Chapter 28: The real records ARYAN He began teaching her the clan’s internal records in March. Not the public ones […]

Chapter 27: The deeper history PRIYA Nani came to her apartment on a Friday evening in February with a folder

Chapter 26: The patriarch’s decision ARYAN His father called him into the study two days after the family meeting. He

Chapter 25: What the records say PRIYA The family meeting in January was the first large clan gathering after the

Chapter 24: What the other clans said ARYAN The responses came in over the following two weeks. He had expected

Chapter 23: The formal announcement PRIYA The Singh family gathered for the announcement at the estate on a Thursday evening

Chapter 22: What peace feels like ARYAN He had forgotten what peace felt like. Not the managed version — not

Chapter 21: Her apartment, her choice PRIYA She called him on the last evening of the month. Not the last

Chapter 20: The right people ARYAN He went to his father on Saturday. He had been working out what he

Chapter 19: The inquiry PRIYA Nani called on Thursday morning before Priya had left for the gallery. She had been