Shadow of redemption

Return to Delhi

Aaravi stood by the large window in her office at Hope Hospital, watching the fading sunlight. She had completed all her work—her patients were stable, and the NGO was running smoothly. The children at the NGO had been tearful as they hugged her goodbye, their warmth tugging at her heart. But now, it was time to return home to Delhi, to her family. Aaravi smiled, thinking about her parents, her protective brother Aryan, and how they'd react when she finally arrived after weeks away.

She gathered her belongings, her mind swirling with mixed emotions. Bhopal had brought her many experiences—some unexpected, especially the encounters with a certain patient who had come into her life under mysterious circumstances.   Rakshit  . She hadn’t thought much about him in the past couple of days, but a small part of her hoped he had taken her advice seriously after leaving the hospital. With her work here done, she booked her flight back to Delhi, where her family awaited her return.

  

On the other side of Bhopal, in a high-end resort,   Rakshit   stood by a floor-to-ceiling window, his back turned to the luxurious suite behind him. The city below glowed under the evening sky, but his mind was elsewhere. He had just gotten off a call with Raj, his most trusted man, who had finally found   Vikram  .

Vikram, the traitor who had dared to betray Rakshit, had been hiding in Delhi. His audacity was beyond comprehension, but it didn't surprise Rakshit. People like Vikram always sought refuge in the shadows of bigger cities, thinking they could escape the inevitable.

"Delhi, huh?" Rakshit muttered under his breath, his fingers brushing against the cool glass. The mission in Bhopal was complete, and it was time to return to his base in Delhi, where Vikram would be brought to face the consequences of his betrayal.

"Bring him to the warehouse in Delhi," Rakshit had ordered Raj, his voice icy with authority. "Make sure he doesn’t slip away again."

Rakshit’s empire stretched across Asia, and the warehouse in Delhi, which served as one of his most critical outposts, was where all major operations were run. His power was unmatched, and it was time to remind Vikram of the consequences of crossing him.

As he packed his bags, Rakshit couldn't help but think of his time in Bhopal—the way the city had tested him and brought him face to face with someone unlike anyone he'd met before.   Aaravi  , the doctor who had challenged him in ways no one else had dared. Her warmth, her kindness, her insistence that he take care of himself—it had been a strange experience for a man like him, one accustomed to coldness, betrayal, and ruthless decisions.

He paused as he reached for his jacket. For a brief moment, he remembered how she had looked at him, her eyes filled with genuine concern. Shaking his head, Rakshit brushed the thought away. He had more important things to focus on. Emotions were a luxury he couldn’t afford.

  

As fate would have it, both Aaravi and Rakshit were now preparing to return to the same city—  Delhi  , a place that would soon bring their paths together once more.

While Aaravi packed her things with excitement about reuniting with her family, Rakshit’s thoughts were filled with a storm of vengeance and the next step in his dangerous world. But somewhere, deep in the recesses of his mind, the image of Aaravi's face lingered.

Their lives, though seemingly worlds apart, were set to converge again, but this time, in the chaotic heart of Delhi—a city of power, ambition, and, unbeknownst to them, destiny.

Both Rakshit and Aaravi were heading to Delhi for very different reasons, but perhaps their worlds weren’t as separate as they thought. As Aaravi boarded her flight, excited about her return, and Rakshit prepared for a hunt that would decide the fate of one of his enemies, neither of them knew that Delhi would offer more than what they were expecting.

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