VELVET and VENOM || 18+

"Some stories begin with a meeting; this one begins with a man who mistakes obsession for destiny."
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"He turned my freedom into a cage and expected me to call it love."

As a university professor, I built a life around logic, structure, and control. I never imagined that welcoming a high-profile chief guest to campus would unravel all of it.

On stage, he was calm, polished, and composed. In my shadow, he became a nightmare, a man who takes pleasure in my tears. For two months, I thought a stranger was stalking me. I was wrong. I knew him. He is Veda ..

"Ishh... are you waiting for me, love?"
My breath hitches, but I force myself to stay composed. When I turn, he is standing there holding a fresh bouquet of tulips.

I used to love those flowers, now, his touch has ruined them for me. He uses that soft, intimate nickname to slip past my guard, to make me forget that he is the enemy. But I won't break that easily.