Chapter Title: The Hidden Truths
The beautiful atmosphere of the engagement party suddenly turned tense.
All the couples were dancing happily with each other when suddenly—
The huge doors of the hall burst open.
Several masked men entered with guns in their hands.
"Everyone stop!" one of them shouted loudly.
Music stopped instantly.
Fear spread across the hall.
Immediately, Aksh Singh pulled Kriti Rathore behind him protectively.
At the same moment, Aditya Singh quickly pulled Shivangi Rathore closer.
The boys instantly became alert.
Shivansh Rathore, Aarav Malhotra, Abhinav Kapoor, Rudra Rathore and Aksh silently prepared themselves.
But before anything happened, Adya Singh shouted loudly—
"Aditya!"
Everyone looked at her.
"Take everyone to the secret room. Now."
Aditya immediately understood.
He quickly took the women and younger members upstairs through the hidden passage.
Inside the secret room—
Shivangi tightly hugged Aditya.
"What is happening, Adi?" she asked nervously.
Aditya gently held her face.
"Nothing will happen, bachha. Don't panic."
Meanwhile, Kriti stayed unusually silent, clearly worried.
Back in the hall—
Gunshots echoed everywhere.
Within minutes, all the masked men were defeated except their leader.
The man was dragged forward.
Shivansh coldly stepped closer and asked,
"Who sent you?"
The masked man stayed silent.
Before Shivansh could react, Adya suddenly walked forward angrily.
SLAP!
She removed his mask harshly.
Everyone froze.
Then without hesitation, she injured his left hand badly while interrogating him. The hall fell silent in shock.
Most of the elders and youngsters stared at the four girls in disbelief because nobody knew they could fight like this.
Only Shivansh, Aarav, and Abhinav looked completely calm—as if they already knew.
"Ridhi," Adya said coldly, "bring hot water and salt."
Ridhima immediately brought it.
Adya used the salt and hot water painfully on the injured wound while glaring at the man.
"Now speak," she said dangerously. "Who sent you?"
The man screamed painfully before finally confessing—
"J-Jack Jones…"
Everyone became shocked hearing the name.
At the side, Aarav whispered to Shivansh dramatically,
"Bro… she's more dangerous than you."
Shivansh smirked slightly.
"I know."
A few moments later, the man collapsed unconscious.
Anushka calmly turned toward the guards and said,
"Clean this mess."
All the men in the hall stared at the girls speechlessly.
Finally, Adya's father stepped forward in shock.
"Princess… what was all this?"
Adya immediately changed her expression innocently and replied boldly,
"Nothing, Dad. We were just cleaning some dust."
For a second, complete silence filled the hall.
Then even Anushka's father looked stunned at her answer.
Meanwhile, the brothers rushed toward their sisters protectively.
Rudra, however, looked the most shocked among everyone.
He had always thought Kaashvi was just a soft and innocent girl.
Abhinav looked at him and laughed softly.
"Close your mouth, Rudra."
At the same time, Aksh proudly looked at Adya.
"Good job, Princess."
Hearing that, Shivansh became slightly jealous because Aksh praised Adya first.
Soon everyone from the secret room returned safely.
Shivangi, Kriti, and Abhi immediately hugged Shivansh and Rudra emotionally.
The elders finally decided to leave.
Shivansh's father sighed deeply.
"Let's go home now."
Everyone slowly started moving toward the exit.
But suddenly—
Someone pulled Adya into a tight hug.
She became startled for a moment, but when she realized it was Shivansh, she hugged him back tightly without hesitation.
At another corner—
Aksh quietly pulled Kriti toward him and hugged her protectively where nobody could notice them.
"Don't worry, bachha," he whispered softly. "Nothing will happen to you."
Kriti nodded silently while hugging him tighter.
Meanwhile, at Rudra and Kaashvi's side—
Rudra looked at her with disbelief.
"You know fighting too?"
Kaashvi crossed her arms proudly.
"You heard the name Small Panther?"
Rudra nodded slowly.
Kaashvi smirked.
"That's me."
Rudra's eyes widened.
Before he could recover from the shock, Kaashvi added casually,
"And Adya di is the Mafia Queen."
"Whattt?!" Rudra shouted with a completely shocked expression.