𝘼 𝙎𝙩𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙮 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩

Singhania Mansion

Heavy rain pours outside.

Kavya is unable to sleep. The events of the past few days keep replaying in her mind.

Kavya (thinking): Who exactly is Ekansh Singhania?

She gets up to get some water.

As she passes a room, she notices the door is slightly open.

The light is on.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙎𝙘𝙖𝙧𝙨

Kavya peeks inside.

Ekansh is standing in front of a mirror with his shirt off.

She freezes.

His back is covered in scars.

Old knife wounds.

Bullet marks.

Burn scars.

Evidence of years of violence.

Kavya (whispering): Oh my God...

Ekansh immediately notices her reflection in the mirror.

Ekansh: Enjoying the view, Doctor?

Kavya looks away awkwardly.

Kavya: I-I wasn't—

Ekansh: Then what were you doing?

Kavya: I saw the door open.

For once, neither of them argues.

𝘿𝙤𝙘𝙩𝙤𝙧 𝙈𝙤𝙙𝙚 𝘼𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙

Kavya walks closer.

Kavya: Sit down.

Ekansh: Excuse me?

Kavya: You're bleeding.

A fresh wound has reopened on his shoulder.

Ekansh: It's nothing.

Kavya: That's exactly what every stubborn patient says.

Ekansh surprisingly obeys.

Kavya cleans the wound carefully.

For a few moments, silence fills the room.

𝘼 𝙂𝙡𝙞𝙢𝙥𝙨𝙚 𝙤𝙛 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙖𝙨𝙩

Kavya: How did you get all these scars?

Ekansh remains silent.

Kavya: You don't have to answer.

Ekansh: My father was murdered when I was ten.

Kavya stops.

Ekansh: My mother died protecting me.

His voice remains calm.

Too calm.

Like someone who has repeated the story a thousand times.

Ekansh: After that, survival became more important than childhood.

Kavya feels her heart ache.

For the first time, she sees the lonely boy hidden behind the dangerous man.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙉𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙧𝙚

Later that night.

Ekansh finally falls asleep.

Suddenly—

Young Ekansh: Mom! MOM!!

His nightmare begins.

Gunshots.

Screams.

Blood.

His mother's lifeless body.

Young Ekansh: Please don't leave me!

Ekansh wakes up abruptly.

Breathing heavily.

Sweat covers his forehead.

𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙩

Kavya rushes into the room after hearing the noise.

Kavya: Ekansh!

She finds him sitting on the bed.

Trying to regain control.

Kavya: You had a nightmare.

Ekansh: I'm fine.

Kavya: Stop saying that.

Ekansh looks away.

For the first time, the strongest man she knows looks vulnerable.

Without thinking, Kavya gently places her hand over his.

Kavya: You're not alone anymore.

The words hit him harder than any bullet ever could.

𝙅𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙨𝙮

The next day at the hospital.

Kavya returns to work temporarily.

A young doctor approaches her.

Dr. Aarav: Dr. Kavya, would you like to have lunch with me?

Kavya smiles politely.

Kavya: Sure.

Unfortunately...

Someone is watching.

𝙈𝙖𝙛𝙞𝙖 𝙆𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙂𝙚𝙩𝙨 𝙅𝙚𝙖𝙡𝙤𝙪𝙨

From his car outside.

Ekansh watches Aarav talking to Kavya.

His jaw clenches.

Bodyguard: Boss... are you okay?

Ekansh: Who is he?

Bodyguard: Dr. Aarav.

Ekansh continues staring.

Bodyguard: Boss?

Ekansh: Find out everything about him.

Bodyguard: ...Again?

Ekansh: Everything.

𝙏𝙝𝙚 𝙋𝙝𝙤𝙩𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝

Meanwhile, in a secret hideout.

The mysterious enemy studies old files.

One file contains a shocking photograph.

A young Ekansh.

His parents.

And another man whose face is partially hidden.

Unknown Man: Soon you'll learn the truth, Ekansh.

A sinister smile appears.

Unknown Man: The truth about who killed your parents.

𝘼 𝙉𝙚𝙬 𝙁𝙚𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙣𝙜

That evening.

Kavya returns to the mansion.

She finds Ekansh sitting in the garden.

Kavya: Why are you outside?

Ekansh: Thinking.

Kavya: Dangerous activity.

Ekansh chuckles softly.

Kavya stares at him.

For the first time...

She notices how handsome he is when he smiles.

And that realization terrifies her.

Kavya (thinking): Oh no...