“What are you up to, Kabir?”Kabir was sitting in his cabin, reviewing a new acquisition deal due next week. He raised his head from his laptop and gave a questioning look to Ayaan, who stood before him, leaning with his palms on the desk."We're acquiring another company next week. Just reviewing legal docs," Kabir replied, puzzled by his brother's tone.“Don’t play with me. I’m talking about Shanaya.”“What about her?” Kabir frowned but returned his gaze to the screen."You really can't see it, can you? She's an opportunist," Ayaan said, straightening. "I thought you read people better."“She is just a pawn,” Kabir replied nonchalantly.“For what?”His blunt question made Kabir look at Ayaan. He noticed that his brother's calm demeanor had been easily disturbed since Ziniya arrived at the mansion. It was also one of the reasons why he warned Ziniya to stay away from Ayaan. The memory of Ayaan clutching her throat harshly in the printer room was still fresh in his mind.Kabir leaned

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Ziniya stood near the doorway of the grey-blue barroom, awaiting his order. The door was in the middle of the room, with the left side devoted to a bar, and the right side was a sitting area. Kabir was seated at the corner of the grey L-shaped contemporary couch, resting his feet on the same styled round table, scowling at the file in his hand. This was the first time she entered the barroom, even though she visited Kabir’s bedroom or floor.From the corner of her eye, she could see a bar counter made of glass with tall chairs across it. The wall behind the counter is divided into two sections. The lower half is covered with black cabinets, and the upper half with three glass ones filled with various alcoholic beverages. A small refrigerator is mounted at the corner of the black cabinet.She had to blink often to get accustomed to the blue LED around the glass cabinet on the wall and above the ceiling, like a twinkling blue star. Kabir’s back was towards her, but that didn’t make his

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Ziniya gripped the steel railing until her knuckles blanched, clutching it as if it were the only thing keeping her tethered to life. The endless water surrounding her magnified her fear, making her phobia roar to life.The flashes of her falling into a well and the fear of an unknown force pulling her deeper compelled her to shut her eyes. Her breathing turned ragged, reliving her dreadful memory. She gasped loudly when the yacht's speed was descending gradually—the movement that caused the inside of her stomach to churn and the horrible fluttering threatening the bile to rise till her throat.It was yesterday evening when Aminah informed the staff about a party Kabir was giving and said some of them would help serve. But what Ziniya never expected was the party to be held on a yacht, and what made it worse for her was that the yacht was in motion. She drew in deep breaths, but the salty air only tightened the knot in her chest. The wind whipped around her, yet her heart pounded an

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Kabir watched a storm of emotions flicker in her glossy eyes. Relief softened her features for a heartbeat, but when Ziniya met his emerald gaze, fear surged in, shattering her calm.As soon as they floated above the surface, Ziniya gasped, clutching him, and that moment froze for Kabir. He could hear the loud thumping of a heart, whether it was his or hers, he couldn’t make out at that point. Her dainty arms were around his neck while her legs were wrapped around his waist. The softness of her chest against his drenched one was like a fuel to a fire. Unknowingly, his grip around her tightened.Her trembling lips grazed his neck, her shallow, warm breath sending tingles across his skin. He swallowed hard, lost in confusion over the strange, electric pull between them.He could hear the crowd calling them, but he was least bothered by the spectators. All he wanted was to hold the woman in his arms, to protect her. He felt that if he let her go, she would vanish. That thought alon

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Kabir was talking to his guests as etiquette demanded, being the host of the party. Ayaan stood by his brother and made small conversation or added his thoughts when required.From the outside, they looked like they were enjoying their time with their guest, but inside, both were reflecting on the event that had happened a few minutes ago and waiting for the party to end as soon as possible. Ayaan didn’t miss Kabir stealing a glance at Ziniya, who was assisting the bartender in the small bar on the upper deck. What Ayaan didn’t know was the inner struggle Kabir was going through. Ziniya’s pleading eyes re-ignited something that he had buried deep inside him—empathy. The mask of indifference or arrogance that he had mastered for years finally cracked with just one glance of hers.When Kabir dragged Ziniya inside the closed room, his sole intention was to make her pay for creating a scene at the party. And the fact that his emotions were untamed like a wild horse compelled him t

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