The entire mansion was silent.

Too silent.

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A small boy sat on the floor of his nursery.

Barely one and a half years old.

Too young to understand betrayal.

Too young to understand abandonment.

Too young to understand why his mother never came back.

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But old enough to feel her absence.

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Tiny tears rolled down his chubby cheeks.

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"Maa..."

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No answer.

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The toddler looked toward the door again.

Hope shining in his innocent eyes.

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Still no answer.

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His lower lip trembled.

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"Maa..."

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This time louder.

More desperate.

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Nothing.

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Outside the room...

Rudra Malhotra stood frozen.

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The most feared businessman in the country.

A man who made powerful people tremble.

A mafia king.

A ruthless ruler.

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Yet completely helpless before the tears of his son.

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His fists clenched.

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Because he knew exactly who Vihaan was calling.

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The woman who had left them.

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The woman Rudra still couldn't hate despite everything.

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His wife.

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The woman who chose another man.

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And left her husband and child behind.

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Inside the room...

Vihaan's crying grew louder.

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The sound shattered whatever remained of Rudra's heart.

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He immediately walked inside.

Picked up his son.

Held him tightly.

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The toddler grabbed his shirt.

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"Maa..."

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Rudra closed his eyes.

Pain flashing across his face.

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"She isn't coming, champ."

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The child didn't understand the words.

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But he understood sadness.

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And somehow...

That made everything worse.

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Rudra kissed his son's forehead.

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For the first time in his life...

The great Rudra Malhotra felt defeated.

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He could buy empires.

Control cities.

Destroy enemies.

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But he couldn't give his son what he wanted most.

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A mother.

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Neither of them knew it yet.

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But somewhere in another part of the city...

A girl named Kavya Sharma was preparing for her first day at work.

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Completely unaware that fate was about to change her life forever.

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Completely unaware that a little boy would soon wrap his tiny fingers around her heart.

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And refuse to let go.

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Completely unaware that she was about to become the obs

ession of the most dangerous man she would ever meet.

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And that one day...

A child who wasn't hers would look at her with tear-filled eyes and call her-

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"Mama."

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KAVYA: HIS DARK OBSESSION 🖤