CONTINUE

Later that night...

The wedding rituals finally ended.

Everyone celebrated.

Everyone smiled

Except the bride.

AADHIRA SAT QUIETLY INSIDE THE BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED ROOM ,NERVOUSLY TWISTED HER BENGALS.

Her heart hammered loudly.

FORCED MARRIAGE

STRANGER HUSBAND.

NEW HOUSE

EVERYTHING FELT TO OVERWHELMING.

SUDDENLY ~

THE BEDROOM DOOR OPENED

AARAV ENTERED.

His gaze immediately landed on her trembling figure sitting at the edge of bed

FOR A FEW SECOND...

NEITHER SPOKE.

THAN HE CALMLY REMOVED HIS WATCH.

"You didn't eat dinner?"

AADHIRA BLINKED.

WHAT? 🌸

(He walked towards her slowly)

WHY? ❄.

I wasn't hungry ...

"YOU'RE LYING. " ❄

"I AM NOT - "

(Her sentence stopped when he suddenly kneeled in front of her)

AADHIRA FROZE.

(The most feared man in the room ...was kneeling before her.)

HIS FINGERS GENTLY HELD HER WRIST.

COLD HANDS.

Tiny pulse.

Anxiety .

HIS JAW TIGHTENED.

YOU'RE SCARED OF ME ❄

(IT WASN'T A QUESTION)

AADHIRA LOOKED DOWN SILENTLY.

(AARAV STARED AT HER FOR A LONG MOMENT BEFORE SPEAKING QUIETLY)

I WILL NOT TOUCH YOU WITHOUT YOUR PERMISSION. ❄

HER EYES LIFTED INSTANTLY.

For the first time that night ....

the fear inside her softened slightly.

BUT THEN-

AARAV'S PHONE RANG.

THE SCREEN LIT UP.

UNKNOWN NO.

HE ANSWERED IMMEDIATELY

AND WITHING SECONDS~

his entire expression darkened

DEADLY

DANGEROUS.

AADHIRA'S HEARTBEAT STOPPED WHEN SHE HEARD THE VOICE FROM THE CALL

FAINTLY SAYS ~

"SHE STILL DOESN'T REMEMBER THE ACCIDENT...... RIGHT? "

AARAV SLOWLY LOOK TOWARDS HER.

AND DISCONNECTED THE CALL.

WITHOUT ANSWERING. 🕸

EPISODE 2 ~THE SECRET HE BURIED.

THE ROOM FELT SUFFOCATINGLY SILENT AFTER THE CALL ENDED.

AADHIRA'S FINGERS TIGHTENED AROUND THE EDGE OF HER LEHNGA AS SHE STARED AT AARAV'S NERVOUSLY.

"SHE STILL DOESN'T REMEMBER THE ACCIDENT.... RIGHT.?"

Those words echoed endlessly inside her mind.

ACCIDENT

WHOSE ACCIDENT?

BEFORE SHE COULD ASK ANYTHING AARAV SLIPPED HIS PHONE BACK INTO HIS POCKET AND LOOKED AWAY.

HIS EXPRESSION BECAME CALM AGAIN

TOO CALM.

WHICH SOMEHOW FELT EVEN MORE SCARIER ❄

"AARAV..... "

(It was First time she said his name aloud)

AND FOR A MOMENT -

he actually froze.

HER SOFT VOICE DID SOMETHING DANGEROUS TO HIS SELF CONTROL.

"What accident?" she asked hesitantly

"NOTHING IMPORTANT. " ❄

"You look angry. "

" I ALWAYS LOOK ANGRY ." ❄

AADHIRA BLINKED -

"...........True. "

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN YEARS ,AARAV ALMOST SMILED.

ALMOST.

BUT IT DISAPPEARED QUICKLY.

"Did you take your medicines?" ❄+🌸

Her brows furrowed instantly.

"HOW DO YOU KNOW... I TAKE MEDICINES?"

SILENCE.

AARAV REALISED HIS MISTAKE TOO LATE.

AADHIRA SLOWLY STOOD UP FROM BED.

"You know what medicines I take. "

"No"

"You do. " 🌸

"AADHIRA-" ❄

"You even knew i didn't eat dinner. "

(HER VOICE SOFTENED SUSPICIOUSLY)

"Have you been spying on me? "

A NORMAL HUSBAND WOULD HAVE DENIED IT IMMEDIATELY .

AARAV DIDN'T.

INSTEAD HE STEPPED CLOSER, CALMLY.

(Close enough for her to notice the exhaustion hidden beneath his sharp eyes)

"I KNOW THINGS ABOUT YOU BECAUSE YOUR HEALTH MATTERS. "

"That doesn't answer my question. "

"It is not important. " 🔊

"It is for me. "

(THE SUDDEN LOUDNESS OF HER VOICE SHOCKED EVEN HERSELF)

AADHIRA IMMEDIATELY LOOKED DOWN

GUILTILY.

"Sorry..... "

AARAV"S GAZE SOFTENED SLIGHTLY.

There it was again

THAT INNOCENT FEAR.

(As if she expected people to get angry at her for every tiny thing)

AND HE HATED IT.

"Don't apologize for speaking. " he said quietly.

AADHIRA LOOKED UP SLOWLY.

NOBODY HAD EVER TOLD HER THAT BEFORE.

Mean while downstairs ~

AARAV'S GRANDFATHER :

HE CAN'T HIDE THE TRUTH FOREVER murmured.

UPSTAIRS :

AADHIRA SAT ON THE COUCH ~nervously eating the food AARAV FORCED TO EAT.

He stood nearby with folded arms like an irritated bodyguard.

"SLOWLY." ❄

"I am eating slowly. "

"YOU ALMOST CHOKED THREE SECONDS A GO. " ❄

"That was one time. "

"IT HAPPENED TWICE. " ❄

[Aadhira glared at him softly]

"you notice too much. "

~If only she knows..

AARAV SUDDENLY WALK TOWARDS HER AND LEANED DOWN SLIGHTLY ~

and wiped a tiny grain od rice from the corner of her lips with his thumb.

THE MOVEMENT WAS SO GENTLE.....

It confused her heart.

"THERE. " HE MURMURED

Aadhira forgot how to breathe.

But before the movement could continue~

The mansions light suddenly went out.

Dankness filled the room instantly.

AADHIRA GASPED QUIETLY.

she hated darkness.

And thunder

AND BEFORE SHE COULD STOP HERSELF~

SHE GRABBED AAARAV'S SLEEVE TIGHTLY.

THE LIGHTENING FLASHED OUTSIDE .

For one brief second ~

AARAV LOOKED AT HER LIKE SHE WAS THE MOST PRECIOUS THING HE HAD EVER TOUCHED .

THEN ANOTHER THUNDERCLAP ECHOED

AND AADHIRA'S WHISPERED SHAKILY ~

".....DON'T LE... VE ME ALO... NE. "

END OF EP. 2 ~

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