Page 105 of Obsession

Bloody fucking hell. She was pregnant. With Mihir Oshnov’s child.

Life had thrown many curveballs her way, but this one surpassed everything. She was pregnant. Oh God.

She was pregnant.

Panicked breaths escaped her mouth. She could hear the frantic beating of her heart. Her sisters were immediately by her side, helping her to the couch, hugging her from the side. A lady entered the restroom.

“NO!” Both her sisters yelled in unison, driving the poor woman away.

Her sisters were so protective of her. Ananya found herself smiling, despite her situation.

“We are right here, Ananya,” Navya said. “Anything you need, you only have to ask.”

She gulped.

“It’s his, right?” Reina asked quietly. “Mihir’s?”

Her sisters knew her too well, and they could do the math. Four weeks back, she’d been in Moscow, and she wasn’t the type to casually sleep around with a total stranger.

Hence, there was no point denying it. “Yes.”

“Have you two patched things up?” Reina asked.

“No, they’ve gotten worse, in fact. He’s finally told me what he blames me for. But his version of the past definitely doesn’t align with mine, and he won’t believe anything I say. In fact, he suspects I’m somehow involved in abetting Ivan’s attacks.”

“What?” Anger flashed in Reina’s eyes. “How dare he?”

“I’m going to fucking kill him,” Navya roared. “Why the hell did he sleep with you if he doesn’t trust you? Asshole.”

She began to rise, but Ananya held her hand, shaking her head. “He didn’t force me into anything, Navya. I knew what I was getting into with him.”

Which was the absolute truth. And now, as a consequence of her actions, she was going to have Mihir’s child—the man who hadn’t trusted her for years, had rejected her and dismissed her from his life, over and over again. Her fist curved over her belly. What was she going to do? God, what did she want to do?

“Do you want to talk about everything?” Navya asked gently, even though she looked mad.

“I will, but not right now. I need some time to process this.”

“Then take all the time you need,” Reina said.

Reina’s phone pinged. She frowned as she read it. “Mihir’s asking if you’re okay.”

“Why does he even care?” Navya snapped.

Ananya’s breath caught. Whydidhe even care? It didn’t make sense. No, she wasn’t going to think of him right now. She had to think of herself and this baby, and what she was going to do next.

“Armaan’s also texting me,” Navya said.

“We all need to leave, else they’ll come here knocking,” Ananya said. “Will it be alright if I excuse myself from lunch? I’m sorry to have ruined it like this.”

“Don’t you dare say that,” Navya said.

“Do you want us to drive you home?” Reina asked.

Ananya shook her head. “I’ll be fine.”

Right now, she needed time to sort everything inside her own head before she fully confided in anyone. Too many lives would change because of her situation. There were so many questions plaguing her mind, but the one thing she was absolutely certain of was that she was keeping this baby. Her heart clenched in possessiveness for the baby growing inside her. This one decision of hers would change everything.

Rising, she said, “Can you both promise me not to breathe a word of this to anyone? Not even to Armaan and Vedant. And definitely not to Rajiv or Sheena or our parents.”

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