It was 8 in the morning when Sakshi stood on the balcony of her flat in Rajkot, sipping her coffee. That's when her eyes met his-those amber eyes. Nikhil. What was he doing here? And why was he drenched? She couldn't understand.

Just then, the screech of car tires reached her ears, and Shivansh and Kavyashree, got down. Even after everything, they weren't willing to leave her alone.

"Sakshi. I love you." Nikhil said, finally breaking the whirlwind of her thoughts.

She ran downstairs before anyone else in the society could come out, unsure how they would interpret the scene.

"Nikhil, what are you doing here?" she asked, rushing to where they were standing.

"Why did you leave like that, Sakshi?" he asked, gently cupping her face.

"Nikhil, I can't give you those things which you deserve. I'm just too broken to be handled. Leave me, Nikhil." Her tears brimmed her eyes.

There was complete silence.

"Sakshi, I don't want anything from you. I just need your presence in my life. I don't know how to live without you and our daughter Niharika." He said, wiping off the tears from her face.

"Sakshi maan jaa na." (Sakshi, please agree) Kavyashree said from behind.

"Han Sakshi, maan jaa. Ye tere liye Ahmedabad se Rajkot chal ke nikal gaya." (Yes, Sakshi, please agree. He came all the way walking from Ahmedabad to Rajkot for you) Shivansh said with a smile.

"Chal ke?" (Walking?) she asked, amused.

"Han, raat to gaadi kharab ho gayi... to subah tak rukne ke bajaye ye chalke nikal gaya." (Yes, the car broke down at night... so instead of stopping till morning, he left) Shivansh said, rubbing the back of his neck.

"Nikhil. Have you gone crazy?" she looked up at this drenched man in front of her. He had literally walked 200 kms-that too for her.

"Yes, your royal highness. I'm crazily in love with you." He said, grinning wide.

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