Chapter 26

By the time Monday morning rolled in, Shanaya was tired beyond measure.

This was very rare. If she could be very honest with herself she would admit that this was happening for the first time—the urge to stay back rather than attend work was strong. She had always been a workaholic and there was a good reason behind it. She knew how her mind conjured up the darkest of thoughts when it was unoccupied.

Despite every nerve in her body pleading with her not to, she convinced herself to get out of bed that morning, even though it took more than a cup of coffee for that to happen.

The bright daylight outside mocked her gloomy mood. To make things worse, she found the tire of her car flattened. She was sure she would lose a tooth or two from how she suppressed groaning at her state.

Could it get any worse? she questioned herself rhetorically, silently fearing it could indeed happen.

The aches in Shanaya’s body made themselves known as soon as she stepped out of the cab. Any sleep ha