AHSAAS’S POV:

I didn’t even realize when my head tilted slightly toward the window.

Or when my eyelids grew too heavy to keep open.

The quiet hum of the car wrapped around me like a lullaby, steady and low, blending with the distant rhythm of the road beneath us. My thoughts had been running in endless circles only moments ago… but exhaustion slowly crept in, soft and persistent.

The last thing I saw before sleep finally claimed me…

Was Advait’s hand briefly tightening around the steering wheel.