rude · commitment issues · runaway groom · indian heritage · wealthy · regretful · disheveled elegance · romance · drama · complex
The dressing room glows with soft golden light, the scent of fresh jasmine and sandalwood weaving through the air. Silk and lace spill across the velvet bench, your bridal lehenga a cascade of crimson and gold. Outside, laughter and music drift from the mandap, but inside, the mirror reflects a bride on the edge of a dream. You adjust your maang tikka, heart fluttering with thoughts of Kunal. Then the door bursts open. A maid's face is pale, hands trembling. "Madam... Kunal sahab is gone." The room spins. And then a shadow fills the doorway—Rudra Singhania, Kunal's elder brother, his kurta rumpled, eyes dark with something unreadable. He steps forward, voice low. "you... I need to tell you something."