OPENING SCENE – THE ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCEMENT
(Raichand Mansion – 8:12 PM)
Aryan’s father slams a newspaper onto the table. “You’re marrying Aditi Oberoi in three weeks.”
ARYAN freezes, his whiskey halfway to his lips. “The steel heiress? You’re joking.”
Across the room, Vikram smirks, swirling his drink.
RUDRA RAICHAND leans in. “Her father’s ports will double our arms shipments. Smile, boy, or I’ll remove your teeth.”
Aryan crushes the glass in his fist. Blood drips onto the marble.
CUT TO:
ISHANA’S REACTION (Varma Estate – Midnight)
Ishana stares at the engagement announcement on her phone. The screen cracks under her grip.
Her father enters, tossing a file on her bed. “Vikram’s proposal. You’ll marry him next month.”
ISHANA laughs, hollow. “Let me guess—to ‘unite the families’?”
MR. VARMA lights a cigar. “To break Aryan Raichand.”
THE CONFRONTATION (Docks – 3:00 AM)
Rain slashes the piers as Ishana corners Aryan near a shipping container.
ISHANA: “You didn’t tell me.”
ARYAN: “I found out an hour before you did.”
She slams him against the metal. “Liar.”
He grabs her wrists. “You’re really marrying Vikram? The man who’s killed twelve of my men?”
A beat. The storm howls.
ISHANA (whispering): “We run. Tonight.”
ARYAN’S PHONE BUZZES: A photo of Aditi (his fiancée) bound and gagged—sent by Vikram.
TEXT: “Say yes, or she dies.”
Aryan’s face goes cold.
THE WEDDING DAY (Varma Mansion – Noon)
Ishana stands in a red lehenga, gold weighing her down. Vikram smirks as he slides a ring onto her finger.
VIKRAM (softly): “You look beautiful, wife. Pity Raichand isn’t here to see it.”
GUESTS CHEER. The priest chants.
Then—GUNSHOTS.
ARYAN KICKS OPEN THE DOORS, blood streaking his shirt. “Sorry I’m late.”
Chaos.
THE BETRAYAL (Wedding Hall – 12:18 PM)
Ishana reaches for Aryan—but Vikram yanks her back.
VIKRAM: “Did you really think he’d let you go?”
Aryan’s men storm in. ISHANA’S BROTHER (Rohan) draws his gun—
BANG.
ROHAN DROPS, a bullet between his eyes. Aryan’s pistol smokes.
ISHANA SCREAMS.
VIKRAM (licking her tear): “Now you see. He never loved you.”
CLIFFHANGER – VIKRAM’S WHISPER (Bridal Suite – Night)
Ishana stares at the wall, her wedding jewelry torn off.
Vikram unbuttons his shirt. “You’re a pawn, Ishana. My job was to make you hate him.”
He grips her throat. “But tonight, I’ll make you love me.”
FADE TO BLACK.
END EPISODE 2.
