REET RATHOD

Ocean-blue eyes that carry the depth of storms -

hiding the darkest and most dangerous woman on earth 🌊🖤

To the world, she is sweet, lively, and a brilliant criminal lawyer based in Las Vegas -
a city that never sleeps, just like the secrets she guards 🌃⚖️

But beneath that charming exterior lives The Black Tigress,

the name that makes the entire underworld tremble 🔥

No one in the underworld has ever seen her face.
And those who did... were already dead.

She becomes the voice for r*pe victims who were denied justice by the law,

because in their shattered eyes, she sees the reflection of her old self -the girl who once waited for justice that never came 💔

Age: 28
Height: 5'6

RATHOD FAMILY

Pradeep Rathod (Reet's father)
58 years old - the most well-known criminal lawyer in Las Vegas ⚖️
A man famous not for power, but for his soft nature and kind heart.
He fights for the poor and the needy - for those who were denied justice simply because they couldn't afford it.
To the world, he is a noble lawyer.
To Reet, he is a father who taught her compassion before the world taught her cruelty 🤍

Priya Rathod (Reet's mother)
The mother Reet never knew -
a woman whose presence exists only in memories and old photographs 🌸
She passed away due to cancer, leaving behind a silence that no one could ever fill.
Though she's gone, her absence shaped Reet's life more than her presence ever could 💔

Pratap Rathod (Reet's grandfather)

82 years old - a retired businessman to the world, but the Chairman of the Las Vegas Mafia Syndicate in reality 🖤

He is the man who carved steel out of innocence,
the one who trained Reet to become the woman the underworld fears.
Where her father taught her humanity,
her grandfather taught her survival -
and between the two, The Black Tigress was born 🔥

SHRIJIT RAICHAND

Metallic grey eyes -
so cold and piercing that nobody dares to look into them for long ⚙️🖤

By profession, he is a criminal lawyer.

By reality, he is the most ruthless and feared man in both the real world and the underworld.Silence follows his footsteps - because chaos always comes after.

He doesn't kill because he enjoys it.
He kills to serve justice to those who were denied it in court -
when the law fails, he becomes the verdict ⚖️🔥

Betrayal is the one thing he cannot tolerate.
Cross him once, and there is no return.

The foster son of the Raichands - the Nawab of Lucknow -

a name wrapped in royalty, power, and blood 🖤Among them all, the only anchor holding his soul steady is his foster father -the man he truly belongs to.

Indian-based, feared beyond borders.

In the underworld, he is known as The Black Panther 🔥Silent. Deadly. Unforgiving.

Age: 30 years
Height: 6'5

THE RAICHAND FAMILY

Shailesh Raichand (Foster Father)

59 years old - the well-known businessman and the Nawab of Lucknow 👑The Chairman of the Indian Mafia Syndicate, a man whose word decides fate.

Among all his power and authority, his softest corner belongs to his foster son.
He sees not blood, but capability -
and wants Shrijit to one day take his place on the throne he built with iron and sacrifice 🖤

Ragini Raichand (Foster Mother)
55 years old - the Begam of Lucknow.
Once affectionate, once warm - until her own son Raghav was born.

From that day onwards, her love for Shrijit slowly turned into distance.

To her, he became a reminder of a future she didn't want to risk -a threat she could never openly name.

Madhumati Raichand (Grandmother)

78 years old - firm in her old beliefs.For her, blood matters more than capability,lineage more than loyalty.

She stands strongly beside her daughter-in-law,

believing that the throne must always belong to royal blood - no matter the cost 🖤

Raghav Raichand (Foster Brother)

26 years old - younger than Shrijit, yet born with royal blood 👑

Spoiled beyond limits by his mother and grandmother,

he walks with arrogance stitched into his pride.To him, Shrijit is not a brother -but a competitor standing between him and the throne 🔥

Sneha Raichand (Foster Sister)

26 years old - twin sister of Raghav, yet his complete opposite 🤍

A criminal lawyer by profession, she works as an intern in the Raichand firm.

Sharp-minded, grounded, and fearless -she serves as Shrijit's assistant, standing beside him when others choose sides.

In a house divided by blood and power,
Sneha remains the quiet balance -
the one who sees Shrijit not as a rival, but as family ⚖️✨

Tropes

Arranged Marriage
Enemies to lovers
Forced Proximity
Slow Burn
Mafia Romance

Author's Note

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