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Vanya Kapoor awoke to the filtered sunlight peeking through the half-closed curtains. Her eyelashes fluttered open, and her hand instinctively reached for the space beside her. Empty. Cold. Too quiet. For a second, her heartbeat stumbled. But then her eyes caught the single sheet of paper placed neatly on her bedside table, pinned gently under a thornless red rose soft, velvety, and trembling as if it carried a heartbeat of its own.
She sat up slowly, unfolding the note with fingers that trembled slightly.
"Get ready and come to me. Today marks the beginning of a new life, and I’m lucky it starts with you beside me. Always yours,
Rivaan”
The simplicity of the words broke something inside her.
At the foot of the bed lay a red bridal saree bright, passionate, the color of ev
