Roshni's heartbeat was loud—too loud.
The room was silent… but inside her mind, a storm was raging.
"Say it again…" her voice trembled.
Rayan slowly stepped closer, his eyes cold and dangerous as always… yet today, there was something else hidden beneath.
"Adrian didn't leave you…" "…I made him disappear."
Roshni froze.
Her eyes widened, her lips trembled—but no words came out.
"W-what…?" she whispered.
Rayan stopped right in front of her.
"Because he was weak."
The words pierced her chest like a blade.
"No!" Roshni screamed.
"Adrian wasn't weak! You're lying!"
Tears filled her eyes… but she refused to cry. She was fighting.
Rayan let out a faint smile—one without warmth.
"Love makes people weak, Roshni." "And I don't allow weakness around me."
Something inside her shattered completely.
"Then kill me too!" she shouted.
"Because I loved him!"
Silence fell over the room.
Rayan said nothing for a moment, his gaze fixed deeply on her.
"Then why are you still here… with me?"
The question stopped her.
She didn't have an answer.
Why hadn't she run away?
Why was she still standing in front of the man who destroyed everything?
"…Because I hate you," she said slowly.
But something else was hidden beneath her voice.
Rayan noticed.
He reached out and gently lifted her chin.
"Lie."
One word.
But it exposed everything.
Roshni slapped his hand away.
"Don't touch me!"
Her eyes now held pure pain… and confusion.
Rayan stepped back slightly.
"Adrian is alive."
Roshni's world stopped.
"…what?"
Her throat went dry.
"Alive," Rayan repeated.
"But not free."
Fire ignited in her eyes.
"Where is he?!"
Rayan stayed silent, just watching her.
"Tell me!" she grabbed his shirt, pulling him closer.
He leaned in slightly and spoke in a low voice—
"Choose, Roshni."
"Your past…" "Or your present."
She understood.
This was a game.
A dangerous one.
"If I choose Adrian…?" she asked.
Rayan leaned closer, his breath near her ear—
"Then you lose me forever."
Her heart trembled.
Her mind screamed—Adrian.
But her heart… was confused.
Rayan straightened.
"Think carefully."
He turned and started walking toward the door.
Stopping at the doorway, he said—
"Because the next time you see him…" "…might be the last."
The door shut.
Roshni stood there alone.
Tears slowly rolled down her cheeks.
"Why…?" she whispered.
"Why is this so hard…?"
"Comment your choice… because Roshni's decision will change everything."
"Next chapter will be shocking… are you ready? 🔥"
"Don't stay silent… tell me—Adrian or Rayan? 👀🖤"