Whispers of Destiny: Unveiling Hearts ✅

|| 50. New Start ||

5 Years Later

AKSHARA'S POV

The soft rays of the morning sun seep through the window, gently waking me up. Honestly, the past five years have been the best of my life. Surrounded by my loved ones, with Abhimanyu, Abhir, and now this baby on the way, life feels complete. I place my hand lovingly on my eight-months-pregnant belly, smiling to myself.

These past eight months haven't been easy-only I know how difficult it's been. The first time was harder, but this time, thankfully, the complications have been less severe. For the last two years, I've been taking good care of myself-yoga sessions, a healthy diet, and all the prescribed medications-so that this pregnancy would go as smoothly as possible.

Abhimanyu had initially told me that he would be fine if we didn't have another child, and I agreed with him for a while.

But everything changed when I saw Keesha bhabhi's baby. Yes, four years ago, Kairav bhaiya and Keesha bhabhi got married had a baby boy, and guess who named him? Me, of course! His name is Kaishan.

After seeing Kaishan, I brought up the topic of having another child with Abhimanyu, and after some convincing, he finally agreed.

Oh, and so much has changed! Krish bhaiya and Arshia got married and now have a beautiful daughter named Isha. Yes, I named her too.

Vansh bhaiya and Samaira also tied the knot, and they have a son named Varun. Can you guess who came up with that name? Yep, me again.

I mean, isn't it a bua's (aunt's) right to name the kids?

Life has been so full of joy and chaos lately. Abhimanyu and Abhir care for me, but let's be honest, they irritate me more than anything with their overprotectiveness. But I can't say much to them, can I?

This pregnancy, this family, this love-it's all been worth it. I smile again, thinking of how far we've come and how much more there is to look forward to.

I got out of bed, went to the washroom, and freshened up. When I came back, I stood in front of the mirror, admiring myself for a moment. This pregnancy has brought such a glow to my face... Abhimanyu always says so.

I walked over to the couch, sat down, picked up my iPad, and started reading a book. Everyone thinks that ever since I got pregnant, I've turned into a complete bookworm.

But Arshia knows the truth. No one else has any idea what kind of books I actually read. They all assume I read for knowledge or to prepare for something.

Little do they know I'm obsessed with romantic storybooks, and it was Arshia who introduced me to this world.

In the past month alone, I've devoured the entire Twisted Love series (4 books),
the Shatter Me series (11 books), The Love Hypothesis,
and both It Ends with Us and It Starts with Us.
I finished all of them in just one month!

A week ago, when Abhimanyu discovered the kind of books I read, he was absolutely traumatized. He couldn't stop going on about it: "Who reads this stuff during pregnancy? What's the point of all this? Blah blah blah..." But, of course, I'm not the kind of person who listens to lectures like that.

Just as I was lost in my thoughts, the door opened. Abhimanyu walked in carrying my breakfast tray. He placed it on the table and looked at me with an exasperated expression.

"You're reading those books again, aren't you?" he said, clearly not thrilled. "What do you even enjoy about them?"

I set my iPad down, picked up my glass of juice, and looked at him with a playful smirk. "You wouldn't understand until you read them yourself. Alex Volkov, Aaron Warner, Josh Chen, Christian Harper, Rhys Larsen... They're just so... perfect!"