6Like a storm breathing against the glass.
50"W-what?"
7No pleasantries. No pretence.
51"Exhibit A."
8Chapter Three: The Chains We Hide
52"Love you too, Mrs. Khanna."
9“Meher—”
53Meher stood at her bedroom window.
1012:38 AM – Aaryan Khanna’s Penthouse, Worli
54Meher gasped—but didn’t move.
11The Night Before the Wedding – Bridal Suite, Oberoi Palace
55A beat. A glint of danger.
12Present Day – Wedding Venue, Oberoi Palace, 8:45 PM
56His chest.
13But Meher? She boiled.
57Maybe.
14And then, finally, a voice—low, grating, and unshaken.
58Adrian Narang.
15Aaryan’s Penthouse, 12:30 AM
59A smile. Cool. Practiced.
16Her breath hitched.
60Astra Project Announcement Gala – Khanna HQ Rooftop, 8:30 PM
17“Fine.”
61Not once.
18Not a trace of softness.
62Meher froze.
19Astra Project Boardroom, 10:45 AM
63“The Love Woman.”
20The silence didn’t last.
64Meher didn’t blink.
21Not a pawn.
65The air changed. Thicker. Tighter.
22Then, slowly—
66Chapter Twenty-Two- “The Luxurious Silence”
23And Aaryan?
67Meher.
24Chapter Twelve
68A month?
25Khanna Group Boardroom – 11:30 AM
69The Grand Orchid, Miami. 3:45 PM.
26Private Elevator – Khanna Headquarters, 1:30 PM
70Adrian’s Private Lounge.
27And that? Was not okay.
71VIP Lounge – That Same Evening
28“Zoya, I’m not—”
72Chapter Twenty-Six - Were You Just Waiting for Some Action
29Click.
73Aaryan Suite. A night before the Launch 11.00 PM
30Aaryan’s Penthouse, Friday Evening, 9:30 PM
74Aaryan didn’t speak.
31“And shoes?”
75Dismissive. Detached. Devastatingly in control.
32Effortlessly dangerous. Disruptively handsome.
76Chapter Twenty-Seven – Is that Love???
33The Morning After, Aaryan's Bedroom 8.30 AM
77Later that night— In Suite 1907 – The Grand Orchid, Miami
34"Good morning, Mrs. Aaryan Khanna."
78Then her voice—cool, unyielding:
35Zoya’s Birthday Party - Zoya's residence Late Evening – Around 11:30 PM
79Aaryan exhaled—slow and sharp.
36She jabbed the doorbell—twice. Sharp. Commanding.
80Dark. Daring. Dangerous.
37Zoya’s gaze fell—No, latched—onto Aaryan.
81Not a question. A declaration.
38“Worse.”
82true.
39“Damn. Was it that Bad?”
83In a red wine silk gown, like a royal flame.
40Lingering. Wordless.
84"Wait—is that a diamond ring on her finger?"
41At Elysium- 12.30PM
85Reporters shouted—
42Inside Elysium’s Elite Chamber – 2:00 AM
86Reporters were stunned—married?! When? How?
43Meher: “I’m calm, Zo. Totally Zen.”
87The Final Chapter- When Love Finds you
44A love bite just below his jawline. Slow. Deliberate. Branding.
88Chapter 88
