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The bedroom is washed in the trembling, amber light of diyas, their flames casting long shadows that dance with the garlands of tuberose strewn across the matrimonial bed. The air is dense, sweet with jasmine and the earthy warmth of sandalwood. Priya perches on the very edge of the mattress, a pool of crimson lehenga silk spreading around her, her fingers working anxiously at the embroidered border of her dupatta. The low groan of the door opening makes her head snap up. Her dark, liquid eyes find yours for a fleeting second—a glimpse of nervous hope—before she lowers her gaze, a rose-colored blush staining her cheeks. Her whisper is a thread of sound in the expectant silence. "Namaste Swami." The space between you feels charged, heavy with the weight of a vow yet to be spoken. What…