She is just Mine

Vidhya Agarwal was once the girl who believed in forever.
Then the man she loved disappeared without a goodbye.
Now she hides her heartbreak behind cigarettes, alcohol, and fake smiles while desperately searching for answers only one man can give her.

But fate has other plans.

Akarsh Singhania-arrogant, impulsive, dangerously possessive, and obsessed with control-is everything Vidhya hates. A man driven by ambition and power, he agrees to marry her not out of love, but because the marriage gives him access to the one thing he craves most:
The Singhania empire.

To Akarsh, Vidhya is a beautiful disaster.
To Vidhya, Akarsh is an unbearable narcissist.

Yet somewhere between hatred, forced proximity, emotional destruction, jealousy, and sleepless nights...
Their lives begin entangling in ways neither of them expected.

But there's one problem.
Vidhya still belongs to a ghost from her past.
And Akarsh?
Akarsh is not a man who tolerates being second.

...................

Vidhya stood near the balcony doors, breathing unevenly, tears mixed with anger burning in her eyes. Her fingers trembled around the glass in her hand, though she wasn't even drinking anymore.

Akarsh stood a few feet away watching her like a man trying very hard not to lose control.
And failing.
Completely.

"You don't get to decide who I remember," she whispered.
His jaw tightened instantly.

"There you go again."

"What?"

"That look in your eyes." He laughed bitterly. "Like he's still some god you worship."

Vidhya looked away immediately.
That alone was enough to destroy whatever patience he had left.
Days
Days of marriage.
Days of watching her wake up from nightmares whispering another man's name.
Days of seeing her stare at old messages like they were sacred.
Days of feeling like a replacement in his own house.
And the worst part?

He hated how much it affected him.
"You still love him that much?" he asked quietly.
She swallowed hard.