For the next few days, a very dangerous routine started in the big house. In the daytime, everything looked normal. Priya was very happy. She thought her marriage was getting better, and she had no idea what was happening behind her back.

But every night, after midnight, when Priya fell into a deep sleep, Dev would quietly get out of bed. His bare feet made no sound on the floor. He walked down the dark hallway straight to Piya's small servant room. He opened the door quietly, stepped inside, and locked it behind him.