Love lies

Chapter 35- Up in flames

The early morning sun cast blurry shadows across the master bedroom as a soft quietness filled the room.

Rocky laid on his back, one arm draped lazily around Reena's naked shoulders, his fingers tracing light, absentminded patterns on her skin.

She nestled closer, pressing her cheek against his chest, breathing in his warmth, his scent-something familiar now, something that felt like home.

"I could get used to this," he murmured, his voice thick with sleep and contentment. Rocky smirked, shifting just enough to kiss the top of her head.

"Yeah?" Reena asked, her voice teasing.

"Mm-hmm." She slid her hand across his stomach, fingertips brushing against his skin like she was memorizing him.

"Waking up, my wife's bare and beautiful body draped over mine. No stress, just pure bliss" he wandered and Reena let out a breath.

Reena lifted her head slightly, resting her chin on his chest so she could look at him. "Well you should get used to this. This is gonna be the rest of your life. So no complaints" she playfully warned and his soft chuckle filled the room, his chest rumbling with delight

He studied her for a moment, his dark eyes warm, thoughtful. Then he grinned, running his thumb over her bottom lip. "Trust me, this is the last thing i would complain about"

She smiled, then kissed him-slow, lingering, like they had all the time in the world.

When she pulled away, she cupped his face and Rocky noticed the previous playful glint in her eyes had seemingly disappeared, replaces with something more serious.

"What's wrong Chinna?" he asked concerned, shifting slightly. Reena nervously bit her lip, gazing down for a moment before she began speaking again.

"I'm sorry about yesterday. I didn't mean to get angry at you, i was just worried" Reena mumbled and Rocky's eyes softened as he pulled her closer into his arms, once again placing a tender kiss at the top of her head.

"Chinna, dont be sorry. Its common for a wife to be worried for her husband. Ill promise to be more cautious from now on okay?" he said softly and Reena smiled, resting her head on his chest, listening to the soft thump of his heart.

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CBI branch Bangalore

Raghavan paced angrily in his office, the environment thick with tension.

"EVERY RAID IS A FAILURE, THERE IS AN INFORMATION LEAK AND THERE IS AN INFORMER IN THIS OFFICE, GO TO HELL" he screamed at all his officers in anger as everyone lowered their heads in shame.

Every raid until this point was a failure, the police department were now growing frustrated as they were being used but not getting anywhere with this case or helping the CBI.

The prime minister has also been on their case, urging them to take down Rocky as soon as possible.

Raghavan ran a tense hand through his hair, sighing. "I cant do this today, Ramesh you take cover for today" Raghavan said and left the office.

"Ramesh we have one last raid location, should we proceed or not?" Varun asked and Ramesh nodded, not knowing what else to do.

"Lets see if we can catch him this time" Ramesh muttered, leaving to prepare for the last raid.

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Rocky ran his hand over the cold steel of a matte black pistol, testing the weight in his grip. The gun shop smelled of oil and metal, the quiet hum of an old radio playing in the background. He wasn't in a rush-just weighing his options, considering his next investment.