A week later, Raghav brought six men to the house. They were all adults in their mid-twenties, friends from his work and acquaintances he trusted for the wrong reasons. He told his wife they would stay for a few days.
Those "few days" became fifteen.
The atmosphere in the house changed immediately. Laughter echoed late into the night. Doors were locked. Aarohi was watched constantly. Her father's betrayal deepened when she realized this was no accident—this was planned.
She felt trapped. The house no longer felt like a home; it felt like a cage.