The sound echoed through the warehouse.
Ananya's scream followed.
"AARAV!"
Time slowed.
Aarav staggered back.
Blood spread across his shirt.
He had been shot.
"No… no… no…" Ananya cried, rushing toward him.
But before she could reach him—
Chaos erupted.
Police sirens blared outside.
Doors burst open.
"DROP YOUR WEAPONS!"
Raghav's expression darkened.
"Damn it…"
He tried to escape—but officers surrounded him.
Within seconds—
He was pinned down.
Cuffed.
Finished.
But none of that mattered.
Because Aarav collapsed to the ground.
Ananya caught him just in time.
"Aarav… stay with me… please…" she begged, her hands shaking.
His breathing was weak.
But his eyes found hers.
"I told you…" he whispered faintly.
"…I won't let anything happen to you."
Tears blurred her vision.
"Don't talk… just stay with me…"
But his eyes slowly closed.
And everything went dark.