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“Because you already do, you fucking idiot,” she whispered, running her thumb over my lips.

I bit it viciously, and she squirmed in my lap.

“Don’t go there, Sunaina,” I warned her softly. “I told you I have no love to give you.”

“Then divorce me right away,” she said with a challenging look. “Call your lawyer tomorrow morning and tell them to start the proceedings immediately.”

Umm, that was the plan. Of course, it was. But what was her hurry?

“I’ll call the lawyer when I’m ready,” I informed her loftily. “There is a process to these things.”

She let out a loud snort of derision as she slid off my lap and stood up. I watched spellbound as the water drained off her gorgeous body, leaving behind trails of droplets I wanted to trace with my tongue. She leaned over me, cupped my face tenderlyand gave me a crooked smile as her perfect breasts dangled in front of my face like forbidden fruit. Damn, but this woman could bring me to my knees with just one look.

“Call me when you make up your mind,” she said. “Either way.”

“Where are you going?” I asked in desperation.

“Home,” she replied, not looking at me as she dried herself with a thick towel and threw on her clothes.

CHAPTER 28

SUNAINA

Until now, I had strongly believed that my husband did not love me. That there was no chance he’d ever love me. Because I wasn’t good enough for him.

But now, I understood that it was a bit more complicated than that. There was nothing wrong with me. The problem was that Viren believed himself incapable of love. He was such a fool!

Even a blind person could see that he was one of the most loving people on earth. And he loved without ever expecting to get it back. For the first time since I fell in love with him, I accepted that Sufi and Daya Bua were right. Viren did love me. He just didn’t know it yet.

I had to be patient and allow him to reach that realisation on his own. And I had to hold on. I had to hold on with all the love inside of me. I had to hold on until this stubborn, stupid, arrogant, wonderful man finally figured out how much he loved me.

Well, I was nothing if not resilient. I was willing to hold on for as long as I had to. But I needed to get home now. If I stayed with him at the hotel any longer, I’d end up where I always did - in his bed. And that would only let him hide behind sex. I was done letting Viren hide behind anything.

When I came downstairs, Sufi called a car for me, and I left without a backward glance.

My phone pinged almost as soon as the car drove out of the hotel gates.

Miss you already.

Oh, yeah. Viren was almost there. It wouldn’t be too long now, I thought, hugging myself tightly.

I was both exhilarated and terrified right now. The only reason Viren was having nightmares about me was because he loved me. Anyone could see that. He was terrified of losing me. And his past made him hold on to those fears, almost baby them until they became manacles around his heart.

I had to give him the space and time to break free of these manacles, and…a sudden, hard jolt interrupted my reverie, and I let out a little scream.

It took me a minute to understand what was happening. We were on the big flyover near our house, and a speeding truck had just barrelled past my car, nosing us out of its way. My car swerved wildly before it took a flying leap off the lowest side of the flyover and landed upside down on the road below.

As my eyes drooped shut, my last thought was that I hadn’t told Viren I would wait for him.

Forever, if necessary.

CHAPTER 29

VIREN

Ithrew on my clothes and stayed out on the balcony, staring out into the darkness of the ocean.

Sunaina was crazy! She couldn’t just issue an ultimatum like that.

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