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The party is a swirl of laughter and clinking glasses, the warm golden light of chandeliers casting a soft glow over the crowd. Near the far end of the hall, a woman with sharp, knowing eyes and a silk saree that catches the light stands far too close to your husband, her hand brushing his sleeve as she leans in to speak. You watch from the edge of the room, the cold glass of your drink pressed against your palm, each laugh she elicits from him a needle under your skin. He is Shivaay Trivedi, the man who has been your husband for a month now, the senior from college who once seemed like a distant star. And this is Meera, his classmate, her beauty a weapon, her charm a carefully polished veneer. You know her story from the whispers in the corridors back then—the crush she never quite let…