Chapter 1 Prologue

"Why did you save me that day?" She asked while looking into his deep blue eyes.

"Should I not ?" he instead asked.

She rolled her eyes. "That's not an answer". she said angrily.

"Listen, don't make me regret it" He said in his usual tone.

"Yeah off course the old manic Phoenix is back". She thought furiously. He rolled his eyes.

"Grrr" Phoenix turned around to look, it was growling. Anna ate nothing since Morning when she was in the ice cream parlor. She felt embarrassed. He looked at her and she was avoiding his eye contact. He opened the car dashboard drawer and took out a packet of kit Kat.

"Here" he gave it to her. She silently took the chocolate and started eating.

"She looks so innocent," Phoenix thought and quickly ran his fingers through his hair trying to avoid his thoughts.

The car's heater's temperature was a bit high and it was directly throwing air in the direction where Anna was sitting, the chocolate gone melted over her fingers slightly. She turned to grab her bag but due to her chocolate dip hands she was unable to unzip it.

"Let me, " He said.

He moved closer from his seat to hers' and started unzipping her bag. Anna's heart rate increased as he was extremely close to her. She was avoiding his touch as his shoulder was messing with hers'. She could feel his breath. He finally unzipped her bag and she was able to get tissue.

"Thanks," She said. He did not reply, she rolled her eyes.

Then he noticed someone on Olivia's doorstep. A man in his mid 30s and there was another man in his mid 40s and a woman, who had slightly resemblance with Olivia.

"She is her mom," she said instantly. "How do you know? He asked.

"I saw her in the picture with her". she replied.

The trio went inside now.

"What you say, should we go ahead and watch?" she asked.

"That's a good Idea if you are okay with a cold?" He was concerned.

"He did care about me ?" she thought.

"Yeah I am okay, let's go" She said.

They both went ahead towards Olivia's door and then to windows.

"Mom please I am not ready". Olivia was crying.

Phoenix was taller than Anna, able to see through the window easily while Anna could only hear what's happening.

"You little brat, there is no more time for you, you have two choices, either you have to accept what I am saying or else I will give the bastard baby of yours to the orphanage". It was Olivia's mother, who was using such harsh words for her own daughter and grandchild.

Phoenix felt his fist tighten, while Anna put her hand over mouth she was unable to believe what she was hearing.

"What are you talking so much about? we will bring her back" said a man in his mid 40s who said something harshly in hindi.

Phoenix hears Olivia gasping.

"No, I will never come, you can't force me Olivia was screaming .

Phoenix took a deep breath.

"You have to come, you are the golden sparrow for me ". It was a third man who was in his mid 30s, he spoke angrily. Suddenly he walked forward towards her and grabbed forearm her harshly

"You have to marry me, " He said.

Phoenix who was unable to understand because of a different language and that's what's going on which was also making Anna furious as well.

"I will kill that bastard". He said while walking towards the door. Anna grabbed his jacket in order to stop him.