A V Y U K T'S  P O V 

I came back to the mansion after handing both those bastards to the legal authorities. I didn't know what I was doing, but I felt it before they could—the fact I hurt her and the fact everything had changed so soon, like it was a whirlwind of emotions. When today she came, I don't know what got into me when I pulled her towards me; I felt peace, which I did not feel even when Rashika was in my arms. I looked down at my hands. They were clean of blood, yet they felt heavier than lead. Everything had moved like a movie clip—from the moment I saw the files to the moment I saw her in that abandoned warehouse.