➳ She raises her eyebrows at me and lightly chuckles. "Are you trying to impress me?"
I stutter as I immediately sit up, clearing my throat. "I... might be?"
The girl chuckles to herself, her radiant teeth glowing as she laughs gloriously. I might be super embarrassed right now, but her laugh seems to be lifting me from my misery because her laugh is possibly the most beautiful thing I have ever heard.
She sighs once she stops laughing and places her hand on my cheek. "Well, it's not working," she whispers. Her face is inches from mine as she bats her eyelashes at me. As she is bent towards me, she clears her throat and sits up, taking a long sip from her drink. "I'll be on the dance floor," she winks as she smoothly stands up and graciously walks over to the dance floor. ➳
Shaurya Roy is rich, handsome, and a womanizer.
Anika Desai is quiet, reserved, and observant.
Shaurya wants to break through his father's boundaries.
Anika wants to be her true self.
Shaurya doesn't want to follow in his father's footsteps.
And Anika wants to follow in her mother's.
When Shaurya and Anika cross paths, they slowly start to fall in love with each other. They start to realize that they must meander through the harsh judging of society and their parents to be together and show their true forms to the world.
But will they succeed?
THIS STORY INCLUDES PROFANITY AND SEXUAL SCENES. READ WITH CAUTION!