13-02-2026, 11:40 PM
Chapter 94: Half truth, Half life. but well landed
Mirnaa’s voice cut through the quiet villa like a knife — soft, trembling, but sharp with sudden clarity.
“What are you and Vikram hiding from me?”
Bharath was stunned — that his trap plan was actually going to backfire? No… no, I should not.
He doesn’t want to tell something random and get caught. He decided to just handle the situation smartly — avoiding shedding any details — and lie something that fits better.
Bharath knows some women will never be the same when she gets a doubt. The entire trust they build in will shatter like that — so he decided to give it a quick shot.
He quickly said — voice calm, soothing:
“Calm down. I previously said right — me and Vikram spoke a lot. And I guess this is the right time to tell you everything… but I need some time to tell you fully.”
He stepped closer — not touching — just close enough to let his presence comfort her.
“And you are already too stressed. Can we talk about it after breakfast?”
Mirnaa looked at him — doubtful, eyes searching his face for cracks.
He met her gaze — steady, sincere.
“I promise I will tell you fully — and it’s not what you doubt. You will be surprised.”
“Trust me… please.”
Mirnaa hesitated — the doubt still flickering — but his voice, his eyes, the memory of last night’s tenderness… she decided to trust him once.
“Okay,” she whispered.
Bharath exhaled — relief hidden behind a gentle smile.
He went to bathe. While showering — hot water cascading over his body — he got enough time to construct lies better. He planned what to tell Vikram and Mirnaa simultaneously — a story that would tie everything together, make her feel safe, make her feel chosen, and keep Vikram in the dark just enough.
He came out — towel around his waist — hair damp, droplets tracing his chest.
“My love — let’s go to breakfast.”
He caught her hand — gentle — and walked on the side of the beach to reach that specific restaurant.
Bharath could feel the light weight of Mirna’s hand — like she is not fully into it but allows him to hold her hand. The grip was loose — hesitant — a silent signal of the storm inside her.
They finished breakfast — fresh juice, fruits, idlis — eaten in near silence.
The wooden bench was heavy beneath them — the sea sound and waves hit her like anything. She was confused about everything. She was torn that her very own husband, her lover, had secretly wanted her to have sex. What’s the plan? What’s the deal? Why was she always kept in the dark?
Bharath continued — voice low, intimate — sitting close enough that their thighs touched.
“Mirna… this is not something new. We already know it.
I ask you to listen fully — most of them may be you already know, some may not.
I will tell chronologically — so you would understand better on why and how.”
“It’s all started from the day I saved you in hospital and station.
He was just thankful.”
When i kept saving you from that bigshot’s various plans
He figured out i have been following you two and secretly guarding
He wanted to repay my kindness someway
But as i was his friend and known person, he hesitated to ask, but he reached me and offered some shares in business and asked if i was interested
I said no.
Mirnaa interrupted — soft:
“So the bigshot kept troubling without us knowing?”
Bharath:
“Vikram knows… only you never know. Because he doesn’t want you to get bothered — he decided to keep you safe mentally.
He knows I’m guarding you with my men and he had his own watchers.”
“No question between — just listen.”
Mirnaa: “Okay.”
Bharath masterfully recalled every incident to loosen her up.
“When things escalated too much — like the bigshot used his truck to ram Vikram’s car —
that is when he realised I risked my life for him.
But he had a doubt.
He doubted what was the need for me to go to that extent to save him.
We didn’t even have that deep friendship…
That is when he decided to check on me —
he spied on me. Rishi — my friend — he blabbered that I loved you.
Then he was astonished. Through Rishi he also got to know my sufferings.”
“He was surprised — how a person who is unsocial, with so many troubles — who hated women to the core — fell in love with you.
He thought if I am able to love you — I would have moved already and will lead a happy life in marriage if some perfect match comes.”
“At first — through Rishi — he got me some matchmakings. I made them run away…
He witnessed how I chased those women away. He thought only you made a breakthrough with respect to women.
He later realised my suspension was due to offending bigshots — and the truck ramming case almost made me risk my life.
He was full of guilt.
He resolved himself — he will get me back on track.
To make me social back — make me get back in life — he thought you could be the opener.”
“A harmless friendship is what he actually thought.
But still he tried for a way without dragging you.
That is when he met me — asked what troubled me! He offered me help.
I declined everything — money, power, and all his matchmaking.”
“As I didn’t flinch for anything — then he decided to use you.”
“He asked me one thing: can you come and stay with me? At least — I feel Mirna needs some safety… some random men are frequently checking on my house… I could not say no. I worried about you like him. And he knew it well — the only thing I would say yes. Because he knows that I love you so much. And I said yes.”
“In his mind — he decided getting me near you I will be back to socializing.
And yes — it happened like magic.”
“He wanted to make you my good friend —
a friend whom everything can be shared like sorrow, fear and all.
Once I opened up and became social — he thought he would marry me to someone…”
“But my deepest trauma he never knew. Also we didn’t open up much.”
“That is when something happened — Manya came into the picture.
It was Vikram’s doing that he found her — and made her call me…
But Manya dragged me into deep depression.
It’s after that Vikram had decided to push you to me into some kind of date concept.
The reason is simple — he complicated my feelings by unwantedly bringing in Manya.”
“That week — he asked you to console me. But when you attempted — that night you kissed me — it changed me.”
“He realised — whatever I said about trauma never worked on you.
He realised my love was the reason why I’m comfortable with you.
After I dropped you to the hospital — he confronted me about the kiss. First I was stunned. He asked me why I was able to be emotionally invested in you and not in other women. Then I shared my trauma story — he already knew it.
And he also knows how you are always an exception… the reason is I fell in love with you.”
We spoke men to men, we spoke a lot, he also said what all he said to you to make you come closer to me, he was a little disappointed in bed life, he thought your fear and inhibitions are making him disappointed.
He fears to force it on you, because he deeply loves you and fears if his action may hurt you.
Then we made a deal, the deal is we all wanted to be in an open relationship, once we found the path, I mean you shed fear inhibitions and started exploring and I overcame my trauma with help of your love. It will be a win - win. So he does have some boundaries initially like kiss hugs are the only thing, dressing relaxations, being together, watching movies. Came later.
He decided to use the 7 days off his off to Dubai as my date time with you.
I shamelessly asked him permission to involve sexually with you just to overcome my trauma, he said no, then he said if she is willing i wont say no. But not in any other case even if I approach you.. I explained all the scenarios that happened before, I said how your breast felt on my face accidentally and caused me some sensual thing. That day I never got anyone else's face the same with kisses. Then those two cases when we are kind of sexually teased , I never get manya or anyone's face.
That is when Vikram was fine with letting me go near you , but again same stance … he said if she voluntarily wanted to help you after you open up in 1 week, i wont stop her. But if you had a chance, when she gave you one, you need to help me explore a lot in sex.
Mirna asked did he said that
Bharath said yes: In case you came voluntarily with me for a sex, he said to make you explore more.
Vikram and I spoke about it. He used to share about your insecurities, inhibitions in sex and normal life. More than sex, he was feeling bad you were stuck with a normal life. He wanted you to change the lifestyle, dressing sense, upping the standard and also in bed sex life.
So Vikram thought one week in Dubai will help us to get more private time, you will really fit into the world he expects..
He laid some rules about what to follow, not like I should not force you, I should not disrespect you, no record, no blackmail, no beatings.. I should treat you well if you (mirna) wanted to try it..
He stressed me again…
If you got lucky, just try something new with her, she doesn't do a lot,
I fear she would be hurtled.. I felt like he was disappointed in sex that you have not opened much..
Mirnaa suddenly felt a pain — sharp, deep.
“Mirnaa… he does tell something in sex you are not ready to do it. I was in a different mood — I didn’t catch up. What do you think made him tell me like that? I guess he said this it’s… it’s… it’s…”
Mirnaa said with shy — voice barely audible:
“Is that… ‘Anal’?”
Bharath nodded — slow.
“Yes… why he said it so?”
Mirnaa looked down — cheeks burning.
“He tried… but I fear pain and I used to stop in the middle. Maybe he said it because of it.”
Bharath leaned closer — voice gentle.
“So our deal is this — always stay respectful to you — explore as much as we can. But sex is not a deal. But when things come up like that — make sure it consents. In short — he was ready to allow us if you explore more — that you will come out of inhibitions — a way Vikram wanted — and I will come out of trauma.”
“Today — after things happened between us — I don’t want to navigate from what I initially promised with him. It’s a betrayal to friendship. So to neutralise it — I asked his hand if he could help me — by consenting me to approach you.”
“That’s what happened. He just wanted us to be happy — and ready to see you more happy.”
Bharath took a long deep breath after telling a full page of lies.
It’s already half truth — so it was easy for Mirnaa to believe.
Bharath said:
“Now the ball is in your court. We should never hide we had sex — yes I said I wanted to be secret — but the pain of betraying is more. Just pretend we are going to do after this — and he would know it. Everything will stay as it is — what you say. We will have absolute no guilt — we can part away as good friends — with no one hurt and all open.”
Mirnaa could not believe what she was listening. But it’s already done — she too don’t need to trip on guilt.
So this is the entire deal and secrets. Nothing you never know but this is how it progressed,
Mirna was listening.. But she got lost into the thoughts..
She was deeply disturbed knowing Vikram had been unhappy with her sexually.
Bharath, noticing it, asked what happened to Mirna.
Mirna asked if Vikram was unhappy with me in bed.
Bharat calculatedly said not disappointed he kind of wanted more, but you seem to not appreciate it.
She said it when he can tell you why he can't tell me directly.
He should have opened it to me.
Bharath didn't answer, he just watched her
Mirna naively let out an old conversation of her and VIkram..
When my friend priya’s affair was first caught by me, i said it to vikram
He said people are like in open marriages — they may know — they may want it from others. Now I recall all…
He even said he wanted anal sex but I didn’t let him…”
“He said he would speak about it if he wants. Now it’s true he was not satisfied with me.”
“I just thought about my pain and didn’t care to satisfy him.”
The new info from Mirnaa — coming out unintentionally — was a boost for him.
Bharath came near her and said:
“When we leave this Goa — Vikram cannot say one single complaint on you. I will train you…”
Mirnaa’s eyes widened.
“What?”
Mirnaa’s voice cut through the quiet villa like a knife — soft, trembling, but sharp with sudden clarity.
“What are you and Vikram hiding from me?”
Bharath was stunned — that his trap plan was actually going to backfire? No… no, I should not.
He doesn’t want to tell something random and get caught. He decided to just handle the situation smartly — avoiding shedding any details — and lie something that fits better.
Bharath knows some women will never be the same when she gets a doubt. The entire trust they build in will shatter like that — so he decided to give it a quick shot.
He quickly said — voice calm, soothing:
“Calm down. I previously said right — me and Vikram spoke a lot. And I guess this is the right time to tell you everything… but I need some time to tell you fully.”
He stepped closer — not touching — just close enough to let his presence comfort her.
“And you are already too stressed. Can we talk about it after breakfast?”
Mirnaa looked at him — doubtful, eyes searching his face for cracks.
He met her gaze — steady, sincere.
“I promise I will tell you fully — and it’s not what you doubt. You will be surprised.”
“Trust me… please.”
Mirnaa hesitated — the doubt still flickering — but his voice, his eyes, the memory of last night’s tenderness… she decided to trust him once.
“Okay,” she whispered.
Bharath exhaled — relief hidden behind a gentle smile.
He went to bathe. While showering — hot water cascading over his body — he got enough time to construct lies better. He planned what to tell Vikram and Mirnaa simultaneously — a story that would tie everything together, make her feel safe, make her feel chosen, and keep Vikram in the dark just enough.
He came out — towel around his waist — hair damp, droplets tracing his chest.
“My love — let’s go to breakfast.”
He caught her hand — gentle — and walked on the side of the beach to reach that specific restaurant.
Bharath could feel the light weight of Mirna’s hand — like she is not fully into it but allows him to hold her hand. The grip was loose — hesitant — a silent signal of the storm inside her.
They finished breakfast — fresh juice, fruits, idlis — eaten in near silence.
The wooden bench was heavy beneath them — the sea sound and waves hit her like anything. She was confused about everything. She was torn that her very own husband, her lover, had secretly wanted her to have sex. What’s the plan? What’s the deal? Why was she always kept in the dark?
Bharath continued — voice low, intimate — sitting close enough that their thighs touched.
“Mirna… this is not something new. We already know it.
I ask you to listen fully — most of them may be you already know, some may not.
I will tell chronologically — so you would understand better on why and how.”
“It’s all started from the day I saved you in hospital and station.
He was just thankful.”
When i kept saving you from that bigshot’s various plans
He figured out i have been following you two and secretly guarding
He wanted to repay my kindness someway
But as i was his friend and known person, he hesitated to ask, but he reached me and offered some shares in business and asked if i was interested
I said no.
Mirnaa interrupted — soft:
“So the bigshot kept troubling without us knowing?”
Bharath:
“Vikram knows… only you never know. Because he doesn’t want you to get bothered — he decided to keep you safe mentally.
He knows I’m guarding you with my men and he had his own watchers.”
“No question between — just listen.”
Mirnaa: “Okay.”
Bharath masterfully recalled every incident to loosen her up.
“When things escalated too much — like the bigshot used his truck to ram Vikram’s car —
that is when he realised I risked my life for him.
But he had a doubt.
He doubted what was the need for me to go to that extent to save him.
We didn’t even have that deep friendship…
That is when he decided to check on me —
he spied on me. Rishi — my friend — he blabbered that I loved you.
Then he was astonished. Through Rishi he also got to know my sufferings.”
“He was surprised — how a person who is unsocial, with so many troubles — who hated women to the core — fell in love with you.
He thought if I am able to love you — I would have moved already and will lead a happy life in marriage if some perfect match comes.”
“At first — through Rishi — he got me some matchmakings. I made them run away…
He witnessed how I chased those women away. He thought only you made a breakthrough with respect to women.
He later realised my suspension was due to offending bigshots — and the truck ramming case almost made me risk my life.
He was full of guilt.
He resolved himself — he will get me back on track.
To make me social back — make me get back in life — he thought you could be the opener.”
“A harmless friendship is what he actually thought.
But still he tried for a way without dragging you.
That is when he met me — asked what troubled me! He offered me help.
I declined everything — money, power, and all his matchmaking.”
“As I didn’t flinch for anything — then he decided to use you.”
“He asked me one thing: can you come and stay with me? At least — I feel Mirna needs some safety… some random men are frequently checking on my house… I could not say no. I worried about you like him. And he knew it well — the only thing I would say yes. Because he knows that I love you so much. And I said yes.”
“In his mind — he decided getting me near you I will be back to socializing.
And yes — it happened like magic.”
“He wanted to make you my good friend —
a friend whom everything can be shared like sorrow, fear and all.
Once I opened up and became social — he thought he would marry me to someone…”
“But my deepest trauma he never knew. Also we didn’t open up much.”
“That is when something happened — Manya came into the picture.
It was Vikram’s doing that he found her — and made her call me…
But Manya dragged me into deep depression.
It’s after that Vikram had decided to push you to me into some kind of date concept.
The reason is simple — he complicated my feelings by unwantedly bringing in Manya.”
“That week — he asked you to console me. But when you attempted — that night you kissed me — it changed me.”
“He realised — whatever I said about trauma never worked on you.
He realised my love was the reason why I’m comfortable with you.
After I dropped you to the hospital — he confronted me about the kiss. First I was stunned. He asked me why I was able to be emotionally invested in you and not in other women. Then I shared my trauma story — he already knew it.
And he also knows how you are always an exception… the reason is I fell in love with you.”
We spoke men to men, we spoke a lot, he also said what all he said to you to make you come closer to me, he was a little disappointed in bed life, he thought your fear and inhibitions are making him disappointed.
He fears to force it on you, because he deeply loves you and fears if his action may hurt you.
Then we made a deal, the deal is we all wanted to be in an open relationship, once we found the path, I mean you shed fear inhibitions and started exploring and I overcame my trauma with help of your love. It will be a win - win. So he does have some boundaries initially like kiss hugs are the only thing, dressing relaxations, being together, watching movies. Came later.
He decided to use the 7 days off his off to Dubai as my date time with you.
I shamelessly asked him permission to involve sexually with you just to overcome my trauma, he said no, then he said if she is willing i wont say no. But not in any other case even if I approach you.. I explained all the scenarios that happened before, I said how your breast felt on my face accidentally and caused me some sensual thing. That day I never got anyone else's face the same with kisses. Then those two cases when we are kind of sexually teased , I never get manya or anyone's face.
That is when Vikram was fine with letting me go near you , but again same stance … he said if she voluntarily wanted to help you after you open up in 1 week, i wont stop her. But if you had a chance, when she gave you one, you need to help me explore a lot in sex.
Mirna asked did he said that
Bharath said yes: In case you came voluntarily with me for a sex, he said to make you explore more.
Vikram and I spoke about it. He used to share about your insecurities, inhibitions in sex and normal life. More than sex, he was feeling bad you were stuck with a normal life. He wanted you to change the lifestyle, dressing sense, upping the standard and also in bed sex life.
So Vikram thought one week in Dubai will help us to get more private time, you will really fit into the world he expects..
He laid some rules about what to follow, not like I should not force you, I should not disrespect you, no record, no blackmail, no beatings.. I should treat you well if you (mirna) wanted to try it..
He stressed me again…
If you got lucky, just try something new with her, she doesn't do a lot,
I fear she would be hurtled.. I felt like he was disappointed in sex that you have not opened much..
Mirnaa suddenly felt a pain — sharp, deep.
“Mirnaa… he does tell something in sex you are not ready to do it. I was in a different mood — I didn’t catch up. What do you think made him tell me like that? I guess he said this it’s… it’s… it’s…”
Mirnaa said with shy — voice barely audible:
“Is that… ‘Anal’?”
Bharath nodded — slow.
“Yes… why he said it so?”
Mirnaa looked down — cheeks burning.
“He tried… but I fear pain and I used to stop in the middle. Maybe he said it because of it.”
Bharath leaned closer — voice gentle.
“So our deal is this — always stay respectful to you — explore as much as we can. But sex is not a deal. But when things come up like that — make sure it consents. In short — he was ready to allow us if you explore more — that you will come out of inhibitions — a way Vikram wanted — and I will come out of trauma.”
“Today — after things happened between us — I don’t want to navigate from what I initially promised with him. It’s a betrayal to friendship. So to neutralise it — I asked his hand if he could help me — by consenting me to approach you.”
“That’s what happened. He just wanted us to be happy — and ready to see you more happy.”
Bharath took a long deep breath after telling a full page of lies.
It’s already half truth — so it was easy for Mirnaa to believe.
Bharath said:
“Now the ball is in your court. We should never hide we had sex — yes I said I wanted to be secret — but the pain of betraying is more. Just pretend we are going to do after this — and he would know it. Everything will stay as it is — what you say. We will have absolute no guilt — we can part away as good friends — with no one hurt and all open.”
Mirnaa could not believe what she was listening. But it’s already done — she too don’t need to trip on guilt.
So this is the entire deal and secrets. Nothing you never know but this is how it progressed,
Mirna was listening.. But she got lost into the thoughts..
She was deeply disturbed knowing Vikram had been unhappy with her sexually.
Bharath, noticing it, asked what happened to Mirna.
Mirna asked if Vikram was unhappy with me in bed.
Bharat calculatedly said not disappointed he kind of wanted more, but you seem to not appreciate it.
She said it when he can tell you why he can't tell me directly.
He should have opened it to me.
Bharath didn't answer, he just watched her
Mirna naively let out an old conversation of her and VIkram..
When my friend priya’s affair was first caught by me, i said it to vikram
He said people are like in open marriages — they may know — they may want it from others. Now I recall all…
He even said he wanted anal sex but I didn’t let him…”
“He said he would speak about it if he wants. Now it’s true he was not satisfied with me.”
“I just thought about my pain and didn’t care to satisfy him.”
The new info from Mirnaa — coming out unintentionally — was a boost for him.
Bharath came near her and said:
“When we leave this Goa — Vikram cannot say one single complaint on you. I will train you…”
Mirnaa’s eyes widened.
“What?”
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