"Why are you doing this to me?", asked Ashi with tears in her eyes. Arjun's grasp on her throat was getting tighter every second, she was visibly choking and that made Arjun smirk. He was enjoying it, he would enjoy it even more, seeing her break down, piece by piece every day until the day she died.
"Karan asked you take it down, to not publish it didn't he? Why did you still do it huh? You are one stubborn honest girl.", Arjun chuckled, pulling her close.
"You said you love me."
"That was all a plan Pumpking. All a plan, you needed to be taught a lesson."
With that Ashi broke down, crying. All the sweet moments, his sweet words, his soft touch, his adorable demeanour, all a facade to avenge his friend's downfall, brought upon by one report, one report written by her.
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Ashi was a small town hard working girl, trying to make it big in the reporting industry. She was smart but didn't have proper connections, which made it rather difficult to climb up. But one fatefull night, when she catches Karan Sachdev, heir of Sachdev industries, loading his veins and what not, she knew her big break had come. His narcotic scandal would bring about a storm in the busines world of India but most importantly the big break she had been waiting for.
The news goes viral and Karan loses his claim to his father's business and rightfully so. But Karan wouldn't let Ashi off the hook so easily. Enter Arjun Oberoi, the smart, devilishly handsome CEO of Oberoi Motors and a 'brother from another mother' to Karan.
Arjun hatches a plan to teach the big mouthed small town girl a lesson, for turning his friend's life upside down.
WARNING:- Story contains triggering topics such as abuse, assault and self harm.
I looked at his eyes and put up a strong face. His eyes bore into mine as much as mine into his. It was like he could read my mind and reach out to my soul just by looking into my eyes. I tried to read his thoughts, too, but it felt like he had blocked me out this time. Nothing seemed clear to me anymore. Tears were burning behind my eyes and threatening to pour out. I forced myself to hold them back and asked him, "Just revenge?"
Without a ting of emotion on his face, he said, "Just Revenge."
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Amelia Lawson had a perfect life. In the eyes of the world, Amelia, or Amy as most would call her, had everything you ever wanted. A successful career, rich background, a loving brother, and a handsome boyfriend turned husband.
But, it all crashes down when on the wedding night the love of her life, Aaron Kingston, laughs on her face revealing to her that the whole thing right from dating to marriage was just a big sham and for a fact he actually hates her to no bounds.
Now, blackmailed by her husband, Amelia has no choice but to pretend in front of his family and the world that they are a happy couple until he gets what he wants, even if it is her life that is at stake.
With Amy's heart already in her husband's hands, her husband hell bent on making her life a living hell and her not knowing what has she possibly done in the twenty five years of her existence to make him hate her so much, what is much left for her to do but comply?
But no, "Take no shit from anyone." is a rule made for Amy.
Aaron Kingston may have been the love of her life, but he is no exception to this rule.
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Warning: Mentions of sensitive stuff. Please refrain if you feel you can't handle it.
It includes morally gray characters.
Note: This is a standalone book but a part of a series. Can be read in any order.
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