10| Don't Make Me Lose Control

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CORRUPT ME

The morning sunlight hit my face like it had a personal grudge

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The morning sunlight hit my face like it had a personal grudge.
I groaned, dragging the pillow over my head. Sleep had been useless. Every time I closed my eyes, his voice slipped back in—

"You have no idea how much I want to ruin you..."

God, that man.
That arrogant, self-obsessed, no-boundary, excuse for a professor.

I sat up, hair in complete chaos, and glared at the mirror like it owed me answers. "Why am I even thinking about him?" I muttered. "He's not that special. Just tall, rude, and... infuriatingly composed."

A smug voice echoed in my head.

"Miss Advani, maybe next time, you'll think before you open that mouth in my class."

I rolled my eyes so hard I almost saw my brain.
"He's lucky he's Ahaan's brother," I grumbled, grabbing my towel. "Otherwise, I'd have thrown my coffee on his perfect stupid face by now."

The house was already alive with noise. My mother's voice carried through the hall — wedding chaos day two.

I groaned again, tying my robe tighter and heading downstairs.
My phone buzzed: Ahaan.

Ahaan: Skipping college today, sunshine?
Tara: Don't start. It's Mehndi prep day, remember?
Ahaan: Perfect. Zade's coming along too.
Tara: ...You're kidding.
Ahaan: He offered to help with the event. Said he "owes" your dad something.
Tara: That man wouldn't help a butterfly cross the road, what are you talking about?

My pulse stuttered. He was coming here?
In broad daylight?

"Oh no," she whispered. "Not again. Not today."
But even as I said it, a traitorous part of me — the one that loved chaos — smirked.
"Fine," I muttered, heading to my wardrobe. "Let's give him something to frown about."

I pulled out the boldest outfit I could find — simple yet sharp. Clean lines. Statement earrings. Trouble written all over.

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The Advani mansion buzzed with life.
Servants moved in and out carrying trays of sweets and plates of marigolds. Someone was shouting about décor; someone else was arguing about music. The scent of mehndi, flowers, and freshly brewed coffee clung to the air.

And in the middle of all that chaos stood Tara Advani — radiant, impatient, and already done with everyone.
Her hair was tied up in a messy twist, her wrists jingled with bangles, and her sharp eyes scanned the arrangements like a commander preparing for battle.

"Where's the pool décor?" she called out, irritation clear in her tone. "If those fairy lights don't look perfect by evening, I'm drowning someone myself!"

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