THE DEAL WITH THE DEVIL'S BRIDE chapter 4

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The music softened. A hush fell. Every eye turned to the center of the grand staircase, where two shadows stood under the arch of golden light. Arvind Agnihotri Romania. A man carved from stone and strategy. And beside him, Leonardo raghuvanshi Valenti. The godfather of Europe’s most feared empire—silent, until now. The silence was broken by a single chime of crystal. Arvind stepped forward, raising his glass

Mr. Arvind Agnihotri Romania./.fl dad

(voice sharp as steel, smooth as velvet): "Ladies and gentlemen… Tonight, history does not whisper. It roars.

Mr. Arvind Agnihotri Romania./.fl dad

Tonight… you stand not as witnesses, but as survivors of a war that has long drained this world of peace, of trust, and of blood

Mr. Arvind Agnihotri Romania./.fl dad

For ten years, the Agnihotri-Romania bloodline and the raghuvanshi -Valenti dynasty stood on opposite ends of fire. And in that fire, we lost brothers, sons… But never vision.

leonandro raghuvanshi valenti/ ml dad

(stepping forward, voice rich with power): "We lost men. But never our empires." "The world believed we would die clawing at each other's throats… But kings do not die like dogs. We resurrect. We rise."

Mr. Arvind Agnihotri Romania./.fl dad

And what greater resurrection than a union forged not by love, but by choice? By sacrifice. By strategy." "Tonight, I present to you— my daughter, Alishya Agnihotri Romania— returned from the shadows not as a runaway… …but as a queen 👑

Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl

(Gasp)

leonandro raghuvanshi valenti/ ml dad

(smiling slightly, gaze cold): "And my son, Dante Leonardo Valenti— a man made not of charm, but of war. The next heir to the Valenti legacy."

rudrabhishek raghuvanshi valenti/ml

( Smirks )

leonandro raghuvanshi valenti/ ml dad

Two hearts. Two thrones. One marriage." "Let the world remember this night" "When enemies chose to become legends."

The crowd erupted. Cheers, gasps, clinks of champagne flutes— but behind the glitter and applause was terror and awe. Because everyone knew what this union meant. The war was over. But the empire being born…? It would be unstoppable.

Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl

Did u know Abt this ? ( whispers)

Rafael agnihotri Romania/ fl younger bro

Didn't he tell u ? I thought this is why you returned!?

Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl

A union yes but he couldn't be serious Abt marriage!

The crowd clapped. The lights dimmed just enough to let shadows crawl. And the host's voice rang through the golden silence.

leonandro raghuvanshi valenti/ ml dad

To mark this sacred alliance between the two mighty bloodlines… We invite Lady Alishya and Lord Rudrabhishek to share their first waltz

Alishya’s fingers tightened around her wine glass. Her heart didn’t skip—it slammed against her ribs. And across the room, he stood like a shadow reborn from her past. Rudrabhishek Raghuvanshi Valenti. Five years of silence. And now, he was walking toward her like he owned the very ground she stood on.

rudrabhishek raghuvanshi valenti/ml

Shall we prove to the world that peace looks beautiful in red and black?”

Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl

Let’s prove to them that even enemies can waltz without a dagger.

The music began. A haunting melody soaked in elegance and tension. Their hands met—one clasp, one touch. But a thousand memories collided in that one second.

rudrabhishek raghuvanshi valenti/ml

Smirks

rudrabhishek raghuvanshi valenti/ml

You disappeared without a goodbye

Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl

I left behind everything that ruined me

rudrabhishek raghuvanshi valenti/ml

Including me?

Alishya's eyes didn't waiver a bit no hesitation no guilt

Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl

You made it easy when you chose your guns over us.

rudrabhishek raghuvanshi valenti/ml

“I chose loyalty. You chose escape.

Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl

I choose survival , while your family was hunting mine and I was burying my brother with my very hands

rudrabhishek raghuvanshi valenti/ml

“I searched for you, Alishya. For months. Do you know how it felt—to find only silence? To wake up every day praying you’d curse me—anything—just to feel real again?”

Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl

And do you know what it felt like…To scream your name, hoping the man I loved wasn’t just a myth born of illusion?

rudrabhishek raghuvanshi valenti/ml

“I wasn’t a myth. I was the man who would’ve burned the world for you. You just didn’t wait long enough to watch it burn.

rudrabhishek raghuvanshi valenti/ml

Do you still hate me?”

Alishya agnihotri Romania/ fl

Hate ( chuckles) Hate is a pretty small and cute word for the feeling that I have for u .. I for one despise you with every fiber on me and every breath I take .. This alliance is a marriage of conviction and will have no space for love

The music ended. Applause erupted like thunder. But they stood frozen, breaths shallow. Both of them prisoners of a past they never buried properly. Tonight, the world saw a dance. But between them? It was a funeral. For everything that could’ve been… and maybe still was.