The BRIDE of Three Shadows!! " PROLOGUE "

___The BRIDE of Three Shadows___

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Inayat Singh Riezada [FL]

हमें उनसे मोहब्बत हैं.... (I love him...)

Swara Singh Riezada [FL SIS-IN-LAW]

क्या तुम सच बोल रही हो? ( are you telling the truth?)

Inayat Singh Riezada [FL]

हम झूठ क्यों बोलेंगे भाभीजान... वो है ही बहुत अच्छे हमें कभी धोखा नहीं देंगे।। (Why would I lie Sister-in-law... he is a very nice person, he will never cheat us...)

Swara Singh Riezada [FL SIS-IN-LAW]

इतना ज्यादा भरोसा करती हो उस पर, कल ही तो मिली हो... क्या एक दिन में मोहब्बत हो गई ? (You trust him so much, you met him just yesterday... did you fall in love in one day?)

Inayat Singh Riezada [FL]

पता नहीं पर वो अच्छे है... बहुत अच्छे हमारे देवांश जी (I don't know, but he is good... Devansh is very good)

Swara Singh Riezada [FL SIS-IN-LAW]

भूलो मत तुम्हारे भैया की ना है इस रिश्ते को लेकर... (Don't forget that your brother has no opinion about this relationship...)

Inayat Singh Riezada [FL]

कोई बात नहीं हम मना लेगे भाई को... (Never mind, we will convince brother...)

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~~Wedding hall~~

~~ शादी का मंडप ~~

The room fell into stunned silence...

Flames from the havan flickered wildly, as if they too refused to accept what had just been said...

Inayat Singh Riezada [FL]

**throat went dry**

She turned slowly, her face pale beneath the red bridal dupatta...

Devansh Singh Rathore stood tall at the mandap, hands behind his back, voice chilling as ice...

Devansh Singh Rathore [ML•1]

वो सिर्फ़ एक राठौर की दुल्हन नहीं बनेगी..." ("She won’t be the bride of just one Rathore...")

Devansh Singh Rathore [ML•1]

"वो हम तीनों की बीवी बनेगी... एक एक करके... विहान. आर्यन. और फिर मैं." ("She will marry all three of us. One by one. Vihaan. Aaryan. Then me.")

Ekash Singh Riezada [FL BROTHER]

"Devansh, have you lost your mind?" **stood up furiously**

Ekash Singh Riezada [FL BROTHER]

“This wasn’t the deal—”

Devansh Singh Rathore [ML•1]

चुप हो जाए साले साहब।। **snapped** ("Quiet... Brother in law")

He pulled out a pistol from his waistcoat, aiming it straight at Ekash...

Inayat gasped, trying to run toward him— But Aaryan stepped between them, smirking...

Aaryan Singh Rathore [ML•2]

"एक बार भाग कर देखे बीवी जी ..." ("Try running once, Wifey...")

Aaryan Singh Rathore [ML•2]

"तुम्हारे भाई की लाश मिलेगी मंडप के बाहर.." ("You’ll find your brother’s body outside this mandap.")

Inayat Singh Riezada [FL]

**froze**

Devansh Singh Rathore [ML•1]

**voice lowered, cruel yet calm** "आपके पास एक मौका है भागने का जान... या अपने भाई की मौत देखना का" ("You have one chance to escape jaan… or witness Ekash's death.")

Inayat Singh Riezada [FL]

**Tears rolled down her cheek** "हमारे भाई को छोड़ दे, हम करेगे आप तीनो से शादी।।" ("Leave My brother, i will marry you all")

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🥀 Wedding Night — Bridal Suite (At the Rathore Estate)

The sound of her anklets echoed against the marble floor...

Inayat stood like a statue near the carved wooden bed—shivering in her bridal lehenga. Eyes downcast. Breaths shallow.

Inayat Singh Riezada [FL]

The door opened...

Devansh. Aaryan. Vihaan...

Three shadows of doom walked in, one after the other...

Aaryan Singh Rathore [ML•2]

**speak with venom in his tone** "क्या सोचा था? एक से शादी कर के बचा लोगी अपने आपको?" ("What did you think? Marrying just one of us would save you?")

Aaryan Singh Rathore [ML•2]

"तुम सिर्फ एक दुल्हन नहीं हो इनायत... तुम हम तीनों की बीवी हो." ("You’re not just a bride, Inayat... you’re our punishment to each other.")

Devansh walked closer, his voice softer but no less dangerous...

Devansh Singh Rathore [ML•1]

"तुम्हारे आंसुओं से फर्क पड़ता है हमे जान... पर रोको मत इन्हें बह जाने दो " ("Your tears matter to me… but don’t stop them... Let them flow")

Devansh Singh Rathore [ML•1]

"क्योंकि इस रात, तुम सिर्फ मेरी नहीं... मेरी और मेरे भाइयों की हो, तुम इसके लायक नहीं हो पर जो तुम्हारे बाप ने किया वो तुम्हे चुकाना पड़ेगा..." (Because this night, you're not just mine... You're mine and my brothers bride... You don't deserve this, but you'll pay for what your father did...")

Vihaan Singh Rathore [ML•3]

** eyes darkened burning with betrayal** "याद है वो थप्पड़, इनायत?" ("Remember that slap, Inayat?")

Vihaan Singh Rathore [ML•3]

"आज उसी हाथ से तुम्हारे घूंघट को उठाऊंगा... पर प्यार नहीं दिखाऊंगा... बदला लूंगा" ("Tonight, I’ll lift your veil with that same hand. But not with love... with revenge.")

She stepped back slowly until her back hit the wall...

Inayat Singh Riezada [FL]

**voice came out as a whisper** "मत करो... please Devansh... हम टूट जाएंगे" ("Don’t do this... please Devansh... I’ll break.")

Aaryan’s eyes gleamed with cruelty...

Aaryan Singh Rathore [ML•2]

**stepped forward, grabbing her chin roughly** "टूटने के लिए ही तो बनाई गई हो" ("You were made to be broken.")

Devansh looked away, jaw tight. But he didn’t stop them...

Inayat Singh Riezada [FL]

De-Devansh...

Vihaan Singh Rathore [ML•3]

**tore the veil off her head** "आज की रात सिर्फ़ दर्द की है." ("Tonight belongs to pain alone...")

The door locked behind them...

And screams were swallowed by the silence of four walls...

That night, the bride was not loved...

She was claimed... Brutally. One by one.

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Now, three powerful men are circling her: One has a claim by law... One has a claim by past... One wants her as his future...

This is a cruel dark romance story... ••• Revenge ••• Obsession ••• Arranged marriage full of manipulation and forced proximity ••• Old flames and forbidden college love ••• Political corruption and secrets ••• Power games between men who all want her for different reasons ••• Her journey from pawn → queen ••• Steamy intensity, betrayal, trauma, and vengeance...

Naina [ NARRATOR]

The story contains triggering warning... so please read it on your own risk!!