His Widow
She had squeezed her eyes shut, her face turning away in silent shame, as though the thug’s cruel words had wounded her more than the knife ever could.
The dark aura around Raghav intensified. His vision tunneled, focusing solely on the thug and the knife pressed to Asha’s neck. The thug was still grinning, oblivious to the deadly storm raging within Raghav.
"What are you looking at?" the thug barked, irritation creeping into his voice. "Throw me the keys!"
The thug’s arrogance was his undoing.
Raghav moved quickly, with a speed that caught the thug off guard. In one smooth motion, his hand left his pocket and shot behind his back, pulling out the gun he had tucked away there. His movements