Chapter 81

Shanaya silently stepped out of the guest room and slowly closed the door behind her so as to not alert anyone who might be closeby.

When she turned, a gasp left her mouth as her eyes landed on the man who had been sobbing.

Ahail sat leaning against the wall, his head buried in his folded knees as he cried. In the middle of the corridor. In the Kapoor’s villa.

Immediately she was by her brother’s side on her knees. “Oh, Ahail,” she began, her hand gently touching his arm. “What happened?” Her voice was shaky, barely audible to her own ears. Seeing Ahail in that state struck a chord in her heart. She knew she was going to start crying any moment.

Shanaya heard him inhale heavily, almost as if it hurt him to even breathe. When he slowly raised his head to meet her face, she found herself looking into bloodshot eyes. Snot ran down his nose. The sleeves of his kurta were soaked with his tears and he was visibly shaking.

‘How long has he been here?’ She wondered, quietly wrapping h