lion and not anything else people might call you..."

She was talking about Scorpions.

He touched the lion pendant and smiled.

"Thanks! I'll never take it off."

She couldn't stop caressing his head.

"If you are trying woo my brother then you shouldn't, I must warn you."

Rafael stood behind them with crossed hands and frowned.

Damon chuckled and Anamika looked at him amused.

"Not at all! how dare I, King?"

Meanwhile Mira went to Marino men and smiled awkwardly at Massimo.

"Thanks for bringing her here... Thank you so much!"

"How won't I, you might have barged in my house with timebomb next time!"

Massimo chuckled at her.

She looked down in guilt.

"I am sorry for yesterday, Damon told me that I shouldn't have done that... It was disrespectful. I just can't think straight when I am angry."

"It's okay, I liked it"

He patted her head.

"You remind me of young Anamika... Your father must be proud of you..."

She smiled.

"Thanks."

Alex and Dominick were standing silently like bodyguards, firm and emotionless.

"I am sorry, Alex..."

He scoffed.

"Your delicate slap didn't hurt me, don't take credit for it."

"I knew it, because my hand wouldn't be hurting if it would have hurt you. You all men are made up of rocks, it seems."

She said confusingly looking at her hand and Massimo chuckled at her reply.

Alex rolled his eyes.

"How old are you?"

"23"

She frowned.

"Why?"

"Kids having kids nowadays?"

Alex frowned at Dom and they laughed at her.

Mira glared at them cutely.

"I am not a kid!"

Dom compared her height with his. She was hardly reaching his chest.

"Yeah, sure!"

He mocked.

"Look at your height, you are hardly noticeable if we don't look down and see, how much you talk... Pocket size fire cracker!"

She gasped amused.

"How do you say the exact words which Rafael said to me? Of course, because of alike evil minds."

She accused.

"And I am not that short, stop bullying me... You all egoistic men are too proud of your heights"

"Or else what? You will shoot me in the thigh, little thing?"

Dom mocked and Alex chuckled.

Mira narrowed her eyes at him and stomped on his foot. Dom groaned when she grinned mockingly and walked away from there.

"Remember this when you mock my height next time."

She warned while leaving.

"Jake batana mere pati ko ki maine firse mara tum logo ko, lecture dega par main darti nhi hu..." (Go and tell my husband that I hit you again, he will lecture me but I am not scared.)

Dom cursed.

"Damn, she is small but has strength in her... Fuck, my toe is hurting."

Alex laughed silently at him while shaking his head.

"And did she just threatened me? Look at her height, Man. Where has she stored this much courage in her?..."

"Pata nhi... Chalu hote hi khatam ho jati hai, fir bhi!" (Don't know.... She ends as soon as she starts, still!)

Alex said amused.

They noticed Anamika coming towards them and got ready to leave. Damon stood behind her as she walked towards Marinos.

Alex and Dom just stared at Damon and Damon did the same. Nothing was exchanged except a calm look.

She smiled at Massimo and he kissed her forehead.

"Was dying to see this smile."

He sighed in relief.

Damon smiled and hugged Mira as Marinos left.

"Happy now?"

He asked.

She grinned and nodded.

"Are you happy?..."

He sighed with a happy smile while holding her closer.

"You changed my life... Thank you!"

She hugged him tightly.

"Because you changed mine!"

Damon chuckled when she asked him excitedly.

"Tell me, how are you feeling?..."

"Come I'll make you feel the same thing!"

He led her towards his car and she looked at him confused.

"Where are we going?"

She asked curiously.

Damon smiled.

"Someone isn't expecting you but we can make a surprise entry."

She was confused but her heart skipped a beat for a moment when he parked his car in front of the hospital.

"No!"

She shook her head as her eyes filled with tears of disbelief.

"Don't do this!"

Damon smiled and gently grabbed her hand while leading her inside.

"You made me feel this thing, now it's your turn."

Mira wiped her tears but fresh came out as she closed the distance. She stopped in front of the ward and took a deep breath.

Her trembling hands slowly pushed open the door and she saw Rudra sitting inside. She blinked her blurry vision and looked at her father who was talking to Rudra.

"He woke up."

She mumbled with a smile.

"Rudra, I need to see Mira... She is in danger. Where is she?..."

Her father was in panic and Rudra was trying to calm her.

"She is in the wrong hands... I always told her that the boy is not good for her but this girl is too stubborn. I am going to kill him"

"Papa!"

Mira called him gently while standing in front of him.

Pratap looked at her and froze when he looked at her swollen belly.

"Don't come to me if it's his child..."

He warned with pain in his eyes.

"Don't!"

Mira went to him and hugged him tightly, he also hugged her and he couldn't stop his tears.

"Leave him, Mira... He is not good for you. I'll take care of you and your child for the rest of your life but just get rid of that man..."

Mira sobbed in her father's embrace.

"I killed him, Papa..."

She mumbled.

"I destroyed those people who hurt you. I burnt him alive just like you would have done... I am sorry for hurting you, for not listening to you and for risking your life... I'm sorry for everything!.. but I don't fail you, I didn't give up, I fought back to make you proud... I am ready to take any punishment you have for me, just don't break relations with me."

He looked at her proudly when she said that she killed him.

"I knew, you will do it... My Mira is a wildfire and no one can tame her... I am glad that you realised his intentions."

He cupped her face with a smile.

"But then what is this?"

He looked at her belly and mangalsutra around her neck.

She smiled while wiping her tears and called Damon inside.

"He is Damon, my husband."

"Spanish mafia lord, Papa.."

Rudra declared.

Pratap just stared at Damon.

"Leonard's son?"

His face turned disgusted.

"No, Anamika's son!"

Damon replied with a proud smile.

Mira explained everything to her father and he finally took a breath of relief.

"I am so proud of you!"

Her father's words make her feel relieved.

"I'll finally see my grandchild too."

"Ladki hogi dekhna, iske jaisi nakchadhi!" (It will be a girl, spoilt brat like her)

Rudra teased.

"No, it will be a boy like Damon!"

She smiled.

"What do you think?"

She looked at Damon.

Damon chuckled.

"Anything, I just want a healthy baby..."

"See, I told you. He is too mature."

She huffed at her father.

"Was needed for you."

Her father laughed along with Damon and Rudra making her pout.