The palace was decorated with golden lights, fragrant roses, and the echoes of wedding mantras. Meera, draped in an exquisite red lehenga, stood before the sacred fire. Her heart pounded - not just from excitement but from the unsettling feeling crawling under her skin.

Veer, dressed in a royal black sherwani embroidered with gold, looked every bit like the king he was. His eyes, however, held something raw - love, possession, and a silent promise of destruction for anyone who dared to take her from him.

As the priest chanted the wedding vows, Meera felt Veer's fingers tighten around hers. The moment was surreal. The man who once lived in shadows was now standing before the fire, binding himself to her in an unbreakable bond.

"Do you, Meera Malhotra, take Veer Pratap as your husband, in this life and beyond?"

She looked into his dark, piercing eyes - eyes that had seen bloodshed, that had terrified enemies, but that now softened just for her.

"I do," she whispered.

Veer smirked slightly but didn't wait for the priest to finish. He lifted her hand and pressed a slow, burning kiss against her wrist. "You were always mine, Meera."

As they took the final phera, gunshots shattered the peace.

Screams erupted. The guards rushed forward, but before Meera could react, a bullet grazed Veer's arm.

"Veer!" she gasped, reaching for him, but he spun her behind him, shielding her with his body.

From the palace entrance, Rana stood, gun in hand, his face twisted in rage. "You thought you could escape this world, Veer? That you could just... walk away?"

Veer's expression darkened. He pulled his own gun, aiming it with deadly precision. "You made a mistake coming here, Rana."

In a blink, another shot rang out - this time, it wasn't from Rana's gun.

Rana staggered, blood staining his chest. Behind him, Akash, Meera's brother, lowered his gun. His hands trembled, but his gaze remained firm.

Meera's eyes widened in shock. "Akash...?"

Akash looked at her, his face unreadable. "He was a threat to my sister. I did what had to be done."

Veer exhaled sharply, his grip loosening just a little. He turned to Meera, brushing his thumb over her trembling lips. "This is the world you're marrying into, jaan. Do you still want it?"

Meera, her heart still racing, reached up and cupped his face. "Veer, I don't want the world. I just want you."

Without another word, Veer pulled her into a desperate, claiming kiss - one that held every unspoken promise, every ounce of love and darkness they had shared.

As the chaos settled, Veer looked at the smoldering fire, then back at Meera. "Then let's finish what we started."

And with that, they completed their wedding, sealing their fate together.

But as the night fell over the palace, a shadow watched from afar.

The war wasn't over yet.