20-09-2025, 03:21 PM
Morning broke in Hyderabad, sunlight spilling through a wide-open window. Madhuri blinked awake, the brightness jarring. "He was here," she whispered, stumbling to the wardrobe.
(End of Chapter)
She flung it open, her clothes, all back, neatly hung. Relief washed over her, tinged with grim satisfaction. "That terrace hell was worth something," she sighed, slamming the window shut and locking it tight.
Her phone buzzed, DevilzMask: "You must've been exhausted last night, slept like a rock" She froze, staring at her reflection in the vanity mirror, last night's dream flashing back, Ishaan's hands, his grin.
"What's wrong with me?" she breathed, the taunt sinking in, her pulse quickening as the line between nightmare and reality blurred.
(End of Chapter)