The city lights faded behind them.
The roads grew quieter.
After nearly an hour—
Rishan finally slowed the car.
They stopped outside an old, isolated house.
Dark. Silent.
Hidden.
Meher looked at it.
"This is safe?" she asked.
Rishan nodded.
"No one knows about this place."
They stepped inside.
Dusty… but secure.
Meher sat down, still catching her breath.
"Where are Aarav and Reyaan?" she asked.
Rishan replied—
"They'll handle themselves."
Almost instantly—
His phone buzzed.
Message from Aarav:
"We're safe."
Meher exhaled in relief.
Silence filled the room.
Then—
Rishan turned serious.
"They won't stop now."
Meher looked at him.
"I know."
He continued—
"And next time… they won't just scare you."
A pause.
Meher's voice was steady—
"Then we end this before next time."
Rishan nodded slowly.
He walked to a locked drawer.
Opened it.
Inside—
Documents.
Photos.
Files.
Meher's eyes widened.
"What is all this?"
Rishan looked at her—
"This…"
Pause.
"…is the part we haven't told you yet."
Silence.
Because the truth—
Was bigger than she thought.