Aarav’s pulse raced. “And if I say no?”
Aarav couldn’t sleep. Who was this woman? Vikram’s first wife had died in a fire. Lilly was a war widow—her first husband, an army officer, had been killed in Kashmir. She had no family, no past. She was a ghost with a mangalsutra. Lilly Bhabhi -2022- NeonX Original
He had no choice. They shook hands. A deal between demons. Aarav’s pulse raced
Aarav got the diary. But when he opened it, the pages were blank except for one: Vikram’s first wife had died in a fire
“Put that away,” she said, sitting on his bed like a sister. “I didn’t marry Vikram for love. I married him for the family vault.”
“Good boy,” Lilly said. She pulled the trigger.
“One more thing,” she said. “Vikram’s first wife? The fire. It wasn’t an accident. She found out about the list. So I lit her saree while she slept.”