The corridor was silent.

Too silent.

Even the guards were missing.

Krittika slowed her steps as the massive doors of the Raj Granthagaar came into view.

Tall. Ancient.

Almost… watching her.

Her heartbeat quickened.

Yahi hai…

She took a deep breath and pushed the door.

A low creak echoed.

The doors opened.

Darkness greeted her.

Rows and rows of towering shelves stretched endlessly, filled with ancient books coated in dust.

The air felt heavy.

Not abandoned.

Occupied.

She stepped inside.

The door shut behind her.

She froze.

Did I just—

No.

She didn’t look back.

Instead, she moved forward slowly.

Her fingers brushed against the spines of books.

Old scripts. Unknown languages. Faded ink.

Time… history… records…

Her gaze sharpened.

“Yahi hona chahiye…”

She moved deeper.

Further.

And then—

she saw it.

One shelf.

Different.

Not dusty.

Not untouched.

Her breath hitched.

She stepped closer and pulled out a book.

The cover was dark.

Worn.

But the title still visible—

“Chronicles of the Bound Time.”

Her heart skipped.

Time…

As she opened it—

A sudden chill ran down her spine.

The pages flipped.

On their own.

Fast.

Too fast.

Her breath quickened.

“Yeh kya—”

And then—

it stopped.

One page.

Glowing faintly.

Her eyes scanned the words—

And something inside her… shifted.

A pull.

An energy.

Not from outside—

But from her.

Her grip loosened.

The book slipped.

Fell.

Thud.

But she didn’t move.

Didn’t breathe.

Because the truth hit her—

Hard.

Clear.

Unavoidable.

“Impossible…” she whispered.

Her voice shaking.

“If I’m here…”

A pause.

Her eyes widened.

“Then…”

Her heartbeat roared in her ears.

“The princess…”

Her throat went dry.

“…is in my world.”

Silence.

Cold.

Terrifying.

No way…

Her mind raced.

Matlab…Hum past mein hai…Aur woh… present mein…

Her hands trembled.

“Shit…”

A step back.

“Yeh kya ho gaya…”

Because this wasn’t just time travel anymore.

This was—

exchange.

Two lives.

Two timelines.

Swapped.

And if that was true—

Then her friends…

Weren’t just lost.

They were—

replaced.

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