جميع فصول : الفصل -الفصل 20

AUTHOR'S POV The five men were suspended from the ceiling by heavy chains, their bodies hanging at uneven angles. Bruises darkened their skin, clothes torn and soaked with sweat and blood, making it clear they had been beaten mercilessly. Some were barely conscious, heads drooping, breaths shallow, while others groaned softly, every movement sending pain through already broken bodies. The room smelled of iron and fear proof that whatever had happened here was far from gentle, and far from over.Aviraj stepped closer, his presence alone heavy enough to crush the air in the room. He grabbed one of the men by the collar, forcing his head up. Before the man could even speak, Aviraj's fist crashed into his face, the sound echoing sharply."Tell me," Aviraj said coldly, his voice calm but deadly, "who sent you?"."Answer, damn it.answer!", Aviraj snapped, his patience gone. The slap landed hard, snapping the man's head to the side. Chains rattled as the captive groaned, blood pooling at th

“Ele… eleven years,” she said quietly, and the voice was uneven. “Then he sent me to London for studies.”I watched her closely. Every word carried history.“You miss him,” I said.She nodded instantly. No hesitation. That alone told me everything.“He’s already dead,” I said flatly the same truth I had told her the day I took her.Her head snapped up.“No,” she said, eyes blazing through tears. “He’s not dead. And what proof do you even have?” Her voice shook, but her conviction didn’t. “He can’t be killed. He has protection. The best protection.”I let out a slow breath, my jaw tightening. “Why would I lie to you?” I asked coldly.She didn’t back down.“Because you’re a bastard,” she said, raw and fearless. For a second, anger surged sharp, violent, familiar. My fists clenched at my sides, nails digging into my palm. I forced it down. Losing control here would give her power.“Fucking hell,” I muttered under my breath. I straightened, my voice turning distant, closed off.“Then do

Continue.....After a few minutes, he turned toward the bathroom door, leaving me beneath the freezing spray. Before walking out, he spoke without looking back."You'll stay here until I come back and unlock you. This is your punishment. Next time, you stay in that room.""I-I'm s-so... sorry," I whispered, my teeth chattering . "Please... please."The door closed. The sound echoed, final and unforgiving. I kept begging, my voice breaking again and again, until the cold stole my strength and the words faded into silence.Minutes bled into something endless every second felt like torture. I fought the cuffs under the freezing shower, shaking, pulling, begging my hands to work even as they went numb.Nothing moved. My muscles burned, then weakened, hope thinning with every breath. Time stopped meaning anything. Then finally the sound of the lock clicked through the pounding water. The door swung open.Minutes crawled by, every second dragging like torture. The freezing water kept hammer

Advika's pov The SUV came to a smooth halt.He turned to me, his expression unreadable. The tear was not slipping anymore from my eyes "Listen carefully," he said. "No one in that hall knows who you are. Your father kept you hidden and didn't do anything stupid."My chest tightened, but I nodded.He stepped out first, confidence radiating from every movement. Seconds later, my door opened. He stood there like a king welcoming someone into his domain, his hand extended toward me."Hold my hand," he ordered quietly.I placed my hand in his. I hesitated because I didn't want to hold his hand . I hate him. A few moments ago he was taking me forcefully. But he gave me his dangerous glare.His fingers closed around mine, firm and possessive, grounding me whether I wanted it or not.As we walked toward the hall together, conversations inside slowly faded, eyes turning, whispers beginning.I could feel it.The moment we entered, the room would change.And I would step into a world that was n

Aviraj's pov I didn't chain her because I wanted to.I chained her because I had to.If she gets even a single chance, she will run again. And she still doesn't understand that escaping me is impossible. Escaping the world outside is worse.She calls me cruel, but she has never seen what waits beyond my gates.Advika is Harshwardhan's blood. Hidden, yes but not forgotten. Enemies don't forgive. Rivals don't ignore weakness. Once they claim her, she won't be human anymore. She'll be a message. A bargaining chip. A warning carved into flesh.Last night confirmed everything.That attack wasn't about me. It was about her.They came for her and they don't yet realize that the most dangerous man standing between them and their prize is me.She thinks I'm her torment.She doesn't know that this house is the only place where she's untouchable.I don't regret stopping her. I don't regret breaking her escape. Mercy doesn't survive in my world.She believes she's trapped in hell.But this is a s