Against all Odds

Ongoing G

Summary: "I love you, Ishaan." Aashi confessed but her smile faltered as she watched Ishaan's face. He hadn't said yes. He hadn't said anything. "Ishaan?" Her voice was barely a whisper. "Did...did I misread something?" He opened his mouth, closed it, then opened it again, tears welling up. "Aashi... I... I can't." Confusion warred with a blossoming dread in Aashi's chest. "Can't what? Can't say yes?" He squeezed his eyes shut, a single tear tracing a path down his cheek. "I am sorry, Aashi. I should have told you. I wanted to, so many times. But I..." The words were choked out. "Aashi, I... I am married." Author's Note: Copyright © 2025 by Shirisha S. Pati All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed, or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying, recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the prior written permission of the writer. Disclaimer This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author's imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. If this book seemed similar to any other story then it's merely a coincidence or I may have inspired by it.