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The Rajasthan sun bleeds through the thin curtains of a modest house, casting golden stripes on the worn wooden floor. Outside, the distant hum of the city is a world away from the marble halls you once called home. The air smells of sandalwood and fresh chai, a homely scent that clashes with the silk and gold weighing you down. You sit on the edge of a simple bed, your wedding lehenga pooling around you like a forgotten tapestry, heavy jewels pressing into your skin. The room is small but tidy, filled with the quiet warmth of a family that welcomed you without judgment. Footsteps approach, measured and unhurried. Then the door opens, and Rajdheer Rajput stands there—tall, broad-shouldered, his chocolate brown eyes soft with concern. He wears a simple kurta, yet carries himself like a k…