Two cars speed down the deserted road, their tires kicking up dust as they cut through the quiet morning air. Sunlight filters through the dense canopy of towering trees, casting shifting shadows over the cracked asphalt. Kavyansh grips the wheel tightly, his gaze sharp and unyielding while Varenya sits beside him, her posture stiff while her fingers twitching against her lap.

In the second car, Shivansh drives with equal urgency, his jaw clenched as he processes the news about the package sent to AV Publishing House. There is no question, he has to be there. But Jivika refuses to let Varenya go alone. She has seen it before, the way her Tai freezes, lost in the terrifying echoes of six years ago. She won’t risk it happening again.