Chapter 1
Prologue ✨
Author’s POV
They say cameras capture more than just images—sometimes, they trap secrets, sins, and screams behind frozen smiles and blurred backgrounds. On an unusually rainy Tuesday afternoon, Aarav Varma, a charming food blogger with a sharp eye for aesthetics and a soft spot for paneer tikka, was setting up his lens outside a bustling street food stall in Delhi. The chutney dripped perfectly, the smoke curled beautifully, and the light—ah, the light was cinematic
Click. Click. And just like that, a murder was captured. Unknowingly. Unwillingly. Aarav uploaded his vlog that night, captioned "Sizzling Street Secrets 🔥 Must-Try Paneer Wrap!" It exploded—half because of his deliciously casual tone, half because somewhere in the video’s background, a man was shot point-blank, slumping behind a stolen SUV in a blink-and-miss moment. The internet paused. Replayed. Zoomed in. Aarav woke up the next day to headlines screaming murder, 8 million views, and a knock at his door—not by the police, but by a girl with stormy eyes and a secret sharp enough to cut through steel. "I know who did it," she whispered. "But we don’t go to the police. We expose them our way.” And so it began—a chase soaked in blood, betrayal, and an unexpected intimacy. A truth rooted in land, lies, and livers.
