This chapter contains forced incest and forced homosexuality. You might want to skip it if you are not into it.
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Next morning, Adil called Meera and Aryan and asked them to meet him at the Emerald Palace.
"It's a woman," Adil said, "...who hired that assassin. He doesn't know the name though."
"Sharon," Aryan said calmly.
Meera looked at Aryan with her eyebrows raised.
"I'm not 100% sure, but that seems like the possibility, you are a threat to her, Meera," Aryan said, "I have a feeling she is around here somewhere and she is behind this."
"But Sharon..." Meera said in disbelief, "Would she really want me dead?"
"She conveniently sold you off Meera," Aryan said with a hint of anger on his face, "And destroyed everything you loved, and now you think she is going to wait around for you to kill her first?"
"Does she have the resources?" Adil asked.
"She used to be a drug peddler," Aryan said, "It is not impossible that she would have contacts with all sorts of criminals. I've asked my men to look for her. She is most likely in Mumbai currently."
"Send me her picture," Adil said, "Let me confirm this with that assassin. Also, Aryan, let me know once you find her. She needs to be dealt with."
"Adil," Meera said, "I'd like to deal with her myself."
"Sure," Adil said, "I'm assigning some men to shadow you and protect you from any attacks till this Sharon character is handled."
"Thank you," Meera said, "Adil, there's something else that I needed your help with. I need someone for a honey trap. There is a guy, and I want to view the contents of his laptop."
"I have a girl," Adil said after thinking for a while, "Her name is Alisha. She is good, very good in fact, but not so trustworthy. She'll do your job alright, but be careful with what you tell her."
"I will," Meera said, "Thanks."
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Later that evening, Meera drove off and parked her car at a secluded spot and she waited for someone.
After some time, an attractive woman got into the passenger's seat.
"Adil sent me," she said.
"Hello Alisha," Meera said, passing a photograph to her.
"Reyansh Samarth," Meera said, "I need you to find his laptop. I need to access its contents."
"Sure, I'll find his device," Alisha said, "But I may not be able to access it, I am no tech expert."
"You don't need to be, just plug this in and make sure the WiFi is on," Meera said, handing over a pen drive to her, "My hacker will take care of it."
"Sure, anything else?" Alisha asked.
"Do you know how to inject into a vein?" Meera asked.
"Yeah," Alisha said, "I used to be a junkie, I've injected a lot of things into a lot of veins."
"Good then," Meera said, handing over a vial to her, "Carry this with you. Inject it into his vein only once I give you the nod. I'll let you know when and where to find this guy. Wait for my call."
"Sure," Alisha said, "Anything else?"
"Yeah...uh..." Meera spoke with hesitation, "This guy...he might be a bit of a sadist, there is no telling what he might do, but no matter what happens, keep a low profile and do not alert him, alright?"
"Whatever, I'll handle him," Alisha said nonchalantly, "You got the money?"
Meera nodded and handed over a stack of cash to Alisha. Alisha took the money and left.
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After 3 days, Meera received a phone call.
"We've found Sharon, and her two siblings. She had confessed that she was behind the attack on your life," Adil said on the phone, "I'm sending you the location where my men are holding her. Do with her as you please."
"Thank you, Adil," Meera said.
She received the location on her phone. Meera had no second thoughts about what she was about to do. She was even excited at the thought. When it came to revenge, Meera knew no mercy.
She drove to the place where Sharon was held. It was an abandoned house in a deserted place. There was no other house nearby, no one who could hear their screams. Meera smiled to herself thinking about her devilish plans.
"Hello Sharon," Meera said entering the house.
Sharon and her two siblings were on their knees with their hands tied behind their back.
Sharon panicked on seeing Meera. She began to cry bitterly.
"I am sorry Meera," Sharon begged, "I really don't know what got into me that night...I needed the money for my family...and I..."
Meera just stared into her eyes without any expression.
"I felt guilty immediately...I even came back for you...I really came back to our apartment...but it was too late, the door was wide open and you were gone, I tried your phone, but it was switched off. I knew they would have taken you...I felt terrible Meera...but there was nothing I could have done..."
"How about returning the precious stuff they were after?" Meera asked with a sarcastic smile, "That didn't look like a good enough option for you?"
Sharon lowered her gaze. "I am really sorry Meera," she said
"Let me get this straight," Meera said, "You were sorry so you wanted me thrown off my balcony?
Sharon was tearful. "My informer told me that Asif's gang has disappeared, no one has heard from them for months. They were most likely murdered. No one found the bodies, but I knew they weren't a factor anymore. So, I thought it was safe to return to Mumbai. I have debts Meera," Sharon cried, "My mother's sickness drained all the money I had earned, I was just desperate...and then I saw you at a mall one day, and I knew you would be looking for me...I knew I would never be safe till you were alive...so...I am sorry..."
"Turns out you were right" Meera said with a wide grin, "You are not safe, neither is your precious family."
"Please, I am sorry...please don't hurt my family for what I did..." she begged.
Meera smiled. "Where are your manners, Sharon?" she said calmly, "Why don't you introduce your family to me?"
"Please Meera," Sharon begged, "They had nothing to do with what I did, they are innocent...please..."
