The Inheritance Test: To prove she's worthy of bearing the Singhania heir, Meera must endure a night where she's blindfolded and must identify family members solely through their sexual technique. Any mistake results in punishment from both her husband and the unidentified family member.

The brass hukkah gurgled in the corner of the ancestral bedroom, its smoke curling toward the ceiling where centuries of Singhania brides had endured their inauguration. Meera knelt on the cold marble floor, naked save for the heavy bridal jewelry that still hung from her neck and wrists—a mockery of the respect those ornaments once symbolized. Her knees were already bruised from the previous night's rituals, her thighs sticky with remnants of her wedding night defilement.