Chapter 26 - 40

Thu, 18 Jun 2026 05:51:01 +0000

The silence didn't feel sharp anymore—it settled into something slower, heavier, like both of them had reached a point where saying more wouldn't immediately fix anything, and Aadhya leaned back slightly against the railing, her hands resting behind her, fingers gripping lightly as she looked out toward the street beyond the gate, not really focusing on anything, just letting her breathing steady itself, while Abhi stood a step away now, not as rigid as before, his hand still resting on the railing but his posture no longer carrying that same controlled distance, like something in him had shifted from holding back to just.