Vikram slipped out of Ananya's room before anyone could wake-up. He didn't wake her, letting her sleep the peaceful sleep she deserved. When he got to his own room, he found Anand snoring softly, dead to the world.

Vikram smiled, a rare, soft expression, and silently slid into the bed beside his friend, his mind already plotting how to tear Hari Narayan's world apart.