The Silent Bond

✨Chapter - 25✨

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Arjun's Study Room

Dim golden lights flicker against the dark oak panels. The old wall clock ticks — steady, slow, almost echoing the heaviness in the air. Arjun sits frozen on the leather chair, the file limp in his trembling hands. His eyes don't blink. His chest rises, then falls — once — then again, deeper, heavier.

His lips part, voice barely holding itself together.

Arjun (hoarse, trembling):
"Matlab... woh... accident nahi tha...
Mere mom-dad... dadu-dadi...
Sabko maar diya uss ne...
That bloody murderer took everything from me..."

His knuckles go white gripping the file, and suddenly, the grief explodes into fire.

Arjun (screaming):
"I WILL KILL THAT BASTARD!!"

He pushes back the chair, ready to storm out. But before he can reach the door, Kabir and Shivansh rush forward, blocking his path.

Shivansh (matching his rage):
"Calm down, Arjun! Think!"

Arjun (furious, shouting):
"ARE YOU EVEN LISTENING TO YOURSELF, SHIVANSH?!
That monster butchered my parents—MY FAMILY!"

His voice cracks, falling into a whisper of grief at the end. His fists fall to his sides, defeated, as his body trembles in rage and sorrow.

Kabir (low, composed, like ice against fire):
"We know what he did, Arjun. But this isn't the time for impulse.
If we make a wrong move now, we don't just risk ourselves — we risk everyone we love."

Shivansh (sternly):
"He's not just a criminal — he's a system. He operates from the shadows.
He destroyed a whole village and still walks free. We need to move like him... strike smarter, not louder."

Arjun exhales harshly. The storm doesn't pass, but it retreats — momentarily. He runs a hand over his face, jaw still clenched.

Arjun (low, broken):
"I don't know what he's planning now... but I won't let him destroy another piece of my family.
Main achha beta nahi ban paya...
At least, main ek acha bhai toh ban saku..."

Kabir (firm, stepping forward):
"Shut up, Arjun! This isn't your guilt to carry.
You're the best son a parent could ask for.
The kind of husband Arohi deserves... and the best damn brother Anu, Abhi, and Aru could ever have.
So no more breakdowns — just focus."

Shivansh (calmer now):
"Something isn't adding up. Why target Anu now? After seventeen years?"

Kabir (thinking aloud):
"There's something we're missing... something from the past that still burns."

He turns to Shivansh.

Kabir:
"Rathore, I don't care how you do it. I want everything — what happened after Nanaji fled with baby Anu. Every detail. Every shadow."

Shivansh (nodding):
"Consider it done. My sources are already on standby."

Kabir turns his gaze back to Arjun — who now stares at the empty wall, eyes no longer teary but blazing.

Kabir (softly):
"We'll get justice. For all of them."

Arjun looks up — something fierce and unyielding settling in his eyes. Shivansh and Kabir step forward, pulling him into a brotherly hug. No more words. Just the silent bond of three souls tied by blood, pain, and purpose.