Deceit (Short Story)
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🏆Grand Fiction Award: Shortlisted🏆
When a call from police brings the news of a friend's sudden death, Ruhi and Aarush are pulled into a spiral of grief, betrayal, and secrets.
As love and obsession blur into one, they must decide how much truth they can carry, and how much lies are to bury forever.
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