Chapter 28 – First Inside Joke
The night ended without answers, but not without reassurance. Aryan returned less than ten minutes later, breath slightly uneven, knuckles scraped, eyes sharp but unharmed. Kavya had been standing near the alley entrance, every nerve stretched tight, fear pooling in her chest like cold water. The moment she saw him, relief crashed over her so hard her knees nearly gave out. “Where did you go?” she demanded, voice trembling despite her effort to sound composed. “Do you have any idea how terrifying that was?” Aryan paused, registering her expression fully for the first time. Something shifted in his gaze. “I lost him,” he admitted quietly. “But I made sure he won’t come back tonight.” “That’s not the point,” she snapped. Then softer, “You can’t just disappear like that.” He didn’t argue
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