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Chapter 1 - Character Files

💔 Character Introduction:

💔 Male Lead🖤 Name: Aryan Renzo Malik

🎂 Age: 25

🇮🇳 Nationality: Indian-American

🎭 Personality: Cold, calculated, emotionally guarded

💼 Background: Sole heir of the Malik mafia empire. Raised abroad. Trained in business and control—but raised in pain after his uncle's suicide.

🎵 Disguise: Member of an indie boyband, pretends to be a struggling artist

❤️ Likes: Music, loyalty, discipline, silence

💢 Dislikes: Betrayal, weakness, emotional attachments

🧨 Secret Mission: Sent to take revenge by breaking the daughter of the Sharma family

💔 Hidden Truth: Didn't plan to fall for her… until he did

🔓 Inner Struggle: Fighting between duty and love. His revenge may destroy the only person who healed him.

💔 Female Lead

🖤 Name: Maya Rajiv Sharma

🎂 Age: 22

🇮🇳 Nationality: Indian-American

🎭 Personality: Gentle, idealistic, emotionally deep

📚 Background: Only daughter of a once-influential business family, raised far from violence. Grew up sheltered, surrounded by books, not bloodshed. Carries a rare heart condition she hides behind soft smiles.

📝 Passion: Studying literature; writes lyrics and poetry inspired by love and dreams

❤️ Likes: Rain, old songs, handwritten letters, meaningful silences

💢 Dislikes: Violence, lies, controlling people

🌸 Secret Pain: Suffers from a heart disease she's kept hidden for years

💔 Hidden Truth: Fell for a man who never existed — and gave her heart to someone pretending

🔐 Deepest Desire: To love and be loved sincerely before her time runs out

⚖️ Inner Conflict: Torn between the boy who brought her back to life and the truth that shattered it

🧨 ML's Father – Zayn Malik Sr.

Role: Mafia Don, head of the Malik empire

Age: Mid 50s

Personality: Ruthless, commanding, obsessed with loyalty and honor

Past: Once deeply trusted the Sharma family until his younger brother's arranged marriage fell apart — leading to betrayal and suicide.

Present: Trained his only son, Aryan, to seek revenge. Cold, strategic, and never forgave.

Quote:

"They took my brother from me. You will take everything from them."

🥀 ML's Mother – Nafisa Malik

Role: Quiet shadow behind the empire

Age: Late 40s

Personality: Elegant, observant, emotionally distant

Past: Once loving and protective, but hardened over time due to the violence surrounding their world

Present: Loves her son, but is torn between right and wrong. Secretly wishes Aryan would escape this life.

Quote:

"You have his eyes… but I hope you don't carry his anger."

🌼 FL's Father – Rajiv Sharma

Role: Former best friend of Zayn Malik Sr., now a peaceful, respected businessman

Age: Early 50s

Personality: Calm, principled, values peace and family above all

Past: Once shared a close bond with the Malik family. He agreed to marry off his younger sister to Zayn's brother, but her runaway decision broke the alliance and led to tragedy.

Present: Has never forgiven himself for what happened. Protects his daughter Maya with quiet devotion, unaware of the storm approaching.

Quote:

"If happiness means letting go of the past, then so be it."

💖 FL's Mother – Meera Sharma

Role: Maya's emotional anchor, nurturing and protective

Age: Late 40s

Personality: Empathetic, spiritual, warm-hearted but strong when needed

Past: Always disapproved of the Malik family's violent ways. Supported her sister-in-law's decision to choose freedom over fear.

Present: Loves Maya deeply, tries to give her a normal, happy life despite her heart condition.

Quote:

"A heart like hers deserves love, not war."

🥀FL's AUNTY-Name: Rhea Sharma

🎂 Age: 19 (at time of wedding), now in her early 30s

👩‍🦰 Role: The runaway bride, the spark that set two families on fire

🇮🇳 Nationality: Indian-American

🎭 Personality: Free-spirited, strong-willed, idealistic

🕊️ Background: The only daughter in the Sharma family, raised with love but always felt suffocated by expectations.

💍 Conflict: Was engaged to Zayn Malik's younger brother in an arranged marriage meant to unite two powerful families — but feared a life surrounded by mafia violence and control.

🏃‍♀️ Turning Point: On the day of her wedding, she disappeared without telling anyone — running away to live life on her own terms.

🖤 Impact: Her decision shattered Malik's younger brother, who later took his own life. This event destroyed the lifelong friendship between the Sharmas and Maliks.

💬 Quote:

"They wanted to bind me in gold and blood. I chose freedom—even if it cost me everything."

🌒 Where is she now?

That's a mystery you can slowly reveal in later chapters. Maybe she's living in hiding, married elsewhere, or secretly watching over Maya.

⚰️ML's UNCLE- Name: Rehaan Malik

🎂 Age at Death: 24

👤 Role: Zayn Malik Sr.'s younger brother; the one who loved Rhea Sharma

🖤 Personality: Kind-hearted, shy, deeply loyal — unlike the rest of the Malik men

🎶 Passion: Loved music and poetry more than guns and power

💍 Hope: Truly wanted to marry Rhea not for alliance, but because he loved her quietly for years

💔 Tragedy: When Rhea ran away on the wedding day, it wasn't just pride that broke — it was Rehaan's heart. Feeling abandoned, humiliated, and unworthy, he took his own life.

📜 Note Left Behind:

"I was never meant for violence. I only wanted a quiet life—with her. If love is a war, I surrender."

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