When You Came Back

Mon, 22 Jun 2026 04:33:26 +0000

Two houses. One shared wall. A lifetime of bitter warfare.

For as long as they can remember, Rishi Ghattamaneni and Shreya Kamineni have been each other's favorite target. From schoolyard pranks to fierce intellectual clashes, their families accepted their rivalry as a permanent fixture of life in Vijayawada. But beneath the sharp insults and competitive fire lay a hidden, volcanic passion that finally exploded into a secret, breathless romance.

Then came the betrayal.

Forced into a heartbreaking sacrifice by a toxic family matriarch, Shreya shattered Rishi's heart and sent him fleeing to London with nothing but cold fury in his veins.

Four years later, the enemy returns. Rishi is no longer just the boy next door; he is a towering, ruthless tech tycoon who has built an empire on ice and ambition. But Shreya hasn't spent those years crying. Now a brilliant Machine Learning PhD, she is ready to match his corporate power with her own intellectual fire.

When the forced proximity of their families traps them in the old battlegrounds, the tension reaches a breaking point. Rishi wants answers-and revenge. Shreya wants to protect her secrets and her sanity. But as under-the-table captivity turns into raw, possessive fury, they are about to learn that the only thing more dangerous than hating your enemy... is remembering how much you loved them.

This is a short story.