Shivatya didn't know what possessed him when he got out of the car and walked straight into Pranavi's room. Maybe it was madness, maybe it was hunger, maybe it was the cruel twist of fate that had tied him to her but the truth was simple: he had already lost the battle the moment he saw her.

She was there, naked under the shower, eyes closed, lost in her own world. Water cascaded over her soft skin, glistening like diamonds across every curve. For a fleeting second, sanity whispered in his ear...if he were a better man, he would have turned around and walked away. He would have waited until their marriage. He would have given her the time and space she deserved.