"I never imagined this. Never imagined waking up in a strange room, my heart racing, my thoughts clouded with confusion. The chill in the air matched the cold reality of my situation. What the hell was happening? Why was I here?"

I blinked rapidly, trying to make sense of the blurry figures around me, the cold metal digging into my wrists. The world spun for a second as panic set in. I jerked my arms, trying to free myself, but the chains wouldn’t give.

Ahaan's voice shattered the silence. "You think you can escape me? Think again, Shivika. This is your punishment, for the pain you caused me."

I looked up, my breath hitching in my throat. His words... they didn’t make sense. This wasn’t him. He wasn’t this cruel, this cold, was he? My heart raced faster, my chest tightening with fear.

“No, no, this can’t be happening…” I whispered to myself, but the words felt hollow in the emptiness of the room.

His eyes were full of rage, of hate... and yet, somewhere deep in them, there was something else. Something darker. Something personal.

I couldn’t understand. Why was he doing this? Why had he kidnapped me? Was this some kind of sick joke? The Ahaan I knew... he would never do this. But the man standing in front of me wasn’t the same Ahaan. The hurt, the betrayal... it was written all over his face, and somehow, I was the one to blame.

I struggled against the cuffs again, my hands trembling as I fought to break free. I had to get out of here. I had to get away from him. But each pull, each desperate movement, only made me feel more trapped.

His voice rang sending shiver in my spine "This is your life now, Shivika. You're mine, whether you like it or not."

I felt the tears burn at the back of my eyes, but I refused to let them fall. Not in front of him. Not like this.

Everything about this was wrong. This wasn’t love. This wasn’t what I imagined when I thought of being with him. This was... revenge. And it stung more than I ever thought possible.

He turned his back on me, his footsteps echoing as he walked out of the room, the door slamming behind him. I was left in the silence, in the coldness, with nothing but my thoughts to keep me company.

What had I done to deserve this?

I sank to the floor, my mind racing. His words kept repeating in my head, the weight of them crushing me. He hated me. He really hated me now. And no matter how hard I tried to convince myself otherwise, I knew deep down that this wasn’t some twisted dream. This was my reality. My nightmare.

And there was no waking up from this.

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