Aarya X Arnav ......................... Roughly, he lifted her face with a finger, forcing her to look at him. His touch was cold against her warm skin, sending a shiver down her spine. Goosebumps rose-not from desire, but from fear and humiliation. "You know," he said slowly, his lips curling into a cruel smile, "you're far more beautiful than I ever imagined. I should consider myself lucky to have a wife like you... but-" He paused deliberately. Their eyes met. Hers were filled with unshed tears, his with rage and hatred. "But I feel disgusted," he continued, his voice turning sharper, "because no one knows the truth behind this innocent face. Right, biwi?" (wife) Aarya's eyes burned. Tears welled up, blurring her vision. She remained silent.... ........................... ✦━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ "She was the truth his soul felt... before pain taught his heart to hate. " ✦━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Let's walk into this story without judgment, only an open heart to feel every emotion. 18 +