Adultery Antarvasana: The Forbidden Fire – *** Varnika's First Surrender ***

[shailu4ever]

Against the side of his ankle.

It wasn’t an accident.

It wasn’t passive.

She was responding.

His pulse spiked.

She didn’t look at him once.

She didn’t need to.

The fire was there

Burning low and constant beneath the conversation.

Sandeep chuckled, spooning more curry onto Abhi’s plate.

“You should come over more often, man. Maddi’s cooking like this only when guests are around.”


“She’s amazing,” Abhi murmured

But his eyes were on her, and she felt it.

That word landed between them with heat.

Madhavi stood suddenly. “You want papad?” she asked.

“No,” both men said at the same time.

She didn’t move. 

She was steadying herself.


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After the meal

They all sat in the living room for a while

Sandeep turned on a cricket match

Pulling Abhi into easy chatter.

But Abhi could barely focus.

His leg still tingled from the stolen touches.

His eyes kept drifting to the hallway

The one that led to her bedroom.

She didn’t return to the room after taking the plates away.

She didn’t need to.


She had said everything without saying a word.