I blinked.

And suddenly, I was mandap pe khadi, lehenga ka weight aur makeup ka drama sab combined, feeling like life had officially gone off-script.

“Kaira!” my dad, Mahesh Jain, bellowed, eyes burning with anger.

“Beta… tum aisa kaise kar sakti ho?”

I froze.I mean… seriously?

I hadn’t done anything yet.Before I could even think of an answer, Arjun stepped forward, his usual calm hero-mode activated.

“Uncle… vo nahi karna chah rahi thi.”

He looked at me.

“Sirf meri wajah se hua. Kisi ko kuch mat bolna.”

I blinked at him.

Wow, hero of the day. Already taking responsibility. Classic TV hero.

Then I looked at the mothers.

Both Preet and Kiara’s mom had tears streaming down their faces.

“Preet… tumne kya kar dala?” one of them wailed.

“Ab Kaira se shaadi kaun karega?!”I internally facepalmed. Seriously, serial logic?

Then Arjun’s mother spoke, in that classic calm-but-authoritative tone. “Preet… hum aapse aur Arjun se aisi ummeed nahi karte the.”

She paused, giving dramatic weight to every word.“Lekin jo ho gaya…”“Mera bada beta Vikram se shaadi hogi.”

Vikram?I blinked. Vikram who?

Seriously.I hadn’t even met this guy yet.

And before I could process anything, the pandit started chanting.

Mantras filled the air. Flowers were thrown.

Agni was circling.

I looked at the pandit.“Sala… main agni mein phool daalun kya?” I muttered to myself.

Life meri kitni ajib hai.Then it clicked. Vikram.

Ohhh. Right.The “serial husband.” The one who shows up at the very end, just to create chaos.

The one whose only job is:Help Preet and Arjun when needed Make sure Kiara (that’s me) has a hard time

Ensure drama continues for another 100 episodes

Ah… classic villain husband trope.

First night of the marriage?

He leaves immediately.

Safe. Far away. Convenient.

I sighed.Great. Perfect. Just what a new vamp needs.Not only am I stuck in Kiara’s body, I have:

Lehenga weight Endless serial drama Hero vs heroine love arcs

Pandit-mantra chaos

Random husbands who appear for 5 minutes And now… Vikram.

I shook my head.Vamp life isn’t easy. It’s glamorous… sure… but exhausting.

I looked around at the mandap, the flowers, the crowd.I took a deep breath.

“Okay Kiara…” I whispered to myself.“Ab kaam shuru karna hai.”

Because if I was going to survive this serial, I had two options:Cry and sob like every villain before me

Or play my cards like the smartest vamp in TV history

I decided… option two.

🎵 Dhum tanaa naaa… 🎵