I exhaled the breath I don't I was holding. I finally felt that I could breathe peacefully. What has gotten into him? Why the hell was he looking at me like that?
Was he drunk? Nah, it's still afternoon and as far as i know people don't drink in the afternoon. Then?
I looked at myself, from up to down in confusion “mene kapde toh pehene hai, phir? What was he looking at?”
Growing, I ran to the wardrobe and looked myself in the mirror and my eyes widened at the moment I saw the shortness of my shorts,
“ Hai bhagwan, yeh maine kya pehna hai?”
I scolded my reflection in the mirror,
“Yaar, Noor. Tu itni buddhu kaise ho sakti hai? Tu ab ghar mein nahi hai, sasural mein hai! Acche se, poore kapde pehan. Taaki log tujhe dekhe na... yes.”
I quickly grabbed my pants from the wardrobe and changed into it, “ uff, kya tarka pati mila hai mujhe!!”
Huffing, I walked back into the bedroom.
As soon as I sat on the couch, my phone buzzed with a message and I smirked reading it, “ uff, bechara. Let's see what's going to happen tomorrow”.
✧
It was night and I was sitting on the couch with my macbook on my lap and I was continuously typing from the last hour, my fingers hurt.
I am a cybersecurity specialist at Raghuvanshi & son's. My role was to develop impenetrable security systems, run regular penetration tests, and ensure that no outsider could access our network. The company relied on my team and me to detect vulnerabilities before someone else could exploit them.
It wasn't just a job — it was a responsibility. Raghuvanshi & Sons was one of the leading multinational corporations, and their database contained everything from employee records to billion-dollar business deals. A single breach could mean disaster.
It's been 2 years since I joined the company. Yes, I'm just a beginner now but I want to prove myself more.
Currently I was working on a new project which is to create a new cyber security to our company Database as I just got warned that someone is trying to hack into our company. As a trusted employee I had access to all of our company Database, important files and many more valuable projects worth millions.
In the two years of my job, I have faced many problems but this one seems to be pretty different and difficult.
This wasn't a random attack, it was deliberate. The system lags showed multiple breech attempts for the past few days.
How can I be so stupid? How can I be so irresponsible? And my team ? That bitch Misha, she is the leader of our team but that bitch was busy fucking with my ex boyfriend that she forgot her job? And my other team members? They too forgot to inform me? And Disha? That idiot was busy yelling at me and messaging me and didn't think to tell me about this?
How can they do this to me?
And on top of that the hacker is getting on my nerves.
I wasn't able to hack the person's system who was desperately trying to hack into our database.
He looks pretty skilled.
I leaned forward, typing faster despite the ache in my fingers. My eyes darted between lines of code and the real-time attack logs. Whoever this person was, they weren’t just skilled—they were confident. They knew exactly where to hit, targeting the company’s confidential projects instead of just testing the firewall like most amateur hackers.
Ahhh, I need to do something. He is fast. I tried to change the IP address,but every time I was close, the connection rerouted. Damit, this guy is good.
Impressive .
I pulled up the fire logs, reinforcing the dense layers. If I can't trace him, at least I can slow him down.
ACCESS DENIED
I smirked, let's see how long you last.
But just as I was about to run another security sweep, my screen flickered. A small message popped up in red.
"Nice try."
My breath hitched. My fingers stilled over the keyboard.
What the hell? I blinked,
Before I could react, the message disappeared, and everything went back to normal. No trace. No evidence. It was as if it never happened.
“ What the fuck?” I swallowed hard. Who was this person? And why were they targeting us?
“ What should I do now?” I bot my lower lip,
Should I tell Ashrit sir?. I looked at the door, expecting him to walk in.He didn't come back after he left at noon. Maybe he got to know about this.
I don't know what to do now? The problem looks serious and dangerous.
I rubbed my temples, forcing myself to stay calm. Panicking wouldn’t help. Think, Noor. Think.
The only way to catch a hacker was to think like one.
I opened a new command window and typed rapidly, setting up a decoy file—a fake, high-value project with a hidden tracking code. If the hacker took the bait, I’d have a chance to track their location.
I exhaled deeply, leaning back, watching the screen.
The only thing I could do is wait.
An hour passed, I stared at the screen waiting for the reply. The file was still untouched in the database, if the hacker was truly behind our confidential files then he would surely check into it.
Just then i thought he is backed off, my screen flashed
Unauthorised Access Detected.
I smirked, got you.
I immediately checked the logs. The hacker has entered through a bypass I hadn't expected. It was an old, unused connection. Damm, he is Smart.
But this time, he had made a mistake. My tracking code had embedded itself into his system the moment he accessed the file. Quickly, I launched a trace, watching as his IP address bounced between multiple locations—Tokyo, Berlin, Moscow…
Come on, come on…
Suddenly, the movement stopped. My heartbeat fastened as the final location popped up.
Jodhpur.
My fingers froze over the keyboard. What? He’s here? In the same city?
A chill ran down my spine. This wasn’t just a random cybercriminal. If he was operating from Jodhpur, it meant one of two things—either he was an outsider targeting our company specifically, or worse… he was someone inside the company.
I swallowed hard and opened the system logs. I needed more data—login history, unusual activity, anything that could give me a name. But just as I was about to dive deeper, my laptop screen went black.
System shutting down.
“ What the —”
Panic shot through me, as i tried to restart the system .
Nothing. The entire system had remotely shut down.
“ Ehhhhhh,Arghhh” I pulled my hair in frustration, this is the first time someone outsmarted me in my own plan. But how did he know that it was a trap? Ofcourse he is a hacker, he would know.
My heart pounded, what will I say to my boss?
The Italian project details were there in it, which was worth 20 million dollars. It was an important deal for Ashrit sir.
Ahhhhh, that Arrogant grumpy jerk will fire me.
No,no he can do worse, he will kill me for sure.
I stood up from the couch and started to Walk in the room, while thinking for a solution that's when i heard someone calling,
“ Ranisa?”
I frowned, and ignored it and again I started to walk, I bit my nails as my nervousness increased,
“ oh, god! Sahi time par kuch idea's kyu nahi aate hai? Jan zarurat nahi tab mere dimag kharab ho jata hai, ab dekho ek bhi achi idea nahi aarhi!???”
“ Ranisa?” I again heard the voice of a maid, her voice came out panicked.
I closed my eyes in sheer frustration. Why can't go to Mrs. Raghuvanshi chamber and call her? Why the hell is she outside of this chamber and disturbing me?
“ Ranisa, app andar ho na?” This time I saw her peeking inside the chamber a little, her face which had lost its colour, relaxed as soon as her eyes landed on me. And she signed, as if she got saved from getting killed.
What?
“ Ranisa, dara diya, aap ne humhe? She exclaimed, her voice was filled with fear,
I blinked at the maid, trying to process her words,
Dara Diya, maine?
Before i could respond, she clutched her chest dramatically and shook her head,
“ Mujhe laga aap ko kuch ho gaya hai, bhagwan ka shukar hai aap theek ho!”
I raised a brow at her, “ aur aapko asie kyu laga ki mujhe kuch ho gaya hai?”
She gulped, “ aap awaaz nahi de rahe the na, isliye.”
“ Kya?” My brows dipped together,
“ Haa, main aap ko kab se bula rahi Thi, aur aap ho, ki jawab nahi de rahe ho!”
I rolled my eyes at her, “ aur aap ko laga main mar gayi hoon?”.
The maid nodded hesitantly. “Haan?”
I facepalmed. “Bas yahi baaki reh gaya tha! Ek taraf hacker ne meri waat laga di hai, doosri taraf Ashrit sir mujhe suspend karne wale hai, aur tum yeh keh rahi ho ki meri atma tumse milne aayi hai?”
She bit her lip. “Nahi, nahi! Woh toh bas hume laga ki aap…”
Before she could finish, I dramatically clutched my chest. “Arre nahi, tum sahi keh rahi ho. Main toh gayi. Meri job bhi gayi. Mera future bhi gaya. Ab sirf ek cheez reh gayi hai—” I looked at my laptop, still dead. “Meri antim yatra.”
The maid gasped. “Ranisa, aap aise na boliye!”
I sighed, shaking my head.
“ Waise maine suna nahi, ki aap ne bulaya?” I asked her as she called Mrs. Raghuvanshi but not me.
“ Bula ya toh ta ranisa” she looked at me confused as if rethinking whether she called me or not.
Wait a minute, what did she just call me?
Ranisa?
Ranisa?
RANISA?
ME?
RANISA?
My eyes widened at the realisation, she called me Ranisa, means the queen. The queen of this empire.
Fucking hell.
“ App, mujhe ranisa keh kar bula rahe the?” I asked her shocked, and she nodded.
“Aap mujhe ‘Ranisa’ keh kar bula rahi thi?” I asked, my eyes wide with shock.
The maid nodded enthusiastically, “Haan, Ranisa!”
I blinked. Once. Twice. Processing.
Ranisa?
Mujhe toh laga yeh Ashrit sir ki maa ko bula rahi thi! Main Ranisa kab se ban gayi?!
“Nahi nahi, tum mujhe ‘Ranisa’ kyun bula rahi ho?” I asked, waving my hands in confusion.
The maid tilted her head as if I had lost my mind. “Kyunki aap Ranasa ki patni hai.”
Ranasa ki patni.
Ashrit singh Raghuvanshi’s wife.
My breath hitched.
And I quickly got a flashback of everything and I signed deeply.
I am married now. My husband is a king, he is Rana sa.
And I'm his wife— Ranisa and not to forget he is the same arrogant, grumpy boss of mine.
Ahhh, yeh kaha fas gayi Main.
i groaned internally
I just want to disappear from this world.
Pehle yeh shaadi, phir piyush’s betrayal, then this family unacceptance , then this hacker and now these new names, everything is so overwhelming. God, I need my family. Yes, they are the ones who are going to save me.
“ Ranisa, app kapde badal kar neche aaya ye ga, sab intezar kar rahe hai aapka” saying that she left, leaving me alone in this big ass chamber with my inner thoughts.
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