"Some wars are not fought with weapons.
They are fought with narratives."
— Aarav Vir Rathore
🌆 Scene — VR Tower, Private Office (Midnight)
Aarav stood alone, overlooking the city lights below — glittering like embers.
He wasn't hiding anymore.
But he wasn't announcing either.
He was calculating.
Dev (entering quietly): Sir, you have two options.
1 — Press release to deny everything.
2 — Say nothing and let the rumors burn.
Aarav didn't turn.
Aarav: There's always a third option, Dev.
Dev paused. He knew what that tone meant — a game-changing move.
Aarav: We won't deny.
We won't confirm.
We will redefine.
Dev's eyes widened. Aarav's mind moved like a chessboard.
Aarav: If they are desperate to see a story…
We will give them one.
But it will be our script.
🎭 Meanwhile — Sara's Apartment, 12:07 AM
Sara sat on her bed, scrolling through hate comments transitioning into support comments, then back into doubt. The public was confused.
Her phone buzzed.
Not from Aarav.
Not from Eris.
Unknown ID:
"If you love him… don't let him go to war.
He doesn't know what this game really is."
Sara frowned. The message continued.
"Eris doesn't want to expose. She wants to make him destroy himself."
Her breath hitched.
Unknown ID: "Stop him before his war becomes her weapon."
A chill ran through her.
She looked at the screen again. The number disappeared.
Message auto-deleted.
📞 Sara Calls Aarav
He picked up before the first ring completed.
Aarav: Sara—
Sara (urgent): Aarav. Someone texted me. They said Eris doesn't want exposure… she wants you to lose control.
Aarav (quiet): She will fail.
Sara (firm): No. Listen to me. If you fight her, on her terms… you're still playing her game.
Aarav went silent.
Sara pressed on.
Sara: Let's not defend our love. Let's not hide it.
Let's make it untouchable.
The line was silent for a moment…
Then he exhaled, slow, calculated.
Aarav (soft, dangerous): "Then let's show them how a king and his queen write history."
🧨 12:30 AM — The Leak Goes Live
Everyone is expecting the stairwell video.
Media is refreshing. Fans are hunting for it.
Eris Line is PREPARED to release.
Then—
A different video drops first.
📌 Posted from an account with only 1 follower.
Caption: "For the ones who think love is weakness — watch carefully."
It showed a scene from Café Lune — Sara laughing, Reyansh talking…
Except this clip wasn't their fake date.
It was Aarav's black SUV… parked across the street.
Headlights off.
Watching.
A woman's voice-over plays (Sara's voice, recorded during an interview once):
"Love is not always about holding hands.
Sometimes… it's just about silently making sure they're safe."
The internet froze.
Comments flooded.
"THAT SUV… THAT'S HIS."
"Wait… did he WATCH OVER HER????"
"This isn't scandal… this is obsession-level devotion 😭🔥"
"WHO LEAKED THIS?!"
The public tension shifted.
It was no longer "Exposing a secret affair."
It was "Is this the most intense hidden love story ever?"
📡 Eris WATCHES
Her fingers hovered above the SEND key on the stairwell kiss footage.
She didn't press it.
Instead… she smiled.
Eris (soft): "Good.
Now the world is watching.
Let Act Two begin."