Page 47 of Entangled Vows

Mahika let out a long breath, a smile tugging at her lips as she read Ishika’s message. She immediately messaged Vikram.

Mahika:Did you seriously send movers to my place?

Vikram:You’re welcome.

Mahika:That wasn’t a thank you. That was a what-the-hell-is-wrong-with-you.

Vikram:Pretty sure the clause said we live together. I’m just making sure we follow the rules.

Mahika:By packing up my life without asking?

Vikram:I figured you’d stall. So, I planned accordingly.

Mahika:You planned my relocation like a business deal?

Vikram:Well, you are the most complicated merger I’ve ever handled.

Mahika:Try that line again when your entire wardrobe is swapped with unicorn colours.

Vikram:You wouldn’t dare.

Mahika:Watch me.

Vikram:You’re adorable when you threaten me, Momo.

Mahika:And you’re infuriating when you control me, Grizzly.

Vikram:Can’t wait to see that fire in person.

Mahika:I am not moving in today.

Vikram:Why?

Mahika:I need time to adjust. To this. To us.

Vikram:We don’t have the luxury of time. We can’t let Excel Group think this is a sham.

Mahika:I’m not asking for forever. Just one night.

Vikram:Ok. One night. Then you come home tomorrow. We can’t be seen living different lives if we have to convince everyone we are happily married.

Mahika:Don’t call it home.

Vikram:It is home.

Mahika: Not mine.

Vikram:Tomorrow, you’re coming home with me. Call it what you want. It won’t change the truth.

Mahika:You really think saying it like that will make me feel any less trapped?

Vikram:No. But it’ll remind you exactly who you’re married to.

She leaned back, her head hitting the seat with a dramatic thud. Three hundred and sixty-five days. An entire year of faking it, of walking on eggshells, and of trying not to fall for the man who had already gotten under her skin. Honestly, she was this close to losing her sanity.

But right now, she had more important things to worry about than Vikram Khurana and his intensity. It was Ishika and her reaction to the marriage. She had a sinking feeling her best friend might kill her for making the dumbest life choice ever.

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