Yashvardhan's POV:-

I hadn't expected to see her again so soon...

But the moment she walked into my office,

Clutching that file to her chest like it was her lifeline...

something inside me shifted...

Vaidehi Pandit.

Seventeen, nervous, shy - with those wide, dreamy eyes...

That looked like they belonged in another world...

She stumbled slightly, almost..

dropping the file, and I found myself smirking...

"Miss Pandit?"

I asked,

Voice low, amused..

She jumped. "Uh... Papa sent this file..."

Her fingers were trembling when she passed it to me -

soft fingers, delicate..

like she was made of something breakable...

When our hands brushed,

I felt it -

the tiniest spark. And judging by her sharp little gasp, so did she...

"Relax," I murmured,

watching the way her cheeks flushed pink,

"I don't bite... unless you want me to."

Ah,

The way her eyes widened -

innocent, shocked - like a deer caught in headlights....

Careful, Yash...

She's too young, too sweet for your world...

But something about her softness was pulling me under -

and God help me, I didn't want to resist...

As she turned to leave, I heard myself say,

"Vaidehi."

She froze,

shoulders stiff...

"Y-Yes?"

I watched her, watched that nervous, curious spark flicker in her eyes..

"You look like someone who dreams too much,"

I said softly..

She blinked, confused -

And for a second, so painfully.. beautiful in her innocence,

I forgot to breathe...!!

Who are you, little dreamer...

And

Why do I already want to ruin you?

As she slipped out the door,

Her scent lingered in the room - like STARGAZERS and MONSOON RAIN -

And I leaned back in my chair, fingers steepled beneath my chin...

This wasn't supposed to happen..
But now that it has...

I was already planning our next collision...!!