LOST LOVE

"I loved a version of you that only existed in my head. You were never him. You were always... this."

Five years ago, Rati Tripathi was shattered. On a cold, rain-slicked night, she gripped the silk collar of the man she thought was her soulmate and begged for a 'why' that never came. Agastya Desai, with a heart of stone and a voice clipped and hollow, dismissed their entire world with three soul-crushing words:

"It was just a fling."

For Rati, those words were the end. For Agastya, they were a lie that would haunt him for half a decade.

Five Years Later: Kolkata.

Agastya is no longer the man he once was, but the ghost of the girl he destroyed still lingers in every shadow. When he spots a woman in a white Anarkali in a crowded supermarket aisle-graceful, peaceful, and holding the hand of a dark-haired four-year-old girl-his world tilts on its axis.

He expects tears. He expects a slap. He expects the fiery rage of a woman scorned.

Instead, he gets a blank stare.

"I think you have the wrong person," she says firmly. "Who is Rati?"

Is it a game of revenge? Has she truly moved on? Or has the trauma of that night wiped the memory of Agastya Desai from her soul entirely? As Agastya tries to force his way back into a life that no longer has room for him, he must face the secrets Rati is hiding-and the possibility that some bridges aren't just burnt; they're ash.

WHY READ THIS?
✨ Tropes: Second Chance Romance |Betrayal and Grovel | She fell first he fell harder | Revenge | Office Romance (Flashbacks) | Extrovert x Introvert

Author's Note:
Welcome to my first ever work of fiction! If you love stories with deep emotional angst, a touch of mystery, and a hero who has to crawl for forgiveness, you're in the right place. This story is more than what you can guess-there are layers to Rati's silence and Agastya's past that will be revealed one chapter at a time.

Are you ready to find out what happened to Rati?

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