Part 1
Rivaan Kapoor Superstar to the world, but something far more tender to her lay beside Vanya, eyes closed, face serene like he had found his temple within the chaos of his own life. There was no smirk tonight. No taunt. Just peace. A rare emotion for a man built of fire and fury.
Vanya Kapoor, once a stranger to his world, now lay inches away. And yet, tonight, she felt she knew him more deeply than even his own shadow did. Her eyes traced the outline of his jaw, the flicker of his lashes, the faint rise and fall of his chest. She stole glances like a guilty teenager and felt her heart slip, bit by bit, into something dangerously close to love.
She turned, quietly, so the rustle of the sheets wouldn't betray her. Every movement was a whisper. Every thought a thunderstorm.
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