The Jaswal family gathered around their dining table, the creaking wooden legs echoing in the dimly lit room as they adjusted their positions. Noor, a seventeen-year-old beauty, sat with her head bowed, her eyes fixed on the rice and vegetables on her plate. Her nervousness was palpable, as she awaited her zoology results.

Salar, her older cousin, looking at her with a stern expression etched on his face, he was a man of few words, but when he spoke, his deep voice commanded respect. His eyes, dark and intense, had a way of holding one's attention.