Chapter 115

• Night had just begun to fall, painting the sky with a soft, seductive twilight the kind that made everything feel charged, like the calm before a storm. The props team had transformed the set into a world dripping with romance and danger. Every detail was perfect, every shadow purposeful.
• I slipped into my costume, feeling the fabric hug my skin tighter than usual. Meruv normally so confident, so untouchable stood beside me, and to my surprise, he looked… nervous. Not his usual cool self. I caught the flicker of tension in his eyes as he drew a shaky breath, trying to calm himself.
• I wasn’t sure if it was the script or the weight of the moment that got to him. After all, he’d never even held my hand before, let alone kissed me. The irony wasn’t lost on me that our first kiss would come on this set, under these lights, with a crew watching.