His voice came low certain. "These files won't be signed."
Siya blinked. "...Hm?"
The entire room felt still then Rudra stood from his chair slowly, his eyes never leaving hers.
"Because," he said quietly, "I'm not ending this marriage."
Siya's smile slowly faded.
Confusion replaced the excitement in her eyes as she looked from Rudra to the closed file then toward Shreya and Aryan standing unusually silent.
Something felt wrong suddenly.
Very wrong.
Siya looked back at Rudra carefully. "Ending... marriage?" she repeated softly. "What do you mean, Rudra ji...?"
The room fell completely quiet.
And for the first time since entering the office Siya noticed the atmosphere. Then her eyes dropped toward the file on the desk.
Siya saw her name.
Legal documents.
Contract termination papers.
Siya heartbeat stumbled. "...What is this?"
Nobody answered immediately.
Slowly, her eyes lifted back to Rudra the confusion in them had begun turning fragile. "Rudra ji..." she whispered. "Why are there marriage papers here?"
Finally, he spoke. "Two years ago," he said calmly, "when the marriage happened... I created a contract."
her face slowly lost color. "A... contract?"
"It was meant to fulfill the family ritual only," Rudra continued quietly. "After two years, the marriage could legally end if either side wanted."
Each word landed heavier than the last.
Siya stared at him silently as if trying to understand something impossible.
And suddenly everything inside her felt cold all these years while she had treated the marriage as real there had been an expiration date hidden beneath it.
A small broken laugh escaped her unknowingly. "Oh..."
Rudra took one step toward Siya But she instinctively stepped back first"So... all this time..." she whispered. "I was just fulfilling a ritual?"
CH 5 OF RITUAL TO WORSHIP HER IS OUT NOW!!
https://www.wattpad.com/1634006343-ritual-to-worship-her-ch-5-a-contract
https://www.wattpad.com/story/411898779-ritual-to-worship-her
