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Chapter 22: Bloodlines & Blessings

Aahana’s first passport.

Her first international flight.

And her first taste of your roots.

You were finally home.

Back in India—not just as a daughter or bride…

But now, as a mother.

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Scene 1: Homecoming Queen

Your family’s ancestral haveli was draped in marigolds and moonlight.

Everyone waited at the gate—tearful eyes, trembling hands.

When you stepped out with Aahana in your arms, Yoongi behind you, the world slowed.

> Your mother touched her forehead to Aahana’s.

“She carries the light of every woman who came before her,” she whispered.

Even Yoongi, so composed, bowed slightly before your grandmother—a gesture that melted generations of doubt.

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Scene 2: Rituals and Regrets

You lit the diya.

Yoongi wore a cream sherwani.

Aahana’s anklets chimed softly.

Everything should’ve felt perfect.

But during the naming blessing, a priest pulled Yoongi aside.

He showed a slip of paper left anonymously near the temple steps:

“You think you’ve escaped blood for blessings? The price has not been paid.”

Yoongi’s fists clenched.

“It’s not karma chasing us,” you said, stepping beside him.

“It’s someone who still thinks they can rewrite our story.”

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Scene 3: Old Scars, New Wounds

Your uncle’s expression had shifted the moment Yoongi arrived.

Later that night, he pulled you aside.

“You married him to make a statement, Y/N. But how long before you realize power never really leaves bloodlines?”

He slid a file across the table.

Photos. Documents.

A secret he’d buried for years.

“Your father didn’t just die in a car accident. He was silenced. And it began with something BTS’s label tried to cover up.”

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Scene 4: Return to Seoul

The very next day—without fanfare or flowers—you flew back to Seoul.

Yoongi’s face was unreadable.

You’d both seen the documents.

You’d both felt the sting of truth.

And you both knew:

The past wasn’t behind you anymore.

It was walking toward your daughter.

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Scene 5: The Tribute and the Trap

BTS’s tribute concert for Aahana.

A globally streamed performance titled:

“Born of Stars, Raised by Fire.”

But someone had hacked the set list.

Replaced the backdrop visuals with surveillance footage—your home, your family, your baby.

Seconds before it went live, Yoongi caught it.

He tore off his mic.

Security swept the arena.

But the threat had already been sent:

“Next time, the world won’t just watch. It’ll bleed.”

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Ending Scene: Fire Within

That night, you stood in the nursery.

Aahana slept peacefully.

Yoongi entered quietly. He wrapped his arms around you.

“We started this as strangers in an arranged fate.”

“Then lovers. Then fighters.”

He looked down at your daughter.

“Now we’re guardians of a legacy too powerful to break.”

You whispered, “What do we do now?”

Yoongi’s eyes burned cold.

“We don’t run. We rewrite the ending.”

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