Mag-log inAadhya’s POV The moment the call ended, the air around me did not return to normal. It thickened. It pressed against my chest in a way that made even breathing feel like a decision I had to make consciously. I watched him walk toward me, slow, unhurried, as if nothing about this situation required urgency anymore. That smile on his face—it wasn’t victory. It was certainty. “You see how this works?” Nischel said, stopping in front of me, his hands loosely behind his back like he was explaining something simple. “Your husband didn’t bend. I expected that.” His eyes searched my face, reading me, testing me. “But what he did instead… was better.” I stayed quiet even when my heart had already started racing, each beat louder than the last, as if it was trying to push words out of me that I was forcing back down. Nischel watched me with that same controlled expression before a slow smile formed on his face, and he said, “You were right… your husband didn’t bow.” His tone carried somethin
Author’s POVThe room no longer felt like a place where work happened. It felt like something deeper had shifted beneath it, something sharper, darker, and far more dangerous. Screens continued to run, data continued to move, and voices still carried across the space, but none of it held the same meaning anymore. Everything in that room had started revolving around a single point. Aadhya. And the man who had taken her.Advik stood near the table, not moving, not speaking, but not at rest either. There was a tension beneath his silence, something tightly coiled, waiting. The kind of stillness that did not calm—it prepared. His jaw was set in a way Kade had only seen a handful of times before, and every time it had led to something irreversible. His hands remained steady, but they were not relaxed.Kade watched him for a long moment before finally speaking, careful not to push too hard. “We’ve gone through every external trace again,” he said, keeping his tone controlled. “No clear move
Nischel’s POV I turned away from the man like he had already stopped existing. He wasn’t worth my attention anymore. None of them were. My focus went back to her, exactly where it had stayed from the moment I brought her here. Aadhya. Sitting there tied, restrained, controlled and still looking at me like she wasn’t the one trapped. That look on her face it wasn’t fear, it wasn’t confusion. It was something else. Something steady. Something stubborn. And that irritated me more than anything else in that room.I walked toward her slowly, letting every step echo just enough to make the silence heavier. “You’re too calm,” I said, my voice tightening with every word. “Do you even understand where you are right now? Do you understand what kind of place this is? Or what kind of man you’re sitting in front of?”She didn’t look away. Not even for a second. “I understand enough,” she said. “And I also understand you’re not going to hurt me.”That answer hit harder than I expected. Not because
Author’s POVThe moment the aircraft touched down, nothing about Advik remained controlled. The landing was smooth, exactly as planned, but the man who stepped out of that jet was no longer the same one who had boarded it. His movements were sharper, faster, his silence heavier than before. The airstrip lights cut through the darkness, reflecting against his face, but there was no calm left in his expression. There was only one thing holding him together—and it was slipping. “Status,” he said the moment his feet hit the ground, his voice low but carrying a weight that made everyone move faster.Kade matched his pace instantly. “We’ve locked every exit. Derek’s team is still scanning internal movement. No confirmed exit yet, Advik. I think he planned this well.”Advik didn’t slow down. “Not yet doesn’t mean not at all,” he replied. “He planned this. He’s already ahead. And we’re still standing here looking for clues.”Raghav joined in, his tablet active. “We’re tracking possible routes
Author’s POV The moment the call ended, nothing inside Advik remained the same. The room still existed, the officials were still present, the crisis they had brought him for had already been solved, but none of it held meaning anymore. Something far more important had been taken, and the silence that settled around him was not calm—it was controlled destruction waiting for direction. He did not react immediately. He did not show anger. But the stillness in his eyes was enough to make even the most powerful people in that room step back without being told. Kade was the first to speak, his voice low but sharp enough to cut through the tension. “Advik, what happened?” he asked, even though he had already understood. Advik did not look at him immediately. His gaze remained fixed ahead as he replied in a tone that carried no emotion, “They took her.” That was all he said, but the weight behind those three words was enough to change the entire atmosphere. Kade’s expression hardened insta
Advik’s POV We landed in Tokyo with everything moving exactly as planned. That was my first doubt. Nothing involving Nischel ever goes exactly as planned. I stepped out of the aircraft while my team moved around me without needing instructions. Kade walked beside me with his tablet open, data streaming in real time. Raghav was already on a secure line with the government officials. Leon and Viktor had scanned the perimeter before I even reached the car. Everything looked clean. By the time we reached the conference facility, the officials were already waiting.Their faces showed urgency, but not panic. That told me something immediately. This was controlled damage. I took my seat without wasting time. “Start from the beginning,” I said. One of the senior officers leaned forward. He tried to maintain authority, but I could see the pressure behind his eyes. “We are facing a coordinated financial breach, Mr. Singhal. Multiple systems are compromised. Funds are being redirected ac
Aadhya’s POV The night didn’t change when his phone rang. The lights stayed soft. The city outside continued breathing. His head still rested on my lap. But the quiet… shifted. It was subtle. Almost unnoticeable. Like the moment before a storm when the air grows heavier without warning. The
Aadhya’s POV For the last two days, life had settled into a strange kind of normal. I went to work as usual. I reached office on time. I left late. Too late. Suraj handled everything else. He picked me up in the morning. Dropped Anika at college. Arranged groceries at home. Medicines for Maa
Advik’s POV I didn’t tell her the exact time of my flight. Not because I wanted to hide it. But because goodbyes have a way of loosening control — and right now, control was the only thing keeping everything in place. She sat beside me on the couch while I packed. Not helping. Not interfering
Aadhya’s POV I saw him standing near the wall before he saw me. He wasn’t doing anything. Not talking. Not checking his phone. Just standing there, one hand in his pocket, his shoulder resting against the cold surface as if it was the only thing keeping him upright. His face… It wasn’t tired.







