He looked up in confusion and saw Dhira smiling."Do you know that our brain shuts off our senses to cope with immense pain? Your brain won"t be doing that and you can"t die as long as you"re in that circle."
His eyes widened as Dhira said that. It was true! He could feel every bit of pain inflicted by the wound as he stared at the circle around him. It wasn"t Magic Barricade, it was a Conscious Keeper. Even if his body dies inside it, he won"t lose his consciousness. And he will be able to feel everything they do to him. The reality struck him like a thunder and he started to sweat profusely. Dhira stood up and went to him holding a handkerchief. She gently wiped his forehead with a smile which uncoiled a feeling inside Davar he had never felt before. Fear! She then went back to sit on her chair and turned to the man beside her.
"Oh dear! Where are our manners and hospitality? Our guest is feeling warm can"t you see. Turn the fan on." she instructed the man in a fake anger and they complied. Davar took another look at the woman in front of him. He had always thought woman were weak, soft hearted, and easy to break. He has always made them submit to him, but this one sent chills down his spine like no one else. He was wrong to underestimate her, but it was too late now.
"What do you want?" his voice was hoa.r.s.e and he barely managed to talk in pain.
"Now that"s the tone I like." Dhira said chirpily.She was glad this arrogant b*****d finally found his place. Davar saw Dhira take out a very familiar envelope. As soon as he saw the picture inside, his pain was not the his sole concern anymore.
"You brought me here for her?"
"No, he got you out of the h.e.l.lfire for her. Now, let"s have a chat."
"She is my property and none of your business."
Dhira frowned at that and Davar froze for a second. He could see she felt offended. But the next moment she smiled again. Davar widened his eyes at her reaction. She seemed to be enjoying this as she pointed at the men behind her.
"You know, they can peel off your skin layer by layer, bit by bit and you still would be alive?"
Davar stared at her in disbelief. He couldn"t believe a woman was capable of such cruelty. His mind went blank as he refused to see the truth. Dhira was still not convinced that he was afraid enough.
"Oh don"t worry, you"ll be fine. They"ve done this before."
Sweat beads formed on his forehead as he finally admitted the fact that he was helpless. And this woman was probably capable of way more than he thought. He will have to give in before she actually does that.
"She was sold to me but the guy failed to deliver. I was planning to get her tomorrow."
Tomorrow? It"s Visha"s compet.i.tion finale. Dhira thought for a while and then looked back at Davar.
"How?"
"He said he knew her and will lure her her out in an underground parking lot. My men would take it from there."
"Name?"
"His name is Vikram."
"The failed delivery?"
"He had sent some men to get her but she escaped."
So the kidnapping was Vikram"s doing! Dhira clenched her fists till her nails dug into her palms but suppressed the urge to go and snap his neck right then. She needed to calm down and use this for her benefit.
"I"ll let you go. But I have a few conditions."
Davar was shocked to hear this. He had given up hope on making it out alive. He then nodded to let her continue.
"You"ll carry out everything as you planned except you"ll be picking up Vikram instead. And the more painful you make his life, the better your options are at getting on my good side. You can work better for me than against me."
Davar couldn"t understand why she wanted him to work for her. His syndicate was against the rules, while she was the enforcer of witch laws!