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EXCERPT

“Is this some new tactic in landing a job without the required qualification?” Shaan said, his temper escalating rapidly.

“A job?” Maya gaped at him in confusion.

“I will repeat this one more time. Are you here for the interview or not?” His patience had hit rock-bottom.

“No, I am not. But I—”

“Then, please leave!” Shaan pounced before she could finish. “I don’t have the time or the inclination for anything remotely polite right now.”

The curt dismissal irked her. “Would you just listen to me?” Looking back at the door as if it might bite her, Maya moved closer to him. “It’s not safe to be here. You must escape.”

“The only danger I see here, is giving in to the very compelling need to throw you out by the ear.”

“You are being unnecessarily rude, Mr—whoever you are!” She didn’t know his name even though she remembered the Yashwardhan logo downstairs.

“And you are trespassing on private property,” Shaan threw back evenly, his brows drawn together, his sleek body tight with aggression. “If you don’t leave right now, I will call the security to escort you out.”

It galled him that through the heated exchange, he could still notice how breathtakingly beautiful she was.

“Your security is out for dinner,” Maya informed him, her focus back on the task.

Shaan glared at her, surprised, watching the sudden change in her expression as if she was looking at something deep within.

“We can verify that.” He reached for the intercom.

“It’s not working,” Maya pointed out quietly.

Swallowing a curse, Shaan stabbed at the button with a finger, only to find her words true. His piercing gaze marked her in cold contemplation. “What is going on here?”

“I came to warn you that you are in danger! Please—”

“In danger from what? Maybe from bursting a vein in my head!”

Alarmingly aware that he was succumbing to an intense physical reaction, Shaan turned swiftly towards the door.

The clicking of the door handle, as if someone was testing it from the outside, startled them both. Shaan remembered that the woman had locked it from the inside. He felt his body tighten against an invisible attack.

“Ah, yes! The security is probably checking the doors.” Controlling his defensive reaction, he reached for the handle.

“No!” Maya stepped in front of him, blocking his way with her hands on his solid chest. “It’s them!” Her overwrought senses screamed in response as her hands connected with the warmth of the steely flesh beneath the fine fabric of his shirt.

“Get out of my way!”

Shaan grabbed her arms, and was about to shove her aside, when there was a thumping sound that seemed like a heaving shoulder against the wood.

With a wild look about her, Maya escaped his grip and raced towards the nearest bookcase. She hauled off the shelf, the first thing that came into her hands. The heavy ledger stayed poised in mid-air in her taut fingers, about to be hurled in any direction.

“Are you crazy?” Shaan thundered. “Don’t you dare tamper with that! Put it down immediately!”

Unfazed, Maya ran to the long row of chairs and lounge sofas. “You better help me with this.”

As Shaan strode towards her with the perfectly justified intention of wringing her neck, the lock and the handle of the door, exploded into dust leaving a gaping hole.

For a stunned moment, they stood like two frozen mime artists in the middle of an act.

Nothing could alleviate the utter terror that gripped Maya when Shaan grabbed her around the waist just in time, and plunged to the floor, ledger and all. They fell behind the rows of plush sofas along the walls in the vast office.

BLURB

The Stranger in My Dreams

“You define yourself with an identity that is as perishable as everything material in this world. Your acquisitions are quite useless to me, Mr. Yashwardhan.”

Shaantanu Yashwardhan has everything that the rest of the world craves for. Born into a privileged family, Shaan leads a charmed life with unlimited wealth at his disposal, and spectacular success in the business world.

However, the night before Shaan’s ascent to his aspirations, he is saved by a mysterious, beautiful woman who arrives just in time to warn him of impending danger. When the night unravels into a deadly chase through the dark streets of Old Delhi, Shaan is compelled to believe that he might lose all that he possesses, including his heart, along with his life.

For Maya Sharma, the labyrinths of her dream world often overlap the reality of her existence. The only constant in her life is uncertainty. Maya is unaware of the full potential of her abilities until she meets Shaan Yashwardhan. And she knows instantly that he’s worthy of everything that she can put at stake to save him from imminent death.

As they plunge into the unknown, cheating death by a mere whisker, they realise that the situation is a game-changer for both of them. For Shaan is not who he believes himself to be…Nor is Maya who she thought she was.

Would Shaan be able to find the true identity of his enemy? Would Maya’s discovery of the secret layers of her own personality lead her to metamorphose into what she was destined to be?

Is it possible for two starkly different individuals to bridge the chasm between their worlds, to find an enduring bond that transcends the realm of dreams?