Chapter 85

For a moment all Shanaya could hear and feel was a strange buzzing in her ears and the palpable beating of her heart. She was almost sure she was about to faint.

Dhruv's eyes fluttered to her from where he kneeled on the floor. She felt her throat tighten with every passing moment.

What was he trying to do?

“You have to say yes, Shan,” he repeated, looking at her with hopeful eyes.

She shook her head adamantly. “Dhruv? No!”

Was he about to pull out a ring and propose to her? All of a sudden? There was no way she knew how to react to something like that. She liked him. She might even love him back. But the proposal was too much and too soon.

His hands reached out and held hers and he replied, his voice soft and true, “I want to travel the world with you. Let me take you somewhere.”

Shanaya exhaled, her thoughts a mix of disappointment and surprise. She allowed him to continue.

His voice reflected vulnerability, and she sensed a little pleading in it. “I just fixed a huge fucking bus