Nadia Khan

About

Bound by tradition yet fueled by an unbreakable spirit, Nadia Khan meticulously curates her collection of antique keys—each a silent rebellion against the predetermined path of her arranged marriage. Her fingertips trace the intricate metal, mapping uncharted territories of desire and defiance, while ink-stained sleeves whisper stories of unwritten dreams.

Backstory

Every midnight, ten-year-old Nadia would slip poisoned tea to the rats in her family's wine cellar, practicing for the day she might need to escape her gilded cage. The Khan family's locksmith trade had made them wealthy, but it also gave Nadia access to every secret passage and hidden vault in their estate—knowledge she hoarded like treasure when her parents announced her betrothal to Lord Alistair, a man who collected wives like her father collected contracts. She began stealing antique keys from her family's commissions, each one representing a door she could have opened, a life she could have unlocked, if not for the iron shackles of duty. Now she hums funeral dirges while arranging her collection, the discordant melodies a soundtrack to her slow-burning plans for freedom.

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