𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐃𝐚𝐳𝐳𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐃𝐚𝐰𝐧'§ ||𝟏𝟖+

"माझं तुझ्यावर प्रेम आहे."

Majha tujhyavar prem aahe.

"I'm in love with you," he said.

His voice was rough. Low.

And in Marathi-for the first time.

He never spoke in his mother tongue before.

But now... he did.

For me.

And in that moment, I didn't know whether to smile...

or shatter.

Was I supposed to feel happy?

Because all I felt was numb.

I couldn't believe this was real.

Not him. Not this moment.

It felt like a cruel, twisted fantasy.

No.

No, this can't be happening.

It's my birthday.

Maybe I drank too much.

Maybe I'm hallucinating.

Or maybe... he's playing with me.

Again.

"You're not lying... right?" I asked, my voice barely a whisper.

My heart pounded like a warning siren.

This felt like a game.

A trap.

His expression didn't change-

but something in his eyes shifted.

Dark. Unreadable. Dangerous.

Why now?

Why me?

Tears stung the corners of my eyes, and I hated that he saw them.

Because the truth is-

I don't know how to react to a man who once broke me...

now telling me he loves me.

Not when his love feels like poison-

sweet on the surface,

deadly underneath.

And yet, a part of me wanted to believe him.

Wanted to fall.

Even if I knew I'd be falling onto broken glass.

Because that's what his love is.

Beautiful. Addictive. Painful.

And now it's mine.

Whether I survive it or not...

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