Twin Inferno

13.silence

Siya's POV

I sat on the bed, staring at the mangalsutra around my neck, feeling its cold metal against my skin. My hands trembled as I traced the delicate black beads, the weight of the chain pressing down on me like a suffocating reminder of what had just happened.

Ehaan had forced me into this marriage—this *trap*—and I couldn’t escape. But the moment that broke me wasn’t the wedding itself. It was seeing Rudra’s face on the video call as Ehaan tied the mangalsutra around my neck. The shock, the pain, the disbelief—it was all there, written so clearly in his eyes. I had never seen him like that before, and it pierced through my heart.

Tears blurred my vision as I replayed the events in my mind, again and again. Ehaan’s smug smile. The cold courtroom. My silent scream as the marriage was sealed. And then… the silence that followed.

I had expected anger. I had expected myself to feel a burning rage against Rudra for not stopping this, for not rescuing me from Ehaan’s blackmail. But instead, all I felt was an overwhelming, bone-crushing *pain.* It was as if someone had reached inside me and ripped out my heart, leaving me hollow and broken.

I hugged my knees to my chest, burying my face in them, trying to make sense of the turmoil in my mind. Why did it hurt so much? Why did seeing Rudra hurt more than anything Ehaan had done?

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The room was dark, the only light coming from the faint glow of the moon outside. Hours passed, but I couldn’t move. I didn’t even have the energy to cry anymore. I just sat there, numb and lost, the walls closing in on me.

Ehaan had come to my door earlier, calling my name. His voice was cold, calculated. I knew he didn’t care about me—he just wanted to gloat. But I couldn’t face him. Not tonight. Not after everything.

I ignored his calls, pulling the blanket over my head, wishing I could disappear, vanish into the darkness where no one could find me. The tears wouldn’t stop, no matter how much I tried to block them out. Each sob was like a wave crashing over me, pulling me deeper into the abyss of my thoughts.

Rudra.

His name echoed in my mind, and with it came a pang of emotions so intense I could barely breathe.I want him to forget me because the secret ehaan had could destroy my life i wouldn't have cared but it would destroys rudra s too.I could still see his face from the video call, the way his jaw tightened, his eyes wide with shock and helplessness as Ehaan tied the knot. He had looked so broken, so lost.

Just like me.

I had always been strong—or at least I tried to be. But this? This was too much. The weight of Ehaan’s threats, the twisted power he held over me, and the fact that Rudra had watched it all unfold… it was too heavy. I couldn’t carry it anymore.

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The hours stretched into an eternity, and I stayed in my room, locked away from the world. My chest felt heavy, my heart aching with every beat. Ehaan could have the world if he wanted—he had won. He had taken everything from me.

I don't know what is my life is going towards but whatever it is i don't want rudra to suffer in it..I don't mind being with a beast like ehaan for Rudra.