Prologue — The Night He Took Her

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🌧️ Rain poured heavily, drenching the empty streets, as if the night itself was trying to wash away something sinful.

The city had already fallen silent.

Too silent.

🚗 A black car sped through the darkness before coming to a sudden halt.

The door opened.

Before she could react—

🤚 a rough hand grabbed her wrist.

Aarohi Reddy stumbled.

Pulled. Dragged. Trapped.

Her heart should have been racing.

Her breath should have broken into panic.

But it didn’t.

Not even a little.

🖤 Blindfolded. Tied. Kidnapped.

The words sounded terrifying.

Yet… she sat there quietly, her lips curving into the faintest smile.

Almost like—

She had been waiting for this.

The car moved again.

Time passed.

No one spoke.

Only the sound of rain hitting the windows filled the silence.

🌧️ Tap. Tap. Tap.

Aarohi leaned back slightly, her fingers curling against the cold surface beneath her.

Fear.

That was what they expected from her.

What anyone in her position would feel.

But instead… her mind was calm.

Too calm.

She had imagined this moment more times than she could count.

Every detail. Every possibility.

And now that it was finally happening—

Nothing felt unfamiliar.

If anything…

It felt right.

🚪 The car stopped.

The door opened once again.

Cold air rushed in.

👣 Heavy footsteps approached.

Slow. Measured. Powerful.

Each step carried authority.

Danger had a presence.

Cold. Controlled. Deadly.

Aarohi felt it before she even saw him.

A shadow standing right in front of her.

Watching.

Judging.

A firm hand gripped her chin.

Not harsh… but commanding.

It forced her face upward.

“Look at me.”

His voice was low.

Calm.

But it carried a warning beneath it.

🩸 The blindfold was ripped away.

Light hit her eyes.

For a brief second—everything blurred.

Then…

She saw him.

Dark eyes.

Sharp features.

A presence that could silence an entire room.

Arjun Malhotra.

The man people feared.

The man who ruled the underworld without mercy.

The man who destroyed lives… without hesitation.

And tonight—

He was the man who kidnapped her.

For revenge.

Silence filled the space between them.

Heavy.

Dangerous.

Unpredictable.

Arjun studied her closely.

Waiting.

For fear.

For tears.

For the moment she would break.

Because everyone did.

Sooner or later…

Everyone broke in front of him.

Arjun’s gaze darkened slightly as he studied her face more carefully.

No trembling lips.

No tears.

No desperation.

Just silence… and something else.

Something he couldn’t quite place.

It irritated him.

People feared him.

They begged him.

They broke.

That was how it always worked.

But this girl…

She was looking at him like she already knew how this would end.

And for the first time—

Arjun Malhotra didn’t like what he saw.

Instead—

She tilted her head slightly…

And smiled.

💬 “Finally,” she whispered softly, her voice calm and steady,

“took you long enough.”

For the first time in years—

Something unfamiliar flickered in Arjun Malhotra’s eyes.

Not anger.

Not control.

Something else.

Something dangerous.

⚠️ He didn’t realize it yet…

But the girl standing in front of him—

Was never the victim.

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