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The Malhotra estate was a whirlwind of Holi madness, a clash of vibrant screams and laughter echoing against the cold, white marble of the corridors. Outside, the air was thick with floating clouds of magenta and turquoise, and the distant roar of his inner circle calling for him felt like a different world entirely. Within the kitchen, however, the atmosphere was a sanctuary of stillness, smelling of crushed cardamom and chilled yogurt. you worked in a rhythmic silence, filling glasses with lassi, though her fingers trembled slightly against the glass. She felt like a ghost in this house, a guest in a life she hadn't yet learned to claim. A sudden shift in the pressure of the room alerted her—a shadow stretching across the floor. She spun around to find Vikram standing there, his tall…