A month had passed since Tanika had started living with Ronak. He had made her familiar with almost everything in the mansion.

She had grown accustomed to it and more close to Ronak.

She had been bugging him into telling her what she meant when he said he'd tell her everything. What did he want to tell?

"Ronak! Ab toh bta do na!"

She whined for the umpteenth time. She sat cross legged on the bed while he set his hair getting ready for the general meeting.

"I'll tell you after coming back."

He said pecking her pout and she grinned.

She was waiting for him impatiently. She jumped on the bed as he returned making him chuckle at her excitement.

"Ab batao. What were you telling?"

"About the 5 girls I was before you."

Her excited died. He wanted to tell her about his past affairs?

"I don't want to know."

She sat down mumbling in a low voice. He pulled out a small album and gave it to her.

"Mujhe nhi dekhni tumhari so called girlfriends ki pictures."

She scowled and he chuckled laying beside her. He opened the first page and she turned her face away adamant not to look.

"Arre see it once."

He said with a smile but she shook her head.

He held her face and turned it making her glare at him. Her eyes trailed to the album and they widened.

It was impossible. Her eyes were playing a trick on her. This couldn't be possible. She hadn't met him before then how. But she could recognise the face anywhere. For it was her.

She looked at him shocked.

"How?"

She whispered and he smiled tucking her hair behind her ear.

"I told you you're my 6th right. You are my 6th mate baby."

He whispered softly and she again looked at the pictures. Her pictures.

"But this is -"

"I know. It's you. Because it's always been you. Different names and lifes but same soul and face."

She couldn't remove her eyes from the album. It felt so unreal.

She started turning the pages and admiring it. The first few pictures were of her near a waterfall. It seemed to be taken from a hiding.

"There's a picture behind this."

She mumbled and started taking out the hidden one. Ronak realised which picture it was and snatched it from hwr before she could see.

"Arre! Kya hua?"

"That's personal."

He said hiding it behind him and she narrowed her eyes at him.

"Those are my pictures. Aur khudse kya personal hai? Give it to me."

She tried snatching it. But he obviously was too strong and she couldn't win him easily.

She straddling his lap and bit her lip tracing her nail down his Adam's Apple seductively.

"Ronak!"

She moaned his name and he looked at her breathlessly. She trailed her hand down his arm and very cleverly took the picture in her hand.

She got off his lap and ran to another corner of the room giggling. He knew she had tricked him and sighed knowing what was about to come.

She saw the picture and her eyes widened and mouth parted in shock.

"You-you clicked me naked!"

She yelled at him and he smiled sheepishly.

"She is Mahi. You are Tanika. So technically not you."

He shrugged and Tanika glared at him.

"That's my face and body. Name doesn't matter. Abhi toh tum ne khud kaha na."

"Ok fine. In my defence you looked super hot and I couldn't stop myself."

"Why did you even have a camera and why the hell were you snapping a random bathing woman?"

She scowled and he pulled her in his lap.

"I was around exploring. Come on I was just 20 years at the time. And I didn't snap a random woman. I snapped you after I recognised you as my mate."

She let out a satisfied hum and then started going through all the pictures asking him questions in between.

She suddenly realised something and turned to face him.

"How did it happen? My death?"

His smile faded and he looked at her as if asking her not to ask this.

"Please! I want to know."

She whispered and he sighed dropping his head on her shoulder.

"A natural death. In each life."

"Was it tough?"

"You have no idea. The first it happened I was devastated. Couldn't focus on anything for years. Then I saw you for the second time. And suddenly everything seemed fine. I knew this was temporary and would end someday but again nothing could have prepared me for the actual thing. It was still devastating. It is every fucking time."

He had tears in his eyes and she too felt her eyes get glassy.

"Wait a minute. You said you were 20 when you first met me. And uske baad we met 4 more times. How old are you now?"

He thought for a moment and then replied.

"I don't really remember. But somewhere around 600-650."

She gasped and looked at him. He didn't look any more than 25.

"No way! You're too old."

She giggled and he narrowed his eyes at her.

"Achha? You know what this old man can do to you?"

He asked caging her under him and tickled her making her laugh echo inside the room.

He finally had mercy on her after her numerous pleading and she panted heavily still dealing with the aftermath of the intense laughter.

He rested his forehead on her and sighed. A wide smile on both of their faces.

She sometimes thought why was that she didn't miss her parents or her friends but then realised that it might be because she was among non-humans who had magical powers enough to change someone's thoughts.

Ronak knew somewhere he was wrong in keeping her away from her parents but he knew that the outside world was dangerous for them werewolves. And now that she was a part of them she also had to be protected.

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