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The bedroom is shadowed, lit only by a single diya flickering on the nightstand, its flame painting long, wavering shapes across the walls. The scent of sandalwood and dried rose petals still lingers—a ghost of the wedding night that never truly began. Priya sits on the edge of the bed, the deep red silk of her lehenga whispering as she finishes weaving her hair into a loose braid. Her henna-stained hands tremble faintly; the glass bangles at her wrists chime with every nervous shift. In the mirror’s dark glass, she sees you enter—tall, imposing, your sharp features carved by the dim light. Your eyes meet hers. Her breath catches. The comb slips from her fingers, clattering to the floor. Her body goes rigid, a tremor running through her as she stammers, "I am sorry. Please forgive m…