Installment Series by Payal Dedhia

Paradise is my home. It's filled with every luxury imaginable, but it comes with a shadow of darkness. It has bars—bars to keep me in, to make sure I don’t get out.My brain says my Stockholm syndrome kicked in and I fell in love with the devil.My heart says the pull, the attraction, the affection is what made me fall for him.As for me, I don’t know what is true... moreParadise is my home. It's filled with every luxury imaginable, but it comes with a shadow of darkness. It has bars—bars to keep me in, to make sure I don’t get out.My brain says my Stockholm syndrome kicked in and I fell in love with the devil.My heart says the pull, the attraction, the affection is what made me fall for him.As for me, I don’t know what is true. I only know one I feel for him, but can I submit to him?Aayansh Ahluwalia has succeeded in possessing my soul, but the grudge still remains. So how can I submit to him? The line has to be drawn, and I draw it, hoping to put bars around me so he cannot reach me.Tisha Chopra will submit to me. She doesn’t know it yet, but she wants to. The righteous part of her personality is stopping her. I will scorch that part away so what remains is the soul that is bound to me forever. less

This is Installment 3 of the Phase 4 - The RewardThe flames flicker, the only light in the darkness that I now call home. My life? Gone. All that’s left is this breathing, broken shell. Life isn’t always a gift—sometimes it’s a punishment. And right now, it’s mine.Every moment without her is pure agony.Tisha Chopra once submitted to me, body and soul. But when things went sideways, she ran. She thought she could escape the devil. She thought wrong... moreThis is Installment 3 of the Phase 4 - The RewardThe flames flicker, the only light in the darkness that I now call home. My life? Gone. All that’s left is this breathing, broken shell. Life isn’t always a gift—sometimes it’s a punishment. And right now, it’s mine.Every moment without her is pure agony.Tisha Chopra once submitted to me, body and soul. But when things went sideways, she ran. She thought she could escape the devil. She thought wrong. Now, she’ll learn what happens when you cross me. Her reward is coming—something she’ll never forget.But first, I have to find her.Aayansh Ahluwalia doesn’t know why I ran. He doesn’t understand what I’m afraid of—and I can’t tell him. He wouldn’t listen. He never does. His rule was stay by his side, no questions, within boundaries, and no escape.But I broke that rule. I chose freedom over the gilded cage he built around me. And I don’t regret it.If he finds me, I know what’s coming. His reward—crafted just for me. The kind only he could dream up. And it terrifies me.So, I’ll keep running, keep hiding, keep fighting to stay out of his reach.Because this isn’t just about me anymore. It’s bigger—so much bigger.And if he ever learns the truth, it won’t just destroy my life. It’ll destroy everything. less

This is Installment 4 of the Phase 4 - The RewardThe flames flicker, the only light in the darkness that I now call home. My life? Gone. All that’s left is this breathing, broken shell. Life isn’t always a gift—sometimes it’s a punishment. And right now, it’s mine.Every moment without her is pure agony.Tisha Chopra once submitted to me, body and soul. But when things went sideways, she ran. She thought she could escape the devil. She thought wrong... moreThis is Installment 4 of the Phase 4 - The RewardThe flames flicker, the only light in the darkness that I now call home. My life? Gone. All that’s left is this breathing, broken shell. Life isn’t always a gift—sometimes it’s a punishment. And right now, it’s mine.Every moment without her is pure agony.Tisha Chopra once submitted to me, body and soul. But when things went sideways, she ran. She thought she could escape the devil. She thought wrong. Now, she’ll learn what happens when you cross me. Her reward is coming—something she’ll never forget.But first, I have to find her.Aayansh Ahluwalia doesn’t know why I ran. He doesn’t understand what I’m afraid of—and I can’t tell him. He wouldn’t listen. He never does. His rule was stay by his side, no questions, within boundaries, and no escape.But I broke that rule. I chose freedom over the gilded cage he built around me. And I don’t regret it.If he finds me, I know what’s coming. His reward—crafted just for me. The kind only he could dream up. And it terrifies me.So, I’ll keep running, keep hiding, keep fighting to stay out of his reach.Because this isn’t just about me anymore. It’s bigger—so much bigger.And if he ever learns the truth, it won’t just destroy my life. It’ll destroy everything. less

Welcome to Installment 5------------------------------------------------I am in a happy place right now. At least after whatever I have seen, my life seems pretty settled now. But only until he came.Aayansh Ahluwalia. He likes to chase things or people until he gets them where he wants. I came into his vicinity, and now I run for cover. He won’t get me, not today, not tomorrow. I know how to dodge a bullet, but he is just a guy. I will show him what failure looks like... moreWelcome to Installment 5------------------------------------------------I am in a happy place right now. At least after whatever I have seen, my life seems pretty settled now. But only until he came.Aayansh Ahluwalia. He likes to chase things or people until he gets them where he wants. I came into his vicinity, and now I run for cover. He won’t get me, not today, not tomorrow. I know how to dodge a bullet, but he is just a guy. I will show him what failure looks like. He will stop chasing once he loses.Nothing is ever out of bounds. Sometimes you need to use different strategies to get what you want. Bend a little, break a little, press the right buttons, and you have it. It’s yours if you have patience and resilience.Tisha Chopra. She is a beauty with brains, an odd combination, but I have met intelligent bombshells before. Her mistake was that she tried to run. Now, no place in the world will keep her away from me. Wherever she goes, she will find me in front of her. Failure is not in my dictionary, nor are relationships. I only like the chase. less