Shadows Between Us

Some shadows are inescapable.

Astha never asked for Uzair’s attention, but in a crowded school corridor, he gave it anyway—pressing closer, cornering her until the world around them disappeared. His nearness was suffocating, intoxicating, impossible to ignore. And for a moment, she let herself believe it meant something.

But Uzair’s game was never love. It was power.
And betrayal always follows too much closeness.

Caught between desire and devastation, Astha must confront the truth she doesn’t want to face: the boy who once made her heart race is the same one who shatters it. In the end, obsession turns to fury, and love burns into hate.

Shadows Between Us is a dark, addictive short novella about dangerous closeness, cruel betrayal, and the haunting freedom found in walking away.