Delhi.
Midnight.
Inside a private underground meeting room, men sat around a long table.
Screens displayed surveillance footage.
One image froze on the screen.
Sage.
Walking inside her campus.
Laughing.
Alive.
Unprotected.
A man at the head of the table smirked.
"So this is the girl," he said slowly.
"The Devil of Delhi is distracted."
Rival syndicates had been trying for years to find S4RKU's weakness.
Guns didn't work.
Money didn't work.
Threats didn't work.
But love?
Love always works.
Meanwhile.
Inside her hostel room.
Sage sat on her bed, staring at her phone.
No messages from him.
But her mind replayed every second.
The way he looked at her.
The way he stood too close.
The way her body reacted before her brain did.
She touched her lips unconsciously.
Why did he feel dangerous...
But safe at the same time?
Her phone buzzed.
Unknown number.
Message:
"You should stay away from him."
Her heart skipped.
Another message:
"He won't protect you from what's coming."
Her fingers trembled slightly.
She typed back:
Who is this?
No response.
Instead-
A photo arrived.
It was her.
Taken today.
From a distance.
Her smile disappeared.
Someone was watching her.
Not him.
Someone else.
Delhi.
S4RKU's phone lit up at the same time.
His security team had detected another network tracking Sage's location.
Not his men.
Someone else.
His expression changed instantly.
Cold.
Murderous.
"They touched what's mine."
The room temperature seemed to drop.
"Find out who," he ordered calmly.
But his eyes...
They were no longer calm.
They were ready for war.
Back in Banasthali.
Sage stepped outside for air.
The campus felt different tonight.
Too quiet.
The wind colder.
A black SUV slowed down near the outer gate.
She didn't notice.
But inside-
A man watched her carefully.
Phone camera zoomed in.
"She's softer than I expected," he muttered.
"Perfect leverage."
The car engine turned off.
Door opened.
And for the first time...
Sage truly stepped into a war she didn't even know existed.
Meanwhile-
In Delhi.
S4RKU picked up his gun.
Not out of anger.
But out of certainty.
If they wanted to play with his weakness...
He would show them why loving him was the most dangerous thing in the world.