Characters Introduction

**1.Aarya Velen – The Codebreaker Seeking Truth ( Female lead ) **

At just 21, Aarya Velen is a woman hardened by silence and loss. Her piercing eyes seem to decode the world around her, always alert, always calculating. Aarya’s life shattered the night her older brother, Ilan, disappeared without a trace, leaving behind a trail of encrypted messages and a void that no justice has ever filled.

She now lives in the shadows of secrets, her life a relentless pursuit of truth buried in codes only she can understand. Aarya hides her pain behind a composed exterior, rarely letting anyone close enough to glimpse the storm inside. Her mind is her greatest weapon—sharp, strategic, and fuelled by an unbreakable resolve. Beneath her calm lies a woman fighting every day to stay ahead of the danger that inches closer with every secret she unravels.

Aarya is not looking for love. She’s looking for answers. But fate has other plans.

** 2. Rivan Cole – The Hacker With A Hidden Past 9 (Male lead )**

Rivan Cole, 24, is a man cloaked in shadows and sarcasm. With a jawline that could cut glass and a smirk that hides more than it reveals, Rivan is a tech genius who has walked both sides of the law. Once involved with classified government operations, he now operates in the Gray—hacking, surviving, and hunting a conspiracy that has haunted him for years.

Rivan’s past is as encrypted as the files he breaks into. When he appears in Aarya’s life at her lowest point, she doesn’t know whether to trust him or run from him. He’s too calm, too clever, and far too curious about the same codes she’s been trying to protect.

His motives are unclear, his loyalty questionable—but one thing is certain: Rivan is connected to her brother’s disappearance. And as much as Aarya wants to believe she doesn’t need him, the deeper they dig, the more she realizes the danger can’t be faced alone.

He could be her saviour… or her undoing.

** 3. Zia Monroe – The Fierce Best Friend**

Bold, brash, and unapologetically loud, Zia Monroe is Aarya’s childhood friend and one of the few people who has never abandoned her. Behind her vibrant personality lies a young woman who has survived her own tragedies, choosing humour and honesty as her armour.

She’s fiercely protective of Aarya, but even she doesn't know the full extent of what her best friend is hiding—or what’s coming for them both.

**4. Kael Renner – The Hacker’s Loyal Shadow**

Once Rivan Cole’s closest ally in the underground hacking world, Kael Renner is the only person who knows both the man Rivan used to be and the one he’s become. Their friendship began not in a classroom or coffee shop, but on an encrypted dark web chatroom during a time when neither of them trusted anyone. Kael recognized Rivan’s brilliance—and his recklessness—and instead of fearing it, he matched it.

** 5. Ilan Velen – The Missing Link**

Once Aarya’s protective older brother, Ilan Velen vanished without warning, leaving behind only silence and encrypted messages that hint at a deeper truth. Officially, he's presumed dead. But Aarya knows better. His trail hasn’t gone cold. He’s still out there—or someone wants her to believe he is.

He is the reason she wakes up every morning. He is the reason she might not survive what’s coming.

**6. Detective Rehaan Mir – The Watchful Eye**

Rehaan Mir is the lead investigator in the mysterious string of cybercrimes Aarya is tied to. Calm, skeptical, and endlessly patient, he doesn’t trust easily—especially not Aarya, whose involvement runs too deep to be coincidence.

But when logic fails and the system turns corrupt, even Rehaan may need to choose between justice and the law.

**7. Shadow – The Faceless Informant**

No one knows who Shadow is—not even Rivan. They are a voice through a screen, a presence on the dark web that seems to know everything before it happens. Whether friend or foe, Shadow is pulling strings from the darkness—and the final move may belong to them.

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