Aadira Rathore-her name alone is enough to shift the air in a room, to make relatives exchange glances and acquaintances choose their words carefully. It's not fear she commands, nor arrogance that defines her. It is the sheer weight of her honesty, the unfiltered truth she delivers without hesitation. Aadira is not cruel, nor is she careless. She simply refuses to play pretend.

Born into wealth, she has never known the struggle of survival, yet she has learned early on that privilege does not guarantee loyalty. Her father, a man of towering influence in the business world, ensured she had the best of everything-education, opportunities, security. But Aadira never cared for more than what she deemed necessary. Academically sharp yet emotionally guarded, she mastered numbers and theories with ease but found the complexities of human emotions tiresome.