Runaway Bride – The Lost & Found Love - Chapter 10

 

Chapter 10: The Walls Come Down

That night, the house was quiet. Aditi sat in the garden under the moonlight, hugging her knees, lost in thought.

Aditya walked out with two cups of tea.
He placed one near her without a word and sat on the opposite bench, deliberately keeping distance.

For a long time, silence hung between them. The only sound was the rustle of leaves in the breeze.

Finally, Aditya broke it.
Aditya (softly):
“Do you know why I looked for you for a year? Not because you were my wife. Not because of my ego. But because every breath without you felt like poison. I wasn’t living, Aditi. I was just… existing.”

Her eyes shimmered with unshed tears.
Aditi (whispering):
“And do you know why I ran? Because I thought you loved control more than you loved me. I thought… I would never matter more than your pride.”

Aditya’s chest tightened. He moved closer, his voice breaking.
Aditya:
“I was a fool. I thought loving you meant keeping you close, no matter how. But now I know… if I can’t give you freedom, then I don’t deserve your love.”

Aditi looked up at him — the powerful businessman who once scared her — now sitting with vulnerability in his eyes.

And for the first time, she saw not the man who bound her… but the man who was ready to set her free.

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