Chapter 35

"What was that?" Neil questioned when Shanaya got into the seat and slammed the door shut.

But she did not answer him immediately. She took her time to even her breath, looking back for a glance at the retreating man who had made her breathless. “Dhruv was just upset that I was leaving without saying goodbye,” she told Neil, feigning normalcy in her voice. It was the truth and yet, it felt a lot like she was hiding something.

“I’ll believe that,” her cousin remarked, turning the key to start the car.

They were on the road soon, the car running smoothly at a uniform speed. Trees and street lights sped past them, and Shanaya could not be more to be alone.

Neil was not a fool—she knew he understood what was going on. He knew of their past, and from what he had just witnessed, Shanaya was sure he had jumped to a conclusion.

She told herself she did not care what Neil thought of her. At that moment, she only cared about the privacy her apartment provided her.

But her mind played evil