Guardian

-:chapter 23:-

Abhimanyu's hands trembled as he processed the papers. Custody of Avyansh? His mind raced, struggling to comprehend who dared to try and take his boy from him. Just as he was about to look further into the file, his phone buzzed on the desk, and he answered it without looking.

"Speak," he commanded coldly.

"Sir... Avyansh is missing." Raghav's voice came through, sounding tense.

Abhimanyu's heart dropped, and a dangerous chill settled in his chest. His hand clenched the phone so tightly it could have snapped. "What the hell do you mean bymissing?" he growled, his voice low but filled with menace.

"I was waiting by the school gate as always, but Avyansh never came out. I checked everywhere-he's nowhere to be found."

"I'm coming," he snarled, cutting the call abruptly.

He stood from his desk, grabbed his coat, and stormed out of the office. . His guards immediately fell into formation, sensing the shift in his demeanor. .

He reached the parking area, his car waiting just ahead. As he was about to step towards it-

BOOM!

The car exploded in a deafening blast, the impact sending shockwaves through the surroundings. Flames roared as shattered glass and metal flew everywhere. People screamed, scattering in panic, running in every direction. The smell of smoke filled the air, and the street was thrown into chaos.

For a moment, everything stood still-the smoke, the fire, the ringing in his ears. But Abhimanyu didn't flinch. His cold, furious gaze cut through the chaos.

Then his phone buzzed again.

The sound was jarring in the stillness, vibrating in his palm. His eyes flicked down to the screen-Unknown Number.

Every instinct told him to ignore it, to crush the phone in his hand out of sheer rage. But something in the back of his mind whispered otherwise. Pick it up.

He answered, bringing the phone to his ear without a word.

"Boom," a voice on the other side taunted, dripping with mockery and satisfaction. "Toh kaisa laga dhamaka, ASR?"

Abhimanyu's grip on the phone tightened as a dangerous calm settled over him-a calm that was far more terrifying than any outburst.

The voice continued, smug and ominous. "This is only the beginning. There are more blasts to come. And they'll be bigger. Much bigger. So stay ready."

The line went dead with a soft click.

Abhimanyu lowered the phone slowly, his jaw tightening with a fury so potent it felt like molten steel in his veins. His body trembled, not from fear, but from the overwhelming rage threatening to tear him apart from the inside.

This wasn't a warning.

This was a declaration of war.

But one thing was certain.

He would be the one to finish it.

RR-the initials burned into his mind. Whoever this person was, wherever he hid, it didn't matter. The day he would found him, the coward would beg for death. And abhimanyu singh rajput would make sure death was the last thing he'd get..

Abhimanyu stormed into the school,His aura was suffocating, and the tension in the air was thick enough to choke on. His guards followed closely, their eyes scanning every corner, every face-alert and ready.

The principal and staff gathered anxiously in the reception area, already aware of the brewing storm. Abhimanyu's presence was enough to send chills down their spines, but his eyes-they carried the promise of hell.