Page 27 of Entangled Vows

He shrugged with easy nonchalance. “The fact that you assume sex with me would be boring is hilarious.”

She arched a brow, unimpressed. “If your bedroom skills are anything like your taste in women, I’m probably right.”

“You’ve never met any woman I’ve been involved with.” He let the insult roll off his back.

“I know enough already. I saw your girlfriend when you were in Dehradun. Jiya Kaul. Sounds familiar?”

He stared at her, wondering how the hell she remembered that annoying girl he hadn’t thought about in years. Was she really paying that much attention to him?

Instead of answering, he brushed it off and changed the subject as if it were nothing. “Where are the glasses?”

“They’re in the cupboard where they’re usually kept.” Mahika frowned at the shift in the topic but didn’t say a word.

Vikram cast a sceptical glance at the takeout containers cluttering the counter. “Somehow, I doubt anything here is where it should be.”

Mahika exhaled sharply. “Why are you even here?”

Ignoring her, he opened one cupboard, then another, and ultimately retrieved two glasses. He set them down and reached for the bottle. He was about to say something, but then he paused, his gaze fixed on her.

Her stomach flipped with a weird sensation as she followed his gaze, and it hit her. Her cardigan had slipped down her shoulder, and her thin camisole did nothing to hide the hardened peaks of her nipples pressing against the flimsy fabric. His eyes trailed downward, pausing at her bare feet, then slowly,soslowly, inched their way back up.

Mahika’s first thought was to grab the closest throw blanket and hide under it. However, her pride took over. She wanted to act like she didn’t care. So, she cocked a hip and stood her ground, daring him to look her in the eye again.

When his gaze finally met hers, she raised an eyebrow. “Finished checking me out?”

His eyes burned a dark fire that broke through his usually cold facade. Suddenly, she was hit with a sharp, unwanted feeling of desire.

Brilliant. Just fucking brilliant.She was already losing the upper hand in whatever the hell this was between them.

Without another word, Vikram tore his eyes away and poured the nasty green stuff into a glass and slid it towards her. “Drink.”

Mahika scoffed. “No way I’m drinking that.”

“You are,” Vikram stated simply, his voice alarmingly cool. “Then take a shower and get dressed… because we’re getting married today.”

Mahika froze, her mind going completely blank.

What the actual fuck was he saying?

Her heart slammed against her ribs as the words sank in.

“You... you jerk! You’re full of shit! You said the wedding was tomorrow,” she screamed, her voice cracking with a mix of disbelief and anxiety.

“Did I really?” Vikram drawled, his tone torturously casual, as if they were discussing the weather. “Well, it happens to be today, sweetheart.”

She clenched her fists, swallowing the urge to slap the condescension right off him. “Don’t you dare call me sweetheart, you fucking prick. Is this a joke to you? How dare you change something this huge on a whim, when my life, my entire future is hanging on it?”

She panted heavily, her face flushed with anger, and her fists clenched tight. Vikram stepped closer, uncurling her fingersone by one with surprising gentleness, as if coaxing a category 5 hurricane into silence. But she yanked her hands back, refusing to let go of her anger.

“No, Momo, it’s not a joke.” His voice stayed calm, annoyingly firm, as if he were the only sane person in the room. “The decision was taken yesterday because today is more auspicious.”

“Oh really? Since when the hell do you give a damn about auspiciousness?” Her tone was laced with venom.

“Since my life’s been shackled to yours.”

“Ha. The big bad Vikram Khurana, scared of a few fucking stars? That’s rich. Well, guess what? Forget the stars, you’ve got my wrath to deal with now, you control freak jerk. You should’ve informed me earlier about the change of date.”

“I would have told you yesterday night, but you were too busy twirling around with a fucking stranger in an intoxicated state. So, pray tell me, how exactly was I supposed to break such important news to you at that time?”