Page 117 of Right Where I Belong
She blinked. “Where’s Ahaan?”
“He’s safe at home with my mother.”
Before she could question him further, she saw Rithwik and VJ coming toward them. She looked around, realizing the chaos around them had quietened.
“It’s over,” VJ told her, his voice calm and steady as always. “You’re safe now. JD is dead.”
Sabrina lifted her head from Aditya’s shoulder and scanned the room. The stranger who had asked if she was all right and the other who had fought beside him were nowhere to be seen.
“They were Mihir’s men,” Aditya informed her, reading the question in her eyes. “Mihir helped us find you. It’s all over. You are safe now, beautiful.”
Relief swept through her.
As the last of the noise faded, Sabrina turned to Rithwik and VJ. “Thank you, both of you, for coming for me.”
VJ gave her a small smile, and she gave him a quick hug.
“It’s boring being a prince,” he said, holding her arms. “I’ve missed the action. This was… good.”
Rithwik snorted. “Good? I’ve only ever fought in boardrooms. This was exhilarating. But I’d rather not do it again.”
Sabrina laughed softly and kissed his cheek in gratitude.
Aditya pulled Rithwik into a quick hug. “You’re an idiot. You should never have put yourself in danger like that. I didn’t know you knew how to fight.”
“And I told you I wasn’t letting you go anywhere without me!” Rithwik grinned. “And when did you learn to fight?”
Aditya chuckled. “I practice with Rajiv when I’m in Dubai. He’s big on it, as you know.”
“Guess I should start too,” Rithwik replied with a wry smile. “Although I did very well tonight, don’t you think?”
VJ laughed. “Please, I had to come bail you out every time.”
“You did not,” Rithwik said, looking affronted.
VJ put an arm around Rithwik’s shoulder, steering him away from them, a sight that warmed her trembling heart.
“Come on, beautiful,” Aditya said. “Let’s go home to Ahaan.”
She smiled, taking his hand, rejoicing that her long nightmare was finally over. She could now live her life without fear.
Soft light filteredthrough when Aditya opened the doors of his house. Sabrina heard the low murmurs of conversation as she followed him past the foyer and into the busy living room.
Aisha stood with her mother and Diya near the sofa, while Keya and Raashi chatted with their husbands off to one side. The quiet hum of conversation faded the instant she and Aditya entered. Sabrina felt Aditya’s reassuring hand at the small of her back as she stepped forward.
Sabrina’s eyes swept the room, searching for her son.
“Mom!”
From a corner, her son broke into a sprint and launched himself at her. She held him tight against her chest.
“Mom, are you okay?” he asked, breathless.
“I’m perfectly fine,” she assured him, pressing a kiss to his hair.
“Those m…men? What happened?” he asked, his eyes round.
“They will never trouble us again. It’s over, my darling.”
