Page 156 of Obsession

“What happened to Ivan?” she asked, suddenly remembering the man responsible for all their pain and agony.

“We shot him,” Armaan said. “The second he signaled his guy inside, Vedant and I shot him. He didn’t deserve to live after everything. Our men have taken away his body. He will never bother us again.”

“Neither will Andres,” Vedant said. “He’s dead too.”

Armaan and Vedant gave her a hug. She looked up and saw Rajiv approaching them, his friends behind him. She ran to him. Her brother caught her in his arms.

“You gave me a fright, sis,” Rajiv whispered into her hair. “Never, ever do that to me again.”

She smiled. “Thank you for being here.”

“You’re my sister; I’d do anything for you,” he said. She looked beyond him at all their friends—Dev, Aaryan, Vihaan, and Shaurya. They’d all been there for Mihir and her tonight. She was alive, thanks to all of them. She thanked each one of them, feeling grateful for this group from the bottom of her heart.

Next, she went to Chekov, Anton, and Lenin.

“Where is Adam?” she asked.

“He sustained a bullet wound to the shoulder, but he’s fine,” Chekov said. “We have someone looking after him.”

She was so relieved to hear that.

“Thank you, all of you,” she told them.

She looked to the side and saw Devina sitting on a crate, her leg stretched out in front of her. Ananya went to her.

“Thank you,” Devina said. “You saved my life. You refused to leave without me.”

“I’m not you, Devina,” Ananya said.

The other girl’s face fell. “Will you ever forgive me?”

Ananya sensed Mihir behind her. His arm came around her waist. She rested her head against him, her eyes on Devina.

“I will never forgive you,” Ananya said. “You and Zeeshan destroyed my life once, andyoudid not hesitate to do it a second time. I saved you because I’m a good person. However, that was the last thing I’ll ever do for you. You and I will never be friends. I don’t even want to see your face again.”

“What’s happening, Anna?” Mihir asked. “Why was she with Ivan?”

Ananya told him all about Devina’s involvement in both the past and the present. His face grew grimmer by the second.

“She was jealous of you?” Mihir shook his head. “Fucking unbelievable.”

Mihir looked furious, so before he could say anything, Ananya rose to her toes and pecked his cheek. “She’s not worth it. In whichever ways you’re thinking of hurting her for ruining us in the past, stop.”

Devina shrank in fear as she looked from Mihir to her.

Ananya addressed her. “I just have to say one word, and he’ll ensure no one remembers you ever even existed. So take my next words as a warning. If you come near me or anyone close to me ever again, I will kill you. That is not an empty threat, Devina; it’s a vow.”

Taking Mihir’s hand in hers, she pulled him away.

Mihir touched his forehead to hers. “I really wish I’d insisted on you staying away from them all those years ago.”

“I’m so sorry I never heeded your warnings,” she told him.

“You and I had to face what we did. Fate had decreed it to be so. It wasn’t our time then. It is, however, our time now.” He kissed her nose. “I’m never leaving your side ever again.”

“I’m never leaving you either, Mihir,” she said.

“Please, can we get you checked at a hospital? I need to ensure you and the babies are all fine.”

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