A Scandalous Secret

Sonya looked down at the massive city that her plane…

Chapter Fifteen

At Delhi’s domestic terminal, Sharat walked past baggage collection and…

Chapter Sixteen

Sonya managed to hold on until they had exited the…

Chapter Seventeen

The therapist indicated that the massage had ended by gently…

Chapter Eighteen

By the time Sonya and Estella had made their way…

Chapter Nineteen

By her third day in Ananda, Neha felt as though…

Chapter Twenty

Later that evening, back in her room at Ananda, Neha…

Chapter Twenty-One

It was 1992, my eighteenth birthday party – the last…

Chapter Twenty-Two

Neha’s voice hung in the air as she finally looked…

Chapter Twenty-Three

Sonya looked up at the towering Qutb Minar, the tip…

Chapter Twenty-Four

Neha watched the landscape change as the car she was…

Chapter Twenty-Five

After Keshav had deposited Sonya and Estella back at the…

Chapter Twenty-Six

Neha replaced the phone receiver with trembling hands. Her heart…

Chapter Twenty-Seven

There were no more tears from Sonya that afternoon, but…

Chapter Twenty-Eight

After her ghastly meeting with Sonya in Lodhi Gardens, Neha…

Chapter Twenty-Nine

Sonya was starting to get uncomfortable lying on the lumpy…

Chapter Thirty

Sharat shot a look at Neha sitting next to him…

Chapter Thirty-One

The Coffee Bean Café at the entrance to Select City…

Chapter Thirty-Two

In the dentist’s waiting room, Neha sat surrounded by dwarf…

Chapter Thirty-Three

Whenever Sharat looked back at that moment, it felt as…

Chapter Thirty-Four

Hours after she had left the Chaturvedi house in such…

Chapter Thirty-Five

Sharat walked into the elegant lobby of the Windsor Manor…

Chapter Thirty-Six

As their taxi pulled into Fatehpur Sikri, Sonya and Estella…

Chapter Thirty-Seven

Back in Delhi, Keshav was sprawled on Gopal’s mattress, sharing…

Chapter Thirty-Eight

After checking in at Delhi Airport on their return from…

Chapter Thirty-Nine